Single-player games like Master Magistrate
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Master Magistrate, 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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Nanairo Reincarnation
Single-player alternative to Master Magistrate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Master Magistrate.
Join spirit detective Kagami Makoto and his demon familiars as they hunt down the wandering ghosts disrupting the peace of his small town.
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Magical Girl Witch Trials
Single-player alternative to Master Magistrate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Master Magistrate.
Thirteen girls awaken, only to find themselves in a prison. What awaits them: a Witch Trial. Help them prepare for the trial by exploring the prison in order to find the witch hidden amongst them. Find the witch, learn what kind of magic she holds, dispel the lies, and prepare for the execution.
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Hello Lady! - Complete Edition
Single-player alternative to Master Magistrate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Master Magistrate.
It's the Dawn of a New Age- The 21st century has brought about its own slew of problems for society at large. Asa result, the most promising youths from around the world have been gathered and enrolled in Amakawa Noble Academy.
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Guilty Parade
Single-player alternative to Master Magistrate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Master Magistrate.
One war. Two sides of a military conflict. Which side will you choose if you take a look at the world from both sides of the conflict? Whom will you support and whom will you destroy if some are fighting for an uncertain future, while others are for a peaceful present?
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AI: The Somnium Files
Single-player alternative to Master Magistrate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Master Magistrate.
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Single-player alternative to Master Magistrate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Master Magistrate.
Become Phoenix Wright and experience the thrill of battle as you fight to save your innocent clients in a court of law. Play all 14 episodes, spanning the first three games, in one gorgeous collection.
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√Letter - Root Letter -
Single-player alternative to Master Magistrate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Master Magistrate.
When a letter is delivered 15 years late - you discover an old pen-friend was involved in a murder, before she disappeared. Travelling to her hometown, you must investigate the murder, using her past letters as clues to uncover the disturbing truth.
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Tokyo Dark
Single-player alternative to Master Magistrate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Master Magistrate.
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
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Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen
Single-player alternative to Master Magistrate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Master Magistrate.
The first game in the Utawarerumono trilogy of story-rich tactics RPGs. Into a world filled with verdant nature, populated by folk with fluffy ears and fuzzy tails, awakens Hakuowlo, a man of masked mien and missing memory.
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Baldr Sky
Single-player alternative to Master Magistrate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Master Magistrate.
Kou Kadokura, a cyber officer, seeks to uncover the truth behind the tragedy that ended his once peaceful life. A war looms, and the answers he’s looking for are locked away in him... So why can't he remember anything? Unravel the mysteries hidden in his lost memories through this fast-paced mech action game!