Single-player games like Cold Way
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Cold Way, 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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Bad Run - Turbo Edition
Single-player alternative to Cold Way — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cold Way.
Bad Run is a spin-off of Bad Pad, featuring a casual action packed, runner metroidvania platformer.
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Snowyland
Single-player alternative to Cold Way — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cold Way.
Snowyland is a pixel art platformer where the player must eat to survive on an empty, barren island. You should freeze family members to create ice platforms that help you reach your dinner. Choose where this ice platforms are placed, and create solutions that even the developers have not seen yet!
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Big FLAPPY Tower VS Tiny Square
Single-player alternative to Cold Way — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cold Way.
Fling, flip, and FLAP around a new delightfully difficult Big Tower game! No sprint and no floaty controls! Just quick deaths and generous respawn points. Can you reach the top of the tower and rescue your Pineapple?
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Dead Dungeon
Single-player alternative to Cold Way — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cold Way.
Challenging 2D platformer in the best traditions of classic games, with an excellent chiptune soundtrack. The game will check your nerves for strength and bring a lot of emotions.
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1 Screen Platformer
Single-player alternative to Cold Way — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cold Way.
This is a SHORT, 2D PLATFORMER with TIGHT CONTROLS about exploring a single level to get past a bunch of TRAPS. There is an EASY mode and a HARD mode depending on your skill level.
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Aeon Drive
Single-player alternative to Cold Way — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cold Way.
Rush through the cyberpunk landscapes of Neo Barcelona in Aeon Drive, an action-platformer with a speedrunning twist! Whether solo or in up to 4 player co-op, sprint and dash through many areas of the neon-infused city - and use your time and space-bending abilities to get ahead.
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Super Meat Boy Forever
Single-player alternative to Cold Way — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cold Way.
Super Meat Boy is back! This time around Meat Boy is always running, literally it's an auto-runner. You will jump, dive, slide and punch your way through brutal levels and mean boss fights. We designed 5,000+ levels so you can play the game over and over without seeing the same level twice.
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Will You Snail?
Single-player alternative to Cold Way — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cold Way.
A unique platformer where an evil AI predicts your movement. Dodge AI-spawned traps, solve optional puzzles and uncover the dark secrets of the simulation. Now with a level editor and infinite community-made content!
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Awita: Journey of Hope
Single-player alternative to Cold Way — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cold Way.
Awita: Journey of Hope is a captivating side-scrolling metroidvania game that follows the remarkable journey of a courageous girl determined to rescue her village from the clutches of a devastating epidemic.
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DREAMFEAR
Single-player alternative to Cold Way — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cold Way.
Escape the nightmare filled with your own fears using various weapons and upgrades in a fast-paced, surreal roguelite. Can you survive in your own mind?