Single-player games like CLANNAD
Below are 20 single-player Steam games similar to CLANNAD, 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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Tomoyo After ~It's a Wonderful Life~ English Edition
Single-player alternative to CLANNAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with CLANNAD.
From renowned visual novel studio Key, this is the sequel to the highly acclaimed visual novel CLANNAD. Featuring a truly memorable continuation to Tomoya and Tomoyo's journey, Tomoyo After promises to draw you even further into CLANNAD's world.
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Kanon
Single-player alternative to CLANNAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with CLANNAD.
A tale of small miracles in a snow-covered town— Kanon, the very first game from visual novel studio Key, is now available on Steam! Now featuring HD visuals and full voice support! (The protagonist is only voiced in certain scenes.)
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AIR
Single-player alternative to CLANNAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with CLANNAD.
Summer stretches on endlessly. Beneath the vast blue sky. Beneath the air in which she awaits— AIR, the second game released by visual novel studio Key, is now available on Steam! Now featuring the side story novel, "First Sky Chapter" and full voice support!
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CLANNAD Side Stories
Single-player alternative to CLANNAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with CLANNAD.
Delve further into the world of CLANNAD and experience the stories beyond the original visual novel adventure. Known as CLANNAD Hikari Mimamoru Sakamichi de in Japan, This Steam version features high resolution assets and is translated into English for the very first time.
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Little Busters! English Edition
Single-player alternative to CLANNAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with CLANNAD.
Capturing the hearts of countless fans since 2007, Little Busters! is an emotional visual novel from Key, the minds behind Angel Beats! and CLANNAD. This special English release supports touch controls and dynamic switching between English and Japanese text, and is in HD for the first time on PC.
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Summer Pockets
Single-player alternative to CLANNAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with CLANNAD.
From the creators of Angel Beats! and CLANNAD, Key, comes their latest emotional, award-winning journey. Follow protagonist Takahara Hairi as he travels to the secluded island Torishirojima, where he rediscovers what it means to enjoy summer vacation.
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ATRI -My Dear Moments-
Single-player alternative to CLANNAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with CLANNAD.
"As the world sank, I found you." In the near future, a sudden and unexplained sea rise has left much of human civilization underwater. In a little town slowly being enveloped by the ocean, an unforgettable summer is about to begin for a boy and a mysterious robot girl...
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STEINS;GATE
Single-player alternative to CLANNAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with CLANNAD.
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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Kara no Shojo
Single-player alternative to CLANNAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with CLANNAD.
Play as a detective tasked with catching a serial killer in this visual novel set in post-war Japan. Investigate key locations, question many complex characters, piece together clues, and try to stop the culprit before they end yet another young girl's smile.
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Hatoful Boyfriend
Single-player alternative to CLANNAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with CLANNAD.
Congratulations! You’ve been accepted as the only human student at the prestigious St. PigeoNation’s Institute, a school for talented birds! Roam the halls and find love in between classes as a sophomore student at the world’s greatest pigeon high school.
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planetarian HD
Single-player alternative to CLANNAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with CLANNAD.
planetarian HD is an engaging and emotional visual novel from legendary game studio, Key. A sub-brand of VISUAL ARTS, Key are also famed for creating Kanon, AIR, CLANNAD, Little Busters!, Rewrite, Angel Beats!, and Summer Pockets.
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Raging Loop
Single-player alternative to CLANNAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with CLANNAD.
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Single-player alternative to CLANNAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with CLANNAD.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
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Muv-Luv
Single-player alternative to CLANNAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with CLANNAD.
One of the most highly-acclaimed visual novel series arrives on Steam, newly revamped and officially in English! An interdimensional love story that takes high school romance on a roller-coaster ride through the depths of despair, culminating in a sci-fi grand finale of epic proportions.
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sweet pool
Single-player alternative to CLANNAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with CLANNAD.
As madness and horror devour his world, can Youji find hope amid the nightmare? Experience a bond deeper and darker than love in this unforgettable visual novel.
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Double
Single-player alternative to CLANNAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with CLANNAD.
Double is an action-quest game telling about a fight with a mental disorder by immersing in dreams. Choose your way and find out how this mystical story ends.
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Stella of The End
Single-player alternative to CLANNAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with CLANNAD.
Jude Gray, a wandering Courier, receives a request to deliver some very special cargo. This cargo turns out to be Philia, an android girl who is unaffected by the enigmatic Singularity Machines.
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planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~
Single-player alternative to CLANNAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with CLANNAD.
In time for the 10th anniversary since its original release in Japan, planetarian is an engaging and emotional visual novel from legendary game studio, Key. A sub-brand of VisualArts, Key are also famed for creating Kanon, AIR, CLANNAD, Little Busters!, Rewrite, and Angel Beats!
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LOOPERS
Single-player alternative to CLANNAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with CLANNAD.
Tyler is a high schooler on a mission. He's going to use every minute of summer vacation to go on as many GPS-assisted scavenger hunts as possible. After running into some old friends during one of these hunts, strange things start happening: The day resets and today plays out exactly like yesterday
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Harmonia
Single-player alternative to CLANNAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with CLANNAD.
From renowned visual novel studio Key, which brought you the highly rated visual novel “planetarian~the reverie of a little planet~”, this is “Harmonia”, the latest kinetic novel in the series.