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Single-player games like Save the Red Box: Prologue

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Save the Red Box: Prologue, 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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    Square Inertia — Steam game cover

    Square Inertia

    Single-player alternative to Save the Red Box: Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Save the Red Box: Prologue.

    Try to set the fastest times possible in Square Inertia: a fast-paced, momentum-based precision platformer. Race against the clock to improve your own personal best times and beat the author times set for each level.

    2023ActionIndie3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Chroma Jump — Steam game cover

    Chroma Jump

    Single-player alternative to Save the Red Box: Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Save the Red Box: Prologue.

    Chroma Jump is a 2D hardcore platformer where you overcome obstacles by changing your character's color in real-time. Push your physical and mental limits through traps that are completely unforgiving... well, mostly. Will you be able to safely reach the goal and escape?

    2026ActionIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    1 Screen Platformer — Steam game cover

    1 Screen Platformer

    Single-player alternative to Save the Red Box: Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Save the Red Box: Prologue.

    This is a SHORT, 2D PLATFORMER with TIGHT CONTROLS about exploring a single level to get past a bunch of TRAPS. There is an EASY mode and a HARD mode depending on your skill level.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tiny Thor — Steam game cover

    Tiny Thor

    Single-player alternative to Save the Red Box: Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Save the Red Box: Prologue.

    Jump into this challenging retro platformer! Play as Thor, use his mighty hammer and unique items to explore the Northern Realms. Beware of mythical creatures blocking your path to become a god!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    RedEx — Steam game cover

    RedEx

    Single-player alternative to Save the Red Box: Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Save the Red Box: Prologue.

    RedEx is a 2D shooter with Tower Defence mechanics, with a minimalist pixel art stile. You are to fight against mercenaries of underground smuggling organization which pretends to be a logistic corporation called RedExpress.

    2020ActionIndie7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Spinch — Steam game cover

    Spinch

    Single-player alternative to Save the Red Box: Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Save the Red Box: Prologue.

    Transcend the material realm and assume your true form as Spinch, a hyper-agile organism consumed by the quest to rescue a litter of its missing offspring, in this side-scrolling, psychedelic platformer from the mind of award-winning Canadian cartoonist, Jesse Jacobs.

    2020ActionIndie14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Trash Quest — Steam game cover

    Trash Quest

    Single-player alternative to Save the Red Box: Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Save the Red Box: Prologue.

    Trash Quest is a compact metroidvania with a single spawn point, run and gun action and tight platforming. Navigate an interwoven maze of rooms through this space station, destroying robots, collecting power ups and unlocking shortcuts.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    LOVE 3 — Steam game cover

    LOVE 3

    Single-player alternative to Save the Red Box: Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Save the Red Box: Prologue.

    LOVE 3 is a precision platformer with minimalistic pixel graphics and tight controls. Face challenging obstacles, discover hidden secrets, and place custom checkpoints after you overcome each new danger.

    2021ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →