Single-player games like The Grove
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Grove, 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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Traces
Single-player alternative to The Grove — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Grove.
A child is missing in the woods. You and three others enter the forest to find them. Track the clues. Stay together. Don’t lose the light. Because you’re not the only ones searching.
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That Village
Single-player alternative to The Grove — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
- 3
Loss
Single-player alternative to The Grove — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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...
- 4
Don't breathe in!
Single-player alternative to The Grove — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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
- 5
Midnight: Submersion - Nightmare Horror Story
Single-player alternative to The Grove — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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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Dead of Darkness
Single-player alternative to The Grove — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Grove.
Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.
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Poppy Playtime
Single-player alternative to The Grove — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Massacre At The Mirage
Single-player alternative to The Grove — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Grove.
For less than the price of a movie ticket, experience your very own horror-fueled slasher flick in Massacre at the Mirage. Step into The Mirage cinema and face a chilling nightmare, where staff and patrons must survive a masked killer's rampage.