Single-player games like Critical Mass
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Critical Mass, 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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Lucid
Single-player alternative to Critical Mass — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Critical Mass.
Discover a new way to match blocks in this otherworldly, Zen-like, relaxing puzzle experience. Lucid is the world's first Match-All puzzle game, in which you clear areas by combining all the blocks of an area. Enjoy the stunning visuals and relaxing sound effects as you make combos and hunt for the next perfect area to clear.
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Tidalis
Single-player alternative to Critical Mass — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Critical Mass.
Tidalis is a block-based puzzle game with casual appeal, hardcore depth, and an addictive new "streams" mechanic. The game is brimming over with riffs and variants on that core mechanic with 20 game modes, dozens of special blocks and items, and 115 levels in the adventure mode alone.
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Mixolumia
Single-player alternative to Critical Mass — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Critical Mass.
Mixolumia is an entrancing musical arcade puzzler where diamond blocks slide together on a gem-shaped board and explode in glittering chain reactions.
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RUSH
Single-player alternative to Critical Mass — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Critical Mass.
From the twisted puzzle minds behind the award winning Toki Tori comes a new game, simply called RUSH. Fortunately for fans of high quality puzzle games, RUSH is anything but simple. In the game's fully three dimensional levels, players need to guide cubes to color coded exit points using Conveyor belts, Warps, Stops Signs, Splits and...
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Puzzle Dimension
Single-player alternative to Critical Mass — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Critical Mass.
Find solutions to 100 unique puzzles and experience the satisfaction of "Aha" moments!
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Bejeweled® 3
Single-player alternative to Critical Mass — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Critical Mass.
The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.
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10,000,000
Single-player alternative to Critical Mass — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Critical Mass.
10000000: The Dungeon Crawling Matching Game
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Mini Metro
Single-player alternative to Critical Mass — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Critical Mass.
Mini Metro is a strategy simulation game about designing a subway map for a growing city. Draw lines between stations and start your trains running. As new stations open, redraw your lines to keep them efficient. Decide where to use your limited resources. How long can you keep the city moving?
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ANIME TETRIS
Single-player alternative to Critical Mass — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Critical Mass.
The legendary game "Tetris" in a unique performance and atmosphere