Single-player games like Kalinur
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Kalinur, 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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Malleus Maleficarum
Single-player alternative to Kalinur — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Kalinur.
A Metroidvania inspired by the mechanics and style of classic games in the genre. Help Mirabel find different ways to explore a haunted mansion and hunt terrifying witches while gaining new weapons and discovering more about the macabre experiments carried out by demonic beings.
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Golden Knight
Single-player alternative to Kalinur — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Kalinur.
Defeat the forces of darkness and bring peace back to the kingdom of Valerond in this action-packed mini metroidvania.
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Astalon: Tears of the Earth
Single-player alternative to Kalinur — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Kalinur.
Uphold your pact with the Titan of Death, Epimetheus! Fight, climb and solve your way through a twisted tower as three unique adventurers, on a mission to save their village from impending doom!
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Odallus: The Dark Call
Single-player alternative to Kalinur — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Kalinur.
The old gods have forgotten this land. No one could save our people when darkness started spreading and collecting human souls for its army. Odallus is a classic exploration/action game, inspired by Ghosts’n Goblins, Demon’s Crest and Castlevania.
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Toziuha Night: Dracula's Revenge
Single-player alternative to Kalinur — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Kalinur.
Follow the story of Xandria, the iron alchemist. Seeking revenge, she accepts the dangerous mission to put an end to the evil that resides in Dracula's castle and torments the people of Transylvania. Fight with an iron whip in this retro-style & Classic-Vania adventure.
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The Devil Within: Satgat
Single-player alternative to Kalinur — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Kalinur.
Join Kim Rip, a Royal Guard whose humanity is gradually slipping away, on a thrilling 2.5D action-adventure platforming journey in 'The Devil Within: Satgat'. Uncover the mysteries of a desolate realm as you engage in stylish battles against formidable foes.
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Haiku, the Robot
Single-player alternative to Kalinur — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Kalinur.
Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.
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Castlevania Dominus Collection
Single-player alternative to Kalinur — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Kalinur.
Three incredible action adventure games from the Castlevania series have finally returned, for the first time! But wait, there's more! Haunted Castle Revisited, a redesigned version of the very first Castlevania arcade game, makes its debut!
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Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
Single-player alternative to Kalinur — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Kalinur.
Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate.
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Metroidvania Maker
Single-player alternative to Kalinur — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Kalinur.
Create, play, and share custom Metroidvania worlds with a built-in world editor, co-op play, and player-made adventures.
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ORCS
Single-player alternative to Kalinur — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Kalinur.
ORCS is an action/platformer 2D old school inspirated by classic like Castlevania and Ghosts 'n Goblins.
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Aleesha's Tower
Single-player alternative to Kalinur — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Kalinur.
A young woman named Aleesha was hunted and killed accused of witchcraft. Years later she comes back to take revenge on all mankind and it's up to you to stop her.
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How to Become a Ninja: Part 1
Single-player alternative to Kalinur — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Kalinur.
How to Become a Ninja: Part 1 is a very difficulty game that challenges the player's skills. In it you will have to go through 50 levels in order to become a Ninja.
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Starlight Squad
Single-player alternative to Kalinur — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Kalinur.
Lead an elite squad of heroines in this high-energy vertical shmup! Blast through enemy waves, dodge deadly patterns, and take down epic bosses as you fight to free the galaxy from the grip of the Merlian Empire.