Single-player games like Machinarium
Below are 21 single-player Steam games similar to Machinarium, 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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Botanicula
Single-player alternative to Machinarium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.
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The Tiny Bang Story
Single-player alternative to Machinarium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
Life on Tiny Planet was calm and carefree until a great disaster occurred - Tiny Planet was hit by a meteor! The world fell apart and now its future depends only on you! Use your imagination and creativity: in order to restore Tiny Planet and help its inhabitants you will have to fix a variety of machines and mechanisms as well as solve...
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Samorost 3
Single-player alternative to Machinarium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. Travel across space to nine unique worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music.
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Papetura
Single-player alternative to Machinarium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
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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Slide Treasures: Lydia's Hunt
Single-player alternative to Machinarium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Machinarium.
Set sail to discover treasures and mysteries in an engaging and intriguing story in this casual puzzler.
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Life of Delta
Single-player alternative to Machinarium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
Embark on a journey through a vast post-apocalyptic environment, full of interesting characters and engaging puzzle games in this sci-fi point-and-click adventure game.
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100 hidden cups
Single-player alternative to Machinarium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
The strange cups are hidden on the paper. A difficult adventure for the eyes.
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TOHU
Single-player alternative to Machinarium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
Experience a brand new adventure game set amongst a world of weird and wonderful fish planets. Explore beautiful environments, solve intricate puzzles and discover the truth about a mysterious little girl and her mechanical alter-ego, Cubus.
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Return to Monkey Island
Single-player alternative to Machinarium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Machinarium.
Return to Monkey Island is an unexpected, thrilling return of series creator Ron Gilbert that continues the story of the legendary adventure games.
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Deponia
Single-player alternative to Machinarium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
In Deponia, the world has degenerated into a vast garbage dump, in which the crotchety Rufus ekes out his sorry existence.
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The Longest Journey
Single-player alternative to Machinarium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Machinarium.
The Longest Journey is an amazing graphical adventure, where the player controls the protagonist, April Ryan, on her journey between parallel universes.
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Braid
Single-player alternative to Machinarium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Machinarium.
This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.
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Outcast - A New Beginning
Single-player alternative to Machinarium — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Explore the breathtaking alien world of Adelpha, support the local Talans in their struggles and fight your way through fast-paced battles against invading robot forces in this 3rd-person, open world, action adventure sequel to the 1999 cult classic.
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Unmechanical
Single-player alternative to Machinarium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
A carefully created world with unique environments and an engrossing atmosphere, Unmechanical offers over 30 unique puzzles of exploration and adventure!
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Primordia
Single-player alternative to Machinarium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Lead Horatio Nullbuilt and his sarcastic sidekick Crispin on a journey through the crumbling world of Primordia, facing malfunctioning robots, ancient secrets, and an implacable, power-hungry foe.
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Pilgrims
Single-player alternative to Machinarium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
Pilgrims is a playful adventure game, created by the team behind Machinarium and Samorost. Roam the land as you please and make new friends, share a laugh with your fellow travelers and help them complete their little stories, your way. How many different solutions can you find?
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Creaks
Single-player alternative to Machinarium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
The ground starts shaking, light bulbs are breaking - and something rather unusual is happening right behind the walls of your very room. Equipped with nothing but wit and courage, you slowly descend into a world inhabited by avian folk and seemingly deadly furniture monsters.
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CHUCHEL
Single-player alternative to Machinarium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
CHUCHEL is a comedy adventure game from the creators of Machinarium, Botanicula and Samorost. Join the hairy hero Chuchel and his rival Kekel as they will be facing numerous puzzles and challenges in their quest to retrieve the precious cherry!
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Happy Game
Single-player alternative to Machinarium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
A little boy falls asleep to a horrible nightmare. Can you make him happy again?
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Samorost 2
Single-player alternative to Machinarium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
Samorost 2 tells a surreal story of a space gnome whose dog just got kidnapped by mischievous aliens. Set out on a short expedition to rescue the pup, deal with curious strangers and relax to the soothing music by Tomáš "Floex" Dvořák.
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Phonopolis
Single-player alternative to Machinarium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
Phonopolis is a story-driven puzzle adventure set in a hand-painted 3D world made of cardboard. Solve a wide variety of playful puzzles and help Felix end the Leader's oppressive influence in a resonant dystopian city inspired by avant-garde art.