Single-player games like Machinarium
Below are 20 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Syberia
Single-player alternative to Machinarium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Machinarium.
Join Kate Walker as she travels to remote locations and time periods in this timeless voyage to discover her true destiny.
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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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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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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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LIMBO
Single-player alternative to Machinarium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Machinarium.
Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO
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Grim Fandango Remastered
Single-player alternative to Machinarium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Machinarium.
One of the most acclaimed adventure games of all time is now back, better than ever. Grim Fandango Remastered has the all the beautiful art and engaging story fans remember, but has also been remastered to look, sound, and control even better than the award-winning original release.
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The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
Single-player alternative to Machinarium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Machinarium.
Back by popular demand, The Secret of Monkey Island™: Special Edition faithfully re-imagines the internationally-acclaimed classic game (originally released in 1990) for original and new audiences alike.
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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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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.