Single-player games like Where the Heart Rests
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Where the Heart Rests, 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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In Fair Spirits
Single-player alternative to Where the Heart Rests — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Where the Heart Rests.
A sweet slice of life boys love / yaoi visual novel set in the English countryside about a medieval knight who's been reincarnated into the 21st century and a memey goth boy who's spent far too much time on the internet.
- 2
Unluckily in Love
Single-player alternative to Where the Heart Rests — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Where the Heart Rests.
A cute boys love / BL / yaoi visual novel about a slowly developing romantic relationship between a couple of cousins.
- 3
Bittersweet Blossoms
Single-player alternative to Where the Heart Rests — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Where the Heart Rests.
A lesbian romance set in England shortly after WWI. The story centres around Dot, a young maid who begins to work in the crumbling stately home of Bly, and her young mistress: the devious, devilish Patience.
- 4
Maid For My Master
Single-player alternative to Where the Heart Rests — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Where the Heart Rests.
A cute romance story between a young man and a maid who just so happens to be a robot. Is love enough to overcome the differences between man and machine?
- 5
Love's Crescendo
Single-player alternative to Where the Heart Rests — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Where the Heart Rests.
Love's Crescendo is a cozy visual novel with rhythm mini-games about finding true love and reigniting that spark for your passions. Join Valerie and Cadence in this heartwarming sapphic romance centered around their love of music and the spark between them.
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Clear Skye Thinking
Single-player alternative to Where the Heart Rests — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Where the Heart Rests.
A cute, wholesome yuri visual novel about a haughty young girl called Alice who goes on holiday to the Isle of Skye. Once there, she meets the plucky young Piper, and a romance between the two slowly unfolds.
- 7
Once Upon a Throne of Thorns
Single-player alternative to Where the Heart Rests — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Where the Heart Rests.
A boys' love / yaoi visual novel about a runaway prince and an assassin in the service of a wicked king. A dark and moody fairytale with crossdressing, intrigue, spilled blood, and finding love in unexpected places.
- 8
Fragile Feelings
Single-player alternative to Where the Heart Rests — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Where the Heart Rests.
A sweet, slow burn yuri / lesbian visual novel about an anxious young teacher being swept off her feet by the cool, competent school nurse.
- 9
Blackberry Honey
Single-player alternative to Where the Heart Rests — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Where the Heart Rests.
A lesbian love story set in Victorian England, featuring maids, music, and finding love in unexpected places.
- 10
Sweetest Monster
Single-player alternative to Where the Heart Rests — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Where the Heart Rests.
A middle-aged man has an encounter with a cute catgirl in the dead of night - but all is not as it seems.
- 11
Her Love, Like Poison
Single-player alternative to Where the Heart Rests — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Where the Heart Rests.
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.
- 12
Cage of Roses
Single-player alternative to Where the Heart Rests — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Where the Heart Rests.
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 Where the Heart Rests — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Where the Heart Rests.
A cute comedy yuri VN about a gluttonous demon and a cynical young girl centered around the most important thing in life: food! ♥
- 14
The Fairy's Song
Single-player alternative to Where the Heart Rests — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Where the Heart Rests.
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.
- 15
Rituals in the Dark
Single-player alternative to Where the Heart Rests — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Where the Heart Rests.
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...?
- 16
The Way We All Go (2015)
Single-player alternative to Where the Heart Rests — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Where the Heart Rests.
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?