Single-player games like Lantern
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Lantern, 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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XING: The Land Beyond
Single-player alternative to Lantern — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Lantern.
You died. Welcome to XING: The Land Beyond, an atmospheric first-person puzzle adventure for desktops and virtual reality. Enjoy your peaceful escape from the chaotic world of the living, and travel the lands of the dead.
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MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition
Single-player alternative to Lantern — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Lantern.
MIND: Path to Thalamus is a First Person Puzzler that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mindbending tale. Now also in Virtual Reality!
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Windlands
Single-player alternative to Lantern — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Lantern.
A first person grappling hook exploration game.Soar through the ruins of a fallen world and discover the secrets of the ancients. Designed with full Virtual Reality support for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, also works great in Non VR.
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The VR Voice Experience
Single-player alternative to Lantern — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Lantern.
An exhilarating journey into altered states of consciousness, powered by your own voice. Explore a hypnotic world of light, color, and sound. Emergent music harmonizes with you, as you drift through strobing tunnels-of-light, impossible shapes, and deep into a meditative trance.
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Myst
Single-player alternative to Lantern — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Lantern.
Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.
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Escape Simulator
Single-player alternative to Lantern — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Lantern.
First-person puzzler you can play solo or in an online co-op. Explore a set of highly interactive escape rooms. Move furniture, pick up and examine everything, smash pots and break locks! Play thousands of community-made rooms through the level editor.
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Twilight Path
Single-player alternative to Lantern — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Lantern.
A virtual reality fantasy adventure set in a surreal realm between the real world and the afterlife. Meet mischievous spirits and gods. Solve magical puzzles. Restore ancient structures. Explore a gorgeous and vibrant world.
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Obduction
Single-player alternative to Lantern — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Lantern.
A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.
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Close To The Sun
Single-player alternative to Lantern — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Lantern.
Deep in international waters, Tesla’s Helios stands still. An unbound utopia for scientific research, Rose Archer steps aboard in search of her sister, quickly to discover not all is as it seems. A single word covers the entrance… QUARANTINE!
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Steel Seed
Single-player alternative to Lantern — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Lantern.
Steel Seed is a stealth-action adventure set in a dark sci-fi world on the brink of extinction. Play as Zoe and her drone Koby as they explore a hostile underground facility. Uncover secrets, survive dangers, search for answers, and humanity’s last hope.
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N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure
Single-player alternative to Lantern — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Lantern.
N.E.R.O. is a wonderful journey in a world of incredible beauty, a story driven first-person game with puzzles and intuitive controls where the environment is connected to the characters and their past. The world of N.E.R.O. is magical and varied, making exploring an ongoing challenge.
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ENKI
Single-player alternative to Lantern — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Lantern.
ENKI is a repeatable horror experience about escaping, featuring multiple endings that will ensure you that every playthrough will be a bit different from the previous one. In only 30 minutes find your way to freedom through occult symbolism, mysteries and discoverable secrets... Survive or die!