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Single-player games like Time Machine VR

Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Time Machine VR, 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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    Chrono Weaver — Steam game cover

    Chrono Weaver

    Single-player alternative to Time Machine VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Time Machine VR.

    Looking for an immersive VR physics puzzler? Chrono Weaver is a single-player co-op game. Work with copies of yourself as you travel through space and time, finding solutions to seemingly impossible tests. Get to work and get lost in this quirky sci-fi world.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dragon Fury VR — Steam game cover

    Dragon Fury VR

    Single-player alternative to Time Machine VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Time Machine VR.

    This is a fast-paced VR combat game you can control time by use magic, it also has tower defense, melee, archery elements. In this world you will experience the thrills of classic shooter and battle, the charisma of arcane magic.

    2021ActionSportsStrategy5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Transpose — Steam game cover

    Transpose

    Single-player alternative to Time Machine VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Transpose is a dreamlike and gravity-defying time manipulation puzzle game in VR. It challenges players to solve increasingly complex physics puzzles as they explore an extraordinarily surreal world.

    2018ActionCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Astro VR — Steam game cover

    Astro VR

    Single-player alternative to Time Machine VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Time Machine VR.

    Freely travel among the stars and planets in this made for VR astronomy simulation. Experience space from some of the smallest solar system bodies to our largest planets. Or leave the solar system to explore strange new worlds orbiting stars so distant it takes light thousands of years to get here.

    2024IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wanderer: The Fragments of Fate — Steam game cover

    Wanderer: The Fragments of Fate

    Single-player alternative to Time Machine VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Time Machine VR.

    Step into the unknown and embark on an epic, time travel adventure, completely re-imagined. Introducing Wanderer: The Fragments of Fate, a remake of the critically acclaimed VR adventure game - Wanderer. There’s no telling where you’ll go and who you’ll become as you unravel the mysteries of time.

    2025ActionAdventureRPG49.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Time Lock VR 1 — Steam game cover

    Time Lock VR 1

    Single-player alternative to Time Machine VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Time Machine VR.

    A VR puzzle game with sci-fi and escape room elements: control time, solve challenges, fight enemies, and explore worlds across different timelines.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure16.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    World of Diving — Steam game cover

    World of Diving

    Single-player alternative to Time Machine VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Time Machine VR.

    An uncharted world awaits. World of Diving is the multiplayer online game that brings you an exhilarating underwater adventure with optional VR support.

    2014IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    P·O·L·L·E·N — Steam game cover

    P·O·L·L·E·N

    Single-player alternative to Time Machine VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Time Machine VR.

    P·O·L·L·E·N is an atmospheric, suspenseful and highly interactive first person sci-fi exploration game set on Saturn’s moon Titan. Delve into the richly detailed Station M, and try everything you can get your hands on to uncover the mysteries that lie beneath the moon’s crust.

    2016IndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    theBlu — Steam game cover

    theBlu

    Single-player alternative to Time Machine VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Time Machine VR.

    Experience the wonder and majesty of the ocean through a series of habitats and come face to face with some of the most awe inspiring species on the planet.

    2016IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Beware Planet Earth — Steam game cover

    Beware Planet Earth

    Single-player alternative to Time Machine VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Time Machine VR.

    Beware Planet Earth! is a beguiling mix of classic tower defense and time management coming to PC via Steam for the first time. Save your cows from the Martian invasion by building an effective defense using towers, traps and objects, and also by firing your Zapper directly at the invading force of little green men!

    2014StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Project Planet - Earth vs Humanity — Steam game cover

    Project Planet - Earth vs Humanity

    Single-player alternative to Time Machine VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Time Machine VR.

    Destroy Humanity with virus outbreaks, asteroid impacts and more as Planet Earth! Or team up with up to five friends as the World Leaders, Industry, Media, Scientists and Public, and try to survive. Impossible dilemmas and choices-matter create countless paths in this strategy party game!

    2023StrategyIndie12.49 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Jurassic Parkour — Steam game cover

    Jurassic Parkour

    Single-player alternative to Time Machine VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Jurassic Parkour is a 2D auto-running precision platformer where you play as a raptor. Control Kora by timing jumps to dodge hazards, collect eggs, and unlock new modes. Nail tight, responsive movement across 100+ handcrafted levels. It's easy to pick up, rewarding and fun to master.

    ActionSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Papo & Yo — Steam game cover

    Papo & Yo

    Single-player alternative to Time Machine VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Time Machine VR.

    Quico’s best friend, Monster, is a huge beast with razor-sharp teeth, but that doesn’t scare Quico away from playing with him. That said, Monster does have a very dangerous problem: an addiction to poisonous frogs.

    2013IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →