Single-player games like CONTRAL
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to CONTRAL, 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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AIgent
Single-player alternative to CONTRAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with CONTRAL.
AIgent is 1982 style gameplay in a 1982 alternate timeline. Speedrunning 2D hand-drawn pixel art platformer where you need to destroy the satellite on each level by shooting, headshooting or knifing the enemies and collecting their elevator access codes.
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MotionRec
Single-player alternative to CONTRAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with CONTRAL.
MotionRec is a recording puzzle action game where you progress through stages by recording and playing back your own movements.
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Berserk Boy
Single-player alternative to CONTRAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with CONTRAL.
BERSERK BOY is a high speed action packed Platformer, with Metroidvania elements. Packed with vibrant and stylish pixel art. Go Berserk! as you change into different forms and use the power of Lightning, Fire, Ice, Air, and Earth to save the planet!
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Derelict Star
Single-player alternative to CONTRAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with CONTRAL.
A precise momentum-based platformer that emphasizes exploration and navigation puzzles. Run and jump your way through a wide variety of obstacles and challenges as you explore an abandoned derelict freighter. Be careful: getting in is often easier than getting out!
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iZBOT
Single-player alternative to CONTRAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with CONTRAL.
iZBOT is fast paced, double jumping, wall sliding, edge of your seat platformer that delivers delicious bite sized challenging platforming levels while always keeping you in the action.
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1 Screen Platformer
Single-player alternative to CONTRAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with CONTRAL.
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.
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Sword of Destiny
Single-player alternative to CONTRAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with CONTRAL.
Fight to restore the peace and justice in the world by thwarting the treacherous plans of the King, who turns the innocent into mindless skeletons to conquer the world.
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MIO: Memories in Orbit
Single-player alternative to CONTRAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with CONTRAL.
Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.