Single-player games like Lonely Christmas
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Lonely Christmas, 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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Luto
Single-player alternative to Lonely Christmas — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lonely Christmas.
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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Christmas Story
Single-player alternative to Lonely Christmas — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lonely Christmas.
Christmas Story is a horror game filled with Christmas warmth and coziness, where every festive light hides darkness, and the sense of comfort fades with every step you take.
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Lair of Torment
Single-player alternative to Lonely Christmas — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lonely Christmas.
This is an indie horror game with first-person puzzles. Terror and fear have enveloped the city. The maniac has returned. You sneak into his lair to try and stop him before he goes too far...
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Life after Death
Single-player alternative to Lonely Christmas — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lonely Christmas.
Do you remember the scares that chased you in childhood? How did your limbs shake with fear, take your breath away, and you couldn't do anything about it? I invite you to live it all over again!
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April 24th
Single-player alternative to Lonely Christmas — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lonely Christmas.
The main character is an experienced journalist who always strives to uncover the truth. He manages to gain access to the house, which is guarded by the police.
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Find Yourself
Single-player alternative to Lonely Christmas — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lonely Christmas.
Explore the truly frightening subway cars and find out what fears the main character will have to face.
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Lost Luminosity
Single-player alternative to Lonely Christmas — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lonely Christmas.
The inheritance following his mother’s death turns into a series of mysterious events for Sam. Neighbors are complaining about strange noises and unexplained phenomena in the empty apartment. Intrigued, he decides to investigate what’s going on there himself.
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Beside Myself
Single-player alternative to Lonely Christmas — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lonely Christmas.
You have to play as the historian-journalist Michael, plunge into the atmosphere of darkness of an abandoned hospital, where you will need to unravel the secrets of the past and try to get out in order to tell the whole world about those terrible events.
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Holidays in Khrushchevsk
Single-player alternative to Lonely Christmas — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lonely Christmas.
Do you like spontaneous purchases? Do all your purchases bring you happiness? Everything is not as simple as it seems at first glance.
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Paranormal place
Single-player alternative to Lonely Christmas — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lonely Christmas.
Alex is a blogger who explores places with paranormal phenomena. At the request of his subscribers, he goes to an abandoned place where, according to rumors, some creepy things were noticed. What is happening there? You have to find it out.
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Lost Child
Single-player alternative to Lonely Christmas — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lonely Christmas.
Are You Lost? Wander endless corridors where shifting environments, sinister voices, and echoes of real events create a chilling atmosphere. Andrey doesn’t remember who he was, but the walls know the truth. It’s time to remember everything.