Single-player games like Loophole
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Loophole, 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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Gentoo Rescue
Single-player alternative to Loophole — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Loophole.
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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Maxwell's puzzling demon
Single-player alternative to Loophole — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Loophole.
"Thermodynamic" puzzle where Maxwell's demon does work of block-pushing. Deal those hot blocks with cold blocks so that the demon doesn't get burnt.
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Braid
Single-player alternative to Loophole — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Loophole.
This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.
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Chronoquartz
Single-player alternative to Loophole — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Loophole.
In Chronoquartz, every move matters! You have 10 turns per loop: explore, solve puzzles, and use your past knowledge to progress. Strategy, critical thinking, and time management will be your allies in this unique temporal adventure. Will you succeed in saving time?
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Timelie
Single-player alternative to Loophole — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Loophole.
Timelie is a stealth puzzle adventure, where you control time like a media player. Perceive future events to plan your escape strategy from the past, sneak an enemy, and manipulate time through this companionship journey of a mysterious cat and a little girl with a precognitive power.
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Timemelters
Single-player alternative to Loophole — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Loophole.
Prevent Doomsday AFTER it happened! Designed by the co-creator of Sang-Froid - Tales of Werewolves and featuring both a single-player and co-op campaign, TimeMelters is a strategy hero defense where you go back in time and fight alongside your past selves.
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MotionRec
Single-player alternative to Loophole — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Loophole.
MotionRec is a recording puzzle action game where you progress through stages by recording and playing back your own movements.
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Can of Wormholes
Single-player alternative to Loophole — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Loophole.
Push, slice, ingest, flip, and squish worms in this puzzle game in which you play as a little sentient tin can.
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Patrick's Parabox
Single-player alternative to Loophole — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Loophole.
A mind-bending recursive puzzle game about boxes within boxes within boxes within boxes. Learn to use infinity to your advantage as you explore a deep and elegant system.
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The Talos Principle
Single-player alternative to Loophole — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Loophole.
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
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Stephen's Sausage Roll
Single-player alternative to Loophole — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Loophole.
A simple 3d puzzle game.
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The Swapper
Single-player alternative to Loophole — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Loophole.
What if someone knew your mind better than you did? The Swapper is an award-winning, narrative driven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space.
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Blue Prince
Single-player alternative to Loophole — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Loophole.
Welcome to Mt. Holly, where every dawn unveils a new mystery. Navigate through shifting corridors and ever-changing chambers in this genre-defying strategy puzzle adventure. But will your unpredictable path lead you to the rumored Room 46?
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Baba Is You
Single-player alternative to Loophole — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Loophole.
Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!