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Single-player games like SquareCells

Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to SquareCells, 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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    CrossCells — Steam game cover

    CrossCells

    Single-player alternative to SquareCells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with SquareCells.

    CrossCells is an ambient logic puzzle game.

    2017StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hexcells Infinite — Steam game cover

    Hexcells Infinite

    Single-player alternative to SquareCells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with SquareCells.

    Hexcells Infinite is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.

    2014StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hexcells Plus — Steam game cover

    Hexcells Plus

    Single-player alternative to SquareCells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with SquareCells.

    Hexcells Plus is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.

    2014StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hexcells — Steam game cover

    Hexcells

    Single-player alternative to SquareCells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with SquareCells.

    Hexcells is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.

    2014StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    TOK — Steam game cover

    TOK

    Single-player alternative to SquareCells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with SquareCells.

    Tok is a game where you will have to solve a puzzle by connecting all dots with lines.

    2018IndieCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Turn on the light — Steam game cover

    Turn on the light

    Single-player alternative to SquareCells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with SquareCells.

    Turn On The Light is a minimalist puzzle game.

    2020IndieCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    TOK 2 — Steam game cover

    TOK 2

    Single-player alternative to SquareCells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with SquareCells.

    Tok is a game where you will have to solve a puzzle by connecting all dots with lines. Note: the number of turns is limited!

    2019IndieCasualEarly Access0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Answer Is 42 — Steam game cover

    The Answer Is 42

    Single-player alternative to SquareCells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with SquareCells.

    The answer to life, the universe, and everything. Connect the numbers. Fill the board. You will find out.

    2019IndieCasual1.39 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pictopix — Steam game cover

    Pictopix

    Single-player alternative to SquareCells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with SquareCells.

    Pictopix is a puzzle game where you use logic to color squares on grids in order to reveal pictures.

    2017StrategyIndieCasual6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tametsi — Steam game cover

    Tametsi

    Single-player alternative to SquareCells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SquareCells.

    Tametsi is a difficult logic game played on a set of tiles, in which you must use the clues provided to discover and mark hidden mines.

    2017Indie2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Picross Fairytale - nonogram: Red Riding Hood secret — Steam game cover

    Picross Fairytale - nonogram: Red Riding Hood secret

    Single-player alternative to SquareCells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with SquareCells.

    200 biggest nonograms! Discover the magical world of Red Riding Hood!

    2018IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Minesweeper Classy — Steam game cover

    Minesweeper Classy

    Single-player alternative to SquareCells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with SquareCells.

    A modern and stylish take on a classic logic puzzle game. Play the classic minesweeper levels, beat unique level layouts and challenges, or create and share your own level designs. Features a ton of customization options.

    2020IndieCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nonograms — Steam game cover

    Nonograms

    Single-player alternative to SquareCells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with SquareCells.

    Nonograms is a relaxing puzzle game where you use logic and creativity. Your goal is to reveal hidden pictures by filling in specific grid cells, based on numerical clues provided for each row and column. The games in this genre are also known as Picross, Griddlers, Pic-a-Pix, Hanjie, etc.

    2024StrategyIndieCasualFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sudoku — Steam game cover

    Sudoku

    Single-player alternative to SquareCells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with SquareCells.

    Play the classic Sudoku game for everyone. Fill in the empty cells with numbers from 1 to 9.

    2025IndieCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cypher — Steam game cover

    Cypher

    Single-player alternative to SquareCells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SquareCells.

    Cypher is a first person puzzle game about cryptography.

    2018Indie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Epigraph — Steam game cover

    Epigraph

    Single-player alternative to SquareCells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SquareCells.

    Epigraph is a short, challenging, language decipherment puzzle game.

    2024Indie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sentinel — Steam game cover

    Sentinel

    Single-player alternative to SquareCells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SquareCells.

    Sentinel is an interactive audio tower defense game. It mixes strategic gameplay with a dynamic music system.

    2014StrategyIndieFreeDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sound Shift — Steam game cover

    Sound Shift

    Single-player alternative to SquareCells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with SquareCells.

    Sound Shift is a VJ style music visualiser mixed with a simple arcade shooter.

    2015ActionIndieCasualFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →