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Single-player games like Scared by Squares

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Scared by Squares, 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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    TERMINUS — Steam game cover

    TERMINUS

    Single-player alternative to Scared by Squares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Scared by Squares.

    Embark on a psychedelic 30 minute VR journey into a mysterious universe of alien architecture, populated by humanoid clones and cryptic symbols.

    2020IndieCasual7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Fellowship of Infinity — Steam game cover

    The Fellowship of Infinity

    Single-player alternative to Scared by Squares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Scared by Squares.

    Travel through mathematical structures in first-person, collecting runes to help uncover and unlock the hidden structures of the universe. Fractals, liminal spaces and encrypted messages are waiting for you.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure10.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blockmind — Steam game cover

    Blockmind

    Single-player alternative to Scared by Squares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Scared by Squares.

    Solve spatial puzzles in a block-based world. Find the logic and build the perfect solution.

    2026IndieCasualEarly AccessSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Barbotine — Steam game cover

    Barbotine

    Single-player alternative to Scared by Squares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Scared by Squares.

    An atmospheric horror micro-game that touches on topics of anxiety, isolation, body image and obsessive habits with a surreal PSX aesthetic.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rememoried — Steam game cover

    Rememoried

    Single-player alternative to Scared by Squares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Scared by Squares.

    Rememoried is an independent video game, a virtual place where memories change to dreams and the only possible way is forgetting, which becomes a mechanism for proceeding to the next layer of dreams. The Surrealist explorative first-person adventure game.

    2015IndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Finding Your Way — Steam game cover

    Finding Your Way

    Single-player alternative to Scared by Squares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Scared by Squares.

    Rediscover a familiar world by splashing it with color and find your way through the darkness in this first-person exploration game. Traverse 30+ surreal locations, solve intriguing puzzles, and face your demons. Uncover fragments of your story through a meditative journey between light and shadow.

    2026IndieAdventureCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Andarin Weppes: Pre-Dementia — Steam game cover

    Andarin Weppes: Pre-Dementia

    Single-player alternative to Scared by Squares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Scared by Squares.

    Andarin Weppes is a first person puzzle experience of a man with ever advancing dementia...

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kairo — Steam game cover

    Kairo

    Single-player alternative to Scared by Squares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Scared by Squares.

    Enter the lost world of Kairo. Explore vast abandoned monuments. Bring strange and ancient machinery back to life. Slowly uncover the true purpose of Kairo and fulfil a great destiny.Kairo is an atmospheric 3D exploration and puzzle solving game.

    2013IndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →