Single-player games like Cicada Communication
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Cicada Communication, 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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STORY OF SEASONS: Grand Bazaar
Single-player alternative to Cicada Communication — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Cicada Communication.
Searching for a peaceful farm life, a fresh mountain breeze, and your own market stall? Look no further than the friendly community of Zephyr Town! Here you’ll grow crops and raise animals, get to know the locals, and sell your wares at the town's bazaar to restore it to its former glory.
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Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
Single-player alternative to Cicada Communication — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Cicada Communication.
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
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Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition
Single-player alternative to Cicada Communication — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Cicada Communication.
In celebration of Harvest Moon's 20th Anniversary comes an all new Harvest Moon title for Steam! Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition! The game encompasses twenty years of the spirit that have made the franchise what it is today!
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The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
Single-player alternative to Cicada Communication — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Cicada Communication.
He is a bandit who sells lives. She is a mute girl seeking revenge. In a famine-ravaged ancient China, a ruthless trafficker escorts four girls to a demon's feast. But when a deadly secret is revealed, a cold transaction turns into a journey of redemption. A dark visual novel about an unlikely bond.
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Sun Haven
Single-player alternative to Cicada Communication — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Cicada Communication.
Build your farm and relationships with townsfolk, or forge ahead on a quest of magic, monsters, and dragons. Level up through a skill tree in 8 person multiplayer, or adventure solo!
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Grow: Song of the Evertree
Single-player alternative to Cicada Communication — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Cicada Communication.
Grow your own worlds and nurture a deep natural connection with everything they hold. See your actions change the world for better! Bring the Evertree back to life in this breathtaking world-crafting sandbox, with life management and adventure elements.
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Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
Single-player alternative to Cicada Communication — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Cicada Communication.
Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.
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Volcano Princess
Single-player alternative to Cicada Communication — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Prepare the next monarch by finding her hobbies, training her for battle, and befriending the citizens she'll one day protect. Dive into an all-new parenting-simulator-RPG adventure, where every decision you make will not only affect the future of your daughter but that of an entire empire!