Single-player games like Boyhood's End
Below are 19 single-player Steam games similar to Boyhood's End, 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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Refind Self: The Personality Test Game
Single-player alternative to Boyhood's End — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Boyhood's End.
Games can really show someone's personality, don't you think? By way of a simple exploration-based adventure, this data-science game analyzes your actions to estimate your personality.
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Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
Single-player alternative to Boyhood's End — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Boyhood's End.
A dice-driven RPG, in a human and heartfelt sci-fi world. You are an escaped android, with a malfunctioning body, a price on your head and no memory of your past. Get a ship, find a crew, and take on contracts while you navigate across the Starward Belt.
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Monolith
Single-player alternative to Boyhood's End — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Boyhood's End.
A classical science fiction point and click adventure which takes you into a deep story and murky atmosphere, while solving logical puzzles. Accompany Tessa Carter and her talking robot as she finds out about herself and searches for a way to survive.
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Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
Single-player alternative to Boyhood's End — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Boyhood's End.
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
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The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-
Single-player alternative to Boyhood's End — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Boyhood's End.
Kazutaka Kodaka and Kotaro Uchikoshi join forces for the first time to deliver the ULTIMATE adventure game! 15 students are tasked with defending a school from grotesque monsters for 100 days. Can they make it to the end? And will they survive long enough to uncover the truth?
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Finding Paradise
Single-player alternative to Boyhood's End — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Boyhood's End.
Two doctors traverse backwards through a dying man's memories to fulfill his last wish. This is To the Moon's standalone sequel, but can also be played first.
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Beacon Pines
Single-player alternative to Boyhood's End — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Boyhood's End.
Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!
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Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog
Single-player alternative to Boyhood's End — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Boyhood's End.
Survive the mystery that awaits the JFS Gun-Dog in deep space in this retro visual novel / graphic adventure.
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Mad Father
Single-player alternative to Boyhood's End — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Boyhood's End.
Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.
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OMORI
Single-player alternative to Boyhood's End — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Boyhood's End.
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
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Little Goody Two Shoes
Single-player alternative to Boyhood's End — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Boyhood's End.
Venture into the woods as you play Little Goody Two Shoes, a phantasmagorical horror narrative adventure where all your decisions matter!
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NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD
Single-player alternative to Boyhood's End — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Boyhood's End.
NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD is a “multi-ending ADV” depicting daily life with “OMGkawaiiAngel”, a young girl with a rather extreme need for approval attempting to become the #1 “Internet Angel” (streamer).
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Touhou Luna Nights
Single-player alternative to Boyhood's End — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Boyhood's End.
Touhou Luna Nights is a Metroidvania title with a heavy emphasis on exploration and action. Developed by Team Ladybug, creators of multiple fantastic action games thus far.
- 14
Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth-
Single-player alternative to Boyhood's End — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A 2D Metroidvania-style game developed under the supervision of Ryo Mizuno, depicting the story of Deedlit and the events leading up to Record of Lodoss War: Diadem of the Covenant. Use a variety of weapons and spirit powers to unravel the mystery of the labyrinth.
- 15
Gensokyo Night Festival
Single-player alternative to Boyhood's End — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Early Access with Boyhood's End.
Gensokyo Night Festival is a 2D action-exploration game set in the world of Gensokyo.Join Suika Ibuki as she wreaks havoc throughout Gensokyo against the backdrop of the festival held at Hakurei Shrine.
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The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily
Single-player alternative to Boyhood's End — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily is a turn-based strategy game. Framed for murdering the Emperor, villainess Scarlet and Lily, fight the Empire as the first Streamers in history. Capture every enemy and turn them into allies for a happy ending... Or execute everyone and become the Demon Queen!
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BLADECHIMERA
Single-player alternative to Boyhood's End — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Explore a dark and sinister Osaka as the Demon Hunter Shin. Battle demons, regain lost skills, and uncover the truth of your forgotten past in this exciting occult-inspired cyberpunk metroidvania.
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DRAINUS
Single-player alternative to Boyhood's End — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
This is a side-scrolling shooting game in which you take control of the "Drainus", the Kharlal Empire's most cutting-edge fighter with the ability to absorb energy bullets, and take down the enemy ships zipping through space.
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NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD: Typing of The Net
Single-player alternative to Boyhood's End — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
"NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD: Typing of The Net" is a typing game in which you enter internet lingo in a call-and-response format with a girl (OMGkawaiiAngel) who has a strong need for approval.