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Single-player games like Connections

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Connections, 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.

Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like Connections page.

Ranked picks

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    Love In Drawing — Steam game cover

    Love In Drawing

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

    Reflect and draw! Love In Drawing is a game that aims to make you reflect to solve levels where you need to gather red and blue balls.

    2019StrategyIndieCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Train Valley — Steam game cover

    Train Valley

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

    Build railways, manage traffic and stay accident-free. Play in Europe, America, Japan and USSR in 1830-2020. Complete the story mode from the Gold Rush of 1849 to the first manned spaceflight, and then explore the random mode. Management. Construction. Trains. Welcome to Train Valley!

    2015ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bejeweled® 3 — Steam game cover

    Bejeweled® 3

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

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ‎My Suika – Kyo’s Fruit Merge — Steam game cover

    ‎My Suika – Kyo’s Fruit Merge

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

    A fun watermelon merge puzzle game! Combine various matching fruits to help Kyo gather watermelons in four different game modes!

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pictopix — Steam game cover

    Pictopix

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

    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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    Puppy Cross — Steam game cover

    Puppy Cross

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

    Nonograms and cute dogs, welcome to Puppy Cross!

    2020StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SiNKR — Steam game cover

    SiNKR

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

    SiNKR is a minimalist puzzler using various contraptions to sink pucks. Responsive ambient music. No holes left behind.

    2017StrategyIndieCasual3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Domino Sky — Steam game cover

    Domino Sky

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

    Domino Sky is a physics based game where you place and topple domino pieces to solve puzzles. Free build mode also available.

    2016StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →