Single-player games like Lanternium
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Lanternium, 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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Donut County
Single-player alternative to Lanternium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lanternium.
Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground. Meet cute characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole.
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TurnOn
Single-player alternative to Lanternium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lanternium.
"TurnOn" tells the spellbinding tale of a brave alien creature and its striking journey through blackout world, in an incredibly colorful and detailed platformer without platforms.
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Wandersong
Single-player alternative to Lanternium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lanternium.
A musical platforming adventure with an emotional story. Play as a silly bard and use music to interact with everything on a journey around the world. Along the way you'll explore, solve puzzles, and meet a huge cast of characters!
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The Little Acre
Single-player alternative to Lanternium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lanternium.
While searching for his father, Aidan travels to a strange new world. Lily - his heroic daughter - sets off after him. Fully voiced and with hand-drawn animations, The Little Acre is a lovingly crafted adventure developed by Pewter Games with Executive Producer Charles Cecil.
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Effie
Single-player alternative to Lanternium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lanternium.
Effie is a 3D action-adventure game that combines classic elements from the genre, such as combat, platforming, and puzzles, with the exploration of an expanded world. Live a unique fantasy adventure and relive the look and feel of old-school video-games!
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The Last Cube
Single-player alternative to Lanternium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lanternium.
Cube puzzler and an epic adventure. Stamp stickers to the sides of your cube to imbue each surface with unique powers, which are vital to solving puzzles and finding secrets.
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Botanicula
Single-player alternative to Lanternium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lanternium.
Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.
- 8
The Last Campfire
Single-player alternative to Lanternium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lanternium.
The Last Campfire is an adventure, a story of a lost ember trapped in a puzzling place, searching for meaning and a way home.
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Captain!
Single-player alternative to Lanternium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lanternium.
You play as a pirate captain navigating the Caribbean to exploit all of its hidden plunder. As the captain, you can order those you command to do your dirty work for you, but don't be fooled you will have to take matters into your own hands from time to time.
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Choice of Life: Middle Ages
Single-player alternative to Lanternium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lanternium.
A card game in a Medieval setting where you make decisions on which not only your life will depend, but also the future of the kingdom!
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Choice of Life: Middle Ages 2
Single-player alternative to Lanternium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lanternium.
Explore your kingdom and rule wisely in the card game - Choice of Life: Middle Ages 2
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Choice of Life: Wild Islands
Single-player alternative to Lanternium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lanternium.
Conquer the jungle and prove that in any situation you - the master of your fate!
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Druid
Single-player alternative to Lanternium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lanternium.
Druid is an adventure game with different puzzles and riddles where you play as a druid who searches for a wise master and helps to magic forest dwellers. Overcome all obstacles to find your teacher!
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Living Cell
Single-player alternative to Lanternium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lanternium.
You are the liquidator survived the samosbor in block G-326 of the endless Gigakhrushchyovka. You have to find out what happened in this block, evacuate the residents and find a way out for yourself. But is everything as simple as it seems at first glance?
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Choice of Life: Samosbor
Single-player alternative to Lanternium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lanternium.
You're just a simple inhabitant of the endless Gigastructure. The best you'll get is seven shifts at a machine and a bowl of feed concentrate, and that for good service to the party.... Is that it? Or do you have a choice?
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CyberHive
Single-player alternative to Lanternium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lanternium.
CyberHive is a strategic space travel simulator with a non-linear story, in the cosmic opera setting, and in an anime visual style.
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Choice of Life: Floors
Single-player alternative to Lanternium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lanternium.
Choice of Life: Floors is a psychological horror detective game where every choice shapes your story. An elevator descends through the endless floors of your own home, leading you into a game against your own mind. Each step brings you closer to escape… or to madness