Single-player games like Lamplighter
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Lamplighter, 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
- 1
Ancient Russian Life Simulator
Single-player alternative to Lamplighter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Lamplighter.
The most realistic simulator of the life of ancient Rus during the war with lizards! A historical saga about the greatness of our ancestors, bravely fighting the green plague that outnumbered them!
- 2
Cliffhanger: Challenger of Tomorrow
Single-player alternative to Lamplighter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lamplighter.
Punch out Fascists and unravel conspiracies in this pulp adventure set in a retro-futuristic 1930s world of airships, fast cars, and two-fisted action!
- 3
Herald: The Interactive Period Drama – Complete Edition
Single-player alternative to Lamplighter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lamplighter.
Herald is a choice-driven adventure set on the high seas. Board the HLV Herald and uncover its dark secrets in an intriguing tale about tyranny and servitude.
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DAEMON MASQUERADE
Single-player alternative to Lamplighter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lamplighter.
An anime-inspired supernatural detective game. Uncover the identities and powers of your adversaries using a conspiracy board full of evidence.
- 5
Slice of Sea
Single-player alternative to Lamplighter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lamplighter.
Slice of Sea is a peaceful adventure and puzzle game. You play as Seaweed, a sea creature clearly out of their element. Explore desolate world of dust, all hand-drawn on paper in unique art style. Collect items, solve puzzles and lead Seaweed back home to the sea.
- 6
Expelled!
Single-player alternative to Lamplighter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lamplighter.
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
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Death Trick: Double Blind
Single-player alternative to Lamplighter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lamplighter.
The star magician of Morgan’s Traveling Circus is missing, but the show must go on! In this non-linear detective visual novel, unravel the mystery from two different perspectives as you learn the varying stories of an entire circus of performers, each with their own lives... and their own secrets.
- 8
Sigh of the Abyss
Single-player alternative to Lamplighter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lamplighter.
Embrace the monster within in this dark fantasy visual novel with inclusive romances. Befriend charming allies, defy bitter rivals, fall in love. Your choices will save or condemn mortals, shaping the fate of a city as beautiful as it is cruel.
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Marcella Moon: Secret on the Hill
Single-player alternative to Lamplighter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lamplighter.
Follow amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to Ireland to investigate the disappearance of a famous writer.
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Marcella Moon: Saboteurs on the River
Single-player alternative to Lamplighter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lamplighter.
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a series of sabotage incidents on the Louisiana bayou.
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Marcella Moon: Curse of the Black Cat
Single-player alternative to Lamplighter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lamplighter.
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a cursed black cat statue that has been terrorizing a local theater.
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Marcella Moon: Killer at the Cove
Single-player alternative to Lamplighter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Lamplighter.
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a murder in a coastal California town.
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Marcella Moon: Four Are Watching
Single-player alternative to Lamplighter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Lamplighter.
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to solve the cold case of her father's murder.