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Single-player games like Chrono Sword

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Chrono Sword, 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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    Grim Axiom — Steam game cover

    Grim Axiom

    Single-player alternative to Chrono Sword — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Chrono Sword.

    Enter a dark underground world in this soulslike adventure-horror game where undead monsters lurk around every corner, and uncover the mystery behind the ancient machines operating in its depths.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lost to Time — Steam game cover

    Lost to Time

    Single-player alternative to Chrono Sword — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Chrono Sword.

    Lost to Time is a time-pause focused 2D action platforming metroidvania game, with a carefully crafted world to explore in an non-traditional fantasy RPG fashion. In order to overcome insurmountable odds, Chrona must manipulate the flow of time in order to gain advantages over opponents.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    VOIN — Steam game cover

    VOIN

    Single-player alternative to Chrono Sword — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Chrono Sword.

    Crafted by a solo developer, VOIN is a first-person hack-and-slash. Cleave through hordes of enemies in fast-paced combat. Explore dark fantasy realms filled with secrets and dangers. Discover powerful gear and weapons, and face menacing bosses in your quest to cleanse a broken world.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure13.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fallen Tear: The Ascension — Steam game cover

    Fallen Tear: The Ascension

    Single-player alternative to Chrono Sword — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Chrono Sword.

    A story-driven Metroidvania where the allies you choose to bond with change how you fight and explore. Journey through the high-fantasy world of Raoah, uncover lost civilizations, and forge bonds that shape your path through a land on the brink of collapse.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tearscape — Steam game cover

    Tearscape

    Single-player alternative to Chrono Sword — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Chrono Sword.

    As a hunter, you explore a dark, interconnected world filled with dungeons, relying on precise combat to survive. Battle grotesque monsters, expand your arsenal, and uncover hidden paths in a non-linear, pixel art journey.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hell is Us — Steam game cover

    Hell is Us

    Single-player alternative to Chrono Sword — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Chrono Sword.

    If war is the closest we get to hell on earth, it's because Earth harbours the worst of demons: humankind. In an isolated country ravaged by infighting, discover the secrets of your past and deal with the repercussions of a mysterious calamity.

    2025ActionAdventure49.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ashen — Steam game cover

    Ashen

    Single-player alternative to Chrono Sword — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Chrono Sword.

    Ashen is an action RPG about a wanderer in search of a place to call home.

    2019ActionAdventureRPG39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Darksiders III — Steam game cover

    Darksiders III

    Single-player alternative to Chrono Sword — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Chrono Sword.

    Return to an apocalyptic Earth in Darksiders III, a hack-n-slash Action Adventure where players assume the role of FURY in her quest to hunt down and dispose of the Seven Deadly Sins. The most enigmatic of the Four Horsemen, FURY must bring balance to the forces that now ravage Earth.

    2018ActionAdventureRPG5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →