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Single-player games like Lunch Lady

Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Lunch Lady, 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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    Backrooms: The Phobolore — Steam game cover

    Backrooms: The Phobolore

    Single-player alternative to Lunch Lady — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lunch Lady.

    Backrooms: The Phobolore is a cooperative multiplayer online horror game for 1-4 players. In this game you will take control of a character who woke up in an unknown place and does not remember anything, your task will be to pass the game levels trying to remember who you are...

    2024IndieAdventureEarly Access1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dream Eaters.exe — Steam game cover

    Dream Eaters.exe

    Single-player alternative to Lunch Lady — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lunch Lady.

    Trapped in a secret sleep experiment, you and your friends must survive terrifying nightmares, completing tasks to wake up before it's too late. Play solo or in co-op, but beware the experiments are never the same and something watches from the dark.

    ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Unknown — Steam game cover

    The Unknown

    Single-player alternative to Lunch Lady — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lunch Lady.

    You and Your Team Of 4 Players Hunt down Paranormal Entities While Trying to Survive The Night Solving Paranormal Cases of the Unknown in this Online horror Multiplayer Game

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    lightblue — Steam game cover

    lightblue

    Single-player alternative to Lunch Lady — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lunch Lady.

    An ancient legend, a shattered family, an exorcist priest. Embrace the crucifix, have faith in the Lord and face the evil inside lightblue.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    HUSHED — Steam game cover

    HUSHED

    Single-player alternative to Lunch Lady — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Lunch Lady.

    HUSHED is a 1–4 player online co-op horror game where your team is tied together, each player has a different sense, and a monster can hear your voice. Work together, guide each other, and complete the ritual before it catches you.

    2026Indie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ivory Cage — Steam game cover

    Ivory Cage

    Single-player alternative to Lunch Lady — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lunch Lady.

    Descent with your team into the depths of an abandoned theme park to repair its broken machinery, and survive what's still down there.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Surreal Nightmare — Steam game cover

    Surreal Nightmare

    Single-player alternative to Lunch Lady — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lunch Lady.

    Surreal Nightmare is a stealth survival horror game about a lab-created beast that escapes and burrows deep into a cave.

    2022IndieAdventure0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Scary Ferry — Steam game cover

    Scary Ferry

    Single-player alternative to Lunch Lady — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Lunch Lady.

    Scary Ferry is a co-op horror game where you and your friends face monsters, traps, and treacherous waters. Complete challenging missions, explore dangerous dungeons, and uncover ISM's secrets.

    ActionAdventureEarly AccessSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Persona 4 Golden — Steam game cover

    Persona 4 Golden

    Single-player alternative to Lunch Lady — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    A coming of age story that sets the protagonist and his friends on a journey kickstarted by a chain of serial murders.

    2020RPG9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pacify — Steam game cover

    Pacify

    Single-player alternative to Lunch Lady — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lunch Lady.

    An online co-op horror game where you pacify, weaken and capture supernatural creatures for PAH Inc. Each level has a different story, unique monsters, and multiple endings. Play single player or together with up to 6 friends. Includes proximity voice chat with fun effects.

    2019ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Paranormal Cleanup — Steam game cover

    Paranormal Cleanup

    Single-player alternative to Lunch Lady — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lunch Lady.

    Clock in for the worst cleaning shift of your life: Unclog nasty toilets and scrub ectoplasm in this 1-4 player online co-op survival horror game. Get the job done and don't get caught by the entities hunting you!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Misery Mansion — Steam game cover

    Misery Mansion

    Single-player alternative to Lunch Lady — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lunch Lady.

    Misery Mansion is a first-person survival horror game. After your car broke down you find yourself helpless in a forest. All alone you will search for help in the dark. You will discover and explore a mysterious old mansion. But soon all you want is to escape the horrors within.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Champs TD — Steam game cover

    Champs TD

    Single-player alternative to Lunch Lady — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lunch Lady.

    Champs TD is a typical Tower Defense Game as you know and like. Slay thousands of Minions in randomized Waves. Summon powerful Champions with 28+ unique Abilities. Earn Experience, Level Up and choose from 100+ Talents to improve your Champs just the way you want.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →