Single-player games like Beyond the Curtains
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Beyond the Curtains, 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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PC FISH: Taskbar Aquarium
Single-player alternative to Beyond the Curtains — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Beyond the Curtains.
Raise, Collect, Trade! Discover rare fish, grow your collection, and build a living aquarium right on your desktop.
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Desktop Akari ~my cute companion~
Single-player alternative to Beyond the Curtains — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Beyond the Curtains.
Akari is your cute desktop companion. She studies, sings, texts her friends, and tries her best… all to become someone you can be proud of. Unlock new dates as she puts her heart into everything — just to make your time together even more special.
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Vivi
Single-player alternative to Beyond the Curtains — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Beyond the Curtains.
Vivi is a desktop companion girl longing to be human. Unobtrusive company, auto-dances to PC sounds, supports feeding. Raise intimacy & obedience for 9 relationship states. Full voice acting, collect human traits and share photos on Steam Workshop.
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Little Retreat
Single-player alternative to Beyond the Curtains — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Beyond the Curtains.
Little Retreat is your personal cozy productivity game. Set timers for real-life tasks and unlock items to decorate wholesome rooms inspired by places and legends from Southern Germany. Little Retreat blends entertainment with self-motivation, rewarding you for making the most of your time!
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Tomo Cafe
Single-player alternative to Beyond the Curtains — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Beyond the Curtains.
Tomo Cafe is a cozy, narrative-driven productivity game set in a relaxing study cafe. Set your real-life to-do list, work alongside energetic and chaotic focus buddies, and unlock heartfelt stories as you check off your goals.
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Your Chibi Chicken: Lo-Fi Desktop Pet
Single-player alternative to Beyond the Curtains — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Beyond the Curtains.
A chicken library with a lofi library, for your Steam library.
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Moonberry Clock: Idle Pet
Single-player alternative to Beyond the Curtains — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Beyond the Curtains.
Watch the clock and your idle pet passively gain money to unlock clothes, toys, and fun accessories. Either customize your pet yourself, or schedule them to change looks on their own.
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Tiny Cultivation
Single-player alternative to Beyond the Curtains — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Beyond the Curtains.
Raise a tiny cultivator on your desktop. Watch them train, nap, fail, reincarnate, and build a unique cultivation story while you work, study, or play. Every life is different. Every reincarnation leaves a legacy.
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Cat's Kiss
Single-player alternative to Beyond the Curtains — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Beyond the Curtains.
KISS x CAT x GIRL! A cozy and somewhat chaotic cohabitation life! A young lady cursed into cat form needs your morning kiss every day to lift her curse! Become close through all kinds of intimate interactions, but don't forget you still need to work for your food!
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A Light in the Dark
Single-player alternative to Beyond the Curtains — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Beyond the Curtains.
──We cannot choose in this unfair world.The rich boy stuck in his never changing daily life...The fierce girl struggling for survival...Two people in totally opposite positions in life.In the face of confusion and the choices before them, what will they find...?
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Dong-Jin Rice-hime（東津萌米）
Single-player alternative to Beyond the Curtains — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Beyond the Curtains.
It takes all sorts to make a world, also all sorts of rice!? From Simon Creative and Storia, one of our most popular games of 2016, here comes the rice growing simulation game!
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Koi Musubi
Single-player alternative to Beyond the Curtains — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Beyond the Curtains.
After studying away in Taiwan, Shao-Tang finally comes back to his hometown of Nangan to be a receptionist at an inn for the summer where he works with his childhood friend Zi-Jin. "Without a love knot, you will be single forever!"
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Lingua Fleur: Lily
Single-player alternative to Beyond the Curtains — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Beyond the Curtains.
'Lingua Fleur: Lily' is focused on friendship, love, troubles, efforts, and confusions between girls. Made with illustrations, animations, and original music, this story tells of the protagonist Yuyi Wu's secret, one very different from an 'ordinary' girl. Told in a gentle and ordinary style.
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THE MONSTER OF MEMORY:DESTINY
Single-player alternative to Beyond the Curtains — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Beyond the Curtains.
Winning the 8th Golden Manga Award in Taiwan, "THE MONSTER OF MEMORY:DESTINY" has been adapted from the manga of the same name! Memory... Does it represent all a person has? Represented in the form of a visual novel, the ultimate in brotherly love...
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Companion
Single-player alternative to Beyond the Curtains — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Beyond the Curtains.
This is a story about a future before the stars are extinguished. A man who knows about the end and decides to live lavishly and a girl who will turn his life upside down. Their story begins when she steps under his umbrella.
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7 days with Death
Single-player alternative to Beyond the Curtains — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Beyond the Curtains.
On Christmas Eve, a strange girl breaks into your home claiming to be the bringer of death.；This unbelievable prophesy is then followed by many strange omens...he must make a choice...