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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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!
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Single-player alternative to Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nightmare.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
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Outlast
Single-player alternative to Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nightmare.
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.
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The Evil Within 2
Single-player alternative to Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nightmare.
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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Dread Flats
Single-player alternative to Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nightmare.
This is a first-person Chinese horror game, players will go to a murder building, uncover the truth of the murder, find the missing people..
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Lucius II
Single-player alternative to Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nightmare.
Lucius is taken to the psychiatric ward of St. Benedict’s Hospital by unsuspecting caretakers. The Book of Revelation predicts the birth of a child that would end up ruling the world with an iron rod. The first part of this prophecy has been fulfilled. It is time to take care of the rest.
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Dying Light
Single-player alternative to Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.
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HELLSEED: All Chapters
Single-player alternative to Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nightmare.
HELLSEED is a first-person horror adventure that combines puzzles, action, and a chilling narrative. In a dark world full of supernatural threats, you’ll need to solve complex puzzles and manage your sanity. This isn’t just a fight for survival—it's a journey into the depths of terror.