Single-player games like LINGERING
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to LINGERING, 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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Reanimation Scheme
Single-player alternative to LINGERING — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with LINGERING.
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.
- 2
Miss Sasami is Losing Her Mind!
Single-player alternative to LINGERING — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with LINGERING.
A light-hearted lesbian romance between a tired office lady and a gyaru foxgirl. Make choices as Sasami and pursue a relationship with the cheerful Mirai, or risk ruining it.
- 3
Wednesdays
Single-player alternative to LINGERING — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with LINGERING.
"The hardest part is not to speak up. It’s being heard." Part video game, part graphic novel, Wednesdays seeks to raise awareness about child sexual abuse through a surprisingly hope-filled story.
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Paradise
Single-player alternative to LINGERING — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with LINGERING.
Paradise is a Boys Love visual novel and tells the story of a group of men who go on holiday on a deserted island. When things begin to go wrong, they realize to their horror that they are stranded. Turns out that’s only the start of their problems.
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Coffee flavor of love 咖啡甜恋
Single-player alternative to LINGERING — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with LINGERING.
Sweet love begins in the coffee shop. Office romances of coffee shop employees. This is a visual novel game with two endings.
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See You Later
Single-player alternative to LINGERING — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with LINGERING.
There are so many things I want to do with the rest of my life. Like dreaming with you, laze around with you, look at the moon, eat rice with you, go on the biggest wedding trip to Antarctica, and most importantly - say goodbye to you.
- 7
A Normal Lost Phone
Single-player alternative to LINGERING — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with LINGERING.
A Normal Lost Phone is a game about exploring the intimacy of an unknown person whose phone was found by the player.
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Arcadia Fallen
Single-player alternative to LINGERING — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with LINGERING.
Play the role of a young alchemist apprentice who is unwillingly bound to an illegal spirit. Suddenly drawn into a war between humanity and magic, they must join a group of unlikely heroes to escape their own doom, hopefully saving the world along the way.
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AMPLITUDE: A Visual Novel
Single-player alternative to LINGERING — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with LINGERING.
Amplitude is a story-centric visual novel. You play as either Adam or Eve, a murder victim who made a dubious deal to seek revenge. With the help of your new vessel, Katy or Jon, will you uncover the mystery or will you take more than you bargained for?