Single-player games like Mermaids are Seafood
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Mermaids are Seafood, 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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The seven days i spent with you
Single-player alternative to Mermaids are Seafood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mermaids are Seafood.
With the enigmatic girl who imprisoned you――seven days in an unfamiliar room.
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Scarlet Hollow
Single-player alternative to Mermaids are Seafood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mermaids are Seafood.
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
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Karamu Trilogy
Single-player alternative to Mermaids are Seafood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mermaids are Seafood.
A trilogy of dark, horror romance visual novels about a girl who tries to break up with her (obsessive) boyfriend who really doesn't want to break up. He's hiding secrets, but you've got a few of your own. Unravel your shared pasts and try to make it out of this relationship (alive).
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Elisa: the Innkeeper
Single-player alternative to Mermaids are Seafood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mermaids are Seafood.
Inspired by the Italian culture and taking place in a western Fantasy setting, our visual novel introduces the story of Elisa, a beautiful owner of an inn, struggling with the amorous proposal of honorable Knights, high born Princes and rich Merchants.
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Amnesia™: Memories
Single-player alternative to Mermaids are Seafood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Mermaids are Seafood.
You awaken to find your memories gone. To learn the truth behind your amnesia, you’ll choose from five romantic paths, each its own world. With 20+ endings, can you write the lasting love story you deserve, or will your love and life come to an end?
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The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
Single-player alternative to Mermaids are Seafood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mermaids are Seafood.
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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Elisa: Seduce the Innkeeper
Single-player alternative to Mermaids are Seafood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mermaids are Seafood.
The player doesn't impersonate a simple man, but a powerful, rich and famous nobleman who seems to be able to obtain whatever he wishes for. But will this be enough this time?
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Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
Single-player alternative to Mermaids are Seafood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mermaids are Seafood.
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
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Your Crown Is Mine
Single-player alternative to Mermaids are Seafood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mermaids are Seafood.
Take the throne and fix the corrupt kingdom... or worsen it! A villainess life sim where you balance stats, manage a country, and romance 4 love interests. Your choices will affect the whole kingdom's story.