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Single-player games like Compress(space)

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Compress(space), 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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    Control:Override — Steam game cover

    Control:Override

    Single-player alternative to Compress(space) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Compress(space).

    Control:Override is a puzzle game where you must share control between the environment and yourself. Defy Physics. Solve puzzles . Terminate the rogue AI. And perhaps confront the truth about why it went rogue.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    CLONY — Steam game cover

    CLONY

    Single-player alternative to Compress(space) — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    CLONY is a gravity-defying Sokoban-style 2D puzzle game. Players can create clones above their own heads, and all clones move in the same direction. The game is cleared when all yellow buttons are pressed at the same time. Test your own puzzle skills with these minimalistic puzzles.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Apple Hero — Steam game cover

    Apple Hero

    Single-player alternative to Compress(space) — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Apple Hero is a puzzle game in which you lead the hero to the goal. Create a path for the hero by placing apples, BUT the twist is that the hero always moves only to the closest apple. Avoid dangers, collect coins and solve all the puzzles!

    2024Casual2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    PortalSnake — Steam game cover

    PortalSnake

    Single-player alternative to Compress(space) — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Puzzle game about portals and snakes.

    2023IndieSimulationCasual6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bloxolotl — Steam game cover

    Bloxolotl

    Single-player alternative to Compress(space) — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Bloxolotl is a cozy puzzle game all about cute block-shaped Axolotls and connecting them together.

    2025Casual11.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Jelly Is Sticky — Steam game cover

    Jelly Is Sticky

    Single-player alternative to Compress(space) — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Explore a world of colorful jelly blocks that can be deformed and stuck together. Use them in surprising, unexpected ways to build clever contraptions and solve delightful puzzles.

    2022StrategyIndieCasual5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    BarrelBots — Steam game cover

    BarrelBots

    Single-player alternative to Compress(space) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Compress(space).

    A multilayered grid-based puzzle game featuring small robots that carry and stack Barrels of nuclear waste.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure13.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Happy Color Links — Steam game cover

    Happy Color Links

    Single-player alternative to Compress(space) — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    An adorable sokoban puzzle game , where you link shapes of the same color to together to make them happy

    2024Strategy4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →