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Single-player games like The Abbess Garden

Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to The Abbess 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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    Strange Antiquities — Steam game cover

    Strange Antiquities

    Single-player alternative to The Abbess Garden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Abbess Garden.

    Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pentiment — Steam game cover

    Pentiment

    Single-player alternative to The Abbess Garden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with The Abbess Garden.

    Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.

    2022AdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Memories of the Pinewood Islands — Steam game cover

    Memories of the Pinewood Islands

    Single-player alternative to The Abbess Garden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with The Abbess Garden.

    "Memories of the Pinewood Islands" is a cozy walking sim and treasure hunting game where you explore the hauntingly gorgeous Pinewood Islands in search of some missing artefacts belonging to the Good King Harold. Immerse yourself in this rich and ethereal world to solve the realm's greatest mystery,

    2026Simulation5.59 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Case Solved: The London Files — Steam game cover

    Case Solved: The London Files

    Single-player alternative to The Abbess Garden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with The Abbess Garden.

    A cozy noir puzzle game where you must investigate the dark underbelly of London. Murders have taken place, witness statements conflict and alibis aren’t adding up. Everyone has a motive, only logic reveals the truth.

    2026SimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dungeon Bodega Simulator — Steam game cover

    Dungeon Bodega Simulator

    Single-player alternative to The Abbess Garden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Abbess Garden.

    Dungeon Bodega Simulator is a retro styled fantasy shop game where you can grow crops, brew potions, sell items and raise slimes as pets! Can you build up your bodega into a one stop adventuring shop while solving the mysteries of the dungeon beneath you?

    2026IndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Best Served Cold — Steam game cover

    Best Served Cold

    Single-player alternative to The Abbess Garden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Abbess Garden.

    Can you mix a cocktail while eye-to-eye with a criminal? Find out in Best Served Cold, a murder mystery set in a bustling speakeasy where you serve customers, make friends and enemies, and solve crimes. At the Nightcap bar, prohibition is a killer… and so are some of your customers!

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation17.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Strange Horticulture — Steam game cover

    Strange Horticulture

    Single-player alternative to The Abbess Garden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Abbess Garden.

    Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Dream Globe — Steam game cover

    The Dream Globe

    Single-player alternative to The Abbess Garden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Abbess Garden.

    Idler game inside an antique dream globe, build the small home and help the mini dream world grow

    2025IndieSimulationCasual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cave Quest — Steam game cover

    Cave Quest

    Single-player alternative to The Abbess Garden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Abbess Garden.

    Play a thrilling Match3 game! Match gems of the same kind to destroy them and to get bonuses and power-ups.

    2020IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bato: Treasures of Tibet — Steam game cover

    Bato: Treasures of Tibet

    Single-player alternative to The Abbess Garden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Abbess Garden.

    Help the young master of an ancient Tibetan game hunt for amazing treasures in this thrilling Match 3 game. Play quickly, strategically, and accurately to clear the board.

    2020ActionIndieCasual1.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cave Quest 2 — Steam game cover

    Cave Quest 2

    Single-player alternative to The Abbess Garden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with The Abbess Garden.

    Fight back against the underworld by acquiring powerful talents and spells on your journey to save your friends in this exciting and clever Match 3 game!

    2021AdventureRPGCasual12.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →