Single-player games like ISLAND
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to ISLAND, 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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ChronoClock
Single-player alternative to ISLAND — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with ISLAND.
Next in line to manage a multi-million dollar corporation is our protagonist, Rei Sawatari. He inherited one very important heirloom from his late grandfather: a single pocket watch that grants him a mysterious power— The power to go five minutes back in time.
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STEINS;GATE
Single-player alternative to ISLAND — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with ISLAND.
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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STEINS;GATE 0
Single-player alternative to ISLAND — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with ISLAND.
If you can't save the one you love… How can you save humanity? Sequel to the visual novel cult classic. Experience an alternate worldline of STEINS;GATE.
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ATRI -My Dear Moments-
Single-player alternative to ISLAND — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with ISLAND.
"As the world sank, I found you." In the near future, a sudden and unexplained sea rise has left much of human civilization underwater. In a little town slowly being enveloped by the ocean, an unforgettable summer is about to begin for a boy and a mysterious robot girl...
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WAGAMAMA HIGH SPEC
Single-player alternative to ISLAND — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with ISLAND.
Narumi Kouki, our hapless protagonist, writes a risque romcom for a weekly manga magazine. Due to its content, he's kept it a secret from everyone except the two closest to him: Mihiro and Toa.
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9-nine-:Episode 1
Single-player alternative to ISLAND — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with ISLAND.
Help Miyako and Kakeru track down a superpowered serial killer before they strike again.
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Summer Pockets
Single-player alternative to ISLAND — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with ISLAND.
From the creators of Angel Beats! and CLANNAD, Key, comes their latest emotional, award-winning journey. Follow protagonist Takahara Hairi as he travels to the secluded island Torishirojima, where he rediscovers what it means to enjoy summer vacation.
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The Fruit of Grisaia
Single-player alternative to ISLAND — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with ISLAND.
SIX FRUITS BARE THEIR FANGS AT THE WORLD. --The academy was their orchard. In this place of learning, protected by high walls from the outside world, there arrived a single young man who'd lost his purpose in life. He'd lost sight of what he wanted to protect.
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GINKA
Single-player alternative to ISLAND — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with ISLAND.
"Return to that summer with you..." Ryusei returns to the small island of his younger years, where time flows by gently, to spend a fairy-tale summer vacation with his childhood friend who was spirited away.
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Revue Starlight El Dorado
Single-player alternative to ISLAND — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with ISLAND.
The first console game of the stage-themed multi-media franchise "Revue Starlight" is on its way!
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KANADE
Single-player alternative to ISLAND — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with ISLAND.
A visual novel about becoming lovers with Kanade—a half-human, half-alien girl. Enjoy a tender relationship with Kanade and witness how love blossoms into a song that saves the world.
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Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.1
Single-player alternative to ISLAND — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with ISLAND.
"Grisaia: Phantom Trigger" is a visual novel, specifically a kinetic novel (without branching routes). Returning character artist Akio Watanabe and writer Ryuta Fujisaki bring you the latest installment in the acclaimed Grisaia series.
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The Leisure of Grisaia
Single-player alternative to ISLAND — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with ISLAND.
This side story to "The Fruit of Grisaia" is a character-driven visual novel featuring some of the same characters. This time, it's Michiru who takes the lead role in this slapstick comedy. A laugh-out-loud side story detailing the Mihama girls' school hijinks.
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Corona Blossom Vol.1 Gift From the Galaxy
Single-player alternative to ISLAND — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with ISLAND.
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?