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Single-player games like Soft(A)ware

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Soft(A)ware, 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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    The God Unit — Steam game cover

    The God Unit

    Single-player alternative to Soft(A)ware — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Soft(A)ware.

    The GoD Unit is a first-person physics-based puzzle game set in a near pre-apocalyptic future, featuring the mass manipulation ability and other familiar and beloved puzzle mechanics.

    2021Indie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Graviton引力子 — Steam game cover

    Graviton引力子

    Single-player alternative to Soft(A)ware — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Soft(A)ware.

    Master gravity in this 2D puzzle platformer! Explore a black hole-near abandoned station as a scientist, uncover its past, and discover unheard-of physics. Anti-gravity, anti-matter, magnetism—bend logic, trust your intuition.

    ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Humanize Robotics — Steam game cover

    Humanize Robotics

    Single-player alternative to Soft(A)ware — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Soft(A)ware.

    Physics platformer where a robot controls its own body using its brain. You command the robot. Set the destination, and its neural network battles physics. Struggle through brutal levels, evolve, and master the chaos of movement. Lose a leg? Keep crawling! The Company is watching...

    2026ActionIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Last Cube — Steam game cover

    The Last Cube

    Single-player alternative to Soft(A)ware — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Soft(A)ware.

    Cube puzzler and an epic adventure. Stamp stickers to the sides of your cube to imbue each surface with unique powers, which are vital to solving puzzles and finding secrets.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Unvisited Grandma — Steam game cover

    The Unvisited Grandma

    Single-player alternative to Soft(A)ware — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Soft(A)ware.

    How long have you been visiting your grandmother?You abandoned your family. But she remembers you. The house remembers you.Visit the house where you grew up.Peculiarities:-Tense atmosphere-Visions-You need to understand yourself and your past.

    2023ActionIndie1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    MotionRec — Steam game cover

    MotionRec

    Single-player alternative to Soft(A)ware — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Soft(A)ware.

    MotionRec is a recording puzzle action game where you progress through stages by recording and playing back your own movements.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ctrl Alt Ego — Steam game cover

    Ctrl Alt Ego

    Single-player alternative to Soft(A)ware — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Soft(A)ware.

    Innovative genre mashup (first-person immersive sim puzzler FPS RPG) with emphasis on problem-solving and creativity. Unique vibes and original mechanics that you won't have experienced before. One of the best games of 2022 according to various credible sources!

    2022ActionIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Turing Test — Steam game cover

    The Turing Test

    Single-player alternative to Soft(A)ware — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Soft(A)ware.

    The Turing Test is a challenging first-person puzzle game set on Jupiter’s moon, Europa. You are Ava Turing, an engineer for the International Space Agency (ISA) sent to discover the cause behind the disappearance of the ground crew stationed there.

    2016Adventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →