Single-player games like South of the Circle
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to South of the Circle, 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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Last Days
Single-player alternative to South of the Circle — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The gods have blessed New Canaan for four hundred years, and everyone - including Sister Ginsetsu - thought it would go on forever, until the day Ginsetsu met the gods of New Canaan. Since then, the story between the maiden who calls herself a god, and the maiden who will become a god has begun.
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求婚失败了,我还不知道她的名字
Single-player alternative to South of the Circle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with South of the Circle.
纯爱黄毛题材的短篇视觉小说。母胎单身三十年的工程师王强,去酒吧后在酒店床上醒来,旁边还坐了个陌生女生。他立刻提出负起责任和对方结婚,被拒绝后,又接下了送她到学校的任务。但此时大堵车,按时到达几乎不可能完成,他们要怎么办呢?能不能按时到达?两个人的感情又会如何发展?
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Hatsuyuki Sakura
Single-player alternative to South of the Circle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with South of the Circle.
"Hatsuyuki Sakura" is one of the most popular works by SAGA PLANETS, a popular Japanese developer for visual novels. Experience Hatsuyuki Sakura for the first time in 1080p! This version includes the English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Japanese versions.
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We Are OFK
Single-player alternative to South of the Circle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with South of the Circle.
Start a virtual indie band in this behind-the-music comedy. Date, dance, skate, and run for your life across 5 episodes and interactive music videos, in a heartfelt story of what you risk to chase your dreams. All episodes out now!
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Parfait Remake
Single-player alternative to South of the Circle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with South of the Circle.
《纯爱咖啡厅~帕露菲重制版~》是由GIGA/Entergram所制作的经典恋爱冒险游戏的重制版。原版于2005年发售,是广为人知的高口碑杰作。游戏拥有多达6位女主角以及13种结局的丰富内容。著名剧本家丸户史明凭借为本作编写剧本而一战成名。经典主题曲《Leaf Ticket》由KOTOKO献唱。
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Still Heroes
Single-player alternative to South of the Circle — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A digital comic about the story of Emeline. She tries to live her dream of being a superheroine after her friends decided to change their career paths. A gentle and moving story, drawn by hand.
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VIDEOVERSE
Single-player alternative to South of the Circle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with South of the Circle.
Relive the days of the early internet and dive into this fictional video game era, where the 'Kinmoku Shark’ gaming system and its online social network 'Videoverse' were still popular…
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Hindsight
Single-player alternative to South of the Circle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with South of the Circle.
What if the physical objects of everyday life, the possessions we hold close, were actual windows to the past? Peer into distant memories and unseen futures in Hindsight.
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Lumino City
Single-player alternative to South of the Circle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with South of the Circle.
The BAFTA award winning handmade puzzle adventure game made entirely by hand. Explore the city and use your ingenuity to piece together puzzling mechanisms and bring back power to this unique world. Three years in the making, it's handmade entirely out of paper, card, miniature lights and motors.
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Virginia
Single-player alternative to South of the Circle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with South of the Circle.
Virginia is a single-player first-person thriller set in a small town with a secret. Experience a missing person investigation through the eyes of graduate FBI agent Anne Tarver.
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Until Dawn™
Single-player alternative to South of the Circle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with South of the Circle.
Rebuilt and enhanced for PC – Until Dawn invites you to relive the nightmare, and immerse yourself in a gripping slasher horror where every decision can make the difference between life and death.
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KAMI
Single-player alternative to South of the Circle — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
KAMI is deceptively simple: fold out coloured paper to fill the screen in as few moves as possible. Relaxing and easy to pick up, you'll soon find yourself deep in contemplation to perfect each puzzle. Created by State of Play, famous for their handcrafted aesthetic, KAMI has been created with real paper in an elegant Japanese theme.
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Lume
Single-player alternative to South of the Circle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with South of the Circle.
With a set built entirely out of paper and cardboard, and sumptuously filmed, Lume is a game with a style unlike any other.