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Single-player games like The Bogtavern

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The Bogtavern, 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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    Omen Exitio: Plague — Steam game cover

    Omen Exitio: Plague

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

    Investigate a paranormal disease that threatens to eradicate humanity in this unsettling Lovecraftian adventure, inspired by the choose-your-own-adventure gamebooks of the 80s and 90s. Your choices will determine the story, your character’s destiny… and the future of humanity.

    2018IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft — Steam game cover

    Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft

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

    Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

    2021IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Trench — Steam game cover

    The Trench

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

    As captain of the Pandora sub, you must explore the Trench and retrieve data from the Neptune wreckage. But beware - the trench is home to unimaginable horrors that will test your courage. Can you survive the terrors of the deep and complete your mission, or will you become the next victim?

    2022ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mucorales — Steam game cover

    Mucorales

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

    An enthralling RPG Maker horror game that explores a dark and twisted rendition of the classic fairy tale, Red Riding Hood.

    2024IndieAdventure1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Arkhangel: The House of the Seven Stars — Steam game cover

    Arkhangel: The House of the Seven Stars

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

    Michael struggles with dreams of dark waters and an unknown ancient evil resting beneath the cold waves. Are these simply dreams or are they a premonition of things to come?

    2018IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bobok — Steam game cover

    Bobok

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

    Grotesque notes written not by Fyodor Dostoevsky, but by a "certain person".

    2021IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DESOLATIUM — Steam game cover

    DESOLATIUM

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

    DESOLATIUM is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.

    2024IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DESOLATIUM: Prologue — Steam game cover

    DESOLATIUM: Prologue

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

    DESOLATIUM: PROLOGUE is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.

    2021IndieAdventureFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rheinland — Steam game cover

    Rheinland

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

    Let yourself be carried away by Wanderslust and travel down the medieval River Rhine with the musicians. Experience a cozy, narrative-heavy fantasy story. Gather harmony and manage your resources. The key to everything is music, so improvise your own songs since in Rheinland everyone is a musician!

    IndieAdventureRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →