Single-player games like Crimepunk Detective
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Crimepunk Detective, 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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DEUS EX MACHINA: Episode 1
Single-player alternative to Crimepunk Detective — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Crimepunk Detective.
Deus ex Machina is a VR room escape game where you solve puzzles in the lab of a crazy scientist. Become a member of DEM ( Deus Ex Machina ) and save the world in danger.
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Cybernetic Fault
Single-player alternative to Crimepunk Detective — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Crimepunk Detective.
Prove your ability to read names next to the big red buttons! Show your ability to fight for life in a science center that is falling apart from the consequences of an insane scientific experiment!
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Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
Single-player alternative to Crimepunk Detective — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crimepunk Detective.
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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Dry Drowning
Single-player alternative to Crimepunk Detective — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crimepunk Detective.
Dry Drowning is a psychological investigative visual novel set in a futuristic dystopian city. Follow the story of Mordred Foley, unscrupulous private detective haunted by his dark past, and look into a series of macabre serial killings inspired by Greek mythology.
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Whispers of a Machine
Single-player alternative to Crimepunk Detective — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Crimepunk Detective.
Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.
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Nobody Wants to Die
Single-player alternative to Crimepunk Detective — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Crimepunk Detective.
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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NeonCode
Single-player alternative to Crimepunk Detective — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crimepunk Detective.
NeonCode is a one hour long cyberpunk-retro adventure game made by one developer. It was inspired by classics such as the Blade Runner-movies, Miami Vice, Grim Fandango and the games of Telltale.
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>observer_
Single-player alternative to Crimepunk Detective — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crimepunk Detective.
The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.