Single-player games like Little Nightmares
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Little Nightmares, 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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Little Nightmares II
Single-player alternative to Little Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Little Nightmares.
Little Nightmares II is the second game in a series that has thrilled and captivated millions of players worldwide since 2017. Now it’s your turn to try to survive this critically acclaimed entry in the most charming horror series ever made.
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INSIDE
Single-player alternative to Little Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Little Nightmares.
Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.
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LIMBO
Single-player alternative to Little Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Little Nightmares.
Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO
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REANIMAL
Single-player alternative to Little Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Little Nightmares.
The creators of Little Nightmares™ I & II have returned to take you on a darker, more terrifying journey than ever before. In this horror adventure game, a brother & sister go through hell to rescue their missing friends and escape the island that they used to call home.
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Black The Fall
Single-player alternative to Little Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Little Nightmares.
After decades of toil, an old machinist plots his escape from Communism, through manipulation and scheming. Along the road, he befriends the most unlikely creature, an abandoned robot. Could they solve the puzzles and flee this bleak world together?
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Still Wakes the Deep
Single-player alternative to Little Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Little Nightmares.
1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Single-player alternative to Little Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Little Nightmares.
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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Stela
Single-player alternative to Little Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Little Nightmares.
Stela is a cinematic, atmospheric platformer about a young woman witnessing the final days of a mysterious ancient world.
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Bramble: The Mountain King
Single-player alternative to Little Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Little Nightmares.
Bramble The Mountain King is a grim adventure set in a world inspired by dark, Nordic fables. Explore the beautiful yet dangerous and twisted land of Bramble in your endeavour to rescue your sister. Traverse a wondrous landscape and survive deadly encounters with Bramble's many hideous creatures.
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Unravel
Single-player alternative to Little Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Little Nightmares.
Unravel is a physics-based puzzle platformer. Yarny, a character made from a single thread of yarn, must embark on a larger than life adventure.
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The Guardian
Single-player alternative to Little Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Little Nightmares.
The Guardian is a 2D platformer with a lot of interesting levels! Many different obstacles and opponents will be in the game, and you must overcome them and get The Element Stone.
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The Last Game
Single-player alternative to Little Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
In The Last Game, face the Angel of Death in a high-stakes dice poker match for your life. The currency? Days of your existence. Win back time or risk losing it all in this tense battle of chance and strategy. Can you outsmart Death, or will your days run out?
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Somerville
Single-player alternative to Little Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Little Nightmares.
In the wake of catastrophe find the means to make your family whole again.
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COCOON
Single-player alternative to Little Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Little Nightmares.
From Jeppe Carlsen, the lead gameplay designer of LIMBO and INSIDE — COCOON takes you on an adventure across worlds within worlds. Master world-leaping mechanics and solve intricate puzzles to unravel a cosmic mystery.
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FAR: Changing Tides
Single-player alternative to Little Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Little Nightmares.
An atmospheric vehicle adventure that follows the emotional journey of a boy and his ship as he embarks on a voyage to find a new home.
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SILT
Single-player alternative to Little Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Little Nightmares.
Dive into a surreal ocean abyss in an atmospheric puzzle-adventure. Explore dangerous waters, possess sea creatures and solve environmental puzzles to discover what lies deep below the surface…