Single-player games like Nightmare
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Nightmare, 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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Find Me: Horror Game
Single-player alternative to Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nightmare.
"The malign spirits always try to manifest themselves". Host one of these demons through its summoning. Does finishing the ritual is the solution to your problems? 3:00 AM, the ritual begins; hide out and survive to the hide and seek game with a possessed doll. Do you dare to play?
- 2
Envelope
Single-player alternative to Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nightmare.
A first-person exploration sim with unrestricted freedom of choice. Envelope is all about gathering supplies, completing quests for strange characters, and preparing yourself for the Final Mission.
- 3
Myst of Guatemala
Single-player alternative to Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nightmare.
Experience this first-person horror game in a tiny Guatemalan home. As a journalist, you investigate a mysterious villa after your long-lost friend Eddie calls. Grim halls, monsters, and rusty mailbox blood await. The four chapters include spooky stories, jump scares, and difficult riddles.
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The Snare
Single-player alternative to Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nightmare.
The Snare is a single-player crime and horror game. Atlas follows clues sent by the masked man to rescue his wife, Samira. As he attempts to uncover the reason behind Samira's abduction, he encounters startling truths, plunging into a labyrinth of deceit and danger.
- 5
ZHITEN
Single-player alternative to Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nightmare.
Some villages aren't just abandoned, they are cursed. Zhiten, a victim of clashing cults, awakens from its slumber with Nikolay's return. While Nikolay searches for traces of the past, he will be forced to meet the village's new owners.
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Paranormal Inc.
Single-player alternative to Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nightmare.
Horror with a real life footage. You will watch live CCTV footage and report the anomalies you see.
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Deer Head
Single-player alternative to Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nightmare.
Survive in this horror/puzzle adventure. Try to stay alive and fight the vengeful deer monster that lives in the forest. Use your camera to flash the monster and escape. Explore the forest and find out what happened.
- 8
Maid of Sker
Single-player alternative to Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nightmare.
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!