Single-player games like Cupid Parasite
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Cupid Parasite, 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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Our Light Affliction: Spider's Covenant
Single-player alternative to Cupid Parasite — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cupid Parasite.
A dark fantasy/yandere otome game about a girl who can see spirits, the spider apparition who tricks her into a contract, and the exorcist who is after them. Decide who to trust, and whether you'll fix them, or make them worse...
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Jest Messters
Single-player alternative to Cupid Parasite — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cupid Parasite.
A comedy-mystery otome (GxB) visual novel full of dad jokes, cringe puns, and an unexpected mystery! Come and join the pun!
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even if TEMPEST
Single-player alternative to Cupid Parasite — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Cupid Parasite.
Raging flames sear her flesh as scolding laughter weighs her down as lead. She dies with naught but regret, and is granted the Fatal Rewind. "This time, I will transform into the ideal version of myself." Yet this resolve will only lead to further misfortune.
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Endless Monday: In Progress
Single-player alternative to Cupid Parasite — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Cupid Parasite.
"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.
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Nature Hike
Single-player alternative to Cupid Parasite — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cupid Parasite.
Where will the trail lead you? Join your new friend Tendou on a hiking date and find out in this short and sweet fully voice-acted Visual Novel!
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イケ勘 - イケメンになるかどうか勘で付き合うゲーム -
Single-player alternative to Cupid Parasite — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Cupid Parasite.
“That customer today might turn hot! Maybe you should trust your gut and try dating him!” Encouraged by your pet chinchilla, you start a trial relationship on a hunch! Will he actually turn hot… or not!? A romantic comedy Otome game. Fully voiced (except for the protagonist).
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Never Forget Me
Single-player alternative to Cupid Parasite — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Cupid Parasite.
Love stories don't end with marriage...can you reach your happily ever after? Sequel of the popular Always Remember Me, in this dating sim you play the married couple life. Can you stay together until the end?
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Demonheart: The Ice Demon
Single-player alternative to Cupid Parasite — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Cupid Parasite.
Play as the young witch Shar, as she moves in with a famous witch who keeps demonic prisoners in her basement. Will you find romance or doom?
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Azur Lane Crosswave
Single-player alternative to Cupid Parasite — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Cupid Parasite.
In the middle of each nation's normal training routine, a Joint Military Exercise was enacted. A select few from each nation were chosen to participate in this rigorous event. But, how did this event come to be? Are there other ulterior motives at play?
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Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online
Single-player alternative to Cupid Parasite — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
In this hack 'n' slash adventure co-developed with Tamsoft and Compile Heart, the 4 Goddesses enter an online fantasy game inspired by... themselves! Choose from 12 characters with unique playstyles and skills to fight in realtime brawls, customize with accessories, and play online with others!
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Amnesia™: Memories
Single-player alternative to Cupid Parasite — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Cupid Parasite.
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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Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3 V Generation
Single-player alternative to Cupid Parasite — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Lost in an alternate dimension, Neptune must collect enough shares to get back home. Sounds easy – except the Seven Sages want to rid Gamindustri of CPUs, including Neptune! Help defeat them and return her to her own world in this JRPG – or be stuck in the '80s forever!
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Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth2: Sisters Generation
Single-player alternative to Cupid Parasite — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Gamindustri has been taken over by a new threat, and the CPUs are nowhere to be found! It’s now up to their younger sisters to step into the spotlight and save the day in this hilarious, deeply customizable JRPG!
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Megadimension Neptunia VII
Single-player alternative to Cupid Parasite — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
New challengers are taking control of Gamindustri, and Neptune's nowhere in sight. Now she’s gotta help a mysterious stranger fight a colossal new evil, reclaim her Goddess title, and find some time for pudding! Go next gen with Giant Battles and multi-worlds in this JRPG!
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DATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation
Single-player alternative to Cupid Parasite — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cupid Parasite.
Show the Spirits the power of love and save the world in this romantic visual novel!
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Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed
Single-player alternative to Cupid Parasite — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Choose your tag team and rip through massive hordes of enemies with exciting aerial and ground-based combos. Look out, though - take too many hits and your clothes and defense will end up shredded!