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Single-player games like Starhopper

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Starhopper, 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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    Fake Illusions — Steam game cover

    Fake Illusions

    Single-player alternative to Starhopper — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Uncover cheating optical illusions, with your brain and eyes deceiving you at every opportunity... Experience these popular eyetwisters interactively like you've never seen before! This minimalist, but surreal game will make you question all senses you have.

    2020Indie5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Satelital — Steam game cover

    Satelital

    Single-player alternative to Starhopper — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    A rule-discovery puzzle game where you place alien symbols on a grid. Uncover their logic as you journey through an atmospheric solar system.

    AdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Puzzle Park 2 — Steam game cover

    Puzzle Park 2

    Single-player alternative to Starhopper — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    A new adventure awaits you in a beautiful park filled with puzzles related to finding patterns in the amazing world of the game. Engage your logic and carefully examine your surroundings to find clues to solve the riddles and mysteries of this place.

    2026IndieAdventure7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Manifold Garden — Steam game cover

    Manifold Garden

    Single-player alternative to Starhopper — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.

    2020IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nebula Within — Steam game cover

    Nebula Within

    Single-player alternative to Starhopper — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Nebula Within is a contemplative yet challenging twin-stick shooter about exploring your emotions and finding self-acceptance. Plunge into a colorful consciousness and reveal a mysterious diary alone or with up to 8 of your friends.

    2020ActionIndieFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Star Curve — Steam game cover

    Star Curve

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

    Star Curve is a single-player logic puzzle game. Explore an old observatory in a seaside town, examine the puzzles on its walls, infer their rules, and solve a series of carefully designed logic puzzles at your own pace.

    2027StrategyIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    reYal — Steam game cover

    reYal

    Single-player alternative to Starhopper — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Play as you playing as you.

    2019IndieAdventure1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Where Cards Fall — Steam game cover

    Where Cards Fall

    Single-player alternative to Starhopper — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Spread decks of cards to solve challenging spatial puzzles and progress through dream-like landscapes in this award-winning title. Traverse beautifully crafted, isometric puzzles that give way to a wordless coming-of-age story, that invites you to reflect on the formative moments of your own life.

    2021IndieAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bilattice — Steam game cover

    Bilattice

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

    Bilattice is a massive puzzle game featuring over 300 hand-crafted levels and tons of unique mechanics. The mechanics interact with each other in endlessly interesting ways to produce hours of mind-bending content. The sheer number of clever gimmicks offered by this game is hard not to appreciate.

    2023Strategy4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →