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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CUBOID
Single-player alternative to Chronescher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chronescher.
CUBOID is a challenging spatial puzzle game with minimalist design, where you progress through a labyrinth of levels using a unique mechanic of merging with world blocks.
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The Chronos Principle
Single-player alternative to Chronescher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chronescher.
The Chronos Principle is a breathtaking journey through a series of intricate puzzles that explore the concept of time manipulation.
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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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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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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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Yugo Puzzle
Single-player alternative to Chronescher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Chronescher.
Yugo Puzzle is a minimalist, relaxing, and satisfying puzzle game. Move jelly blocks left and right to merge them with the same color. It may sound simple, but it’s deceptively challenging. Enjoy the satisfaction of solving each puzzle.
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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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Knight Swap
Single-player alternative to Chronescher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chronescher.
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?
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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.