Single-player games like Hexcells
Below are 21 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
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.
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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.
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Hook
Single-player alternative to Hexcells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Hexcells.
HOOK is a short minimal, puzzle game.
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LYNE
Single-player alternative to Hexcells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Hexcells.
Deceptively simple. Infinitely complex. LYNE is a minimalist puzzle game that will knot your brain as it calms your soul. Connect the shapes. Fill the board. Lose yourself in the interflowing paths of LYNE.
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Polimines
Single-player alternative to Hexcells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hexcells.
Polimines is a challenging logic game that brings together mechanics from Nonograms and Minesweeper. Solve increasingly difficult hand-designed levels in this puzzle game where guessing is never required.
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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!
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Mini Metro
Single-player alternative to Hexcells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hexcells.
Mini Metro is a strategy simulation game about designing a subway map for a growing city. Draw lines between stations and start your trains running. As new stations open, redraw your lines to keep them efficient. Decide where to use your limited resources. How long can you keep the city moving?
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SquareCells
Single-player alternative to Hexcells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Hexcells.
SquareCells is an ambient logic puzzle game.
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Minesweeper H
Single-player alternative to Hexcells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Hexcells.
A twist on classic Minesweeper gameplay × unlockable bishoujo H rewards. Challenge 4 stages × 3 difficulty levels — complete each map to view an animated H scene. Clear Expert mode to permanently unlock it to your Gallery and revisit anytime.
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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.
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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
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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!
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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!
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Picross.io
Single-player alternative to Hexcells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hexcells.
Picross is a picture logic puzzles game also known as Nonograms.
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Minesweeper Classy
Single-player alternative to Hexcells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Hexcells.
A modern and stylish take on a classic logic puzzle game. Play the classic minesweeper levels, beat unique level layouts and challenges, or create and share your own level designs. Features a ton of customization options.
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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.
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CrossCells
Single-player alternative to Hexcells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hexcells.
CrossCells is an ambient logic puzzle game.
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Cypher
Single-player alternative to Hexcells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hexcells.
Cypher is a first person puzzle game about cryptography.
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Epigraph
Single-player alternative to Hexcells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hexcells.
Epigraph is a short, challenging, language decipherment puzzle game.
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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.
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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.