Single-player games like Unlighted
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Unlighted, 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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Project Enceladus
Single-player alternative to Unlighted — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Unlighted.
A first-person puzzle-platformer investigation where you explore the fragmented mind of a murderer to uncover the truth behind a tragic space station massacre.
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THANKS, LIGHT.
Single-player alternative to Unlighted — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Unlighted.
A first-person puzzle-platformer where light isn’t just illumination—it’s your way to shape the reality. Only light reveals the truth. Never believe what you see. Step into the puzzles, bend dimensions, and uncover the mystery waiting beyond perception.
- 3
Rayborne
Single-player alternative to Unlighted — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Unlighted.
Rayborne is a puzzle game built around lasers, physics, and real-time light simulation. Solve handcrafted challenges by shaping light itself while uncovering the mystery behind a questionable AI research facility.
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Knee Deep
Single-player alternative to Unlighted — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Unlighted.
When a washed-up actor hangs himself on location, a spotlight is cast on the backwater Florida town of Cypress Knee. Your screen becomes a stage on which you investigate this mysterious death as three distinct characters.
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Luto
Single-player alternative to Unlighted — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Unlighted.
Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.
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Viewfinder
Single-player alternative to Unlighted — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Unlighted.
Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.
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Martha Is Dead
Single-player alternative to Unlighted — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Unlighted.
Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?
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Loan Shark
Single-player alternative to Unlighted — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Unlighted.
The loan shark is coming for you. Catch enough fish to repay your debt before it is too late. Go fish.