Single-player games like Contrast
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Contrast, 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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Papo & Yo
Single-player alternative to Contrast — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Contrast.
Quico’s best friend, Monster, is a huge beast with razor-sharp teeth, but that doesn’t scare Quico away from playing with him. That said, Monster does have a very dangerous problem: an addiction to poisonous frogs.
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Shady Part of Me
Single-player alternative to Contrast — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Contrast.
Overcome emotional struggles across a touching narrative filled with twists and surprises. Embark on a dream-like journey, with breathtaking artistic direction and the enthralling voice of Hannah Murray (Game of Thrones, Skins).
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Murdered: Soul Suspect
Single-player alternative to Contrast — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Contrast.
MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT™ takes players into a whole new realm of mystery where the case is personal and the clues just out of reach, challenging gamers to solve the hardest case of all… their own murder.
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Monochroma
Single-player alternative to Contrast — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Contrast.
Monochroma is a cinematic puzzle platformer. It’s a game about being a kid, growing up with a little brother that needs your help, facing obstacles and solving unique puzzles in a dystopian 1950's setting.
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The Last Case of John Morley
Single-player alternative to Contrast — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Contrast.
Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.
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FEZ
Single-player alternative to Contrast — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Contrast.
Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives.
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LIMBO
Single-player alternative to Contrast — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Contrast.
Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO
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The Swapper
Single-player alternative to Contrast — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Contrast.
What if someone knew your mind better than you did? The Swapper is an award-winning, narrative driven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space.
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We Happy Few
Single-player alternative to Contrast — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Contrast.
From the independent studio that brought you Contrast, We Happy Few is an action/adventure game set in a drug-fuelled, retrofuturistic city in an alternative 1960s England. Hide, fight and conform your way out of this delusional, Joy-obsessed world.
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South of Midnight
Single-player alternative to Contrast — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Contrast.
South of Midnight is a new action-adventure from Compulsion Games. Explore the mythos and confront mysterious creatures of the Deep South in this modern folktale while learning to weave an ancient power to surmount obstacles and unravel your family’s hidden past.
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We Happy Few - Soundtrack and Digital Goods Bundle
Single-player alternative to Contrast — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Contrast.
This Soundtrack and Digital Goods Bundle includes the official We Happy Few soundtrack in .MP3 and .FLAC format, along with other digital goodies to fill your life with Joy.