Single-player games like MacGuffin's Curse
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to MacGuffin's Curse, 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 Darkside Detective
Single-player alternative to MacGuffin's Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with MacGuffin's Curse.
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.
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Stacking
Single-player alternative to MacGuffin's Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with MacGuffin's Curse.
Embark on an adventure to rescue Charlie’s family from the nefarious industrialist known only as the 'Baron.'
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Lair of the Clockwork God
Single-player alternative to MacGuffin's Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with MacGuffin's Curse.
A fast-paced Point-and-Click adventure AND an indie platfomer in one! Join adventurer Ben and wannabe indie darling Dan in a race against time to stop all the Apocalypses happening at the same time.
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The Magic Circle
Single-player alternative to MacGuffin's Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with MacGuffin's Curse.
In this darkly comedic story, you are the hero of an unfinished fantasy game, and your designers have failed you. Steal the power of a game god - trap their creations, swap behaviors and body parts, crafting your own unique solutions to free-form puzzles. Can you release a game ...from the inside?
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There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
Single-player alternative to MacGuffin's Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with MacGuffin's Curse.
There is no game. So don't go messing things up by clicking everywhere. You don’t want to be kicked out of your video game world, do you? Of course not!
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Pikuniku
Single-player alternative to MacGuffin's Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with MacGuffin's Curse.
Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems. Help peculiar characters overcome struggles, uncover a deep state conspiracy, and start a little revolution in this delightful dystopian adventure!
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Baba Is You
Single-player alternative to MacGuffin's Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with MacGuffin's Curse.
Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!
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Thimbleweed Park™
Single-player alternative to MacGuffin's Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with MacGuffin's Curse.
In Thimbleweed Park, a dead body is the least of your problems. Switch between five playable characters to uncover the surreal secrets of this strange town in a modern mystery adventure game from the creators of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion. The deeper you go, the weirder it gets.
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Chip's Challenge 1
Single-player alternative to MacGuffin's Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with MacGuffin's Curse.
Before Chip can join the Bit Busters computer club and hang out with the girl of his dreams, Melinda the Mental Marvel, he must solve all 144 challenging puzzles. Your bird's-eye view can help Chip rush through the puzzles and mazes before he's deleted by monsters, traps and the passage of time.
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Sokoban 3D
Single-player alternative to MacGuffin's Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with MacGuffin's Curse.
Move the cubes to their correct locations and solve the levels.
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BoxIsland: Sokoban
Single-player alternative to MacGuffin's Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with MacGuffin's Curse.
On the enigmatic Box Island, an ancient civilization has left behind puzzle-filled ruins. Players take on the role of a young explorer, yet the island is shrouded in a mystical force - only by pushing boxes can one unravel the island's secrets and escape this challenging labyrinthine world!
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Jolly Rover
Single-player alternative to MacGuffin's Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with MacGuffin's Curse.
A comedic 2D point and click adventure, featuring a crazy cast of poxy pirate pooches.
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Warp Frontier
Single-player alternative to MacGuffin's Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with MacGuffin's Curse.
In the year 2215, orbiting humanity's newest extrasolar colony, Police Captain Vincent Cassini becomes embroiled in an intersystem conspiracy to bury crimes that occurred during the war that devastated his planet.