Single-player games like Iwaihime
Below are 10 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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Detention
Single-player alternative to Iwaihime — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Iwaihime.
Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.
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CHAOS;CHILD
Single-player alternative to Iwaihime — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Iwaihime.
From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.
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Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS
Single-player alternative to Iwaihime — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Iwaihime.
This is an isolated town, a town of memories that have been forgotten by its people. However, this small town has not been quiet and peaceful since the murders began... Time passes by, where are the sinful spirits going? Are my memories reality, or just a dream?
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CORPSE FACTORY
Single-player alternative to Iwaihime — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Iwaihime.
Discard your sense of morality and enter the world of CORPSE FACTORY. An obscure website allows users to request a death. Victims supposedly receive a photograph of their own corpse before they are killed! With English voice acting by an all-star cast.
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The Song of Saya
Single-player alternative to Iwaihime — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Iwaihime.
Bear witness to a love that will change the world, in this classic horror romance visual novel from acclaimed writer Urobuchi Gen.
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Scarlet Hollow
Single-player alternative to Iwaihime — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Iwaihime.
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
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Mediterranea Inferno
Single-player alternative to Iwaihime — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Iwaihime.
Explore the inner demons of three childhood friends on a summer retreat. Unearth secrets, fears and obsessions as you help them reconnect and rediscover themselves. A mature and treacherous visual novel from the creator of Milky Way Prince – The Vampire Star.
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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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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.