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Single-player games like Polimines

Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Polimines, 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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    Polimines 2 — Steam game cover

    Polimines 2

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

    Polimines 2 is the sequel to Polimines, a challenging logic game that combines Nonograms and Minesweeper mechanics. All levels are designed by hand so that guessing is never necessary.

    2023StrategyIndieCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nullum — Steam game cover

    Nullum

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

    Nullum is a minimalist puzzle game. The goal is to eliminate all tiles by creating matching numbers.

    2020StrategyIndieCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Knight Swap — Steam game cover

    Knight Swap

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

    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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    Knight Swap 2 — Steam game cover

    Knight Swap 2

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

    The sequel of the successful Knight Swap, with more levels, more gameplay mechanics, and even more fun. The goal in each level is to move the opposing knights to where the others are placed (and vice versa) using the features of the board.Can you swap the knights?

    2019StrategyCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Arko — Steam game cover

    Arko

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

    Relax with this minimalist puzzle game.

    2020IndieCasual2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    CANNON — Steam game cover

    CANNON

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

    CANNON is a minimalist puzzle game made with cannons that shoot balls to destroy cubes. Activate the cannons in the right order to destroy all number cubes in the scene.

    2021Casual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blokker: Orange — Steam game cover

    Blokker: Orange

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

    Move the blocks strategically until the balls find the targets. Simple yet challenging! This is Blokker.

    2021StrategyIndieCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blokker — Steam game cover

    Blokker

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

    Move the blocks strategically until the balls find the targets. Simple yet challenging! This is Blokker.

    2021StrategyIndieCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nonograms — Steam game cover

    Nonograms

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

    Nonograms is a relaxing puzzle game where you use logic and creativity. Your goal is to reveal hidden pictures by filling in specific grid cells, based on numerical clues provided for each row and column. The games in this genre are also known as Picross, Griddlers, Pic-a-Pix, Hanjie, etc.

    2024StrategyIndieCasualFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Picross Fairytale - nonogram: Red Riding Hood secret — Steam game cover

    Picross Fairytale - nonogram: Red Riding Hood secret

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

    200 biggest nonograms! Discover the magical world of Red Riding Hood!

    2018IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Picross.io — Steam game cover

    Picross.io

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

    Picross is a picture logic puzzles game also known as Nonograms.

    2019Indie0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hexcells — Steam game cover

    Hexcells

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

    Hexcells is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.

    2014StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    14 Minesweeper Variants — Steam game cover

    14 Minesweeper Variants

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

    Minesweeper but the rules are changing.

    2022StrategyIndieCasual6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Minesweeper Classy — Steam game cover

    Minesweeper Classy

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

    A modern and stylish take on a classic logic puzzle game. Play the classic minesweeper levels, beat unique level layouts and challenges, or create and share your own level designs. Features a ton of customization options.

    2020IndieCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    MineSweeper VR — Steam game cover

    MineSweeper VR

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

    The famous "Minesweeper" is now in virtual reality! Classic gameplay with stunning control and excellent atmosphere!

    2016ActionIndieSimulation3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Minutescape — Steam game cover

    Minutescape

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

    Dodge bullets and upgrade yourself in Minutescape, a retro-inspired incremental game that keeps unfolding. Unlock new abilities and keep upgrading yourself to survive for 5 consecutive minutes.

    2025StrategySimulationCasual5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Chipmatic — Steam game cover

    Chipmatic

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

    Chipmatic is an incremental factory building game where you control a mining robot on a mission to reach Earth’s core. Explore underground, find buried blueprints, research technologies and upgrade yourself to create the best (and only) factory on Earth!

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →