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Single-player games like Hexcells

Below are 22 single-player Steam games similar to Hexcells, 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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    Hexcells Plus — Steam game cover

    Hexcells Plus

    Single-player alternative to Hexcells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hexcells.

    Hexcells Plus is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.

    2014StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hexcells Infinite — Steam game cover

    Hexcells Infinite

    Single-player alternative to Hexcells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hexcells.

    Hexcells Infinite is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.

    2014StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    CANNON — Steam game cover

    CANNON

    Single-player alternative to Hexcells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Hexcells.

    CANNON is a minimalist puzzle game made with cannons that shoot balls to destroy cubes. Activate the cannons in the right order to destroy all number cubes in the scene.

    2021Casual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hexlide — Steam game cover

    Hexlide

    Single-player alternative to Hexcells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hexcells.

    A minimalist, relaxing puzzle game with beautiful music. Complete patterns by sliding hexagonal cells, use as few moves as possible!

    2017StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blokker: Orange — Steam game cover

    Blokker: Orange

    Single-player alternative to Hexcells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hexcells.

    Move the blocks strategically until the balls find the targets. Simple yet challenging! This is Blokker.

    2021StrategyIndieCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blokker — Steam game cover

    Blokker

    Single-player alternative to Hexcells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hexcells.

    Move the blocks strategically until the balls find the targets. Simple yet challenging! This is Blokker.

    2021StrategyIndieCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mini Pipes - A Logic Puzzle Pipes Game — Steam game cover

    Mini Pipes - A Logic Puzzle Pipes Game

    Single-player alternative to Hexcells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hexcells.

    A Logic Puzzle Pipes Game with a beautiful minimalist design and a uniquely prepared soundscape. Rotate the pipes until all the pipes are filled with water.

    2022StrategyIndieCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Schematic — Steam game cover

    Schematic

    Single-player alternative to Hexcells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Hexcells.

    Casual inventive puzzle with original solution and optional smart challenge that need thinking.

    2021Casual1.39 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    4D Minesweeper — Steam game cover

    4D Minesweeper

    Single-player alternative to Hexcells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Hexcells.

    4D Minesweeper brings the classic mechanics of Minesweeper into the fourth dimension and adds some new features to it.

    2018IndieCasualFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tametsi — Steam game cover

    Tametsi

    Single-player alternative to Hexcells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hexcells.

    Tametsi is a difficult logic game played on a set of tiles, in which you must use the clues provided to discover and mark hidden mines.

    2017Indie2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hexologic — Steam game cover

    Hexologic

    Single-player alternative to Hexcells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hexcells.

    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!

    2018StrategyIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Delete — Steam game cover

    Delete

    Single-player alternative to Hexcells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Hexcells.

    Let the number tell you what to do

    2018IndieCasual1.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nonograms — Steam game cover

    Nonograms

    Single-player alternative to Hexcells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hexcells.

    Nonograms is a relaxing puzzle game where you use logic and creativity. Your goal is to reveal hidden pictures by filling in specific grid cells, based on numerical clues provided for each row and column. The games in this genre are also known as Picross, Griddlers, Pic-a-Pix, Hanjie, etc.

    2024StrategyIndieCasualFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    KAMI — Steam game cover

    KAMI

    Single-player alternative to Hexcells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Hexcells.

    KAMI is deceptively simple: fold out coloured paper to fill the screen in as few moves as possible. Relaxing and easy to pick up, you'll soon find yourself deep in contemplation to perfect each puzzle. Created by State of Play, famous for their handcrafted aesthetic, KAMI has been created with real paper in an elegant Japanese theme.

    2014IndieCasual3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tiny Bubbles — Steam game cover

    Tiny Bubbles

    Single-player alternative to Hexcells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hexcells.

    Play with squishy clusters of soap bubbles in this mesmerizing physics puzzle game. Winner of over a dozen indie gaming awards!

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Picross Fairytale - nonogram: Red Riding Hood secret — Steam game cover

    Picross Fairytale - nonogram: Red Riding Hood secret

    Single-player alternative to Hexcells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Hexcells.

    200 biggest nonograms! Discover the magical world of Red Riding Hood!

    2018IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SquareCells — Steam game cover

    SquareCells

    Single-player alternative to Hexcells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Hexcells.

    SquareCells is an ambient logic puzzle game.

    2015IndieCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    CrossCells — Steam game cover

    CrossCells

    Single-player alternative to Hexcells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hexcells.

    CrossCells is an ambient logic puzzle game.

    2017StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cypher — Steam game cover

    Cypher

    Single-player alternative to Hexcells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hexcells.

    Cypher is a first person puzzle game about cryptography.

    2018Indie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Epigraph — Steam game cover

    Epigraph

    Single-player alternative to Hexcells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hexcells.

    Epigraph is a short, challenging, language decipherment puzzle game.

    2024Indie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sentinel — Steam game cover

    Sentinel

    Single-player alternative to Hexcells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hexcells.

    Sentinel is an interactive audio tower defense game. It mixes strategic gameplay with a dynamic music system.

    2014StrategyIndieFreeDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sound Shift — Steam game cover

    Sound Shift

    Single-player alternative to Hexcells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Hexcells.

    Sound Shift is a VJ style music visualiser mixed with a simple arcade shooter.

    2015ActionIndieCasualFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →