Single-player games like PARADOX
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to PARADOX, 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 PARADOX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with PARADOX.
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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Super Time Force Ultra
Single-player alternative to PARADOX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with PARADOX.
Super Time Force Ultra is an insane platformer filled with robots and dinosaurs and fun and time travel... sometimes all at the same time!
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Timemelters
Single-player alternative to PARADOX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with PARADOX.
Prevent Doomsday AFTER it happened! Designed by the co-creator of Sang-Froid - Tales of Werewolves and featuring both a single-player and co-op campaign, TimeMelters is a strategy hero defense where you go back in time and fight alongside your past selves.
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Timelie
Single-player alternative to PARADOX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with PARADOX.
Timelie is a stealth puzzle adventure, where you control time like a media player. Perceive future events to plan your escape strategy from the past, sneak an enemy, and manipulate time through this companionship journey of a mysterious cat and a little girl with a precognitive power.
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Super Magbot
Single-player alternative to PARADOX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with PARADOX.
A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.
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Bionic Bay
Single-player alternative to PARADOX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with PARADOX.
A scientist uses a unique teleportation instrument to escape an ancient biomechanical world filled with imaginative technology, deadly traps, and hidden secrets.
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The Sexy Brutale
Single-player alternative to PARADOX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with PARADOX.
The Sexy Brutale — a never-ending masked ball featuring intrigue, murder and the (quite possibly) occult! Relive the same mysterious day where the guests at the casino mansion are being murdered by the staff over and over again...
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Quantum Conundrum
Single-player alternative to PARADOX — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Find and rescue your uncle by using his newest invention to work your way through a crazy complex mansion as you switch between dimensions and solve puzzles!