Single-player games like Cryst
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Cryst, 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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Beaked Buccaneer
Single-player alternative to Cryst — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cryst.
Beaked Buccaneer is a 2D mini metroidvania full of treasures and pirates that tells the story of a parrot who wants to become a pirate legend!
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Legend of Gaia: Rebirth
Single-player alternative to Cryst — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cryst.
Legend of Gaia: Rebirth is a Metroidvania action game. Three forces collide across the continent of Eterna: the Divine Empire, the Gaia Faction, and the forces of Sin. Descend into Mount Olympus and recover the shattered fragments of the Rebirth Relic.
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Worldless
Single-player alternative to Cryst — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Cryst.
Worldless is a stylised 2D platformer with a unique combat system and a mind-bending interpretative narrative. Players embark on a journey of self-growth and understanding, pushing the limits of their nature in a newly born and abstract universe.
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Hack and Slime
Single-player alternative to Cryst — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cryst.
What could be scarier than a massive dungeon-tower infested with skulls, ogres, and dragons? That those same monsters ride the largest multinational in the world with it. You know; business is business.
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Flynn: Son of Crimson
Single-player alternative to Cryst — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cryst.
Our valiant hero Flynn possesses the ability to influence a mysterious energy and modify his style of combat, transforming him into a force to be reckoned with. Inspired by the golden age of the SNES, Flynn: Son of Crimson is the 2D action adventure that’ll take you right back to the 90s!
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Blasphemous 2
Single-player alternative to Cryst — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cryst.
The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all.
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Shattered Divinities
Single-player alternative to Cryst — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cryst.
Begin your adventure in Shattered Divinities to reveal the truth! Traverse the land where deities have perished, explore abandoned divine realms, battle mutated monsters, gather divine power to awaken your strength, and unveil the truth behind the deities’ fall.
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Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy
Single-player alternative to Cryst — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cryst.
The Trine series is back with its biggest adventure! In their fifth outing, the Heroes of Trine are pitted against dastardly and duplicitous villains, who will stop at nothing to seize control of the kingdom. The clock is ticking to save the world of Trine!