Single-player games like Jisei
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Jisei, 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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CORPSE FACTORY
Single-player alternative to Jisei — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Jisei.
Discard your sense of morality and enter the world of CORPSE FACTORY. An obscure website allows users to request a death. Victims supposedly receive a photograph of their own corpse before they are killed! With English voice acting by an all-star cast.
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Tokyo Dark
Single-player alternative to Jisei — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Jisei.
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
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ENIGMA:
Single-player alternative to Jisei — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Jisei.
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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Evan's Remains
Single-player alternative to Jisei — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Jisei.
Years after a boy genius named Evan disappears, a bizarre letter arrives. Evan wants a girl named Dysis to come find him. As Dysis, you’ll need to solve an intricate series of puzzles to unravel the entire mystery—and bring Evan home.
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OPUS: Echo of Starsong - Full Bloom Edition
Single-player alternative to Jisei — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Jisei.
Echo of Starsong is a visual novel style adventure game. Eda, a girl who can hear mysterious sound waves known as starsong, crosses paths with a young man in search of their source. Together, they venture out to the heart of space to unravel an ancient myth.
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Analogue: A Hate Story
Single-player alternative to Jisei — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Jisei.
A dark visual mystery novel featuring transhumanism, traditional marriage, loneliness, and cosplay. Two pursuable characters. Five endings. Welcome to the future.
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Return to Shironagasu Island
Single-player alternative to Jisei — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Jisei.
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!
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Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.4 Himatsubushi
Single-player alternative to Jisei — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Jisei.
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
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Backstage Pass
Single-player alternative to Jisei — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Jisei.
A visual novel/sim game about life, love, and working in the entertainment industry. Play as makeup artist Sian Goodin as she navigates the world of showbiz. Make friends, forge business relationships, and maybe even find romance!
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Kansei
Single-player alternative to Jisei — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Jisei.
A murder mystery visual novel. Use your psychic powers to uncover secrets and hunt down a murderer.
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Yousei
Single-player alternative to Jisei — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Jisei.
A murder mystery visual novel. Dig into your history as you chase down a murderer.