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
Single-player alternative to Ballads at Midnight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Ballads at Midnight.
In this hand-drawn romance-mystery visual novel, play as Sky, a love-struck impostor scientist born into a quake-ridden world. Survive your own secrets in a last-ditch attempt to recreate a cure only you remember existed. Let in characters whose obsessions can both aid and destroy you.
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Madness in Bloom
Single-player alternative to Ballads at Midnight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ballads at Midnight.
Running from a painful betrayal, you retreat to the quiet countryside, hoping to leave the past behind. Instead, you find unexpected relationships, buried secrets, and a future that depends entirely on the choices you make.
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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.
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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.
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While Shifu's Away: Senior Sister, I've Fallen for You!
Single-player alternative to Ballads at Midnight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ballads at Midnight.
Shifu is away, and your shy junior brother can no longer hide his feelings. Play as the senior sister in a sweet xianxia romance visual novel where replies and daily choices shape your bond and lead to different endings. And yes, the main characters sing original songs!
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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?
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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.
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Love Notes
Single-player alternative to Ballads at Midnight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ballads at Midnight.
Play as Rachel or Jesse in this horror dating sim featuring 2 male and 3 female love interests.
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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.