Single-player games like The Diary
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to The Diary, 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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南栀 Unwavering love
Single-player alternative to The Diary — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Diary.
《南栀》是一款百合向视觉小说游戏，讲述了在前作（夜永 Eternal Love）剧情发生一年半之后，聆花女子学院中的少女们成长的故事。
- 2
Pact Between Us
Single-player alternative to The Diary — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Diary.
"Pact between us" is a FMV. After the loss parents, you and your younger sister become siblings who only have each other. You must tenderly care for her daily life.What kind of woman will your sister grow into? Every arrangement you implement during her upbringing carries profound weight.
- 3
镜花饴情 Mirage Sugar Acacia
Single-player alternative to The Diary — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Diary.
饴情甜蜜转瞬即逝，女生之间的爱情就像镜花般脆弱。 踏入大学校园的自由舞台，交织着理想与现实迷茫前行，她们的缘分是否可以开花结果呢？ 甘之如饴的一对一百合故事，多结局。
- 4
S-mail
Single-player alternative to The Diary — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Diary.
After the death of your lover May, you suddenly receive a new email: she is back, in the form of AI "M". The lover who "lives" in the mailbox, who is strong and eternal, always online, and always loves you. You just need to send letters to her: your choices will affect her and the story.
- 5
Far Away
Single-player alternative to The Diary — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with The Diary.
Far Away is a visual novel full of dark humor depicting immersive storylines rather than romantic drama. You will play as Krosa, a typical girl who experiences gang conflicts, crimes, conspiracies, and family grudges in the port city of Bedjan.
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锈翅 逃离我的家乡 Without Wings
Single-player alternative to The Diary — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with The Diary.
玩家将以第一视角，扮演一名高中辍学的女孩，她被迫进入注塑厂打工。后来，她通过一款网络游戏，认识了大城市里的男孩阿澈，她义无反顾地向着有阿澈的未来奔去，也是向着能够逃离大山的未来奔去。在这跨越千里的鸿沟之间，她经历了期待、欣喜、意外、无助……最终，你将做出怎样的选择？
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YiYi
Single-player alternative to The Diary — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with The Diary.
You are "GUI", you have come to a city of eternal night, to find your soul to dream of "Yi Yi".
- 8
Only You
Single-player alternative to The Diary — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with The Diary.
"Problem Child" me, Class Heartthrob her—two lines that should never cross collided through a series of coincidences, shattering my monochrome world. Crave her eyes on me alone, crave her world with me alone. The once-pure admiration begins to twist...
- 9
Guardians of the Sanctree
Single-player alternative to The Diary — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Diary.
You and allies, avian inhabitants of Sanctree City, build structures and production lines on the tree, crafting weapons to fend off subterranean insects. Defense is just the start—dig deeper, destroy nests, fortify new defenses against escalating threats for an impregnable stronghold.
- 10
成土市的我 CTcity
Single-player alternative to The Diary — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Diary.
Reality ruins, tiles of CT city block his heart. Imagination flies, plants in the mind become his star. Boy wonders, the road is nowhere to go. Journey begins, the key is just himself. Welcome to CT city!