Single-player games like Zup! 9
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Zup! 9, 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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Zup! Zero 2
Single-player alternative to Zup! 9 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Zup! 9.
Minimal physical puzzle with explosions
- 2

Zup! F
Single-player alternative to Zup! 9 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Zup! 9.
Minimal physical puzzle with explosions
- 3

Zup! Z
Single-player alternative to Zup! 9 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Zup! 9.
Minimal physical puzzle with explosions
- 4

Zup! S
Single-player alternative to Zup! 9 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Zup! 9.
Minimal physical puzzle with explosions
- 5

Zup! XS
Single-player alternative to Zup! 9 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Zup! 9.
Experimental minimal physical puzzle with explosions.
- 6

Oik 3
Single-player alternative to Zup! 9 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Zup! 9.
Casual physics puzzle.
- 7

NightSky
Single-player alternative to Zup! 9 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Zup! 9.
Nominated as a IGF Seamus McNally Finalist, NightSky is an ambient action-puzzle game that offers a gameplay experience unlike any other—cerebral challenges fill uniquely designed picturesque worlds. The player must maneuver a sphere by using realistic physics to advance; each of these worlds is broken into different areas.
- 8

Akin
Single-player alternative to Zup! 9 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Zup! 9.
In this puzzle, you only have to draw one continuous line. There are 96 puzzles on "Normal"-mode and 96 puzzles in "Time"-mode. Each puzzles can have many different solutions. This is game is Steamworks integrated with achivements, badges, trading cards and more.
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Zup!
Single-player alternative to Zup! 9 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Zup! 9.
Minimal physical puzzle with explosions
- 10

Zup! 2
Single-player alternative to Zup! 9 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Zup! 9.
Minimal physical puzzle with explosions
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Zup! X
Single-player alternative to Zup! 9 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Zup! 9.
Minimal physical puzzle with explosions
- 12

Zup! 3
Single-player alternative to Zup! 9 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Zup! 9.
Minimal physical puzzle with explosions
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Zup! 8
Single-player alternative to Zup! 9 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Zup! 9.
Minimal physical puzzle with explosions