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Single-player games like Who Murdered My Empress?

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Who Murdered My Empress?, 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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    我的恋爱逃生攻略 Love to Live — Steam game cover

    我的恋爱逃生攻略 Love to Live

    Single-player alternative to Who Murdered My Empress? — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Who Murdered My Empress?.

    Trapped in a game of dreams, where the price of failing to escape is eternal slumber. Across shifting worlds, you meet 'him.' Is he merely a kindred spirit born of crisis, or a forgotten soul from your distant memories? A heart-pounding romance adventure across the dreamscape—begins now!

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Herald: The Interactive Period Drama – Complete Edition — Steam game cover

    Herald: The Interactive Period Drama – Complete Edition

    Single-player alternative to Who Murdered My Empress? — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Who Murdered My Empress?.

    Herald is a choice-driven adventure set on the high seas. Board the HLV Herald and uncover its dark secrets in an intriguing tale about tyranny and servitude.

    2025IndieAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Yoshiwara Higanbana — Steam game cover

    Yoshiwara Higanbana

    Single-player alternative to Who Murdered My Empress? — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Who Murdered My Empress?.

    --Whether I end up after falling in love, in your arms or in a scarlet prison? It's up to you to make my vow of higanbana fall or wither-- Even if it's only for one night, I want to be held by you...

    2021AdventureRPG44.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sigh of the Abyss — Steam game cover

    Sigh of the Abyss

    Single-player alternative to Who Murdered My Empress? — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Who Murdered My Empress?.

    Embrace the monster within in this dark fantasy visual novel with inclusive romances. Befriend charming allies, defy bitter rivals, fall in love. Your choices will save or condemn mortals, shaping the fate of a city as beautiful as it is cruel.

    2024IndieAdventureRPG13.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Demonheart — Steam game cover

    Demonheart

    Single-player alternative to Who Murdered My Empress? — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Who Murdered My Empress?.

    Discover the secrets of the witches and demons in this dark fantasy romance game, featuring a female protagonist whose personality is completely up to the player thanks to extensive dialog choices.

    2017AdventureSimulationRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Demonheart: The Ice Demon — Steam game cover

    Demonheart: The Ice Demon

    Single-player alternative to Who Murdered My Empress? — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Who Murdered My Empress?.

    Play as the young witch Shar, as she moves in with a famous witch who keeps demonic prisoners in her basement. Will you find romance or doom?

    2022AdventureSimulationRPG6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Ethereal Dream — Steam game cover

    The Ethereal Dream

    Single-player alternative to Who Murdered My Empress? — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Who Murdered My Empress?.

    乙女向多结局AVG——在蓝色的月夜里,邂逅那些已逝之人的灵魂吧。

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation17.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hakuoki: Edo Blossoms — Steam game cover

    Hakuoki: Edo Blossoms

    Single-player alternative to Who Murdered My Empress? — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Who Murdered My Empress?.

    Continue your journey to Edo in Hakuoki™: Edo Blossoms, where you play as the heroine Chizuru Yukimura. Romance the famous warriors of the Shinsengumi as you enter a fantasy drama of battles and self-discovery. Your narrative choices unlock multiple branching storylines and 30 different endings!

    2018Adventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    My Vow to My Liege — Steam game cover

    My Vow to My Liege

    Single-player alternative to Who Murdered My Empress? — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Who Murdered My Empress?.

    《My Vow to My Liege》is a visual novel dating game. Players get to play as a girl disguised as the King of Ng, a man. The 4 dateable characters are: the guide, the enemy, the minister and the guard.Will they choose the man over the country? Love over hate? Who will they finally end up with?

    2020IndieCasual5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    House of Petals — Steam game cover

    House of Petals

    Single-player alternative to Who Murdered My Empress? — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Who Murdered My Empress?.

    A romance psychological thriller visual novel with point-and-click investigation, set in ancient Asia. Investigate your past, make deductions from clues, uncover chilling secrets, and survive a dangerously obsessive love. Perfect for fans of yanderes and the mystery genre.

    StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →