Single-player games like Bean and Nothingness
Below are 12 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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Twofold Tower
Single-player alternative to Bean and Nothingness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Bean and Nothingness.
Solve 1000+ handcrafted puzzles, and ponder a philosophical narrative set in the ruins of a broken fantasy world. Outwit monsters, manipulate time and space, and transcend your all-too-human limits – or go mad trying…
- 2
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!
- 3
Roku and Rei
Single-player alternative to Bean and Nothingness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Bean and Nothingness.
Dive into the world of Roku and Rei, a puzzle game where the protagonists move in reverse directions! Use their ability to interact with color-coded objects and tackle mind-bending challenges.
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Dumb Little Robots
Single-player alternative to Bean and Nothingness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Bean and Nothingness.
Dumb Little Robots is a 2d puzzle game where you control robots that each have a single function. Help them work together through 51 levels. Find new robots as you go and learn how they change the possibilities!
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Woodways
Single-player alternative to Bean and Nothingness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Bean and Nothingness.
A puzzle game in which you guide quirky animals through portals in the woods. But watch your step, they all move at once!
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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.
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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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DROD RPG: Tendry's Tale
Single-player alternative to Bean and Nothingness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Bean and Nothingness.
A puzzle dungeon-crawler based on DROD, inspired by Tower of the Sorcerer and similar in flavor to Desktop Dungeons. Help Tendry the Stalwart navigate interlocking room puzzles while optimizing player stats, balancing weapons and armor, acquiring loads of loot, and dueling monsters with wit and flair.
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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
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.
- 11
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.