Single-player games like Smintheus
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Smintheus, 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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Wark & Wimble
Single-player alternative to Smintheus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Smintheus.
Eat food, hatch eggs and solve puzzles in this 2D puzzle game. Use the characters to arrange objects while avoiding deadly traps and enemies.
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World of Turtle
Single-player alternative to Smintheus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Smintheus.
Embark on a comical Sokoban-style puzzle adventure in World of Turtle! Solve 100 levels, collect delicious fruits, and reach the awaiting helicopter. Beware of cunning crocodiles and treacherous waters, as you navigate the levels. Can you outsmart the dangers and conquer this hilarious challenge?
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Mess Adventures
Single-player alternative to Smintheus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Smintheus.
An abnormal adventure game in nonsensical style. It contains a variety of game elements (even fighting battles, tank battles, puzzles,sokobans, flying shooting, etc.). It is very suitable to recommend it to friends who you want to prank them, live broadcast, or entertain yourself.
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Chuck's Challenge 3D 2020
Single-player alternative to Smintheus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Smintheus.
From the veteran puzzle designer behind the classic game Chip's Challenge, comes Chuck’s Challenge 3D 2020, a fiendishly addictive game that’s packed with features that will tease the brain and challenge the fingers.
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Sam & Max Save the World
Single-player alternative to Smintheus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Smintheus.
An open-and-shut case of petty vandalism balloons into a far-flung mind-control conspiracy involving former child stars, the media, the mafia, the government, the internet, and the bright side of the moon. Telltale's episodic classic, lovingly remastered by members of the original development team.
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Mago
Single-player alternative to Smintheus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Smintheus.
Mago is a retro 2D platformer that puts us in the boots of a sorcerer, who was unfortunate enough to eat evil overlords' food. Now he has to rescue his beloved princess from the dinner menu of the evil Gourmet! Nostalgia awaits!
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Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space
Single-player alternative to Smintheus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Smintheus.
The Freelance Police are back on the crime beat in a newly remastered version of their second episodic season. Zombies will dance. Mariachis will sing. A giant battle robot will trash the streets. And when their friends’ lives are at stake, Sam & Max will risk their very souls to set things right.
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The Escapists
Single-player alternative to Smintheus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Smintheus.
The Escapists provides players the opportunity of experiencing a light-hearted insight into everyday prison life with the main objective being that of escaping!