Single-player games like Kraino Origins
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Kraino Origins, 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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Tiny Thor
Single-player alternative to Kraino Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Kraino Origins.
Jump into this challenging retro platformer! Play as Thor, use his mighty hammer and unique items to explore the Northern Realms. Beware of mythical creatures blocking your path to become a god!
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Primal Light
Single-player alternative to Kraino Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Kraino Origins.
Inhabit Krog, a mysterious blue creature in a red loincloth, as he traverses a labyrinth of ladders, levers, traps, and monsters. Explore the nooks and crannies of a bizarre and evocative world as you hack and slash your way to victory, leaving a graveyard of grotesque bosses in your wake.
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Prison City
Single-player alternative to Kraino Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Kraino Origins.
Prison City is a dystopian, action-packed side-scroller with tight mechanics and intricate level design. Battle Techno-Terrorists with your chakram and grenades, eat hot dogs for health, and locate contacts to help take down bosses.
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B.I.O.T.A.
Single-player alternative to Kraino Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Kraino Origins.
Intense 2D action-platformer set in a mining colony infected by an alien plague. In B.I.O.T.A. you can choose your hero, fight gruesome monsters, and customize your 8-bit retro experience with swappable 4-color palettes.
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Berserk Boy
Single-player alternative to Kraino Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Kraino Origins.
BERSERK BOY is a high speed action packed Platformer, with Metroidvania elements. Packed with vibrant and stylish pixel art. Go Berserk! as you change into different forms and use the power of Lightning, Fire, Ice, Air, and Earth to save the planet!
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Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection
Single-player alternative to Kraino Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Kraino Origins.
Watch as this nostalgic yet completely reimagined storybook world unravels before your very eyes. Taking cues from both Ghosts 'n Goblins and Ghouls 'n Ghosts and giving birth to something entirely new, Resurrection is a title worthy of its name.
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Haunted Lands
Single-player alternative to Kraino Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Kraino Origins.
Slay grim cultists, infernal minions, and nightmarish creatures in this dark and bloody retro-inspired action platformer. Uncover secrets, acquire powerful artifacts, and face challenging bosses in the Haunted Lands.
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Chronicles of the Wolf
Single-player alternative to Kraino Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Kraino Origins.
Hunt the legendary Beast of Gévaudan in Chronicles of the Wolf! Step into the boots of Mateo Lombardo in this epic adventure featuring brutal bosses, vast castles, and secrets to uncover. Narration by the legendary Robert Belgrade and other special appearances!
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Sonic Generations Collection
Single-player alternative to Kraino Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Kraino Origins.
Celebrate 20 years of Sonic in an all new adventure that delivers a definitive experience to Sonic fans new and old!
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Sonic CD
Single-player alternative to Kraino Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
It’s time to usher the past into the future in this enhanced recreation of Sonic CD! Sonic travels to the distant shores of Never Lake for the once-a-year appearance of Little Planet - a mysterious world where past, present, and future collide through the power of the Time Stones that lie hidden within it.
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Mega Man Legacy Collection
Single-player alternative to Kraino Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Kraino Origins.
Mega Man Legacy Collection is a celebration of the 8-bit history of Capcom’s iconic Blue Bomber featuring faithful reproductions of the series’ origins with the original six Mega Man games.
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Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope
Single-player alternative to Kraino Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Kraino Origins.
Shovel Knight is a sweeping classic action-adventure game with awesome gameplay, memorable characters, and an 8-bit retro aesthetic. If you love games with perfect platforming, beautiful art, infectious music, lovable bosses, humor and levity, and real heart… Shovel Knight is for you!
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Mega Man X Legacy Collection
Single-player alternative to Kraino Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Kraino Origins.
Mega Man X Legacy Collection includes the legendary 16-bit titles and the series’ exciting foray into the 32-bit era: Mega Man X, Mega Man X2, Mega Man X3, and Mega Man X4. Test your skills in the new X Challenge mode, which pits players against two deadly bosses at once.
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Shovel Knight Dig
Single-player alternative to Kraino Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Kraino Origins.
Meet new friends and foes, visit strange lands, and outfit yourself in your quest to keep the entire land from collapsing underfoot! Jump, slash, and dig your way down an ever-changing chasm of mystery in Shovel Knight Dig, an all-new Shovel Knight adventure!
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Castle of Vania
Single-player alternative to Kraino Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Kraino Origins.
Invade the castle of the powerful Vampire Vania, face several difficult, exciting and sensual challenges to end this reign of horror and orgies.