Single-player games like For a long time, I built plans to steal a boy at work and didn't dare to do it, but I happened to get him, so now I can do all sorts of T H I N G S with him…
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to For a long time, I built plans to steal a boy at work and didn't dare to do it, but I happened to get him, so now I can do all sorts of T H I N G S with him…, 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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Muse
Single-player alternative to For a long time, I built plans to steal a boy at work and didn't dare to do it, but I happened to get him, so now I can do all sorts of T H I N G S with him… — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with For a long time, I built plans to steal a boy at work and didn't dare to do it, but I happened to get him, so now I can do all sorts of T H I N G S with him….
A psychological visual novel where struggling artist Clara explores surreal dreams through reality-warping painting minigames. Solve abstract puzzles, make story-altering choices, and uncover dark truths across multiple endings. Will her art bring salvation... or unravel into madness?
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Eye of Saccharine
Single-player alternative to For a long time, I built plans to steal a boy at work and didn't dare to do it, but I happened to get him, so now I can do all sorts of T H I N G S with him… — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with For a long time, I built plans to steal a boy at work and didn't dare to do it, but I happened to get him, so now I can do all sorts of T H I N G S with him….
A girl suffering from hallucinations tries her best to live a normal life in the megapolis. She sees an advertisement for a certain doctor presenting a revolutionary technology for diagnosing and treating the psyche, "G.L.A.Z.A".
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Lazy Man
Single-player alternative to For a long time, I built plans to steal a boy at work and didn't dare to do it, but I happened to get him, so now I can do all sorts of T H I N G S with him… — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with For a long time, I built plans to steal a boy at work and didn't dare to do it, but I happened to get him, so now I can do all sorts of T H I N G S with him….
Are you a lazy man? Are you looking for the right game but can't find it? Step into the shoes of a true slacker and live the ultimate experience! (S.E.A. is not responsible for material losses, brain wipes, or Angry Ducks)
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The Bastard Who Rewrote The Empire Season 1
Single-player alternative to For a long time, I built plans to steal a boy at work and didn't dare to do it, but I happened to get him, so now I can do all sorts of T H I N G S with him… — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
In most visual novels, you only read what characters say. In The Bastard Who Rewrote the Empire, you decide how deeply to read each line. Use Inner Voice, Sincerity, Appraisal, and X-Ray Vision to expose thoughts, lies, profiles, and secrets—then outwit conspiracies and rewrite a kingdom’s fate.
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The Detail's In The Devils
Single-player alternative to For a long time, I built plans to steal a boy at work and didn't dare to do it, but I happened to get him, so now I can do all sorts of T H I N G S with him… — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with For a long time, I built plans to steal a boy at work and didn't dare to do it, but I happened to get him, so now I can do all sorts of T H I N G S with him….
A short narrative deduction game set in the overly litigious bowels of Hell. A simple text-based investigative game about asking the right questions of the right people. When surrounded by pathological liars always remember, the detail's in the devils. A simple text-based investigative game.
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Flowers -Le volume sur printemps-
Single-player alternative to For a long time, I built plans to steal a boy at work and didn't dare to do it, but I happened to get him, so now I can do all sorts of T H I N G S with him… — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with For a long time, I built plans to steal a boy at work and didn't dare to do it, but I happened to get him, so now I can do all sorts of T H I N G S with him….
Suoh Shirahane, a shy girl with a mysterious past, will begin her first year of high school at Saint Angraecum Academy, where she hopes to find a new beginning. She will navigate friendships and mysteries at her new school, and discovers that love can come in many forms.
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Gore Screaming Show
Single-player alternative to For a long time, I built plans to steal a boy at work and didn't dare to do it, but I happened to get him, so now I can do all sorts of T H I N G S with him… — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with For a long time, I built plans to steal a boy at work and didn't dare to do it, but I happened to get him, so now I can do all sorts of T H I N G S with him….
A deeply unsettling visual novel following a boy who returns to his hometown expecting to find peace; however, it isn't long before his hopes are dashed by the monster known as Gore Screaming Show.
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The seven days i spent with you
Single-player alternative to For a long time, I built plans to steal a boy at work and didn't dare to do it, but I happened to get him, so now I can do all sorts of T H I N G S with him… — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with For a long time, I built plans to steal a boy at work and didn't dare to do it, but I happened to get him, so now I can do all sorts of T H I N G S with him….
With the enigmatic girl who imprisoned you――seven days in an unfamiliar room.
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Blood Midnight Blossom
Single-player alternative to For a long time, I built plans to steal a boy at work and didn't dare to do it, but I happened to get him, so now I can do all sorts of T H I N G S with him… — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with For a long time, I built plans to steal a boy at work and didn't dare to do it, but I happened to get him, so now I can do all sorts of T H I N G S with him….
An ordinary girl named Annihilation inherits a huge debt from her father and is desperate to find a way out. On the street, she meets a stranger in a raincoat, called Catharsis, who offers a demonic part-time job for a week.
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How should I keep a house squeaky clean, with a filthy little neighbour ghost?
Single-player alternative to For a long time, I built plans to steal a boy at work and didn't dare to do it, but I happened to get him, so now I can do all sorts of T H I N G S with him… — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with For a long time, I built plans to steal a boy at work and didn't dare to do it, but I happened to get him, so now I can do all sorts of T H I N G S with him….
“How should I keep a house squeaky clean, with a filthy little neighbour ghost?” - is a short story about a robotic cat maid trying to clean an apartment where a dirty ghost has taken up vengeance.