Single-player games like KUTO: The Lock of Time
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to KUTO: The Lock of Time, 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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Toiletocalypse
Single-player alternative to KUTO: The Lock of Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Early Access with KUTO: The Lock of Time.
An absurd roguelike survival about fighting the runs during working hours. Drink, work, make it to the toilet. Or don't.
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Echo Weaver
Single-player alternative to KUTO: The Lock of Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with KUTO: The Lock of Time.
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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Video Editor: Record, Edit, Upload!
Single-player alternative to KUTO: The Lock of Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Video Editor is a puzzle platformer inspired by various video editing software. As a director, you must film 'movements' as clips, adjust them, and collaborate with chroma key tracks to reach the flag—all within a recording time limit! Film short, reach efficiently!
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TimeK
Single-player alternative to KUTO: The Lock of Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
TimeK is an action puzzle game specialized in time manipulation. Players can move even while rewinding time, allowing for interesting phenomena to occur. Other time manipulation abilities: Stop, Slow, Accelerate, Fast Rewind
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Vision Soft Reset
Single-player alternative to KUTO: The Lock of Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with KUTO: The Lock of Time.
Perceive the future in this time-loop metroidvania.
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DragonLoop
Single-player alternative to KUTO: The Lock of Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with KUTO: The Lock of Time.
Dragon Loop is a metroidvania combining time travel and branching map design. Explore the large open world in a five day loop, opening up new worldlines. Explore a 2D, hand-drawn world, engage in fast-paced battles, and retrieve memories to shape the future.
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Timespinner
Single-player alternative to KUTO: The Lock of Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with KUTO: The Lock of Time.
Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.
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The Messenger
Single-player alternative to KUTO: The Lock of Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.