Single-player games like Cut the Strings
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Cut the Strings, 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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Shankaram: CODE REBORN
Single-player alternative to Cut the Strings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cut the Strings.
Shankaram is a third-person shooter, story-based detective game. In where you play as a government agent using your unique ability to fight back against corruption. Investigating from shady slums to big MNCs with the help of your tactical strategies and surviving in forest to flooded rural areas.
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Cyberpunk SFX
Single-player alternative to Cut the Strings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cut the Strings.
What can be more spectacular than a girl armed with rockets and a sense of humor? Yes, she is about to start solving the problems of the 21st century. And if you want to make sure she doesn’t create a few new ones, you’ll have to show her the way.
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Crossfire
Single-player alternative to Cut the Strings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Cut the Strings.
Layla and Cross are two opposing operators, divided by ideology but united in a fragile alliance against a threat neither can survive alone. Tactical freedom meets grounded combat in a narrative-driven cinematic action-adventure.
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Relicbound
Single-player alternative to Cut the Strings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cut the Strings.
Relicbound is a TPS story rich action adventure game where you play as Jackson an archeologist abducted by a sinister organization to help them find a precious relic which can manipulate the time.
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LEMURIA
Single-player alternative to Cut the Strings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cut the Strings.
As the world collapses, there's only one way forward—through chaos. Face relentless firefights, unexpected encounters, and tough choices. Fight your way past every enemy, step by step, to complete your journey. Stand your ground—there’s no escape but to keep moving ahead.
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The Last of Us™ Part II Remastered
Single-player alternative to Cut the Strings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Cut the Strings.
Experience the winner of over 300 Game of the Year awards, now on PC. Discover Ellie and Abby’s story with graphical enhancements, gameplay modes like the roguelike survival experience No Return, and more.
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Sniper Elite 5
Single-player alternative to Cut the Strings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Cut the Strings.
The award-winning series returns as Karl Fairburne fights to uncover Project Kraken in 1944 France. The genre-defining authentic sniping, with enhanced kill cam, has never looked or felt better as you fight across immersive maps to stop the Nazi war machine in its tracks.
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Hell Division
Single-player alternative to Cut the Strings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cut the Strings.
Hell Division is a game from the 3rd person, which is a battle of combat drones.
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ENTANGLED SOULS
Single-player alternative to Cut the Strings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cut the Strings.
Explore your nightmares and avoid your mortality. The truth is hidden in the depths of your dreams. This is a horror action adventure game that can be played with simple movement controls and a single button. There are no lines or sentences. You can play regardless of your location or language.
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幽霊屋敷と猫の家
Single-player alternative to Cut the Strings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cut the Strings.
Protect your cat, defeat the monsters, and build a happy home for your cat. Battles, crafting, exploration and conversations lead to the truth of the mansion and the whereabouts of your cat. A dark and heartwarming mansion-robbing horror adventure begins.