Single-player games like Able Black
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Able Black, 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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Papers, Please
Single-player alternative to Able Black — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Able Black.
Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.
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Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
Single-player alternative to Able Black — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Able Black.
Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before.
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LIMBO
Single-player alternative to Able Black — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Able Black.
Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO
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FEZ
Single-player alternative to Able Black — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Able Black.
Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives.
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Mark of the Ninja
Single-player alternative to Able Black — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Able Black.
In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation. Marked with cursed tattoos giving you heightened senses, every situation presents you with options.
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The Talos Principle
Single-player alternative to Able Black — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Able Black.
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
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The Witness
Single-player alternative to Able Black — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Able Black.
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
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Braid
Single-player alternative to Able Black — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Able Black.
This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.