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Single-player games like Forgotten Places: Lost Circus

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Forgotten Places: Lost Circus, 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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    Forgotten Places: Regained Castle — Steam game cover

    Forgotten Places: Regained Castle

    Single-player alternative to Forgotten Places: Lost Circus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forgotten Places: Lost Circus.

    Unravel the secrets of an ancient castle!

    2018IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Demetrios - The BIG Cynical Adventure — Steam game cover

    Demetrios - The BIG Cynical Adventure

    Single-player alternative to Forgotten Places: Lost Circus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forgotten Places: Lost Circus.

    A comedic point-and-click adventure where a hungover antique dealer must solve his own robbery in Paris, dragging himself and his friends into a wildly idiotic journey!

    2016IndieAdventureFree To Play4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sonya: The Great Adventure — Steam game cover

    Sonya: The Great Adventure

    Single-player alternative to Forgotten Places: Lost Circus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forgotten Places: Lost Circus.

    Dive into the fantastic world of adventure hidden object quest. Sonya: The Great Adventure is a colorful game with animated cut scenes that are professionally voiced over. This is a touching story of the eternal struggle between the light and the dark.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stormhill Mystery: Family Shadows — Steam game cover

    Stormhill Mystery: Family Shadows

    Single-player alternative to Forgotten Places: Lost Circus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forgotten Places: Lost Circus.

    Stormhill Mystery: Family Shadows is a fantastic casual puzzle adventure game. This is an excellent family story with a paranormal twist! Your family’s past is more interesting than any story. And it's not over yet...

    2019IndieAdventureCasual6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Portal of Evil: Stolen Runes Collector's Edition — Steam game cover

    Portal of Evil: Stolen Runes Collector's Edition

    Single-player alternative to Forgotten Places: Lost Circus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forgotten Places: Lost Circus.

    The gates to another world will open soon! You can stop the impending disaster, but to do so at all costs to return the stolen stamps! Vanessa is the only heiress of Abraham Van Helsinga, a member of the secret order of light guarding the peace of our world.

    2015ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Around the World in 80 days: Hidden Objects — Steam game cover

    Around the World in 80 days: Hidden Objects

    Single-player alternative to Forgotten Places: Lost Circus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forgotten Places: Lost Circus.

    A bold wager sends you across continents while Detective Fix closes in. Guide Fogg and Passepartout through a hidden object mystery, search scenes by list or silhouette, spot differences, match pairs, and solve logic puzzles before time runs out.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sinister City — Steam game cover

    Sinister City

    Single-player alternative to Forgotten Places: Lost Circus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forgotten Places: Lost Circus.

    Who would name their town Sinister City? Vampires, of course! When John discovers his bride-to-be has been kidnapped by Sinister City's number one bloodsucker, there's only one thing to do - search for hidden objects! And kill vampires! Or at least insult them until they give your girl back.

    2014IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hope Lake — Steam game cover

    Hope Lake

    Single-player alternative to Forgotten Places: Lost Circus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forgotten Places: Lost Circus.

    The Hope Lake Boarding School was abandoned long ago, when one of its teachers drowned by accident. Many years later, all of the female students began to disappear, one by one. Visit the place where it all began. Try to pick up the maniac's trail and put a stop to his crime spree.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dino Rocks — Steam game cover

    Dino Rocks

    Single-player alternative to Forgotten Places: Lost Circus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Forgotten Places: Lost Circus.

    Dino Rocks is a fun and challenging puzzle game where you guide a dinosaur through over 100 caves filled with crumbling blocks, moving platforms, colored keys, locks, and teleports. With simple cartoon graphics and clever mechanics, it’s perfect for players who enjoy smart, reflex-based puzzles.

    2025Indie2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →