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Single-player games like Garden of Oblivion

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Garden of Oblivion, 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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    Re:Metamorphosis Candina — Steam game cover

    Re:Metamorphosis Candina

    Single-player alternative to Garden of Oblivion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Garden of Oblivion.

    All girls can transform with candy. A short branching visual novel about a mysterious candy shop and the girls who go there. What candy will you choose?

    2026IndieAdventureCasual2.39 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    A Case of Missing Identity — Steam game cover

    A Case of Missing Identity

    Single-player alternative to Garden of Oblivion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Garden of Oblivion.

    A point-and-click horror/tragedy visual novel about melding your perception of the world around you. Walk around, drive people to their death, and shape Perdita's existence. Remember: The flesh-sin is nothing. Before she can become everything, you must make her into something.

    IndieRPGCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Detention — Steam game cover

    Detention

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

    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.

    2017IndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Elevator Game with Catgirls — Steam game cover

    The Elevator Game with Catgirls

    Single-player alternative to Garden of Oblivion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Garden of Oblivion.

    Kirin plays the elevator game and disappears. Will her girlfriend, Asahi, be able to find her? The Elevator Game with Catgirls is a horror visual novel with point-and-click elements, inspired by the Korean urban legend, Elevator to Another World.

    2022IndieCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    a pet shop after dark — Steam game cover

    a pet shop after dark

    Single-player alternative to Garden of Oblivion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Garden of Oblivion.

    PETSITTER WANTED. A horror point-and-click adventure game. Water the plants, feed the pets, and DON'T turn off the lights.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    PRICE — Steam game cover

    PRICE

    Single-player alternative to Garden of Oblivion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Garden of Oblivion.

    The hero Ivry wakes up from a nightmare and finds himself in a weird room. To escape from fear and darkness, he has to search and explore on his own until he discovers the truth and finds his sister Iva.A puzzle game 《PRICE》

    2016IndieAdventureCasualFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    THE IMPOSSIBLE — Steam game cover

    THE IMPOSSIBLE

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

    THE IMPOSSIBLE is a minimal perspective illusion puzzle game. You control a small square in the IMPOSSIBLE world and remember: nothing is IMPOSSIBLE.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lydia — Steam game cover

    Lydia

    Single-player alternative to Garden of Oblivion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Garden of Oblivion.

    Award winning emotional visual novel about a little girl in a world of adults. How can you find a monster you can’t see?

    2017IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →