Single-player games like Luminous Threads: A Visual Novel
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Luminous Threads: A Visual 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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NETGHOST
Single-player alternative to Luminous Threads: A Visual Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Luminous Threads: A Visual Novel.
Netghost is a Crime Drama visual novel with a mystery-driven story full of intrigue, twists and turns. The story follows Ian Newfield, a cyber security engineer who transforms into a cold-blooded criminal in his struggle to protect the company he works for and aid his ailing sister.
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Greyhat - A Digital Detective Adventure
Single-player alternative to Luminous Threads: A Visual Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Luminous Threads: A Visual Novel.
How far would you go to save your daughter? As an infamous hacker-for-hire you have the skills to steal almost any secret. But when your daughter is taken, will you be able to use these skills to uncover a dark conspiracy that goes further than you could ever imagine?
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AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative
Single-player alternative to Luminous Threads: A Visual Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Luminous Threads: A Visual Novel.
Special Agents Mizuki and Ryuki, along with their AI partners Aiba and Tama, are tasked to solve the bizarre Half Body serial killings in this sequel to the critically acclaimed AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES.
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Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Single-player alternative to Luminous Threads: A Visual Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Luminous Threads: A Visual Novel.
Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
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BURIED STARS
Single-player alternative to Luminous Threads: A Visual Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Luminous Threads: A Visual Novel.
A mystery adventure set at the collapse site of a live survival audition show. Trapped contestants communicate with each other—and the outside world through social media—as they wait for rescue. But as unexpected events unfold, trust begins to crack, and survival becomes far more complicated.
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The Operator
Single-player alternative to Luminous Threads: A Visual Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Luminous Threads: A Visual Novel.
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
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Chinatown Detective Agency
Single-player alternative to Luminous Threads: A Visual Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Luminous Threads: A Visual Novel.
Chinatown Detective Agency is a cybernoir point and click adventure blending stunning retro design with innovative mechanics. Play as Amira Darma, an ex-cop who has just opened her own detective agency. Choose your clients, travel around the world and solve dangerous cases using real world research.
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Her Story
Single-player alternative to Luminous Threads: A Visual Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Luminous Threads: A Visual Novel.
A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.