Single-player games like The Nightmare from Beyond
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to The Nightmare from Beyond, 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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Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
Single-player alternative to The Nightmare from Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Nightmare from Beyond.
Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Single-player alternative to The Nightmare from Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Nightmare from Beyond.
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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Eldritch
Single-player alternative to The Nightmare from Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Nightmare from Beyond.
Eldritch is the original imsim roguelike: a first-person action game inspired by roguelikes, immersive sims, and H. P. Lovecraft.
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YUMENIKKI -DREAM DIARY-
Single-player alternative to The Nightmare from Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Nightmare from Beyond.
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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Black The Fall
Single-player alternative to The Nightmare from Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Nightmare from Beyond.
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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Another Sight - Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to The Nightmare from Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Nightmare from Beyond.
A teenager who has lost her sight and a mysterious cat team up in a surreal fantasy adventure into the unexpected, weaving a tale that brings together some of the world’s greatest minds: Monet, Tesla, Edison and other historical cultural icons.
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Remothered: Tormented Fathers
Single-player alternative to The Nightmare from Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Nightmare from Beyond.
Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame
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Candleman: The Complete Journey
Single-player alternative to The Nightmare from Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Nightmare from Beyond.
Despite only being able to burn for 10 seconds, a little candle journeys into the darkness, with the purpose of seeking light.
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Enola
Single-player alternative to The Nightmare from Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Nightmare from Beyond.
Survive a macabre world conjured up by the tortured memories of Angelica.
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The Dreamlands: Aisling's Quest
Single-player alternative to The Nightmare from Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Nightmare from Beyond.
Help Aisling free The Dreamlands from The Mourner! The Dreamlands: Aisling's Quest is an adventure game that blends fantasy and mystery elements to present a gripping story.
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Color Slayer
Single-player alternative to The Nightmare from Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Nightmare from Beyond.
Push your reflexes and slash your way forward in this fast-paced, color-based arcade game.