Single-player games like The Chrono Jotter
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The Chrono Jotter, 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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黑山羊BlackGoat
Single-player alternative to The Chrono Jotter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Chrono Jotter.
The game is a BL Cthulhu-style narrative romance game. It tells the story of the protagonist struggling to survive on a cruise ship filled with strange events after losing their memory. The game's setting is modern with a Cthulhu-inspired narrative.
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Blood Lily Loop
Single-player alternative to The Chrono Jotter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Chrono Jotter.
Your bestie seems to be hiding something. There's something about your world that seems odd as well, like it has...secrets. Dive into the Cthulhu Mythos universe of this horror game and witness a "friendship" that rewrites the world.
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Blood On The Thames
Single-player alternative to The Chrono Jotter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Chrono Jotter.
A murder mystery puzzle game with visual novel elements in a Gothic, Lovecraftian world. Collect clues, solve puzzles, interrogate suspects, and uncover the mystery surrounding the death of Mini’s husband.
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不可能犯罪事件簿-Impossible Crime Book
Single-player alternative to The Chrono Jotter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Chrono Jotter.
This is a decryption class of interactive novel. One accident, two suicides. In order to prevent more innocent lives from being killed, you will be assigned to lurk on campus with your partner and find out the suspicious in different criminal cases.
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孤岛海妖 The Sea-demon
Single-player alternative to The Chrono Jotter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Chrono Jotter.
一组侦探小队受章鱼岛主人之邀，对六年前的海妖悬案发起挑战。她们需要在二十四小时内完成调查，并各自提交一份答案。最后，出现了七种截然不同的解答……
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Night Book
Single-player alternative to The Chrono Jotter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Chrono Jotter.
Tricked into reading an ancient book, Loralyn summons a demon into her home. Night Book is an interactive occult thriller movie, created in lockdown, from the publishers of The Complex, Five Dates and Maid of Sker.
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Return to Shironagasu Island
Single-player alternative to The Chrono Jotter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Chrono Jotter.
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!
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Paper Bride 2 Zangling Village
Single-player alternative to The Chrono Jotter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Chrono Jotter.
This is the sequel to our Paper Bride series based on Chinese folklore. This story takes place in Zangling Village, where players must explore a village shrouded in occult mystery to uncover the secret origins of this haunted village.
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Raining City: Millions Recollections
Single-player alternative to The Chrono Jotter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Chrono Jotter.
One night, Lyu Xuan woke up soaked in blood, a mysterious black hole in the palm of her hand, and millions pouring out of that hole, like an unstoppable fountain of wealth. Still in shock, She has to evade the monsters that rushed to her and her new riches. A strange story begins in a gloomy city…