Single-player games like Matris
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Matris, 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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Tumblestone
Single-player alternative to Matris — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Matris.
Tumblestone is the first original action-puzzle game of the past fifteen years -- completely reinventing the genre into a deep and cerebral puzzle solving experience that you won't forget.
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Gigachess
Single-player alternative to Matris — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Matris.
Gigachess is a hero defense puzzler on a chess board. Command your party of Knights, Rooks & Bishops against the relentless Pawn onslaught!
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Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine
Single-player alternative to Matris — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Matris.
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine is a single player or co-op heist game. Assemble a crack team of thieves, case the joint, and pull off the perfect heist.
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ISLANDERS: New Shores
Single-player alternative to Matris — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Matris.
Welcome to ISLANDERS: New Shores. Build your island retreat in a calm, minimalist world with exciting new features that keep the classic charm while inspiring fresh creativity.
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Mini Motorways
Single-player alternative to Matris — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Matris.
Mini Motorways is a strategy simulation game about designing the road map for a growing city. Build a traffic network, one road at a time, to create a bustling metropolis. Redesign your roads and place your motorways to get everyone where they need to go. How long can you keep the city moving?
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I, Zombie
Single-player alternative to Matris — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Matris.
Quite a different zombie game - this time YOU are the zombie! Command your infested comrades, fight your way to freedom and let the zombie kind dominate the world! Oh, and you're able to create your own scenarios!
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MouseCraft
Single-player alternative to Matris — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Matris.
Ever wondered what a cross between Tetris and Lemmings would look like? Well, wonder no more, 'cause... MouseCraft is here! MouseCraft is an A to B puzzle game where players help Schrödinger, the crazy cat scientist, in completing his mysterious, mice-powered invention.
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Kombine
Single-player alternative to Matris — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Matris.
Kombine is a minimalist puzzle game played on a grid. The goal is to remove all of the blocks that have borders by matching three or more of the same blocks together.
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Chime Sharp
Single-player alternative to Matris — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Matris.
Chime was a much-loved music puzzle game on Xbox Live Arcade, PC and PS3. What happens if you file away the rusty edges? New music + new modes + new visuals = CHIME SHARP.
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Puyo Puyo™Tetris®
Single-player alternative to Matris — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Matris.
Two puzzle game juggernauts collide as global phenomenon Tetris® and SEGA’s famous Puyo Puyo™ combine in a super mash-up of ferocious competition, adorable looks, and addictive puzzle fun!
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ANIME TETRIS
Single-player alternative to Matris — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Matris.
The legendary game "Tetris" in a unique performance and atmosphere