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Single-player games like STEINS;GATE 0

Below are 19 single-player Steam games similar to STEINS;GATE 0, 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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    STEINS;GATE — Steam game cover

    STEINS;GATE

    Single-player alternative to STEINS;GATE 0 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE 0.

    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.

    2016Adventure8.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT — Steam game cover

    STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT

    Single-player alternative to STEINS;GATE 0 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE 0.

    STEINS;GATE returns! Rebooted for the modern era! Featuring fully updated visuals, UI, and an all-new story that breathes new life into the streets of Akihabara.

    2026AdventureCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    STEINS;GATE ELITE — Steam game cover

    STEINS;GATE ELITE

    Single-player alternative to STEINS;GATE 0 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE 0.

    STEINS;GATE ELITE follows a rag-tag band of tech-savvy young students who discover the means of changing the past via e-mail using a modified microwave.

    2019AdventureDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The VII Enigma — Steam game cover

    The VII Enigma

    Single-player alternative to STEINS;GATE 0 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE 0.

    Fate, love, death... Can the enigma be solved? 『The VII Enigma』is a character-driven sci-fi mystery visual novel. Set in a shadowy world of dystopian conspiracy, you must defy the fabric of reality, navigating the desperate path to the 'true end' against the tyranny of time itself.

    2022Adventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    IIT Quest — Steam game cover

    IIT Quest

    Single-player alternative to STEINS;GATE 0 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE 0.

    Is it okay to kill 6 billion people to avenge the deaths of 2 billion? In this epic sci-fi visual novel, make tough choices to solve "impossible" problems, unlock branching paths and achieve multiple endings.

    2027IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Unquiet Grey — Steam game cover

    Unquiet Grey

    Single-player alternative to STEINS;GATE 0 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE 0.

    You can't save him... but what if you could meet him again? Unquiet Grey is a heartbreaking timeloop visual novel about a troubled young woman and the kind-hearted musician she loves through countless lifetimes.

    2026AdventureFree To PlayFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Date Warp — Steam game cover

    Date Warp

    Single-player alternative to STEINS;GATE 0 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE 0.

    Five days ago, Janet left her dorm to go on a date - and never came back. Was she kidnapped? Murdered? The truth may be even stranger. Solve puzzles to connect together pieces of the story in a science-fiction adventure with eleven possible endings!

    2014IndieAdventure2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ISLAND — Steam game cover

    ISLAND

    Single-player alternative to STEINS;GATE 0 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE 0.

    Sanzenkai Setsuna awakens on the shore of isolated island Urashima with no memories of his past. Befriending three local girls, Rinne, Karen, and Sara, Setsuna's quest to discover the secrets of Urashima and how they tie into his own past - and future - begins.

    2018AdventureCasual21.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Madoka Magica Magia Exedra — Steam game cover

    Madoka Magica Magia Exedra

    Single-player alternative to STEINS;GATE 0 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Characters from the hit anime series "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" come together! Featuring an all-new story setting and characters from the original ideas of Gekidan Inu Curry (Doroinu), experience the action alongside Magical Girl memories in this battle RPG!

    2025RPGFree To PlayFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    STEINS;GATE: My Darling's Embrace — Steam game cover

    STEINS;GATE: My Darling's Embrace

    Single-player alternative to STEINS;GATE 0 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE 0.

    Fall in love with the lab members all over again in this sweet and slapstick romantic comedy!

    2019Adventure5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Like a Dragon: Ishin! — Steam game cover

    Like a Dragon: Ishin!

    Single-player alternative to STEINS;GATE 0 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE 0.

    Don the clothes and weaponry of the elite to become the samurai of legend, Sakamoto Ryoma. Draw your blade and join the revolution in this heated historical adventure.

    2023ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Yakuza 0 — Steam game cover

    Yakuza 0

    Single-player alternative to STEINS;GATE 0 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE 0.

    SEGA’s legendary Japanese series finally comes to PC. Fight like hell through Tokyo and Osaka as junior yakuza Kiryu and Majima. Take a front row seat to 1980s life in Japan in an experience unlike anything else in video gaming, with uncapped framerates and 4K resolutions. A legend is born.

    2018ActionAdventureRPGDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    CHAOS;HEAD NOAH — Steam game cover

    CHAOS;HEAD NOAH

    Single-player alternative to STEINS;GATE 0 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE 0.

    CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!

    2022Adventure12.49 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Promised Land — Steam game cover

    The Promised Land

    Single-player alternative to STEINS;GATE 0 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE 0.

    The Promised Land, a brave new world , the hole nation – all this lies in your hands! Become a true leader, a chosen one, a father of nation! Guide your colony to the victory of the modern superpower! We collected all the best that is in games of this genre, arched by exciting mini-games and carefully turned it into the deep and...

    2014StrategyAdventureCasual1.74 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Higurashi When They Cry Hou+ — Steam game cover

    Higurashi When They Cry Hou+

    Single-player alternative to STEINS;GATE 0 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE 0.

    The tragedy of Hinamizawa is over. Those held captive within its grip are free from the fate that bound them to June 1983. Yet the tale of Hinamizawa is not truly complete. There are many worlds not yet explored.

    2023IndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    CHAOS;CHILD — Steam game cover

    CHAOS;CHILD

    Single-player alternative to STEINS;GATE 0 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE 0.

    From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.

    2019Adventure12.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Classic — Steam game cover

    Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Classic

    Single-player alternative to STEINS;GATE 0 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds! Enjoy fast and frantic arcade-style beat 'em up gameplay with cute characters. Beat up hordes of weird enemies with awesome special attacks. Local co-op and PVP supported for up to 4 players!

    2015Action14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    STEINS;GATE: Linear Bounded Phenogram — Steam game cover

    STEINS;GATE: Linear Bounded Phenogram

    Single-player alternative to STEINS;GATE 0 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE 0.

    A story for every lab member. Discover a new side of each STEINS;GATE character and get a glimpse of their inner thoughts through 10 new stories.

    2019AdventureDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Memories Off -Innocent Fille- — Steam game cover

    Memories Off -Innocent Fille-

    Single-player alternative to STEINS;GATE 0 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE 0.

    「メモリーズオフ」シリーズ史上最もライトで最もシリアスな二面性のあるシナリオが、切なくて儚い、ただ一つの想いを選ぶ“二者択一の恋物語”(オルタナティブ・ラヴストーリー)へとプレイヤーを誘います。

    2020Adventure7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →