Single-player games like Some Puzzles
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Some Puzzles, 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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Smile For Me
Single-player alternative to Some Puzzles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Some Puzzles.
A heartbroken clown, wayward souls, and juicy mechanical lips. As “The Big Event" draws near, help the troubled residents of the Habitat and de-mask the mysterious Doctor Habit... before it's too late.
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Papetura
Single-player alternative to Some Puzzles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Some Puzzles.
Papetura is a short atmospheric adventure game, with unique world handmade entirely out of paper, and beautiful fragile music. It tells the story of two little creatures whose house is in danger of being burned down.
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Genesis Noir
Single-player alternative to Some Puzzles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Some Puzzles.
A noir adventure spanning time and space. When a love triangle between cosmic beings becomes a bitter confrontation, you'll witness a gunshot fired by a jealous god—otherwise known as The Big Bang. Jump into the expanding universe and search for a way to destroy creation and save your love.
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Dead Take
Single-player alternative to Some Puzzles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Some Puzzles.
Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.
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The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2
Single-player alternative to Some Puzzles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Some Puzzles.
The Dream Machine is an award-winning point & click adventure game about exploring other people's dreams. It's built by hand using materials such as clay, cardboard and broccoli.
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Figment
Single-player alternative to Some Puzzles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Some Puzzles.
Figment is an action-adventure game that invites you to explore a unique surreal universe filled with music, humor and multi layered narrative. Join Dusty and his ever-optimistic friend, Piper, on an adventure through the different sides of the mind seeking to restore the courage that's been lost.
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Ynglet
Single-player alternative to Some Puzzles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Some Puzzles.
In Ynglet, you jump, dash, slide, bounce and float your way through an abstract, effervescent sky. Melt into the reactive, dynamic soundtrack, while beautiful colors make every moment a visual treat.
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Machinarium
Single-player alternative to Some Puzzles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Some Puzzles.
Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!
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Strange Jigsaws
Single-player alternative to Some Puzzles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Some Puzzles.
A game of strange jigsaws.
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RYB
Single-player alternative to Some Puzzles — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
RYB is a logic puzzle game that plays like a combination of sudoku and minesweeper.
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Lock In
Single-player alternative to Some Puzzles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Some Puzzles.
An escape-the-room puzzle game. Solve locks to unlock locks. Unlock locks to unlock more locks. Lock in.