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Single-player games like Mission: It's Complicated

Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Mission: It's Complicated, 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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    Herotome — Steam game cover

    Herotome

    Single-player alternative to Mission: It's Complicated — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Mission: It's Complicated.

    Be a hero or be a menace! Herotome is a choice-heavy visual novel with a colorful cast of characters. Seize the moment to find love and worldwide renown, or use your gift of gab to annoy your heroic peers.

    IndieSimulationRPGFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pixel Puzzle Makeout League — Steam game cover

    Pixel Puzzle Makeout League

    Single-player alternative to Mission: It's Complicated — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Mission: It's Complicated.

    Solve pixel puzzles, date superheroes, and save the day! Dating sim meets puzzle game in this romantic comedy adventure.

    2020IndieSimulationCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers — Steam game cover

    Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers

    Single-player alternative to Mission: It's Complicated — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mission: It's Complicated.

    Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers is the follow-up to 2019's Arcade Spirits, a visual novel of love and pixels, in which you seek friendship and romance while working in an arcade. Now the tables are turned, as you seek friendship and romance while PLAYING in an arcade!

    2022IndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Arcade Spirits — Steam game cover

    Arcade Spirits

    Single-player alternative to Mission: It's Complicated — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Mission: It's Complicated.

    Arcade Spirits is a romantic visual novel that follows an alternative timeline where the 1983 video game crash never occurred. It's 20XX and you've just started a new job at the Funplex game arcade. Who will you meet along the way? Will you find the romance you're seeking?

    2019Indie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator — Steam game cover

    Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Mission: It's Complicated — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Mission: It's Complicated.

    Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator is a game where you play as a Dad and your goal is to meet and romance other hot Dads. Are you ready? Hi ready, I'm Dad.

    2017IndieSimulationCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Winds of Change — Steam game cover

    Winds of Change

    Single-player alternative to Mission: It's Complicated — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mission: It's Complicated.

    Lead The Rebellion, build your army, and shape the world with your choices. A story-heavy adventure game with multiple endings, romance options, and non-linear storytelling. A vast fantasy world waiting to be explored. Inspired by Dragon Age, and Mass Effect. Fully voice acted by a stellar cast!

    2019IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dispatch — Steam game cover

    Dispatch

    Single-player alternative to Mission: It's Complicated — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mission: It's Complicated.

    Dispatch is a superhero workplace comedy where choices matter. Manage a dysfunctional team of misfit heroes and strategize who to send to emergencies around the city, all while balancing office politics, personal relationships, and your own quest to become a hero. All episodes out now!

    2025ActionStrategyIndie23.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip — Steam game cover

    Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip

    Single-player alternative to Mission: It's Complicated — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Mission: It's Complicated.

    Embark on a road trip like no other in this co-op narrative survival adventure. Visit fun locations, meet wacky characters, and manage your resources wisely. And yes: you still can date some hot monsters ;)

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Until You Fall — Steam game cover

    Until You Fall

    Single-player alternative to Mission: It's Complicated — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mission: It's Complicated.

    Fantasy and synthwave collide in this physically active VR sword fighting game. Grow stronger as you battle through an awesome neon environment and strike down magic-infused monstrosities in this hack-and-slash roguelite. Fight. Fall. Rise Again.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    I Expect You To Die — Steam game cover

    I Expect You To Die

    Single-player alternative to Mission: It's Complicated — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Mission: It's Complicated.

    Test your problem-solving skills in this virtual reality escape-the-room puzzle game. Play as a secret agent armed with telekinetic abilities on a mission to stop Zoraxis, an evil corporation with plans for world domination.

    2017Adventure24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar — Steam game cover

    I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar

    Single-player alternative to Mission: It's Complicated — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Mission: It's Complicated.

    Become an elite super spy ready for espionage, explosives, and gadgets galore. This popular escape-the-room VR franchise is back with more ingenious puzzles, cunning villains, and dangerous locales.

    2021Adventure24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    I Expect You To Die 3: Cog in the Machine — Steam game cover

    I Expect You To Die 3: Cog in the Machine

    Single-player alternative to Mission: It's Complicated — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Mission: It's Complicated.

    Outwit your most cunning adversary to date in the latest installment of this popular, spy-themed VR puzzle series. Wield new gadgets, visit action-packed locales, and wear custom disguises as you dive back into the world of espionage in this escape room game.

    2023ActionAdventureSimulation24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Orion Trail — Steam game cover

    Orion Trail

    Single-player alternative to Mission: It's Complicated — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mission: It's Complicated.

    Dare to travel the absurd and dangerous Orion Trail, where only the luckiest, bravest, and most stubborn captains will make it all the way to the end. Become famously incredible or incredibly dead in this single player choose-your-own-space-adventure!

    2015ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Water Bears VR — Steam game cover

    Water Bears VR

    Single-player alternative to Mission: It's Complicated — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Mission: It's Complicated.

    Free trapped water bears by rerouting, remixing, and redirecting water flows in a sunny 3D island environment. This charming VR game will have the entire family giggling as they solve puzzles and frolic with these loveable creatures.

    2016IndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →