Single-player games like The Forgotten Nightmare Series
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Forgotten Nightmare Series, 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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Alcyone: The Last City
Single-player alternative to The Forgotten Nightmare Series — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Forgotten Nightmare Series.
Alcyone: The Last City is an interactive sci-fi novel where your choices can lead to the salvation or destruction of the last refuge of civilisation in the universe. Immerse yourself in a branching narrative of diverse characters, intrigue, and world-altering decisions.
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To Type a Tale
Single-player alternative to The Forgotten Nightmare Series — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Forgotten Nightmare Series.
To Type a Tale is a fantasy choose-your-own-adventure story where the only method of interaction is typing. Story progress, choices, and menus are all achieved through typing highlighted words.
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Revolution: Young Mao
Single-player alternative to The Forgotten Nightmare Series — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Forgotten Nightmare Series.
Set around 1929, this interactive visual novel lets you relive the early Red Army's epic journey from a first-person perspective. Experience immersive historical narratives and make pivotal branching choices. Beware: wrong decisions will end your game!
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DREAMIO: AI-Powered Adventures
Single-player alternative to The Forgotten Nightmare Series — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Forgotten Nightmare Series.
DREAMIO is a 'choose-your-own-adventure' game where stories and visuals are dynamically created through the power of generative AI in response to your decisions. Explore endless worlds with limitless possibilities; go anywhere, do anything.
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Sarawak
Single-player alternative to The Forgotten Nightmare Series — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Forgotten Nightmare Series.
A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo
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Scarlet Hollow
Single-player alternative to The Forgotten Nightmare Series — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Forgotten Nightmare Series.
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
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Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
Single-player alternative to The Forgotten Nightmare Series — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Forgotten Nightmare Series.
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
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Arcadia Fallen
Single-player alternative to The Forgotten Nightmare Series — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Forgotten Nightmare Series.
Play the role of a young alchemist apprentice who is unwillingly bound to an illegal spirit. Suddenly drawn into a war between humanity and magic, they must join a group of unlikely heroes to escape their own doom, hopefully saving the world along the way.