Single-player games like Pure-hearted Gyaru and the Shape of Happiness
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Pure-hearted Gyaru and the Shape of Happiness, 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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Kinkoi: Golden Loveriche
Single-player alternative to Pure-hearted Gyaru and the Shape of Happiness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Pure-hearted Gyaru and the Shape of Happiness.
Kinkoi: Golden Loveriche is a Japanese-style visual novel produced by Saga Planets, a Japanese developer of romance VNs. The game won numerous awards in the year of its release in Japan for its art, music, characters, and story.
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9-nine-:Episode 1
Single-player alternative to Pure-hearted Gyaru and the Shape of Happiness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Pure-hearted Gyaru and the Shape of Happiness.
Help Miyako and Kakeru track down a superpowered serial killer before they strike again.
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A Sky Full of Stars 仰望夜空的星辰
Single-player alternative to Pure-hearted Gyaru and the Shape of Happiness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Pure-hearted Gyaru and the Shape of Happiness.
The starry sky spreads far and wide overhead... This story full of love, comedy, and excitement follows our protagonist and his stargazing friends as they grow together. "A Sky Full of Stars" is a coming-of-age astronomy tale by the same team who brought you "If My Heart Had Wings".
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Ethereal Enigma
Single-player alternative to Pure-hearted Gyaru and the Shape of Happiness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Pure-hearted Gyaru and the Shape of Happiness.
A choice-driven, slice of life visual novel featuring full voice-over and an intricate relationship system!
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Kinkoi: Golden Time
Single-player alternative to Pure-hearted Gyaru and the Shape of Happiness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Pure-hearted Gyaru and the Shape of Happiness.
Welcome to Noble Private Academy, an institution that cultivates the wealthiest, most well-connected students in all of Japan! At this boarding school, one must be willing to accept all of its refined and dignified teachings or be met with strict opposition!
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YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story
Single-player alternative to Pure-hearted Gyaru and the Shape of Happiness — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story is the visual novel medium in its purest form. Will Shinichi choose Miyuki, the beautiful queen bee of the school, or the endearingly awkward misfit Aoi? With art by Tsuji Santa, these beautifully rendered romances will stay with you forever.
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Gaokao.Love.100Days
Single-player alternative to Pure-hearted Gyaru and the Shape of Happiness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Pure-hearted Gyaru and the Shape of Happiness.
Getting a girl-friend before National College Entrance Exam, I know it's crazy, but from today, we will face everything together.
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Date Everything!
Single-player alternative to Pure-hearted Gyaru and the Shape of Happiness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Pure-hearted Gyaru and the Shape of Happiness.
Date Everything! is a sandbox dating simulator set in the comfort of your own home, featuring 100 fully voice acted datable characters! Let the romance flow between your bed, smoke alarm and… Overwhelming Sense of Existential Dread? Are you ready to Date Everything?
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Dawn of the Breakers
Single-player alternative to Pure-hearted Gyaru and the Shape of Happiness — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Step into the shoes of a high school student in modern Japan, where mysterious creatures known as Ghouls wage war against mankind. Become a member of the superhero unit, the Breakers, and stop this menace once and for all in this 3D action brawler!
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雨音スイッチ - Amane Switch -
Single-player alternative to Pure-hearted Gyaru and the Shape of Happiness — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Is there truly such a thing...as a happy ending? Amane Switch is a visual novel game remake updated for international audiences. An adventure game themed around rain, yandere characters, and strange abnormalities.
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Teravit
Single-player alternative to Pure-hearted Gyaru and the Shape of Happiness — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Welcome to "Teravit", a sandbox game created by players! With its three elements of "Create, Play, and Share", you can travel to the world of adventure and endless creation, alone or with friends!
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CosmicBreak Gun & Slash
Single-player alternative to Pure-hearted Gyaru and the Shape of Happiness — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A hack and slash with the "CosmicBreak" characters! "CosmicBreak Gun & Slash" is a spin-off of "CosmicBreak", an MMO battle shooter featuring robots and humanoids! Take control of familiar characters from a top-down perspective and defeat enemy robots that come at you!
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Dark Reflections - Shiori no Kotoha
Single-player alternative to Pure-hearted Gyaru and the Shape of Happiness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Pure-hearted Gyaru and the Shape of Happiness.
A series of murders and bizarre incidents occur in a private library that has become inescapable. Eventually, the food runs out and the library becomes filled with madness... This work is a visual novel of the survival suspense genre, set in a private library.