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Single-player games like The Red Lantern

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to The Red Lantern, 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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    Fateweaver: Smash or Pass — Steam game cover

    Fateweaver: Smash or Pass

    Single-player alternative to The Red Lantern — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Red Lantern.

    You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dance of Death: Du Lac & Fey — Steam game cover

    Dance of Death: Du Lac & Fey

    Single-player alternative to The Red Lantern — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Red Lantern.

    London, 1888: The people of Whitechapel live under the ghastly shadow of Jack the Ripper, tempting Arthurian legends - Du Lac & Fey - back to English shores to intervene. Will they stop Jack before more blood is spilt on the cobbled streets? Victorian London awaits you...

    2019IndieAdventureCasual18.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Infected Love : The Fatal Experiment  — Steam game cover

    Infected Love : The Fatal Experiment

    Single-player alternative to The Red Lantern — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Red Lantern.

    Infected Love: The Fatal Experiment is not just a survival game — it’s a fusion of horror, romance, and unforgettable choices. Are you ready to confess your love… when the world is falling apart?

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Beacon Pines — Steam game cover

    Beacon Pines

    Single-player alternative to The Red Lantern — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Red Lantern.

    Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!

    2022IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Test: Secrets of the Soul — Steam game cover

    The Test: Secrets of the Soul

    Single-player alternative to The Red Lantern — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Red Lantern.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."

    2023IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Farewell North — Steam game cover

    Farewell North

    Single-player alternative to The Red Lantern — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Red Lantern.

    Play as a border collie and restore color to your human’s world in an atmospheric journey through the northern isles of Scotland. Explore land and sea, uncover hidden paths, herd animals and free wildlife to bring color back to her world, while revealing an emotional story about saying farewell.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual23.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    花奴令 Huanu Poems — Steam game cover

    花奴令 Huanu Poems

    Single-player alternative to The Red Lantern — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Red Lantern.

    Huanu Poems is a multi-ending love adventure game. As a photographer, carrying the secret of being a bloodline inheritor of HuaNu Town, you will take lovely Peach to run a B&B, encounter gentle Cloudia. Your choices will affect the direction of the story.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Beauties! They're All After Me — Steam game cover

    Beauties! They're All After Me

    Single-player alternative to The Red Lantern — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Red Lantern.

    In this thrilling romance game, players are a working-class hero meeting six girls: a loli, a mature woman, a housewife, a soft girl, a domineering CEO, and a cute, naive girl. As he gets involved with them, he awakens a cheating system—can you believe it?! Make your final choice now!

    2024ActionStrategyIndie8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Long Dark — Steam game cover

    The Long Dark

    Single-player alternative to The Red Lantern — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Red Lantern.

    THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.

    2017StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Beastro — Steam game cover

    Beastro

    Single-player alternative to The Red Lantern — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with The Red Lantern.

    Beastro is a cozy culinary adventure where the fate of the world rests on what's for dinner! Farm and gather fresh ingredients, tackle cooking minigames, and create tasty recipes to fuel the Caretakers for deckbuilding battles as they seek to save the world.

    2026IndieRPGCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →