IMHO.

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.

Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like Iwaihime page.

Ranked picks

  1. 1
    Gore Screaming Show — Steam game cover

    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.

    2022IndieCasual19.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
  2. 2
    Insight — Steam game cover

    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.

    2024IndieAdventure2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  3. 3
    Succubus Sessions: Mami Mamiya's Sweet Slice of Hell — Steam game cover

    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.

    2023Adventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  4. 4
    Threads of Karma — Steam game cover

    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?

    2025IndieRPG1.19 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  5. 5
    Trance, Trauma — Steam game cover

    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.

    2023IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
  6. 6
    NULL — Steam game cover

    NULL

    Single-player alternative to Iwaihime — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Iwaihime.

    A story of a father and a daughter. Explore a suburban street trapped in a single, repeating night. Follow dream sequences, collect missing sins, and make choices that shape what happens next. No jumpscares. No monsters. This isn’t a haunting. This is devotion.

    IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
  7. 7
    Siren's Call: Free Beta Edition — Steam game cover

    Siren's Call: Free Beta Edition

    Single-player alternative to Iwaihime — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Iwaihime.

    This is an outdated, public beta for Siren's Call: Escape Velocity. Home is where your body is. And like any good tourist trap, Siren’s Call will do whatever it can to keep you there as long as possible. They will drag you down like crabs in a bucket. They will make this place home.

    2022AdventureFree To PlayCasualFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
  8. 8
    Dissociated Worth — Steam game cover

    Dissociated Worth

    Single-player alternative to Iwaihime — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Iwaihime.

    The narrative is the puzzle itself. You have no power, no resources, but a cryptic force sends you to face the impossible, where you have to see through your opponents lies before they see through yours, be they human or not.

    2026IndieAdventureEarly AccessSingle-playerSimilar games →
  9. 9
    Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs — Steam game cover

    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.

    2016Adventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
  10. 10
    STATIONflow — Steam game cover

    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.

    2020StrategySimulation17.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →