Single-player games like Chronescher
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Chronescher, 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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Braid
Single-player alternative to Chronescher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chronescher.
This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.
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Loophole
Single-player alternative to Chronescher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Chronescher.
A time-bending puzzle game about working with - and against - your past selves. Subvert the rules of time travel, dodge paradoxes, and find a way to escape the loop.
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Timelie
Single-player alternative to Chronescher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chronescher.
Timelie is a stealth puzzle adventure, where you control time like a media player. Perceive future events to plan your escape strategy from the past, sneak an enemy, and manipulate time through this companionship journey of a mysterious cat and a little girl with a precognitive power.
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Manifold Garden
Single-player alternative to Chronescher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Chronescher.
Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.
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The Bridge
Single-player alternative to Chronescher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chronescher.
The Bridge is a logic puzzle game that forces you to reevaluate your preconceptions of physics and perspective. It is Isaac Newton meets M. C. Escher. Manipulate gravity to redefine the ceiling as the floor while venturing through impossible architectures.
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Viewfinder
Single-player alternative to Chronescher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Chronescher.
Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.
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Antichamber
Single-player alternative to Chronescher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Chronescher.
Antichamber is a mind-bending psychological exploration game where nothing can be taken for granted. Discover an Escher-like world where hallways wrap around upon each other, spaces reconfigure themselves, and accomplishing the impossible may just be the only way forward.
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Isotiles - Isometric Puzzle Game
Single-player alternative to Chronescher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chronescher.
Isotiles is an isometric puzzle game played on a grid. The goal of the game is to turn all of the blue tiles red and then reach the exit tile. There are 50 levels to play through with increasing difficulty and added obstacles.
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What's Your Gender?
Single-player alternative to Chronescher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Chronescher.
An antichamber inspired educational puzzle game, that allows you to simultaneously explore a non-euclidean maze and concepts and terms related to gender, identity and expression in a playful and reassuring manner.
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Trails
Single-player alternative to Chronescher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chronescher.
TRAILS is a cozy puzzle game in which you plot routes for floating sand ships. Deliver vital cargo to remote outposts - without collisions, dead ends, or backtracking. Every move counts in the wasteland.