Single-player games like Bean and Nothingness
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Bean and Nothingness, 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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Gentoo Rescue
Single-player alternative to Bean and Nothingness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Bean and Nothingness.
A puzzler about sliding penguins and walruses. Pick up items to push, pull, bounce, swap, stop, steal, or explode. Uncover surprising twists hidden in a world of puzzles inside puzzles inside puzzles.
- 2
Room to Grow
Single-player alternative to Bean and Nothingness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Bean and Nothingness.
Tackle thorny problems in this plant pushing puzzle game. Learn to maneuver like a cactus as you grow your way back to the desert!
- 3
Maxwell's puzzling demon
Single-player alternative to Bean and Nothingness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Bean and Nothingness.
"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.
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Puddle Knights
Single-player alternative to Bean and Nothingness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Bean and Nothingness.
Protecting nobles from mud may look simple on the surface, but the intricate cape arranging puzzle mechanics ensure steadily increasing difficulty. Join the Knights on their quest to preserve dignity, and mindmuck is practically guaranteed! Playtime 10-35h.
- 5
Leaf's Odyssey
Single-player alternative to Bean and Nothingness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Bean and Nothingness.
A turn-based puzzle game with combat and exploration
- 6
Jelly Is Sticky
Single-player alternative to Bean and Nothingness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Bean and Nothingness.
Explore a world of colorful jelly blocks that can be deformed and stuck together. Use them in surprising, unexpected ways to build clever contraptions and solve delightful puzzles.
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Baba Is You
Single-player alternative to Bean and Nothingness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Bean and Nothingness.
Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!
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Stephen's Sausage Roll
Single-player alternative to Bean and Nothingness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Bean and Nothingness.
A simple 3d puzzle game.
- 9
The Talos Principle
Single-player alternative to Bean and Nothingness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Bean and Nothingness.
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).
- 10
BoxIsland: Sokoban
Single-player alternative to Bean and Nothingness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Bean and Nothingness.
On the enigmatic Box Island, an ancient civilization has left behind puzzle-filled ruins. Players take on the role of a young explorer, yet the island is shrouded in a mystical force - only by pushing boxes can one unravel the island's secrets and escape this challenging labyrinthine world!
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where's my egg?
Single-player alternative to Bean and Nothingness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Bean and Nothingness.
Where’s my egg? A poor chicken dad has sadly lost his eggs. Help him find 62 strange eggs and bring them back.