Single-player games like Malus Code
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Malus Code, 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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Tokyo School Life
Single-player alternative to Malus Code — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Malus Code.
"Tokyo School Life" is the story of your trip as an exchange student in Tokyo and the three girls you meet there. Live the everyday life you love from anime and manga! Vocal opening song/Japanese voices/English text
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The NOexistenceN of you AND me
Single-player alternative to Malus Code — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Malus Code.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
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Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition
Single-player alternative to Malus Code — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Malus Code.
Rescue squad captain Watase Kasasagi wakes up without his memories in the middle of his most critical mission yet-- a nuclear meltdown at a research facility. In an unfamiliar place and without his years of training, he must rescue the survivors and escape...
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Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
Single-player alternative to Malus Code — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Malus Code.
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
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Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
Single-player alternative to Malus Code — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Malus Code.
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
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Mandemon
Single-player alternative to Malus Code — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Malus Code.
Decaying Japanese school buildings, a series of bizarre incidents, eerie Mandemon legends. Lies and truths intertwine, love and hate entwined in the mist. What should one do? Whom should one believe? Welcome to this cruel world filled with deception and harm —
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STEINS;GATE
Single-player alternative to Malus Code — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Malus Code.
Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.
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ENIGMA:
Single-player alternative to Malus Code — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Malus Code.
Enigma is an atmospheric, full-length visual novel where you discover the secrets of Enigma, a worldwide epidemic, and a forest on a lonely island that bears its name.
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Koihime Enbu
Single-player alternative to Malus Code — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Originally an arcade fighting game, Koihime Enbu features fast combat, tight controls, clean visuals, and 13 different playable characters!
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GRADIUS ORIGINS
Single-player alternative to Malus Code — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Salamander III is the newest addition to the Gradius series, a legendary pioneer in the side-scrolling shooter genre, and comes with the original arcade versions of the previous games.
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Koihime Enbu RyoRaiRai
Single-player alternative to Malus Code — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Koihime Enbu RyoRaiRai is a comprehensive rebalance of the popular fighter Koihime Enbu, featuring 14 playable characters, with “Chōryō” and "assist" character “Kaku” joining their rivals on the battlefield for the first time!
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NAMCO MUSEUM ARCHIVES Vol 1
Single-player alternative to Malus Code — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Take a trip down memory lane and relive the magical times of the Nintendo Entertainment System with a collection of Namco’s hits and long-lost treasures in Namco Museum Archives Volume 1.
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Darius Cozmic Collection Arcade
Single-player alternative to Malus Code — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Darius is one of the pioneers of the side-scrolling shoot 'em genre, and the Steam version replicates the multi-screen arcade experience with 4 different titles and 7 versions filled with aquatic-lifeform-themed bosses and epic, Zuntata-composed soundscapes!
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NAMCO MUSEUM ARCHIVES Vol 2
Single-player alternative to Malus Code — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Take a trip down memory lane and relive the magical times of the 8-Bit era with a collection of Namco’s hits and long-lost treasures in Namco Museum Archives Volume 2.
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Ray’z Arcade Chronology
Single-player alternative to Malus Code — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Lock-on to an exhilarating sci-fi shooting fest with the trilogy which put Taito on the 90s arcade shooting map: The Ray Series, together in one collection for the first time!