Single-player games like Lake Ridden
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Lake Ridden, 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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Gray Dawn
Single-player alternative to Lake Ridden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lake Ridden.
Embark on a terrifying adventure of a priest accused of murdering an altar boy. Gray Dawn is a psychological thriller infused with religious elements and combines story-driven quests with an artistic experience.
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Aporia: Beyond The Valley
Single-player alternative to Lake Ridden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lake Ridden.
CRYNEGINE Indie Game of 2017. Featuring an incredibly detailed ancient world and a breathtaking soundtrack, Aporia: Beyond the Valley takes open world storytelling to new heights of adventure.
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The Eyes of Ara
Single-player alternative to Lake Ridden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lake Ridden.
Explore a vast, mysterious castle riddled with secret rooms and challenging puzzles in this award-winning puzzle adventure.
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Ether One
Single-player alternative to Lake Ridden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lake Ridden.
Ether One is a first person adventure that deals with the fragility of the human mind. There are two paths in the world you can choose from. At its core is a story exploration path free from puzzles where you can unfold the story at your own pace.
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Draugen
Single-player alternative to Lake Ridden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lake Ridden.
Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir mystery set in 1920s Norway. Explore a forgotten coastal village in your search for your missing sister, accompanied by your independent and enigmatic young ward. Norwegian Game of the Year 2019.
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The Fidelio Incident
Single-player alternative to Lake Ridden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lake Ridden.
The Fidelio Incident is a single-player, first-person thriller set off the coast of Iceland. Inspired by Beethoven's only opera Fidelio. After a violent plane crash, Stanley must search a desolate frozen island in search of his wife Leonore while covering up any traces of their bloody Irish past.
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Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
Single-player alternative to Lake Ridden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lake Ridden.
The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.
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Memorrha
Single-player alternative to Lake Ridden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lake Ridden.
Go on a voyage of discovery following the traces of a mysterious culture. Discover diverse landscapes, investigate abandoned artifacts, and wake strange machines from their slumber.
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Myst
Single-player alternative to Lake Ridden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lake Ridden.
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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Dear Esther
Single-player alternative to Lake Ridden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lake Ridden.
Begin a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.
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Gone Home
Single-player alternative to Lake Ridden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lake Ridden.
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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Firewatch
Single-player alternative to Lake Ridden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lake Ridden.
Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.
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Call of the Sea
Single-player alternative to Lake Ridden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lake Ridden.
Join Norah, a woman plagued by a mysterious illness, in her search for her missing husband in this adventure puzzle game set on a lush island paradise. Immerse yourself in stunning visuals and unlock forbidden secrets in a moving tale of mystery and love.