Single-player games like Krimson
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Krimson, 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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Plague Genesis
Single-player alternative to Krimson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Krimson.
Plague Genesis A 2D pixel art survival horror game in which you explore forests and dark locations, face terrifying infected creatures, and uncover the truth behind a devastating biological catastrophe.
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TraumaCore Violence
Single-player alternative to Krimson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Krimson.
TraumaCore Violence is a 2D Action Game with a focus on intense, snappy combat and in-depth movement mechanics; set within the psyche of a woman who has just had her mind snap.
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Hostile Dreams
Single-player alternative to Krimson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Krimson.
Hostile Dreams will push you to your limits. Play through your darkest dreams in this ragdoll platformer! Explore and survive challenging levels, collect dream shards to unlock extra challenges
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Unstable Cylinder
Single-player alternative to Krimson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Krimson.
This is a platformer action adventure in which the main character, trapped inside a long cylinder prison, attempts to escape. Escape by climbing over steep walls, a turbulent world, moving scaffolding, and other obstacles! Of course, it would be infinitely close to impossible.
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Cinderfall
Single-player alternative to Krimson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Krimson.
A guttering ember adrift in hungry dark, your lantern is your hourglass. Burn through 100 haunted levels, dashing to hold the shadows back. When your light dies, the dark closes its hands. A precision horror platformer about the race between fire and night.
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Drakula's Ascension
Single-player alternative to Krimson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Krimson.
Prove your ability to reach your true potential and enjoy retro platforming and combat with a potential cost of starting from the bottom all over again in Drakula's Ascension! Overcome the demons keeping you down, all for your freedom and the view at the top of your castle that once was yours.
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Hyperflex ULTRA
Single-player alternative to Krimson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Krimson.
Dodge obstacles, switch gravity in ways you never even thought possible and see just how hard you can FLEX in this endless action platformer. Think you've got what it takes to master all four levels and achieve the VIBE?
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Neon Dungeon
Single-player alternative to Krimson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Krimson.
This is a neon style and fast-paced platform jumping game. In the game, you need to avoid many obstacles and finally reach the star of victory.
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140
Single-player alternative to Krimson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Krimson.
140 is a challenging minimalistic platformer with abstract colorful graphics. Rhythmic awareness is required to overcome obstacles controlled by an energetic, yet melancholic electronic soundtrack.
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Hollow Knight
Single-player alternative to Krimson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Krimson.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
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Celeste
Single-player alternative to Krimson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Krimson.
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
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Just Shapes & Beats
Single-player alternative to Krimson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Krimson.
"Just Shapes & Beats" is a chaotic co-op musical bullet-hell based on three simple things: avoid Shapes, move to the kick-ass Beats, and die, repeatedly.