Single-player games like Boxed Out
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Boxed Out, 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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Braid
Single-player alternative to Boxed Out — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Boxed Out.
This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.
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FORM
Single-player alternative to Boxed Out — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Boxed Out.
Enter a surreal adventure where puzzles are built from dreams and memories. Solve the mystery behind an ancient artifact. Advance through a world that transforms around you. Transcend this existence.
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A Story About My Uncle
Single-player alternative to Boxed Out — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Boxed Out.
A Story About My Uncle is a first person platforming adventure game about a boy who searches for his lost uncle, and ends up in a world he couldn’t imagine existed. The movement is a crucial part of the games core gameplay – focusing on swinging through the world with a grappling hook that gives the player a wonderful sense of speed and...
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Human Resource Machine
Single-player alternative to Boxed Out — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Boxed Out.
Program little office workers to solve puzzles. Be a good employee! The machines are coming... for your job. From the creators of World of Goo and Little Inferno.
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The Darkside Detective
Single-player alternative to Boxed Out — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Boxed Out.
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.
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The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed
Single-player alternative to Boxed Out — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Boxed Out.
Embark on the sci-fi epic that started it all at the dawn of modern VR, setting standards for roomscale movement and interaction for years to come. Winner of over 30 awards including "VR Game of the Year", The Gallery is VR's premier adventure series.
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Toki Tori
Single-player alternative to Boxed Out — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Boxed Out.
The gameplay in Toki Tori is a blend of two genres. While it looks like a platform game, it's a puzzle game at heart. To progress through the game, the player must pick up each egg in a level using a set number of tools.
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The Bridge
Single-player alternative to Boxed Out — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Boxed Out.
The Bridge is a logic puzzle game that forces you to reevaluate your preconceptions of physics and perspective. It is Isaac Newton meets M. C. Escher. Manipulate gravity to redefine the ceiling as the floor while venturing through impossible architectures.