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Single-player games like Maelstrom: A Yaoi Visual Novel

Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Maelstrom: A Yaoi 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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    The Symbiant — Steam game cover

    The Symbiant

    Single-player alternative to Maelstrom: A Yaoi Visual Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Maelstrom: A Yaoi Visual Novel.

    The Symbiant is a BL / Yaoi / Gay visual novel about two men, both from vastly different worlds, embracing their sexuality and their newfound romance. It is also a tale of interstellar friendship and being gay in space!

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator — Steam game cover

    Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Maelstrom: A Yaoi Visual Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Maelstrom: A Yaoi Visual Novel.

    Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator is a game where you play as a Dad and your goal is to meet and romance other hot Dads. Are you ready? Hi ready, I'm Dad.

    2017IndieSimulationCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stellar Dream - Part 1 — Steam game cover

    Stellar Dream - Part 1

    Single-player alternative to Maelstrom: A Yaoi Visual Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Embark on a journey to find a new home for humanity. Forge relationships with women aboard the ship and aliens on exotic planets in this Adults-Only Visual Novel.

    2025AdventureRPG14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Seven Realms: High Lathión — Steam game cover

    The Seven Realms: High Lathión

    Single-player alternative to Maelstrom: A Yaoi Visual Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Maelstrom: A Yaoi Visual Novel.

    The Seven Realms is a story-driven adult visual novel. You are a Spartan Warrior, turned Vampire Prince on a quest to save your queen. Enter High Lathión, the elven homeland, long ravaged by civil war and currently held together by fragile peace. Can you save them from destruction?

    2024IndieSimulation12.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Yumeutsutsu Re:Master — Steam game cover

    Yumeutsutsu Re:Master

    Single-player alternative to Maelstrom: A Yaoi Visual Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Yumeutsutsu Re:Master is a girls-love adventure game set in a small game studio.

    2019Adventure64.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Midnight Paradise — Steam game cover

    Midnight Paradise

    Single-player alternative to Maelstrom: A Yaoi Visual Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Maelstrom: A Yaoi Visual Novel.

    In Midnight Paradise you play as a college dropout who has nothing to lose and everything to prove! Compete against your rival on the path to riches, power and for the hearts of the sexiest girls! But beware, the people around you are keeping secrets. Can you find out the truth before it's too late?

    2024IndieSimulationRPG17.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Alpha Hole Prison - A Yaoi, Gay, Bara Visual Novel — Steam game cover

    Alpha Hole Prison - A Yaoi, Gay, Bara Visual Novel

    Single-player alternative to Maelstrom: A Yaoi Visual Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Maelstrom: A Yaoi Visual Novel.

    A Gay Prison Visual Novel Dating Sim! Earthling Miguel Santos has been sentenced to life at Alpha Hole, a notorious space prison. His survival depends on using his charms to convince a powerful ally to protect him. A gigantic seven route hardcore gay dating sim loaded with animated scenes!

    2021Casual17.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cabernet — Steam game cover

    Cabernet

    Single-player alternative to Maelstrom: A Yaoi Visual Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Maelstrom: A Yaoi Visual Novel.

    Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become?

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    To Trust an Incubus — Steam game cover

    To Trust an Incubus

    Single-player alternative to Maelstrom: A Yaoi Visual Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Maelstrom: A Yaoi Visual Novel.

    The temp worker Kenta is trapped in a lab with four sexy incubus aliens from another dimension. Kenta dates Incubi, incubi date each other, and even the lab workers can get together! A long gay sci-fi yaoi/bara dating sim loaded with 400 CGs!

    2018Simulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mister Versatile: A Gay Superhero Visual Novel — Steam game cover

    Mister Versatile: A Gay Superhero Visual Novel

    Single-player alternative to Maelstrom: A Yaoi Visual Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Maelstrom: A Yaoi Visual Novel.

    A gay superhero visual novel! The Lone Wolf Mister Versatile thinks super teams are a pain in the ass, but four super-hotties have decided they want to watch his back anyway! Date a villain, a rookie, a symbiote, and a superman-ish alien. Loaded with explicit CGs.

    2020ActionSimulationCasual13.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Morningdew Farms: A Gay Farming Game — Steam game cover

    Morningdew Farms: A Gay Farming Game

    Single-player alternative to Maelstrom: A Yaoi Visual Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Maelstrom: A Yaoi Visual Novel.

    Sweet southern boy Cody always dreamed of living off the land. Now he's taken over his granddaddy's farm and can begin a wonderful new life in the village of Morningdew--a notorious Gayborhood! Loaded with interactive farming and sizzling gay romance!

    2019IndieSimulationCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    My Magical Demon Lover — Steam game cover

    My Magical Demon Lover

    Single-player alternative to Maelstrom: A Yaoi Visual Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Maelstrom: A Yaoi Visual Novel.

    Spicy Ecchi Content + A Yaoi Fantasy Story + A Dash of Comedy = My Magical Demon Lover, a 'mature players' dating sim that puts the wannabe wizard Tristan with his choice of three hot demons.

    2018IndieSimulation9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sentimental Trickster: Yaoi BL Gay Visual Novel — Steam game cover

    Sentimental Trickster: Yaoi BL Gay Visual Novel

    Single-player alternative to Maelstrom: A Yaoi Visual Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Maelstrom: A Yaoi Visual Novel.

    A slice-of-life visual novel with darker twists hiding within! Haru Amari wasn't looking for love, just a new beginning far from his past. Instead he finds himself in complicated relationships where he must decide between his needs and those of the men around him.

    2021Casual9.74 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Vampire Slave 1: A Yaoi Visual Novel — Steam game cover

    Vampire Slave 1: A Yaoi Visual Novel

    Single-player alternative to Maelstrom: A Yaoi Visual Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Maelstrom: A Yaoi Visual Novel.

    The world's most ancient vampire, a young & unprepared new leader of a centuries old vampire-hunting organization, thrust together by fate. Thalos knows he's found his beloved, but Dusty must never let himself grow close to a vampire. A kinetic visual novel that grows spicier with each installment!

    2021IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hardcore Cruising: A Sci-Fi Gay Sex Cruise! — Steam game cover

    Hardcore Cruising: A Sci-Fi Gay Sex Cruise!

    Single-player alternative to Maelstrom: A Yaoi Visual Novel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Maelstrom: A Yaoi Visual Novel.

    Crewman Milo Barre has started work on his first gay sex cruise. He always dreamed of working for this illustrious cruise line, but his big brother bullied him by saying he would never be slutty enough to make it. Can Milo prove him wrong and be the sluttiest cabin boy on the ship?

    2022Simulation19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →