Single-player games like 9-nine-:NewEpisode
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to 9-nine-:NewEpisode, 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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9-nine-:Episode 4
Single-player alternative to 9-nine-:NewEpisode — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with 9-nine-:NewEpisode.
Kakeru and his friends uncover the identity of the mastermind behind the incidents in Shiromitsugawa as the story shifts to focus on Noa Yuuki, a girl with a strong sense of justice. What secrets will they uncover about the Artifacts and the bonds that ties them all together?
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9-nine-:Episode 3
Single-player alternative to 9-nine-:NewEpisode — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with 9-nine-:NewEpisode.
9-nine-: Episode 3 is the latest chapter in this series of supernatural mystery visual novels with the focus now shifted towards a new heroine, Haruka Kosaka.
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Summer Pockets REFLECTION BLUE
Single-player alternative to 9-nine-:NewEpisode — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with 9-nine-:NewEpisode.
No matter how much times passes... I remember that blue, blue summer. Summer Pockets, the midsummer story brought to you by Key, has been powered-up with even more to play, including new heroines and routes, in Summer Pockets REFLECTION BLUE, now available on Steam!
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CLANNAD
Single-player alternative to 9-nine-:NewEpisode — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with 9-nine-:NewEpisode.
From the world renowned visual novel studio Key, the highly rated story of CLANNAD is now available on Steam! Improved visuals, achievement integration, and Dangopedia make this the best version of CLANNAD to date.
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Kanon
Single-player alternative to 9-nine-:NewEpisode — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with 9-nine-:NewEpisode.
A tale of small miracles in a snow-covered town— Kanon, the very first game from visual novel studio Key, is now available on Steam! Now featuring HD visuals and full voice support! (The protagonist is only voiced in certain scenes.)
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Clover Day's Plus
Single-player alternative to 9-nine-:NewEpisode — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with 9-nine-:NewEpisode.
Bottled-up emotions... An everlasting oath... Heartfelt desires... An enduring regret... And a childhood promise. Yuuto was abandoned by his parents and raised in an orphanage in Britain before a trading merchant by the name of Takakura Yoshiomi adopted him and brought him to Japan.
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GINKA
Single-player alternative to 9-nine-:NewEpisode — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with 9-nine-:NewEpisode.
"Return to that summer with you..." Ryusei returns to the small island of his younger years, where time flows by gently, to spend a fairy-tale summer vacation with his childhood friend who was spirited away.
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Little Busters! English Edition
Single-player alternative to 9-nine-:NewEpisode — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with 9-nine-:NewEpisode.
Capturing the hearts of countless fans since 2007, Little Busters! is an emotional visual novel from Key, the minds behind Angel Beats! and CLANNAD. This special English release supports touch controls and dynamic switching between English and Japanese text, and is in HD for the first time on PC.
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9-nine-:Episode 2
Single-player alternative to 9-nine-:NewEpisode — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with 9-nine-:NewEpisode.
It's Sora and Kakeru's time to shine when the action heats up in 9-nine-: Episode 2. Can they take down the murderer before it's too late for them both?
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9-nine-:Episode 1
Single-player alternative to 9-nine-:NewEpisode — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with 9-nine-:NewEpisode.
Help Miyako and Kakeru track down a superpowered serial killer before they strike again.
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Mashiroiro Symphony HD -Sana Edition-
Single-player alternative to 9-nine-:NewEpisode — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A one-route standalone expansion for the fan-favorite visual novel Mashiroiro Symphony. The main character's classmate Sana finally takes the spotlight with a new story and new CGs by artist Tsubasu Izumi!
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Mashiroiro Symphony HD -Love is Pure White-
Single-player alternative to 9-nine-:NewEpisode — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A winter-themed romcom visual novel with four main heroines and one mysterious cat-like creature! In a town where tradition and modernity meet, protagonist Shingo Uryu's whole life changes when he begins attending the prestigious Yuihime Girls Private Academy...
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Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms
Single-player alternative to 9-nine-:NewEpisode — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with 9-nine-:NewEpisode.
A girl who cannot fall in love. A boy who has no interest in love. If they were to fall in love with each other, how would the world change? From Palette, developers of "Mashiro Iro Symphony", comes the romantic school comedy, "Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms."