Single-player games like Parallax
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Parallax, 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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Manifold Garden
Single-player alternative to Parallax — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Parallax.
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.
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Magnetic: Cage Closed
Single-player alternative to Parallax — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Parallax.
Magnetic: Cage Closed is a first person puzzle game where the player manipulates magnetic forces to accomplish their goals. The mechanics are focused around a single tool: The Magnet Gun which allows you to create electromagnetic fields with either positive or negative charges.
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Q.U.B.E. 2
Single-player alternative to Parallax — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Parallax.
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 Unfinished Swan
Single-player alternative to Parallax — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Parallax.
From the creators of What Remains of Edith Finch. Enter the surreal world of The Unfinished Swan and explore a mysterious, hidden kingdom by splatting paint to reveal the world around you.
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Quantum Conundrum
Single-player alternative to Parallax — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Find and rescue your uncle by using his newest invention to work your way through a crazy complex mansion as you switch between dimensions and solve puzzles!
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Disoriented
Single-player alternative to Parallax — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Parallax.
A first-person puzzle game. Simply walk to the door.
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ChromaGun
Single-player alternative to Parallax — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Parallax.
Welcome to ChromaTec’s test lab! You’re here to test our state-of-the-art military-grade color-technology: The ChromaGun (patent pending)! Use it to solve our meticulously designed test chambers by painting the walls and droids. Remember how to mix colors from pre-school? Then you qualify!
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NaissanceE
Single-player alternative to Parallax — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Parallax.
NaissanceE is an obscure and magical first person exploration game, a philosophical trip and an artistic experience. The adventure takes place in a primitive mysterious structure and the game mainly consists to explore and feel the deep and strong ambiance of this atemporal world.
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Portal
Single-player alternative to Parallax — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
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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Qbeh-1: The Atlas Cube
Single-player alternative to Parallax — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Parallax.
QBEH-1 is an atmospheric 1st-person puzzle platformer that takes players on a quest through a series of divergent worlds. Each world is filled with new puzzles that require special cubes to solve as well as fun secrets to uncover. Includes a LEVEL EDITOR and STEAM WORKSHOP support!
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The Talos Principle
Single-player alternative to Parallax — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Parallax.
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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Antichamber
Single-player alternative to Parallax — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Parallax.
Antichamber is a mind-bending psychological exploration game where nothing can be taken for granted. Discover an Escher-like world where hallways wrap around upon each other, spaces reconfigure themselves, and accomplishing the impossible may just be the only way forward.
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Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut
Single-player alternative to Parallax — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Parallax.
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.