Single-player games like Lumins and Shades
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Lumins and Shades, 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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Chomp Garden
Single-player alternative to Lumins and Shades — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lumins and Shades.
A puzzle game about guiding plants with light. Venture into a garden full of strange plants, solve puzzles, and find your pup.
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Slap The Rocks
Single-player alternative to Lumins and Shades — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lumins and Shades.
Slap The Rocks is a new Top-Down puzzle which will push your brain to the limit. Slap rocks, avoid bushes and flee from stumps! Can you smash your way to the final level?
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Block Buster Billy
Single-player alternative to Lumins and Shades — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lumins and Shades.
An alien family had a picnic on Billy's island. They had to leave in a hurry, causing Junior to forget his cubes. Can you help Billy figure out the mind-boggling alien puzzles?
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Trails
Single-player alternative to Lumins and Shades — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lumins and Shades.
TRAILS is a cozy puzzle game in which you plot routes for floating sand ships. Deliver vital cargo to remote outposts - without collisions, dead ends, or backtracking. Every move counts in the wasteland.
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The Gardener
Single-player alternative to Lumins and Shades — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lumins and Shades.
Solve tile based lawn puzzles. Explore the grounds of a forgotten manor. Discover mysterious flora and figure out their rules. Cut grass and have fun!
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Trifoil
Single-player alternative to Lumins and Shades — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Lumins and Shades.
A puzzle game about drawing lines that cross, merge, and interact in unique ways. Uncover secrets, decipher symbols, and trace paths that satisfy every rule.
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Leaf's Odyssey
Single-player alternative to Lumins and Shades — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Lumins and Shades.
A turn-based puzzle game with combat and exploration
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Snaliens
Single-player alternative to Lumins and Shades — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Lumins and Shades.
A group of Snaliens just collapsed on an unexplored planet and now they need your help! Help them to reunite and escape by solving intricate puzzles.