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Single-player games like Adventure Escape Mysteries

Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Adventure Escape Mysteries, 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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    Shroud of Gloom — Steam game cover

    Shroud of Gloom

    Single-player alternative to Adventure Escape Mysteries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Adventure Escape Mysteries.

    Shroud of Gloom is a point-and-click horror adventure. Investigate an old manor, gather items and clues to solve environmental puzzles and discover dark secrets. Can you uncover the mystery… and make it out alive?

    IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Post Mortem — Steam game cover

    Post Mortem

    Single-player alternative to Adventure Escape Mysteries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Adventure Escape Mysteries.

    After returning to the quiet streets of Paris to pursue a life of painting, Gus Macpherson could not escape his true art…

    2011Adventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Still Life — Steam game cover

    Still Life

    Single-player alternative to Adventure Escape Mysteries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Adventure Escape Mysteries.

    Still Life 2 also now available!

    2011Adventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Testament of Sherlock Holmes — Steam game cover

    The Testament of Sherlock Holmes

    Single-player alternative to Adventure Escape Mysteries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Adventure Escape Mysteries.

    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!

    2012Adventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cube Escape: Paradox — Steam game cover

    Cube Escape: Paradox

    Single-player alternative to Adventure Escape Mysteries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Adventure Escape Mysteries.

    The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.

    2018IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crime O'Clock — Steam game cover

    Crime O'Clock

    Single-player alternative to Adventure Escape Mysteries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Adventure Escape Mysteries.

    Crime O'Clock is a hidden objects investigation and time exploration game with a deep storyline. Investigate cases through time and evolving maps by unveiling a multi-eras linked story. Will you be observant enough to solve the mysteries? Crime waits for no man!

    2023IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Escape Memoirs: Mini Stories — Steam game cover

    Escape Memoirs: Mini Stories

    Single-player alternative to Adventure Escape Mysteries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Adventure Escape Mysteries.

    "Escape Memoirs: Mini Stories" is a series of co-operative escape-room style puzzle scenarios. Each one is sure to test your wits as you try to overcome the challenges that stand in the way of your escape.

    2022IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark — Steam game cover

    The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

    Single-player alternative to Adventure Escape Mysteries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Adventure Escape Mysteries.

    Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    STEINS;GATE — Steam game cover

    STEINS;GATE

    Single-player alternative to Adventure Escape Mysteries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Adventure Escape Mysteries.

    Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.

    2016Adventure8.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mirror — Steam game cover

    Mirror

    Single-player alternative to Adventure Escape Mysteries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Adventure Escape Mysteries.

    This is a game that combines match-3, GALGAME elements and beauties. If you want to learn more about those beauties, you need to best them first. How the story goes is choice-based so your choices will ultimately decide their fate.

    2018IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ScubaVenture: The Search for Pirate's Treasure — Steam game cover

    ScubaVenture: The Search for Pirate's Treasure

    Single-player alternative to Adventure Escape Mysteries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Adventure Escape Mysteries.

    Scour the wreckage of a pirate ship in this colorful 2D side scrolling underwater action adventure! Fight off all manner of sea creatures and rival divers with your harpoon gun and bombs as you gather treasure but beware of ghastly pirate ghosts seeking to reclaim what was once theirs!

    2021ActionAdventure6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pirate treasure — Steam game cover

    Pirate treasure

    Single-player alternative to Adventure Escape Mysteries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Adventure Escape Mysteries.

    Pirate Treasure - A logic puzzle game in which you have to hunt pirate treasures!

    2022IndieCasual10.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Echocalypse: The Scarlet Covenant — Steam game cover

    Echocalypse: The Scarlet Covenant

    Single-player alternative to Adventure Escape Mysteries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Free To Play with Adventure Escape Mysteries.

    Kemono Girl RPG has topped the free download list on App Store and Google Play in multiple countries or regions! Embark on a journey with 10 million players worldwide in a post-apocalyptic exploration, and stand alongside charming Kemono girls! Enjoy a time-saving and relaxing card battle!

    2024StrategyAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Covenant Tower — Steam game cover

    Covenant Tower

    Single-player alternative to Adventure Escape Mysteries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Adventure Escape Mysteries.

    The Covenant Tower is an incremental tower defense game where you build your tower higher during the day, defend it with archers and catapults at night, and prevent world-ending catastrophes by fulfilling an ancient prophecy. Strategic. Satisfying. Surprisingly addictive...

    2026IndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →