Single-player games like Polly's Puzzle Box
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Polly's Puzzle Box, 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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Hap Hazard
Single-player alternative to Polly's Puzzle Box — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Polly's Puzzle Box.
In this "Arcade Metroidbrainia", the only thing that stops you from progressing are holes in your understanding. Use mechanics in clever unique ways to uncover secrets, or dodge randomly generated hazards to get highscores.
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Sting & Swing
Single-player alternative to Polly's Puzzle Box — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Polly's Puzzle Box.
Explore a strange overgrown world as a bee with a golf ball. Master the skills of bee-golf to uncover the mysteries hidden in its furthest reaches and hiding in front of you. Discover uses for abilities you didn't know you had. There are always more secrets for those who seek them beneath the green.
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EMUUROM
Single-player alternative to Polly's Puzzle Box — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Polly's Puzzle Box.
A creature-scanning metroidvania. Explore an ancient paradise before it's lost forever. Study the EMUUROM creatures, document your findings in the EMUUDEX, and use what you learn to unlock new paths.
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InOut
Single-player alternative to Polly's Puzzle Box — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Polly's Puzzle Box.
A minimalist puzzle platformer where each level is more than they seem. Change your perspective on levels to discover new areas. Explore the world to unearth its hidden secrets.
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Lyden Lys
Single-player alternative to Polly's Puzzle Box — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Polly's Puzzle Box.
Lyden Lys is a knowledge-based metroidvania about an existential journey through a lost homeland. Control the surroundings through music, explore a smoldering world, discover what happened to your people, decide the fate of your successors, and find yourself.
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Dungeon Gals
Single-player alternative to Polly's Puzzle Box — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Polly's Puzzle Box.
A small crisis control team has been summoned to help a civilization in the sky escape impending doom! Explore dungeons, solve puzzles, and find lots of treasure to help prepare yourself for incredible challenges!
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ANIMAL WELL
Single-player alternative to Polly's Puzzle Box — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Polly's Puzzle Box.
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
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RUBATO
Single-player alternative to Polly's Puzzle Box — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Polly's Puzzle Box.
RUBATO, an experimental, 2D physics-based take on the collect-a-thon genre!