Single-player games like Cipher Monk
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Cipher Monk, 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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Quilts and Cats of Calico
Single-player alternative to Cipher Monk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Cipher Monk.
Quilts and Cats of Calico is a wholesome, award-winning complex puzzle game for 1 to 4 players. Meet adorable cats and sew the coziest quilts. Compete with other players in multiplayer mode, play solo, or delve into the story of a quilter sewing their way through the city of cats.
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Zen Chess: Mate in One
Single-player alternative to Cipher Monk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Cipher Monk.
Zen Chess: Mate in One is a minimalist chess puzzle game. Solve mate-in-one problems in a beautifully designed chess board.
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Sudoku Zenkai / 数独全卡
Single-player alternative to Cipher Monk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Cipher Monk.
Sudoku Zenkai is a game for everyone, from beginning to advanced players. It brings a new dimension to sudoku - you can solve puzzles with your friends, wherever they are! You can start a new puzzle with a friend or call one over to help when you get stuck.
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Sokobond
Single-player alternative to Cipher Monk — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Sokobond is an elegantly designed puzzle game about chemistry. It's logical, minimalist, and beautiful - crafted with love and science.
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Sudocats
Single-player alternative to Cipher Monk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Cipher Monk.
Sudoku for cat people. Cats are wonderful creatures but you better not put them together without proper introduction. So, plan ahead to display them in the right order so they get along!
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KNIGHTS
Single-player alternative to Cipher Monk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Cipher Monk.
KNIGHTS is a minimalist puzzle game based on a single chess piece, the titular knight. A simple enough to pick up and relaxing experience.
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LOK Digital
Single-player alternative to Cipher Monk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Cipher Monk.
Learn a cryptic language of world-changing words and master their mind-bending effects. Embark on your charming puzzle-solving journey to help the LOK creatures thrive.
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A Little to the Left
Single-player alternative to Cipher Monk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Cipher Monk.
A Little to the Left is a cozy puzzle game that has you sort, stack, and organize household items into pleasing arrangements while you keep an eye out for a mischievous cat with an inclination for chaos. Check out this playful and intuitive puzzler with 100+ satisfying messes to tidy.
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SUPER CHICKEN JUMPER
Single-player alternative to Cipher Monk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Cipher Monk.
A spy-chicken tries to save the world from doom in this runner/shooter game that has a little bit of everything with a touch of chicken and anime girls on top. Run for your life in 6 different worlds and shoot your way through tons of enemies until you become a legend.
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Spooky Station
Single-player alternative to Cipher Monk — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Welcome to Spooky Station! Prepare to be amazed and bewildered by our enigmas and puzzles, afraid of our deadly enemies and extremely challenging bosses. Tons of exciting stories and distinct fictional worlds await for you in this mysterious pack!
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Railgunners
Single-player alternative to Cipher Monk — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Railgunners is a shooter built to highly customizable difficulty levels. Fight your way through hundreds of enemy ships, and help humanity fight back against the alien invasion!
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BlackJack Math
Single-player alternative to Cipher Monk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Cipher Monk.
BlackJack Math is a game about mixing the cards to match the correct formula in order to get 21 as a result. Swap the cards in order to find the correct order to solve the puzzles.
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BlackJack Math Cross Numbers
Single-player alternative to Cipher Monk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Cipher Monk.
Tease your brain in this ambient logic game where you have to make the math match 21 as a result horizontal and vertically (because we're talking about blackjack, right?) Swap the cards, make the math, repeat. That's all you'll need in order to complete this game!