Single-player games like Acolyte
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Acolyte, 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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Through The Fragmentation
Single-player alternative to Acolyte — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Acolyte.
Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.
- 2
The Case of the Golden Idol
Single-player alternative to Acolyte — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Acolyte.
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.
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Tails Noir
Single-player alternative to Acolyte — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Acolyte.
Tails Noir is a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
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Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
Single-player alternative to Acolyte — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Acolyte.
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
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Sarawak
Single-player alternative to Acolyte — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Acolyte.
A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo
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BURIED STARS
Single-player alternative to Acolyte — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Acolyte.
A mystery adventure set at the collapse site of a live survival audition show. Trapped contestants communicate with each other—and the outside world through social media—as they wait for rescue. But as unexpected events unfold, trust begins to crack, and survival becomes far more complicated.
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Uncover the Smoking Gun
Single-player alternative to Acolyte — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Acolyte.
A Battle of Wits with AI: Solve the case by conversing with a suspect robot using GPT to gather evidence. What single truth emerges from countless dialogues and pieces of information?
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The Rise of the Golden Idol
Single-player alternative to Acolyte — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Acolyte.
The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.
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Headspun
Single-player alternative to Acolyte — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Acolyte.
Headspun is a FMV/Adventure hybrid set in Cortex; the world of Theo Kavinsky's broken brain - a game about recovery, discovery, and the ongoing battle between logic and emotion.