Single-player games like Little Nightmares
Below are 10 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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Little Nightmares Enhanced Edition
Single-player alternative to Little Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Little Nightmares.
(Re)-Discover the dark whimsical tale of Little Nightmares, now enhanced in stunning 4K and 60 FPS. Play as Six, a lone child trapped in The Maw, a massive vessel inhabited by monstrous, distorted versions of adults. Sneak, hide, and survive in a world where your childhood fears come to life.
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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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Memories of Fireflies
Single-player alternative to Little Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Little Nightmares.
Confront your darkness in Memories of Fireflies, a Voxel-based Puzzle Platformer which takes place in a dark and dangerous world that you must venture to discover its secrets. Overcome challenges, enemies and puzzles to get even deeper in this dangerous world.
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YUMENIKKI -DREAM DIARY-
Single-player alternative to Little Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Little Nightmares.
As long as I have dreams in my heart, I can never escape. I can never awaken from my dreams. Maybe if I follow the dream just past this doorway, then someday I can wake up again...
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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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DARQ: Complete Edition
Single-player alternative to Little Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Little Nightmares.
DARQ tells the story of Lloyd, a boy who finds himself in the middle of a lucid nightmare. Unable to wake up, Lloyd has to face his fears and decipher the meaning of the dream.
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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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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.