Single-player games like Viewfinder
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Viewfinder, 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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Superliminal
Single-player alternative to Viewfinder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Viewfinder.
Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.
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Antichamber
Single-player alternative to Viewfinder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Viewfinder.
Antichamber is a mind-bending psychological exploration game where nothing can be taken for granted. Discover an Escher-like world where hallways wrap around upon each other, spaces reconfigure themselves, and accomplishing the impossible may just be the only way forward.
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Manifold Garden
Single-player alternative to Viewfinder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Viewfinder.
Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.
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HER TREES : PUZZLE DREAM
Single-player alternative to Viewfinder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Viewfinder.
HER TREES : PUZZLE DREAM is a unique point-and-click puzzle game where you move and combine objects to solve puzzles. Unravel the strange puzzles hidden in your dreams.
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INDIKA
Single-player alternative to Viewfinder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Viewfinder.
Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.
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The Witness
Single-player alternative to Viewfinder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Viewfinder.
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
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The Talos Principle 2
Single-player alternative to Viewfinder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Viewfinder.
The Talos Principle 2 is a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges.
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The Art of Reflection
Single-player alternative to Viewfinder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Viewfinder.
Traverse mirrors as if they were natural extensions of space to solve puzzles and uncover secrets. Reshape your perspective to perform gravity-shifting acrobatics as you jungle-gym through a sprawling environment. You'll never look in a mirror the same way again.
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Portal
Single-player alternative to Viewfinder — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.
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The Talos Principle
Single-player alternative to Viewfinder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Viewfinder.
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
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The Entropy Centre
Single-player alternative to Viewfinder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Viewfinder.
Think in reverse. Outsmart the impossible. A mind-bending first-person adventure where you solve ingenious and complex puzzles by rewinding objects through time.
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The Unfinished Swan
Single-player alternative to Viewfinder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Viewfinder.
From the creators of What Remains of Edith Finch. Enter the surreal world of The Unfinished Swan and explore a mysterious, hidden kingdom by splatting paint to reveal the world around you.
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Moncage
Single-player alternative to Viewfinder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Viewfinder.
Moncage is a unique puzzle adventure game where you explore a fascinating world trapped inside a mysterious cube. With each face displaying a unique scene, you’ll have to leverage the illusions and discover the hidden links to solve the puzzle.
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The Stanley Parable
Single-player alternative to Viewfinder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Viewfinder.
The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end.
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Gorogoa
Single-player alternative to Viewfinder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Viewfinder.
Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.
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Portal 2
Single-player alternative to Viewfinder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Viewfinder.
The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!