Single-player games like Visual Novel: ECHO
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Visual Novel: ECHO, 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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Scarlet Hollow
Single-player alternative to Visual Novel: ECHO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Visual Novel: ECHO.
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
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Cabernet
Single-player alternative to Visual Novel: ECHO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Visual Novel: ECHO.
Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become?
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OMORI
Single-player alternative to Visual Novel: ECHO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Visual Novel: ECHO.
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
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Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
Single-player alternative to Visual Novel: ECHO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Visual Novel: ECHO.
Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.
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STEINS;GATE
Single-player alternative to Visual Novel: ECHO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Visual Novel: ECHO.
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 of Fear
Single-player alternative to Visual Novel: ECHO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Visual Novel: ECHO.
Become Mia, a paranormal detective searching for her missing father inside the Perimeter - a place that doesn't exist. Investigate clues like a real detective and unravel the mysteries behind the Enigma of Fear, defeating the terrible monsters who'll try to stop you.
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SOMA
Single-player alternative to Visual Novel: ECHO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Visual Novel: ECHO.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
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STASIS: BONE TOTEM
Single-player alternative to Visual Novel: ECHO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Visual Novel: ECHO.
Get ready for a thrilling underwater adventure with classic point-and-click gameplay. Explore with three characters simultaneously. Featuring atmospheric isometric graphics, rendered video, and a soundtrack by Mark Morgan, BONE TOTEM takes you on a journey to hidden places deep below the waves...
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КВАРТИРАНТ
Single-player alternative to Visual Novel: ECHO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Visual Novel: ECHO.
Eighteen-year-old Maxim Karasev, full of hopes for adulthood, finally left his parents' home. He invested his small savings in renting a modest apartment in an old, somewhat dilapidated neighborhood of the city.
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MEMASIKI
Single-player alternative to Visual Novel: ECHO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Visual Novel: ECHO.
"MEMASIKI" is an exciting game that immerses you in the world of the most popular Internet memes. The essence of the game is to correctly answer questions related to iconic memes that have become an integral part of modern digital culture.
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ЗУМЕРЫ
Single-player alternative to Visual Novel: ECHO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Visual Novel: ECHO.
Zoomers” is a visual novel that plunges you into the world of young dreamers who risk everything for their goal. Four guys - Kostya, Genka, Stas and “Bazuka” - decide to realize their dream: to open their own business. However, their plans collapse when a series of strange and dangerous events begin
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Russian Quest
Single-player alternative to Visual Novel: ECHO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Visual Novel: ECHO.
Immerse yourself in a fascinating journey through Russian culture with a game that will test your knowledge and erudition! In this game you will become a participant of a unique test covering the rich cultural heritage of Russia of different epochs - from ancient traditions to modern customs.
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MEMASIKI IS MY 2007TH
Single-player alternative to Visual Novel: ECHO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG and Casual with Visual Novel: ECHO.
Become part of the legendary era and prove that you are a true expert in meme culture!
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Defective Detectives
Single-player alternative to Visual Novel: ECHO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Visual Novel: ECHO.
This city fears me. I saw its true face... And it smelled like sawdust. Welcome to the world of pretentious film noir, where it rains even indoors, and cool guys don't look at explosions (because they forgot to wear sunglasses).
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Visual Novel: Requiem for Noodles
Single-player alternative to Visual Novel: ECHO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Visual Novel: ECHO.
After being hit on the head with a stool, Dimon goes straight to Hell to find out where their now deceased buddy Seryoga hid the last pack of instant noodles.
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Visual Novel: WOODEN CALIBER
Single-player alternative to Visual Novel: ECHO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Visual Novel: ECHO.
A trashy adventure about the wooden idiot Pinochet and the wolf Gloomy, who decide to rob a post office. Crazy characters, idiotic choices, dark humor, and epilogues that are one more ridiculous than the other. One wrong click and you're dead. Welcome to the bottom.