Single-player games like The Nest
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The Nest, 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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The Evil Rise
Single-player alternative to The Nest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Nest.
A first-person survival horror game set in a house that should be empty. Ration scarce ammunition, unlock the house one organ at a time, and survive the thing that keeps the lamps lit. Your father still lives here.
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The Abandoned Levels
Single-player alternative to The Nest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Nest.
After personal tragedy, you fall into the nightmarish Backrooms. Navigate handcrafted levels, evade deadly creatures, and cling to your sanity. Find the exit – and the answer to whether survival is worth the struggle at all.
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Maid of Sker
Single-player alternative to The Nest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Nest.
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 The Nest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Nest.
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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Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Single-player alternative to The Nest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Nest.
Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. "7" marks a new beginning for survival horror with the “Isolated View” of the visceral new first-person perspective.
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The Evil Within 2
Single-player alternative to The Nest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Nest.
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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Resident Evil Requiem
Single-player alternative to The Nest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Nest.
Requiem for the dead. Nightmare for the living. Prepare to escape death in a heart-stopping experience that will chill you to your core.
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Propagation: Paradise Hotel
Single-player alternative to The Nest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Nest.
Trapped inside the Paradise Hotel, you are desperate to find your sister. Explore dark surroundings, gather resources, and survive terrifying encounters. This intense single-player VR survival horror game with great storytelling will get your adrenaline pumping.
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SHEEP
Single-player alternative to The Nest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Nest.
SHEEP is a First-Person, adventure/puzzle game featuring multiple levels, challenges and unique movement mechanics. Gain special abilities including grenade-shots, gravity manipulation, and 'tethering' to objects for traversal.