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Single-player games like The Golem

Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to The Golem, 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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    Baba Is You — Steam game cover

    Baba Is You

    Single-player alternative to The Golem — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Golem.

    Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!

    2019Indie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Slayaway Camp — Steam game cover

    Slayaway Camp

    Single-player alternative to The Golem — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Golem.

    A killer puzzle game where you control Skullface, a psycho slasher bent on slaughtering camp counselors at the title campground. Slide an adorable voxel murderer around hundreds of isometric puzzle levels to squash, flay, and decapitate hapless victims in this darkly comic homage to 80s horror.

    2016StrategyIndieCasual8.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Snakebird — Steam game cover

    Snakebird

    Single-player alternative to The Golem — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Golem.

    Do you like puzzles, fruit and the notion of crossing a snake with a bird for no good reason? If the answer to at least one of those questions is yes, then Snakebird might be the game for you. Solve your way through this headscratcher of a puzzle game and help the snakebirds sate their hunger.

    2015Indie6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bloxiq VR — Steam game cover

    Bloxiq VR

    Single-player alternative to The Golem — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Golem.

    Manipulate blocks in 3D to connect four or more of the same color above, below, beside or even through. Conquer obstacles such as bombs, locks and hidden blocks in devilishly clever and addicting challenges. Bloxiq VR is the perfect combination of beauty and challenge. Prepare to be stumped!

    2016StrategyIndieCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    StartBolita — Steam game cover

    StartBolita

    Single-player alternative to The Golem — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Golem.

    Looking for an exciting brain challenge? StartBolita is the perfect game for you! Inspired by Sokoban, this puzzle game will keep you glued to the screen as you strive to solve each level. Do you accept the challenge? Play StartBolita today!

    2015IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hiding Spot — Steam game cover

    Hiding Spot

    Single-player alternative to The Golem — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Golem.

    A difficult puzzle game about isolating yourself. Build a safe place, huddle up and get cozy.

    2018Indie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stephen's Sausage Roll — Steam game cover

    Stephen's Sausage Roll

    Single-player alternative to The Golem — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Golem.

    A simple 3d puzzle game.

    2016Indie29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Knight Swap — Steam game cover

    Knight Swap

    Single-player alternative to The Golem — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Golem.

    One chess piece, the mighty knight. One simple concept: exchange the knights from one colored square to another. One hundred hand-crafted levels in a beautiful minimalist set. Can you swap the knights?

    2019StrategyIndieCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Yugo Puzzle — Steam game cover

    Yugo Puzzle

    Single-player alternative to The Golem — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Golem.

    Yugo Puzzle is a minimalist, relaxing, and satisfying puzzle game. Move jelly blocks left and right to merge them with the same color. It may sound simple, but it’s deceptively challenging. Enjoy the satisfaction of solving each puzzle.

    2021Indie5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Magicube — Steam game cover

    Magicube

    Single-player alternative to The Golem — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Golem.

    A magical puzzle platformer made with PICO-8. Be thinky to get the legendary treasure.

    2023Indie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bean and Nothingness — Steam game cover

    Bean and Nothingness

    Single-player alternative to The Golem — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Golem.

    A difficult tile-based puzzle game about turning beans into monsters -- and monsters back into beans.

    2021IndieCasual11.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →