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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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.
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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!
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Mini Motorways
Single-player alternative to Connections — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Connections.
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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ISLANDERS: New Shores
Single-player alternative to Connections — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Connections.
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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Terra Nil
Single-player alternative to Connections — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Connections.
Terra Nil is an intricate environmental strategy game about transforming a barren wasteland into a thriving, balanced ecosystem. Bring life back to a lifeless world by purifying soil, cleaning oceans, planting trees, and reintroducing wildlife, then leave without a trace.
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Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
Single-player alternative to Connections — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Connections.
Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.
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Room to Grow
Single-player alternative to Connections — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Connections.
Tackle thorny problems in this plant pushing puzzle game. Learn to maneuver like a cactus as you grow your way back to the desert!
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MouseCraft
Single-player alternative to Connections — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Connections.
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.