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Single-player games like Little Nightmares II

Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Little Nightmares II, 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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    Little Nightmares — Steam game cover

    Little Nightmares

    Single-player alternative to Little Nightmares II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Little Nightmares II.

    Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.

    2017Adventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Black The Fall — Steam game cover

    Black The Fall

    Single-player alternative to Little Nightmares II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Little Nightmares II.

    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?

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Little Nightmares III — Steam game cover

    Little Nightmares III

    Single-player alternative to Little Nightmares II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Little Nightmares II.

    Little Nightmares III is an atmospheric adventure game in which you follow the journey of Low and Alone, two best friends in search of a way out of the Nowhere. In 2 players online cooperation or solo with an A.I., work together to solve puzzles and survive in this nightmarish world.

    2025Adventure27.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stela — Steam game cover

    Stela

    Single-player alternative to Little Nightmares II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Little Nightmares II.

    Stela is a cinematic, atmospheric platformer about a young woman witnessing the final days of a mysterious ancient world.

    2020IndieAdventureDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    INSIDE — Steam game cover

    INSIDE

    Single-player alternative to Little Nightmares II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Little Nightmares II.

    Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    YUMENIKKI -DREAM DIARY- — Steam game cover

    YUMENIKKI -DREAM DIARY-

    Single-player alternative to Little Nightmares II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Little Nightmares II.

    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...

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DARQ: Complete Edition — Steam game cover

    DARQ: Complete Edition

    Single-player alternative to Little Nightmares II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Little Nightmares II.

    DARQ tells the story of Lloyd, a boy who finds himself in the middle of a lucid nightmare. Unable to wake up, Lloyd has to face his fears and decipher the meaning of the dream.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    White Shadows — Steam game cover

    White Shadows

    Single-player alternative to Little Nightmares II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Little Nightmares II.

    The wolves are watching! Venture through a captivating but brutal dystopia where our young adventurer Ravengirl will travel through this huge city’s brightest highs and delve to its darkest depths on her perilous journey of discovery and finding her destiny where hope seems in short supply.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Unravel — Steam game cover

    Unravel

    Single-player alternative to Little Nightmares II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Little Nightmares II.

    Unravel is a physics-based puzzle platformer. Yarny, a character made from a single thread of yarn, must embark on a larger than life adventure.

    2020ActionAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    LIMBO — Steam game cover

    LIMBO

    Single-player alternative to Little Nightmares II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Little Nightmares II.

    Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO

    2011ActionIndieAdventure12.49 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Oxenfree — Steam game cover

    Oxenfree

    Single-player alternative to Little Nightmares II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Little Nightmares II.

    Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.

    2016IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons — Steam game cover

    Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons

    Single-player alternative to Little Nightmares II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Little Nightmares II.

    Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    What Remains of Edith Finch — Steam game cover

    What Remains of Edith Finch

    Single-player alternative to Little Nightmares II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Little Nightmares II.

    What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.

    2017IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    REANIMAL — Steam game cover

    REANIMAL

    Single-player alternative to Little Nightmares II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Little Nightmares II.

    The creators of Little Nightmares™ I & II have returned to take you on a darker, more terrifying journey than ever before. In this horror adventure game, a brother & sister go through hell to rescue their missing friends and escape the island that they used to call home.

    2026Adventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →