Single-player games like The Inspector
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Inspector, 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
- 1
The Gardens Between
Single-player alternative to The Inspector — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Inspector.
The Gardens Between is a surreal puzzle adventure that follows best friends, Arina and Frendt, as they fall into a mysterious world of beautiful garden islands. Manipulate time to solve puzzles and discover the secrets of each island.
- 2
Gone Home
Single-player alternative to The Inspector — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Inspector.
June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.
- 3
Anamorphine
Single-player alternative to The Inspector — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Inspector.
Explore the past as you resolve the present in Anamorphine, a surreal adventure of rendered emotions. Journey into the mind of the main character, a young man in denial. His subconscious is pushing him to face his past - or be consumed by it.
- 4
Firewatch
Single-player alternative to The Inspector — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Inspector.
Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.
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Adios
Single-player alternative to The Inspector — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Inspector.
A pig farmer decides he no longer wants to dispose of bodies for the mob. What follows is a discussion between him and his would-be killer.
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As Long As You're Here
Single-player alternative to The Inspector — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Inspector.
What if you lost all your memories? An emotional family drama seen through the eyes of a woman with Alzheimer's disease. As Annie’s life slowly unravels, uncover memories of her deceased brother as her past bleeds into the present.
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Thirty Flights of Loving
Single-player alternative to The Inspector — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Inspector.
This surprising first-person story tells the tale of a heist gone wrong. Encounter high-flying schemers, lovelorn criminals, and more stray kittens than you can shake a stick at.
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SEASON: A letter to the future
Single-player alternative to The Inspector — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Inspector.
Leave home for the first time to collect memories before a mysterious cataclysm washes everything away. Ride, record, meet people, and unravel the strange world around you in this third-person meditative exploration game.