Single-player games like The Poisoner
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to The Poisoner, 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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L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files
Single-player alternative to The Poisoner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Poisoner.
L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files places you directly in the shoes of Detective Cole Phelps as you solve brutal crimes, plots and conspiracies inspired by real cases from 1947 Los Angeles, one of the most corrupt and violent times in L.A. history.
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Shadows of Truth VR
Single-player alternative to The Poisoner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Poisoner.
As a detective you need to find clues and plotted them in your mind and got close to the answers, but things took different turn someone is chasing you in your nightmares and it keeps coming! Back in reality someone else is also trying to reach to John. You need to escape and get to the answers!
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The Journey Down: Chapter Two
Single-player alternative to The Poisoner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Poisoner.
Chapter Two of The Journey Down, a classic point-and-click saga with an Afro-Caribbean vibe. Get ready to embark on an epic journey of brain-teasing adventure!
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NightClub Simulator
Single-player alternative to The Poisoner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Early Access with The Poisoner.
Step into the wild world of Nightclub Simulator VR! Experience an exclusive party where you can dance, mingle, fight, or flirt your way through a chaotic nightclub scene. Interact with lifelike NPCs, build relationships, cause a little mayhem, or just enjoy the music. Your night, your rules.
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Blues and Bullets
Single-player alternative to The Poisoner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Poisoner.
Blues and Bullets is a dark and violent crime thriller. Set in an alternative Eliot Ness & Al Capone story, Blues and Bullets blends a stunning script with detective work to deliver an amazing interactive experience.
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The Slaughter: Act One
Single-player alternative to The Poisoner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Poisoner.
The Slaughter is a noir point-and-click adventure set in Victorian London, laced with adult themes and dark humour. Follow the trail of a killer through atmospheric London locations and surreal dream worlds, meeting a cast of interesting, insane and eccentrically British characters along the way.
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The Detail
Single-player alternative to The Poisoner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Poisoner.
The Detail, a crime noir adventure in a modern American city. This is a city where cases matter, clearance rates matter, and on a good day even justice matters.
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Murdered: Soul Suspect
Single-player alternative to The Poisoner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Poisoner.
MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT™ takes players into a whole new realm of mystery where the case is personal and the clues just out of reach, challenging gamers to solve the hardest case of all… their own murder.
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The Poisoner (Prelude)
Single-player alternative to The Poisoner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Poisoner.
Immerse yourself in a dark atmospheric thriller. You are a police detective on the trail of a dangerous criminal. You must solve a challenging logic puzzle to escape from the basement before it’s too late.
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Wave Circles: Rhythm Dance Music
Single-player alternative to The Poisoner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Early Access with The Poisoner.
Submerge yourself into a flowing combination of music beats, visual effects, and challenges in Wave Circles’ unparallel gameplay. Challenge friends in a virtual rhythmic dance-off or share your own vibes.
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Mace and Grace: action fight blood fitness arcade
Single-player alternative to The Poisoner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Poisoner.
Protect your Grace and Kingdom. Have a blast dodging bombs and smashing enemy knights. Seize the day and go for another round. Play the most furious Medieval arcade ever!