Single-player games like The Gardens Between
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to The Gardens Between, 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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RiME
Single-player alternative to The Gardens Between — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Gardens Between.
A land of discovery stretches out before you. Explore the beautiful, rugged world of RiME. Armed with your wits and a will to overcome—and the guidance of a helpful fox—you must explore the enigmatic island, reach the tower's peak, and unlock its closely guarded secrets.
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Papo & Yo
Single-player alternative to The Gardens Between — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gardens Between.
Quico’s best friend, Monster, is a huge beast with razor-sharp teeth, but that doesn’t scare Quico away from playing with him. That said, Monster does have a very dangerous problem: an addiction to poisonous frogs.
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What Remains of Edith Finch
Single-player alternative to The Gardens Between — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Indie with The Gardens Between.
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
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Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery
Single-player alternative to The Gardens Between — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Indie with The Gardens Between.
Guide brush strokes and solve a variety of puzzles to help an aspiring artist complete her masterpiece amid her brusque neighbor’s gaze and his pesky cat. As her painting starts to take shape, uncover an emotional tale of chance and artistry revealed behind unrelated yet familiar moments.
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Arise: A Simple Story
Single-player alternative to The Gardens Between — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Indie with The Gardens Between.
Embark on an emotional journey of losing the love of one's life. Manipulate time, solve puzzles, reshape surroundings as you push forward into the bittersweet recollections of a past life. This is a story about happiness and hardship, joy and sorrow. A story that all of us will one day experience.
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Gone Home
Single-player alternative to The Gardens Between — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gardens Between.
June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.
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When The Past Was Around
Single-player alternative to The Gardens Between — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Indie with The Gardens Between.
When the Past was Around is an adventure point-and-click puzzle game about love, moving on, letting go, and the joy and pain of everything in between.
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Eternal Afternoon
Single-player alternative to The Gardens Between — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gardens Between.
Spend one last afternoon exploring your childhood neighborhood before the world ends at 6:38 PM.
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Monument Valley
Single-player alternative to The Gardens Between — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Indie with The Gardens Between.
Embark on a journey of forgiveness through impossible environments and illusionary puzzles. Experience this meditative and calming puzzle game by manipulating monuments and creating evolving paths to explore new, surreal, and mysterious worlds.
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Hidden Memories of The Gardens Between
Single-player alternative to The Gardens Between — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gardens Between.
Lose yourself in a dreamlike journey through memory, time, and friendship. Step into the story of Arina and Frendt as you guide them across surreal islands built from cherished childhood moments. With time in your hands and wonder at your feet, explore an evocative world reimagined for VR.