Single-player games like Chrono
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Chrono, 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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Time Storm
Single-player alternative to Chrono — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Chrono.
Use your ability to go back in time to overcome obstacles and reach your goal. Are you ready to help your future self?
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Beta MAX
Single-player alternative to Chrono — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Chrono.
Use four-dimensional thinking to manipulate time and navigate through this mind bending retro inspired realm. Solve puzzles to help Max find his way home in this atmospheric first-person puzzle platformer.
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PROJECT : GENESIS
Single-player alternative to Chrono — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Chrono.
You wake up in a research facility and hear from the managing AI that humanity is in crisis due to an unknown virus. The AI requests that you conduct various experiments. Recognizing the dangers outside the facility, you decide to proceed with the experiments.
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A Space Between Time
Single-player alternative to Chrono — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Chrono.
Play as a robot with time-manipulating abilities. You can go to places you've never been before by going back in time in the X and Y axes independently. Just beware pockets of time corruption, and tracking your positions in time consumes a lot of memory. At max capacity, you can no longer function.
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Timeworks
Single-player alternative to Chrono — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Chrono.
Timeworks is a time-traveling 3D puzzle platformer with a bouncy cartoon style. Work along past versions of yourself to solve puzzles, create unique Items, and fill out your quotas for your mysterious employers.
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The Janus Problem
Single-player alternative to Chrono — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Chrono.
A first-person 3D puzzle game where the player can reverse time.
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Magnetism
Single-player alternative to Chrono — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Chrono.
We are recruiting new test subjects for a new in-house experiment at our facility. We ask that new recruits have good jumping skills and good logical thinking. For those interested, please report to the main lobby to receive further instructions.
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Braid
Single-player alternative to Chrono — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Chrono.
This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.