Single-player games like Dead Wishes
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Dead Wishes, 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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Steam Prison
Single-player alternative to Dead Wishes — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
There are two kinds of people: the rulers and the ruled. The Heights are a gorgeous utopia. The Depths, a filthy industrial wasteland. Our heroine, raised in the Heights, has nothing but contempt for those below.
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sweet pool
Single-player alternative to Dead Wishes — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
As madness and horror devour his world, can Youji find hope amid the nightmare? Experience a bond deeper and darker than love in this unforgettable visual novel.
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Demonheart: Hunters
Single-player alternative to Dead Wishes — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Embrace or resist the demonic influence around you. Romance your companions in this RPG with an emphasis on conversation choices and character interactions.
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Royal Alchemist
Single-player alternative to Dead Wishes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Dead Wishes.
Intrigue, betrayal, deaths! An Otome / BxB survival Raising Simulation in a high-fantasy royal court setting with RPG elements.
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Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
Single-player alternative to Dead Wishes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Dead Wishes.
Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.
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Psychedelica of the Ashen Hawk
Single-player alternative to Dead Wishes — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Uncover the secret – Unite the clans In a town ruled by opposing clans and overshadowed by superstition and legend, a child is born with the dreaded mark of a witch. She conceals her identity until the theft of a mysterious relic brings to light a series of staggering revelations.
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Lost in Secular Love
Single-player alternative to Dead Wishes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Dead Wishes.
A Otome game about romancing monks?! All the romanceable characters are monks?! Sweet yet seductive! The untainted body and soul that only you can touch… PS: The game is set in an alternate history with an alternate religion.
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Muv-Luv Alternative
Single-player alternative to Dead Wishes — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Playtime's over. Time for despair. Experience the definitive version of a masterpiece in the Muv-Luv trilogy's thrilling conclusion. Note: therapy not included.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Single-player alternative to Dead Wishes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Dead Wishes.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.