Single-player games like Rain and the Wolf
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Rain and the Wolf, 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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Pivot of Hearts
Single-player alternative to Rain and the Wolf — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Rain and the Wolf.
Game developer Wén Xiàn has a second chance at love, but it’s not what he expects. Will he be able to stray off the beaten path and find true happiness? Play your cards right and find out in Pivot of Hearts, a non-monogamous visual novel!
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Miss Sasami is Losing Her Mind!
Single-player alternative to Rain and the Wolf — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Rain and the Wolf.
A light-hearted lesbian romance between a tired office lady and a gyaru foxgirl. Make choices as Sasami and pursue a relationship with the cheerful Mirai, or risk ruining it.
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Death by Begonia
Single-player alternative to Rain and the Wolf — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Rain and the Wolf.
Death by Begonia is a surreal LGBTQ+ Southern gothic murder mystery. Follow Riley's attempts to reconnect with old childhood friends in a town haunted by annual serial murders. Will you fall in love and unlock the mysteries hidden in your friends' hearts? Or will you die trying?
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To Find A Home
Single-player alternative to Rain and the Wolf — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Rain and the Wolf.
You're a witch who has just been evicted. Your only option for tonight? A haunted house full of fellow supernaturals. Find love and friendship in this supernatural amare VN with found family feels, 3 love interests and multiple endings.
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A Tithe in Blood
Single-player alternative to Rain and the Wolf — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Rain and the Wolf.
A dark yuri visual novel about a quiet university student who discovers blood magic in the depths of her grief. Stepping into a world she little understands, Honoka finds unexpected love, and inadvertently sets in motion a deadly series of events.
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Masquerade: Hell Academy
Single-player alternative to Rain and the Wolf — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Rain and the Wolf.
A Boys Love visual novel set around a pulse-pounding hostage situation. Can Numata make it out of things unscathed? Every choice matters! Fully translated into English with the original Japanese voice acting intact.
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Paradise
Single-player alternative to Rain and the Wolf — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Rain and the Wolf.
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.
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The Wilting Amaranth
Single-player alternative to Rain and the Wolf — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Rain and the Wolf.
The Wilting Amaranth is a short yuri (GxG) romance visual novel based very loosely on a familiar fairy tale. It features 2 character routes, 13 endings, and 3 to 5 hours of gameplay.
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Blackberry Honey
Single-player alternative to Rain and the Wolf — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Rain and the Wolf.
A lesbian love story set in Victorian England, featuring maids, music, and finding love in unexpected places.
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Sweetest Monster
Single-player alternative to Rain and the Wolf — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Rain and the Wolf.
A middle-aged man has an encounter with a cute catgirl in the dead of night - but all is not as it seems.
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Her Love, Like Poison
Single-player alternative to Rain and the Wolf — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Rain and the Wolf.
A dark lesbian horror/romance story so toxic it's emitting spores. Ethel, a shy university student, ventures into the wintry woods late at night, where she meets an enchanting femme fatale — but all is not as it seems.
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Cage of Roses
Single-player alternative to Rain and the Wolf — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Rain and the Wolf.
A haunting gothic romance set in the 19th century. Follow Meike, a young woman from an impoverished noble family, as she’s swept off her feet by the mysterious Magdalena: a vampire who possesses a dark secret.
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Strawberry Vinegar
Single-player alternative to Rain and the Wolf — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Rain and the Wolf.
A cute comedy yuri VN about a gluttonous demon and a cynical young girl centered around the most important thing in life: food! ♥
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The Fairy's Song
Single-player alternative to Rain and the Wolf — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Rain and the Wolf.
A yuri / lesbian visual novel set in the UK. Marnie, a bored goth girl, accidentally stumbles upon a sleeping female knight in the forest. Together, the pair must work to break a centuries-old curse, while romantic feelings between them begin to grow.
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Rituals in the Dark
Single-player alternative to Rain and the Wolf — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Rain and the Wolf.
A lesbian / yuri romance story with mild horror elements set in the rainy English seaside town of Scarborough. Our heroine, Aspen, meets the mysterious, beautiful Althea in the dead of night, but who is Althea really...?
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The Way We All Go (2015)
Single-player alternative to Rain and the Wolf — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Rain and the Wolf.
A horror/romance visual novel with numerous choices and over 20 endings. Set in Japan in the 1980s, our protagonist, Atcchan, must navigate his relationship between his two estranged childhood friends, one of whom might be a yandere. Will he live to see the end of his summer vacation?