Single-player games like World of Goo
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to World of Goo, 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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Line Simulator
Single-player alternative to World of Goo — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Punch, throw, steal your way to the front of the line in Line Simulator! Find new and bizarre ways to skip the line in five unique environments. Explore the halls of a convention, push your way to the front of a supermarket queue, and discover that not everything is what it seems in this wacky game!
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Messticulous
Single-player alternative to World of Goo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with World of Goo.
Aim and throw incongruous objects to create an organized mess by following the directives of a completely wacky "tidy up" system!
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World of Goo 2
Single-player alternative to World of Goo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with World of Goo.
Build bridges, grow towers, terraform terrain, and fuel flying machines in the stunning followup to the multi-award winning World of Goo. The world is beautiful, dangerous, and evolving.
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Little Inferno
Single-player alternative to World of Goo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with World of Goo.
Throw your toys into your fire, and play with them as they burn. An adventure that takes place almost entirely in front of a fireplace - about looking up up up out of the chimney, and the cold world just on the other side of the wall. From the creators of World of Goo and Human Resource Machine.
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LUL inc.
Single-player alternative to World of Goo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with World of Goo.
LUL Inc. is a collection of 36 different microgames that will test your skills in a variety of genres. Can you beat them all and defeat the three evil machines?
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WHAT THE GOLF?
Single-player alternative to World of Goo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with World of Goo.
A silly physics-based golf parody where every golf course is a new surprising type of golf, some brilliant or hilarious, others so absurd you will ask yourself: WHAT THE GOLF?
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Human Resource Machine
Single-player alternative to World of Goo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with World of Goo.
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.
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TROLEU
Single-player alternative to World of Goo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with World of Goo.
TROLEU is a wacky and chaotic first-person action game that puts you in the shoes of a trolleybus conductor. Keep things rolling smoothly by ensuring passengers' travel validity, but watch out for rule-breakers! From issuing tickets to enforcing rules with your fists, it's all part of the wild ride.
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Portal
Single-player alternative to World of Goo — 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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The Binding of Isaac
Single-player alternative to World of Goo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with World of Goo.
Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!
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Poly Bridge
Single-player alternative to World of Goo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with World of Goo.
Unleash your engineering creativity with an engaging and fresh bridge-building simulator with all the bells and whistles. Enjoy hours of physics-based puzzle solving in the Campaign and then jump in the Sandbox to create your own bridge designs and puzzles!
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ANIME TETRIS
Single-player alternative to World of Goo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with World of Goo.
The legendary game "Tetris" in a unique performance and atmosphere