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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.

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

Ranked picks

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    Deathwish Bloom — Steam game cover

    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...

    IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Once Upon an Electric Dream — Steam game cover

    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?

    2020IndieCasual2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wrapped With a Kiss — Steam game cover

    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!

    2022Indie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Low Effort Romance — Steam game cover

    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?

    2026IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Radiants — Steam game cover

    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.

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation16.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Yukar From The Abyss — Steam game cover

    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..

    2023IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Trouble Comes Twice — Steam game cover

    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!

    2023IndieAdventure15.00 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sigh of the Abyss — Steam game cover

    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.

    2024IndieAdventureRPG13.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nicole — Steam game cover

    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.

    2014AdventureSimulationCasual18.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  10. 10
    Long Live The Queen — Steam game cover

    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.

    2013StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Backstage Pass — Steam game cover

    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!

    2016IndieSimulation29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    God, Save the Queens! — Steam game cover

    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!

    2026ActionIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Keepers of Astraela — Steam game cover

    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.

    2024IndieCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Day After Day — Steam game cover

    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.

    RPGSingle-playerSimilar games →