Single-player games like Lumina
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Lumina, 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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Lightmatter
Single-player alternative to Lumina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lumina.
A first-person puzzler where shadows kill you. Watch your step or be swallowed by the darkness.
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The Talos Principle
Single-player alternative to Lumina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lumina.
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
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Escape Simulator
Single-player alternative to Lumina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lumina.
First-person puzzler you can play solo or in an online co-op. Explore a set of highly interactive escape rooms. Move furniture, pick up and examine everything, smash pots and break locks! Play thousands of community-made rooms through the level editor.
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Blue Prince
Single-player alternative to Lumina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lumina.
Welcome to Mt. Holly, where every dawn unveils a new mystery. Navigate through shifting corridors and ever-changing chambers in this genre-defying strategy puzzle adventure. But will your unpredictable path lead you to the rumored Room 46?
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The Magic Circle
Single-player alternative to Lumina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Lumina.
In this darkly comedic story, you are the hero of an unfinished fantasy game, and your designers have failed you. Steal the power of a game god - trap their creations, swap behaviors and body parts, crafting your own unique solutions to free-form puzzles. Can you release a game ...from the inside?
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The Sojourn
Single-player alternative to Lumina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lumina.
The Sojourn is a first-person puzzle game set in an immersive colour-drenched world of light and darkness. Think your way through dozens of puzzles as you traverse parallel worlds, awaken mysterious artifacts and overcome challenging obstacles on an unforgettable journey.
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Aporia: Beyond The Valley
Single-player alternative to Lumina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lumina.
CRYNEGINE Indie Game of 2017. Featuring an incredibly detailed ancient world and a breathtaking soundtrack, Aporia: Beyond the Valley takes open world storytelling to new heights of adventure.
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Supraland
Single-player alternative to Lumina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lumina.
Try the demo! A mix between Portal, Zelda and Metroid. Exploration, puzzles, terrible combat, secret upgrades and new abilities that help you reach new places. Playtime 12-25h.
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Portal
Single-player alternative to Lumina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Lumina.
Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.
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Q.U.B.E. 2
Single-player alternative to Lumina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lumina.
Q.U.B.E. 2 is the sequel to the hit first-person puzzle game Q.U.B.E. You are Amelia Cross, a stranded archaeologist who has awoken among the ruins of an ancient alien landscape. With the distant help of another survivor you must solve the puzzles of this mysterious world and find a way back home.
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MonteCrypto: The Bitcoin Enigma
Single-player alternative to Lumina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lumina.
Be the first to solve the enigmas of Montecrypto! Leave hints along the way or slow others down by leading them to dead-ends, the choice is yours.
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The Master
Single-player alternative to Lumina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lumina.
Climb to the top to learn The Master's teachings. Extremely short game.
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The Shedding
Single-player alternative to Lumina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lumina.
The Shedding is a first person horror game.An unsettling dark and disturbing game set in an abandoned prison. The game is short, about 15 minutes.Will you be able to make it through or will The Shedding be a nightmare of terror for you?