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Single-player games like Swords of Edo Kinetic Novel

Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Swords of Edo Kinetic Novel, 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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    Theory of Fear — Steam game cover

    Theory of Fear

    Single-player alternative to Swords of Edo Kinetic Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Swords of Edo Kinetic Novel.

    "Theory of Fear" is a visual novel combining “slice of life” and “dark fantasy” genres. In the daytime, the main heroine is an ordinary girl, a first-year university student, who does an evening job in a café. At night, in her dreams, she visits another world with extraordinary guys, who start pursuing her...

    2017IndieAdventureSimulation6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Love and Sex: Second Base — Steam game cover

    Love and Sex: Second Base

    Single-player alternative to Swords of Edo Kinetic Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Swords of Edo Kinetic Novel.

    Become roommates with two gorgeous girls and explore the largest hand-drawn 18+ dating sim ever. Level up your stats, sharpen your game, and roam the city to seduce scores of unique waifus & find your soulmate(s). Play your cards right, and your days will be filled with nothing but love… and sex!

    2023SimulationCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Broken Spell 2 — Steam game cover

    Broken Spell 2

    Single-player alternative to Swords of Edo Kinetic Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Swords of Edo Kinetic Novel.

    Broken Spell 2 is an ARPG game. You will fight in blood with cruel and ferocious warlock and sorcerers for saving pretty girls.

    2020ActionSportsStrategy9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gachimuchi — Steam game cover

    Gachimuchi

    Single-player alternative to Swords of Edo Kinetic Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Swords of Edo Kinetic Novel.

    A great adventure expects you in the Kingdom of Deep Dungeons♂

    2017IndieAdventureSimulation0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Marco & The Galaxy Dragon — Steam game cover

    Marco & The Galaxy Dragon

    Single-player alternative to Swords of Edo Kinetic Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Swords of Edo Kinetic Novel.

    Marco, an orphan with missing memories, and Arco, a dragon who rules the galaxy, were hunting for treasure in space! On one of their adventures, Marco was given a clue to the whereabouts of her mother. Their next stop, her birthplace - Earth!

    2020AdventureSimulationCasual19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stella of The End — Steam game cover

    Stella of The End

    Single-player alternative to Swords of Edo Kinetic Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Swords of Edo Kinetic Novel.

    Jude Gray, a wandering Courier, receives a request to deliver some very special cargo. This cargo turns out to be Philia, an android girl who is unaffected by the enigmatic Singularity Machines.

    2023AdventureSimulationCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Eternal Dread 3 — Steam game cover

    Eternal Dread 3

    Single-player alternative to Swords of Edo Kinetic Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Swords of Edo Kinetic Novel.

    Welcome to the world ruled over by the demons, where mankind edges on the brink of extinction. Men have paid the price in blood, leaving only the young and the elderly behind. It is up to the women to finally pick up their arms and fight for the sake of those who remains..!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    月影魅像-解放之羽- — Steam game cover

    月影魅像-解放之羽-

    Single-player alternative to Swords of Edo Kinetic Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Swords of Edo Kinetic Novel.

    《月影魅像-解放之羽-》是由日本美少女游戏品牌Applique制作的一款悬疑传奇题材作品。本作由小田原箱根负责作画、桐月编写剧本、鹰石忍制作音乐。讲述了一个层层剥茧,需要完成十几种不同结局才能最终了解全貌的精彩故事。本作曾荣获萌系游戏大赏2017年度话题金奖。

    2019AdventureCasual15.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Negligee — Steam game cover

    Negligee

    Single-player alternative to Swords of Edo Kinetic Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Swords of Edo Kinetic Novel.

    A story of love and lingerie as you are thrust into the role as manager of the shop 'Negligee' alongside three beautiful women.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Highschool Romance — Steam game cover

    Highschool Romance

    Single-player alternative to Swords of Edo Kinetic Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Swords of Edo Kinetic Novel.

    Can you find love as the only boy in an all-girls school? Find out, in this slice-of-life visual novel game with multiple endings.

    2015IndieCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Army Gals — Steam game cover

    Army Gals

    Single-player alternative to Swords of Edo Kinetic Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Swords of Edo Kinetic Novel.

    Can you survive with three women in the middle of nowhere. In this Survival, Romance Visual Novel adventure.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Negligee: Love Stories — Steam game cover

    Negligee: Love Stories

    Single-player alternative to Swords of Edo Kinetic Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Swords of Edo Kinetic Novel.

    A series of four stories following the characters Karen, Charlotte, Sophie and Jasmin in their early lives as they have to choose what they really love and what path their lives will take.

    2018IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sword of Asumi — Steam game cover

    Sword of Asumi

    Single-player alternative to Swords of Edo Kinetic Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Swords of Edo Kinetic Novel.

    Take on the role of Asumi, a new warrior for the people of Edo. As Asumi you must root out a rebel from within a prestigious samurai academy. Now the assassin must walk in the light for all to see.

    2015IndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Beach Bounce — Steam game cover

    Beach Bounce

    Single-player alternative to Swords of Edo Kinetic Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Swords of Edo Kinetic Novel.

    A slice of life visual novel game in three parts following Tomoyo during his summer visiting a long lost relative. A fun tongue in cheek story with multiple branches, several relationships and various alternate endings for you to enjoy.

    2015IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Galaxy Girls — Steam game cover

    Galaxy Girls

    Single-player alternative to Swords of Edo Kinetic Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Swords of Edo Kinetic Novel.

    One day you wake up on a spaceship, with several other women, each one given a different job on board ship, doctor, engineer and you as Captain. Can you complete the mission that has been forced upon you... And save humanity.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Magi Trials — Steam game cover

    Magi Trials

    Single-player alternative to Swords of Edo Kinetic Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Swords of Edo Kinetic Novel.

    Do you have what it takes to join the Royal Academy of Magi in a new Highschool Romance story. After attempting a dark ritual which increases innate magical ability, but transforms your body.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →