Single-player games like Dread Weight
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Dread Weight, 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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Truth Scrapper
Single-player alternative to Dread Weight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dread Weight.
You have a case to solve, your memories reset each day, and two mysterious guides are vying for your attention– who will you decide to remember, and who will you decide to push aside…?
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DEVIL'S LIMINAL
Single-player alternative to Dread Weight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dread Weight.
DEVIL'S LIMINAL is a branching slow-burn horror and yuri romance visual novel. In a life of poverty and violence, Margo Silva has one last summer in Arizona before college. Make choices to maintain a normal facade at work, romance an enigmatic new girl, and stop the occult plot to take Margo's life.
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Passage: A Job Interview Simulator!
Single-player alternative to Dread Weight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dread Weight.
Navigate the corporate world in this narrative VN adventure with the help of your trusty cat (who just so happens to be a god!?) Battle wits with corporate bosses! Unlock multiple endings with 10+ hours of Visual Novel gameplay, answering the question: will you end up in the job of your dreams?
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Mermaids are Seafood
Single-player alternative to Dread Weight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Dread Weight.
A psychological horror visual novel and management game set in a dystopian company that serves mermaids as seafood dishes. Bet your blood, navigate office drama, trade ingredients, and cook for customers. Are mermaids more like fish, people, or monsters?
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We Know the Devil
Single-player alternative to Dread Weight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dread Weight.
WE KNOW THE DEVIL is a visual novel about teens reluctantly fighting the devil at summer camp. Follow meangirl Neptune, tomboy Jupiter, and shy shy Venus as they get to know each other--but one always gets left out.
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Made Marion
Single-player alternative to Dread Weight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dread Weight.
A romantic action-adventure visual novel based on Robin Hood lore. Play as Lady Marion and choose what kind of leader and lover you want to become. Join Robin's rowdy rebels in Sherwood or tackle the political pitfalls of the Sheriff's Nottingham. Fight for freedom and fall in love!
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Amnesia™: Memories
Single-player alternative to Dread Weight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Dread Weight.
You awaken to find your memories gone. To learn the truth behind your amnesia, you’ll choose from five romantic paths, each its own world. With 20+ endings, can you write the lasting love story you deserve, or will your love and life come to an end?
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Cooking Companions
Single-player alternative to Dread Weight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dread Weight.
Unravel the mystery in this cute psychological horror VN, set deep in the woods of the Tatras Mountains. Will you wind up on the chopping block?
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Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition
Single-player alternative to Dread Weight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Dread Weight.
Cabbage and the Chompettes want to play hide and seek! Can you find all five of them?