Single-player games like Gizmo
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Gizmo, 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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Mr. Robot
Single-player alternative to Gizmo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Gizmo.
Asimov is a lowly service mechanoid aboard the interstellar colony ship Eidolon. Carrying hundreds of frozen human colonists to a new world. When the Eidolon's computer brain malfunctions, it falls to Asimov to undertake a perilous journey through the bowels of the massive ship to save his robot friends and the precious human cargo. Mr.
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Satellite Reign
Single-player alternative to Gizmo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Gizmo.
Satellite Reign is a real-time, class-based strategy game, set in an open-world cyberpunk city. You command a group of 4 agents through rain-soaked, neon-lit streets, where the law is the will of mega-corporations.
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Slayaway Camp
Single-player alternative to Gizmo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Gizmo.
A killer puzzle game where you control Skullface, a psycho slasher bent on slaughtering camp counselors at the title campground. Slide an adorable voxel murderer around hundreds of isometric puzzle levels to squash, flay, and decapitate hapless victims in this darkly comic homage to 80s horror.
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XCOM® 2
Single-player alternative to Gizmo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Gizmo.
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.
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Bionic Dues
Single-player alternative to Gizmo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Gizmo.
Bionic Dues is a tactical, turn-based roguelite with mech customization. Out-think wide-ranging tactical situations featuring robots with bad GPS, terrible aim, insecurity, a lack of focus, a tendency to backstab, and dozens of other maladies to exploit.
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Into the Breach
Single-player alternative to Gizmo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Gizmo.
Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.
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Paper Trail
Single-player alternative to Gizmo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Gizmo.
Paper Trail is a top-down puzzle adventure about leaving home, set in a foldable, paper world.
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Parcel
Single-player alternative to Gizmo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Gizmo.
Parcel is a brain-twisting puzzle game where unique character abilities are used in unison to solve interlocking laser conundrums. Switch between members of your colorful team of postpeople and make your way through over 120 futuristic mind-benders!
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Finding Cats
Single-player alternative to Gizmo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Gizmo.
In the serene world of Finding Cats, embark on a relaxing journey. With soothing music, use your mouse to explore detailed scenes and spot hidden cats. Slow down and immerse yourself in this cozy, peaceful atmosphere.
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PLUG IN
Single-player alternative to Gizmo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Gizmo.
Observe and experiment on containment subjects. PLUG IN is a simple yet skillful sokoban puzzle game. Carefully guide the anomalies through complex test chambers, ensuring they complete their designated trajectories and ultimately fulfill the observation objectives.