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Single-player games like Tetris® Effect: Connected

Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Tetris® Effect: Connected, 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.

Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like Tetris® Effect: Connected page.

Ranked picks

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    Lumines Arise — Steam game cover

    Lumines Arise

    Single-player alternative to Tetris® Effect: Connected — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Tetris® Effect: Connected.

    A mind-blowing, fiendishly addictive reinvention of the puzzle classic Lumines from the creators of Tetris® Effect: Connected, where sound pulses through your body, mind, and every block you place, triggering dazzling visuals synched to the driving beat of an infectious, eclectic soundtrack.

    2025ActionIndieCasual29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Barn Brawl — Steam game cover

    Barn Brawl

    Single-player alternative to Tetris® Effect: Connected — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Tetris® Effect: Connected.

    Barn Brawl flips the traditional Farm Game concept into a competitive party battle that's anything but cozy. Compete with up to 8 players on or offline to win round challenges and minigames. Tend and defend your crops...or go on the offensive to smack and steal your way to victory!

    ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Proxy Project Ouroboros — Steam game cover

    Proxy Project Ouroboros

    Single-player alternative to Tetris® Effect: Connected — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Tetris® Effect: Connected.

    A 3D local splitscreen reimagining of the snake game (can be played single player too), as an infinite wave based score attack where you have to eat different rogue critters whose AI changes depending on the current level event in the chosen map, with deep customization in both looks and gameplay.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie5.00 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    I Know Everything — Steam game cover

    I Know Everything

    Single-player alternative to Tetris® Effect: Connected — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Tetris® Effect: Connected.

    In the fascinating quiz “I Know Everything” you can play against a computer player or a friend. You can test your erudition and will probably learn many interesting things from various fields, including mathematics, literature, cuisine, and astronomy.

    2019IndieCasual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Puyo Puyo™ Tetris® 2 — Steam game cover

    Puyo Puyo™ Tetris® 2

    Single-player alternative to Tetris® Effect: Connected — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Tetris® Effect: Connected.

    Japan’s beloved puzzle game series Puyo Puyo and the world-renowned Tetris® game franchise have teamed up again to deliver even more Puyo-popping and Tetrimino-clearing fun in Puyo Puyo Tetris 2.

    2021ActionCasual15.19 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    I've Seen Everything — Steam game cover

    I've Seen Everything

    Single-player alternative to Tetris® Effect: Connected — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Tetris® Effect: Connected.

    In the "I've Seen Everything" quiz, you will need to recognize what is being shown in the picture and choose the correct answer out of four options. There are several game modes: single-player mode with an AI, no opponent mode, and multiplayer mode (four players maximum).

    2022IndieCasual7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Reaktor — Steam game cover

    Reaktor

    Single-player alternative to Tetris® Effect: Connected — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Tetris® Effect: Connected.

    A modern spin on the classic block-stacking game. Features 360° block stacking, mind bending goodness. Play solo, or team up with friends in local co-op, and climb the leaderboards to fame.

    2024StrategyCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Beat the Rhythm VR — Steam game cover

    Beat the Rhythm VR

    Single-player alternative to Tetris® Effect: Connected — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Tetris® Effect: Connected.

    Are you ready to become a beatmaster? Punch the drops with your fists, slice 'em with laserblades, shoot drones with guns or bow and arrow. Begin with our original soundtrack, then move on to osu! beatmaps or any song from your local music library - in the ultimate VR rhythm game.

    SportsIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rez Infinite — Steam game cover

    Rez Infinite

    Single-player alternative to Tetris® Effect: Connected — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Tetris® Effect: Connected.

    The legendary action-shooter finally comes to PC, and in style! Blast your way through mind-melting visuals and amazing beats, all in your quest through cyberspace to save a world on the verge of collapse. Playable on your desktop or in fully immersive VR.

    2017ActionIndieCasual24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Thumper — Steam game cover

    Thumper

    Single-player alternative to Tetris® Effect: Connected — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Tetris® Effect: Connected.

    Thumper is rhythm violence: classic rhythm-action, blistering speed, and brutal physicality. You are a space beetle. Brave the hellish void and confront a maniacal giant head from the future.

    2016ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ori and the Blind Forest — Steam game cover

    Ori and the Blind Forest

    Single-player alternative to Tetris® Effect: Connected — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    “Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning action-platformer crafted by Moon Studios for PC.

    2015ActionDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crypt of the NecroDancer — Steam game cover

    Crypt of the NecroDancer

    Single-player alternative to Tetris® Effect: Connected — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Tetris® Effect: Connected.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    GRIS — Steam game cover

    GRIS

    Single-player alternative to Tetris® Effect: Connected — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Tetris® Effect: Connected.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Katamari Damacy REROLL — Steam game cover

    Katamari Damacy REROLL

    Single-player alternative to Tetris® Effect: Connected — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Tetris® Effect: Connected.

    The beloved roll-em-up game returns with fully updated graphics, completely recreated cutscenes and in full HD!

    2018ActionCasual29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Evolution — Steam game cover

    Evolution

    Single-player alternative to Tetris® Effect: Connected — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Tetris® Effect: Connected.

    Evolution is an atmospheric arcade with elements of a runner performed in an interesting visual style, in which your task is to bring your little character to the end of each level, avoiding the many dangers that await him at every turn.

    2018Casual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →