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Single-player games like Amarantus

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Amarantus, 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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    Remembering Emily - Mystery visual novel — Steam game cover

    Remembering Emily - Mystery visual novel

    Single-player alternative to Amarantus — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Relive Thomas’s memories in this mystery-filled visual novel. What really happened to Emily? Make choices, explore different versions of events, and uncover two complementary endings that reveal the full truth.

    2025IndieCasual6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Made Marion — Steam game cover

    Made Marion

    Single-player alternative to Amarantus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Amarantus.

    A romantic action-adventure visual novel based on Robin Hood lore. Play as Lady Marion and choose what kind of leader and lover you want to become. Join Robin's rowdy rebels in Sherwood or tackle the political pitfalls of the Sheriff's Nottingham. Fight for freedom and fall in love!

    2023IndieAdventureCasual25.49 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sigh of the Abyss — Steam game cover

    Sigh of the Abyss

    Single-player alternative to Amarantus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Amarantus.

    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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    Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers — Steam game cover

    Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers

    Single-player alternative to Amarantus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Amarantus.

    Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers is the follow-up to 2019's Arcade Spirits, a visual novel of love and pixels, in which you seek friendship and romance while working in an arcade. Now the tables are turned, as you seek friendship and romance while PLAYING in an arcade!

    2022IndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Penny Larceny: Gig Economy Supervillain — Steam game cover

    Penny Larceny: Gig Economy Supervillain

    Single-player alternative to Amarantus — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    A comic book adventure of freelance supervillainy, petting cats, and/or destroying capitalism in which your choices determine success in a series of daring heists and capers.

    2023IndieCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mask of the Rose — Steam game cover

    Mask of the Rose

    Single-player alternative to Amarantus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Amarantus.

    A marvellous romance with a hint of murder, where every playthrough is different! Seek love, friendship, or more... intimate encounters. Help a murdered man find justice. And watch out for the bats.

    2023RPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gensokyo:Presumption of Guilt~Pansies Before Dawn — Steam game cover

    Gensokyo:Presumption of Guilt~Pansies Before Dawn

    Single-player alternative to Amarantus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Amarantus.

    Explore the intertwined fates of humans and youkai in this interactive fiction. As an unwitting protagonist, enter the sealed realm of Gensokyo to investigate a series of bizarre murders. Unearth ancient secrets and witness a gripping saga hidden for millennia.

    2026IndieAdventureCasual13.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Life is Strange: True Colors — Steam game cover

    Life is Strange: True Colors

    Single-player alternative to Amarantus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Amarantus.

    Alex Chen hides her 'curse': the psychic power of Empathy, the ability to absorb the emotions of others. When her brother dies in a so-called accident, Alex must embrace her power to find the truth.

    2021ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →