Single-player games like Murder by Numbers
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Murder by Numbers, 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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Paradise Killer
Single-player alternative to Murder by Numbers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder by Numbers.
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
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Her Story
Single-player alternative to Murder by Numbers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder by Numbers.
A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.
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Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
Single-player alternative to Murder by Numbers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Murder by Numbers.
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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Expelled!
Single-player alternative to Murder by Numbers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder by Numbers.
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
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Detective Grimoire
Single-player alternative to Murder by Numbers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder by Numbers.
Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!
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The Silver Case
Single-player alternative to Murder by Numbers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Murder by Numbers.
The Silver Case – the debut title from world-renowned developer SUDA51 has been fully remastered and localized to English for the first time ever!
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Trials of Innocence
Single-player alternative to Murder by Numbers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder by Numbers.
Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.
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Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
Single-player alternative to Murder by Numbers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder by Numbers.
A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.
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Pixel Puzzles Ultimate Jigsaw Puzzles
Single-player alternative to Murder by Numbers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Murder by Numbers.
The Number 1 Jigsaw Puzzle Game.
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Single-player alternative to Murder by Numbers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Murder by Numbers.
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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Picross Fairytale - nonogram: Red Riding Hood secret
Single-player alternative to Murder by Numbers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder by Numbers.
200 biggest nonograms! Discover the magical world of Red Riding Hood!
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Hatoful Boyfriend
Single-player alternative to Murder by Numbers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Murder by Numbers.
Congratulations! You’ve been accepted as the only human student at the prestigious St. PigeoNation’s Institute, a school for talented birds! Roam the halls and find love in between classes as a sophomore student at the world’s greatest pigeon high school.
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Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star
Single-player alternative to Murder by Numbers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder by Numbers.
The loveable birds of Hatoful Boyfriend are back in the remastered holiday-themed sequel Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star!
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Foul Play
Single-player alternative to Murder by Numbers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder by Numbers.
Play as the daemon-hunter Baron Dashforth in a side-scrolling co-op brawler set entirely on the grand spectacle of a theatre stage that rewards performance over pummeling. Perform shattering takedowns and reversals!
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Who's That Flying?!
Single-player alternative to Murder by Numbers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Murder by Numbers.
As the mysterious and powerful "Guardian of Earth" your steely eye and HYPER-POWERED LASER ARM have kept the citizens of Earth safe for generations.
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Fable Fortune
Single-player alternative to Murder by Numbers — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A collectible card game that combines the iconic world and characters of the Fable series with fast-paced tactical gameplay. Choose between Good and Evil to alter your special abilities and even the cards in your deck. Compete in leagues and events, or take on a boss with a friend in co-operative mode.