Single-player games like Paper Puzzle
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Paper Puzzle, 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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Knight Swap
Single-player alternative to Paper Puzzle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Paper Puzzle.
One chess piece, the mighty knight. One simple concept: exchange the knights from one colored square to another. One hundred hand-crafted levels in a beautiful minimalist set. Can you swap the knights?
- 2
Not A Bot
Single-player alternative to Paper Puzzle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Paper Puzzle.
Prove you are not a bot in a short, chaotic puzzle game packed with annoying CAPTCHA-inspired minigames, tricky inputs, and deliberately frustrating challenges.
- 3
Unlock The King
Single-player alternative to Paper Puzzle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Paper Puzzle.
An originally designed puzzle game inspired by chess. Move the pieces and create a path to Unlock the King.
- 4
Color Pathways
Single-player alternative to Paper Puzzle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Paper Puzzle.
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.
- 5
Strategist
Single-player alternative to Paper Puzzle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Paper Puzzle.
Life is all about achieving goals and dodging obstacles. In this brainteasing game, you use your mind to determine a path you will engage with your body. This mind boggling game inspires you to think before you do. Even more so, before thinking about taking action you are encouraged to observe.
- 6
Chess Morph: The Queen's Wormholes
Single-player alternative to Paper Puzzle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Paper Puzzle.
An original puzzle game inspired by chess. Control a lonely Queen with shapeshifting abilities and defeat the enemy army. Move wisely, explore the wormholes on the board, take the enemy shape and kill them all.
- 7
Blockee - Sliding Puzzle
Single-player alternative to Paper Puzzle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Paper Puzzle.
Blockee is a puzzle game based on klotski. Slide the blocks to find a path to the next level.
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SudoKube
Single-player alternative to Paper Puzzle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Paper Puzzle.
An enhanced sudoku experience, 6 times more fun
- 9
Cats Huddled Together 挤在一起的猫猫们
Single-player alternative to Paper Puzzle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Paper Puzzle.
A puzzle game filled with cats, featuring two gameplay modes. Come and enjoy petting the cats in the game!
- 10
Papercut Art Gallery-Nature
Single-player alternative to Paper Puzzle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Paper Puzzle.
An artistic puzzle game inspired by paper cutting art. Piece together fragments of paper cutouts to restore the nature-themed artworks in the gallery.
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Cats of the Ming Dynasty
Single-player alternative to Paper Puzzle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Paper Puzzle.
Embark on a journey to find adorable cats in the city of Suzhou during the Ming dynasty! Immerse yourself in the beauty of ancient artistry as you interact with 600 hand-drawn cats against historical backdrops and characters."
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Dogs Huddled Together 挤在一起的狗狗们
Single-player alternative to Paper Puzzle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Paper Puzzle.
Enjoy a therapeutic dog puzzle game where every piece is an adorable dog. Adjust the difficulty as you like, explore two intriguing puzzle modes, and let hundreds of dogs bring you comfort!
- 13
Pixel Maze
Single-player alternative to Paper Puzzle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Paper Puzzle.
The game fills the color with a digital cue, all the numbers are interlocked, and each step must be patiently calculated to finally break the maze. If you like puzzle games, want to challenge difficult, and have a lot of time, come play!
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Cats Spotter 猫咪观察员
Single-player alternative to Paper Puzzle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Paper Puzzle.
Welcome to "Cats Spotter"! This is a light-hearted and enjoyable casual game where your mission is to find all the hidden cats on a colorful and vibrant Meow Planet.
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Hungry Cats 饥饿的猫
Single-player alternative to Paper Puzzle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Paper Puzzle.
The cats at home are already crazy with hunger, hurry back and feed them!
- 16
Happy Animal Choir
Single-player alternative to Paper Puzzle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Paper Puzzle.
This is a joyful game where you can create songs using fun animal sounds and instruments, manage and decorate the band's rooms, upload sounds, create your exclusive characters and content, and share them in the Creative Workshop. Create joy, share joy, and unleash your creativity here!"