Single-player games like Rivals
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Rivals, 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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Kathy Rain: Director's Cut
Single-player alternative to Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Rivals.
The award-winning point-and-click adventure returns in the Director's Cut with an extended story, additional puzzles, and new areas to explore. Witness the rise of an iconic detective as you uncover a dark and sinister truth hiding behind the calm exterior of a small rural town.
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The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
Single-player alternative to Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Rivals.
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.
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Sarawak
Single-player alternative to Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Rivals.
A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo
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Murder by Numbers
Single-player alternative to Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Rivals.
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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Mohism: Battle of Words
Single-player alternative to Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Rivals.
Mohism: Battle of Words is a detective game set in the world of wuxia. The game follows Zhang Xiaochen, investigates unsolved cases and comes into his own as a hero. He must rely on his wits and razor-sharp tongue to best his opponents, find the culprit and ensure justice prevails!
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Rubbings
Single-player alternative to Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Rivals.
《诡拓》是一款中式民俗微恐风的悬疑推理游戏。你将扮演一名民俗杂志编辑，根据匿名信件中的拓片线索，深入封闭、神秘的睖睁村，这里多年来流传着失踪旅人和诡异祭祀的传说。通过亲历村志中的诡异故事，并在村庄中展开调查，你将逐步揭开埋藏数十年的真相。
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墨心：波云诡船
Single-player alternative to Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Rivals.
《墨心》是一款将古代中国幻想元素和悬疑科幻相融合的国产视觉小说。男主（你）从昏迷中醒来丧失了记忆，发现自己和另外两女一男困于巨轮密室中。面对匪夷所思的船体变异，恐怖致命的巨型怪物，你们能否成功逃脱？而这超自然的现象，似乎跟一件千年前的战国墨家宝物有关......
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HIVESWAP: ACT 2
Single-player alternative to Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Rivals.
Continue Joey and Xefros’s adventure through the dark and dangerous planet Alternia. Meet dozens of unique and memorable characters, some more helpful than others, as you navigate this volatile alien culture. Hurry up! There’s a train to catch.
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The Ratline
Single-player alternative to Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Rivals.
A murdered priest. A secret list. Hunt Nazi fugitives across the globe in this gritty 1971 detective thriller. Analyze evidence, follow leads, and make sharp deductions before the trail goes cold. From the creators of Family, Rivals, Conspiracy, Echo Beach and Riley & Rochelle.
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Conspiracy!
Single-player alternative to Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Rivals.
A detective game that combines written, audio, visual and meta-game puzzles to create an enthralling experience. It plays for roughly 2-3 hours.
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Riley & Rochelle
Single-player alternative to Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Rivals.
Uncover the lives, losses, and stories of two musicians from opposite sides of the tracks as they become superstars, fall in love and fall apart in this 90s narrative puzzle game.