Single-player games like Lazarus Darkness
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Lazarus Darkness, 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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Asylum Nightmares
Single-player alternative to Lazarus Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lazarus Darkness.
In Asylum Nightmares, explore a terrifying asylum in two game modes: in story mode, use a service elevator to light up the floors and eliminate zombies; in horde mode, survive waves, earn points, and unlock weapons and rooms. Dare to face your nightmares!
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Paraplasm: Beyond the Veil
Single-player alternative to Lazarus Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lazarus Darkness.
You fell into this cursed house! But will you be able to cope with the paranormal activity? Solve the puzzles and try to find your way out!
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Black Light Kills
Single-player alternative to Lazarus Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lazarus Darkness.
Welcome to the darkness of the town; here, you walk a fine line between reality and dreams, questioning your sanity. Black Light Kills takes you deep into Aiden’s mind, where nightmares begin as reality fades.
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Sanity of Morris
Single-player alternative to Lazarus Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lazarus Darkness.
Sanity of Morris: a psychological horror adventure game. Your flashlight reveals the clues you need to stay sane in the search for your father. Discover the truth. Could aliens be real?
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Nulla Via
Single-player alternative to Lazarus Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lazarus Darkness.
NULLA VIA is a WW2 psychological horror set in a preserved, abandoned war town. Explore silent ruins, bunkers, and mass graves where life was erased. Shadows cannot be killed by bullets alone. Use your camera, your weapons, and your sanity to survive. This town was never rebuilt for a reason.
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SCP: Valravn
Single-player alternative to Lazarus Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lazarus Darkness.
You never lose a war, when war is what you sell. Infiltrate the Valravn Corp. Put down the horrors in the dark. Containment is not enough.
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Deadly Broadcast
Single-player alternative to Lazarus Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lazarus Darkness.
Deadly Broadcast is a co-op horror and survival game that can be played with 1-4 players. As a Famous Streamer, you have to stay alive, but at the same time you should stream the paranormal events in the cursed places to gather more donations and more viewers. Don’t die! Don’t cut the Broadcast!
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Painted In Blood
Single-player alternative to Lazarus Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Lazarus Darkness.
Trapped in the haunting realm of an artist's twisted nightmare, engage in intense combat with grotesque enemies and monsters, experience unpredictable horror events that unfold dynamically, seamlessly blends classic retro FPS elements with modern elements.
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Order from Caos
Single-player alternative to Lazarus Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lazarus Darkness.
An epic pixel art RPG full of twists and challenging turn-based battles. Fight as Dan, a young man touched by the power of darkness who needs to find the cure for his curse and also save the world from humanity itself and the force of CAOS.
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Hidden Shelter
Single-player alternative to Lazarus Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lazarus Darkness.
Death lurks in every corner of this journey filled with tension and despair. The brave may not be the smartest here and those who know the time to retreat are more likely to make it out alive in the end ... Find your lost friend in a house that holds unimaginable secrets.
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Order from Caos 2
Single-player alternative to Lazarus Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lazarus Darkness.
Order from Caos 2 is an RPG with turn-based battles that tells the story of Thomas, a man who had his family murdered by the cruel Knight Asmodeus. Seek revenge in an epic adventure in Pixel Art. However, there's one detail that can change everything: your family may simply have never existed.
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Backroom Beyond
Single-player alternative to Lazarus Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lazarus Darkness.
Backroom Beyond is a first-person game that mixes puzzles with platforms in a dark, harrowing environment that makes the player question the protagonist's sanity. Based on the internet myth, Backroom Beyond makes the player wonder if that journey is about something more personal.
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Dreamians: Card Battle
Single-player alternative to Lazarus Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Lazarus Darkness.
Dreamians: Card Battle is a Roguelike Deckbuilder with creatures that can evolve and change the course of battles unexpectedly. Play with one of the 3 main characters and face epic battles using over a hundred cards to save the dream world.