Single-player games like Trails
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Trails, 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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Snakeloop
Single-player alternative to Trails — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Trails.
Snakeloop is a challenging puzzle game based on a simple idea: What if you took classic Snake but inverted the goal and made it so you have to form a loop by eating your own tail.
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CUBOID
Single-player alternative to Trails — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Trails.
CUBOID is a challenging spatial puzzle game with minimalist design, where you progress through a labyrinth of levels using a unique mechanic of merging with world blocks.
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Pet Cross
Single-player alternative to Trails — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Trails.
Pet Cross is a chill, pet-themed puzzle game where you break blocks to make pictures, inspired by Picross/Nonograms. Use the numbered hints to solve the puzzles at your own pace and reveal the picture underneath! Unlock animal buddies who cheer you on and give you hints.
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Block Buster Billy
Single-player alternative to Trails — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Trails.
An alien family had a picnic on Billy's island. They had to leave in a hurry, causing Junior to forget his cubes. Can you help Billy figure out the mind-boggling alien puzzles?
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Nurikabe World
Single-player alternative to Trails — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Trails.
Nurikabe World is a relaxing logic puzzle game where you solve puzzles by creating islands and connecting rivers to create beautiful sceneries. Experience different landscapes and seasons, solve puzzle campaigns and create your own levels.
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Gentoo Rescue
Single-player alternative to Trails — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Trails.
A puzzler about sliding penguins and walruses. Pick up items to push, pull, bounce, swap, stop, steal, or explode. Uncover surprising twists hidden in a world of puzzles inside puzzles inside puzzles.
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Chronescher
Single-player alternative to Trails — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Trails.
Chronescher is a challenging turn-based puzzle game in Escher-esque spaces. Use impossible geometries, teleportation and environmental snapshots to navigate your mind and uncover your lost memories.
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Sokobond Express
Single-player alternative to Trails — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Trails.
Sokobond Express is a beautifully minimalist puzzle game that combines chemical bonds and puzzling pathfinding in novel ways.
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What's Your Gender?
Single-player alternative to Trails — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Trails.
An antichamber inspired educational puzzle game, that allows you to simultaneously explore a non-euclidean maze and concepts and terms related to gender, identity and expression in a playful and reassuring manner.