Single-player games like Tailwind
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Tailwind, 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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Ducks in a Row
Single-player alternative to Tailwind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Tailwind.
Help Mama Duck navigate parks, factories, and more in this super cute puzzler, and bring all her baby ducks home!
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Choco Pixel 7
Single-player alternative to Tailwind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tailwind.
Choco Pixel 7 is a minimalist colorful puzzle which goal is to get the toy car to the finish using 4 directions in space and avoiding traps.
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Jake's Apple Harvest
Single-player alternative to Tailwind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Tailwind.
A Sokoban game where you have to help Jake pick his apples.
- 4

Slap The Rocks
Single-player alternative to Tailwind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Tailwind.
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?
- 5

SokoMage
Single-player alternative to Tailwind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Tailwind.
SokoMage is a new Top-Down puzzle that will push your brain to the limit. Slap rocks, avoid bushes, and hit the crystal to reach the end! Can you smash your way to the final level?
- 6

Lost Oliver
Single-player alternative to Tailwind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Tailwind.
Lost Oliver is a puzzle game heavily inspired by Pokémon. Control little Oliver's mother and use her special abilities to clear the way and rescue her lost baby.
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Soko Spectacle
Single-player alternative to Tailwind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Tailwind.
Push crates of fireworks and find a way to light the sky in this relaxing puzzle game.
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Super Puzzle Blasters
Single-player alternative to Tailwind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tailwind.
With over 45 unique puzzle levels to solve in adventure mode plus local multiplayer for up to 4 people acrross 2 modes and 10 arenas there is a lot to discover in this seamingly pocket sized puzzle game!
- 9

Slash or Die
Single-player alternative to Tailwind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Tailwind.
In this game you will face violence and extraordinary complexity. You will have to become one of three heroes to slash enemies or to die from their hands. What will your hero do? It depends only on your skills…
- 10

EvilMorph
Single-player alternative to Tailwind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tailwind.
Evilmorph – this is a platform game the main feature of which is a transformation into your enemies after killing them. After slaying the foes you obtain their abilities which gives you one kind of power instead of another. Will you be able to overcome all the obstacles of the grim labyrinth? Will you face against the numerous enemies?
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Slash or Die 2
Single-player alternative to Tailwind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Tailwind.
In this game you will face violence and extraordinary complexity. You will have to become one of three heroes to slash enemies or to die from their hands. What will your hero do? It depends only on your skills…