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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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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A Date with Death
Single-player alternative to Ballads at Midnight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Free To Play with Ballads at Midnight.
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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The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
Single-player alternative to Ballads at Midnight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ballads at Midnight.
He is a bandit who sells lives. She is a mute girl seeking revenge. In a famine-ravaged ancient China, a ruthless trafficker escorts four girls to a demon's feast. But when a deadly secret is revealed, a cold transaction turns into a journey of redemption. A dark visual novel about an unlikely bond.
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Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
Single-player alternative to Ballads at Midnight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ballads at Midnight.
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
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Fledgling Manor
Single-player alternative to Ballads at Midnight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Ballads at Midnight.
A supernatural horror visual novel where vampires compete to save their eternal unlives in a high-stakes reality show.
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Ambition: A Minuet in Power
Single-player alternative to Ballads at Midnight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ballads at Midnight.
18th century Paris - a city of love, lies and revolution. You are a woman of fashion trying to survive the political turmoil. Date a cast of unforgettable characters. Amass the wealth and respect you deserve. Engage in gossip that can alter the course of history, or lead you to the guillotine.
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Arcadia Fallen
Single-player alternative to Ballads at Midnight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ballads at Midnight.
Play the role of a young alchemist apprentice who is unwillingly bound to an illegal spirit. Suddenly drawn into a war between humanity and magic, they must join a group of unlikely heroes to escape their own doom, hopefully saving the world along the way.
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Demonheart: The Cursed Trial
Single-player alternative to Ballads at Midnight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ballads at Midnight.
You are a girl with a demonic heart, trapped with a group of suspicious individuals. A demonspawn arrives, setting off a chain of mysterious murders. Can you trust any of your fellow captives and find love in the chaos? Or will you fight for your life alone?
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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.