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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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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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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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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Valheim
Single-player alternative to The Lighthouse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Lighthouse.
A collaborative exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally generated afterlife 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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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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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Single-player alternative to The Lighthouse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Lighthouse.
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.