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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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    Color Pathways — Steam game cover

    Color Pathways

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

    Dive into a vibrant world of logic and color in Color Pathways — a relaxing yet challenging puzzle game that tests your mind with 60 handcrafted levels of colorful connection.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Paint Puzzle Quest — Steam game cover

    Paint Puzzle Quest

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

    Embark on a vibrant and colorful journey with Paint Puzzle Quest, a strategic puzzle-solving game that will test your creativity and problem-solving skills. Explore 100 exciting levels, each presenting a new challenge to keep you engaged and entertained.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Vectors — Steam game cover

    Vectors

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

    Avoid obstacles and reach the end of each level by controlling the direction of Vectors. Can you manage your actions without going off the tangent?

    2021StrategyIndieCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Puzzle Light: Connect — Steam game cover

    Puzzle Light: Connect

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

    Connect the pieces to form the circuit and turn on the lights in this puzzle game.

    2021Casual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mega Sudoku - Binary & Suguru — Steam game cover

    Mega Sudoku - Binary & Suguru

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

    Experience three totally different number puzzles in one package with 400 puzzles for you to solve. Start with the easy puzzles and increase the difficulty as you become a Mega Sudoku master! All levels have hint button which will give a number on a random place and a reset button.

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Math+Sticks - Coffee Break Club — Steam game cover

    Math+Sticks - Coffee Break Club

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

    A puzzle for math lovers with matchsticks that won't burn you, but will light up your mind Challenge your mind moving, adding and removing matchsticks until you find the correct solution. How many tries do you need to solve each level?

    2021StrategyIndieCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Matchsticks - Coffee Break Club — Steam game cover

    Matchsticks - Coffee Break Club

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

    We’ve been taught not to play with fire, but the matches of this game aren’t going to burn you! Challenge your mind moving, adding and removing matchsticks until you find the correct solution. How many tries do you need to solve each level?

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

    Color Patterns

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

    Color Patterns is a minimalist puzzle game inspired by the classic board game domino. Find the correct color patterns on the board.

    2022IndieCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SUPER CHICKEN JUMPER — Steam game cover

    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.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Spooky Station — Steam game cover

    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!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Railgunners — Steam game cover

    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!

    2023ActionIndieEarly Access2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    BlackJack Math — Steam game cover

    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.

    2020Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    BlackJack Math Cross Numbers — Steam game cover

    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!

    2021IndieCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →