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Single-player games like After the Wane

Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to After the Wane, 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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    Touhou: Beyond Gensokyo — Steam game cover

    Touhou: Beyond Gensokyo

    Single-player alternative to After the Wane — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Discover the mysteries of Gensokyo through the lens of Shin, a photographer from the outside world. In this immersive visual novel, join forces with the shrine maiden Reimu Hakurei to unravel the truth behind this incident and stop the enigmatic Kurohana.

    2026AdventureCasual8.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    EULA ~2026 Human Creativity Report~ — Steam game cover

    EULA ~2026 Human Creativity Report~

    Single-player alternative to After the Wane — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with After the Wane.

    An image created by AI — is it yours? An AI art tool is placed before a nameless illustrator. To accept, or to refuse. A visual novel that tells the same story in different forms. Your choices shape the ending - there is no right answer.

    2026IndieAdventureCasual6.87 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    AmaTisMo — Steam game cover

    AmaTisMo

    Single-player alternative to After the Wane — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with After the Wane.

    A visual novel about mental health, depression, and self-love. Play as Amatista, a young woman trapped in isolation, as she begins a journey she never asked for. Every choice shapes the story. Fully accessible for blind and visually impaired players.

    2027IndieAdventureCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Saraab: Beyond The Veil — Steam game cover

    Saraab: Beyond The Veil

    Single-player alternative to After the Wane — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with After the Wane.

    A psychological horror visual novel about healing, where saving your brother means facing your own demons. Elham’s search pulls her through visions and entities rooted in Arabian folklore, and family secrets that should have stayed buried.

    2026IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Along the Edge — Steam game cover

    Along the Edge

    Single-player alternative to After the Wane — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with After the Wane.

    Following the loss of a baby, a breakup, and a surprise heritage, Daphné decides to leave everything behind to start a new life in the French countryside. There, she discovers she's the last descendant of a line of witches. Will she embrace the family tradition?

    2016Indie13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Remembering Emily - Mystery visual novel — Steam game cover

    Remembering Emily - Mystery visual novel

    Single-player alternative to After the Wane — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with After the Wane.

    Relive Thomas’s memories in this mystery-filled visual novel. What really happened to Emily? Make choices, explore different versions of events, and uncover two complementary endings that reveal the full truth.

    2025IndieCasual6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Bastard Who Rewrote The Empire Season 1 — Steam game cover

    The Bastard Who Rewrote The Empire Season 1

    Single-player alternative to After the Wane — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    After death, you are chosen by the Underworld Television Network and sent to the Middle Ages as a despised bastard prince. This is not reincarnation, but a livestream watched by hell. See through lies, build alliances, challenge the queen, survive thirty days, and rewrite the fate of a kingdom.

    2026AdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Luce Spenta — Steam game cover

    Luce Spenta

    Single-player alternative to After the Wane — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with After the Wane.

    A gothic psychological visual novel where you decide who deserves forgiveness… and who deserves condemnation. Explore the lives of five souls, confront unsettling truths, and make choices that will shape your ultimate fate. Every choice is a reflection. Every judgment carries a sentence.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Seers Isle — Steam game cover

    Seers Isle

    Single-player alternative to After the Wane — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with After the Wane.

    Seers Isle is a narrative game, set in a fantasy version of medieval northern Europe, where your choices impact the fate of a group of characters.

    2018Indie13.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Across the Grooves — Steam game cover

    Across the Grooves

    Single-player alternative to After the Wane — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with After the Wane.

    Your choices affect the destiny of Alice, drastically changing her reality and allowing her to explore alternative destinies by modifying her past. Travel across European cities, meet colourful characters and solve the mystery.

    2020Indie13.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    End of Lines — Steam game cover

    End of Lines

    Single-player alternative to After the Wane — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with After the Wane.

    Travel across landscapes devastated by a catastrophic climate meltdown, following a small family in search of somewhere habitable. With limited supplies and facing potential death at every turn, your choices will decide their fate. Will they manage to settle down?

    2023IndieAdventure13.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Echoes — Steam game cover

    Echoes

    Single-player alternative to After the Wane — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with After the Wane.

    Echoes is a 2D narrative game where you play as Ricky Fox, a detective haunted by the death of his best friend, Arthur. Step into Greenhearth, a small town full of secrets, and make choices that will shape your investigation. Will you crack the case with your sanity intact?

    2024IndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →