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Single-player games like EPHEMERAL -MINIATURE GARDEN-

Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to EPHEMERAL -MINIATURE GARDEN-, 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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    EPHEMERAL -FANTASY ON DARK- — Steam game cover

    EPHEMERAL -FANTASY ON DARK-

    Single-player alternative to EPHEMERAL -MINIATURE GARDEN- — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with EPHEMERAL -MINIATURE GARDEN-.

    Fleeting, yet beautiful. The world of darkness―― The main protagonist, Cloe (name changeable) lived in a secluded town. Surrounded by wire fences, it felt like she was trapped inside a cage. Zombies were the only residents in that town, and she wasn't the exception.

    2018AdventureCasual19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    私のリアルは充実しすぎている フルボイス版 — Steam game cover

    私のリアルは充実しすぎている フルボイス版

    Single-player alternative to EPHEMERAL -MINIATURE GARDEN- — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with EPHEMERAL -MINIATURE GARDEN-.

    顔良し、頭良し、性格良し。 完全無欠のリア充女子が送るドタバタラブコメディ!(たぶん)

    2022IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    BUSTAFELLOWS — Steam game cover

    BUSTAFELLOWS

    Single-player alternative to EPHEMERAL -MINIATURE GARDEN- — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with EPHEMERAL -MINIATURE GARDEN-.

    A new visual novel from the legendary eXtend! Mixing dangerous romance with murder mystery, BUSTAFELLOWS is a steamy noir mystery that will make you shiver but ask for more!

    2021Adventure31.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cinderella Phenomenon: Evermore — Steam game cover

    Cinderella Phenomenon: Evermore

    Single-player alternative to EPHEMERAL -MINIATURE GARDEN- — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with EPHEMERAL -MINIATURE GARDEN-.

    What happens after Happily Ever After…?

    2021IndieCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Silent Kingdom — Steam game cover

    The Silent Kingdom

    Single-player alternative to EPHEMERAL -MINIATURE GARDEN- — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with EPHEMERAL -MINIATURE GARDEN-.

    An otome RPG adventure with a dark story and meaningful choices. Shape the fate of a princess who must corrupt her soul in order to save her kingdom.

    2025IndieAdventureRPG17.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Demonheart: The Ice Demon — Steam game cover

    Demonheart: The Ice Demon

    Single-player alternative to EPHEMERAL -MINIATURE GARDEN- — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with EPHEMERAL -MINIATURE GARDEN-.

    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?

    2022AdventureSimulationRPG6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    My Vow to My Liege — Steam game cover

    My Vow to My Liege

    Single-player alternative to EPHEMERAL -MINIATURE GARDEN- — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with EPHEMERAL -MINIATURE GARDEN-.

    《My Vow to My Liege》is a visual novel dating game. Players get to play as a girl disguised as the King of Ng, a man. The 4 dateable characters are: the guide, the enemy, the minister and the guard.Will they choose the man over the country? Love over hate? Who will they finally end up with?

    2020IndieCasual5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SoulSet — Steam game cover

    SoulSet

    Single-player alternative to EPHEMERAL -MINIATURE GARDEN- — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with EPHEMERAL -MINIATURE GARDEN-.

    SoulSet is a mystery/romance visual novel, in which you can try to avoid death and pursue a relationship with both male and female characters. You play as Mariko, who finds herself trapped in an eerie mansion with five other people who claim to have no recollection of their past. Who will you trust?

    2017IndieAdventureCasual16.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Meiji Tokyo Renka  Full Moon — Steam game cover

    Meiji Tokyo Renka Full Moon

    Single-player alternative to EPHEMERAL -MINIATURE GARDEN- — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with EPHEMERAL -MINIATURE GARDEN-.

    “Meiji Tokyo Renka Full Moon” (also known as “Meikoi”) is a historical romance fantasy game in which the main character travels back in time to the Meiji era and meets and falls in love with the great figures of history. Having ability changes her relationship with them....

    2024Adventure29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Crimson Flower that Divides: Lunar Coupling — Steam game cover

    The Crimson Flower that Divides: Lunar Coupling

    Single-player alternative to EPHEMERAL -MINIATURE GARDEN- — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with EPHEMERAL -MINIATURE GARDEN-.

    On a continent where the number of women has drastically decreased due to an incurable disease known as "The Rot." The heroine, Naala was welcomed into the royal family and began to feel at ease in her life as Auri's bride. However, ...

    2023Adventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Of the Red, the Light, and the Ayakashi Tsuzuri — Steam game cover

    Of the Red, the Light, and the Ayakashi Tsuzuri

    Single-player alternative to EPHEMERAL -MINIATURE GARDEN- — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with EPHEMERAL -MINIATURE GARDEN-.

    A modern Japanese-style fantasy story involving Yue, a young boy born and raised at a shrine, and his friendship with the "Ayakashi" spirits. HaccaWorks* presents a A mysterious, spiritual adventure game.This is a fully voiced version that includes a prequel and a new ending.

    2024Adventure59.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hashihime of the Old Book Town append fullscreen — Steam game cover

    Hashihime of the Old Book Town append fullscreen

    Single-player alternative to EPHEMERAL -MINIATURE GARDEN- — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with EPHEMERAL -MINIATURE GARDEN-.

    The setting material book and supplementary reader for "Hashihime of the Old Book Town append" are now available in multiple languages. Enjoy digital graphics and controls tailored to this game, with detailed profiles of each character, explanations of all the routes, illustrations, and much more.

    2024Adventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Town of Nie — Steam game cover

    The Town of Nie

    Single-player alternative to EPHEMERAL -MINIATURE GARDEN- — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with EPHEMERAL -MINIATURE GARDEN-.

    The protagonist is a young man named Hisora, who works several blue-collar part-time jobs. One day, he suddenly finds himself lost in a strange world. This is an otherworldly boys-love fantasy in which Hisora will risk his life to find a way back to his world.

    2024Adventure59.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Town of Nie Iromusubi — Steam game cover

    The Town of Nie Iromusubi

    Single-player alternative to EPHEMERAL -MINIATURE GARDEN- — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with EPHEMERAL -MINIATURE GARDEN-.

    "The Town of Nie Iromusubi", a fan-disc of the strange and eerie otherworldly BL fantasy "The Town of Nie." Weaving together extraordinary colors.

    2025Adventure39.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    On the Q.T. — Steam game cover

    On the Q.T.

    Single-player alternative to EPHEMERAL -MINIATURE GARDEN- — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with EPHEMERAL -MINIATURE GARDEN-.

    Lu-ce., to which Ema belongs, is an eight-member idol unit that sells their well-rounded dance moves. Ema has now lost her goals and her motivation to perform in the entertainment industry, but her life changes drastically when she meets the popular idol group Un:Finish.

    2025Adventure8.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →