Single-player games like Bolt & Whalington
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Bolt & Whalington, 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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CHASM SHIFT
Single-player alternative to Bolt & Whalington — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Bolt & Whalington.
A 2D pixelated platformer journey through a mysterious and vast maze of puzzle box dungeons. Solve puzzle-infused platforming challenges and uncover new abilities as you plunge into an atmospheric adventure.
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Chronoscript: The Endless End
Single-player alternative to Bolt & Whalington — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Bolt & Whalington.
“Chronoscript: The Endless End” is an exploration-based action-adventure game where you, an editor trapped within a manuscript, must unravel a thousand-year story that writes itself beyond its end—across 2D pages and a 3D manor.
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Dorc
Single-player alternative to Bolt & Whalington — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bolt & Whalington.
In a world ruled by »them«, Dorc's grandpa has a plan: a time machine. But when a jump goes wrong, Dorc is stranded across time. Change the past to shape the future in this story-driven adventure platformer with cute characters and clever time mechanics.
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Crown Of Silence
Single-player alternative to Bolt & Whalington — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bolt & Whalington.
Crown Of Silence is a 2D Metroidvania adventure with Souls-like mechanics set in a gothic world. Forge your own combat style with diverse equipment, challenge ruthless bosses, and uncover the dark secrets of a silenced kingdom through environmental storytelling.
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Torii: Beyond The Gates
Single-player alternative to Bolt & Whalington — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bolt & Whalington.
The spirit realm has broken. Your brother has gone missing. Forge the path you were destined for. Explore the gates and find out why there has been broken links inside the spirit realm. Battle, discover and find the secrets, and make new connections in a beautiful hand-drawn 2D style.
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Echo Weaver
Single-player alternative to Bolt & Whalington — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bolt & Whalington.
Time is your greatest resource and secrets are your only upgrades. Master an unraveling time loop in this knowledge-based Metroidvania. As the last Weaver, exploit time-altering anomalies and use what you learn to break the cycle. Explore what remains. Uncover the mystery. Perfect the loop.
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isekizima: Ruins and Tails Journey
Single-player alternative to Bolt & Whalington — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Bolt & Whalington.
isekizima: Ruins and Tails Journey is a 2D action game. Kijino, a cat-eared adventurer with two tails (Nekomata), embarks on a journey to Isekizima (Ruins Island of dreams and romance: as it was written in the tourist brochure). Explore ruins buried in the forest while enjoying folk music.
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Tails of Fate
Single-player alternative to Bolt & Whalington — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bolt & Whalington.
Fulfill this tale, as darkness swarms the fantasy lands of Fauna. Venture epic kingdoms and treacherous dungeons in a 2D action platformer, with Metroidvania elements in a hand-crafted pixel art world filled with souls-like boss fights, dungeon platforming, and dynamic enemy combat design.