Single-player games like The Grandfather
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to The Grandfather, 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
- 1
The Night is Grey
Single-player alternative to The Grandfather — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Grandfather.
Graham’s alone in a forest filled with strange wolves. While he’s fleeing for his life he finds a lost girl in an abandoned lodge that won’t survive without his help. Try to find their way to safety in this slow-burning cinematic thriller filled with puzzles, hand-drawn animation and lots of mystery
- 2
Detention
Single-player alternative to The Grandfather — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Grandfather.
Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.
- 3
Fran Bow
Single-player alternative to The Grandfather — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Grandfather.
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
- 4
Slender Threads
Single-player alternative to The Grandfather — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Grandfather.
In this paranormal point-and-click adventure, a traveling salesman races to stop a string of horrific deaths in a quiet seaside town—before he’s next.
- 5
An English Haunting
Single-player alternative to The Grandfather — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Grandfather.
While looking for the existence of the Great Beyond, Professor Patrick Moore, aided by a fake medium, will build a device to see the other side, embark on a search for a millenary artifact, and investigate the most haunted manor of 1907 England.
- 6
Mindlock - The Apartment
Single-player alternative to The Grandfather — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Grandfather.
Colin’s apartment maze has puzzles, dialogues, and some dry humor waiting for you. A surreal adventure of a special kind.
- 7
Downfall
Single-player alternative to The Grandfather — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Grandfather.
There is nothing Joe wouldn't do for his wife. But as they try to save their marriage with a romantic getaway, things go from bad to worse, and from worse... to insanity...
- 8
Neverending Nightmares
Single-player alternative to The Grandfather — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Grandfather.
Experience true psychological horror as you explore nightmares inspired by the creator's struggles with depression and OCD. The defenseless protagonist must avoid monstrous manifestations of what haunts his subconscious in his quest to wake up into reality.
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The Lady
Single-player alternative to The Grandfather — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Grandfather.
"The Lady" is a 2D Surreal Puzzle Horror, featuring hand drawn character art, stop motion animation, and a hauntingly abrasive Noisecore Soundtrack. The game features the most unique female protagonist to ever exist in a video game.
- 10
Botanicula
Single-player alternative to The Grandfather — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Grandfather.
Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.