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Single-player games like Timewell: Trail of Celestes

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Timewell: Trail of Celestes, 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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    Sector One — Steam game cover

    Sector One

    Single-player alternative to Timewell: Trail of Celestes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Timewell: Trail of Celestes.

    Sector One takes you on a journey through 6 different worlds, where your goal is to fly your spaceship as long as you can, neutralizing enemies on the way. Each world offers a unique visual experience but also comes with different kinds of challenges that you need to overcome.

    2023Action5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Quantum Break — Steam game cover

    Quantum Break

    Single-player alternative to Timewell: Trail of Celestes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Timewell: Trail of Celestes.

    From Remedy Entertainment, the masters of cinematic action games, comes Quantum Break, a time-amplified suspenseful blockbuster. The Quantum Break experience is part game, part live action show—where decisions in one dramatically affect the other.

    2016Action39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Life is Strange - Episode 1 — Steam game cover

    Life is Strange - Episode 1

    Single-player alternative to Timewell: Trail of Celestes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Timewell: Trail of Celestes.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    No Time — Steam game cover

    No Time

    Single-player alternative to Timewell: Trail of Celestes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Timewell: Trail of Celestes.

    Go on a trip through time! Experience the freedom of traveling into any date, hour and minute in time between the years 1 and 3033 AD! Help your best friend Edward in his scientific affairs! Watch out for the Time Agents & avoid yourself!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Avorion — Steam game cover

    Avorion

    Single-player alternative to Timewell: Trail of Celestes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Timewell: Trail of Celestes.

    A procedural co-op space sandbox where players can build their own space ships out of dynamically scalable blocks. Fight epic space battles, explore, mine, trade, wage wars and build your own empire to save your galaxy from being torn apart by an unknown enemy.

    2020ActionIndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ascend to ZERO — Steam game cover

    Ascend to ZERO

    Single-player alternative to Timewell: Trail of Celestes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Timewell: Trail of Celestes.

    Have you ever wondered what it feels like to stop time? Ascend to ZERO is a time-bending action-roguelike where you can use your unique ability to freeze time and fight your way to the top.

    2026ActionStrategyRPG9.59 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Timespinner — Steam game cover

    Timespinner

    Single-player alternative to Timewell: Trail of Celestes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Timewell: Trail of Celestes.

    Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.

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

    Cris Tales

    Single-player alternative to Timewell: Trail of Celestes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Timewell: Trail of Celestes.

    Cris Tales is a gorgeous, indie love letter to classic JRPGs with a new perspective. Peer into the past, act in the present, and watch as your choices dynamically change the future -- all on one screen as you play!

    2021ActionAdventureRPG39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →