Single-player games like School Years
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to School Years, 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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Rail of Möbius
Single-player alternative to School Years — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with School Years.
It is an adventure game with multiple endings. An original script written by a well-known light novelist with a total of 400,000 words. With reasoning, suspense, love, and science fiction elements, it allows players to embark on a highly immersive journey of salvation on the submarine train.
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CUPID - A free to play Visual Novel
Single-player alternative to School Years — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with School Years.
"Love is both poison and cure, both knife and remedy." Set in 18th Century France, this is a gothic romance tale about loss, revenge and the different faces of love.
- 3
Fallen Bride Mege
Single-player alternative to School Years — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with School Years.
Mege is the childhood sweetheart of the protagonist. Lucky enough, he is able to marry Mege with everyone's blessing and lives a happy life. But the sudden news of layoffs broke his peaceful days.
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Rubbings
Single-player alternative to School Years — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with School Years.
《诡拓》是一款中式民俗微恐风的悬疑推理游戏。你将扮演一名民俗杂志编辑，根据匿名信件中的拓片线索，深入封闭、神秘的睖睁村，这里多年来流传着失踪旅人和诡异祭祀的传说。通过亲历村志中的诡异故事，并在村庄中展开调查，你将逐步揭开埋藏数十年的真相。
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我的恋爱逃生攻略 Love to Live
Single-player alternative to School Years — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with School Years.
Trapped in a game of dreams, where the price of failing to escape is eternal slumber. Across shifting worlds, you meet 'him.' Is he merely a kindred spirit born of crisis, or a forgotten soul from your distant memories? A heart-pounding romance adventure across the dreamscape—begins now!
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The Song of Saya
Single-player alternative to School Years — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with School Years.
Bear witness to a love that will change the world, in this classic horror romance visual novel from acclaimed writer Urobuchi Gen.
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Tomoyo After ~It's a Wonderful Life~ English Edition
Single-player alternative to School Years — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with School Years.
From renowned visual novel studio Key, this is the sequel to the highly acclaimed visual novel CLANNAD. Featuring a truly memorable continuation to Tomoya and Tomoyo's journey, Tomoyo After promises to draw you even further into CLANNAD's world.
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Kinkoi: Golden Time
Single-player alternative to School Years — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with School Years.
Welcome to Noble Private Academy, an institution that cultivates the wealthiest, most well-connected students in all of Japan! At this boarding school, one must be willing to accept all of its refined and dignified teachings or be met with strict opposition!
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川建国同志想要连任/Comrade Trump's Re-election
Single-player alternative to School Years — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with School Years.
This game is for entertainment only. It does not represent any group or individual, nor does it represent or agree with any political views.A game simulating the re-election of Comrade Trump, let's write a hymn of loyalty.
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东方异乡录 ~the Apocryphal Gensoukyou
Single-player alternative to School Years — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with School Years.
《东方异乡录 ~the Apocryphal Gensoukyou》是一款东方Project主题的短篇视觉小说游戏。主要讲述了在河城荷取的邀请下，雾雨魔理沙、爱丽丝·玛格特洛依德、帕秋莉·诺蕾姬三人在虚拟世界“Apocryphal Land”中冒险的爆笑喜剧故事。
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东方裁判梦~Rookie Attorney Legendry
Single-player alternative to School Years — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with School Years.
"Touhou Saibanmu ~Rookie Attorney Legendry" is a puzzle-solving detective game based on the Touhou series. It mainly tells the story of Marisa Kirisame who, by chance, becomes a lawyer. The story is divided into three chapters, each with multiple endings.