Single-player games like start;again
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to start;again, 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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Silver Blue
Single-player alternative to start;again — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with start;again.
Silver blue is a BL visual novel 15+ with anime style, containing adventure fantasy content.
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A Date with Death
Single-player alternative to start;again — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with start;again.
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
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Date Warp
Single-player alternative to start;again — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with start;again.
Five days ago, Janet left her dorm to go on a date - and never came back. Was she kidnapped? Murdered? The truth may be even stranger. Solve puzzles to connect together pieces of the story in a science-fiction adventure with eleven possible endings!
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Dreambound
Single-player alternative to start;again — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with start;again.
Mysterious deaths. Dreams that are reality, and reality that is a dream. Will Noah be able to move forward and solve the mystery—or will he give in to the demons of his past? A story-rich BL mystery visual novel.
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Fearbonding
Single-player alternative to start;again — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with start;again.
Fearbonding is a Yandere x Demon BL Horror Visual Novel. Play as Hinata, a demon, and try to tame the deranged Kosuke. Will you get to satisfy your hunger for fear through your new hunting dog or will you be the one to get devoured?
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Chronicles of Taldun: The Remainder
Single-player alternative to start;again — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with start;again.
A dark fantasy tale where death is not the end but the path to the truth. Two magi trapped in a collapsing tower must unravel a deadly mystery. Each death reveals another piece of the puzzle that is their shared past and forbidden love. For fans of House in Fata Morgana and literary dark fantasy.
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Seventh Lair
Single-player alternative to start;again — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with start;again.
Seventh Lair is a short visual novel featuring some cast members of The House in Fata Morgana. It exists in a parallel universe to the original game, so it can be enjoyed even by those unfamiliar with it.
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Fledgling Manor
Single-player alternative to start;again — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with start;again.
A supernatural horror visual novel where vampires compete to save their eternal unlives in a high-stakes reality show.
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Amelie
Single-player alternative to start;again — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with start;again.
A psychological mystery yuri visual novel about a girl named Amelie. Forbidden from leaving the house, Amelie awaits the arrival of her long time penpal, Sofia, to her dear friend Lilika’s dismay. What secrets will Sofia unravel that were best kept buried?
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The Divine Speaker
Single-player alternative to start;again — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with start;again.
A story-rich tale of breaking the bonds of fate... and meeting some cute guys along the way!
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The Divine Speaker: The Sun and the Moon
Single-player alternative to start;again — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with start;again.
The story-rich 18+ prequel to The Divine Speaker. Follow alongside Aemyl and Lucius in a two-sided story about the past and the future.
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The Divine Speaker: A Bounty Hunter's First Christmas
Single-player alternative to start;again — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with start;again.
A Chistmas themed afterstory to The Divine Speaker featuring Leos and Raen! Search for the elusive Mister Bells, spend the Winter Solstice together, and win at rock-paper-scissors against your favorite ex-assassin turned bounty hunter!
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The Willowmist Emporium of Antiques & Curiosities
Single-player alternative to start;again — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with start;again.
A cozy narrative shop sim where you move to the sleepy town of Willowmist to run your aunt’s antique store. Meet 5 charming love interests and quirky locals—each with secrets to uncover—in a town where nothing is quite as it seems. Buy, sell, and haggle to keep the store afloat!