Single-player games like Mutropolis
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Mutropolis, 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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Nine Noir Lives
Single-player alternative to Mutropolis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mutropolis.
Stretch your legs, clean your whiskers, and dive into Nine Noir Lives. Enjoy a "point-and-lick" comedy-noir adventure, full of humour, crazy characters, and intriguing locations. Solve challenging puzzles and answer the immortal question: how many things need to be licked to solve a murder in this town?
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Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit
Single-player alternative to Mutropolis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mutropolis.
Legends of the past come back to life in this charming point-and-click adventure. Pack your bags and journey with Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit through modern day Europe to uncover the conspiracy behind a cursed relic and the secrets of the King who was never crowned.
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Nelly Cootalot: Spoonbeaks Ahoy! HD
Single-player alternative to Mutropolis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mutropolis.
Nelly Cootalot is the stupidly named pirate adventurer with a heart of gold. Uncover corruption and wanton punning in this HD revival of a classic freeware adventure game.
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Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space
Single-player alternative to Mutropolis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mutropolis.
The Freelance Police are back on the crime beat in a newly remastered version of their second episodic season. Zombies will dance. Mariachis will sing. A giant battle robot will trash the streets. And when their friends’ lives are at stake, Sam & Max will risk their very souls to set things right.
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Sam & Max Save the World
Single-player alternative to Mutropolis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mutropolis.
An open-and-shut case of petty vandalism balloons into a far-flung mind-control conspiracy involving former child stars, the media, the mafia, the government, the internet, and the bright side of the moon. Telltale's episodic classic, lovingly remastered by members of the original development team.
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Unforeseen Incidents
Single-player alternative to Mutropolis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mutropolis.
Unforeseen Incidents is a classical style interactive mystery set in a beautifully hand-painted world. Join Harper Pendrell and experience a challenging investigation, smart dialog and a rich cast of characters in this thrilling new adventure game.
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Puzzle Agent
Single-player alternative to Mutropolis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Mutropolis.
Created with indie comic artist Graham Annable's unique narrative and visual sensibilities, delivered with the distinctive Telltale storytelling style, Puzzle Agent is sure to challenge, thrill and engage in more ways than you can shake a cryptogram at!
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The Darkside Detective
Single-player alternative to Mutropolis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mutropolis.
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.
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PRIM
Single-player alternative to Mutropolis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Mutropolis.
PRIM is a creepy-but-cute point’n’click adventure game full of dark humor. When her mother dies, Prim finds out she’s Death’s daughter and now has to live with her father. But the Grim Reaper has strict rules and when Prim breaks them, things take a fatal turn. Can you breathe life into her misery?
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Broken Age
Single-player alternative to Mutropolis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mutropolis.
A family friendly, hand-animated, puzzle-filled adventure game with an all-star cast, including Elijah Wood, Jack Black and Masasa Moyo. Funded by a record breaking crowdfunding campaign and designed by industry legend Tim Schafer, Broken Age is a timeless coming-of-age story.
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The Rising
Single-player alternative to Mutropolis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mutropolis.
Step into the paws of a hybrid dog. Hunt, track trails, learn the city's daily routines, spy on humans, scan old recordings and documents. Uncover the truth and report to the Great Worm. SURVIVE.