Single-player games like The Lighthouse
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Lighthouse, 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 Witness
Single-player alternative to The Lighthouse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Lighthouse.
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
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Valheim
Single-player alternative to The Lighthouse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Lighthouse.
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
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Downward: Enhanced Edition
Single-player alternative to The Lighthouse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Lighthouse.
Downward is a first-person open-world parkour based platform adventure set in the medieval ruins of a post-apocalyptic planet Earth. Make your way through breath-taking landscapes, face ancient guardians and unravel the deep mystery that lies behind the disappearance of humanity.
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The Talos Principle
Single-player alternative to The Lighthouse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Lighthouse.
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
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Outer Wilds
Single-player alternative to The Lighthouse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Lighthouse.
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Single-player alternative to The Lighthouse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Lighthouse.
Uncover one of history’s greatest mysteries in a first-person, single-player adventure. The year is 1937, sinister forces are scouring the globe for the secret to an ancient power connected to the Great Circle, and only one person can stop them - Indiana Jones™.
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Supraland
Single-player alternative to The Lighthouse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Lighthouse.
Try the demo! A mix between Portal, Zelda and Metroid. Exploration, puzzles, terrible combat, secret upgrades and new abilities that help you reach new places. Playtime 12-25h.
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Riven (1997)
Single-player alternative to The Lighthouse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Lighthouse.
Released in 1997 as the original sequel to Myst, one of the best-selling puzzle adventure games of all time. Prepare to enter a world "torn asunder" by timeless, unresolved conflicts -- a world of incomparable beauty, intrigue, and betrayal.