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Single-player games like Zenbones

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Zenbones, 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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    BlackJack Math Cross Numbers — Steam game cover

    BlackJack Math Cross Numbers

    Single-player alternative to Zenbones — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Zenbones.

    Tease your brain in this ambient logic game where you have to make the math match 21 as a result horizontal and vertically (because we're talking about blackjack, right?) Swap the cards, make the math, repeat. That's all you'll need in order to complete this game!

    2021IndieCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Aurora Hex - Pattern Puzzles — Steam game cover

    Aurora Hex - Pattern Puzzles

    Single-player alternative to Zenbones — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Zenbones.

    Aurora Hex - Pattern Puzzles is a relaxing and peaceful puzzle game, where you link matching pieces together to discover beautiful hidden patterns.

    2019IndieCasual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Answer Is 42 — Steam game cover

    The Answer Is 42

    Single-player alternative to Zenbones — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Zenbones.

    The answer to life, the universe, and everything. Connect the numbers. Fill the board. You will find out.

    2019IndieCasual1.39 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mahjong Magic Journey — Steam game cover

    Mahjong Magic Journey

    Single-player alternative to Zenbones — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Zenbones.

    Save the magical pets! Follow the trail and find the predator that committed this audacious crime.

    2018Casual1.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Knight Swap — Steam game cover

    Knight Swap

    Single-player alternative to Zenbones — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Zenbones.

    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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    Dissembler — Steam game cover

    Dissembler

    Single-player alternative to Zenbones — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Zenbones.

    Dissembler is a subtle puzzle game about unraveling playful, abstract designs one color at a time.

    2018IndieCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Chess Brain — Steam game cover

    Chess Brain

    Single-player alternative to Zenbones — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Zenbones.

    Chess Brain is a chess puzzle game. Draw the correct path and don't let the King get killed by the opposite pieces! Every second all the pieces will move!

    2020StrategyIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Zen Chess: Mate in One — Steam game cover

    Zen Chess: Mate in One

    Single-player alternative to Zenbones — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Zenbones.

    Zen Chess: Mate in One is a minimalist chess puzzle game. Solve mate-in-one problems in a beautifully designed chess board.

    2018Casual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →