Single-player games like Codebreaker
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Codebreaker, 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 Codebreaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Codebreaker.
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 Codebreaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Codebreaker.
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 Codebreaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Codebreaker.
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 Codebreaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Codebreaker.
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 Codebreaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Codebreaker.
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 Codebreaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Codebreaker.
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 Codebreaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Codebreaker.
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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Broken Age
Single-player alternative to Codebreaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Codebreaker.
A family friendly, hand-animated, puzzle-filled adventure game with an all-star cast, including Elijah Wood, Jack Black and Masasa Moyo. Funded by a record breaking crowdfunding campaign and designed by industry legend Tim Schafer, Broken Age is a timeless coming-of-age story.
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Cro Magnon
Single-player alternative to Codebreaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Codebreaker.
Europe, 39000 BC. A group of people have arrived at a location suitable for a settlement. The lands are rich and fertile, but not uninhabited. You will take command of a newly formed clan of Cro Magnon, in the final days of the Neanderthals. Your goal is survival and dominance.
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Fatal Hour: Petroleum
Single-player alternative to Codebreaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Codebreaker.
Stranded at an abandoned gas station in the middle of nowhere, your mechanic is desperately trying to repair your transportation. There are no other humans in the area. Not living ones at least. Of the other kind there are plenty. And they're hungry...
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Pandemic Crisis
Single-player alternative to Codebreaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Codebreaker.
In the event of a global pandemic, would your first priority be preserving lives or saving the economy?