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Single-player games like Monochroma

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Monochroma, 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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    LIMBO — Steam game cover

    LIMBO

    Single-player alternative to Monochroma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Monochroma.

    Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO

    2011ActionIndieAdventure12.49 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Black The Fall — Steam game cover

    Black The Fall

    Single-player alternative to Monochroma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Monochroma.

    After decades of toil, an old machinist plots his escape from Communism, through manipulation and scheming. Along the road, he befriends the most unlikely creature, an abandoned robot. Could they solve the puzzles and flee this bleak world together?

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ASTRAL — Steam game cover

    ASTRAL

    Single-player alternative to Monochroma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Monochroma.

    The future came. You'd think that means the apex of the progress and science, but no. After the epidemic spread all over the world in 2022, 95% of the whole population mutated into horrible creatures without any moral values or humanity and started hunting everything that moves. The planet became empty.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Northern Lights — Steam game cover

    Northern Lights

    Single-player alternative to Monochroma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Monochroma.

    While the Great Stargazer is deeply sleeping, the Celestial Guardians protect the equilibrium of the forgotten world…

    2019ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Selma and the Wisp — Steam game cover

    Selma and the Wisp

    Single-player alternative to Monochroma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Monochroma.

    Selma and the Wisp is an astonishing platform game with a particularly eerie feel to it. Densely packed with logical puzzles and unexpected obstacles, the game incorporates innovative gameplay, low-poly models and an spectacular animations.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stela — Steam game cover

    Stela

    Single-player alternative to Monochroma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Monochroma.

    Stela is a cinematic, atmospheric platformer about a young woman witnessing the final days of a mysterious ancient world.

    2020IndieAdventureDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Albert and Otto — Steam game cover

    Albert and Otto

    Single-player alternative to Monochroma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Monochroma.

    Created by solo developer Nikola Kostic - Traverse a haunting world set in 1939 Germany in search of a mysterious girl with rabbit ears. Utilize a little bunny in creative ways to solve puzzles. Levitate sheep, use them as torches or wolf bait and make your way through a dangerous land.

    2015Indie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Another Sight - Hodge's Journey — Steam game cover

    Another Sight - Hodge's Journey

    Single-player alternative to Monochroma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Monochroma.

    Take control of Hodge the cat in a brand new, stand-alone prequel story in Another Sight - Hodge's Journey. Tackle new platforming challenges using Hodge's nimble feline skills to solve puzzles and misteries as he travels between the world of dreams and the world of the real.

    2018ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    INSIDE — Steam game cover

    INSIDE

    Single-player alternative to Monochroma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Monochroma.

    Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Circadian City — Steam game cover

    Circadian City

    Single-player alternative to Monochroma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Monochroma.

    A life sim game where you play both in the Realworld and the Dreamworld. Your personality is your skill tree.

    2020StrategyIndieAdventure11.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →