Single-player games like Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure, 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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Lacuna: Prologue
Single-player alternative to Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure.
Lacuna: Prologue tasks you – CDI agent Neil Conrad – with investigating the murder of a high-profile victim whose death could plunge the solar system into war. Solve the first in a series of cases that lead you ever deeper into the conspiracy at the core of this captivating 2D sci-fi noir adventure.
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Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
Single-player alternative to Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure.
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
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Whispers of a Machine
Single-player alternative to Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure.
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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The Detail
Single-player alternative to Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure.
The Detail, a crime noir adventure in a modern American city. This is a city where cases matter, clearance rates matter, and on a good day even justice matters.
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The Operator
Single-player alternative to Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure.
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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Chinatown Detective Agency
Single-player alternative to Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure.
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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Gemini Rue
Single-player alternative to Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure.
Discover a world where life is cheap, identities are bought & sold, & a quest for redemption can change the fate of a whole galaxy.
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Neo Cab
Single-player alternative to Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure.
A visual novel about emotional survival in an automated world. Play as Lina, the last human cab driver. It’s your first night driving the lonely streets of Los Ojos, and your best friend has just disappeared. Stay on the road. Stay on the search. Stay human.
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The Drifter
Single-player alternative to Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure.
A Pulp Adventure Thriller - A murdered drifter awakens. Alive again, seconds before his death. Hunted and haunted, help him untangle a mad web of conspiracy in this fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ride.
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The Case of the Golden Idol
Single-player alternative to Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure.
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.