Single-player games like Iwakura Aria
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Iwakura Aria, 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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Asphodelium
Single-player alternative to Iwakura Aria — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Iwakura Aria.
You killed him once before. Don't make the same mistake twice. A melancholic boys love visual novel about killing cults and your past confronting you.
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1 to 1 humanoid edible toys
Single-player alternative to Iwakura Aria — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Iwakura Aria.
A story about Ambiguous Affection, Appetite, and Tantalizing Desires.
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晴末置雨
Single-player alternative to Iwakura Aria — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
有关恋爱的故事往往在两人开始交往后便戛然而止,在那之后的重重障碍总是无人言说。 在盛夏被一场不期而至的暴雨宣告终结之时,两人看到的,究竟是朦胧的雨雾中对方逐渐消失的身影,还是下一个晴天,地上水洼倒映出的湛蓝
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南栀 Unwavering love
Single-player alternative to Iwakura Aria — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Iwakura Aria.
《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。
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夜永 Eternal Love
Single-player alternative to Iwakura Aria — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Iwakura Aria.
《夜永》是一款百合向视觉小说游戏,讲述了在前作(千面 Melancholy Love)剧情发生半年之后,聆花女子学院中破茧而出的少女们的故事。
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Demonheart: The Ice Demon
Single-player alternative to Iwakura Aria — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Iwakura Aria.
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?
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Our End of the World
Single-player alternative to Iwakura Aria — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Iwakura Aria.
Filled with puzzles, the story between she and me at the end of the world. English Subtitle Released on 2018/11/22!
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Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club TOKIMEKI Roadmap to Future
Single-player alternative to Iwakura Aria — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Iwakura Aria.
The first visual novel game of Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club!
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The House in Fata Morgana
Single-player alternative to Iwakura Aria — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Iwakura Aria.
A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.
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STEINS;GATE
Single-player alternative to Iwakura Aria — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Iwakura Aria.
Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.
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STEINS;GATE 0
Single-player alternative to Iwakura Aria — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Iwakura Aria.
If you can't save the one you love… How can you save humanity? Sequel to the visual novel cult classic. Experience an alternate worldline of STEINS;GATE.
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CHAOS;CHILD
Single-player alternative to Iwakura Aria — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Iwakura Aria.
From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.
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Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Classic
Single-player alternative to Iwakura Aria — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds! Enjoy fast and frantic arcade-style beat 'em up gameplay with cute characters. Beat up hordes of weird enemies with awesome special attacks. Local co-op and PVP supported for up to 4 players!
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CHAOS;HEAD NOAH
Single-player alternative to Iwakura Aria — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Iwakura Aria.
CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!
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STEINS;GATE: My Darling's Embrace
Single-player alternative to Iwakura Aria — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Iwakura Aria.
Fall in love with the lab members all over again in this sweet and slapstick romantic comedy!
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STEINS;GATE ELITE
Single-player alternative to Iwakura Aria — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Iwakura Aria.
STEINS;GATE ELITE follows a rag-tag band of tech-savvy young students who discover the means of changing the past via e-mail using a modified microwave.
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STEINS;GATE: Linear Bounded Phenogram
Single-player alternative to Iwakura Aria — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Iwakura Aria.
A story for every lab member. Discover a new side of each STEINS;GATE character and get a glimpse of their inner thoughts through 10 new stories.