Single-player games like Unknot the Maze
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Unknot the Maze, 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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Myth Bearer
Single-player alternative to Unknot the Maze — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Unknot the Maze.
An open-ended adventure game that seamlessly blends RPG mechanics and puzzle solving.
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Minefield Fractalis
Single-player alternative to Unknot the Maze — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Unknot the Maze.
A Minesweeper-inspired puzzle game with a recursive twist. Each "mine" is a gateway to a new battlefield, each with its own cryptic logic to decipher. Navigate these nested systems and overcome quiz-like logic puzzles to unravel the chaos from the inside out.
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Folder Dungeon
Single-player alternative to Unknot the Maze — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Unknot the Maze.
Explore unique zones, discover secrets, adapt to unexpected events and create most broken builds by collecting powerful items and modifying them in this OS-themed roguelike dungeon crawler!
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RMF's Ragdoll Physics Experiments
Single-player alternative to Unknot the Maze — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Unknot the Maze.
A narrator-driven comedy game set inside a bizarre testing facility, where experiments, secrets, and physics-driven chaos are only part of the story.
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Colorgrid
Single-player alternative to Unknot the Maze — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Unknot the Maze.
Colorgrid is a puzzle game about mixing colors in a Lab. Find the correct positions for your lasers and mirrors to get the right mix of colors in each material.
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TRI: Of Friendship and Madness
Single-player alternative to Unknot the Maze — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Unknot the Maze.
Find a way through the towers and dungeons of TRI by solving puzzles, climbing impossible ascents and reflecting light-rays. The mystical TRI will let you create your own paths in this strange world – just try not to lose your mind when you're falling upside down!
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Space Prison
Single-player alternative to Unknot the Maze — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Unknot the Maze.
Survive the galaxy's toughest prison and rise to the top of a space gang! Explore, fight, craft, trade and learn convicts' stories to escape the facility. Space Prison is a turn-based tactical survival game with deep strategy and social RPG elements.
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Wizardry 8
Single-player alternative to Unknot the Maze — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Unknot the Maze.
A New Wizardry for a New GenerationThe universe is in the throes of violent upheaval and change. Vast and mysterious forces are preparing for the final confrontation. A small group of heroes from distant lands must plunge into the heart of the maelstrom, to uncover long-forgotten secrets, and bring about a new era.
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Launch!
Single-player alternative to Unknot the Maze — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Unknot the Maze.
A roguelike strategy game about aircraft carrier deck operations. Plan your flight deck, manage aircraft as cards, organize strike waves, maintain air superiority, and keep your damaged deck running under pressure. Launching aircraft is only half the battle. The real challenge is getting them back.