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Single-player games like My Lovely Daughter

Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to My Lovely Daughter, 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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    Novalie — Steam game cover

    Novalie

    Single-player alternative to My Lovely Daughter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with My Lovely Daughter.

    Surreal horror themed visual novel, with lots of branching paths, blood, tears and twisted pitch-black humour. You're playing as Ashia, who's forced to marry her slimy uncle, suffering from surreal nightmares at night. Then she meets Novalie. And then things gets REALLY strange.

    2022Adventure3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Luce Spenta — Steam game cover

    Luce Spenta

    Single-player alternative to My Lovely Daughter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with My Lovely Daughter.

    A gothic psychological visual novel where you decide who deserves forgiveness… and who deserves condemnation. Explore the lives of five souls, confront unsettling truths, and make choices that will shape your ultimate fate. Every choice is a reflection. Every judgment carries a sentence.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Trapped with Jester — Steam game cover

    Trapped with Jester

    Single-player alternative to My Lovely Daughter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with My Lovely Daughter.

    An unusual horror-themed Visual Novel about waking up in a carriage with a stranger… Whatever could go wrong?

    2022IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Ultimate Death Clock — Steam game cover

    The Ultimate Death Clock

    Single-player alternative to My Lovely Daughter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Lovely Daughter.

    You find yourself in a singularity with Death itself. With few chances to speak with the living, Death proposes a little game. Do you dive deep within yourself to indulge this cosmic guide and find out when you will meet again on official business? The Ultimate Death Clock awaits!

    2023IndieSimulationCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The seven days i spent with you — Steam game cover

    The seven days i spent with you

    Single-player alternative to My Lovely Daughter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with My Lovely Daughter.

    With the enigmatic girl who imprisoned you――seven days in an unfamiliar room.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation1.79 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain — Steam game cover

    The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain

    Single-player alternative to My Lovely Daughter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with My Lovely Daughter.

    The Advisor Series is a player-driven narrative where your choices & decisions, both in the game, and out of the game, determine how future episodes unfold. Play the role of villain protagonist Magnus the Magician, as he wreaks havoc across the land, one well-placed fireball at a time!

    2021AdventureSimulationRPG2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Witchlight Woods — Steam game cover

    Witchlight Woods

    Single-player alternative to My Lovely Daughter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with My Lovely Daughter.

    Blending fairy tale fright with psychological horror, this narrative game challenges you to survive a weird journey through the woods while being hunted by the witch you were tasked with imprisoning. Sometimes charming, sometimes frightening, she’ll force you to make hard choices.

    AdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Start Running — Steam game cover

    Start Running

    Single-player alternative to My Lovely Daughter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with My Lovely Daughter.

    A horror point and click game where choices matter about trying to do your final marathon training run.

    2024AdventureCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    My Lovely Wife — Steam game cover

    My Lovely Wife

    Single-player alternative to My Lovely Daughter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with My Lovely Daughter.

    My Lovely Wife delves into the depths of a man’s grief after the sudden death of his beloved wife. Explore the notions of one’s willingness to do anything for love and the importance of letting go in this mix of dating, management, and alchemy simulators.

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crazy Empress — Steam game cover

    Crazy Empress

    Single-player alternative to My Lovely Daughter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with My Lovely Daughter.

    If you love first person puzzles and games, Crazy Empress is going to be one of the best games for you. The user-friendly intuitive interface and relaxing music will let you enjoy the puzzles. Collect all the puzzles and the Empress will thank you for it!

    2021IndieAdventure0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    1998: The Toll Keeper Story — Steam game cover

    1998: The Toll Keeper Story

    Single-player alternative to My Lovely Daughter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Lovely Daughter.

    A narrative simulation game where you play as a mother-to-be working as a toll keeper in the fictional country of Janapa, a nation on the brink of chaos. Navigate daily challenges and make difficult moral choices to survive—all for the sake of your unborn child.

    2025IndieSimulation11.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    My Lovely Empress — Steam game cover

    My Lovely Empress

    Single-player alternative to My Lovely Daughter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Lovely Daughter.

    My Lovely Empress is an empire management sim inspired by Asian mythology. As the Emperor of the Crimson Empire, you will build relations with neighboring rulers, balance internal factions, and ensure the prosperity of your people, all before you reap their souls to resurrect your beloved empress.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    NSFW ~ Not a Simulator For Working — Steam game cover

    NSFW ~ Not a Simulator For Working

    Single-player alternative to My Lovely Daughter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Lovely Daughter.

    NSFW or Not a Simulator For Working is a casual simulator game where you try not to work anytime you can. Be careful of your snitching co-worker and strict boss. If you get caught, you will get FIRED !!!

    2016IndieSimulationCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ascender — Steam game cover

    Ascender

    Single-player alternative to My Lovely Daughter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with My Lovely Daughter.

    Ascender is a 2D explorative puzzle metroidvania. The game is set in the open world of GOA's districts, and the player will face many unique puzzles to solve. Warning!! This game will truly challenge your puzzle and platforming skill :D

    2017IndieAdventure8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    GoBlock's Impossible Medley — Steam game cover

    GoBlock's Impossible Medley

    Single-player alternative to My Lovely Daughter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with My Lovely Daughter.

    GoBlock's Impossible Medley is the most impossible and frustrating yet addictive game that you ever play. The game combines three challenging gameplay in one impossible game. You will jump, fly and roll in a loop throughout the game.

    2017IndieCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →