Single-player games like Timeshift
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Timeshift, 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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Beta MAX
Single-player alternative to Timeshift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Timeshift.
Use four-dimensional thinking to manipulate time and navigate through this mind bending retro inspired realm. Solve puzzles to help Max find his way home in this atmospheric first-person puzzle platformer.
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Braid
Single-player alternative to Timeshift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Timeshift.
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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Evergate
Single-player alternative to Timeshift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Timeshift.
Evergate is a haunting 2D puzzle-platformer set in a stunning hand-drawn vision of the Afterlife with an original score recorded by a live orchestra. Navigate 85 challenging stages and unleash the extraordinary powers of the genre-defining 'Soulflame' to help a lost soul reincarnate on earth!
- 4
Super Puzzled Cat
Single-player alternative to Timeshift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Timeshift.
Help Puzzled Cat use jetpacks, portals, bombs, gum, and more to conquer treacherous platforming stages. Play your own way using save states to explore a world full of challenges and secrets - but can you find the way through? Travel through time and space and reach enlightenment.
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Super Magbot
Single-player alternative to Timeshift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Timeshift.
A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.
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What Lies in the Multiverse
Single-player alternative to Timeshift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Timeshift.
A bombastic puzzle platformer about worlds turned inside out. Shift dimensions at the push of a button, solve brain-twisting logistical riddles, and race through the wilds of the multiverse in a bleakly hilarious (and hilariously bleak) story where everything you know can turn on a dime.
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Chronology
Single-player alternative to Timeshift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Timeshift.
A platform-adventure game about time travelling, puzzle solving and a friendship between an Old Inventor and a Snail.
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Planet of Lana
Single-player alternative to Timeshift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Timeshift.
In a world torn between nature’s grace and cold machine invasion, one girl and her companion must rely on their bond to survive and protect what they hold dear. Their story of hope, loss, and love will stay with you long after the journey ends.