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Single-player games like Special Request: Chapter 1

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Special Request: Chapter 1, 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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    Special Request: Chapter 2 — Steam game cover

    Special Request: Chapter 2

    Single-player alternative to Special Request: Chapter 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Special Request: Chapter 1.

    Power, pressure, and desire begin to overlap. As Laura’s role in PAM deepens, corruption and control intensify — every choice has consequences.

    2026IndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Love and Hatred — Steam game cover

    Love and Hatred

    Single-player alternative to Special Request: Chapter 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Special Request: Chapter 1.

    Choice-driven adult visual novel where you navigate your love and sex life through a pessimistic outlook.

    2025IndieCasual13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    A Promise Best Left Unkept — Steam game cover

    A Promise Best Left Unkept

    Single-player alternative to Special Request: Chapter 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Play as Harry in a hard NTR visual novel where your former college bully reenters your life, working with you and your girlfriend, scheming behind your back to steal or blackmail her. With over 400,000 words, 60 sex scenes (most animated), and 8+ endings, your choices shape the way you get betrayed

    2023Adventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Leaving DNA — Steam game cover

    Leaving DNA

    Single-player alternative to Special Request: Chapter 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Special Request: Chapter 1.

    Leaving DNA is a story-driven adult visual novel with dark themes. Play as a criminal prosecutor whose commitment to the justice system is challenged when a cold case murder investigation leads to his father's military special forces unit.

    2024IndieAdventureEarly Access11.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    She Sees Red - Interactive Movie — Steam game cover

    She Sees Red - Interactive Movie

    Single-player alternative to Special Request: Chapter 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Special Request: Chapter 1.

    She Sees Red is a mature, hard-boiled interactive thriller. When someone is killed inside a nightclub, an experienced detective vows to put the murderer behind bars. Make choices that affect the narrative and experience several different endings in this blood-red interactive movie.

    2019IndieAdventure7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Martha Is Dead — Steam game cover

    Martha Is Dead

    Single-player alternative to Special Request: Chapter 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Special Request: Chapter 1.

    Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?

    2022IndieAdventure29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Room No. 9 — Steam game cover

    Room No. 9

    Single-player alternative to Special Request: Chapter 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Special Request: Chapter 1.

    You have been selected to participate in a behavioral analysis experiment and these guys are at the mercy of your inhumanly cruel choices! it's up to you to decide the fate of these two...

    2020Indie29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    House Party — Steam game cover

    House Party

    Single-player alternative to Special Request: Chapter 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Special Request: Chapter 1.

    House Party is an edgy comedy adventure game inspired by classic comedies of the '90s. Every decision changes your story and every character has something to reveal. There’s also a button to take your pants off.

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →