Single-player games like Kontrakt
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Kontrakt, 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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The Hong Kong Massacre
Single-player alternative to Kontrakt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Kontrakt.
Blast your way through the streets of Hong Kong in a fast-paced, top-down shooter. Inspired by classic action movies, The Hong Kong Massacre places you at the center of a hard-boiled revenge story, filled with brutal, cinematic shootouts and vivid underworld locations.
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The Dark Inside Me
Single-player alternative to Kontrakt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kontrakt.
Psychological horror adventure game from a horror movie director based on dynamic scenario. The Dark Inside Me, is a very unique psychological horror adventure game from a horror movie director Akçay Karaazmak, based on dynamic interactive scenario.
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BERSERK and the Band of the Hawk
Single-player alternative to Kontrakt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Kontrakt.
Behold the fierce blend of "Warriors" and "Berserk"!
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DOOM Eternal
Single-player alternative to Kontrakt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Kontrakt.
Hell’s armies have invaded Earth. Become the Slayer in an epic single-player campaign to conquer demons across dimensions and stop the final destruction of humanity. The only thing they fear... is you.
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月影魅像-解放之羽-
Single-player alternative to Kontrakt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Kontrakt.
《月影魅像-解放之羽-》是由日本美少女游戏品牌Applique制作的一款悬疑传奇题材作品。本作由小田原箱根负责作画、桐月编写剧本、鹰石忍制作音乐。讲述了一个层层剥茧,需要完成十几种不同结局才能最终了解全貌的精彩故事。本作曾荣获萌系游戏大赏2017年度话题金奖。
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12 is Better Than 6
Single-player alternative to Kontrakt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Kontrakt.
12 is Better Than 6 is a dynamic top-down shooter with stealth elements, presented in a Wild West theme. The story puts you in the shoes of escaped slave fleeing to the United States in 1873.
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Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Single-player alternative to Kontrakt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Kontrakt.
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is the brutal conclusion to the Hotline Miami saga, set against a backdrop of escalating violence and retribution over spilled blood in the original game.
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APE OUT
Single-player alternative to Kontrakt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Kontrakt.
APE OUT is a wildly intense and colorfully stylized smash ‘em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz.
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Max Payne
Single-player alternative to Kontrakt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Kontrakt.
Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold urban night. A fugitive undercover cop framed for murder, hunted by cops and the mob, Max is a man with his back against the wall, fighting a battle he cannot hope to win. Prepare for pain…
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Midnight
Single-player alternative to Kontrakt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kontrakt.
Precision puzzle platformer. Launch a square fairy through 56 deadly levels using only your mouse.
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Hotline Miami
Single-player alternative to Kontrakt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Kontrakt.
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
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Dead Ground
Single-player alternative to Kontrakt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Kontrakt.
Tower defense reimagined! Dead Ground is a procedurally generated tower defense game with rogue-like elements. Each playthrough will offer randomly generated guns, skills and augments. You'll have to travel, collect scrap, water, manage your inventory and upgrade your base to survive!
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Danger Gazers
Single-player alternative to Kontrakt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Kontrakt.
Danger Gazers is a post-apocalyptic roguelite top-down shooter where you pave your own path. The choices you make will decide your fate, it will either turn you into the new ruler or... the ashes to be windswept away.
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Dungeons of Clay
Single-player alternative to Kontrakt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Kontrakt.
Explore the ever-changing dungeons in the surreal world made of clay. Unlock the hidden secrets, overcome the dangers, defeat dreadful creatures and reap the treasures to acquire almighty power.
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The Dead Await: Prologue
Single-player alternative to Kontrakt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Kontrakt.
Get ready to experience the thrills and chills of The Dead Await: Prologue, a free and fully functional demo! Build your deck and try to survive in this deck-building survival RPG set during a zombie apocalypse.
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The Dead Await
Single-player alternative to Kontrakt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Kontrakt.
Build your deck and try to survive in The Dead Await, a deck-building RPG set during a zombie apocalypse. As one of many survivors, set out across the desolate world, discover the truth about the outbreak, and rebuild human civilization - or die trying.