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Single-player games like The Spell - A Kinetic Novel

Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to The Spell - A Kinetic Novel, 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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    A Normal Lost Phone — Steam game cover

    A Normal Lost Phone

    Single-player alternative to The Spell - A Kinetic Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Spell - A Kinetic Novel.

    A Normal Lost Phone is a game about exploring the intimacy of an unknown person whose phone was found by the player.

    2017IndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    outside the door — Steam game cover

    outside the door

    Single-player alternative to The Spell - A Kinetic Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Spell - A Kinetic Novel.

    Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office. You are about to figure out the stories of a few visitors without having a single memory of yourself.

    2024IndieCasual1.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Heal Hitler — Steam game cover

    Heal Hitler

    Single-player alternative to The Spell - A Kinetic Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Spell - A Kinetic Novel.

    POV: You are Hitler’s psychologist in 1925. Diagnose his complexes by using both Jungian and Freudian psychotherapy and attempt to heal him. Resolve Hitler's trauma and prevent catastrophe via therapy and psychology. Succeed and avoid the war and holocaust.

    2021IndieCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Until Then — Steam game cover

    Until Then

    Single-player alternative to The Spell - A Kinetic Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Spell - A Kinetic Novel.

    A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Test: Hypothesis Rising — Steam game cover

    The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    Single-player alternative to The Spell - A Kinetic Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Spell - A Kinetic Novel.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gensokyo:Presumption of Guilt~Pansies Before Dawn — Steam game cover

    Gensokyo:Presumption of Guilt~Pansies Before Dawn

    Single-player alternative to The Spell - A Kinetic Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Spell - A Kinetic Novel.

    Explore the intertwined fates of humans and youkai in this interactive fiction. As an unwitting protagonist, enter the sealed realm of Gensokyo to investigate a series of bizarre murders. Unearth ancient secrets and witness a gripping saga hidden for millennia.

    2026IndieAdventureCasual13.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Siren's Call: Escape Velocity — Steam game cover

    Siren's Call: Escape Velocity

    Single-player alternative to The Spell - A Kinetic Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Spell - A Kinetic Novel.

    The definitive edition of the fan-favorite visual novel is here! A surreal, coming-of-age tale set in early 2010s Central Florida, Siren's Call is the small town you swore you'd always leave. Something inside you knows this is your last chance. Will you reach escape velocity?

    2025IndieAdventureCasual7.50 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    BAD END — Steam game cover

    BAD END

    Single-player alternative to The Spell - A Kinetic Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Spell - A Kinetic Novel.

    It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.

    2015IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Her Lie I Tried To Believe — Steam game cover

    Her Lie I Tried To Believe

    Single-player alternative to The Spell - A Kinetic Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Spell - A Kinetic Novel.

    Her Lie I Tried To Believe is a short kinetic novel about the persisting hatred of a boy throughout his life, the destructive relationship that was born from it, and the consequences he had to face as a direct result.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    NTR'd By Clumsiness — Steam game cover

    NTR'd By Clumsiness

    Single-player alternative to The Spell - A Kinetic Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Spell - A Kinetic Novel.

    NTR'd By Clumsiness is an NTR kinetic novel full of comedy and accidental infidelity! As Chris welcomes his late friend's clumsy son in his house, watch as his wife Natasha bends over backward (by tripping and falling) to make his stay comfortable. Accidental sex is the name of the game (literally)!

    2024IndieCasual6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    A Promise Best Left Unkept — Steam game cover

    A Promise Best Left Unkept

    Single-player alternative to The Spell - A Kinetic Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Play as Harry in a hard NTR visual novel where your former college bully reenters your life, working with you and your girlfriend, scheming behind your back to steal or blackmail her. With over 400,000 words, 60 sex scenes (most animated), and 8+ endings, your choices shape the way you get betrayed

    2023Adventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Together - A Wish No One Remembers — Steam game cover

    Together - A Wish No One Remembers

    Single-player alternative to The Spell - A Kinetic Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Spell - A Kinetic Novel.

    Torn between his recent broken heart and his desire to never subject anyone to that kind of suffering, Vince decides, despite his own feelings, to learn more about this mysterious girl who just confessed her love to him—still hoping in the back of his mind that his unrequited love will one day be reciprocated.

    2020IndieCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Her Lie I Tried To Believe - Extended Edition — Steam game cover

    Her Lie I Tried To Believe - Extended Edition

    Single-player alternative to The Spell - A Kinetic Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Spell - A Kinetic Novel.

    Her Lie I Tried To Believe follows the unhealthy relationship of a man and a woman who, through a series of fateful encounters, become deeply entangled with one another all the while still being haunted by their pasts.

    2020IndieCasual5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Edge Of — Steam game cover

    The Edge Of

    Single-player alternative to The Spell - A Kinetic Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Spell - A Kinetic Novel.

    The Edge Of is a Mystery NTR visual novel with a tense atmosphere and a story that will keep you on the Edge of your seat. Play as either Sam as he grapples with the fact that his wife might be cheating on him, or Beth, the lovely wife who couldn't possibly be cheating... or is she?

    2021IndieCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    A Promise Best Left Unkept - Aya Edition — Steam game cover

    A Promise Best Left Unkept - Aya Edition

    Single-player alternative to The Spell - A Kinetic Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with The Spell - A Kinetic Novel.

    A standalone Hard NTR visual novel with Aya as the heroine. Follow Harry's tragic fight for love and betrayal in a 450k+ word story with new events, 130+ CG sets, 60+ animated sex scenes, and 3 endings.

    2025AdventureFree To PlayCasual16.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    He Maid Her Fall — Steam game cover

    He Maid Her Fall

    Single-player alternative to The Spell - A Kinetic Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with The Spell - A Kinetic Novel.

    He Maid Her Fall is a Mother NTR full of both heartfelt and gut-wrenching moments. Follow both mother and son as their lives get turned upside down by selfish outsiders, fighting for their relationship to not get torn apart.

    2026CasualEarly Access9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →