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Single-player games like One Degree Off

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to One Degree Off, 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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    SYSCALL: RING ZERO — Steam game cover

    SYSCALL: RING ZERO

    Single-player alternative to One Degree Off — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with One Degree Off.

    Reverse-engineer a private 1990s BBS. Read disassembly, patch broken checks, optimize a nine-core rack, and write assembly firmware that locks onto live scope traces. With 200+ puzzles, full controller support and offline play, you can refine your assembly skills on all your devices!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation12.74 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Phasewright — Steam game cover

    Phasewright

    Single-player alternative to One Degree Off — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with One Degree Off.

    A pulse crosses one cell per tick — the longer way arrives later. From that one rule you build machines out of light: lay conduits, split colours, hit the beat. Quiet, untimed, free.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    IT MOVES! - Build Your Own Robot — Steam game cover

    IT MOVES! - Build Your Own Robot

    Single-player alternative to One Degree Off — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with One Degree Off.

    Build working robots by wiring visual signal graphs, then watch, diagnose, and tune them in deterministic simulations. Grow a repair shop from its first piston to PID control, autonomous navigation, robot arms, and a walking humanoid.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Colorgrid — Steam game cover

    Colorgrid

    Single-player alternative to One Degree Off — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with One Degree Off.

    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.

    2019StrategyCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Problem Space — Steam game cover

    Problem Space

    Single-player alternative to One Degree Off — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with One Degree Off.

    Venture forth through this puzzle game across space. Use your command terminal to guide the Onlooker interstellar probe through treacherous galaxies to explore the farthest reaches of the universe. Avoid asteroids, perform research tasks, and weave through the stars!

    IndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Voyager 2 — Steam game cover

    Voyager 2

    Single-player alternative to One Degree Off — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with One Degree Off.

    Launch the Voyager space probe to the furthest depths of the Solar System! Use gravity to slingshot around planets and scan, orbit, or land on targets to earn stunning replays of your accomplishments.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Reflect — Steam game cover

    Reflect

    Single-player alternative to One Degree Off — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with One Degree Off.

    This is a simple and complex puzzle game about light. You need to use Optical components to direct lights and lit up the rings.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Beam Bound — Steam game cover

    Beam Bound

    Single-player alternative to One Degree Off — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with One Degree Off.

    Trapped in a scifi labyrinth but BOUND for freedom, you must BEAM your way out of the HALL OF MIRRORS by solving its DEVILISH PRISMATIC PUZZLES.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual4.79 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Final Departure — Steam game cover

    The Final Departure

    Single-player alternative to One Degree Off — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with One Degree Off.

    In the 1990s, a bizarre TV show aired once and vanished without a trace. Now, seven lost episodes have been recovered. Step into the shoes of a night-shift station master and perform your routine duties. But whatever you do, beware of the train that arrives on Platform 1 at exactly 2:30 AM.

    SimulationRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →