Single-player games like Cypher
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Cypher, 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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Manifold Garden
Single-player alternative to Cypher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cypher.
Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.
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Hexcells Infinite
Single-player alternative to Cypher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cypher.
Hexcells Infinite is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
- 3
Hexcells Plus
Single-player alternative to Cypher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cypher.
Hexcells Plus is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
- 4
Sokobond
Single-player alternative to Cypher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cypher.
Sokobond is an elegantly designed puzzle game about chemistry. It's logical, minimalist, and beautiful - crafted with love and science.
- 5
Understand
Single-player alternative to Cypher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cypher.
Understand is an experimental puzzle game about guessing rules. In each level, you have to figure out the rules through trial and error, then draw a line satisfying all rules.
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Bang Bang Fruit
Single-player alternative to Cypher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cypher.
Just make a cake.
- 7
SUPERHOT
Single-player alternative to Cypher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cypher.
SUPERHOT is the smash-hit FPS where time moves only when you move. No regenerating health bars. No conveniently placed ammo drops. It's you, alone, outnumbered and outgunned. Snatch weapons from fallen enemies to shoot, slice and dodge through a truly cinematic hurricane of slow-motion bullets.
- 8
Antichamber
Single-player alternative to Cypher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cypher.
Antichamber is a mind-bending psychological exploration game where nothing can be taken for granted. Discover an Escher-like world where hallways wrap around upon each other, spaces reconfigure themselves, and accomplishing the impossible may just be the only way forward.
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Hexcells
Single-player alternative to Cypher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cypher.
Hexcells is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
- 10
SquareCells
Single-player alternative to Cypher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cypher.
SquareCells is an ambient logic puzzle game.
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CrossCells
Single-player alternative to Cypher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cypher.
CrossCells is an ambient logic puzzle game.
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Epigraph
Single-player alternative to Cypher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cypher.
Epigraph is a short, challenging, language decipherment puzzle game.
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Sentinel
Single-player alternative to Cypher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cypher.
Sentinel is an interactive audio tower defense game. It mixes strategic gameplay with a dynamic music system.
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Sound Shift
Single-player alternative to Cypher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cypher.
Sound Shift is a VJ style music visualiser mixed with a simple arcade shooter.