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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The Wellmonts Case
Single-player alternative to The Gretlow Tapes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Gretlow Tapes.
The Wellmonts Case is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1993, Northern Maine. As a private detective, you explore the abandoned Wellmont farm, search for clues, photograph unsettling evidence, and uncover the truth behind a family's unexplained disappearance.
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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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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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Unmourned
Single-player alternative to The Gretlow Tapes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gretlow Tapes.
Unmourned is a first-person psychological horror game where Jason moves into a new house only to be haunted by escalating paranormal events. Driven by fear, he must uncover the truth behind the previous owners' disappearance. Can he solve the mystery before it's too late?
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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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Witch's Doll
Single-player alternative to The Gretlow Tapes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gretlow Tapes.
Witch's Doll is a first-person psychological horror game with realistic graphics. Beware, something is lurking in the dark. Get ready for intense jumpscares.
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EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket
Single-player alternative to The Gretlow Tapes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Gretlow Tapes.
Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…
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Lost Luminosity
Single-player alternative to The Gretlow Tapes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gretlow Tapes.
The inheritance following his mother’s death turns into a series of mysterious events for Sam. Neighbors are complaining about strange noises and unexplained phenomena in the empty apartment. Intrigued, he decides to investigate what’s going on there himself.
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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.