Single-player games like Lighthouse Keeper
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Lighthouse Keeper, 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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Forager
Single-player alternative to Lighthouse Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lighthouse Keeper.
The highly popular and quirky "idle game that you want to actively keep playing". Explore, craft, gather & manage resources, find secrets and build your base out of nothing! Buy land to explore and expand!
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Among Trees
Single-player alternative to Lighthouse Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lighthouse Keeper.
Escape to an enchanting, living sandbox surrounded by wildlife and nature. Scavenge materials and craft tools to turn your small cabin into a warm, well-supplied home. Survive by fishing, cooking and growing your own food. Be careful though, the forest is as dangerous as it is wonderful.
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Core Keeper
Single-player alternative to Lighthouse Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lighthouse Keeper.
Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.
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Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles
Single-player alternative to Lighthouse Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lighthouse Keeper.
Unwind and enjoy the slow life in Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles, a relaxing open-world adventure game. Yonder is set in the world of Gemea. A natural island paradise with eight distinct environments ranging from tropical beaches to snow-capped summits.
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Halcyon Days at Taoyuan
Single-player alternative to Lighthouse Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Lighthouse Keeper.
Welcome to Taoyuan Village to heal your loneliness. Here, you can lead a carefree, self-sufficient life: farm, tame animals, raise livestock, fish, and build a prosperous homestead. Or, immerse in village life, meet kindred spirits, find love, and influence their destinies with your choices.
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Mirthwood
Single-player alternative to Lighthouse Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Lighthouse Keeper.
Embark on an enchanting journey and brave ferocious creatures in an immersive medieval fantasy world. Will you settle a new homestead to live a life of farming and trade, or pick up the sword and take up the adventurers' path?
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Luma Island
Single-player alternative to Lighthouse Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lighthouse Keeper.
Get ready to explore, farm, fish, mine, craft, and raise magical Lumas as you solve puzzles and embark on quests across Luma Island. Play solo, or team up with friends in 1-4 player online co-op. Choose relaxing Cozy, challenging Adventure, or epic Hero mode to match your mood and playstyle.
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Salt
Single-player alternative to Lighthouse Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lighthouse Keeper.
Salt is an open world exploration game where you sail from island to island looking for loot and new discoveries! Relax and explore at your own pace, picking a direction and setting sail across a vast ocean filled with quests, merchants, ruins, pirates, and other mysterious places.
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Raft
Single-player alternative to Lighthouse Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lighthouse Keeper.
Raft™ throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be wary of the man-eating sharks!
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DREDGE
Single-player alternative to Lighthouse Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Lighthouse Keeper.
DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.
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Cardboard Town
Single-player alternative to Lighthouse Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Lighthouse Keeper.
Cardboard Town is a city-building card game. Manage your resources, obtain upgrades, draw your cards and thrive! Random events, quest cards, and game modes make each run different.
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Havsala: Into the Soul Palace
Single-player alternative to Lighthouse Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lighthouse Keeper.
Havsala is an investigative puzzle game with rich storytelling full of historical references and mysticism. Search the room for the clues left behind by the previous reincarnations of a single soul, solve the puzzles and unravel the mystery.
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Meow Express
Single-player alternative to Lighthouse Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Lighthouse Keeper.
You are a cat on a robot vacuum cleaner. Which means you are bus driver in the cat world! Dodge obstacles, pop innocent kids' baloons, dash through buildings to collect your fellow cat pussengers. Meow Express is a cute, fun and annoying casual arcade game, just like our furry friends.
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Viral Firar
Single-player alternative to Lighthouse Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Lighthouse Keeper.
Viral Virar is an arcade running game with beautiful pixel art. Collect and upgrade 5 different runners with unique powers to reach to the end!