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Single-player games like Grotesk

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Grotesk, 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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    Skeletons — Steam game cover

    Skeletons

    Single-player alternative to Grotesk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Grotesk.

    Regurgitated into a cursed, dying world – endure peril and contend against fleeting time to fulfil your ordered purpose, in this gruelling first-person exploration game.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Witch Rise — Steam game cover

    Witch Rise

    Single-player alternative to Grotesk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Grotesk.

    Defeat the evil Fallen Witch and be free from the curse in this first-person shooter set in a magical kingdom.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure2.79 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    PowerSlave Exhumed — Steam game cover

    PowerSlave Exhumed

    Single-player alternative to Grotesk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Grotesk.

    PowerSlave Exhumed is a KEX Engine port of the classic console game perfectly blending both the PlayStation & Saturn versions

    2022ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ten Years of Rain — Steam game cover

    Ten Years of Rain

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

    Ten Years of Rain is a fantasy adventure Zelda-like with a unique Central Asian inspired setting. Pick up your blade, call your hawk, and prepare to travel the cursed lands. Battle the forces of the Great Khan, explore the secret places of the world, and discover the cause of the long rain...

    IndieAdventureRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders — Steam game cover

    Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders

    Single-player alternative to Grotesk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Grotesk.

    In a realm corrupted by the evil magic of three brothers known as the Serpent Riders, you are a heretic. As one of the last Sidhe elves, and a capable mage, you embark on a quest for vengeance against those who slaughtered your friends, family, and entire race.

    2007ActionSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Heretic + Hexen — Steam game cover

    Heretic + Hexen

    Single-player alternative to Grotesk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Grotesk.

    Step into the definitive re-release of two dark spell-casting shooters that shaped the genre. This enhanced restoration makes Heretic™ + Hexen™ available to new audiences and long-time fans with expanded accessibility across more platforms and languages than ever before.

    2025ActionAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    REAPER — Steam game cover

    REAPER

    Single-player alternative to Grotesk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Grotesk.

    YOU ARE DEATH. The Grim Reaper. You must travel throughout various action packed scenarios, Reaping enemies and collecting their souls. FEAR THE REAPER

    2024ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    AMID EVIL — Steam game cover

    AMID EVIL

    Single-player alternative to Grotesk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Grotesk.

    A retro FPS for the ages! Once branded a HERETIC. Now YOU have been chosen as our champion! Reclaim our sacred weapons. Take back our ancient lands. If you can stand... AMID EVIL.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →