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Single-player games like My Academy's Special Place

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to My Academy's Special Place, 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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    My Girlfriend’s Special Place — Steam game cover

    My Girlfriend’s Special Place

    Single-player alternative to My Academy's Special Place — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    One day, our hero is headed home from Akihabara when he's mistaken for a molester. The person accusing him is his childhood friend, Fuyuka Akiyoshi. "If you want me to forgive you, then become my butler!" Recently reunited, these two end up in an unusual relationship as their story begins again...

    2023Adventure7.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    NEKO-MIMI SWEET HOUSEMATES Vol. 1 — Steam game cover

    NEKO-MIMI SWEET HOUSEMATES Vol. 1

    Single-player alternative to My Academy's Special Place — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with My Academy's Special Place.

    What is one to do when face to face with a cat-eared, winged angel? Life will never be the same when the angel, Mint, moves in and becomes your new housemate. Follow Mint, a popular girl from the doujin circle "Animal Herb," as she stars in this brand new, heart-warmingly comedic game!

    2022IndieAdventureCasual15.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Raspberry Cube — Steam game cover

    Raspberry Cube

    Single-player alternative to My Academy's Special Place — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with My Academy's Special Place.

    Azuma Satoru has sworn a life to do good on others with the lofty goal of one good deed a day. Upon his return to his hometown, things are going well as he helps the girls at his school but soon his life is about to get a little more chaotic...

    2022AdventureCasual29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Slobbish Dragon Princess 2 — Steam game cover

    Slobbish Dragon Princess 2

    Single-player alternative to My Academy's Special Place — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with My Academy's Special Place.

    Takeru and Haru's life of slacc is upended once more as Iris, dragon queen of the Sea and Water factions shows up on Earth to claim the seas and bar all humans from entering them. Hijinks and plenty of dragon girls await in Slobbish Dragon Princess 2!

    2021IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Slobbish Dragon Princess 3 — Steam game cover

    Slobbish Dragon Princess 3

    Single-player alternative to My Academy's Special Place — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with My Academy's Special Place.

    Peace has more or less returned as humankind and dragonkind learn to coexist with each other. With the town summer festival approaching soon, Takeru would prefer that things stay the way they are. As expected, a new threat approaches in the form of Mei, the dragon princess of the Nether!

    2023IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    片腕のザリガニ - one-armed crayfish — Steam game cover

    片腕のザリガニ - one-armed crayfish

    Single-player alternative to My Academy's Special Place — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with My Academy's Special Place.

    “Going against the grain is just another form of rebellion.” That's what high school student Yuta Nozaki believes, living by the principle of following the trend. Through his classmate Misaki Miyoshi, who constantly goes against the grain, Yuta begins to confront his true feelings.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Miko no Kanata: Curious Tales from Oguni Shrine -Cycles- — Steam game cover

    Miko no Kanata: Curious Tales from Oguni Shrine -Cycles-

    Single-player alternative to My Academy's Special Place — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    All the heroines are miko! Fighting miko! Working miko! Moe miko! A girl's love that pierces through time. A tragic fate imposed upon these fighting shrine maidens. And the darkness who seek to rampage through the world of night... With those strong feelings, will Yuuya and Akiha be together?!

    2022IndieAdventure5.19 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! — Steam game cover

    Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!

    Single-player alternative to My Academy's Special Place — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with My Academy's Special Place.

    Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.

    2021IndieCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    My Little Sister's Special Place — Steam game cover

    My Little Sister's Special Place

    Single-player alternative to My Academy's Special Place — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Our hero used to go to Akiba a lot when he was younger. It wasn't to have fun, but for his little sister's sake. One day, his younger sister is gifted a Christmas trip, and they spend time together as if they're a couple. This is the delightful and touching love story of these two siblings.

    2023Adventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    A Maiden's Serenade — Steam game cover

    A Maiden's Serenade

    Single-player alternative to My Academy's Special Place — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with My Academy's Special Place.

    The Mermaid Festival is an annual festival that takes place in the coastal town of Suminoe and on the night of the festival, Takumi meets a girl with a beautiful singing voice. From this chance encounter, Takumi's daily life slowly begins to change. The 7th project by developer, feng.

    2025AdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →