Single-player games like 1997
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to 1997, 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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Coffee flavor of love 咖啡甜恋
Single-player alternative to 1997 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1997.
Sweet love begins in the coffee shop. Office romances of coffee shop employees. This is a visual novel game with two endings.
- 2
Mystery Island:Missing Amy
Single-player alternative to 1997 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1997.
The adventure begins when Ada, a young explorer, receives a mysterious selfie from her sister, who in fact disappeared months ago. ...... The background of the selfie is a mysterious island with blood-red sea water. Ada decides to go out on the sea to look for her sister……
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Curiosity
Single-player alternative to 1997 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 1997.
"Curiosity killed the cat, but after satisfying it she was resurrected." This game is a visual novel. Features of the game - puzzles and several endings, depending on your choice.
- 4
童谣无忌
Single-player alternative to 1997 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 1997.
In 1998, journalist Gu Yao comes to the mountain village of Hongluo after an anonymous letter. A nursery rhyme points to a chain of old murders. Slowly reveal the truth of the case from back then.
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Whisper Books
Single-player alternative to 1997 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1997.
Whisper Books is a collection of high-profile visual novel, artistically expressed based on literature, with hand-painted illustrations, dubbing and interactive options. The gameplay is weak relative to storytelling, suitable for players and readers who like stories.
- 6
我的一个多重人格朋友
Single-player alternative to 1997 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1997.
This is an AVG game that involves reasoning and decryption. He Zhou has 7 different personalities, which alternate seven days a week. Players will play as a detective and deduce the truth behind the horrifying cases surrounding He Zhou through the diary he left behind.
- 7
迷雾之夏-The Vigilant Villa
Single-player alternative to 1997 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1997.
The Vigilant Villa is a plots-oriented, texts-based AVG adventure game inheriting the classic “A locked room mystery" story mode. Where the game heads towards is completely decided by player’s own deductions and choices.
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Expelled!
Single-player alternative to 1997 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1997.
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
- 9
Everlasting Summer
Single-player alternative to 1997 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1997.
Visual novel loved by many – Everlasting Summer – now on Steam!
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2007
Single-player alternative to 1997 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1997.
A nonlinear psychological horror visual novel about the urban legends of G, a Russian science town. Lurk in occult chats. Serve lattes. Separate fact from insanity. Piece together the truth before time runs out. Featuring full Russian voice acting.