Single-player games like Polarity
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Polarity, 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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Portal 2
Single-player alternative to Polarity — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Polarity.
The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!
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Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut
Single-player alternative to Polarity — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Polarity.
Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut is the definitive version of the brain-twisting first-person puzzler. Using special high-tech gloves to manipulate cubes in the environment, the player solves an array of conundrums - from physics-based challenges; to 3D jigsaws; to platform-based trials.
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Magrunner: Dark Pulse
Single-player alternative to Polarity — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Polarity.
Magrunner: Dark Pulse is an action-puzzle game in which technology confronts the Cthulhu Mythos, penned by H.P. Lovecraft. Equipped with your Magtech glove, you must harness the ability to magnetically polarize and manipulate objects in the environment to survive and surpass challenging puzzles.
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Neonwall
Single-player alternative to Polarity — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Polarity.
Travel through a world of neon, overcoming obstacles and traps. This experience requires focus, concentration, and timing to let the ball rolling as fast as you can. Remember... in a world made of neons... you will need balls to survive.
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Sanctum
Single-player alternative to Polarity — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Polarity.
You think Tower Defense games are all about building? You thought wrong. Sanctum is not your average Tower Defense title. When the havoc starts, you get to join the fray! As one of the world’s first First Person Shooter - Tower Defense games, Sanctum has taken the best of both worlds to deliver an epic, one-of-a-kind experience.
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A Valley Without Wind 2
Single-player alternative to Polarity — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Polarity.
A modern take on the 16-bit era, A Valley Without Wind 2 blends a variety of mechanics across multiple genres, seamlessly bringing together the best qualities of old-school platform-shooters and turn-based strategy games.
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Impulsion
Single-player alternative to Polarity — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Polarity.
Impulsion is a fast-paced first-person platformer designed to play with your nerves and reflexes! Make your way through 25 levels of increasing difficulty by manipulating physics to your advantage, shooting force fields to slow down or speed yourself up and the environment!
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Pongo
Single-player alternative to Polarity — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Polarity.
Pongo is a 3D action platformer that combines pogo stick jumps with strategic FPS combat. Grab your Pongo, a tool usable as either a pogo stick or a gun, and traverse the vast islands of Flubber.
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Portal
Single-player alternative to Polarity — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Polarity.
Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.
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The Talos Principle
Single-player alternative to Polarity — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Polarity.
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
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Q.U.B.E. 2
Single-player alternative to Polarity — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Polarity.
Q.U.B.E. 2 is the sequel to the hit first-person puzzle game Q.U.B.E. You are Amelia Cross, a stranded archaeologist who has awoken among the ruins of an ancient alien landscape. With the distant help of another survivor you must solve the puzzles of this mysterious world and find a way back home.
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Single-player alternative to Polarity — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.
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TRON 2.0
Single-player alternative to Polarity — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Polarity.
Over 35 levels of challenging gameplay -- Race at the speed of light, fight off computer Viruses and engage in violent digital combat.
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Legacy
Single-player alternative to Polarity — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Polarity.
Legacy is open world of exploration, survival, crafting and city building. Start as a primitive and naked man or woman and build your character and tribe. You will pass traits on to your offspring and losing a tribe member in battle can have serious consequences. Your decisions will be your legacy.