Single-player games like Express Thru
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Express Thru, 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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Linelight
Single-player alternative to Express Thru — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Express Thru.
Linelight is an elegant puzzle game set in a world of lines.
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Mini Metro
Single-player alternative to Express Thru — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Express Thru.
Mini Metro is a strategy simulation game about designing a subway map for a growing city. Draw lines between stations and start your trains running. As new stations open, redraw your lines to keep them efficient. Decide where to use your limited resources. How long can you keep the city moving?
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Puzzle Dimension
Single-player alternative to Express Thru — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Express Thru.
Find solutions to 100 unique puzzles and experience the satisfaction of "Aha" moments!
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Waveform
Single-player alternative to Express Thru — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Express Thru.
Navigate the beauty and hazards of the solar system while riding a wave of light through 100+ levels in this innovative action-puzzle game!
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RUSH
Single-player alternative to Express Thru — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Express Thru.
From the twisted puzzle minds behind the award winning Toki Tori comes a new game, simply called RUSH. Fortunately for fans of high quality puzzle games, RUSH is anything but simple. In the game's fully three dimensional levels, players need to guide cubes to color coded exit points using Conveyor belts, Warps, Stops Signs, Splits and...
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Train Valley
Single-player alternative to Express Thru — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Express Thru.
Build railways, manage traffic and stay accident-free. Play in Europe, America, Japan and USSR in 1830-2020. Complete the story mode from the Gold Rush of 1849 to the first manned spaceflight, and then explore the random mode. Management. Construction. Trains. Welcome to Train Valley!
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Crayon Physics Deluxe
Single-player alternative to Express Thru — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Express Thru.
Crayon Physics Deluxe is a 2D physics puzzle / sandbox game, in which you get to experience what it would be like if your drawings would be magically transformed into real physical objects. Solve puzzles with your artistic vision and creative use of physics.
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Human Resource Machine
Single-player alternative to Express Thru — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Express Thru.
Program little office workers to solve puzzles. Be a good employee! The machines are coming... for your job. From the creators of World of Goo and Little Inferno.
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Kill The Crows
Single-player alternative to Express Thru — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Express Thru.
"Kill The Crows" is a fast-paced top-down arena shooter set in the twisted western world. A gunslinger burning with vengeance steps into the ruins of a forsaken town, ready to face death. Prepare for one-shot, one-kill gunfights using classic revolvers and fanning techniques.
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Undusted: Letters from the Past
Single-player alternative to Express Thru — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Express Thru.
Undusted: Letters from the Past is a casual game in which you clean and restore dirty items. What is her story as she returns to a long-neglected house? Enjoy the satisfying audiovisuals featuring sensually designed sounds and graphics.
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Private Military Manager: Tactical Auto Battler
Single-player alternative to Express Thru — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
You are the CEO of a private military company. Recruit capable mercenaries, purchase weapons, and develop your mercenaries according to their roles and characteristics. Observe how your mercenaries perform in combat and plan your tactics to ensure mission success.
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Toy Clash
Single-player alternative to Express Thru — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Express Thru.
Get ready for a fierce battle of cute toys on table-top! Use your mighty magic and unique toys to stop annoying opponents from making a disturbance.
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Rose and Lotus: Petals of Memories
Single-player alternative to Express Thru — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Express Thru.
[Rose and Lotus:Petals of Memories] is based on Korean traditional fairy tales 'Janghwa, Hongryeon'.The main character, Janghwa, awake from the cold floor without her memory.Find the truth behind the dark mansion and get out of it with your sister Hongryeon.
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BAAM SQUAD
Single-player alternative to Express Thru — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
BAAM SQUAD is a VR zombie co-op shooter following a band of four brave agents seeking to shoot, loot and run in order to solve the mystery case of Santana's Sweets Factory: The place where it’s been taken over by zombies eating human flesh and candies!
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Private Military Manager: Prologue
Single-player alternative to Express Thru — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
You are the CEO of a private military company. Recruit capable mercenaries, purchase weapons, and develop your mercenaries according to their roles and characteristics. Observe how your mercenaries perform in combat and plan your tactics to ensure mission success.