Single-player games like A Sceptic's Guide to Magic
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to A Sceptic's Guide to Magic, 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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The Deed II
Single-player alternative to A Sceptic's Guide to Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Sceptic's Guide to Magic.
Can you commit the perfect murder? Outside a brothel in 1930s Paris, a man recognises one of the orderlies who had cruelly abused him while he was in a mental asylum. Some deeds cannot be forgiven ...
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The Deed
Single-player alternative to A Sceptic's Guide to Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with A Sceptic's Guide to Magic.
A keenly dark twist on the traditional murder mystery setting, The Deed is an Adventure/RPG game about getting away with murder. Arran Bruce, the rightful heir to Dunshiel House, returns home to settle a score with his estranged family.
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The Deed: Dynasty
Single-player alternative to A Sceptic's Guide to Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Sceptic's Guide to Magic.
Getting away with murder has never been easy. These three members of a proud and noble family are separated by five centuries, but have in common a vengeful and murderous intent. Plans must be formed, blood must be spilled and evidence must be planted ...
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Meat Grinder: Hotdog Simulator
Single-player alternative to A Sceptic's Guide to Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with A Sceptic's Guide to Magic.
You’ve opened your own hot dog shop. Prepare, cook, and serve sausages to your customers. But if you run out of stock… you’ll have to get creative. Discover the town’s dark secrets and decide how far you are willing to go to keep your shop running.
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Charon's Staircase
Single-player alternative to A Sceptic's Guide to Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Sceptic's Guide to Magic.
In this first-person horror mystery game, you set out to bury the horrible past of a tyrannical government. Retrieve and destroy the documents that unravel the secrets that lie beneath Oack Grove. Will you discover the terrifying truth and find your way out?
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Roman's Christmas / 罗曼圣诞探案集
Single-player alternative to A Sceptic's Guide to Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Sceptic's Guide to Magic.
Roman, the wolf detective plans to spend his Christmas vacation in his favorite tavern, but murder cases happened in the tavern put him to work again.
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夜弦之音 - Echoes of Nocturnal Chords
Single-player alternative to A Sceptic's Guide to Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Sceptic's Guide to Magic.
On a rainy night, Xiaoyin disappears searching for the legendary “Miracle Grass.” Yixuan follows clues into a trap-filled cave where bodies, monsters, lies, and warmth intertwine. Multiple endings guide you through fairy tale and reality, revealing a fate woven from hope and loss.
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Raging Loop
Single-player alternative to A Sceptic's Guide to Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Sceptic's Guide to Magic.
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
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Space Pilgrim Episode I: Alpha Centauri
Single-player alternative to A Sceptic's Guide to Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Sceptic's Guide to Magic.
Captain Gail Pilgrim has been flying starships since she was a kid, ferrying passengers between planets and space stations across the galaxy. She has no reason to expect that this latest trip to Alpha Centauri will be anything special, even if her passengers are a little more diverse than usual....
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Space Pilgrim Episode II: Epsilon Indi
Single-player alternative to A Sceptic's Guide to Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Sceptic's Guide to Magic.
One year after the events of Episode I, Captain Pilgrim is once again carrying a shipload of passengers between star systems. This time her guests include a mysterious priestess, a wayward youth and a robotics genius.
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Space Pilgrim Episode IV: Sol
Single-player alternative to A Sceptic's Guide to Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Sceptic's Guide to Magic.
Locked away in the most secure prison in the galaxy, with little hope of escape, Gail Pilgrim faces the most difficult ordeals of her life. Her only hope lies in trusting those who she has come to regard as her friends.
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Space Pilgrim Episode III: Delta Pavonis
Single-player alternative to A Sceptic's Guide to Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Sceptic's Guide to Magic.
Still reeling from the life-changing events of the previous episode, Gail seeks out a safe haven with her father in the Delta Pavonis system. However, she soon learns that the politics of Planet Leto can be as treacherous and unpredictable as the local weather.
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Gladiator Trainer
Single-player alternative to A Sceptic's Guide to Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Sceptic's Guide to Magic.
Rise through the ranks and lead your band of Gladiators to glory. Can you build the ultimate fighting force and a kingdom to rule all! Be careful who you trust. Becoming a Gladiator Trainer isn't easy.
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Crown Champion: Legends of the Arena
Single-player alternative to A Sceptic's Guide to Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Sceptic's Guide to Magic.
"Crown Champion: Legends of the Arena" is a fantasy RPG/Management simulator set in the ruthless world of gladiatorial combat. Develop your academy and train your fighters. Increase your power and influence in the realm. Reap the rewards of your labours.