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Single-player games like Dreadwoods Gatekeeper

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Dreadwoods Gatekeeper, 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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    The Lightkeeper Is Gone — Steam game cover

    The Lightkeeper Is Gone

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

    The Lightkeeper Is Gone is a retro-styled horror adventure set in the 1930's on a lone island. Take on the job of keeping the lighthouse while discovering the story of those that came before.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Sweet Spot — Steam game cover

    The Sweet Spot

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

    The Sweet Spot is a cozy horror game where you work the last shift at an 80s ice cream shop. Make ice cream, serve customers and watch out for strange things.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    CROWDED. FOLLOWED. — Steam game cover

    CROWDED. FOLLOWED.

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

    You have the briefcase. Now it's after you. It's not going to stop. Be careful—it may take the form of someone else. A short horror game by NIGHT DIAL.

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Terminal 81 — Steam game cover

    Terminal 81

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

    Thanks to the financial crisis of 2008, Lorena migrated to Terminal 81 to work, but what seemed like a simple Latin American neighborhood, it was a dangerous region dominated by a mysterious criminal organization that carries out murders, kidnappings and human trafficking.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure3.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cat Named Mojave — Steam game cover

    Cat Named Mojave

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

    Stranded in the desert, your only hope of escaping rests in a strange Catman. His one request: hunt down surreal creatures, skin them, and chop them up so he can keep them as trophies.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure8.49 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Eclipsium — Steam game cover

    Eclipsium

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

    Longing for light, a sunless world begins devouring itself. Every step shifts the landscape beneath you as you search for what remains of her.

    2025IndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    No, I'm not a Human — Steam game cover

    No, I'm not a Human

    Single-player alternative to Dreadwoods Gatekeeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Dreadwoods Gatekeeper.

    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.

    2025IndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Clink — Steam game cover

    Clink

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

    You are a lonely woman, secluded in a house with your cat... and the secrets of the past. What hides within your mind — illness, or something otherworldly? Nightmares and reality intertwine… everything is so foggy. Do you have the courage to remember what happened?

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →