Single-player games like L.A. Noire
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to L.A. Noire, 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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Mafia II (Classic)
Single-player alternative to L.A. Noire — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Vito Scaletta has started to make a name for himself on the streets of Empire Bay as someone who can be trusted to get a job done. Together with his buddy Joe, he is working to prove himself to the Mafia, quickly escalating up the family ladder with crimes of larger reward, status and consequence… the life as a wise guy isn’t quite as...
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Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Single-player alternative to L.A. Noire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with L.A. Noire.
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
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The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
Single-player alternative to L.A. Noire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with L.A. Noire.
Become the greatest detective of all time in The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, a twisting, turning investigation game set in a faithfully-reproduced London of 1898. As Sherlock Holmes, you must find clues, interrogate suspects and unveil a mystery in a story full of twists!
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Murdered: Soul Suspect
Single-player alternative to L.A. Noire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with L.A. Noire.
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 Wolf Among Us
Single-player alternative to L.A. Noire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with L.A. Noire.
From the makers of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead, comes a thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic books. As Bigby Wolf you will discover that a brutal, bloody murder is just a taste of things to come in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences.
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Max Payne 3
Single-player alternative to L.A. Noire — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
No longer a New York City cop, Max Payne moves to São Paulo to protect a wealthy family in an effort to finally escape his troubled past. This complete edition of Max Payne 3 includes the complete original game and all previously released downloadable content.
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Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
Single-player alternative to L.A. Noire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with L.A. Noire.
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
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Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
Single-player alternative to L.A. Noire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with L.A. Noire.
A wild tale of conspiracy, loss, friendship, and... chickens?! Two rooster detectives are about to venture into the insect underworld to uncover a worldwide conspiracy, while also battling their inherent demons in this animal noir adventure satire.
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Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis
Single-player alternative to L.A. Noire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with L.A. Noire.
This new Sherlock Holmes game sends us to 19th Century London where Arséne Lupin, a young French burglar with an impressive track record, has just challenged Scotland Yard and the most famous of detectives - Sherlock Holmes.
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Nobody Wants to Die
Single-player alternative to L.A. Noire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with L.A. Noire.
Lose yourself in the dystopian world of New York, 2329; immortality comes at a price that someone has to pay. In this interactive noir story, lead the investigation using advanced technology, as Detective James Karra who risks it all in pursuit of a serial killer targeting the city’s elite.
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Return of the Obra Dinn
Single-player alternative to L.A. Noire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with L.A. Noire.
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
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Mafia
Single-player alternative to L.A. Noire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with L.A. Noire.
It’s 1930. After an inadvertent brush with the mafia, cabdriver Tommy Angelo is reluctantly thrust into the world of organized crime. Initially, he is uneasy about falling in with the Salieri family, but soon the rewards become too big to ignore.
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The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
Single-player alternative to L.A. Noire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with L.A. Noire.
Immerse yourself in a dramatic yet charming and witty world of evidence-gathering, deduction and courtroom battles with this double-pack of the adventures of rookie lawyer Ryunosuke.
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Shadows of Doubt
Single-player alternative to L.A. Noire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with L.A. Noire.
Take on the role of a private investigator in this immersive detective simulator. Solve murders and other crimes in a procedurally generated and persistent city where every NPC lives and breathes their own independent lives. Find the killer quickly… or they will kill again!
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Tales from the Borderlands
Single-player alternative to L.A. Noire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with L.A. Noire.
Tales from the Borderlands is a five-part episodic game set on the unforgiving world of Pandora between the events of Borderlands 2 and Borderlands 3. This is a story full of Borderlands' trademark humor, following two adventurers on their quest for greatness.
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Red Dead Redemption
Single-player alternative to L.A. Noire — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Experience the story of former outlaw John Marston as he tracks down the last remaining members of the notorious Van der Linde Gang in the PC debut of the critically acclaimed predecessor to Red Dead Redemption 2.