IMHO.

Single-player games like Narcissu 1st & 2nd

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Narcissu 1st & 2nd, 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.

Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like Narcissu 1st & 2nd page.

Ranked picks

  1. 1
    Narcissu 10th Anniversary Anthology Project — Steam game cover

    Narcissu 10th Anniversary Anthology Project

    Single-player alternative to Narcissu 1st & 2nd — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Narcissu 1st & 2nd.

    "Life is like a waiting room, except people don't leave in the order they enter." Narcissu is a thought provoking visual novel series about terminal illness, living, dying, and the relationship between those leaving and those left behind. There are no miracles, no heroes, no villains in this story.

    2016IndieCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
  2. 2
    Every Hue of You — Steam game cover

    Every Hue of You

    Single-player alternative to Narcissu 1st & 2nd — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Narcissu 1st & 2nd.

    Every Hue of You follows the deeply personal and thoughtful journey of Twyla: A jeweller battling grief who awakens the power to enchant her creations with the energy of emotions.

    2023IndieAdventureCasual11.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
  3. 3
    Flowers Blooming at the End of Summer — Steam game cover

    Flowers Blooming at the End of Summer

    Single-player alternative to Narcissu 1st & 2nd — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Narcissu 1st & 2nd.

    여름방학을 며칠 앞둔 어느 날 갑작스레 내 앞에 나타난 한 소녀. 자신을 유령이라 밝힌 소녀는 난데없이 내게 자신을 없애 달라는 부탁을 건넨다. 자신의 눈에 보인다는 죽음의 색을 통해 나는 유령 소녀의 과거를 추적하기 시작하지만, 어째 소녀는 점점 죽음에 가까워지기보다는 나의 일상에 녹아들기 시작하는데...

    2021IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
  4. 4
    fault - milestone one — Steam game cover

    fault - milestone one

    Single-player alternative to Narcissu 1st & 2nd — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    fault is a series of Science Fantasy Cinematic Novels using a unique 3D Camera system for a visually immersive reading experience. Follow Selphine, the bubbly Princess and her sharp-witted Royal Guardian, Ritona, on their journey of a lifetime back to their homeland of Rughzenhaide.

    2014Adventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  5. 5
    planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~ — Steam game cover

    planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~

    Single-player alternative to Narcissu 1st & 2nd — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    In time for the 10th anniversary since its original release in Japan, planetarian is an engaging and emotional visual novel from legendary game studio, Key. A sub-brand of VisualArts, Key are also famed for creating Kanon, AIR, CLANNAD, Little Busters!, Rewrite, and Angel Beats!

    2014CasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
  6. 6
    CLANNAD — Steam game cover

    CLANNAD

    Single-player alternative to Narcissu 1st & 2nd — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    From the world renowned visual novel studio Key, the highly rated story of CLANNAD is now available on Steam! Improved visuals, achievement integration, and Dangopedia make this the best version of CLANNAD to date.

    2015AdventureCasual44.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  7. 7
    Ne no Kami: The Two Princess Knights of Kyoto — Steam game cover

    Ne no Kami: The Two Princess Knights of Kyoto

    Single-player alternative to Narcissu 1st & 2nd — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    “Len, you are going to abandon this town... and die—today” Since her reunion with Shinonome, Len's life is thrust into an all new “reality,” and the curtain which hid the “truth” of this new world is been lifted.

    2016AdventureCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  8. 8
    南栀 Unwavering love — Steam game cover

    南栀 Unwavering love

    Single-player alternative to Narcissu 1st & 2nd — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Narcissu 1st & 2nd.

    《南栀》是一款百合向视觉小说游戏,讲述了在前作(夜永 Eternal Love)剧情发生一年半之后,聆花女子学院中的少女们成长的故事。

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  9. 9
    Ame no Marginal -Rain Marginal- — Steam game cover

    Ame no Marginal -Rain Marginal-

    Single-player alternative to Narcissu 1st & 2nd — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Narcissu 1st & 2nd.

    The latest visual novel by Tomo Kataoka, the author of Narcissu 1st & 2nd, has arrived! An empty world with endless rain and only one person. Here there is no hunger, sickness or even death. Just what story does this world's one occupant have?

    2015Indie12.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  10. 10
    Winter Polaris — Steam game cover

    Winter Polaris

    Single-player alternative to Narcissu 1st & 2nd — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    A mysterious global pandemic is making people disappear into thin air. A mysterious glass object carried by a girl found adrift at sea. Two stories that set two pairs of protagonists off on separate journeys around the world. What does it mean to live, make mistakes, and live again?

    2019Casual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →