Single-player games like Heart & Soul
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Heart & Soul, 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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Deathwish Bloom
Single-player alternative to Heart & Soul — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Heart & Soul.
In this hand-drawn romance-mystery visual novel set in a quake post-apocalypse, play as Sky, an impostor scientist racing to recreate a cure only she knows existed. Weave or snap ever-shifting bonds with characters whose harboured obsessions can end your pursuit, just as you can theirs. Unless...
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Once Upon an Electric Dream
Single-player alternative to Heart & Soul — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Heart & Soul.
Princess Rosavel is on a deep space mission but can’t quite remember her purpose. Can she recollect her memories and find out why she went on such a dangerous journey?
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Wrapped With a Kiss
Single-player alternative to Heart & Soul — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Heart & Soul.
Date the small holiday town's cute local carpenter and help Noel rekindle her relationship with her family in this emotional Christmas themed otome visual novel!
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Low Effort Romance
Single-player alternative to Heart & Soul — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Heart & Soul.
Low Effort Romance is an otome visual novel about two tired adults who accidentally fall for each other between quarterly reports. Can you juggle deadlines, nosy coworkers, group projects, and a romance that keeps almost happening on company property?
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The Radiants
Single-player alternative to Heart & Soul — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Heart & Soul.
The Radiants is a magical adventure visual novel with light stat raising & multiple endings. Choose what kind of Oracle you will become and maybe find romance along the way.
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Yukar From The Abyss
Single-player alternative to Heart & Soul — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Heart & Soul.
A fantasy otome game based on the myths and legends of Hokkaido, Japan. Meet and fight with unique Gods, overcome fierce trials together, and discover what happens when you pursue forbidden love with the divine..
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Trouble Comes Twice
Single-player alternative to Heart & Soul — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Heart & Soul.
Play as twins Hazel and Jace in this wholesome romcom visual novel. After a silly bet is made, the protagonists must find a boyfriend or girlfriend before their twin beats them to it!
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Sigh of the Abyss
Single-player alternative to Heart & Soul — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Heart & Soul.
Embrace the monster within in this dark fantasy visual novel with inclusive romances. Befriend charming allies, defy bitter rivals, fall in love. Your choices will save or condemn mortals, shaping the fate of a city as beautiful as it is cruel.
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Nicole
Single-player alternative to Heart & Soul — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Excited to join her first choice school, Nicole discovers a disturbing series of disappearances on campus upon moving into the university dorms. Three girls have vanished, and she might be next, deviating from her ideal college experience.
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Long Live The Queen
Single-player alternative to Heart & Soul — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Heart & Soul.
Rule the world or die trying!Being a Princess is not an easy job. Being a Queen is even harder. Especially when you're only fourteen years old, and the reason you've inherited the throne is that your royal mother has just met an untimely end.Now power is up for grabs.
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Backstage Pass
Single-player alternative to Heart & Soul — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Heart & Soul.
A visual novel/sim game about life, love, and working in the entertainment industry. Play as makeup artist Sian Goodin as she navigates the world of showbiz. Make friends, forge business relationships, and maybe even find romance!
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God, Save the Queens!
Single-player alternative to Heart & Soul — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Heart & Soul.
You are God. The king’s five daughters have been taken. Fight thousands of enemies, unlock powerful skills, and crush the evil wizard Zaharad in this brutal 2.5D roguelike!
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Keepers of Astraela
Single-player alternative to Heart & Soul — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Heart & Soul.
A dark fantasy otome visual novel that follows a writer whose characters come to life. Join Eva as she fights against forces of Darkness, flirts with a fiery man, and wrestles with her inner darkness.
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Day After Day
Single-player alternative to Heart & Soul — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Making mayhem, claiming valuables, and breaking hearts may be a full day's work, but the day keeps repeating and you have no idea why. Build your skillset, break your curse, and befriend or betray townspeople in this otome narrative RPG.