Single-player games like Celeste
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Celeste, 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
- 1
Kid Ball Adventure
Single-player alternative to Celeste — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Celeste.
A platformer with excellent level design that's unforgiving. With two buttons, overcome 100 levels filled with traps, enemies, dangerous situations, and bosses. Test your patience and precision. If you're looking for a challenge, this is your game.
- 2
Mount Farewell
Single-player alternative to Celeste — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Celeste.
Denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Five stages to overcome on Mount Farewell. This game is a difficult 2D precision platformer about grief for those who like a challenge.
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Eden Genesis
Single-player alternative to Celeste — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Celeste.
Help Leah overcome a serious illness caused by her cybernetic implants. In this a platformer from the creators of Aeterna Noctis, you will face hundreds of challenges and secrets that unravel the mystery of Eden Genesis. Live this Cyberpunk 2D adventure.
- 4
Kitsune Tails
Single-player alternative to Celeste — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Celeste.
Run, jump, and dash across a land inspired by Japanese mythology and untangle the love triangle between three young women on a journey of self discovery. Explore the complicated relationships between kitsune and humans through classic platforming action.
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Aeon Drive
Single-player alternative to Celeste — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Celeste.
Rush through the cyberpunk landscapes of Neo Barcelona in Aeon Drive, an action-platformer with a speedrunning twist! Whether solo or in up to 4 player co-op, sprint and dash through many areas of the neon-infused city - and use your time and space-bending abilities to get ahead.
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Ageless
Single-player alternative to Celeste — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Celeste.
Ageless is a story driven puzzle platformer where you must alter the age of animals and plant life around you to progress. Play as Kiara, a young girl who braves through heartache and loss as she journeys across a mysterious world to discovers its secrets and herself.
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Sunblaze
Single-player alternative to Celeste — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Celeste.
Sunblaze is a brain-twisting precision platformer with hundreds of challenging, handcrafted levels to keep you dying for hours and hours.
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TetherGeist
Single-player alternative to Celeste — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Celeste.
TetherGeist is a challenging precision platformer that rewards practice and perseverance. Guide Mae and her axolotl spirit, Bao, on a wholesome coming-of-age pilgrimage while mastering Astral Projection, a tether that links Mae to her spirit and is the source of her strength.
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Super Meat Boy
Single-player alternative to Celeste — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Celeste.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
- 10
Katana ZERO
Single-player alternative to Celeste — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Celeste.
Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.
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I wanna be the Creator
Single-player alternative to Celeste — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Celeste.
这是一款可以自制关卡的IWBTG同人游戏，在里面你可以体验到各种千奇百怪的关卡，同样也可以创作出属于你自己的关卡。
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Hollow Knight
Single-player alternative to Celeste — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Celeste.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
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OneShot
Single-player alternative to Celeste — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Celeste.
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
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The End Is Nigh
Single-player alternative to Celeste — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Celeste.
The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where you die a lot, but thats ok because you are probably already dead anyway.
- 15
The Messenger
Single-player alternative to Celeste — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Celeste.
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.
- 16
TowerFall Ascension
Single-player alternative to Celeste — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Celeste.
TowerFall Ascension is the definitive version of the hit archery combat game. Inspired by classics from the golden age of couch multiplayer, it's a 4-player local party game centering around hilarious, intense versus matches. The core mechanics are simple and accessible, but hard to master and combat is fierce.