Single-player games like Code Cross
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Code Cross, 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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Linkshift
Single-player alternative to Code Cross — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Code Cross.
A roguelite puzzle game for tinkerers and pixel junkies. Link Nodes, use Relics, get upgrades, find synergies, create massive combos, feel good.
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A Simple Square
Single-player alternative to Code Cross — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Code Cross.
A Simple Square is a minimalist puzzle game where every move changes the level. Slide in straight lines, erase the tiles behind you, plan your path, and reach the exit without trapping yourself.
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核心防线 core defense line
Single-player alternative to Code Cross — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Code Cross.
You are a cloud operator. In the game, to protect the core and resist the continuous virus invasions, you build defenses, construct cards, install creatively designed plugins that provide you with various attack methods, repair external nodes, and at the same time offer you more convenient defense.
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Cardborne
Single-player alternative to Code Cross — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Code Cross.
A grim single-player card roguelike where every draw decides your fate. Fight, heal, or fall to the suits that once ruled the world.
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Sudoku Infinity
Single-player alternative to Code Cross — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Code Cross.
Sudoku Infinity is a classic sudoku game with unlimited sudokus, four difficulties, saved games, notes, colors, statistics, history, Steam achievements, and optional aids so you can play at your own pace.
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Glitchhikers: The Spaces Between
Single-player alternative to Code Cross — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Code Cross.
Glitchhikers is a surreal journey through the spaces between places. A late night drive, a deserted airport lounge, a moonlit walk through an empty park, a quiet carriage on an overnight train. Who will you meet? What will you talk about? Where will the journey take you? Find yourself along the way.
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Manifold Garden
Single-player alternative to Code Cross — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Code Cross.
Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.
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Dreaming Sarah
Single-player alternative to Code Cross — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Code Cross.
Dreaming Sarah is an adventure platformer where you play as Sarah, a girl who is in a coma. Explore the world around her and help her wake up!