Single-player games like Chained
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Chained, 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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SYSCALL: RING ZERO
Single-player alternative to Chained — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chained.
Reverse-engineer a private 1990s BBS. Read disassembly, patch broken checks, optimize a nine-core rack, and write assembly firmware that locks onto live scope traces. With 200+ puzzles, full controller support and offline play, you can refine your assembly skills on all your devices!
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Monster Logic
Single-player alternative to Chained — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Chained.
Enter the world of "Monster Logic", the monstrous programming game! In this hand-drawn puzzle game, you'll have to use each monster's unique ability to progress through the 40+ levels and the multiple biomes!
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SOLAS 128
Single-player alternative to Chained — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chained.
Explore SOLAS 128, a game of interconnected puzzles where you redirect and reconfigure rhythmic pulses of light to breathe life back into an ancient machine. BAFTA Scotland Game Winner.
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Hope
Single-player alternative to Chained — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chained.
Mistakes are not an impediment, but an opportunity to grow. Play and learn from your mistakes. Come and recharge your hopes.
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Cyber Warrior
Single-player alternative to Chained — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chained.
Cyber Warrior is a hacking simulator where you play as an ex retired bureau agent recruited back to take on a powerful criminal organization. Explore dozens of interactive desktops, navigate 200+ in-game websites, solve puzzles, customize your setup and make decisions that will shape a new cyber age
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Rope Bowling
Single-player alternative to Chained — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chained.
Ready to mix physics with gravity? We are glad to present you Rope Bowling...
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Spacious Snake
Single-player alternative to Chained — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chained.
Spacious Snake is a short but well-crafted puzzle game where the objective is to occupy the entire floor of the level. But for that you'll have to solve 20 levels with 2 different mechanics. So you think you can.
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DiegoTC Toolbox
Single-player alternative to Chained — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chained.
A Puzzle-Platformer with tons of unique puzzles and mechanics.