Single-player games like Sepia Tears
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Sepia Tears, 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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Emily is Away Too
Single-player alternative to Sepia Tears — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Sepia Tears.
Emily is Away Too is a brand new story featuring new characters and multiple different endings. Message your friends, surf the web and choose your path through this branching narrative.
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Kanon
Single-player alternative to Sepia Tears — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Sepia Tears.
A tale of small miracles in a snow-covered town— Kanon, the very first game from visual novel studio Key, is now available on Steam! Now featuring HD visuals and full voice support! (The protagonist is only voiced in certain scenes.)
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AIR
Single-player alternative to Sepia Tears — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Sepia Tears.
Summer stretches on endlessly. Beneath the vast blue sky. Beneath the air in which she awaits— AIR, the second game released by visual novel studio Key, is now available on Steam! Now featuring the side story novel, "First Sky Chapter" and full voice support!
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The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns
Single-player alternative to Sepia Tears — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Sepia Tears.
A short lesbian / yuri visual novel set in England. Our heroine, Toma Andrews, meets a ghost girl wearing an old-fashioned nightgown in a graveyard who calls herself Emmeline. Just who is she, and how did she die?
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CLANNAD
Single-player alternative to Sepia Tears — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Sepia Tears.
From the world renowned visual novel studio Key, the highly rated story of CLANNAD is now available on Steam! Improved visuals, achievement integration, and Dangopedia make this the best version of CLANNAD to date.
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9-nine-:NewEpisode
Single-player alternative to Sepia Tears — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Sepia Tears.
Enjoy short after stories for the heroines of the 9-nine- series in 9-nine-:NewEpisode!
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Winter Novel
Single-player alternative to Sepia Tears — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Sepia Tears.
Snow, dullness, depression. Constant dissatisfaction with work and superiors and feeling like there is no escape. Is this what life will always be? Perhaps… but I can always hope for change to be just around the corner!…
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I'm Pregnant at 16
Single-player alternative to Sepia Tears — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Free To Play with Sepia Tears.
"I'm Pregnant at 16" is a visual novel about tough choices, growing up, and navigating relationships during an unexpected pregnancy. Personal stories and the consequences of decisions are balanced with awkward moments, chat messages, inner thoughts, and memes.
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Monospaced Lovers
Single-player alternative to Sepia Tears — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Sepia Tears.
Monospaced Lovers is an exploration-driven platformer about closeness and distance. Journey through a metafictional, fantasy-filled land and find the truth of your fragile world before it disintegrates.