Single-player games like 9-nine-:Episode 1
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to 9-nine-:Episode 1, 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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9-nine-:Episode 2
Single-player alternative to 9-nine-:Episode 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with 9-nine-:Episode 1.
It's Sora and Kakeru's time to shine when the action heats up in 9-nine-: Episode 2. Can they take down the murderer before it's too late for them both?
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Kinkoi: Golden Loveriche
Single-player alternative to 9-nine-:Episode 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with 9-nine-:Episode 1.
Kinkoi: Golden Loveriche is a Japanese-style visual novel produced by Saga Planets, a Japanese developer of romance VNs. The game won numerous awards in the year of its release in Japan for its art, music, characters, and story.
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Random Chat
Single-player alternative to 9-nine-:Episode 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with 9-nine-:Episode 1.
Based on the weekly Naver Webtoon 'Random Chat,' this new visual novel breathes life into the story by re-forming it into a love simulation game!
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Gaokao.Love.100Days
Single-player alternative to 9-nine-:Episode 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with 9-nine-:Episode 1.
Getting a girl-friend before National College Entrance Exam, I know it's crazy, but from today, we will face everything together.
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KARAKARA
Single-player alternative to 9-nine-:Episode 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with 9-nine-:Episode 1.
KARAKARA. It is the sound of aridity. It is the sound of dry asphalt and sandy winds. It is the sound of relentless sunshine, as well as the sound of a withering race.
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DATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation
Single-player alternative to 9-nine-:Episode 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with 9-nine-:Episode 1.
Show the Spirits the power of love and save the world in this romantic visual novel!
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月影魅像-解放之羽-
Single-player alternative to 9-nine-:Episode 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with 9-nine-:Episode 1.
《月影魅像-解放之羽-》是由日本美少女游戏品牌Applique制作的一款悬疑传奇题材作品。本作由小田原箱根负责作画、桐月编写剧本、鹰石忍制作音乐。讲述了一个层层剥茧，需要完成十几种不同结局才能最终了解全貌的精彩故事。本作曾荣获萌系游戏大赏2017年度话题金奖。
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Maitetsu:Last Run!!
Single-player alternative to 9-nine-:Episode 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with 9-nine-:Episode 1.
《爱上火车-Last Run!!-》是日本美少女游戏知名品牌Lose所制作的E-mote视觉小说。本作为本篇故事的二次强化版与各路线后日谈及续集的合集，拥有相当于两部作品的内容，字数高达200万字。本作由Cura担当原画与人物设计，进行豹负责剧本，并由tO(と)主导演出效果。中日文版同步在日本与海外进行发售。
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9-nine-:Episode 4
Single-player alternative to 9-nine-:Episode 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with 9-nine-:Episode 1.
Kakeru and his friends uncover the identity of the mastermind behind the incidents in Shiromitsugawa as the story shifts to focus on Noa Yuuki, a girl with a strong sense of justice. What secrets will they uncover about the Artifacts and the bonds that ties them all together?
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9-nine-:Episode 3
Single-player alternative to 9-nine-:Episode 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with 9-nine-:Episode 1.
9-nine-: Episode 3 is the latest chapter in this series of supernatural mystery visual novels with the focus now shifted towards a new heroine, Haruka Kosaka.
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9-nine-:NewEpisode
Single-player alternative to 9-nine-:Episode 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with 9-nine-:Episode 1.
Enjoy short after stories for the heroines of the 9-nine- series in 9-nine-:NewEpisode!
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Mashiroiro Symphony HD -Sana Edition-
Single-player alternative to 9-nine-:Episode 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A one-route standalone expansion for the fan-favorite visual novel Mashiroiro Symphony. The main character's classmate Sana finally takes the spotlight with a new story and new CGs by artist Tsubasu Izumi!
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Mashiroiro Symphony HD -Love is Pure White-
Single-player alternative to 9-nine-:Episode 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A winter-themed romcom visual novel with four main heroines and one mysterious cat-like creature! In a town where tradition and modernity meet, protagonist Shingo Uryu's whole life changes when he begins attending the prestigious Yuihime Girls Private Academy...
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Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms
Single-player alternative to 9-nine-:Episode 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with 9-nine-:Episode 1.
A girl who cannot fall in love. A boy who has no interest in love. If they were to fall in love with each other, how would the world change? From Palette, developers of "Mashiro Iro Symphony", comes the romantic school comedy, "Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms."