Single-player games like Return of the Phantom
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Return of the Phantom, 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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Blood On The Thames
Single-player alternative to Return of the Phantom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Return of the Phantom.
A murder mystery puzzle game with visual novel elements in a Gothic, Lovecraftian world. Collect clues, solve puzzles, interrogate suspects, and uncover the mystery surrounding the death of Mini’s husband.
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Expelled!
Single-player alternative to Return of the Phantom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Return of the Phantom.
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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Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper
Single-player alternative to Return of the Phantom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Return of the Phantom.
Recognized as one of the best licenses in gaming and lauded by the press, Sherlock Holmes is back with an investigation that is sure to be the most horrifying of the series. The famous detective stands against the most dangerous serial killer England has ever known - Jack the Ripper.
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Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
Single-player alternative to Return of the Phantom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Return of the Phantom.
The classic multi-award winning adventure "Broken Sword - the Shadow of the Templars" returns with glorious 4K visuals and iconic remastered audio, pitching intrepid tourist George Stobbart and fearless journalist Nico Collard into a journey of perilous adventures and ancient conspiracies.
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Night Book
Single-player alternative to Return of the Phantom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Return of the Phantom.
Tricked into reading an ancient book, Loralyn summons a demon into her home. Night Book is an interactive occult thriller movie, created in lockdown, from the publishers of The Complex, Five Dates and Maid of Sker.
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Still Life
Single-player alternative to Return of the Phantom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Return of the Phantom.
Still Life 2 also now available!
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Post Mortem
Single-player alternative to Return of the Phantom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Return of the Phantom.
After returning to the quiet streets of Paris to pursue a life of painting, Gus Macpherson could not escape his true art…
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Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders
Single-player alternative to Return of the Phantom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Return of the Phantom.
A thrilling point-and-click adventure game where you play as Di Renjie, ancient China's most famous and gifted investigator, as he tracks a serial killer in the heart of the Tang Dynasty's capital city.
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Darklands
Single-player alternative to Return of the Phantom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Return of the Phantom.
Deep in the twilight of the Black Forest, you and your companions crouch before the robber-knight's tower. Hans, the alchemist, places his mysterious potion by the door. Ebhard the friar implores Saint Dunstan to bless your weapons and armor. And you and Gretchen grip naked long swords, praying your plate mail won't squeak.
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Dragonsphere
Single-player alternative to Return of the Phantom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Return of the Phantom.
Newly-crowned King of Callahach! It's been twenty years since your father saved the world by entrapping the evil Sorcerer Sanwe. Now the spell is waning. Sanwe's malevolent force will soon consume the land, and only you can stop him!
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M1 Tank Platoon
Single-player alternative to Return of the Phantom — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
US Tank Platoons have four M1s. Four soldiers operate each. That's four tanks, sixteen men. And you control the whole shooting match.
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Lightspeed
Single-player alternative to Return of the Phantom — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
You're the only human in a huge, robotic space ship, flying at incredible speeds through deep space. Your mission: find and settle a new planet where humanity can thrive. Combat is inevitable, but you'll need more than flying skills to succeed.