Single-player games like Tail Trail
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Tail Trail, 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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Limb Chopper
Single-player alternative to Tail Trail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tail Trail.
Find the masked killer responsible for butchering innocent citizens of 1980s Los Angeles...before he finds you. Uncover clues about the killer's whereabouts to save the city and put the Limb Chopper away for good.
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Death Comes Skiing
Single-player alternative to Tail Trail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tail Trail.
When a retired cross-country ski team meets to celebrate their past victories, the past soon catches up to them. It's up to you to make sense of the slaughter that follows in this comedic point-and-click murder mystery.
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Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express
Single-player alternative to Tail Trail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Tail Trail.
Step on board the legendary Orient Express and immerse yourself in the most famous detective suit in a race against the clock to unmask the murderer.
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Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
Single-player alternative to Tail Trail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Tail Trail.
In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.
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Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Single-player alternative to Tail Trail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tail Trail.
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
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Max Payne
Single-player alternative to Tail Trail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Tail Trail.
Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold urban night. A fugitive undercover cop framed for murder, hunted by cops and the mob, Max is a man with his back against the wall, fighting a battle he cannot hope to win. Prepare for pain…
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Paradise Killer
Single-player alternative to Tail Trail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tail Trail.
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
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L.A. Noire
Single-player alternative to Tail Trail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tail Trail.
In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.
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Sticks And Bones
Single-player alternative to Tail Trail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tail Trail.
Follow the story of a brave, courageous and handsome pirate as he continues his journey to find THE treasure after his death!