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Single-player games like Grief

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Grief, 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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    Arlo Part I: The Past — Steam game cover

    Arlo Part I: The Past

    Single-player alternative to Grief — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Grief.

    Arlo has spent her life thinking she had left the worst behind. Now the past has come knocking. She must defeat her demons, metaphorically and literally, to have a chance to rescue her grandmother from eternal torture and hopefully find peace.

    2026IndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lost Alone Ep.1 - Sorellina — Steam game cover

    Lost Alone Ep.1 - Sorellina

    Single-player alternative to Grief — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Grief.

    Growing up with his paternal grandmother, George emerges from the spiral of alcohol addiction by meeting his fiancée Hanna. But his childhood traumas will soon return to haunt him, pushing him into the abyss of despair.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
  3. 3
    God's Plan — Steam game cover

    God's Plan

    Single-player alternative to Grief — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Grief.

    Dive into a chilling adventure where horror meets imagination in this first-person thriller. Picture yourself in a maze of puzzles, where the story unfolds based on how you see it. It's not just a game; it's your own twisted journey.

    2024IndieAdventure3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  4. 4
    Papa — Steam game cover

    Papa

    Single-player alternative to Grief — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Grief.

    Years after escaping your childhood home, you return to visit your dying father one last time. As strange events unfold, memories of the past begin to blur with reality.

    2026IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cursed Digicam | 呪われたデジカメ — Steam game cover

    Cursed Digicam | 呪われたデジカメ

    Single-player alternative to Grief — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Grief.

    You receive a cursed digital camera that captures ghosts from a strange website. The website allows you to liberate your loved ones by uploading images of their spirits using the camera. You decide to go to the nearest park where your girl was last seen.

    2025Indie7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    What Happened to Lily? — Steam game cover

    What Happened to Lily?

    Single-player alternative to Grief — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Grief.

    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.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Burial — Steam game cover

    Burial

    Single-player alternative to Grief — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Grief.

    A videographer receives the task of filming a wake in an old Soviet apartment. But he soon realizes that something terrible is lurking within these walls. And in the middle of the room there is a closed coffin...

    2025IndieSimulation4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dream Cage — Steam game cover

    Dream Cage

    Single-player alternative to Grief — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Robert battles early Alzheimer's and nightly sleep paralysis. Each night reveals fragments of his past. Uncover the truth and help him solve the mysteries haunting his mind.

    2025Adventure7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    No forgiveness — Steam game cover

    No forgiveness

    Single-player alternative to Grief — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Grief.

    In this psychological horror, you are a guilt-ridden, drunken father who wakes in his dark room, alone. As you search for your missing family, reality twists, and madness takes hold. Something is watching, guiding you—will you uncover the truth, or become its victim?

    2025IndieAdventure3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Inheritance — Steam game cover

    Inheritance

    Single-player alternative to Grief — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Grief.

    Kamgrad, 1986. A mysterious explosion left a city frozen in death. Years later, a journalist enters the ruins to uncover the truth — and may never return.

    2026IndieAdventure3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →