Single-player games like 纸上的魔法使
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to 纸上的魔法使, 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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Zero-Sum Heart
Single-player alternative to 纸上的魔法使 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with 纸上的魔法使.
"I" make a deal with the witch to give up my heart, in exchange for love— from everyone. Is it worth it if losing my heart means gaining *his*? ————————————————————————— In this short visual novel, make choices and answer the question: is love a zero-sum game?
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再见断刀
Single-player alternative to 纸上的魔法使 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with 纸上的魔法使.
古风悬疑推理AVG《再见断刀》——在与世隔绝的山庄之中,接二连三地发生了骇人命案。只有通过细致入微的调查,抽丝剥茧的推理,才能定一个是非清白,还一个天理公道。 然而,在逐渐浮出水面的真相之下,似乎还有暗流涌动……
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The Test: Secrets of the Soul
Single-player alternative to 纸上的魔法使 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with 纸上的魔法使.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
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Summer Pockets REFLECTION BLUE
Single-player alternative to 纸上的魔法使 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with 纸上的魔法使.
No matter how much times passes... I remember that blue, blue summer. Summer Pockets, the midsummer story brought to you by Key, has been powered-up with even more to play, including new heroines and routes, in Summer Pockets REFLECTION BLUE, now available on Steam!
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Love Begins With Goodbye
Single-player alternative to 纸上的魔法使 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with 纸上的魔法使.
As a male exchange student at Norway's University of Bergen, you live with three girls: Chinese student Luo Xue'er, mysterious landlady Laya, and Inora, a Norwegian learning Chinese. Weave your love story with them over six months, starting from a "goodbye."
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Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll
Single-player alternative to 纸上的魔法使 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with 纸上的魔法使.
Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll: the romanticism of the Eighties, mystery and intrigues, betrayal and sacrifice, hatred and passion — all this and more in the new game from the creators of the legendary visual novel Everlasting Summer!
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Insects Awaken
Single-player alternative to 纸上的魔法使 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG and Casual with 纸上的魔法使.
Insects Awaken is a puzzle visual novel set in the 1940s. It follows the story of Chen Shan, a young man entangled in espionage while defending his family and homeland. He embarks on a journey between the isolated cities of Chongqing and Shanghai, braving the chaos of war with his passion and youth.
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BeYourCat
Single-player alternative to 纸上的魔法使 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG and Casual with 纸上的魔法使.
"Be Your Cat " is a real love game,like an experience in life, one interesting dream. We all wish we had superpowers, but what would you do if one day you had superpowers, but not like Superman? What will you do with your limited abilities? How does it affect and change the people around you?
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STEINS;GATE
Single-player alternative to 纸上的魔法使 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
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.