Single-player games like My Burning Heart
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to My Burning Heart, 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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Synthetic Lover
Single-player alternative to My Burning Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with My Burning Heart.
In the future a biot working as a companion and without free will, encounters a device that makes him feel human. Self-discovery, hardships, and romance may follow. A BL/Yaoi visual novel.
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Alpha Hole Prison - A Yaoi, Gay, Bara Visual Novel
Single-player alternative to My Burning Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with My Burning Heart.
A Gay Prison Visual Novel Dating Sim! Earthling Miguel Santos has been sentenced to life at Alpha Hole, a notorious space prison. His survival depends on using his charms to convince a powerful ally to protect him. A gigantic seven route hardcore gay dating sim loaded with animated scenes!
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The Divine Speaker
Single-player alternative to My Burning Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with My Burning Heart.
A story-rich tale of breaking the bonds of fate... and meeting some cute guys along the way!
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Full Service
Single-player alternative to My Burning Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with My Burning Heart.
Play as a workaholic young adult who finds romance in an unexpected place, an all-male massage parlor.
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Beyond Eden
Single-player alternative to My Burning Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with My Burning Heart.
Beyond Eden is a Boy's love visual novel set in the Victorian era, centering on the themes of love-hate and revenge. As protagonist Alex, the player may proceed to destroy an aristocratic family while pursuing complex relationships with 6 different male characters. Does the fall await beyond Eden?
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The Symbiant
Single-player alternative to My Burning Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with My Burning Heart.
The Symbiant is a BL / Yaoi / Gay visual novel about two men, both from vastly different worlds, embracing their sexuality and their newfound romance. It is also a tale of interstellar friendship and being gay in space!
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sweet pool
Single-player alternative to My Burning Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
As madness and horror devour his world, can Youji find hope amid the nightmare? Experience a bond deeper and darker than love in this unforgettable visual novel.
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DRAMAtical Murder
Single-player alternative to My Burning Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Aoba's vibrant cyberpunk world is one of contrasts: high-tech virtual reality battles versus street gang turf wars, ultra-exclusive luxury resorts and tiny junk shops. The choices you make will shape the path of Aoba's journey into the dark secrets lurking beneath the glossy sheen of the city.
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Chasing the Stars
Single-player alternative to My Burning Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with My Burning Heart.
Chasing the Stars is a steampunk-ish multichoice BL Visual Novel. Tirs is a workaholic, determined young man with a dream: going to space. Will he achieve his goal while dealing with college life, the academic research community and its begrudged, and his awful love life?
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Night and Day
Single-player alternative to My Burning Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with My Burning Heart.
Night and Day is a BL dating sim Visual Novel about art, coming of age and jazz music.
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Lurkers
Single-player alternative to My Burning Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with My Burning Heart.
Chasing Jack the Ripper! A BL/ Yaoi Visual Novel
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Exes Assault!!
Single-player alternative to My Burning Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with My Burning Heart.
A BL Bara Romantic Comedy Visual Novel
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Jolly Roger
Single-player alternative to My Burning Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with My Burning Heart.
A short BL Visual Novel about romance and pirates.