Single-player games like Lives so Sweet
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Lives so Sweet, 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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Mixed Feelings: While You Were Away - Boys Love (BL) Visual Novel
Single-player alternative to Lives so Sweet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lives so Sweet.
Gale and Arthur are in a long-distance relationship, but Gale found himself feeling lonely without his partner. When he applies to work at a cafe, he meets his charismatic co-worker, Brycen. Brycen is so different from Arthur, yet he finds himself falling for him. Will he choose his new or old love?
- 2
Ravished Realms
Single-player alternative to Lives so Sweet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Lives so Sweet.
You've been invited! Follow your classmates in this Visual Novel as they show you around the VR MMORP everyone's been talking about! The only problem? Nina may not be able to handle how attractive her party is!
- 3
Yonder World: Interview with the Void
Single-player alternative to Lives so Sweet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Lives so Sweet.
A psychological horror story, with a spiking sense of danger and gentle melancholy. An out of this world adventure, revolving around books, memories and mortality. Along the way, perhaps you shall pick up pieces of a long forgotten heart, or some unlikely companions that you never knew you needed.
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The seven days i spent with you
Single-player alternative to Lives so Sweet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lives so Sweet.
With the enigmatic girl who imprisoned you――seven days in an unfamiliar room.
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Bloom
Single-player alternative to Lives so Sweet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lives so Sweet.
New responsibilities, budding romance! Astra Vale has been asked to take charge in making improvements to Café Bloom. Problem is, she can't quite decide who to ask for help. Her ice-cold coworker, the charming local artist, her best friend, or the mysterious new regular~
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General Practitioner 2
Single-player alternative to Lives so Sweet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lives so Sweet.
Live the life of TWO doctors in this brand-new medical simulated Visual Novel. Andrew and Julie are siblings and MDs and they recently inherited a once-renowned medical clinic from their aunt. Join them in rebuilding the clinic, hiring staff and living their lives. This time there are two of them!
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Bunkered with Femboy
Single-player alternative to Lives so Sweet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lives so Sweet.
A “routine” earthquake drill locks you underground with Riley, a shy femboy graphic-designer. Cook, flirt, and gently unlock his guarded heart as the two of you plan what life might look like when the door finally opens.
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A Date with Death
Single-player alternative to Lives so Sweet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lives so Sweet.
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
- 9
Blossoms Bloom Brightest
Single-player alternative to Lives so Sweet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Lives so Sweet.
A sci-fi, yuri visual novel with a dollop of mystery.
- 10
The Seven Districts of Sin: The Tail Makes the Fox - Episode 1
Single-player alternative to Lives so Sweet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Lives so Sweet.
As an auditor of Hell, you're sent off to investigate a wayward governor. Where will your journey bring you? An otome visual novel with both intrigue and humour, featuring 2 male and 2 female love interests as well as 9 different endings.
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The Wilting Amaranth
Single-player alternative to Lives so Sweet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Lives so Sweet.
The Wilting Amaranth is a short yuri (GxG) romance visual novel based very loosely on a familiar fairy tale. It features 2 character routes, 13 endings, and 3 to 5 hours of gameplay.
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Signed and Sealed With a Kiss
Single-player alternative to Lives so Sweet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lives so Sweet.
"Raise" your own perfect boyfriend in this visual novel-stat raiser. Will you fall in love or will you say goodbye?
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Our Lovely Escape
Single-player alternative to Lives so Sweet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Lives so Sweet.
Your life is a peaceful one. Each day, you work alongside your (otherwise?) all-female workforce in the pursuit of creating otome games. Will you complete your life with a cute girlfriend? Will you be doomed to a life of normalcy? Or...? Find out in this (mostly...?) normal visual novel!
- 14
Reflections ~Dreams and Reality~
Single-player alternative to Lives so Sweet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lives so Sweet.
A visual novel about a girl who wishes to escape her fate and those who follow closely behind her. Features both GxB and GxG routes.
- 15
Mizari Loves Company
Single-player alternative to Lives so Sweet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Lives so Sweet.
Set in a fantasy world with its own lore, this otome game will enchant you. Features 3 distinct male love interests with unique routes.