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Single-player games like Redbeard's Recoil

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Redbeard's Recoil, 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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    Nested — Steam game cover

    Nested

    Single-player alternative to Redbeard's Recoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Nested is a cute grid-based puzzle game made around the concept of russian nesting dolls.   Come twist your brain as you stack, push and interact with the various objects you'll find in each levels. Let's see if you can reach the right combination of nesting dolls to solve every one of them!

    2026Indie5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Trails — Steam game cover

    Trails

    Single-player alternative to Redbeard's Recoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    TRAILS is a cozy puzzle game in which you plot routes for floating sand ships. Deliver vital cargo to remote outposts - without collisions, dead ends, or backtracking. Every move counts in the wasteland.

    2025StrategyIndieCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Parcel — Steam game cover

    Parcel

    Single-player alternative to Redbeard's Recoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Redbeard's Recoil.

    Parcel is a brain-twisting puzzle game where unique character abilities are used in unison to solve interlocking laser conundrums. Switch between members of your colorful team of postpeople and make your way through over 120 futuristic mind-benders!

    2015StrategyIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Loophole — Steam game cover

    Loophole

    Single-player alternative to Redbeard's Recoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    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.

    2025Indie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DUSK '82: ULTIMATE EDITION — Steam game cover

    DUSK '82: ULTIMATE EDITION

    Single-player alternative to Redbeard's Recoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Redbeard's Recoil.

    DUSK '82 is a simple but addictive action-puzzler demake of the cult shooter DUSK, inspired by classics like Chip's Challenge and Sokoban.

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Submachine: Legacy — Steam game cover

    Submachine: Legacy

    Single-player alternative to Redbeard's Recoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Redbeard's Recoil.

    Submachine is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure game. You find yourself in a vast network of desolate locations containing puzzles, secrets, notes and items to collect to help you along the way. Follow the story of a banished lighthouse keeper to discover his descent into ruins.

    2023IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion — Steam game cover

    Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion

    Single-player alternative to Redbeard's Recoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Redbeard's Recoil.

    Play as an adorable yet trouble-making turnip. Avoid paying taxes, solve plantastic puzzles, harvest crops and battle massive beasts all in a journey to tear down a corrupt vegetable government!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Last Cube — Steam game cover

    The Last Cube

    Single-player alternative to Redbeard's Recoil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Redbeard's Recoil.

    Cube puzzler and an epic adventure. Stamp stickers to the sides of your cube to imbue each surface with unique powers, which are vital to solving puzzles and finding secrets.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →