Single-player games like Summer Nightmare
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Summer Nightmare, 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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Tokyo Dark
Single-player alternative to Summer Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Summer Nightmare.
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
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The Last Weekend
Single-player alternative to Summer Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Summer Nightmare.
«The Last Weekend» - This weekend you'll never forget.
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Kid,napper: Gosh, I'm Kidnapped by a Pupil
Single-player alternative to Summer Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Summer Nightmare.
I had to admit, the only thing that is more scary than a murder weapon, is that girl, who is not even supposed to hold it
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Corpse Party
Single-player alternative to Summer Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Summer Nightmare.
A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...
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BAD END
Single-player alternative to Summer Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Summer Nightmare.
It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.
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Dread Weight
Single-player alternative to Summer Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Summer Nightmare.
Trapped in a crumbling mansion, it’s up to you to outsmart and outlast an ancient witch hunting you down. Scavenge for items to set traps, solve puzzles and discover hidden secrets to avoid your demise. Don’t be scared: encounters with ghosts are rewarded in this horror visual novel.
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No, I'm not a Human
Single-player alternative to Summer Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Summer Nightmare.
WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times.
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Banebush
Single-player alternative to Summer Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Summer Nightmare.
Banebush is a nonlinear and very red visual novel in the horror genre. Do you dare to step into a fairy tale if it turns out to be reality? 💀
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Corpse Party (2021)
Single-player alternative to Summer Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Summer Nightmare.
Explore the haunted halls of Heavenly Host Elementary in Corpse Party (2021), the horror cult classic now updated for the next generation.