Single-player games like Departed Away
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Departed Away, 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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The NOexistenceN of you AND me
Single-player alternative to Departed Away — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Departed Away.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
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Paradise
Single-player alternative to Departed Away — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Departed Away.
Paradise is a Boys Love visual novel and tells the story of a group of men who go on holiday on a deserted island. When things begin to go wrong, they realize to their horror that they are stranded. Turns out that’s only the start of their problems.
- 3
Mojika - Truth Rears Its Ugly Head
Single-player alternative to Departed Away — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Departed Away.
Haunted by the ability to read minds, Suteru embarks on a journey of revenge against those who wronged him. Uncovering the secrets of his tormentors, he must confront his demons in a story that explores the depths and darkness of the human mind.
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Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
Single-player alternative to Departed Away — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Departed Away.
Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.
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Road to Empress I
Single-player alternative to Departed Away — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Departed Away.
You've never played a game like this before. Road to Empress I is a cinematic palace adventure where your choices decide everyone's fate. Tackle multiple story branches and a high mortality rate with charm, wisdom and courage? First...survive.
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Love Love Mystery Club
Single-player alternative to Departed Away — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG and Casual with Departed Away.
In Love Love Mystery Club, you’re the newest member of the Detective Club at a seemingly ordinary high school. Through Full Motion Video (FMV) storytelling, your choices steer the narrative—will your heart find tenderness… or will hidden horrors emerge from the darkness?
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Hazy Mind
Single-player alternative to Departed Away — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Departed Away.
You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.
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The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
Single-player alternative to Departed Away — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Departed Away.
He is a bandit who sells lives. She is a mute girl seeking revenge. In a famine-ravaged ancient China, a ruthless trafficker escorts four girls to a demon's feast. But when a deadly secret is revealed, a cold transaction turns into a journey of redemption. A dark visual novel about an unlikely bond.
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Undertale
Single-player alternative to Departed Away — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Departed Away.
UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Single-player alternative to Departed Away — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Departed Away.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.