Single-player games like Pyrite Heart
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Pyrite Heart, 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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Hatoful Boyfriend
Single-player alternative to Pyrite Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Pyrite Heart.
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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Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star
Single-player alternative to Pyrite Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Pyrite Heart.
The loveable birds of Hatoful Boyfriend are back in the remastered holiday-themed sequel Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star!
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Always Remember Me
Single-player alternative to Pyrite Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Pyrite Heart.
Amy is desperate! Her boyfriend Aaron doesn't remember her anymore after a car accident! Will you be able to make him remember again? Or perhaps it's time to move on. Maybe Amy will fall in love with someone else? It's up to you to decide. Play this life simulation game with dating sim elements and shape Amy's destiny.
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甜点恋人 / Pastry Lovers
Single-player alternative to Pyrite Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Pyrite Heart.
Pastry Lovers is an adventure simulation game that sets in a fantastic Pastry Kingdom. Sakura, the main character, grows into a pastry master and gains romantic love.
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Backstage Pass
Single-player alternative to Pyrite Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Pyrite Heart.
A visual novel/sim game about life, love, and working in the entertainment industry. Play as makeup artist Sian Goodin as she navigates the world of showbiz. Make friends, forge business relationships, and maybe even find romance!
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Dandelion - Wishes brought to you -
Single-player alternative to Pyrite Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Dandelion -Wishes brought to you- is a female-oriented game developed by Cheritz. The game was released in South Korea in August, 2012. The English translation for Dandelion was released on Nov, 2012. Dandelion is known as a unique dating simulation with a sensational storyline and charming characters.
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Theory of Fear
Single-player alternative to Pyrite Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Pyrite Heart.
"Theory of Fear" is a visual novel combining “slice of life” and “dark fantasy” genres. In the daytime, the main heroine is an ordinary girl, a first-year university student, who does an evening job in a café. At night, in her dreams, she visits another world with extraordinary guys, who start pursuing her...
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OZMAFIA!!
Single-player alternative to Pyrite Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Once upon a time, a girl, her pet dog, and three companions made a journey to meet a great wizard who could grant their wishes. But what if the girl hadn’t believed that “there’s no place like home”? Explore a fairytale world through a dozen routes and 20+ endings!
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Sakura Angels
Single-player alternative to Pyrite Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Pyrite Heart.
日本語バージョンダウンロード開始されました。Two girls, blessed with magical powers, are faced with the task of saving the lonely protagonist from the clutches of a mysterious witch and ancient evil, sealed away long ago by his ancestors. What does this sorceress want from our protagonist?
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Sakura Dungeon
Single-player alternative to Pyrite Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Pyrite Heart.
You are Yomi, an ancient fox spirit. Your dungeon has been stolen from you while you have been sealed away in a deep sleep. Capture monster girls, collect loot, explore the dungeon's depths and reclaim what is yours in this first-person RPG dungeon crawler.
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Once Upon an All Hallow's Eve
Single-player alternative to Pyrite Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
What happens when a girl gets lost all alone in the woods and can only find the occupants of one mysterious mansion to help her?
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Our Life: Beginnings & Always
Single-player alternative to Pyrite Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Pyrite Heart.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
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Sakura Spirit
Single-player alternative to Pyrite Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Pyrite Heart.
Rising Judo Star Gushiken Takahiro was two weeks away from the match that would make or break his career -- a championship match where the winner is then signed up to be a young national athlete for Japan. He was very determined to win, in order to fulfill his dreams of finally representing his country for a sport he loves so much.
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Sakura Swim Club
Single-player alternative to Pyrite Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Pyrite Heart.
In Sakura Swim Club, follow the story of Kaede, just your average guy. Upon transferring to a new school, he meets two beautiful girls in the swim club. Things haven't gone well for the swim club lately, but with Kaede's help, that all changes.
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Sakura Beach
Single-player alternative to Pyrite Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Pyrite Heart.
From the makers of Sakura Spirit, Sakura Angels and Sakura Fantasy this time working together with the artist Inma to bring you this visual novel dating sim on the beach! Seiji is a daydreamer who spends too much time thinking about space.
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Sakura Fantasy
Single-player alternative to Pyrite Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Pyrite Heart.
The new visual novel from the makers of Sakura Spirit and Sakura Angels. Sakura Fantasy Chapter 1 is an exciting visual novel fantasy adventure where you decide the development of the story by the choices you make. It is the tale of an aspiring female protagonist who wishes to aim to become a knight.
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Sakura Succubus
Single-player alternative to Pyrite Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Sakura Succubus is a lewd visual novel about amassing a harem of sexy succubi. Featuring a cute idol, a domineering businesswoman, and a spacey social media star, there’s no shortage of women to woo!
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Sakura Santa
Single-player alternative to Pyrite Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Koji is feeling a bit down. This year is the first Christmas he's spending alone. After moving away from home to attend the University of his dreams, he found his college life to be rather lonely. Feeling distraught, he wanders to his local shrine to make an offering.