Single-player games like Tick Walk
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Tick Walk, 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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CHEMISTRIS 2: Wukong's Crucible
Single-player alternative to Tick Walk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tick Walk.
A tetrislike game where Wukong is trapped in the supreme celestial furnace. Can you master the alchemy of matter itself—drop elements, balance equations, and fuse molecules to break out? A handcrafted chemistry puzzler featuring 100+ levels, where every clear triggers a real chemical reaction.
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Gyre
Single-player alternative to Tick Walk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tick Walk.
Gyre is a unique space-themed puzzle game! Strategically place planets and enhancements onto dynamic orbits to gain millions of points in combinations.
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Declare
Single-player alternative to Tick Walk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tick Walk.
Declare is a fast-paced card game designed for 2 players, utilizing a standard 52-card deck. Using strategy, probability, and deception, the goal of the game is to have the computer have the highest amount of points before you receive more than or equal to 100 points.
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TowerBound
Single-player alternative to Tick Walk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tick Walk.
There is no luck in this tower. Every monster, item, and locked door is deterministic — 50 hand-crafted floors forming one giant logic puzzle. Spend HP, gold, and keys in exactly the right order, or seal your own way forward. A pixel-art puzzle-RPG in the Tower of the Sorcerer tradition.
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Stellar Protocol
Single-player alternative to Tick Walk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tick Walk.
A grid-based puzzle game set in space where every move counts. Each stage introduces blocks with unknown rules — no one will explain them. Figure it out for yourself, find the optimal path, and survive. No manual. No hints. Just your instincts.
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Paper Flags
Single-player alternative to Tick Walk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tick Walk.
A two-player abstract strategy game on a 9×9 board. Fold your pieces to advance diagonally. Unfold them into flags — moving like rooks across rank and file. Plant three flags on your opponent's back row, or cut their forces to three.
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Save Cent
Single-player alternative to Tick Walk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tick Walk.
Place blocks to create rectangular coupons and collect discount stickers to strengthen your deck. Combine a variety of effects to maximize your discounts and get products from the supermarket for free. A puzzle deckbuilding game where every run offers new combinations and strategies.
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Pokermancer
Single-player alternative to Tick Walk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tick Walk.
A roguelike deckbuilder where poker hands are scored on a grid, not played from a hand. Link neighboring cards across a 4x4 grid into pairs, straights and flushes, then slide, swap and delete cards to bypass hazards that block the paths you need.
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The Unknown
Single-player alternative to Tick Walk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Tick Walk.
Aboard a small spaceship, you embark on an exploration, daring to face the threats of the universe. Activate your spaceship and uncover the hidden secrets of this vast cosmos.
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ParryMaster
Single-player alternative to Tick Walk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Tick Walk.
Defend yourself in this minimalist one-button incremental defense game. One hit, and it’s over.
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The Long Drift
Single-player alternative to Tick Walk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Tick Walk.
Build, upgrade, and watch your tiny universe evolve.