Single-player games like The Cells
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to The Cells, 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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Braid
Single-player alternative to The Cells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Cells.
This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.
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Game Dev Tycoon
Single-player alternative to The Cells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Cells.
In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans.
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Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine
Single-player alternative to The Cells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Cells.
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine is a single player or co-op heist game. Assemble a crack team of thieves, case the joint, and pull off the perfect heist.
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Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth
Single-player alternative to The Cells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Cells.
12th century, England: In a time of poverty and war, a small town begins the construction of a cathedral to claim wealth and safety for its people. In their struggle to survive, lives and destinies intertwine. Based on Ken Follett's world-bestseller ‘The Pillars of the Earth’.
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Dungeons of Dredmor
Single-player alternative to The Cells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Cells.
Test your luck and cunning in this exciting RPG as you craft, cast, and pillage your way through Lord Dredmor's Dungeons.
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A Story About My Uncle
Single-player alternative to The Cells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Cells.
A Story About My Uncle is a first person platforming adventure game about a boy who searches for his lost uncle, and ends up in a world he couldn’t imagine existed. The movement is a crucial part of the games core gameplay – focusing on swinging through the world with a grappling hook that gives the player a wonderful sense of speed and...
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Tooth and Tail
Single-player alternative to The Cells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Cells.
Lead the revolution with an army of flamethrowing Boars, mustard gas-lobbing Skunks, and paratrooper-puking Owls. Tooth and Tail is a Real-Time-Strategy game featuring Single Player, Online Competitive Play, Split Screen, Replays, and more. Build a base, lead your army, eat your enemies!
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Goat Simulator
Single-player alternative to The Cells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Cells.
Goat Simulator is the latest in high-tech Goat Simulation technology.
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Technotron Defense
Single-player alternative to The Cells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Cells.
Techotron Defense is a stylish tower defense game with relaxing soundtrack and deep and hardcore tower defense gameplay
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Bunny adventure
Single-player alternative to The Cells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with The Cells.
Bunny adventure is fun, casual platformer for all ages.
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Dread station
Single-player alternative to The Cells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Cells.
Dread station is dark, intense First person shooter with hardcore action and beautiful graphics.
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Stunt Hill
Single-player alternative to The Cells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Cells.
Ride a car of the future along the routes with a mass of stunt tricks and jumps. Tachs are equipped with turbo acceleration for overcoming long distances. Keep high speed and reach the finish. In addition to the standard control from the keyboard, you can control the gamepad. The routes are divided into checkpoints.
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9 Balls
Single-player alternative to The Cells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Cells.
"9 Balls" is a miniature game of billiards. The control is made by the mouse vutton and the spacebar. Use the mouse to aim and change the force of the impact and the spacebar to strike the cue on the ball.
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Casual Penalty
Single-player alternative to The Cells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with The Cells.
Casual Penalty.It's like playing football but only those moments when you need to score a penalty.