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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Marron's Day
Single-player alternative to Boyhood's End — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Boyhood's End.
Marron's Day is a silly pocket-sized adventure where you're a bunny trying to save the town festival! Help out your animal friends, play cute minigames, and explore this cosy and retro pixel-art town.
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A Cat & His Boy
Single-player alternative to Boyhood's End — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Boyhood's End.
Leif, the little boy, is feeling a bit sad since that happened. Take on the role of Midnight, the mischievous cat, and help your human friend through a rough time in his life.
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Robot Hospice
Single-player alternative to Boyhood's End — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Boyhood's End.
"Robot Hospice" is a 2D pixel art adventure game where beloved robots spend their final days in a hospice. As a new staff member, you will gently yet painfully bid farewell to these cherished machines that once lived alongside humans.
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Summer at the Edge of the Universe
Single-player alternative to Boyhood's End — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A multi-route, solarpunk yuri visual novel about intergalactic sightseeing and reconnecting (plus maybe falling in love) with old friends. Three routes to choose!
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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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流光易逝的夏末 - Fleeting Summer's End
Single-player alternative to Boyhood's End — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Fleeting Summer's End is a small game of ADV. It is in the remote countryside of Teoswa area, China, in August. Deng Ainyang, who was Born and grew up in the metropolis(Shenzhen), followed her parents back to Teoswa. In Teoswa, Ainyang met Deng Kangsui and developed an intimate relationship with her
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No Longer Home
Single-player alternative to Boyhood's End — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Boyhood's End.
No Longer Home is a game about letting go of the life you've built due to circumstances beyond your control. Immerse yourself in the lives of Bo and Ao and learn about their dreams, frustrations and fears. Welcome the magic of the everyday and somewhat extraordinary.
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Coffee Talk
Single-player alternative to Boyhood's End — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Boyhood's End.
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
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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.
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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.
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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.