Single-player games like Childhood Friends
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Childhood Friends, 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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Marshmallow Imouto Succubus
Single-player alternative to Childhood Friends — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Childhood Friends.
Tsukikawa Keisuke had a strange dream. That dream involved his younger sister but instead of her usual, innocent self, she had lust in her eyes. So he finds out that a succubus lurks within her! How will he choose between his innocent sister and the allure of a lustful succubus?!
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The Princess, the Stray Cat, and Matters of the Heart
Single-player alternative to Childhood Friends — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Childhood Friends.
Once upon a time, after his mother passed away, a boy called Nora felt all alone in the world. He spent every day with his unique and kind hearted friends until one fateful day, he had a chance encounter with a princess from the Netherworld.
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NEKO-MIMI SWEET HOUSEMATES Vol. 1
Single-player alternative to Childhood Friends — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Childhood Friends.
What is one to do when face to face with a cat-eared, winged angel? Life will never be the same when the angel, Mint, moves in and becomes your new housemate. Follow Mint, a popular girl from the doujin circle "Animal Herb," as she stars in this brand new, heart-warmingly comedic game!
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Highschool Romance
Single-player alternative to Childhood Friends — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Childhood Friends.
Can you find love as the only boy in an all-girls school? Find out, in this slice-of-life visual novel game with multiple endings.
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Fantasy Tavern Sextet -Vol.3 Postlude Days-
Single-player alternative to Childhood Friends — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Childhood Friends.
The final chapter of the 3-part series! The harem antics get even crazier when a maid and a priestess join the fray! Even a certain legendary hero makes an appearance! The harem rom-com set in a fantasy tavern welcomes its final chapter!
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Select Oblige
Single-player alternative to Childhood Friends — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Childhood Friends.
Select Oblige is the latest title from the popular Japanese visual novel brand Madosoft. It features character design and artwork by renowned illustrator Hiyo Yuzuna, with the story crafted by Shoukei Wakaba. The main heroines are voiced by Hana Akino, Kanau, Ren Sagami, and Yuuka Nanakusa.
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LOVEPICAL-POPPY!
Single-player alternative to Childhood Friends — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Childhood Friends.
From renowned Japanese visual novel brand SMEE, LOVEPICAL-POPPY!, the ultimate moege, arrives on Steam! Made for SMEE’s 15th anniversary and celebrating 150k+ sales, it keeps the brand’s signature sweetness while adding life-sim gameplay and a unique story progression system.
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Summer Pockets
Single-player alternative to Childhood Friends — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Childhood Friends.
From the creators of Angel Beats! and CLANNAD, Key, comes their latest emotional, award-winning journey. Follow protagonist Takahara Hairi as he travels to the secluded island Torishirojima, where he rediscovers what it means to enjoy summer vacation.
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My Life as a Cult Leader
Single-player alternative to Childhood Friends — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Childhood Friends.
After you lose your job and apartment, you're left with nothing. Forced to spend the night on a cold park bench, you curse your fate, only for a beautiful woman calling herself Shima Itsuki to appear and ask you to be a cult leader...
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Lessons with Chii-chan
Single-player alternative to Childhood Friends — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Childhood Friends.
Kouta, a timid university student is tasked with tutoring the outgoing yet dense Chieri to help her get through her exams. However, they couldn't be more different. Find out what hijinks ensue in Lessons With Chii-chan!
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The Voluptuous DEMON QUEEN and our Shoebox Apartment Life
Single-player alternative to Childhood Friends — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Childhood Friends.
Start your new life in a shoebox apartment with the sudden appearance of a big-breasted Demon Queen!
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I Wanna Fuck my Mom's Best Friend
Single-player alternative to Childhood Friends — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Childhood Friends.
Finally, Naoki has the apartment all to himself! With the perfect fap material ready, he's in for a marathon session. Lost in the sauce, beating it to the image of his mom’s best friend, who else should catch him in the act but the very object of this fapper's fantasy!?
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Zero Chastity: A Sultry Summer Holiday
Single-player alternative to Childhood Friends — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Childhood Friends.
Zero Chastity: A Sultry Summer Holiday brings you a summer of sex under the sun with four unique & sexy heroines with art from legendary hentai artist, Mizuryu Kei! This game is based off the popular eromanga series of the same title and is both fully-voiced and uncensored.
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Iku Iku Succubus
Single-player alternative to Childhood Friends — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Childhood Friends.
Succubi have arrived on Earth, and it's your job to teach them humanity's ways! Your job will be anything but easy as you unravel hidden ambitions, explore human culture, and serve as tour guide for Earth's tasty delicacies. Class is starting in the magical visual novel world of Iku Iku Succubus!
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St. Yariman's Little Black Book ~Complete~
Single-player alternative to Childhood Friends — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Childhood Friends.
The tale of a divorcee and five sex-crazed beauties. A full remake of the 2011 Japanese edition, St. Yariman’s saintly ladies have been redrawn by the legendary Sian. Included is a bonus chapter with a brand new heroine, Aya! Experience this classic for the first time with this definitive edition.
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The Kinky Kitsune and The Tantalizing Tanuki
Single-player alternative to Childhood Friends — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Childhood Friends.
Recently divorced and looking for a change of pace from hectic city life, you move to the countryside for some much needed R&R. Little did you know that would mean raunchy romps with your new neighbors! Settle down with a couple of kinky, tantalizing goddesses in this sexy rom-com!