Single-player games like The Graveyard
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to The Graveyard, 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 Path
Single-player alternative to The Graveyard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Graveyard.
There is one rule in the game. And it needs to be broken. There is one goal. And when you attain it, you die.
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[Bober Bros] The Hole
Single-player alternative to The Graveyard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Graveyard.
[Bober Bros] The Hole is a first-person horror game that explores the cracks in domestic life. Your neighbor’s drilling starts the nightmare, but the holes reveal dark secrets far deeper than any wall could hide. No cheap scares, only disturbing reality.
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DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition
Single-player alternative to The Graveyard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Graveyard.
DISTRAINT is a 2D psychological horror adventure game for PC. In order to secure a partnership in a famous company, Price seizes the property of an elderly woman. In that very moment, he finds out the price of his humanity.
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The Cat Lady
Single-player alternative to The Graveyard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Graveyard.
The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...
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Year Walk
Single-player alternative to The Graveyard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Graveyard.
Venture out into the dark woods where strange creatures roam, on a vision quest set in 19th century Sweden. Solve and decipher cryptic puzzles, listen for clues, and learn about mysterious folklore creatures in the built-in encyclopedia as you seek to foresee your future.
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The Town of Light
Single-player alternative to The Graveyard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Graveyard.
12 March 1938, Renée, 16, was ripped out of her world, her only fault was that of not knowing her place in the world.
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the static speaks my name
Single-player alternative to The Graveyard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Graveyard.
A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.
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Mosaic
Single-player alternative to The Graveyard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Graveyard.
Enter a world that’s utterly surreal and eerily familiar. Escape the mundanity of your existence in an experience that will stay with you. Mosaic is a narrative-driven modern adventure game with a story that lasts about 2-3 hours.
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Dear Esther
Single-player alternative to The Graveyard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Graveyard.
Begin a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.
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Bientôt l'été
Single-player alternative to The Graveyard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Graveyard.
Bientôt l’été is a videogame for two players. Two players who pretend to be lovers. They pretend to be lovers separated from each other by lightyears of deep space. They have lonely walks along the shore of a simulated ocean, thinking wistful thoughts of each other. Thoughts from ancient Earth literature by Marguerite Duras.
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Sunset
Single-player alternative to The Graveyard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Graveyard.
It's 1972 and a military coup has rocked Anchuria. You, Angela Burnes, are trapped in the metropolitan capital of San Bavón. Your paradise has turned into a warzone. You take up a job as a housekeeper. Every week, an hour before sunset, you clean the swanky bachelor pad of the wealthy Gabriel Ortega.
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Fatale
Single-player alternative to The Graveyard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Graveyard.
"Salomé, Salomé, dance for me. I pray thee dance for me. I am sad to-night. Yes, I am passing sad to-night. When I came hither I slipped in blood, which is an evil omen; and I heard, I am sure I heard in the air a beating of wings, a beating of giant wings. I cannot tell what they mean .... I am sad to-night. Therefore dance for me.
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Luxuria Superbia
Single-player alternative to The Graveyard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Graveyard.
A simple game of touch, pleasure and joy.Luxuria Superbia is a colorful, musical journey made to fill you with joy. Exciting designs explode from your touch as you glide through playful stylized flowers. It’s all about the experience and the interaction.There’s twelve flower-like tunnels and a garden with a temple.
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Triennale Game Collection
Single-player alternative to The Graveyard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Graveyard.
The Triennale Game Collection is a free virtual exhibition of video games created for the 21st International Exhibition of Triennale Milano by five of the world’s most renowned independent game designers, showcasing these artists’ experimental approach to interactivity.