Single-player games like Waking Dreams
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Waking Dreams, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Wraith Rage: A Shadow's Choice
Single-player alternative to Waking Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Waking Dreams.
They have been waiting for you. To survive, you must unravel the terrifying secrets of a deadly cult, find clues, solve twisted puzzles, and piece together the truth before you become their sacrifice.
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Arrogation: Unlight of Day
Single-player alternative to Waking Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Waking Dreams.
Arrogation: Unlight of Day is a psychological horror game set in World War II. You will play as a lone reporter searching for his lost family in an abandoned village from 80s China. Beyond darkness, you will find nightmarish creatures and secrets from the long lost Imperial Japanese Army.
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Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Single-player alternative to Waking Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Waking Dreams.
Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. "7" marks a new beginning for survival horror with the “Isolated View” of the visceral new first-person perspective.
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The Evil Within 2
Single-player alternative to Waking Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Waking Dreams.
Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.
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Daymare: 1998
Single-player alternative to Waking Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Waking Dreams.
DAYMARE: 1998 is a third-person survival horror game that recreates the mood of iconic titles from the '90s, with a fresh storyline. An incident that turns a small town into a deadly zone, three characters to play with and little time to find the truth, before its mutated citizens abruptly end your mission.
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The Walking Dead: Destinies
Single-player alternative to Waking Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Waking Dreams.
Change the course of AMC’s The Walking Dead history. Fight walkers, relive iconic moments, and change the destiny of The Walking Dead Universe as your choices separate heroes from villains, and the living from the dead. Will you make the same choices as Rick, or will you forge your own path?
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SUFFOCATE
Single-player alternative to Waking Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Waking Dreams.
《SUFFOCATE》is a realistic 3D first-person survival horror game. The plot revolves around family relationships, cult, and the greed that permeates human nature. The game doesn't shy away from violence, gore, and faith in this one-of-a-kind survival horror experience, Taiwanese style.
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Maid of Sker
Single-player alternative to Waking Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Waking Dreams.
Maid of Sker is a first-person survival horror, set in a remote hotel with a gory and macabre history from Welsh folklore. Brave the nightmares of the Quiet Ones. Do not panic…don’t even breathe!