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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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!
- 3
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.
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VVVVVV
Single-player alternative to CONTRAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with CONTRAL.
VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?
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On Rusty Trails
Single-player alternative to CONTRAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Conformity is everything in this lightning-fast platformer - get ready to shift your friendships each and every second!
- 6
Rusted Moss
Single-player alternative to CONTRAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with CONTRAL.
Rusted Moss is a twin-stick shooter metroidvania where you sling around the map with your grapple, blasting your way through witches and rusted machine monstrosities alike. This wasteland once harboring mankind has since fallen, and Fae long forgotten now knock on humanity's door...
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Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
Single-player alternative to CONTRAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with CONTRAL.
Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!
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La-Mulana 2
Single-player alternative to CONTRAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with CONTRAL.
The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.