Single-player games like Guardian of the future
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Guardian of the future, 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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How to Take Off Your Mask Remastered
Single-player alternative to Guardian of the future — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Guardian of the future.
The cute fantasy visual novel, "How to Take Off Your Mask" returns as a remastered version. One day, Lilia wakes up as a girl with cat ears and a tail! How could this happen, and how will her love story with her childhood friend, Ronan, unfold?
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1997
Single-player alternative to Guardian of the future — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Guardian of the future.
Detective visual novel about mysteries of rural Russian town in 90-s, anime style.
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Demonheart: The Ice Demon
Single-player alternative to Guardian of the future — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Guardian of the future.
Play as the young witch Shar, as she moves in with a famous witch who keeps demonic prisoners in her basement. Will you find romance or doom?
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爱人 Lover
Single-player alternative to Guardian of the future — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Guardian of the future.
发生在中国的三段绝对本土又完全不同的故事，由校园篇、古代篇、都市篇组成，均以女性第一视角展开。
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Expelled!
Single-player alternative to Guardian of the future — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Guardian of the future.
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
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Demonheart
Single-player alternative to Guardian of the future — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Guardian of the future.
Discover the secrets of the witches and demons in this dark fantasy romance game, featuring a female protagonist whose personality is completely up to the player thanks to extensive dialog choices.
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Sigh of the Abyss
Single-player alternative to Guardian of the future — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Guardian of the future.
Embrace the monster within in this dark fantasy visual novel with inclusive romances. Befriend charming allies, defy bitter rivals, fall in love. Your choices will save or condemn mortals, shaping the fate of a city as beautiful as it is cruel.
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Bard Harder!
Single-player alternative to Guardian of the future — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Guardian of the future.
BARD HARDER! is a tabletop-inspired visual novel game about saving your friends from the Big Bad Evil Guy by using your strongest weapon: romance! So brush up on your pick-up lines and prepare some sexy tunes…what’s the worst that could happen?
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Absolute Alchemical Potion
Single-player alternative to Guardian of the future — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Guardian of the future.
Behold: the great scientist-alchemist Celsia. Help the protagonist recover her power and brew the potion that’ll change the world, or find true and eternal love.