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Single-player games like Ballads at Midnight

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Ballads at Midnight, 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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    Deathwish Bloom — Steam game cover

    Deathwish Bloom

    Single-player alternative to Ballads at Midnight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ballads at Midnight.

    In this hand-drawn romance-mystery visual novel set in a quake post-apocalypse, play as Sky, an impostor scientist racing to recreate a cure only she knows existed. Weave or snap ever-shifting bonds with characters whose harboured obsessions can end your pursuit, just as you can theirs. Unless...

    IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Heart & Soul — Steam game cover

    Heart & Soul

    Single-player alternative to Ballads at Midnight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Ballads at Midnight.

    A romance otome visual novel set in Ancient Greece that follows the myth of Psyche as she falls in love with her mysterious husband. Navigate fickle gods and Psyche's looming tragic fate by making meaningful choices that affect the story and its ending.

    2022Indie7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Super Web Kittens: Act I — Steam game cover

    Super Web Kittens: Act I

    Single-player alternative to Ballads at Midnight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ballads at Midnight.

    🐾 Super Web Kittens is a short linear lighthearted story made with a ton of love and irony & styled as visual novel with battle shonen elements.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cabernet — Steam game cover

    Cabernet

    Single-player alternative to Ballads at Midnight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ballads at Midnight.

    Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become?

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Demonheart — Steam game cover

    Demonheart

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

    Discover the secrets of the witches and demons in this dark fantasy romance game, featuring a female protagonist whose personality is completely up to the player thanks to extensive dialog choices.

    2017AdventureSimulationRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Metamorph — Steam game cover

    Metamorph

    Single-player alternative to Ballads at Midnight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ballads at Midnight.

    Woken up one day to find your body turning into something in equal parts horrifying and unfamiliar, you decide to attempt to score a date with your crush before it's too late. Navigate high school and a kafkaesque nightmare, while trying to win the affection of your beau before the week ends.

    2025IndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Demonheart: Hunters — Steam game cover

    Demonheart: Hunters

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

    Embrace or resist the demonic influence around you. Romance your companions in this RPG with an emphasis on conversation choices and character interactions.

    2020AdventureRPG19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blood Code — Steam game cover

    Blood Code

    Single-player alternative to Ballads at Midnight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ballads at Midnight.

    A story about an ordinary human girl and her romantic encounters with knights and princes. These characters may be gentle, passionate, considerate, or inhospitable. There are many character styles to suit a variety of individual player tastes.

    2015StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Autumn Spirit — Steam game cover

    Autumn Spirit

    Single-player alternative to Ballads at Midnight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ballads at Midnight.

    Hunted by anxiety, you exiled yourself to a lonely mountain inhabited by a ghost and his regrets.

    2024IndieAdventureFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →