Single-player games like The Lighthouse
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Lighthouse, 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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Ghost Frequency
Single-player alternative to The Lighthouse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Lighthouse.
In Ghost Frequency, you are a ghost hunter from PIT - Paranormal Investigation Team. Your mission is to locate a sinister spirit using the EMF Ghost Detector to track paranormal activity, the IR Thermal Camera to reveal hidden entities, and the EVP Digital Recorder to capture eerie voices.
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What Happened to Lily?
Single-player alternative to The Lighthouse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lighthouse.
What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.
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Mind Diver
Single-player alternative to The Lighthouse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lighthouse.
Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.
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Dry Drowning
Single-player alternative to The Lighthouse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lighthouse.
Dry Drowning is a psychological investigative visual novel set in a futuristic dystopian city. Follow the story of Mordred Foley, unscrupulous private detective haunted by his dark past, and look into a series of macabre serial killings inspired by Greek mythology.
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The Test: Secrets of the Soul
Single-player alternative to The Lighthouse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lighthouse.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
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Dahlia View
Single-player alternative to The Lighthouse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lighthouse.
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
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Xi
Single-player alternative to The Lighthouse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lighthouse.
"Xi" is a horror puzzle game set in the context of modern Chinese folklore. The story takes place in an long-abandoned mountain mansion. This immersive escape room experience feels a bit too real, with eerie and strange elements everywhere—an empty banquet, an endless corridor.
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GET EVEN
Single-player alternative to The Lighthouse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Lighthouse.
Take a deep breath... Try to remember: a girl, a chair, a bomb. Just keep... calm. Follow the voice into the depths of you memory. Relax... and search for the darkest memories in the deepest recesses of your mind. Can you find her? The clock is ticking... And this is just a part of the treatment.