Single-player games like Held
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Held, 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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LIVORA
Single-player alternative to Held — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Held.
LIVORA is a choice-driven life simulation where money, work, relationships, health, family, weather, world events and pressure all connect. Build a life, face the consequences, recover from mistakes, chase ambition, fall in love, start again, and see how different every life can become.
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I'm Making a Monster
Single-player alternative to Held — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Held.
Piece by piece, you pour your soul into the monster. This is your burden and you bear it willingly. Your friends think that this is unhealthy.
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Gingerbread Wonderland
Single-player alternative to Held — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Held.
Decorate your own gingerbread cookies, and organize your scene. And share it with your friends. How about making my own scene this Christmas ?
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Xiaye's Doors of Magic: Lightchaser
Single-player alternative to Held — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Held.
This is one (or more) story of reality, a story of youth, dreams, chains, and rebellion. Step into different lives of 7 ordinary teens through the "Doors", and to rewrite their fate tightly locked with your choices.
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Pine: A Story of Loss
Single-player alternative to Held — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Held.
Alone in the forest glade he shared with his wife, a woodworker struggles to accept her passing. Help him hold on to cherished memories of their life together as he struggles to care for himself and his now empty home. Pine is a single-serving game focused on telling a beautiful, emotional tale.
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Love in Summer
Single-player alternative to Held — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Held.
毕业自驾游?不,是「心动修罗场」! 《盛夏离与合》是现象级互动影像系列《完蛋!我被美女包围了!》IP的全新篇章。本次我们将填补“完蛋宇宙”时间线上的关键一块,带你回到那个承前启后、充满无限可能的毕业季,体验一段关于成长、抉择与命运交织的动人故事。 这段承前启后的夏日篇章,都会因你每一次的抉择,导向独一无二的盛夏结局。
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Room of Depression
Single-player alternative to Held — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Held.
"Same encounter, different world." Moon is a young woman who lives an ordinary city life as an office worker. However, because she suffers from depression, she reacts and deals with things in a way that is very different from regular city folk.
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Seven Lovers In The House
Single-player alternative to Held — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Held.
这是一款让你尽享「齐(七)人之福」的男性向恋爱互动影游。在这里你将与七位美女同住、同乐、同风雨,在这里爱与梦想绕梁不绝。