Single-player games like Where Control Ends
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Where Control Ends, 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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The Lady with the Dog
Single-player alternative to Where Control Ends — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Where Control Ends.
Chekhov's quiet masterpiece becomes a cinematic visual novel about longing, choice, and the impossible shape of an honest life.
- 2
Ceramic · Stainless Steel · Neurotransmitter
Single-player alternative to Where Control Ends — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Where Control Ends.
A short interactive novel. There is no "truth" in this game. This is not an armchair detective story—it is simply about a girl in a stall. You will advise the protagonist, determine how she perceives everything around her, and witness her ending.
- 3
A Week to Remember
Single-player alternative to Where Control Ends — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Where Control Ends.
Help Elliot recover his memories and unlock the truth of what happened before it's too late. A Mexican-American gothic, boys' love visual novel, featuring interactive spell crafting and point-and-click exploration.
- 4
Thoughtless
Single-player alternative to Where Control Ends — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Where Control Ends.
A dark sci-fi psychological Visual Novel where your choices shape who you are. The world has ended and it's been dominated by mysterious aliens who roam the city. Despite that, you only think of what you've lost. Will you be able to rebuild your relationships? Or even... the world itself?
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Bonded in Darkness
Single-player alternative to Where Control Ends — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Where Control Ends.
Fall in love with your worst enemy in this gothic vampire romance BL visual novel about two men pushed to the edges of society learning to trust each other.
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Hedgehog's Dilemma
Single-player alternative to Where Control Ends — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A story of love, connections, and separation, a story about philosophy and science. Marharyta and Mykhailo try to figure out their relationships - and cannot help but fall in love over and over again.
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灵魂甜品 Soulcake
Single-player alternative to Where Control Ends — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Where Control Ends.
Soulcake: A fantasy‑romance AVG with yuri (LGBTQ+) & female-dominant dynamics. As the female lead, you can travel into others’ minds, gather ingredients to bake desserts filled with emotions. People come to you with their secrets. Forge bonds with them and…uncover the truth behind your ability.
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You, in every Room.
Single-player alternative to Where Control Ends — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Where Control Ends.
A psychological visual novel adventure about love, obsession, and blurred boundaries. Navigate a web of manipulation and dependency, make difficult choices, and face multiple endings.