Single-player games like The Gretlow Tapes
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The Gretlow Tapes, 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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Lazaret
Single-player alternative to The Gretlow Tapes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gretlow Tapes.
Lazaret is an atmospheric first-person horror game. You play as a member of a rescue team called out to investigate a distress signal coming from a ship that disappeared 4 years ago.
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What Happened to Lily?
Single-player alternative to The Gretlow Tapes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gretlow Tapes.
What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.
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You’ve Got a Package
Single-player alternative to The Gretlow Tapes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Gretlow Tapes.
You are a young and talented writer. One evening, someone leaves a mysterious box on your doorstep. What’s inside will turn your life into a living nightmare...
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Reflection
Single-player alternative to The Gretlow Tapes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Gretlow Tapes.
You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...
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iBLiS
Single-player alternative to The Gretlow Tapes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gretlow Tapes.
Demon is a first-person psychological horror game. How much can a game affect your real life? Enjoy a realistic home environment and terrifying moments of being immersed in a real-life story.
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Clink
Single-player alternative to The Gretlow Tapes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gretlow Tapes.
You are a lonely woman, secluded in a house with your cat... and the secrets of the past. What hides within your mind — illness, or something otherworldly? Nightmares and reality intertwine… everything is so foggy. Do you have the courage to remember what happened?
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The Lightkeeper
Single-player alternative to The Gretlow Tapes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gretlow Tapes.
Alone on a remote island, you're tasked with keeping a lighthouse. But the horrific events that claimed the lives of previous keepers still whisper through the air. Each day, the line between reality and delusion fades and something in the dark is waiting for the last keeper
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I'm on Observation Duty 7
Single-player alternative to The Gretlow Tapes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Gretlow Tapes.
As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?
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The Door in the Basement
Single-player alternative to The Gretlow Tapes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gretlow Tapes.
The Door in the Basement is an atmospheric pixelated horror game set in a mysterious subterranean world.