Single-player games like Cotton Tale
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Cotton Tale, 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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Celeste
Single-player alternative to Cotton Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cotton Tale.
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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They Bleed Pixels
Single-player alternative to Cotton Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cotton Tale.
They Bleed Pixels is a fiendishly difficult action platformer inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror.
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BZZZT
Single-player alternative to Cotton Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cotton Tale.
Become a tiny ZX8000 robot and begin your journey through a beautiful, pixel-art world inspired by games iconic to the platformer genre. Follow a cute story, upgrade your skills, beat challenging levels, and compete with other players for the fastest speedrun!
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Super Magbot
Single-player alternative to Cotton Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cotton Tale.
A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.
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Super Meat Boy
Single-player alternative to Cotton Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cotton Tale.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
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VVVVVV
Single-player alternative to Cotton Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cotton Tale.
VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?
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Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
Single-player alternative to Cotton Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cotton Tale.
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.
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JumpJet Rex
Single-player alternative to Cotton Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cotton Tale.
Test your dinosaur jump-jet skills with a game that redefines the platformer genre, aptly renaming it "platflyer." Simply put, you're a t-rex with rocket boots trying to save earth from an incoming asteroid. Do you have what it takes to stop it?