Single-player games like A Tale In The Garden
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to A Tale In The Garden, 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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Bonds of the Zodiac
Single-player alternative to A Tale In The Garden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Tale In The Garden.
Rei, a grieving girl, is drawn into a mystical realm where the Zodiac spirits are bound by the Jade Emperor. Mediate their inner struggles and guide them toward freedom in a first-person journey steeped in myth, conflict, and emotion.
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Leila
Single-player alternative to A Tale In The Garden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Tale In The Garden.
Leila is a heartfelt, hand-animated narrative game about the small yet significant struggles we all face. Solve story-driven puzzles, relive fragile memories, and discover a deeply personal journey that may feel more familiar than you expect.
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The Gardens Between
Single-player alternative to A Tale In The Garden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Tale In The Garden.
The Gardens Between is a surreal puzzle adventure that follows best friends, Arina and Frendt, as they fall into a mysterious world of beautiful garden islands. Manipulate time to solve puzzles and discover the secrets of each island.
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Lydia
Single-player alternative to A Tale In The Garden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Tale In The Garden.
Award winning emotional visual novel about a little girl in a world of adults. How can you find a monster you can’t see?
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Some Goodbyes We Made
Single-player alternative to A Tale In The Garden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Tale In The Garden.
I have some memories of saying goodbye that I don't want to forget, so I turned them into 11 minigames and backed them up in this collection.
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Closer the Distance
Single-player alternative to A Tale In The Garden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with A Tale In The Garden.
Closer the Distance is a slice-of-life sim that tells a deeply emotional story about the connections between family and friends in the face of tragedy. Unearth long kept secrets, repair strained relationships, and help your loved ones move on.
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Pine: A Story of Loss
Single-player alternative to A Tale In The Garden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Tale In The Garden.
Alone in the forest glade he shared with his wife, a woodworker struggles to accept her passing. Help him hold on to cherished memories of their life together as he struggles to care for himself and his now empty home. Pine is a single-serving game focused on telling a beautiful, emotional tale.
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Anamorphine
Single-player alternative to A Tale In The Garden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Tale In The Garden.
Explore the past as you resolve the present in Anamorphine, a surreal adventure of rendered emotions. Journey into the mind of the main character, a young man in denial. His subconscious is pushing him to face his past - or be consumed by it.
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Mini Sushi Factory
Single-player alternative to A Tale In The Garden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with A Tale In The Garden.
Build your own sushi factory in this cozy automation game. Unlock new ingredients, buy new recipes and upgrade food machinery to feed the Yōkai with food they love.