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Single-player games like Whispers from the Dark: Grandma's Helper

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Whispers from the Dark: Grandma's Helper, 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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    NULL — Steam game cover

    NULL

    Single-player alternative to Whispers from the Dark: Grandma's Helper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Whispers from the Dark: Grandma's Helper.

    A story of a father and a daughter. Explore a suburban street trapped in a single, repeating night. Follow dream sequences, collect missing sins, and make choices that shape what happens next. No jumpscares. No monsters. This isn’t a haunting. This is devotion.

    IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Mare of Jonah — Steam game cover

    The Mare of Jonah

    Single-player alternative to Whispers from the Dark: Grandma's Helper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Whispers from the Dark: Grandma's Helper.

    A first-person psychological horror game where a young boy is trapped in a haunted, decaying mansion. Run, hide, and outsmart vengeful spirits as you uncover dark, twisted secrets. Can you survive the nightmare that waits in every shadow?

    2024ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Red Balloon — Steam game cover

    Red Balloon

    Single-player alternative to Whispers from the Dark: Grandma's Helper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Whispers from the Dark: Grandma's Helper.

    A first-person psychological horror experience. Explore, solve puzzles, and make decisions as you descend through 66 levels to save your little brother. How far are you willing to descend for him?

    IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Midnight Scenes: The Nanny — Steam game cover

    Midnight Scenes: The Nanny

    Single-player alternative to Whispers from the Dark: Grandma's Helper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Whispers from the Dark: Grandma's Helper.

    The Nanny is a short interactive horror story about the supernatural. Follow siblings Oliver and Tina in their quest to find their nanny after she disappears in the middle of the night. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Chaperone — Steam game cover

    Chaperone

    Single-player alternative to Whispers from the Dark: Grandma's Helper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Whispers from the Dark: Grandma's Helper.

    Chaperone is a first-person psychological horror game. The events are completely real. Supernatural events taking place in an atmospheric and constricting closed house, events of unknown cause. You can enjoy being scared to the fullest.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    7Days Origins — Steam game cover

    7Days Origins

    Single-player alternative to Whispers from the Dark: Grandma's Helper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Whispers from the Dark: Grandma's Helper.

    7Days Origins is a single-player story game where the storyline changes based on the player's choices. For 7 days, you will meet various characters in the world of the dead. You may become allies and embark on adventures together or become enemies and fight.

    2021IndieAdventureSimulation8.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Inn The Dark — Steam game cover

    Inn The Dark

    Single-player alternative to Whispers from the Dark: Grandma's Helper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Whispers from the Dark: Grandma's Helper.

    You have been sent to aid in a Triple Homicide case. But you soon find that things are not as they seem. Inn This first person horror game you must investigate the strange super natural on goings in a haunted hotel. Run and hide from danger using only a Flashlight and Camera!

    2023IndieAdventure0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Where Birds Sleep — Steam game cover

    Where Birds Sleep

    Single-player alternative to Whispers from the Dark: Grandma's Helper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Whispers from the Dark: Grandma's Helper.

    Join the ultimate expedition and enter Cormo's mind as he embarks on a gruelling mission to chart a mysterious island shrouded in mind-bending fog. Put your persuasion skills to the test and direct his fate with every word, but be prepared for unexpected consequences...

    IndieAdventureRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →