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Single-player games like School Days

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to School Days, 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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    Volcano Princess — Steam game cover

    Volcano Princess

    Single-player alternative to School Days — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with School Days.

    Prepare the next monarch by finding her hobbies, training her for battle, and befriending the citizens she'll one day protect. Dive into an all-new parenting-simulator-RPG adventure, where every decision you make will not only affect the future of your daughter but that of an entire empire!

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation10.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Chinese Parents — Steam game cover

    Chinese Parents

    Single-player alternative to School Days — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with School Days.

    In this casual sim set in China, you step into the shoes of an average kid from birth towards the end of your high school. Study hard, have fun, make friends and face your ultimate challenge, the “Gaokao”. What will your life be after that? And when you have a child, will you be a Tiger Parent?

    2018IndieSimulationRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    轮回修仙传 — Steam game cover

    轮回修仙传

    Single-player alternative to School Days — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with School Days.

    想书写你的龙傲天修仙人生吗?《轮回修仙传》是一款以修仙为题材的多结局多周目轮回式Roguelike人生模拟类游戏。沉浸式体验「我命由我不由天」的逆袭剧本,经历一世又一世的劫难,轮回点化作登仙台阶,结识修仙路上的红颜道侣,合理规划你的修炼和行动,不断突破境界,直到你一拳轰碎这天道约束!

    2025StrategyIndieRPG3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    在线教育开发实习生 Elearning Development Intern — Steam game cover

    在线教育开发实习生 Elearning Development Intern

    Single-player alternative to School Days — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with School Days.

    An internship at an educational startup begins. No matter which computer is in front of you (inside or outside), you just need to, work and learn!

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  5. 5
    Magical Princess — Steam game cover

    Magical Princess

    Single-player alternative to School Days — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with School Days.

    Raise your daughter while she attends a magical academy. Choose which classes she attends, jobs she does, training she undergoes, and more in a character raising sim packed full of story and over 50 endings to reach. How she grows up to be the world's cutest princess depends on you!

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation11.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Emily is Away Too — Steam game cover

    Emily is Away Too

    Single-player alternative to School Days — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with School Days.

    Emily is Away Too is a brand new story featuring new characters and multiple different endings. Message your friends, surf the web and choose your path through this branching narrative.

    2017IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Such a guy — Steam game cover

    Such a guy

    Single-player alternative to School Days — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and RPG with School Days.

    Join two close friends in building a cozy seaside B&B. Every choice affects the story and your relationships. Spend heartfelt moments with six unique girls and create a summer worth remembering. 4K visuals, nearly 1,000 minutes of video, side stories, mini-games, and 20+ endings await.

    2025AdventureSimulationRPG12.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Vanity Fair: The Pursuit — Steam game cover

    Vanity Fair: The Pursuit

    Single-player alternative to School Days — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with School Days.

    Players follow Lu Yuan through important stages of his life and experience his growth trajectory from youth to maturity. It will take you to relive those decisions that you have never tried to make in reality, and feel the different life brought about by each choice.

    2024IndieSimulationRPG6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Princess Maker 5 — Steam game cover

    Princess Maker 5

    Single-player alternative to School Days — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with School Days.

    Discover magic in our world with Princess Maker 5! A lone princess needs your care in a realm where fantasy meets reality. Guide her growth and shape her destiny. Create unforgettable memories as you raise her.

    2018Simulation29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Growing Up — Steam game cover

    Growing Up

    Single-player alternative to School Days — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with School Days.

    This is the story of your life. Experience the entire journey from toddler to adulthood. Go to schools, learn new things, meet new friends, and have wild adventures! Every choice you make will influence your future career, and decide who your romantic partner will be. Who will you become?

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →