Single-player games like My monstrous roommate. (étude)
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to My monstrous roommate. (étude), 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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I live under your house.
Single-player alternative to My monstrous roommate. (étude) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with My monstrous roommate. (étude).
You are a monster under someone's house.
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Typing Ritual
Single-player alternative to My monstrous roommate. (étude) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with My monstrous roommate. (étude).
Typing Ritual is a first-person psychological horror game where players perform a summoning ritual by typing ancient texts. As the ritual progresses, the environment changes, and tension builds. Mistakes have consequences, and time is limited.
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乌合之罪
Single-player alternative to My monstrous roommate. (étude) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with My monstrous roommate. (étude).
《乌合之罪》是一款集霸凌复仇X悬疑惊悚x真相还原的沉浸式AVG,你(玩家)所饰演的主人公将在与外界彻底断连隔绝的诡异岛屿上历经一场极端恶意的厮杀游戏,请寻找线索,推进剧情,抵达十四年前那件校园事件的真相……
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放學後(After school)
Single-player alternative to My monstrous roommate. (étude) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with My monstrous roommate. (étude).
After School is a short visual novel about an elementary school student who encounters an injured old woman on her way home from school, and is begged to help her walk home, but is forced to embark on a thrilling journey...
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夏日的回忆
Single-player alternative to My monstrous roommate. (étude) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with My monstrous roommate. (étude).
这是一款传统的AVG的文字游戏!讲述的是……青春……校园……您的选择会影响主人公命运,引领这他走若干不同的结局……没有暴力,也没有色情。这关于……爱……友情……亲情的故事!还有……疑惑……不解……和全体通过后的一丝丝的奇怪的感觉。
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Stiff Neck
Single-player alternative to My monstrous roommate. (étude) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with My monstrous roommate. (étude).
A story about the self—and about others. A toy factory, several cursed dolls, and a horror novel… This quiet seaside town throws Noele's love life into chaos and dredges up the old wounds she has tried for years to forget.
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Mercury Elopement Syndrome
Single-player alternative to My monstrous roommate. (étude) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with My monstrous roommate. (étude).
Short visual novel. A 24-hour romance at its worst; a 24-hour escape at its sweetest.
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Paper Bride 3 Unresolved Love
Single-player alternative to My monstrous roommate. (étude) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with My monstrous roommate. (étude).
Paper Bride 3 is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game This is the third horror puzzle game from our team. This time the story takes place in Moshui Village, which is near Zangling Village, and Fulu City, a small town nearby.
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EVIL
Single-player alternative to My monstrous roommate. (étude) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with My monstrous roommate. (étude).
You are a priest who has gone into the dark forest for a final battle against evil.
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Pyramid Curse
Single-player alternative to My monstrous roommate. (étude) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with My monstrous roommate. (étude).
Research materials about the explorers of the mysterious underground pyramid. An analog horror game about found footage tapes.
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MY ADAPTATION IN(TO) HUMAN
Single-player alternative to My monstrous roommate. (étude) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with My monstrous roommate. (étude).
You are a body snatching creature. Capture the body, explore the environment, reproduce.
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A THOUSAND MOUTHS TO SCREAM
Single-player alternative to My monstrous roommate. (étude) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with My monstrous roommate. (étude).
Psychological Body Horror visual novel in a space setting with different endings depending on your actions.
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Please, Explode Me, Senpai!
Single-player alternative to My monstrous roommate. (étude) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with My monstrous roommate. (étude).
During your first night together, your girlfriend inexplicably exploded. Now you have to live with it...
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Starving Shadows
Single-player alternative to My monstrous roommate. (étude) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with My monstrous roommate. (étude).
Eat. Adapt. Survive. A dark fantasy roguelike where every enemy is a meal — and every meal changes you.