Single-player games like Lantern Forge
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Lantern Forge, 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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Signs of Life
Single-player alternative to Lantern Forge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lantern Forge.
Signs of Life is a sci-fi survival sandbox platformer with a combination of procedurally generated and hand-crafted content. You'll explore mysterious locations, Mine blocks for resources, and meet strange (and some familiar) creatures, some of which don't even want to kill you and eat your corpse.
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Forager
Single-player alternative to Lantern Forge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lantern Forge.
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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Core Keeper
Single-player alternative to Lantern Forge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lantern Forge.
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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Forsaken Isle
Single-player alternative to Lantern Forge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lantern Forge.
Stranded on a desert island, explore, craft, build and fight in this action survival game!
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Balrum
Single-player alternative to Lantern Forge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lantern Forge.
Balrum is an old-school, turn-based, open world RPG with deep tactical combat. Explore a huge living fantasy world with dozens of side quests next to an epic main quest. Grow your own crops, build your home, and craft your own custom items.
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Craft The World
Single-player alternative to Lantern Forge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Lantern Forge.
Craft The World is a unique sandbox strategy game, the mix of Dungeon Keeper, Terraria and Dwarf Fortress. Explore a random generated world populated by dangerous creatures, build a dwarf fortress, gather resources, and craft all the items, weapons, and armor you need.
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Tinkerlands
Single-player alternative to Lantern Forge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lantern Forge.
Explore, craft, and fight your way through uncharted islands — solo or with up to 4 players in co-op! Tinkerlands is an exciting survival adventure where you will build your settlement, craft useful tools to survive, and even use magic!
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Miniland Adventure
Single-player alternative to Lantern Forge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lantern Forge.
The world doesn't generate itself - you do it, shape the world as you wish! Start with nothing, and build dream houses for goblins and yourself while exploring, collecting resources, crafting, building, fighting, farming... and more!
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Terraria
Single-player alternative to Lantern Forge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lantern Forge.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
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Towns
Single-player alternative to Lantern Forge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Lantern Forge.
The game brings a fresh new take on the city building/management genre by introducing many RPG features. In Towns you manage a settlement on top of an active dungeon. Instead of playing the hero who delves deep into the dungeon, how about playing the town that houses and caters to the hero's needs?
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Stardew Valley
Single-player alternative to Lantern Forge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Lantern Forge.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
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Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma
Single-player alternative to Lantern Forge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Lantern Forge.
Welcome to the eastern nation of Azuma! In this fresh take on Rune Factory, use your powers as an Earth Dancer to restore the land, its people, and even its gods. Along the way, battle corrupted monsters, rebuild seasonal farms and villages, and form bonds with the colorful locals.