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Single-player games like Waddle & Rescue

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Waddle & Rescue, 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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    204Snake — Steam game cover

    204Snake

    Single-player alternative to Waddle & Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Waddle & Rescue.

    Snake meets 2048 in a turn-based puzzle game.

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    Almost A Ghost — Steam game cover

    Almost A Ghost

    Single-player alternative to Waddle & Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Waddle & Rescue.

    Almost a Ghost is a grid-based, Sokoban-inspired puzzle game about a spirit caught between worlds. Push boxes, master evolving mechanics, and work your way toward becoming real.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure6.39 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hanox — Steam game cover

    Hanox

    Single-player alternative to Waddle & Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Waddle & Rescue.

    Slide every block at once, stack them in the right weight order, and master elegant grid-based puzzles built around momentum, planning, and chain merges. Avoid invalid stacks, think several moves ahead, and turn each level into a perfectly crafted solution.

    2026StrategyIndieCasual1.79 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    WOIM — Steam game cover

    WOIM

    Single-player alternative to Waddle & Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Waddle & Rescue.

    If you were a woim, could you still solve puzzles? in this rock pushing, egg cracking, woim snipping, puzzle game, you'll use your long, wriggly body to solve brain teasing puzzles, and find your way through the underground world of dirt you call home.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mia's Journey — Steam game cover

    Mia's Journey

    Single-player alternative to Waddle & Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Waddle & Rescue.

    Help Mia, a curious and adventurous girl who loves helping others, no matter the situation. She is trapped in the cat kingdom and wants to return to her human body, but she will have to overcome various puzzle challenges to achieve her goal.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    You Can't See Ghosts! — Steam game cover

    You Can't See Ghosts!

    Single-player alternative to Waddle & Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Waddle & Rescue.

    You Can't See Ghosts is a puzzle game about spatial awareness and deductive reasoning with a charming story where you play as an invisible ghost. Bump into walls, step on glass, and other clues to locate yourself and reach the exit. Perfect for both experienced players and newcomers alike.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    VoidHue — Steam game cover

    VoidHue

    Single-player alternative to Waddle & Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Waddle & Rescue.

    VoidHue is a top-down puzzle game that fuses classic sokoban mechanics with colorful light mechanics. Mix and match colors to phase through gates, activate light-based mechanisms and solve vibrant puzzles to bring back the color to the world.

    2026StrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Locomochi — Steam game cover

    Locomochi

    Single-player alternative to Waddle & Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Waddle & Rescue.

    Locomochi is a cozy and relaxing puzzle game where you control your favorite toy train. Deliver the right wagons, solve handcrafted railway puzzles, and explore a charming world full of adorable characters and wholesome adventures!

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