Single-player games like Caliper 2
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Caliper 2, 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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COCOON
Single-player alternative to Caliper 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Caliper 2.
From Jeppe Carlsen, the lead gameplay designer of LIMBO and INSIDE — COCOON takes you on an adventure across worlds within worlds. Master world-leaping mechanics and solve intricate puzzles to unravel a cosmic mystery.
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The Swapper
Single-player alternative to Caliper 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Caliper 2.
What if someone knew your mind better than you did? The Swapper is an award-winning, narrative driven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space.
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FEZ
Single-player alternative to Caliper 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Caliper 2.
Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives.
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Candleman: The Complete Journey
Single-player alternative to Caliper 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Caliper 2.
Despite only being able to burn for 10 seconds, a little candle journeys into the darkness, with the purpose of seeking light.
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Trine 2: Complete Story
Single-player alternative to Caliper 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Caliper 2.
Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.
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Toki Tori
Single-player alternative to Caliper 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Caliper 2.
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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Braid
Single-player alternative to Caliper 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Caliper 2.
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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The Talos Principle
Single-player alternative to Caliper 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Caliper 2.
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
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Archipelago
Single-player alternative to Caliper 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Caliper 2.
Archipelago - is a fun game about pirate adventures.
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Silicone-2
Single-player alternative to Caliper 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Silicone-2 - a shooter with a first-person. In the story the player will have to quell the uprising of robots.
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Arctic alive
Single-player alternative to Caliper 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Caliper 2.
Arctic alive - a simulator with elements of survival horror. The action takes place in Siberia on the research station "Arctic". There was something in what is necessary to understand the player. The world is open for exploration.
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Caliper
Single-player alternative to Caliper 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Caliper 2.
All or something is preventing and helping, freezing and melting, braking and slipping, glowing and fading. The devices are subordinated with the common laws of a puzzle. That, that is melted that will not be frozen and will not swim. But there is something unfired that drowning and freezing. The Ice bridges are not for the fire coals.