Single-player games like Iwaihime
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Iwaihime, 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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Gore Screaming Show
Single-player alternative to Iwaihime — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A deeply unsettling visual novel following a boy who returns to his hometown expecting to find peace; however, it isn't long before his hopes are dashed by the monster known as Gore Screaming Show.
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Socket
Single-player alternative to Iwaihime — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Iwaihime.
A first-person psychological horror game where you play as a social worker who obeys a wall socket. Follow its instructions, explore the city’s last inhabited apartment building, and pry secrets from its residents. All to fulfill the terms of the contract.
- 3
Corpse Party II: Darkness Distortion
Single-player alternative to Iwaihime — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Iwaihime.
Meet high schooler Haruka and her classmates as they find themselves trapped in an eerie, abandoned hospital connected to an urban legend called “Ayame’s Mercy.” Try to escape, or face a multitude of gruesome ends that will leave you begging for mercy in this all new Corpse Party story.
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Insight
Single-player alternative to Iwaihime — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Iwaihime.
Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.
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Succubus Sessions: Mami Mamiya's Sweet Slice of Hell
Single-player alternative to Iwaihime — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Iwaihime.
After years of isolation, a friendly son of Adam is just what Mami’s village needs to reacquaint itself with the outside world! Demon contact, however, can prove lethal to your average joe... Not Koichi, though. This guy’s built different.
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Threads of Karma
Single-player alternative to Iwaihime — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Lin Yue'an embarks on a journey home, but unsettling events soon disrupt her ordinary life. Strange dreams, lost memories, and eerie occurrences lead her to uncover hidden truths. Can she trace everything back to its true origin and escape the net of fate that has already been woven around her?
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Trance, Trauma
Single-player alternative to Iwaihime — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Iwaihime.
A woman killed herself. Uncover her motive in 3 surreal, hexagon rooms. Set in the aftermath of a tragic incident, Trance, Trauma is a point-and-click puzzle game where you play as the soul of the victim.
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This Is Not For You
Single-player alternative to Iwaihime — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Iwaihime.
After a ghost ship crashes into an isolated lighthouse, Ulysses’ memories come back to trap him in an endless, twisting maze full of riddles, blood, and magic. Draw your own map, and find a way to burn it all down.
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Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs
Single-player alternative to Iwaihime — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Iwaihime.
Umineko When They Cry is the 2nd series of Sound Novel released by 07th Expansion. The steam version features renewed character sprites which is swappable from the classic art.
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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Jong REMASTER
Single-player alternative to Iwaihime — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Iwaihime.
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Jong arrives as a mahjong game! Harness your mahjong skills to face the tragedy! Featuring an original scenario supervised by original creator Ryukishi07 and animated cutscenes with over 7,000 frames! This is the ultimate Hinamizawa mahjong experience!
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STATIONflow
Single-player alternative to Iwaihime — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Iwaihime.
STATIONflow is a game about controlling the flow of thousands of passengers by building and managing an efficient underground train station.