Single-player games like Asphyxia
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Asphyxia, 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 Asphyxia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Asphyxia.
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.
- 2
The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
Single-player alternative to Asphyxia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Asphyxia.
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.
- 3
Her Love, Like Poison
Single-player alternative to Asphyxia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Asphyxia.
A dark lesbian horror/romance story so toxic it's emitting spores. Ethel, a shy university student, ventures into the wintry woods late at night, where she meets an enchanting femme fatale — but all is not as it seems.
- 4
Rituals in the Dark
Single-player alternative to Asphyxia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Asphyxia.
A lesbian / yuri romance story with mild horror elements set in the rainy English seaside town of Scarborough. Our heroine, Aspen, meets the mysterious, beautiful Althea in the dead of night, but who is Althea really...?
- 5
Blackberry Honey
Single-player alternative to Asphyxia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Asphyxia.
A lesbian love story set in Victorian England, featuring maids, music, and finding love in unexpected places.
- 6
Always The Same Blue Sky...
Single-player alternative to Asphyxia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Asphyxia.
A gripping seaside adventure following the connection of two young souls, each unknowingly helping the other make sense of a world that seems senseless. Complemented by breathtaking artwork and an addictive soundtrack, this charming tale will definitely suck you in and leave a lasting impression!
- 7
CLANNAD
Single-player alternative to Asphyxia — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
From the world renowned visual novel studio Key, the highly rated story of CLANNAD is now available on Steam! Improved visuals, achievement integration, and Dangopedia make this the best version of CLANNAD to date.
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Empty Horizons
Single-player alternative to Asphyxia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Asphyxia.
Following the sudden death of her father, Mireille Maiorano is sent to live with her uncle in France. Enter Lyon, a tactless, perverse Frenchman charged with escorting to Mireille to her new home. She hates him passionately, with everything she has... so why does he make her heart flutter?
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Sweetest Monster
Single-player alternative to Asphyxia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Asphyxia.
A middle-aged man has an encounter with a cute catgirl in the dead of night - but all is not as it seems.
- 10
Cage of Roses
Single-player alternative to Asphyxia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Asphyxia.
A haunting gothic romance set in the 19th century. Follow Meike, a young woman from an impoverished noble family, as she’s swept off her feet by the mysterious Magdalena: a vampire who possesses a dark secret.
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Strawberry Vinegar
Single-player alternative to Asphyxia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Asphyxia.
A cute comedy yuri VN about a gluttonous demon and a cynical young girl centered around the most important thing in life: food! ♥
- 12
The Fairy's Song
Single-player alternative to Asphyxia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Asphyxia.
A yuri / lesbian visual novel set in the UK. Marnie, a bored goth girl, accidentally stumbles upon a sleeping female knight in the forest. Together, the pair must work to break a centuries-old curse, while romantic feelings between them begin to grow.
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The Way We All Go (2015)
Single-player alternative to Asphyxia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Asphyxia.
A horror/romance visual novel with numerous choices and over 20 endings. Set in Japan in the 1980s, our protagonist, Atcchan, must navigate his relationship between his two estranged childhood friends, one of whom might be a yandere. Will he live to see the end of his summer vacation?