Single-player games like Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei, 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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Stella of The End
Single-player alternative to Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei.
Jude Gray, a wandering Courier, receives a request to deliver some very special cargo. This cargo turns out to be Philia, an android girl who is unaffected by the enigmatic Singularity Machines.
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Better Off Dead - Life as a Prison Guard
Single-player alternative to Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei.
Story driven first-person comedy-thriller where you are tasked with guarding a small prison for 7 days.
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Geminism
Single-player alternative to Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei.
Two pairs of twins war for love, life, and limb beneath the curtain of a dark Tokyo night. From the artisans at CRAFTWORK comes a visual novel lush with art, action, and mystery; a story of GEMINISM—deformity and divinity.
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Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter
Single-player alternative to Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei.
Kill each other...for science! The class of '89 is trapped in an elite school killing game. Investigate, solve, and expose your classmates in Kumitantei™: Old-School Slaughter, an episodic murder-mystery ADV card-battler inspired by retro anime.
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Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi
Single-player alternative to Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei.
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
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Higurashi When They Cry Hou+
Single-player alternative to Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei.
The tragedy of Hinamizawa is over. Those held captive within its grip are free from the fate that bound them to June 1983. Yet the tale of Hinamizawa is not truly complete. There are many worlds not yet explored.
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Marco & The Galaxy Dragon
Single-player alternative to Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei.
Marco, an orphan with missing memories, and Arco, a dragon who rules the galaxy, were hunting for treasure in space! On one of their adventures, Marco was given a clue to the whereabouts of her mother. Their next stop, her birthplace - Earth!
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Cleo - a pirate's tale
Single-player alternative to Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei.
Cleo is a solo-developed, top-down, pixel-art, retro, pirate adventure with a lot of nostalgic flair, humor and a linear story, inspired by the old Zelda games and the classic LucasArts adventure games.
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STEINS;GATE
Single-player alternative to Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei.
Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.
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Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs
Single-player alternative to Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei.
Umineko When They Cry is the 2nd series of Sound Novel released by 07th Expansion. The steam version features renewed character sprites which is swappable from the classic art.
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Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi
Single-player alternative to Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei.
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
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Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
Single-player alternative to Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei.
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
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Umineko When They Cry - Answer Arcs
Single-player alternative to Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei.
This is the 2nd half of the Umineko When They Cry sound novel series, featuring episodes 5 through 8. This steam version features multi-language options, swap-able renewed character sprites, as well as the original BGMs and un-cut content.
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Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi
Single-player alternative to Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei.
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
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Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.5 Meakashi
Single-player alternative to Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei.
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
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Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.4 Himatsubushi
Single-player alternative to Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei.
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.