Single-player games like Paradise Killer
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Paradise Killer, 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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Murder by Numbers
Single-player alternative to Paradise Killer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paradise Killer.
Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!
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Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
Single-player alternative to Paradise Killer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Paradise Killer.
In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.
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Enigma of Fear
Single-player alternative to Paradise Killer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paradise Killer.
Become Mia, a paranormal detective searching for her missing father inside the Perimeter - a place that doesn't exist. Investigate clues like a real detective and unravel the mysteries behind the Enigma of Fear, defeating the terrible monsters who'll try to stop you.
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L.A. Noire
Single-player alternative to Paradise Killer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Paradise Killer.
In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.
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Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
Single-player alternative to Paradise Killer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Paradise Killer.
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
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The Operator
Single-player alternative to Paradise Killer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paradise Killer.
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
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The Case of the Golden Idol
Single-player alternative to Paradise Killer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paradise Killer.
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
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Chinatown Detective Agency
Single-player alternative to Paradise Killer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Paradise Killer.
Chinatown Detective Agency is a cybernoir point and click adventure blending stunning retro design with innovative mechanics. Play as Amira Darma, an ex-cop who has just opened her own detective agency. Choose your clients, travel around the world and solve dangerous cases using real world research.
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Return of the Obra Dinn
Single-player alternative to Paradise Killer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paradise Killer.
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
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Outer Wilds
Single-player alternative to Paradise Killer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Paradise Killer.
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
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IMMORTALITY
Single-player alternative to Paradise Killer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paradise Killer.
Marissa Marcel was a film star. She made three movies. But none of the movies were ever released. And Marissa Marcel disappeared. An interactive trilogy from Sam Barlow, creator of Her Story.
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Her Story
Single-player alternative to Paradise Killer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paradise Killer.
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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TUNIC
Single-player alternative to Paradise Killer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Paradise Killer.
Explore a land filled with lost legends, ancient powers, and ferocious monsters in TUNIC, an isometric action game about a small fox on a big adventure.
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Heaven's Vault
Single-player alternative to Paradise Killer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paradise Killer.
An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.
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The Forgotten City
Single-player alternative to Paradise Killer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paradise Killer.
The Forgotten City is a narrative-driven time loop adventure in ancient Rome. Discover the ruins of an ancient underground city, travel 2000 years into the past, and unravel the mystery of who destroyed it by cleverly exploiting the power to wind back time. The fate of the city is in your hands.
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Pentiment
Single-player alternative to Paradise Killer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Paradise Killer.
Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.
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Promise Mascot Agency
Single-player alternative to Paradise Killer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paradise Killer.
Explore a cursed Japanese town! Recruit mascot friends and come to the rescue when disaster strikes! Solve the mystery of your exile! Help a living finger work through her many anger issues! Turn Promise Mascot Agency into the best agency in Japan in this open-world narrative adventure!