Single-player games like Celeste
Below are 17 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
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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)!
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VVVVVV
Single-player alternative to Celeste — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Celeste.
VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?
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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.
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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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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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Downwell
Single-player alternative to Celeste — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Celeste.
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
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1001 Spikes
Single-player alternative to Celeste — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Celeste.
Discover the lost treasures of Ukampa in South America as Aban Hawkins searches for his estranged father, world-famous archeaologist, Jim Hawkins. Aban Hawkins races into the frozen tundra of the antarctic, undiscovered temple ruins and the vast caverns of South America in search of his father and the legendary treasure rumored to lie...
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ANIMAL WELL
Single-player alternative to Celeste — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Celeste.
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
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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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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 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.
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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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Geometry Dash
Single-player alternative to Celeste — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Celeste.
Jump and fly your way through danger in this rhythm-based action platformer!
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Rayman® Legends
Single-player alternative to Celeste — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Celeste.
Michel Ancel, the celebrated creator of Rayman®, Beyond Good & Evil®, and the Raving Rabbids®, returns to unleash his innovative creativity on this new entry into the Rayman® franchise.When Rayman, Globox, and the Teensies discover a mysterious tent filled with captivating paintings, they are suddenly transported to a series of...
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INSIDE
Single-player alternative to Celeste — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Celeste.
Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.
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Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
Single-player alternative to Celeste — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Celeste.
The third entry in the Monster Hunter Stories RPG series is here! Twin Rathalos, born in a twist of fate. Monster Hunter Stories is an RPG series set in the Monster Hunter world, where you can become a Rider, raising and bonding with your favorite monsters.
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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.