Single-player games like Planetiles
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Planetiles, 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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Preserve
Single-player alternative to Planetiles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Planetiles.
Preserve is a relaxing puzzle nature-building game in which you flourish a vibrant ecosystem by cleverly placing plants and animals to create a perfect symbiosis to your liking.
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Blink Planets
Single-player alternative to Planetiles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planetiles.
Blink Planets is a strategy puzzle game where you pioneer a wasteland planet into a settleable home for people. The colorful "BASE" symbolizes the resource needed to develop a planet. Place "BLOCKS" to secure further land. Explore more planets to continue welcoming migrants.
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Mars vs. Robots
Single-player alternative to Planetiles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Planetiles.
Defend Mars from humans
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Surviving Mars
Single-player alternative to Planetiles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Planetiles.
There will be challenges to overcome. Execute your strategy and improve your colony’s chances of survival while unlocking the mysteries of this alien world. Are you ready? Mars is waiting for you.
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Dawnfolk
Single-player alternative to Planetiles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Planetiles.
Dawnfolk is a charmingly dark, casual and puzzly survival building game. Gather resources, rebuild your realm, and protect your people from oppressive shadows. Can you unveil the secrets of the monoliths and bring light back to the world?
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Terraforming Mars
Single-player alternative to Planetiles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Planetiles.
The taming of the Red Planet has begun! Corporations are competing to transform Mars into a habitable planet by spending vast resources and using innovative technology to raise temperature, create a breathable atmosphere, and make oceans of water.
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Tharsis
Single-player alternative to Planetiles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planetiles.
Succeeding in Tharsis requires you to make the best of what you have, even if it happens to be a pair of snake eyes. Certain factors may be outside of your control, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be overcome. Tharsis is not a game about facing the odds. It’s a game about changing them.
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EcoGnomix
Single-player alternative to Planetiles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planetiles.
A quirky mix of roguelite and city builder. Build a lively little city above, by looting mystical caves with a team of gnomes below! Use multiple runs to unlock upgrades and abilities to help your gnomes venture deeper into the dangerous underground.
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Puyo Puyo™Tetris®
Single-player alternative to Planetiles — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Two puzzle game juggernauts collide as global phenomenon Tetris® and SEGA’s famous Puyo Puyo™ combine in a super mash-up of ferocious competition, adorable looks, and addictive puzzle fun!
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Dorfromantik
Single-player alternative to Planetiles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planetiles.
Dorfromantik is a peaceful building strategy and puzzle game where you create a beautiful and ever-growing village landscape by placing tiles. Explore a variety of colorful biomes, discover and unlock new tiles and complete quests to fill your world with life!
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ANIME TETRIS
Single-player alternative to Planetiles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planetiles.
The legendary game "Tetris" in a unique performance and atmosphere
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Hexologic
Single-player alternative to Planetiles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planetiles.
Immerse yourself in the beautiful world of Hexologic. Solve challenging, yet rewarding puzzles, listen to relaxing music, dive deep into the game’s atmosphere and fall in love in with Sudoku again!
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Harmony's Odyssey
Single-player alternative to Planetiles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Planetiles.
Harmony’s Odyssey is a 3D fantasy adventure puzzle game set on mythical dioramas full of riddles, perky creatures and magic. Embark on a fantastic journey through remote fabled lands tangled by a rowdy cat and bring peace to its inhabitants.
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Seabed Prelude
Single-player alternative to Planetiles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Planetiles.
Embark on a journey through a post-apocalyptic underwater steampunk world! Get ready for a musical adventure with detective elements. Discover the secrets behind the city-domes and unravel the mystery of Constructors.
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Trancelation
Single-player alternative to Planetiles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Planetiles.
A dynamic arcade game set in a neon universe full of fractals and translations! Boost your memory, develop new skills, and improve your scores to become a master of Trancelation in this ever-changing journey through linguistics!
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One Line Coloring
Single-player alternative to Planetiles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Planetiles.
A vibrant world of colorful shapes awaits! Connect the dots to uncover charming objects in this colorful take on a classic paper puzzle game. Complete lively dioramas and relax yourself in the pastel world of One Line Coloring.
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Truckful
Single-player alternative to Planetiles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Planetiles.
Drive your pickup truck through seemingly peaceful countryside valleys, deliver much-needed goods to local townsfolk and unravel the small town mystery. Beware, the old forest is watching.