Single-player games like Gentoo Rescue
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Gentoo Rescue, 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
- 1
Maxwell's puzzling demon
Single-player alternative to Gentoo Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Gentoo Rescue.
"Thermodynamic" puzzle where Maxwell's demon does work of block-pushing. Deal those hot blocks with cold blocks so that the demon doesn't get burnt.
- 2
Leaf's Odyssey
Single-player alternative to Gentoo Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Gentoo Rescue.
A turn-based puzzle game with combat and exploration
- 3
Paquerette Down the Bunburrows
Single-player alternative to Gentoo Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Gentoo Rescue.
The buns... you HAVE to capture them!! Think outside the bunburrow or get outsmarted by bunnies in this cute pathfinding-based puzzle game!
- 4
Loophole
Single-player alternative to Gentoo Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Gentoo Rescue.
A time-bending puzzle game about working with - and against - your past selves. Subvert the rules of time travel, dodge paradoxes, and find a way to escape the loop.
- 5
Yugo Puzzle
Single-player alternative to Gentoo Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Gentoo Rescue.
Yugo Puzzle is a minimalist, relaxing, and satisfying puzzle game. Move jelly blocks left and right to merge them with the same color. It may sound simple, but it’s deceptively challenging. Enjoy the satisfaction of solving each puzzle.
- 6
Isles of Sea and Sky
Single-player alternative to Gentoo Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Gentoo Rescue.
A fantastic, oceanic, open world puzzle adventure. Solve innovative block puzzles while unearthing a mystifying story, gaining new friends that change the puzzle landscape, and unlocking powers that provide more options for how you choose to progress through the enigmatic Isles of Sea and Sky.
- 7
Jelly Is Sticky
Single-player alternative to Gentoo Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Gentoo Rescue.
Explore a world of colorful jelly blocks that can be deformed and stuck together. Use them in surprising, unexpected ways to build clever contraptions and solve delightful puzzles.
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Can of Wormholes
Single-player alternative to Gentoo Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Gentoo Rescue.
Push, slice, ingest, flip, and squish worms in this puzzle game in which you play as a little sentient tin can.
- 9
Stephen's Sausage Roll
Single-player alternative to Gentoo Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Gentoo Rescue.
A simple 3d puzzle game.
- 10
Baba Is You
Single-player alternative to Gentoo Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Gentoo Rescue.
Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!
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A Monster's Expedition
Single-player alternative to Gentoo Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Gentoo Rescue.
An adorable and relaxing open world puzzle adventure for monsters who love to learn about humans!