Single-player games like EXAPUNKS
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to EXAPUNKS, 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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SHENZHEN I/O
Single-player alternative to EXAPUNKS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with EXAPUNKS.
BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.
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Opus Magnum
Single-player alternative to EXAPUNKS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with EXAPUNKS.
Opus Magnum is the latest open-ended puzzle game from Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem, Infinifactory, and SHENZHEN I/O. Design and build machines that assemble potions, poisons, and more using the alchemical engineer’s most advanced tool: the transmutation engine!
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TIS-100
Single-player alternative to EXAPUNKS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with EXAPUNKS.
TIS-100 is an open-ended programming game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infinifactory, in which you rewrite corrupted code segments to repair the TIS-100 and unlock its secrets. It’s the assembly language programming game you never asked for!
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Comet 64
Single-player alternative to EXAPUNKS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with EXAPUNKS.
Comet 64 is a programming puzzle game. The year is 1984. All you got is a Comet 64 home computer and the operator's manual it came with.
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ABI-DOS
Single-player alternative to EXAPUNKS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with EXAPUNKS.
Build the most advanced operating system ever created! Can you master the fictional simulation language of this mind-bending machine? Design circuits, automate UBITS (coloured mobile data blocks), and optimize your system. The Admin is always watching, and he’s not what he seems.
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Monster Logic
Single-player alternative to EXAPUNKS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with EXAPUNKS.
Enter the world of "Monster Logic", the monstrous programming game! In this hand-drawn puzzle game, you'll have to use each monster's unique ability to progress through the 40+ levels and the multiple biomes!
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Infinifactory
Single-player alternative to EXAPUNKS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with EXAPUNKS.
Infinifactory is a sandbox puzzle game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infiniminer. Build factories that assemble products for your alien overlords, and try not to die in the process.
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SpaceChem
Single-player alternative to EXAPUNKS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with EXAPUNKS.
Zachtronics is back with an ambitious new design-based puzzle game. Take on the role of a Reactor Engineer working for SpaceChem, the leading chemical synthesizer for frontier colonies. Construct elaborate factories to transform raw materials into valuable chemical products!
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Last Call BBS
Single-player alternative to EXAPUNKS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with EXAPUNKS.
Boot up your Z5 Powerlance and dial into Last Call BBS, the last game from Zachtronics! The Barkeep’s loaded up his retro computer with a full set of puzzle games for you to download and play. No need to worry about copy protection, they’re all fully cracked and ready to enjoy!
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Eliza
Single-player alternative to EXAPUNKS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with EXAPUNKS.
Eliza is a visual novel about an AI counseling program, the people who develop it, and the people who use it. Follow Evelyn Ishino-Aubrey as she reconnects with people from her past, gets to know the people of Seattle who use Eliza for counseling, and decides the course of her future.
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The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection
Single-player alternative to EXAPUNKS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with EXAPUNKS.
The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection is here! Inside you will find all seven Zachtronics solitaire games, updated with new 4K graphics, plus one brand new Tarot-themed solitaire variant only available here.