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Single-player games like Can of Wormholes

Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Can of Wormholes, 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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    WyrmWorm — Steam game cover

    WyrmWorm

    Single-player alternative to Can of Wormholes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Can of Wormholes.

    WyrmWorm is a head-scratching, line-drawing puzzler where branching serpents wind their way across the grid, restoring life to a faded world. Wiggle through challenging puzzles and clever mechanics, from the bottom of the sea to the depths of space.

    IndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    204Snake — Steam game cover

    204Snake

    Single-player alternative to Can of Wormholes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Can of Wormholes.

    Snake meets 2048 in a turn-based puzzle game.

    StrategyIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Changes — Steam game cover

    Changes

    Single-player alternative to Can of Wormholes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Can of Wormholes.

    A puzzle game about pushing stories out of living stones that evolve every time you move.

    2021Indie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Keystones: Foundations — Steam game cover

    Keystones: Foundations

    Single-player alternative to Can of Wormholes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Can of Wormholes.

    Keystones is a cerebral 3D puzzle game focused on spatial reasoning. Manipulate voxel blocks through sliding, rotating, and tumbling to solve intricate grid-based challenges. Master the logic of movement and orientation to unlock the path forward in a minimalist, atmospheric world.

    IndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    A Bit Dicey — Steam game cover

    A Bit Dicey

    Single-player alternative to Can of Wormholes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Can of Wormholes.

    A Bit Dicey is a challenging spatial manipulation game, where you solve puzzles by moving dice on tiles. 

    2026Indie3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Globs — Steam game cover

    Globs

    Single-player alternative to Can of Wormholes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Can of Wormholes.

    Meet the size-changing Globs in this colorful puzzle game. Use the curious properties of their bodies at your advantage to solve a variety of puzzles, all in a expressive pixel art aesthetic and upbeat soundtrack.

    2024IndieCasual2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Thothic — Steam game cover

    Thothic

    Single-player alternative to Can of Wormholes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Can of Wormholes.

    Thothic is a logic puzzle game where you land stones on their glowing targets. But all stones move together, in the same direction — so you'll need to find the one path that brings every stone home at once.

    2027IndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Don't Push TOO Hard — Steam game cover

    Don't Push TOO Hard

    Single-player alternative to Can of Wormholes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Can of Wormholes.

    A relaxing yet challenging Sokoban-style puzzle game. Push crates, plan ahead, and avoid dead ends. Discover clever mechanics like emotion-driven crates and solve increasingly complex puzzles across unique environments.

    StrategyIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Witness — Steam game cover

    The Witness

    Single-player alternative to Can of Wormholes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Can of Wormholes.

    You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.

    2016IndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stephen's Sausage Roll — Steam game cover

    Stephen's Sausage Roll

    Single-player alternative to Can of Wormholes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Can of Wormholes.

    A simple 3d puzzle game.

    2016Indie29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    A Monster's Expedition — Steam game cover

    A Monster's Expedition

    Single-player alternative to Can of Wormholes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Can of Wormholes.

    An adorable and relaxing open world puzzle adventure for monsters who love to learn about humans!

    2020StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Maxwell's puzzling demon — Steam game cover

    Maxwell's puzzling demon

    Single-player alternative to Can of Wormholes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Can of Wormholes.

    "Thermodynamic" puzzle where Maxwell's demon does work of block-pushing. Deal those hot blocks with cold blocks so that the demon doesn't get burnt.

    2024IndieCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →