Single-player games like Grouls
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Grouls, 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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When The Devil Takes Hold
Single-player alternative to Grouls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Grouls.
When The Devil Takes Hold is a first-person psychological horror game. Step into the shoes of James Davidson, a fearless content creator whose search for views leads him to a cursed location. Explore the haunted grounds and solve puzzles to uncover the dark past.
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I MUST FIND HER
Single-player alternative to Grouls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Grouls.
April 27, 1986 — during the mass evacuation of the city of Pripyat, a bus convoy with residents of the city disappears. Oleg Suvorov goes in search of the missing convoy to FIND his little daughter, who was on one of the missing buses
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April 24th
Single-player alternative to Grouls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Grouls.
The main character is an experienced journalist who always strives to uncover the truth. He manages to gain access to the house, which is guarded by the police.
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Where the Walls Breathe
Single-player alternative to Grouls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Grouls.
Where the Walls Breathe is a first-person psychological horror experience with a strong focus on atmosphere and environmental storytelling.
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Obscula
Single-player alternative to Grouls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Grouls.
Face the fears lurking in the dark. Obscula is a psychological horror experience that tells the story of someone seeking the truth but finding themselves trapped in a nightmare. There's no escape, only answers… but are you ready for the truth?
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Spaces Between
Single-player alternative to Grouls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Grouls.
A place built from things you almost remember... Inspired by the original unsettling feeling of the Backrooms, Spaces Between is a psychological liminal horror game about loneliness, memory, and losing yourself in impossible places.
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Beyond Silence
Single-player alternative to Grouls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Grouls.
Beyond Silence is a first-person psychological horror where you play as James, a former surgeon who returns to the house of his past. The dark rooms, creaking floors, and forgotten notes hide the horrors he himself had a hand in. But the past won't let him go and it speaks to him through the silence
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Dream Corps
Single-player alternative to Grouls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Grouls.
Surreal horror game. You have been selected by a sinister group to participate in a twisted game of exploration and escape. Walk through dreamy, horrifying places that evoke unease and fear.
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Ground Parkour : First Mission
Single-player alternative to Grouls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Grouls.
Ground parkour: First Mission, in short, you compete with yourself to reach the highest point on the track with different characters and different abilities in a construction site in the city. Each character has different abilities and you progress on this track full of obstacles. Enjoy!
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Don't Leave
Single-player alternative to Grouls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Grouls.
Welcome to a mysterious adventure where justice and the supernatural intertwine! Judge Harlan, in his old country cottage, faces a mysterious presence after his mother's sudden departure. Explore justice's limits in this extraordinary tale!
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Sinister Hospital
Single-player alternative to Grouls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Grouls.
In the dark forests of Duskwood town, an abandoned hospital rises ominously. Despite its closure years ago, "Sinister Hospital" harbors terrifying secrets. The player enters to follow the trail of a group of lost children from the town. There lies a dark journey and quest for justice: Judge Harlan.
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Satan Moans
Single-player alternative to Grouls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Grouls.
Are you ready for an adrenaline-fueled adventure with "Satan Moans"? In this horror-packed game, you'll explore the supernatural events surrounding a teenager returning home in the dead of night. Are you ready to dive into a suspenseful universe?
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Night Market Simulator
Single-player alternative to Grouls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Grouls.
Start your market from scratch, choose and price your own products. Every sale leads to new licenses, bigger spaces, and exciting new opportunities. Take full control of your warehouse layout, manage your staff wisely, and lay the foundation for your very own market empire!
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Submeris
Single-player alternative to Grouls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Grouls.
Submeris is an underwater mining adventure set beneath a mysterious island. Dig, upgrade your gear, survive dangerous depths, and uncover the legendary treasure hidden far below the ocean floor!
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Sweet Toys Simulator
Single-player alternative to Grouls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Grouls.
Start your sweet store from scratch!. Pick and price your own toys and candies. Unlock new licenses with every sale, expand your shop, hire staff, and build the most colorful toy & candy empire ever! Manage shelves, set prices, and make your customers smile! 🧸🍭🎉
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Project Cobalt
Single-player alternative to Grouls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Grouls.
⚗️ Project Cobalt is a survival action game set on a hostile island 🌴. Scavenge containers, mine resources, craft tools, hunt animals, and endure storms as you fight hunger, disease, and exhaustion all while uncovering the dark truth behind a failed experiment.