Single-player games like A Simple Square
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to A Simple Square, 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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TIC.EXE
Single-player alternative to A Simple Square — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with A Simple Square.
Three in a row is not a win — it is a discharge. A tactical grid roguelite: fight hostile processes on a shifting board, build an engine out of 30 modules, and clear eight sectors before the machine answers its own launch request.
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Dialshift
Single-player alternative to A Simple Square — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with A Simple Square.
Dialshift is a fast score-chasing arcade game played on one relentless ring. Every turn is also a hit. Read the targets, choose your route, and hold your nerve as seven modes twist the rules.
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Arithmetrick
Single-player alternative to A Simple Square — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with A Simple Square.
Arithmetrick is a math-based deckbuilding roguelite. Arrange operation cards into equation chains — addition,subtraction, multiplication, division — to hit escalating target scores. Collect a permanent deck across runs and mixthree color factions to discover deep card synergies
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Dicetris
Single-player alternative to A Simple Square — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with A Simple Square.
Dicetris is a falling-block puzzler with depth. Stack dice in columns, sum to hit the target, combo colors to clear overloaded stacks. Twist your strategy around special dice and rule-bending map conditions. Easy to learn. Built to master.
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Elemental Connection
Single-player alternative to A Simple Square — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with A Simple Square.
Minimalist abstract puzzle board game about making elemental connections. Match tiles to create a satisfying mosaic.
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SuperPosition
Single-player alternative to A Simple Square — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with A Simple Square.
Sokoban style quantum puzzle game. Make your way through many variations of one level at once using one sequence of moves!
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Knight Swap
Single-player alternative to A Simple Square — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with A Simple Square.
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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Threes!
Single-player alternative to A Simple Square — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with A Simple Square.
A tiny puzzle that grows on you.