Single-player games like Leaving Lyndow
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Leaving Lyndow, 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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Nephise
Single-player alternative to Leaving Lyndow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Leaving Lyndow.
Nephise is a short and atmospheric puzzle game with narration. It is a relaxing and mysterious experience especially with the help of its music.
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Daylight
Single-player alternative to Leaving Lyndow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Leaving Lyndow.
You awake, trapped in an abandoned hospital. Your only source of light is your phone. You hit a dead-end and must turn around, but behind you lurks an eerie presence and strange noises... Experience Daylight, a procedurally generated psychological thriller for your PC.
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What Remains of Edith Finch
Single-player alternative to Leaving Lyndow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Leaving Lyndow.
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
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Gone Home
Single-player alternative to Leaving Lyndow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Leaving Lyndow.
June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.
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Bottle (2016)
Single-player alternative to Leaving Lyndow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Leaving Lyndow.
Bottle is a short game which you play as a man of solitude. It is about the mood of melancholy in the winter nature.
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Home is Where One Starts...
Single-player alternative to Leaving Lyndow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Leaving Lyndow.
Home is Where One Starts... is a short, first-person exploration game in the same vein as Dear Esther or Gone Home. It’s a story about childhood, hope, and the miracle of memory. You play as a little girl from a broken home somewhere in the American South.
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Eastshade
Single-player alternative to Leaving Lyndow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Leaving Lyndow.
You are a traveling painter, exploring the island of Eastshade. Capture the world on canvas using your artist’s easel. Talk to the inhabitants to learn about their lives. Make friends and help those in need. Visit cities, scale summits, unearth mysteries, and discover forgotten places!
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Homesick
Single-player alternative to Leaving Lyndow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Leaving Lyndow.
Explore an abandoned building, encountering puzzles and clues to discover what happened, as you try to escape in both your nightmares and the waking world. Be immersed in the hauntingly beautiful 3D atmosphere in this puzzle exploration mystery game.