Single-player games like Gateways
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Gateways, 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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Block Bot: Puzzle Journey
Single-player alternative to Gateways — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Gateways.
BlockBot: Shape-shifting puzzle adventure in a vibrant pixel world. Transform, solve, explore. Each level unlocks new potential. Perfect for quick plays or long sessions, offering unique challenges every time you dive in.
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Adventures of Shuggy
Single-player alternative to Gateways — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Gateways.
Shuggy has just inherited a castle full of goblins, ghouls, zombies, and robots. Help him clear out over 100 rooms to make his new home liveable again!
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Timespinner
Single-player alternative to Gateways — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Gateways.
Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.
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Full Bore
Single-player alternative to Gateways — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Gateways.
Deep underground lies a reminder of Boarkind’s darkest hours. All it takes is one little boar to dig it back up. A block puzzler with an exploratory twist, Full Bore throws the player into an open world of crumbling mines, arcane ruins, and technological wonders with only curiosity to lead the way.
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The Swapper
Single-player alternative to Gateways — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Gateways.
What if someone knew your mind better than you did? The Swapper is an award-winning, narrative driven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space.
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Quantum Conundrum
Single-player alternative to Gateways — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Find and rescue your uncle by using his newest invention to work your way through a crazy complex mansion as you switch between dimensions and solve puzzles!
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ANIMAL WELL
Single-player alternative to Gateways — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Gateways.
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
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Hue
Single-player alternative to Gateways — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Gateways.
Hue is a vibrant, award-winning puzzle-adventure, where you alter the world by changing its background colour.
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Portal
Single-player alternative to Gateways — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.
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Braid
Single-player alternative to Gateways — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Gateways.
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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The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom
Single-player alternative to Gateways — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Gateways.
Enter a macabre and comical silent world filled with mischief, time travel and delicious pie. Includes Steam Achievements, Cloud, and Leaderboards!
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The Talos Principle
Single-player alternative to Gateways — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Gateways.
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
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Metroidvania Maker
Single-player alternative to Gateways — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Gateways.
Create, play, and share custom Metroidvania worlds with a built-in world editor, co-op play, and player-made adventures.
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Growing Pains
Single-player alternative to Gateways — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Gateways.
Growing pains is a fast and furious platformer which gives the genre a shake up with psychedelic graphics, a thumping soundtrack and an ingenious twist. The "Vessel" continually grows and expands leaving you in a permanent race to escape the area before you find your butt wedged in a tight spot.