Single-player games like My Lovely Empress
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to My Lovely Empress, 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 Lovely Wife
Single-player alternative to My Lovely Empress — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with My Lovely Empress.
My Lovely Wife delves into the depths of a man’s grief after the sudden death of his beloved wife. Explore the notions of one’s willingness to do anything for love and the importance of letting go in this mix of dating, management, and alchemy simulators.
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My Lovely Daughter
Single-player alternative to My Lovely Empress — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Lovely Empress.
My Lovely Daughter is an alchemist simulator that explores the depth of a father’s grief and how far he will go to resurrect his daughter. Contains dark and disturbing subject matters, might not be suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
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Road to Empress I
Single-player alternative to My Lovely Empress — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Lovely Empress.
You've never played a game like this before. Road to Empress I is a cinematic palace adventure where your choices decide everyone's fate. Tackle multiple story branches and a high mortality rate with charm, wisdom and courage? First...survive.
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Cabernet
Single-player alternative to My Lovely Empress — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Lovely Empress.
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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Dead in Antares
Single-player alternative to My Lovely Empress — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with My Lovely Empress.
Dead in Antares is a turn-based survival management game with RPG elements, set on an alien planet. Lead a crew of survivors sent on a mission to save humanity. Manage their needs, strengthen their teamwork, and explore this mysterious world to find a way back home.
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Suzerain
Single-player alternative to My Lovely Empress — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with My Lovely Empress.
Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?
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The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
Single-player alternative to My Lovely Empress — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with My Lovely Empress.
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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Beholder
Single-player alternative to My Lovely Empress — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with My Lovely Empress.
You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?
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Reigns
Single-player alternative to My Lovely Empress — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Lovely Empress.
Sit on the throne as a benevolent (or malevolent) medieval monarch of the modern age and swipe your royal controller either left or right to impose your will upon the kingdom.
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1998: The Toll Keeper Story
Single-player alternative to My Lovely Empress — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Lovely Empress.
A narrative simulation game where you play as a mother-to-be working as a toll keeper in the fictional country of Janapa, a nation on the brink of chaos. Navigate daily challenges and make difficult moral choices to survive—all for the sake of your unborn child.
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NSFW ~ Not a Simulator For Working
Single-player alternative to My Lovely Empress — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Lovely Empress.
NSFW or Not a Simulator For Working is a casual simulator game where you try not to work anytime you can. Be careful of your snitching co-worker and strict boss. If you get caught, you will get FIRED !!!
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Ascender
Single-player alternative to My Lovely Empress — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with My Lovely Empress.
Ascender is a 2D explorative puzzle metroidvania. The game is set in the open world of GOA's districts, and the player will face many unique puzzles to solve. Warning!! This game will truly challenge your puzzle and platforming skill :D
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GoBlock's Impossible Medley
Single-player alternative to My Lovely Empress — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with My Lovely Empress.
GoBlock's Impossible Medley is the most impossible and frustrating yet addictive game that you ever play. The game combines three challenging gameplay in one impossible game. You will jump, fly and roll in a loop throughout the game.
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Heavyweight Bout
Single-player alternative to My Lovely Empress — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Heavyweight Bout is a professional boxing simulation where you need to train hard to improve your performance and climb in the competitive world of this brutal sport.