Single-player games like All Idleness and Ephemera
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to All Idleness and Ephemera, 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.
Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like All Idleness and Ephemera page.
Ranked picks
- 1
Unluckily in Love
Single-player alternative to All Idleness and Ephemera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with All Idleness and Ephemera.
A cute boys love / BL / yaoi visual novel about a slowly developing romantic relationship between a couple of cousins.
- 2
In Fair Spirits
Single-player alternative to All Idleness and Ephemera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with All Idleness and Ephemera.
A sweet slice of life boys love / yaoi visual novel set in the English countryside about a medieval knight who's been reincarnated into the 21st century and a memey goth boy who's spent far too much time on the internet.
- 3
Dreamy Planet
Single-player alternative to All Idleness and Ephemera — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
An atmospheric lesbian / yuri VN set in an abandoned theme park, focused on a rekindled relationship between a pair of estranged childhood friends.
- 4
Blackberry Honey
Single-player alternative to All Idleness and Ephemera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with All Idleness and Ephemera.
A lesbian love story set in Victorian England, featuring maids, music, and finding love in unexpected places.
- 5
Ballshit
Single-player alternative to All Idleness and Ephemera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with All Idleness and Ephemera.
The first live-action visual novel with an anime flair! Gamer 'Eggy' turns into a girl. Join bro Monkey and his gf to uncover why the school belle hides a tough guy soul. Seek a cure or embrace your new life. Your choice drives this adventure!
- 6
UuultraC
Single-player alternative to All Idleness and Ephemera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with All Idleness and Ephemera.
An 18+ BL visual novel set in 1970's Soshigaya. Kaiju straight out of a black-and-white TV terrorize a Japan without a world's fair. Tokyo's safety is in the hands of Sun Mask Icarus in this slapstick-yet-heavy 70's pro-wrestling kaiju drama!
- 7
Room No. 9
Single-player alternative to All Idleness and Ephemera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with All Idleness and Ephemera.
You have been selected to participate in a behavioral analysis experiment and these guys are at the mercy of your inhumanly cruel choices! it's up to you to decide the fate of these two...
- 8
Her Love, Like Poison
Single-player alternative to All Idleness and Ephemera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with All Idleness and Ephemera.
A dark lesbian horror/romance story so toxic it's emitting spores. Ethel, a shy university student, ventures into the wintry woods late at night, where she meets an enchanting femme fatale — but all is not as it seems.
- 9
To Have and to Hold
Single-player alternative to All Idleness and Ephemera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with All Idleness and Ephemera.
A short boys love / yaoi / gay visual novel about a couple of cousins whose paths cross at a family wedding. They both get a little drunk, emotions run high, and things take a surprisingly steamy turn.
- 10
All Ashes and Illusions
Single-player alternative to All Idleness and Ephemera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with All Idleness and Ephemera.
A dark visual novel about a young prince's unhealthy infatuation with his nursemaid, and his misguided attempts to win her heart.
- 11
Sweetest Monster
Single-player alternative to All Idleness and Ephemera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with All Idleness and Ephemera.
A middle-aged man has an encounter with a cute catgirl in the dead of night - but all is not as it seems.
- 12
Cage of Roses
Single-player alternative to All Idleness and Ephemera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with All Idleness and Ephemera.
A haunting gothic romance set in the 19th century. Follow Meike, a young woman from an impoverished noble family, as she’s swept off her feet by the mysterious Magdalena: a vampire who possesses a dark secret.
- 13
Strawberry Vinegar
Single-player alternative to All Idleness and Ephemera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with All Idleness and Ephemera.
A cute comedy yuri VN about a gluttonous demon and a cynical young girl centered around the most important thing in life: food! ♥
- 14
The Fairy's Song
Single-player alternative to All Idleness and Ephemera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with All Idleness and Ephemera.
A yuri / lesbian visual novel set in the UK. Marnie, a bored goth girl, accidentally stumbles upon a sleeping female knight in the forest. Together, the pair must work to break a centuries-old curse, while romantic feelings between them begin to grow.
- 15
Rituals in the Dark
Single-player alternative to All Idleness and Ephemera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with All Idleness and Ephemera.
A lesbian / yuri romance story with mild horror elements set in the rainy English seaside town of Scarborough. Our heroine, Aspen, meets the mysterious, beautiful Althea in the dead of night, but who is Althea really...?
- 16
The Way We All Go (2015)
Single-player alternative to All Idleness and Ephemera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with All Idleness and Ephemera.
A horror/romance visual novel with numerous choices and over 20 endings. Set in Japan in the 1980s, our protagonist, Atcchan, must navigate his relationship between his two estranged childhood friends, one of whom might be a yandere. Will he live to see the end of his summer vacation?