Single-player games like CATharsis
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to CATharsis, 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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lovebyte.exe
Single-player alternative to CATharsis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with CATharsis.
A chat dating sim game inspired by Mystic Messenger, VTuber communities, and internet spam
- 2
Reanimation Scheme
Single-player alternative to CATharsis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with CATharsis.
An otome game and romance visual novel. Step into the shoes of the necromancer, Raenelle. Meet a colorful cast of characters, fail to summon the spirits of the dead, unravel mysteries, and maybe — just maybe — fall in love.
- 3
How to Take Off Your Mask Remastered
Single-player alternative to CATharsis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with CATharsis.
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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Saintess of the Golden Bow
Single-player alternative to CATharsis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with CATharsis.
Trapped in a time loop as the Saintess of the Golden Bow, every choice matters and every death is a second chance. Use knowledge from past timelines to unlock new paths and strengthen bonds in this otome visual novel. Can you rewrite fate, or are you bound to relive despair forever?
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Pre-Odyssey: Love at First Quack
Single-player alternative to CATharsis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with CATharsis.
She’s a princess beloved by ducks. He’s a notorious king of schemes. A romantic fragment from a 3000-year old EPIC, retold as an Otome visual novel… but with ducks somehow added to the mix.
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Trapped with Jester
Single-player alternative to CATharsis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with CATharsis.
An unusual horror-themed Visual Novel about waking up in a carriage with a stranger… Whatever could go wrong?
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私のリアルは充実しすぎている フルボイス版
Single-player alternative to CATharsis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with CATharsis.
顔良し、頭良し、性格良し。 完全無欠のリア充女子が送るドタバタラブコメディ！（たぶん）
- 8
Bake Neko Love
Single-player alternative to CATharsis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with CATharsis.
You are a depressed Bake-Neko that everyone mistakes for an adorable cat. Your one and only goal: to end it all. A visual novel with multiple choices, featuring diverse, deep, magical and deeply endearing characters. Every decision will shape your relationships and your fate.
- 9
Penguin's Dogma｜獄門ペンギン
Single-player alternative to CATharsis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with CATharsis.
Penguin's Dogma｜ 獄門ペンギン Welcome to Penguin's Dogma, a silly, lowbrow stealth game.
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春と修羅｜Haru to Shura
Single-player alternative to CATharsis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with CATharsis.
Explore a mysterious world as the protagonist in this short adventure game with pixel graphics.
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CONET｜コネット
Single-player alternative to CATharsis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with CATharsis.
"Conet" is an extremely simple one-on-one puzzle battle game of dots and boxes.
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Start a Startup with a Legendary Japanese Warlord
Single-player alternative to CATharsis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with CATharsis.
A short visual novel with quizzes to help you dip your toes into the world of startups.