Single-player games like The Gravedigger
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to The Gravedigger, 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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Dream Cage
Single-player alternative to The Gravedigger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Gravedigger.
Robert battles early Alzheimer's and nightly sleep paralysis. Each night reveals fragments of his past. Uncover the truth and help him solve the mysteries haunting his mind.
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Baisu
Single-player alternative to The Gravedigger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Gravedigger.
Step into the shoes of Detective Clay Kriest in "Baisu," a chilling tale of family, art, and the haunting unknown. As you arrive at the secluded residence of Maple Street 22, responding to an eerie call for help, you'll find yourself immersed in a quest shrouded in darkness.
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Creepy Shift: House For Sale
Single-player alternative to The Gravedigger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Gravedigger.
Handyman needed - ASAP! The investor’s coming in the morning, and the house still isn’t ready! Take on an extra shift where horror meets simulation. Tackle the chaos, uncover dark secrets, and finish everything before dawn.
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Graveyard Shift
Single-player alternative to The Gravedigger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gravedigger.
Guarding the graveyard shift is often considered one of the most terrifying jobs globally, but night guarding at Whispering Winds Cemetery surpasses any other cemetery in horror! Being Night Security in this place will turn into a nightmare for you that you may never forget.
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Water Delivery
Single-player alternative to The Gravedigger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gravedigger.
Water Delivery is a first person, horror experience where you play as a water delivery boy. Ride along in the delivery truck from house to house. Deliver filled water jugs, find and return empty jugs, and collect all the payments. Will you be able to finish your final route of the evening?
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Midnight Crane
Single-player alternative to The Gravedigger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gravedigger.
A psychological horror game where you spend a night in the shoes of an arcade worker named Marcus. Win prizes on the crane machine and shoot some hoops. Just make sure to keep the doors locked.
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The Unholy Priest
Single-player alternative to The Gravedigger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Gravedigger.
Manage a haunted funeral service as a priest in a cursed forest. Bury or cremate the dead, perform exorcisms, fend off demonic possessions, and quiet restless souls. Survive terrifying encounters, maintain sanity, and experience the pinnacle of horror simulation in The Unholy Priest!
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Paranormal Night Shift
Single-player alternative to The Gravedigger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Gravedigger.
Paranormal Night Shift is an observation and spot the anomaly game set in a haunted house in the 1980s.
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Buried
Single-player alternative to The Gravedigger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Gravedigger.
You wake up buried alive. You are running out of oxygen and you can't remember how you got here. There must be a way out, can you figure it out in time?
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Confabulation
Single-player alternative to The Gravedigger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gravedigger.
Your memory is fading. Things around your home keep changing; they are not what they appear to be. Find what is wrong, take pictures to restore your memory. Try to remember. Learn what you have forgotten, learn what has happened. It is not what it seems to be.
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Confabulation: Homestead
Single-player alternative to The Gravedigger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gravedigger.
Horror puzzle game with spot-the-difference elements for survival. Complete interesting puzzles throughout your home to gain access to more areas and unlock more of the story all while using your modified camera to survive the threat that is lurking.
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The Anomaly Experiment
Single-player alternative to The Gravedigger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gravedigger.
Sentenced to life in prison, you’re offered freedom by joining a trial for a new drug. The experiment is simple: enter the room, observe, and identify what has changed. Complete all tasks, and your sentence is commuted. But, the further you go, the more unsettling your reality becomes.
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FiND ME
Single-player alternative to The Gravedigger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Gravedigger.
Play Find Me, a hide and seek horror game where a young girl is hiding in a house and wants to be found! So is... something else. Search the rooms, pay attention and listen closely. Find her to complete a round. Complete 8 rounds to win. Just make sure you don't find... them.