Single-player games like Willows: A Dream of Shadows
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Willows: A Dream of Shadows, 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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Witch's Last Curse
Single-player alternative to Willows: A Dream of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Willows: A Dream of Shadows.
A fantasy RPG about saving a medieval town from a spreading curse as the Witch's Apprentice. Spend your limited daily actions investigating secrets, earning the trust of townsfolk, discovering the ingredients your ritual actually needs, and holding back the thorns before time runs out.
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A Vessel of Frustration
Single-player alternative to Willows: A Dream of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Willows: A Dream of Shadows.
You return to your hometown but no one recognizes you. But that doesn’t matter, because you are not here for them. You are here for her. Midgårdsormen, singer and artist, pervert and goddess, a being truly out of this world.
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Luce Spenta
Single-player alternative to Willows: A Dream of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Willows: A Dream of Shadows.
A gothic psychological visual novel where you decide who deserves forgiveness… and who deserves condemnation. Explore the lives of five souls, confront unsettling truths, and make choices that will shape your ultimate fate. Every choice is a reflection. Every judgment carries a sentence.
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A Trans-Siberian Tea
Single-player alternative to Willows: A Dream of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Willows: A Dream of Shadows.
Snowbound for decades, a Trans-Siberian train holds its passengers exactly as they died. Talk to the frozen dead. Uncover the identity of a legendary thief. Decide how far you're willing to go for the truth.
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RUNT
Single-player alternative to Willows: A Dream of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Willows: A Dream of Shadows.
RUNT is a rural gothic visual novel mystery where you follow the story of Runt, the youngest of five brothers, surviving a monstrous post-apocalypse.
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Bogeys, Ghosts & Gods
Single-player alternative to Willows: A Dream of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Willows: A Dream of Shadows.
Bogeys, Ghosts & Gods is a non-linear visual novel with elements of traditional Chinese supernatural folklore.In this miserable world, a young boy must do everything he can to seize the chance to survive, face parting with his companions, and bear a mission that isn’t his own.
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Mycelium Protocol: Prologue
Single-player alternative to Willows: A Dream of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
You are the Supreme Mortimarch’s apprentice. Discarded documents challenge Kudesh’s history. The more answers you seek, the harder it is to keep your mentor’s trust and know whose side you’re on.
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Endless Monday: In Progress
Single-player alternative to Willows: A Dream of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
"Endless Monday: In Progress" - New job, new Penny. Our favorite former corporate grunt is back, and working hard to live the dream! But as she struggles to keep the dream alive, she'll need all the help she can get, from friends, angry ex-coworkers, the past, and beyond.