Single-player games like The Lightkeeper
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to The Lightkeeper, 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 Wellmonts Case
Single-player alternative to The Lightkeeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Lightkeeper.
The Wellmonts Case is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1993, Northern Maine. As a private detective, you explore the abandoned Wellmont farm, search for clues, photograph unsettling evidence, and uncover the truth behind a family's unexplained disappearance.
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Final Night
Single-player alternative to The Lightkeeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lightkeeper.
A nightmarish descent into your worst memories awaits. In "Final Night," you're forced to relive your darkest traumas - now twisted into monstrous, living horrors that hunt you relentlessly. Every shadow hides a piece of your broken past, eager to drag you into the abyss.
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Amenti
Single-player alternative to The Lightkeeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Lightkeeper.
A photographer enters the Great Pyramids to photograph Pharaoh Rudamon’s remains, but is soon overwhelmed by a sinister curse, as the ancient tomb awakens dark forces that claw at his sanity.
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Luto
Single-player alternative to The Lightkeeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lightkeeper.
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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Summer of '58
Single-player alternative to The Lightkeeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Lightkeeper.
In the summer of 2008. The main character, at the request of followers, goes to Russia to explore the abandoned camp "Yunost". Locals say that this place is inhabited by restless souls. This will need to be checked.
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Lost Luminosity
Single-player alternative to The Lightkeeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lightkeeper.
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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Witch's Doll
Single-player alternative to The Lightkeeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lightkeeper.
Witch's Doll is a first-person psychological horror game with realistic graphics. Beware, something is lurking in the dark. Get ready for intense jumpscares.
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Lazaret
Single-player alternative to The Lightkeeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lightkeeper.
Lazaret is an atmospheric first-person horror game. You play as a member of a rescue team called out to investigate a distress signal coming from a ship that disappeared 4 years ago.
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The Lighthouse
Single-player alternative to The Lightkeeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lightkeeper.
The Lighthouse is a uniquely crafted thriller with glimpses into psychotic, alternate dimensions. Private Investigator James Irvine finds himself lured into a haunting, neo-noir world in search of a missing young woman, named Lily Beaumont.
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No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
Single-player alternative to The Lightkeeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lightkeeper.
A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.
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The Shore
Single-player alternative to The Lightkeeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lightkeeper.
THE SHORE is a first person story driven game with an atmospheric environment and narrations, You will encounter mysterious creatures and unravel the secrets behind them. Strong elements of horror, struggle to survive an unknown world that will make you question your own sanity.
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SILENT HILL 2
Single-player alternative to The Lightkeeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Lightkeeper.
Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.
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GYLT
Single-player alternative to The Lightkeeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Lightkeeper.
Shape your fears… Fear the shapes. Embark on a journey where you face your worst fears and are confronted with the emotional impact of your actions in this narrative adventure game with puzzles, stealth and action.
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Mouthwashing
Single-player alternative to The Lightkeeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lightkeeper.
The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.
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Graveyard Shift
Single-player alternative to The Lightkeeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lightkeeper.
Guarding the graveyard shift is often considered one of the most terrifying jobs globally, but night guarding at Whispering Winds Cemetery surpasses any other cemetery in horror! Being Night Security in this place will turn into a nightmare for you that you may never forget.
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Homeless
Single-player alternative to The Lightkeeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Lightkeeper.
Beneath the dazzling lights of New York, a sinister darkness lurks. In the hour when the whole city is sleeping, a strange and terrifying man emerges from the darkness, intent on shattering your mind and spirit