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Single-player games like Instant Artist: Puzzle Mashup

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Instant Artist: Puzzle Mashup, 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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    SPORE™ — Steam game cover

    SPORE™

    Single-player alternative to Instant Artist: Puzzle Mashup — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Instant Artist: Puzzle Mashup.

    Be the architect of your own universe with Spore, an exciting single-player adventure. From Single Cell to Galactic God, evolve your creature in a universe of your own creations.

    2008ActionStrategyAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Game Dev Tycoon — Steam game cover

    Game Dev Tycoon

    Single-player alternative to Instant Artist: Puzzle Mashup — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Instant Artist: Puzzle Mashup.

    In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans.

    2013StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Plebby Quest: The Crusades — Steam game cover

    Plebby Quest: The Crusades

    Single-player alternative to Instant Artist: Puzzle Mashup — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Survive ambitious rulers dreaming of an empire, outsmart treacherous neighbors longing to burn your spoils, and navigate the religion’s predictably unreasonable demands; you need ask only one question as you build your legacy – “Will you burn them, or be burnt?”

    2020ActionStrategyIndie3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Goat Simulator — Steam game cover

    Goat Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Instant Artist: Puzzle Mashup — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Instant Artist: Puzzle Mashup.

    Goat Simulator is the latest in high-tech Goat Simulation technology.

    2014IndieSimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Human Resource Machine — Steam game cover

    Human Resource Machine

    Single-player alternative to Instant Artist: Puzzle Mashup — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Instant Artist: Puzzle Mashup.

    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.

    2015IndieSimulationCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hatoful Boyfriend — Steam game cover

    Hatoful Boyfriend

    Single-player alternative to Instant Artist: Puzzle Mashup — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Instant Artist: Puzzle Mashup.

    Congratulations! You’ve been accepted as the only human student at the prestigious St. PigeoNation’s Institute, a school for talented birds! Roam the halls and find love in between classes as a sophomore student at the world’s greatest pigeon high school.

    2014IndieSimulationCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rocksmith™ — Steam game cover

    Rocksmith™

    Single-player alternative to Instant Artist: Puzzle Mashup — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Instant Artist: Puzzle Mashup.

    Rocksmith’s innovative game design makes playing music visually intuitive and will engage experienced musicians as well as those who have never picked up a guitar in their lives.

    2012SimulationCasualDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Train Fever — Steam game cover

    Train Fever

    Single-player alternative to Instant Artist: Puzzle Mashup — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Instant Artist: Puzzle Mashup.

    It’s the year 1850, and there are great times ahead! Establish a transport company and be its manager. Build infrastructure such as railways and stations, purchase transportation vehicles and manage lines. Fulfill the people’s needs and watch cities evolve dynamically.

    2014IndieSimulationCasual19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Planet Surf: The Last Wave — Steam game cover

    Planet Surf: The Last Wave

    Single-player alternative to Instant Artist: Puzzle Mashup — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Instant Artist: Puzzle Mashup.

    It's space surf season, year 2183. And as usual, the planet is about to explode! You have only 3 minutes to surf its last wave, get enough energy crystals for your hyper-foil board to get you out in one piece. Will you be able to make it to the next planet?

    2021ActionSportsIndie2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Goblin's Expedition — Steam game cover

    Goblin's Expedition

    Single-player alternative to Instant Artist: Puzzle Mashup — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Instant Artist: Puzzle Mashup.

    Join Trax the goblin on a thrilling journey to the Goblin King's Castle in this railway building puzzle game! Strategically construct tracks with classic "Pipe Dreams" mechanics while avoiding derailment. Will you triumph in the face of adversity? Find out now!

    2023StrategyAdventureCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →