Single-player games like Smart Moves
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Smart Moves, 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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Ducks in a Row
Single-player alternative to Smart Moves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Smart Moves.
Help Mama Duck navigate parks, factories, and more in this super cute puzzler, and bring all her baby ducks home!
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Towers of Scale
Single-player alternative to Smart Moves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Smart Moves.
A resource management optimization puzzle game with metaprogression under a guise of an RPG. Explore the towers, get high scores, obtain gems and push the scores even further beyond!
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Weapon Gambit
Single-player alternative to Smart Moves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Smart Moves.
Roll your weapons, plan your every move! A bite-sized tactical puzzle blending dice and chess. Strategize your positioning with the rolled weapons to dismantle enemy defenses. Strike directly at the Monster Crystal before your turns run out!
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Underkeep
Single-player alternative to Smart Moves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Smart Moves.
Explore a dangerous fantasy world in this role-playing dungeon crawler with tactical, turn-based combat. Assemble a party of adventurers, upgrade your gear and descend into the depths of the Underkeep to uncover what lies hidden below.
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Spacegirl
Single-player alternative to Smart Moves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Smart Moves.
Escape the homicidal space station!
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TETRIX 3D
Single-player alternative to Smart Moves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Smart Moves.
3D remake of the ageless classic puzzle game. Familiar Tetris gameplay with new features. Move, rotate blocks, clear lines!
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Chip's Challenge (Amiga/C64/Lynx/Mega Drive/SNES/Spectrum)
Single-player alternative to Smart Moves — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The classic brain-twisting grid-based puzzle game returns in this collection, including the original 1989 Atari Lynx version, three classic ports, and two brand new Sega Mega Drive and SNES ports. Help Chip impress Melinda the Mental Marvel by beating her 140+ tough challenges.
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Waaaaaa: A Prehistoric Adventure With Aliens
Single-player alternative to Smart Moves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Smart Moves.
WAAAAAA is a silent, funny prehistoric adventure full of grunts. Solve puzzles, recruit quirky companions, and save the world in this 'Solo Dev' labor of love. Sometimes, a scream is all you need to make yourself heard!
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Butterfly
Single-player alternative to Smart Moves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Smart Moves.
Platformer-puzzlu game with interesting gimmick. You can't jump, so you need to bounce off your enemies or use tubes to your advantage. Both platformer skills AND logic are required to complete 40 challenging levels!
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Butterfly 2
Single-player alternative to Smart Moves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Smart Moves.
The second part of the platformer-puzzle game about caterpillar's adventure. You can't jump, so you need to bounce off enemies or use tubes to your advantage. Both platformer skills and logic are required to complete 40 challenging levels!
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Bomb Bowling
Single-player alternative to Smart Moves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Smart Moves.
Kick the pins out of the screen using explosions. We call this a Bomb Bowling!
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Bomb Bowling 2
Single-player alternative to Smart Moves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Smart Moves.
Bomb Bowling 2 is an indie puzzle game with physics. Kick the pins out of the screen using explosions!
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Butterfly 3. Funny Twins.
Single-player alternative to Smart Moves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Smart Moves.
The third part of the puzzle-platformer Butterfly - Funny Twins! 40 steps to victory with these funny twins! Bounce off enemies, climb into pipes, measure distance, use obstacles to complete levels without misfire.
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OPEC IDLE
Single-player alternative to Smart Moves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Smart Moves.
Become an oil magnate in a few days! Without investing real money, you'll get real pleasure from the profits! From pipette of oil to sales of trains to the Kingdom of Esvatini!
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Smart Moves 2
Single-player alternative to Smart Moves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Smart Moves.
"Smart Moves 2" is a pixel-art puzzle game with turn-based combat mechanics. Different worlds with levels of increasing difficulty, sneaky monsters, unexpected obstacles and great treasures await you. Smart moves are the key to survival!
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2 Synchro Hedgehogs
Single-player alternative to Smart Moves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Smart Moves.
A puzzle-platformer with two hedgehogs moving in sync! Polish your logic by controlling a team of twins in one move!