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Single-player games like Lanternwood

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Lanternwood, 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 β€” Single-player here matches what the store labels.

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Ranked picks

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    Jupiter Moons: Mecha🦾 β€” Steam game cover

    Jupiter Moons: Mecha🦾

    Single-player alternative to Lanternwood β€” playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lanternwood.

    Choose your mech, customize your loadout, and build your perfect deck. Experiment with cards to find powerful combinations as you enjoy the tactical combat and deckbuilding in this roguelike adventure!

    2026StrategyIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games β†’
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    Cell Command β€” Steam game cover

    Cell Command

    Single-player alternative to Lanternwood β€” playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lanternwood.

    TURN-BASED TACTICS meets SNAKE: A new roguelike in the Genome Guardian universe. SPLICE DNA to create new units, enhance their genetics, and take on the Abyss virus once more in a variety of different modes & match types.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games β†’
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    FROGGLE β€” Steam game cover

    FROGGLE

    Single-player alternative to Lanternwood β€” playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lanternwood.

    Froggy roguelite (Froguelite!) dungeon crawler - choose, upgrade, and combo powerful sigils. Then break the game! Inspired by Balatro, Slay the Spire, and Inscryption. Adorable 2D graphics made by humans | Original funky froggy beats | Strategic & Unique turn-based combat | Really fun, I promise!

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    Forever RPG β€” Steam game cover

    Forever RPG

    Single-player alternative to Lanternwood β€” playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lanternwood.

    Embark on a new adventure on every playthrough. Find equipment, meet all sorts of NPCs and battle your way through a short 10 chapter randomised story. A casual retro roguelite RPG you can play forever!

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    Reminiscence of Gusuku: Card and Explore β€” Steam game cover

    Reminiscence of Gusuku: Card and Explore

    Single-player alternative to Lanternwood β€” playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lanternwood.

    Any 2 Cards Can Be Fused. Build Your Combo Engine! Survive on a small island. Every choice reshapes your destiny in this deck-building roguelite. Stranded on an island said to gather everything that drifts ashore, you explore, build your deck, and push toward its deepest reaches.

    2026StrategyIndieRPG12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games β†’
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    100FRIENDS β€” Steam game cover

    100FRIENDS

    Single-player alternative to Lanternwood β€” playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lanternwood.

    100FRIENDS is a brick-breaking roguelite where your ammo is 100 friends. Launch chefs, grandmas, vampires, and other friends at waves of enemies, build-crafting ridiculous chain reactions. Every bullet is your bestie, and they always have your back :)

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    Swords And Magic: Path Of Conquest β€” Steam game cover

    Swords And Magic: Path Of Conquest

    Single-player alternative to Lanternwood β€” playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lanternwood.

    Swords And Magic: Path Of Conquest is a Real-Time Auto Combat game with Team RPG elements set in a fantasy world! Gather your adventurers, build your team, challenge Dungeons, claim your rightful reward and reveal the mystery of the world!

    2026StrategyIndieRPG9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games β†’
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    Gear Up Einstein! β€” Steam game cover

    Gear Up Einstein!

    Single-player alternative to Lanternwood β€” playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lanternwood.

    Recruit historical figures and turn them into badass soldiers to save the world. With up to 2 friends, travel across history, find ridiculous combos and master tactical battles in this over-the-top roguelite.

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