Single-player games like Linear Chicken
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Linear Chicken, 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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Sanctum
Single-player alternative to Linear Chicken — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Linear Chicken.
You think Tower Defense games are all about building? You thought wrong. Sanctum is not your average Tower Defense title. When the havoc starts, you get to join the fray! As one of the world’s first First Person Shooter - Tower Defense games, Sanctum has taken the best of both worlds to deliver an epic, one-of-a-kind experience.
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Plague Inc: Evolved
Single-player alternative to Linear Chicken — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Linear Chicken.
Plague Inc: Evolved is a unique mix of high strategy and terrifyingly realistic simulation. Your pathogen has just infected 'Patient Zero' - now you must bring about the end of human history by evolving a deadly, global Plague whilst adapting against everything humanity can do to defend itself.
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Think To Die
Single-player alternative to Linear Chicken — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Linear Chicken.
A different and creative casual puzzle game where you have to find a way to die to pass the level. To do so, you have to master different situations, combine objects, and time your actions.
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My Suika – Kyo’s Fruit Merge
Single-player alternative to Linear Chicken — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Linear Chicken.
A fun watermelon merge puzzle game! Combine various matching fruits to help Kyo gather watermelons in four different game modes!
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Perfect Heist
Single-player alternative to Linear Chicken — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Linear Chicken.
Perfect Heist is a round-based online game, where the robber team tries to execute a bank robbery without getting noticed, and the cop team tries to prevent it. Robbers hide in plain sight and try to slowly infiltrate the bank while the Cops try to figure out who is a normal customer, and who is a robber!
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2048
Single-player alternative to Linear Chicken — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Linear Chicken.
THE ORIGINAL MADE BETTER | 2048 is a classic puzzle with the simple goal of reaching 2048. Move your tiles around the board – When two tiles with the same number touch, they merge into one!
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Ichi
Single-player alternative to Linear Chicken — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Linear Chicken.
Ichi is an easy to play but challenging one button puzzle game. Don't be deceived by the game simplistic look, it’s a braintwister for sure! Collect golden rings by rotating objects, using teleporters, breaking blocks and more.
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Marble Skies
Single-player alternative to Linear Chicken — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Linear Chicken.
Marble Skies is a fast paced 3D-platformer where you control your marble through various levels and try to get the best time for each one. Complete all the levels in your own time, or challenge your friends to get on top of the leaderboards!
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Think To Die 2
Single-player alternative to Linear Chicken — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Linear Chicken.
A very hard level based puzzle platformer where your goal is to die to get to the next level. Combine objects, press buttons and time your actions to solve all kinds of puzzles!
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Think To Die 3
Single-player alternative to Linear Chicken — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Linear Chicken.
A simple but not easy puzzle game where you have to find a way to die to get to the next level. Master different situations, combine objects, press buttons at the right time and coordinate your actions to successfully jump into the next level.
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Hinterhalt
Single-player alternative to Linear Chicken — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Linear Chicken.
Command your army on the battlefield, build your own base and lead your nation to victory at all costs!