Single-player games like Puzzle Galaxies
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Puzzle Galaxies, 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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Bacteria
Single-player alternative to Puzzle Galaxies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Puzzle Galaxies.
'Bacteria' - A relaxing puzzle game based on the rules of the cellular automaton ‘Life’ devised by John Horton Conway in 1970.
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Retention
Single-player alternative to Puzzle Galaxies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Puzzle Galaxies.
This game is about a person who kept running through his life, never looking back at the past. Once during a trip, he gets into trouble. Now he's lying on the cold ground, buried beneath his bicycle. Slides of various moments fly through his head.
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Hyspherical 2
Single-player alternative to Puzzle Galaxies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Puzzle Galaxies.
Hyspherical 2 is an acutely tricky puzzle game where you must time dropping perfect circles onto different shapes. Sounds easy, but timing is everything and Geometry has never been simple to master!
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Divide By Sheep
Single-player alternative to Puzzle Galaxies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Puzzle Galaxies.
Divide By Sheep is a mind-bending math puzzler about friendship and slicing sheep in half with lasers. The Grim Reaper flooded the world, and it's up to you to save critters stranded on islands. Insane math skills required.
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Astral Breakers
Single-player alternative to Puzzle Galaxies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Puzzle Galaxies.
Battle with a friend or against the computer in this cosmic smashing action drop puzzle game as you assert your zodiac sign for galactic dominance! The Zodiac Constellations have gone berserk, and the cantankerous Kira the Star recruits you to help save the universe.
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Blockwick 2
Single-player alternative to Puzzle Galaxies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Puzzle Galaxies.
Welcome to Blockwick 2 – a world of jumbled blocks and colorful shapes. It’s up to you to unscramble the blocks and connect the colors. The game introduces a slew of new block types – entangled blocks, sticky blocks, caterpillar blocks, and more.
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Braid
Single-player alternative to Puzzle Galaxies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Puzzle Galaxies.
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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FORM
Single-player alternative to Puzzle Galaxies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Puzzle Galaxies.
Enter a surreal adventure where puzzles are built from dreams and memories. Solve the mystery behind an ancient artifact. Advance through a world that transforms around you. Transcend this existence.