Single-player games like CRYSTAR
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to CRYSTAR, 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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SAMURAI MAIDEN
Single-player alternative to CRYSTAR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with CRYSTAR.
A young woman from the 21st century with sharp swordsmanship skills finds herself in Honnō-ji during the Sengoku period! Together with a trio of newfound ninja friends, she races through the Underworld beneath Honnō-ji, confronted by enraged corpses at every turn!
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Mysteria ~Occult Shadows~
Single-player alternative to CRYSTAR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with CRYSTAR.
Explore the land of Sulnas as the "Shadow of Death", a cat girl who's dauntless and fierce. The land is poisoned by secret power and desperately needs salvation. Can you save it from its sure demise or will you doom its fate like everyone else would?
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Shining Resonance Refrain
Single-player alternative to CRYSTAR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with CRYSTAR.
Play as Yuma Ilvern and stop the Empire from exploiting the power of the ancient dragons, including the soul of the Shining Dragon within you. With the help of your friends, realize your destiny, save Astoria, and unleash the strength you’ve always had locked away.
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NieR:Automata™
Single-player alternative to CRYSTAR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with CRYSTAR.
NieR: Automata tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim the machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful machines.
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Ys Origin
Single-player alternative to CRYSTAR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with CRYSTAR.
The perfect mix of action, exploration and story with screen-filling bosses, unique platforming elements, and innovative puzzles.
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Chantelise - A Tale of Two Sisters
Single-player alternative to CRYSTAR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with CRYSTAR.
A whimsical Action-RPG brought to you from the creators of the renowned Recettear ~ An Item Shop's Tale. Purchase before August 5th and save!
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Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity
Single-player alternative to CRYSTAR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with CRYSTAR.
The world of Touhou comes alive in this beautiful action RPG (featuring “bullet hell” elements, of course!). Infamous vampire Remilia Scarlet and her dutiful maid, Sakuya, set off to chase rumors of a massive monster, all while sending baddies flying with fluid action and signature skills!
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BLUE REFLECTION
Single-player alternative to CRYSTAR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with CRYSTAR.
A clear summer sky spreads over the Hoshinomiya Girls' High School. This story begins with the belated start of school life for Hinako Shirai, who has just recovered from a leg injury due to a tragic accident. The magical sisters Yuzu and Lime bestowed to her a special power to become a "Reflector".
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Soul Hackers 2
Single-player alternative to CRYSTAR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with CRYSTAR.
Explore a supernatural RPG with stylish summoners and dark dangers lurking under the neon lights of a cyberpunk Japan. It is up to Ringo, an agent of Aion, to save the world from apocalypse.
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Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days
Single-player alternative to CRYSTAR — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The ultimate digital Vanguard experience that includes an original story set in the world of overDress! Compete with players worldwide with "Ranked Fight," play solo casually with "CPU Fight," and enjoy the game and experience the world of Vanguard at your own pace via many other fight modes.
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CRYMACHINA
Single-player alternative to CRYSTAR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with CRYSTAR.
CRYMACHINA is an action RPG where mechanical girls strive to survive in a post-apocalyptic world to become “Real Humans''. But what does it mean to be a “Real Human”?
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Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days 2
Single-player alternative to CRYSTAR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with CRYSTAR.
"Cardfight!! Vanguard," has newly come to digital game! Over 3,000 cards for the Standard format! A brand-new original story shares the world of anime series unfolds! Enjoy your own cardfight experience!!
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The Caligula Effect: Overdose
Single-player alternative to CRYSTAR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with CRYSTAR.
Mobius. An idyllic world that lets people forget about the pain and problems of reality. Created by a sentient vocaloid program, μ (Mu), reality and fantasy have become blurred, allowing people to relive their high school years in bliss -- but just how real is a virtual happiness?
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The Caligula Effect 2
Single-player alternative to CRYSTAR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with CRYSTAR.
Redo is a world without sorrow created by the virtuadoll Regret. Virtuadoll songs give Redo residents respite from their struggles. Our protagonists discover the truth and form the Go-Home Club to return to reality. Make your way home with companions bearing heavy burdens in this school-themed RPG.
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The Alliance Alive HD Remastered
Single-player alternative to CRYSTAR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with CRYSTAR.
Rise up and ignite the resistance in The Alliance Alive HD Remastered! Explore diverse realms, awaken new skills mid-battle, and forge alliances to challenge the Daemons that have taken over the world!
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Lost Dimension
Single-player alternative to CRYSTAR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with CRYSTAR.
In the near future a terrorist mastermind, known only as ‘The End’, threatens humanity with nuclear armageddon. A special task force, the S.E.A.L.E.D team, are the only ones who can stop him: a group of young combatants with incredible abilities and each with a mysterious past.
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MONARK
Single-player alternative to CRYSTAR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with CRYSTAR.
Could you face yourself and the threats around you to save the ones you love? Shin Mikado Academy is engulfed in a madness-inducing Mist, and only you can save everyone inside. Develop your Ego to break the pacts set by the Pactbearers and remove the corrupting Mist.