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Single-player games like The Lighthouse Restaurant

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Lighthouse Restaurant, 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 Ramen Shop — Steam game cover

    The Ramen Shop

    Single-player alternative to The Lighthouse Restaurant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Lighthouse Restaurant.

    A horror game where you manage a ramen shop. Take orders from your customers, serve hot delicious ramens and sweet cold drinks to hungry customers.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Delivery Control — Steam game cover

    Delivery Control

    Single-player alternative to The Lighthouse Restaurant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Lighthouse Restaurant.

    You are the night shift supervisor at the warehouse of the postal company. You need to make sure that there is nothing prohibited in the package, but are all parcels worth checking?

    IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Purgatory Pitstop — Steam game cover

    Purgatory Pitstop

    Single-player alternative to The Lighthouse Restaurant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Lighthouse Restaurant.

    Your diner is the final stop before the infamous afterlife gate. Let customers drown their sorrows for profit, or attempt to show them a better way? You decide in this fully-voiced, morally confronting choice-based game.

    IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Served in Yong'an — Steam game cover

    Served in Yong'an

    Single-player alternative to The Lighthouse Restaurant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Lighthouse Restaurant.

    Save the alcoholic, debt-ridden Mei by bringing both her restaurant and herself from ruin. Manage your ragtag team of employees, decorate your venue, craft cohesive menus, and piece together the truth behind her story. Can you get her back on her feet before the three-year deadline?

    IndieSimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    KASAP — Steam game cover

    KASAP

    Single-player alternative to The Lighthouse Restaurant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Lighthouse Restaurant.

    Kasap – A Psychological Thriller Set in 1990s Turkey Late at night, in an old butcher shop that never sleeps, a silent butcher welcomes his customers as he prepares meat. While routine tasks go on, hidden secrets within the shop slowly come to light. Manage the shop and face your dark past.

    2026Indie2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DON'T OPEN — Steam game cover

    DON'T OPEN

    Single-player alternative to The Lighthouse Restaurant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Lighthouse Restaurant.

    DONT OPEN is a PSX-style horror game about routine that falls apart before your eyes. A normal shift at a taco bar, an empty stairwell, and a persistent knock on the door that's impossible to ignore. Based on real events.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Escape to the Afterlife — Steam game cover

    The Escape to the Afterlife

    Single-player alternative to The Lighthouse Restaurant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Lighthouse Restaurant.

    The Escape to the Afterlife is a short horror experience (about 1 hour) where a deceased protagonist searches for a path to the afterlife.

    2026ActionStrategyIndie5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hitchhiking to Hell — Steam game cover

    Hitchhiking to Hell

    Single-player alternative to The Lighthouse Restaurant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Lighthouse Restaurant.

    A hitchhiking journey through empty roads where every car could be your salvation… or your end. Walk through desolate places and encounter bizarre strangers along the way. Talk, decide, and survive unpredictable encounters as rumors of a roadside killer spread. While travelling towards the unknown.

    2026IndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →