Games like The Grove
Below are 24 hand-picked alternatives to The Grove for fans of indie, adventure, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in The Grove also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, free-to-play picks. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About The Grove: Scout out an uncanny pine grove for hidden artifacts and discover the fate of the children who went missing from a quiet town in Indiana.
Players who liked The Grove also play
Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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That Village
Top pick for The Grove fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Grove.
As the village of Yugra forgets its past, the power of an ancient community awakens once more. Twelve objects, as part of a ritual, lead the villagers toward a dark future. Galip embarks on a journey to stop the magic and uncover its secrets.
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Loss
Second-strongest match for The Grove fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Grove.
Uncover the truth in this story-driven game about a teenage boy recalling the tragedies of his family. Explore a house, solve puzzles and gather items. All while fighting the eerie ghosts from your past...
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Don't breathe in!
Third-strongest match for The Grove fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Grove.
"Don't Breathe In" is a psychological horror game where you must survive in an abandoned laboratory. Solve puzzles, find an escape route, and be careful—every breath you take brings you closer to death in a toxic gas-filled environment. ✔ Horror & Thriller | ✔ Puzzle & Exploration | ✔ Survival
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Eyes Behind
Ranked #4 for The Grove fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Grove.
EYES BEHIND is a retro-style FPS survival horror inspired by the classics. Can you survive a deadly game of hide-and-seek with a sinister stranger? Use your wits and courage to stay alive in this tense psychological thriller.
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Something on the Floor
Ranked #5 for The Grove fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Grove.
You have been left alone in a hotel where everyone has disappeared. Learn the rules, make your way through the repeating floors, and escape. Trust nothing. Something is on this floor.
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Silence Channel 2
Ranked #6 for The Grove fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Grove.
Experience the terror in Silence Channel 2, a first person horror game based on a true story. Navigate through eerie environments, solve puzzles, evade lurking horrors, and even wield firepower in a desperate bid for survival. Can you escape the relentless darkness in this terrifying sequel?
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Midnight: Submersion - Nightmare Horror Story
Ranked #7 for The Grove fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Grove.
Nightmare Horror Story an adventure game from the first face in a horror genre provides you to take a trip in a huge and dark city full of dummies. You would have a possibility to figure out in a weird atmosphere when alive people are missed and everything that had remained is the dummies.
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Poppy Playtime
Ranked #8 for The Grove fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Grove.
You must stay alive in this horror/puzzle adventure. Try to survive the vengeful toys waiting for you in the abandoned toy factory. Use your GrabPack to hack electrical circuits or nab anything from afar. Explore the mysterious facility... and don't get caught.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Grove at current Steam store prices.
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POSTAL 2
Priced ~67% under The Grove on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Grove.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
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Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
Priced ~50% under The Grove on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Grove.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
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Blood and Bacon
Priced ~67% under The Grove on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Grove.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
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shapez
Priced ~67% under The Grove on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Grove.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
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Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
Priced ~67% under The Grove on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Grove.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
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Bit Blaster XL
Priced ~67% under The Grove on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Grove.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
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Dictators:No Peace Countryballs
Priced ~67% under The Grove on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Grove.
Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Grove.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Grove.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Grove.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Grove.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Grove.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Grove.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Grove.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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Frequently asked about The Grove
- How much does The Grove cost?
- The Grove is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Grove?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Grove are That Village, Loss, Don't breathe in!.
- Who developed The Grove?
- The Grove was developed by Scavenger Games.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on The Grove.
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