Single-player games like Sam & MaRU
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Sam & MaRU, 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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Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division
Single-player alternative to Sam & MaRU — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Sam & MaRU.
Solve criminal cases through the power of SQL queries! Help out the city of Los Zorangeles by becoming a Database Detective in this new (unpaid) work from home opportunity.
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Conge's Crunch Time
Single-player alternative to Sam & MaRU — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Sam & MaRU.
'Conge's Crunch Time' is a puzzle game where you solve factory tasks through intuitive drag-and-drop programming. Write code for your robot to clear each level, delve deeper into the factory, encounter new puzzle concepts and data-structure creatures, and uncover the truth.
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Manufactoria 2022
Single-player alternative to Sam & MaRU — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Manufactoria 2022 is a constructive puzzle game about pushing robots around. (It's okay, they don't complain.) Use simple parts to engineer solutions to open-ended problems, then rebuild 'em better! Take a company from your backyard to the soaring heights of success! How hard could it be?
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Robospital
Single-player alternative to Sam & MaRU — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Sam & MaRU.
Become a doctor in Robospital and fix robots. Learn Python programming, write code, and test your code!
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Human Resource Machine
Single-player alternative to Sam & MaRU — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Sam & MaRU.
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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JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator
Single-player alternative to Sam & MaRU — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Sam & MaRU.
Use real Python code to automate machines, robots, drones and more: Program self-driving vehicles; crack passwords; apply machine learning; automate logistics; use image processing to guide missiles. Gain real coding skills and solve exciting bite-sized programming challenges.
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LogicBots
Single-player alternative to Sam & MaRU — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Sam & MaRU.
Design, build and wire up your own unique robot to complete challenging logic puzzles. LogicBots is a puzzle game where robots are used to complete the various levels.
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Craftomation 101: Programming & Craft
Single-player alternative to Sam & MaRU — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Sam & MaRU.
You land on a frozen planet in a tiny rocket with a robot inside. Harvest and combine materials to discover new ones. Use visual programming to make the robot do the tiresome work for you. Slowly build a gang of self-sustaining robot workers and watch them terraform the planet.