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
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!
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.