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Single-player games like Making*Lovers

Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Making*Lovers, 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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    Sabbat of the Witch — Steam game cover

    Sabbat of the Witch

    Single-player alternative to Making*Lovers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Making*Lovers.

    Hoshina Shuuji has a secret: He has a mysterious power that allows him to perceive the emotions of others. However, he is soon to find out that he is not the only one who has something he doesn't want others to find out about as Ayachi Nene, a classmate, likewise has a secret.

    2018AdventureSimulationCasual29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fureraba ~Friend to Lover~ — Steam game cover

    Fureraba ~Friend to Lover~

    Single-player alternative to Making*Lovers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Making*Lovers.

    Springtime. The season of the cherry blossoms, and a time of new beginnings, new encounters, and new people. For Aoba Kyousuke, this new season marks the start of his second year in high school, and also the year he resolved himself to finally fulfill his long-cherished dream: finding a girlfriend.

    2018AdventureSimulationCasual29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Aokana - Four Rhythms Across the Blue — Steam game cover

    Aokana - Four Rhythms Across the Blue

    Single-player alternative to Making*Lovers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Making*Lovers.

    In a world where flying through the sky is as simple as riding a bicycle, the sport "Flying Circus" is all the rage. Following the discovery of anti-gravitons, special shoes that allow an individual to fly, Anti-Graviton Shoes, took the world by storm.

    2019AdventureCasual34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    IxSHE Tell — Steam game cover

    IxSHE Tell

    Single-player alternative to Making*Lovers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Making*Lovers.

    At long last - we, the student council, have won you your freedom to love! The moment I declare these words, my classmates come surging forward, surrounding me in a circle of cheers that echo across the entire campus.

    2020SimulationCasual29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sankaku Renai: Love Triangle Trouble — Steam game cover

    Sankaku Renai: Love Triangle Trouble

    Single-player alternative to Making*Lovers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Making*Lovers.

    Meet Sousuke. He's just your average student, living in a rural town. Ever since his father remarried when he was young, he's been living together with his little sister Nanaru. Together with his childhood friend Maho and their other friends, they have fun geeking out in the Otaku Club.

    2019AdventureSimulationCasual29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kinkoi: Golden Loveriche — Steam game cover

    Kinkoi: Golden Loveriche

    Single-player alternative to Making*Lovers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Making*Lovers.

    Kinkoi: Golden Loveriche is a Japanese-style visual novel produced by Saga Planets, a Japanese developer of romance VNs. The game won numerous awards in the year of its release in Japan for its art, music, characters, and story.

    2021SimulationCasual34.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tricolour Lovestory — Steam game cover

    Tricolour Lovestory

    Single-player alternative to Making*Lovers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Making*Lovers.

    Time flies and never comes back. But with an incredible 1-million-word script and 100+ original CGs, this game will take you back to when you were young, simple and pure. Go and get the love of your life back, start something new, or end everything in flame, that's for you to decide!

    2017IndieAdventureCasual0.59 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hatoful Boyfriend — Steam game cover

    Hatoful Boyfriend

    Single-player alternative to Making*Lovers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Making*Lovers.

    Congratulations! You’ve been accepted as the only human student at the prestigious St. PigeoNation’s Institute, a school for talented birds! Roam the halls and find love in between classes as a sophomore student at the world’s greatest pigeon high school.

    2014IndieSimulationCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    突然*恋人 — Steam game cover

    突然*恋人

    Single-player alternative to Making*Lovers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Making*Lovers.

    《突然*恋人》 全高清合集版收录了本系列本篇与两部后日谈内容。本系列是由日本知名美少女游戏品牌SMEE为纪念品牌成立十周年所制作的恋爱AVG作品。本作拥有特色的恋爱模拟系统,整体基调也保持了SMEE旗下作品一贯的高甜度。

    2024AdventureCasual16.79 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sugar * Style — Steam game cover

    Sugar * Style

    Single-player alternative to Making*Lovers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Making*Lovers.

    Sugar * Style is a Japanese-style visual novel produced by Smee, a Japanese developer of romance VNs. Be the perfect husband for your future wife and conquer her heart with your husband-powers!

    2021Casual29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    LOVEPICAL-POPPY! — Steam game cover

    LOVEPICAL-POPPY!

    Single-player alternative to Making*Lovers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Making*Lovers.

    From renowned Japanese visual novel brand SMEE, LOVEPICAL-POPPY!, the ultimate moege, arrives on Steam! Made for SMEE’s 15th anniversary and celebrating 150k+ sales, it keeps the brand’s signature sweetness while adding life-sim gameplay and a unique story progression system.

    2025AdventureCasual29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    HaremKingdom — Steam game cover

    HaremKingdom

    Single-player alternative to Making*Lovers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Making*Lovers.

    HaremKingdom is a pure-love comedy in another world! Amidst magical hijinks and five adoring brides, what kind of harem will you choose to build?

    2021AdventureSimulationCasual29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Making Lovers After Stories — Steam game cover

    Making Lovers After Stories

    Single-player alternative to Making*Lovers — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Making Lovers After Stories contains the official extra stories for Making Lovers. Experience the crazy stories that are happening to your favorite girls!

    2022Adventure17.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Making*Lovers: First Blush — Steam game cover

    Making*Lovers: First Blush

    Single-player alternative to Making*Lovers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Making*Lovers.

    Does destiny really leave you with only one option?

    2026IndieCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →