Single-player games like Braid, Anniversary Edition
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Braid, Anniversary Edition, 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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The Bridge
Single-player alternative to Braid, Anniversary Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Braid, Anniversary Edition.
The Bridge is a logic puzzle game that forces you to reevaluate your preconceptions of physics and perspective. It is Isaac Newton meets M. C. Escher. Manipulate gravity to redefine the ceiling as the floor while venturing through impossible architectures.
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Leap Year
Single-player alternative to Braid, Anniversary Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Braid, Anniversary Edition.
Leap Year is a clumsy platformer about knowledge and discovery. Explore a compact, hand drawn world filled with hidden paths. Understand the game’s secrets to reach new areas and collect all the pages of your calendar.
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Saviorless
Single-player alternative to Braid, Anniversary Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Braid, Anniversary Edition.
Embark on a journey to The Smiling Islands, the realm of the Saviors, where an enigmatic guide beckons. The seasoned narrator has shared this story countless times, yet none have graced the miraculous land. Can you seize your narrative and ascend as a Savior?
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In Between
Single-player alternative to Braid, Anniversary Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Braid, Anniversary Edition.
In Between is set inside the mind of a man hit by a cruel twist of fate. Together you are on a journey through the protagonist's head, a world that doesn’t obey the laws of physics.
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The Pedestrian
Single-player alternative to Braid, Anniversary Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Braid, Anniversary Edition.
I can see the signs in my sleep now, always guiding me closer. Will this really work? Have we almost achieved the impossible?
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Munin
Single-player alternative to Braid, Anniversary Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Braid, Anniversary Edition.
Imagine you could move mountains - literally! With realistic physics, Norse runes, rotating platforms and a lot of gray cells you'll help Munin, Odin's messenger in her very own 2D-adventure, to reclaim her power on a journey through Yggdrasil.
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Evergate
Single-player alternative to Braid, Anniversary Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Braid, Anniversary Edition.
Evergate is a haunting 2D puzzle-platformer set in a stunning hand-drawn vision of the Afterlife with an original score recorded by a live orchestra. Navigate 85 challenging stages and unleash the extraordinary powers of the genre-defining 'Soulflame' to help a lost soul reincarnate on earth!
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Time Loader
Single-player alternative to Braid, Anniversary Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Braid, Anniversary Edition.
Time Loader is a story-driven puzzle-platformer with tiny robots, alternate realities, nostalgic music, and primitive tech from the 90s!
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Super Meat Boy
Single-player alternative to Braid, Anniversary Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Braid, Anniversary Edition.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
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The Witness
Single-player alternative to Braid, Anniversary Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Braid, Anniversary Edition.
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
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The Talos Principle 2
Single-player alternative to Braid, Anniversary Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Braid, Anniversary Edition.
The Talos Principle 2 is a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges.
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Dread Line: Metro
Single-player alternative to Braid, Anniversary Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Braid, Anniversary Edition.
Dive into abandoned metro tunnels overrun by mutant creatures. Find valuable loot, stay quiet, and try not to get ripped to pieces.
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Order of the Sinking Star
Single-player alternative to Braid, Anniversary Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Braid, Anniversary Edition.
From director Jonathan Blow (Braid, The Witness), Order of the Sinking Star is a massive puzzle adventure set in a realm of magic and enigma. Solve over 1000 interconnected, hand-crafted puzzles, discover unique playable heroes, master evolving gameplay mechanics, and decipher a grand mystery.