Single-player games like Kakuro
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Kakuro, 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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Pythagoria
Single-player alternative to Kakuro — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Kakuro.
Pythagoria is a brain-teasing number puzzle game.
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Is This Seat Taken?
Single-player alternative to Kakuro — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Kakuro.
Is This Seat Taken? is a logic puzzle game where you play matchmaker for groups of hilariously particular people. Each character has pet peeves that make seating them a delightful challenge. Find the perfect spot for each person to unlock new levels in this cozy, silly, and relatable experience.
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Sokobond
Single-player alternative to Kakuro — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Kakuro.
Sokobond is an elegantly designed puzzle game about chemistry. It's logical, minimalist, and beautiful - crafted with love and science.
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A Little to the Left
Single-player alternative to Kakuro — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Kakuro.
A Little to the Left is a cozy puzzle game that has you sort, stack, and organize household items into pleasing arrangements while you keep an eye out for a mischievous cat with an inclination for chaos. Check out this playful and intuitive puzzler with 100+ satisfying messes to tidy.
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Sudoku Zenkai / 数独全卡
Single-player alternative to Kakuro — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Kakuro.
Sudoku Zenkai is a game for everyone, from beginning to advanced players. It brings a new dimension to sudoku - you can solve puzzles with your friends, wherever they are! You can start a new puzzle with a friend or call one over to help when you get stuck.
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Sudocats
Single-player alternative to Kakuro — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Kakuro.
Sudoku for cat people. Cats are wonderful creatures but you better not put them together without proper introduction. So, plan ahead to display them in the right order so they get along!
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Human Resource Machine
Single-player alternative to Kakuro — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Kakuro.
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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Juufuutei Raden™'s Guide for Pixel Museum
Single-player alternative to Kakuro — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Kakuro.
Solve the puzzle and complete the art! "Pixel Puzzle" that lets you experience art and culture with Juufuutei Raden.
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Sudoku
Single-player alternative to Kakuro — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Kakuro.
Play the classic Sudoku game for everyone. Fill in the empty cells with numbers from 1 to 9.
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Sudoku 9x16x25
Single-player alternative to Kakuro — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Kakuro.
We invite you to plunge into the world of puzzles, prepared for you - Sudoku 9X16X25. The rules are simple - fill in the grid by digits in such a way that they do not repeat horizontally, vertically and in the nearest square. Also, you can complicate or simplify the game by changing the numbers to letters or symbols.
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Puzzle Maker
Single-player alternative to Kakuro — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Kakuro.
“Puzzle Maker” is a puzzle game in which you can easily create your own puzzles, as well as play ready-made ones. To complicate or simplify the game, there are customization settings - the number, shapes and boundaries of puzzle pieces.