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Single-player games like Alien Cartographer

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Alien Cartographer, 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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    Attkand — Steam game cover

    Attkand

    Single-player alternative to Alien Cartographer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Alien Cartographer.

    ÅTTKAND is a minimalist color puzzle. Tap a chip to see the reaction wave around the board. Use the special chips to change the waves. Turn all the chips to the same color to win.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Elsewhere — Steam game cover

    Elsewhere

    Single-player alternative to Alien Cartographer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Alien Cartographer.

    Activate every shape in abstract logic puzzles built from gems, signals, and shifting paths. Learn each gem's rule, solve the campaign, then build and share your own levels through the editor and Steam Workshop.

    StrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hexograph — Steam game cover

    Hexograph

    Single-player alternative to Alien Cartographer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Alien Cartographer.

    Hexograph is a hexagonal twist on nonogram puzzles. Use logic to solve handcrafted multi-color grids, read clues across three directions, untangle special hint rules, and reveal colorful hidden pictures.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    KAMI 2 — Steam game cover

    KAMI 2

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

    Kami 2 is a relaxing puzzle game where you fold colorful paper to fill each board with a single color in as few moves as possible. Solve hundreds of handcrafted levels or create and share your own with the puzzle builder. Designed with real sheets of folded paper.

    2026StrategyCasual3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Beaming — Steam game cover

    Beaming

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

    Beaming is a minimalist logic-based puzzler that involves directing beams through a hexagonal grid.

    2026Strategy6.65 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    eethCross — Steam game cover

    eethCross

    Single-player alternative to Alien Cartographer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Alien Cartographer.

    eethCross is a colored nonogram (picross) puzzle game. Play 110 built-in puzzles from 3×3 to 40×40, build your own in the editor, take on the daily puzzle, generate endless random grids, and share colored puzzles on Steam Workshop.

    2026StrategyIndieCasual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SuperPosition — Steam game cover

    SuperPosition

    Single-player alternative to Alien Cartographer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Alien Cartographer.

    Sokoban style quantum puzzle game. Make your way through many variations of one level at once using one sequence of moves!

    2025StrategyIndieCasual7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Quadrata — Steam game cover

    Quadrata

    Single-player alternative to Alien Cartographer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Alien Cartographer.

    Quadrata is a minimalist logic puzzle where you control two different characters with the same keys on either side and collect diamonds with a limited number of moves to finish.

    2022IndieCasual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →