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Single-player games like After Dreams

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to After Dreams, 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.

Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like After Dreams page.

Ranked picks

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    The Basilisk — Steam game cover

    The Basilisk

    Single-player alternative to After Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with After Dreams.

    The Basilisk is a genre-swapping horror platformer that focuses on you, a supercomputer, as the last hope to save mankind from an unknown virus. If you suffer from mental health issues, play at your own risk.

    2018IndieAdventureSimulation0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Mystery of Happyville — Steam game cover

    The Mystery of Happyville

    Single-player alternative to After Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with After Dreams.

    When the sleepy little town of Happyville suddenly cuts off contact with the outside world, nobody could have predicted the sinister happenings that were occurring far away from civilization's prying eye...

    2018ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pawn — Steam game cover

    Pawn

    Single-player alternative to After Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with After Dreams.

    A story rich visual novel where you must investigate a series of disappearances threatening the inhabitants of your hometown. Analyze crime scenes, interrogate suspects, witness the dreadful events unravel and face your past. Beware, innocence might be nothing but a mere illusion.

    2016AdventureSimulationCasual6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Take the Dream IX — Steam game cover

    Take the Dream IX

    Single-player alternative to After Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with After Dreams.

    What would you do for the person you love? Are you sure you're actually in love with them? They say love is all about sacrifice. What are you willing to lose for the one you supposedly love?

    2016IndieAdventureRPGFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nightfall: Escape — Steam game cover

    Nightfall: Escape

    Single-player alternative to After Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with After Dreams.

    Nightfall: Escape puts you in the shoes of a field journalist who is on a mission to investigate the mysterious disappearances in a remote area. Explore the place, search for leads and use your wits to survive the hidden terrors of the cursed place. Tread carefully, for curiosity may come at a price.

    2016IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    THE LAST HUNT — Steam game cover

    THE LAST HUNT

    Single-player alternative to After Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with After Dreams.

    November 2029, 4 years after the great war nearly all life forms on earth are dead. You are one of the last survivours. You have to fight your way thru the hordes of undead creatures. If you love old school arcade shooters like Commando, Dogs of War, Mercs... then this is the right game for you!

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Midnight at the Red Light : An Investigation — Steam game cover

    Midnight at the Red Light : An Investigation

    Single-player alternative to After Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with After Dreams.

    When a young woman goes missing, a private investigator must trace the clues to find her...but is he ready for what follows him ? Evil eyes are waiting.

    2017IndieAdventureCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Visceral Cubes — Steam game cover

    Visceral Cubes

    Single-player alternative to After Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with After Dreams.

    After losing contact with a space station on mars, you are sent to retrieve a high value item for the company. It didn’t take very long for our protagonist to find out that something went very very wrong in this place. Use stealth to get past your enemies or run for your life hoping that they don't catch up and explode in your face.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →