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Single-player games like A Lively Haunt

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to A Lively Haunt, 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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    The Aching — Steam game cover

    The Aching

    Single-player alternative to A Lively Haunt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Lively Haunt.

    In a dark world somewhere between dream and nightmare you find yourself alone, cold, and without memory of who you are or where you came from. Guided by little more than a silver locket and questions, you must find your way off an isolated island in pursuit of answers.

    2023IndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The End o,,,o — Steam game cover

    The End o,,,o

    Single-player alternative to A Lively Haunt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Lively Haunt.

    Face the grim reaper at 3 frames per second.

    2017ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Super Hydorah — Steam game cover

    Super Hydorah

    Single-player alternative to A Lively Haunt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with A Lively Haunt.

    Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.

    2017ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blood™ Fresh Supply — Steam game cover

    Blood™ Fresh Supply

    Single-player alternative to A Lively Haunt — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Battle an army of sycophantic cultists, zombies, gargoyles, hellhounds, and an insatiable host of horrors in your quest to defeat the evil Tchernobog. Squirm through 42 loathesome levels filled with more atmosphere than a Lovecraftian mausoleum.

    2019ActionSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Crimson Diamond — Steam game cover

    The Crimson Diamond

    Single-player alternative to A Lively Haunt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with A Lively Haunt.

    Follow amateur geologist and reluctant detective Nancy Maple to the ghost town of Crimson, Ontario to investigate the discovery of a massive diamond in this retro-inspired, EGA text parser mystery adventure!

    2024Adventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stranger Things 3: The Game — Steam game cover

    Stranger Things 3: The Game

    Single-player alternative to A Lively Haunt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with A Lively Haunt.

    Stranger Things 3: The Game is the official companion game to Season 3 of the hit original series! Play through familiar events from the series while also uncovering never-before-seen quests, character interactions, and secrets!

    2019ActionAdventureDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    HUNTDOWN — Steam game cover

    HUNTDOWN

    Single-player alternative to A Lively Haunt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with A Lively Haunt.

    In the mayhem-filled streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony. Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter.

    2021ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    PHOGS! — Steam game cover

    PHOGS!

    Single-player alternative to A Lively Haunt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Lively Haunt.

    In PHOGS! you play as a duo of dogs on a captivating, puzzle-filled adventure. Linked by a stretchy belly, you’ll need to bark, bite and bounce your way through obstacles set across the themed worlds of Food, Sleep and Play, in co-op or single-player.

    2020IndieAdventureCasual24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →