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Single-player games like Teleportals. I swear it's a nice game

Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Teleportals. I swear it's a nice game, 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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    Valledi — Steam game cover

    Valledi

    Single-player alternative to Teleportals. I swear it's a nice game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Teleportals. I swear it's a nice game.

    Dive into a journey of grief and overcoming with Diana and her drone, in search of an ancient legend, passing through mountains, caves, mines, and a lot more in a great adventure filled with challenges.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Maytroid. I swear it's a nice game too — Steam game cover

    Maytroid. I swear it's a nice game too

    Single-player alternative to Teleportals. I swear it's a nice game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Teleportals. I swear it's a nice game.

    I swear it's a nice action metroidvania game.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tandem: A Tale of Shadows — Steam game cover

    Tandem: A Tale of Shadows

    Single-player alternative to Teleportals. I swear it's a nice game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Teleportals. I swear it's a nice game.

    Tandem : A Tale of Shadows redefines the puzzle platformer genre with a unique gameplay and exceptional aesthetics. Help Emma and the teddy bear Fenton solve the mystery of the disappearance of the famous magician Thomas Kane.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ~Azur Ring~virgin and slave's phylacteries — Steam game cover

    ~Azur Ring~virgin and slave's phylacteries

    Single-player alternative to Teleportals. I swear it's a nice game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Teleportals. I swear it's a nice game.

    New Metroidvania + RPG adventure game. Legendary gear! Unique set, a large number of magical equipment to provide you with unlimited possibilities to equip build. Gorgeous and fluent act combo system, give you the operating space to challenge the limit!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    UnderParty — Steam game cover

    UnderParty

    Single-player alternative to Teleportals. I swear it's a nice game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Teleportals. I swear it's a nice game.

    UnderParty is an Action Platformer game. This game is made up of a very high level of difficulty. It's very violent, so be careful.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bionic Bay — Steam game cover

    Bionic Bay

    Single-player alternative to Teleportals. I swear it's a nice game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Teleportals. I swear it's a nice game.

    A scientist uses a unique teleportation instrument to escape an ancient biomechanical world filled with imaginative technology, deadly traps, and hidden secrets.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Evan's Remains — Steam game cover

    Evan's Remains

    Single-player alternative to Teleportals. I swear it's a nice game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Teleportals. I swear it's a nice game.

    Years after a boy genius named Evan disappears, a bizarre letter arrives. Evan wants a girl named Dysis to come find him. As Dysis, you’ll need to solve an intricate series of puzzles to unravel the entire mystery—and bring Evan home.

    2020IndieAdventureCasual6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Celeste — Steam game cover

    Celeste

    Single-player alternative to Teleportals. I swear it's a nice game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Teleportals. I swear it's a nice game.

    Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Portal — Steam game cover

    Portal

    Single-player alternative to Teleportals. I swear it's a nice game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Teleportals. I swear it's a nice game.

    Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.

    2007Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sudoku — Steam game cover

    Sudoku

    Single-player alternative to Teleportals. I swear it's a nice game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Teleportals. I swear it's a nice game.

    Play the classic Sudoku game for everyone. Fill in the empty cells with numbers from 1 to 9.

    2025IndieCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    BoxIsland: Sokoban — Steam game cover

    BoxIsland: Sokoban

    Single-player alternative to Teleportals. I swear it's a nice game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Teleportals. I swear it's a nice game.

    On the enigmatic Box Island, an ancient civilization has left behind puzzle-filled ruins. Players take on the role of a young explorer, yet the island is shrouded in a mystical force - only by pushing boxes can one unravel the island's secrets and escape this challenging labyrinthine world!

    2025StrategyIndieRPG1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Arcana: Heat and Cold. Season 1 — Steam game cover

    Arcana: Heat and Cold. Season 1

    Single-player alternative to Teleportals. I swear it's a nice game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Teleportals. I swear it's a nice game.

    The misfortunes of the unskilled magician who just wanted to make some money and not get into any troubles.

    2020AdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    I (DON'T) HATE HENTAI PUZZLES — Steam game cover

    I (DON'T) HATE HENTAI PUZZLES

    Single-player alternative to Teleportals. I swear it's a nice game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Teleportals. I swear it's a nice game.

    Post-modern hentai-puzzle detective.

    2019IndieAdventureCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Arcana: Heat and Cold. Season 2 — Steam game cover

    Arcana: Heat and Cold. Season 2

    Single-player alternative to Teleportals. I swear it's a nice game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Teleportals. I swear it's a nice game.

    New adventures of the unskilled magician, his friends and Miley. Fun events, hentai scenes and unique turn-based combat await you.

    2021AdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Yissa Deep Realms — Steam game cover

    Yissa Deep Realms

    Single-player alternative to Teleportals. I swear it's a nice game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Teleportals. I swear it's a nice game.

    Hardcore action platformer with multiple endings that depend on your choices.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Geometry May. I swear it's a nice free game — Steam game cover

    Geometry May. I swear it's a nice free game

    Single-player alternative to Teleportals. I swear it's a nice game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Teleportals. I swear it's a nice game.

    I swear it's a nice runner game

    2019ActionIndieAdventureFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Spirits of The Silicium Forest — Steam game cover

    Spirits of The Silicium Forest

    Single-player alternative to Teleportals. I swear it's a nice game — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    SotSF is a turn-based rogue-like game with deck-building elements, in the aesthetics of Mesoamerica and transhumanism. Position yourself on the battlefield, build and utilize various combinations of abilities to defeat the mysterious spirits of the Silicium Forest. Has “Story” and “Roguelite” modes.

    2024Strategy3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Arcana: Heat and Cold. Stories — Steam game cover

    Arcana: Heat and Cold. Stories

    Single-player alternative to Teleportals. I swear it's a nice game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Teleportals. I swear it's a nice game.

    The events surrounding the unskilled magician are heating up! Could an unusual way of curing the Arcane Fever have caused such a stir?! Or have we accidentally become involved in a story whose scale we cannot yet comprehend!? Comedy, hentai scenes, and new hilarious adventures await you.

    2023AdventureCasual3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →