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Single-player games like The Grand Ball

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The Grand Ball, 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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    SoulSet — Steam game cover

    SoulSet

    Single-player alternative to The Grand Ball — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Grand Ball.

    SoulSet is a mystery/romance visual novel, in which you can try to avoid death and pursue a relationship with both male and female characters. You play as Mariko, who finds herself trapped in an eerie mansion with five other people who claim to have no recollection of their past. Who will you trust?

    2017IndieAdventureCasual16.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Loca-Love My Cute Roommate — Steam game cover

    Loca-Love My Cute Roommate

    Single-player alternative to The Grand Ball — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Grand Ball.

    Aoi Ichitaro has had a crush on his cute coworker, Kojika Hiwa, for quite some time. When he's presented with the opportunity to move in with her, all his wildest dreams may finally be coming true...!

    2018AdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~ — Steam game cover

    Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~

    Single-player alternative to The Grand Ball — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Grand Ball.

    The week you spend in Japan will certainly be memorable!!! Get a taste of the foreign travel offered by printed guidebooks. Enjoy a tour around Japan from the comfort of your own home!

    2014Adventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ChuSingura46+1 S — Steam game cover

    ChuSingura46+1 S

    Single-player alternative to The Grand Ball — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Grand Ball.

    ChuSingura46+1S is an award-winning Japanese visual novel set in an alternate Edo Japan where all the Samurai are inexplicably female. You can get to know the “intimate” side of the characters from the classic Japanese tale of the 47 Ronin, all without any of the dangly or rough bits of the original!

    2016AdventureFree To PlaySingle-playerSimilar games →
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    My Furry Neighbour 🐾 — Steam game cover

    My Furry Neighbour 🐾

    Single-player alternative to The Grand Ball — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Grand Ball.

    There's a new girl in town! You live a mundane otaku life until one day, your new neighbor turns everything upside down. Experience a story filled with romance, comedy, and a touch of personal drama!

    2021IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kindred Spirits on the Roof — Steam game cover

    Kindred Spirits on the Roof

    Single-player alternative to The Grand Ball — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Grand Ball.

    During lunch one day, Toomi Yuna meets two "Kindred Spirits" on the roof of her school. When they insist she help them nurture young love, Yuna finds herself playing "yuri cupid" to six unique and adorable couples. Can she remain aloof or will the promise of a "yuritopia" reach her too?

    2016Adventure34.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tricolour Lovestory — Steam game cover

    Tricolour Lovestory

    Single-player alternative to The Grand Ball — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Grand Ball.

    Time flies and never comes back. But with an incredible 1-million-word script and 100+ original CGs, this game will take you back to when you were young, simple and pure. Go and get the love of your life back, start something new, or end everything in flame, that's for you to decide!

    2017IndieAdventureCasual0.59 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Corona Blossom Vol.1 Gift From the Galaxy — Steam game cover

    Corona Blossom Vol.1 Gift From the Galaxy

    Single-player alternative to The Grand Ball — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Grand Ball.

    Meet R-ne, a metallic organism from space in the form of a young girl. She’s taken in by Keiji and the people of Hanma town, but the maid uniform-clad, cat-eared space pirate Lily and her crew are looking to sell the valuable metal that’s R-ne. Caught up in the turmoil, can she make it back home?

    2016AdventureCasual4.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    One Last Chance — Steam game cover

    One Last Chance

    Single-player alternative to The Grand Ball — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Grand Ball.

    Do you remember that high school crush you never confessed your love to? Do you ever wonder what could have been if things had gone different back then? This short Visual Novel/Dating Sim explores those questions that we constantly ask ourselves.

    2016IndieSimulationCasual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →