Single-player games like Cat's Menace
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Cat's Menace, 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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Death Comes Skiing
Single-player alternative to Cat's Menace — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cat's Menace.
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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P.U.R.G.A.T.O.R.Y
Single-player alternative to Cat's Menace — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cat's Menace.
Welcome to P.U.R.G.A.T.O.R.Y! Experimental dark comedy sandbox time killer. Judge souls upon their arrival in death, do they deserve heaven, hell or the grinder, that is entirely up to you.
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Lucifer Within Us
Single-player alternative to Cat's Menace — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cat's Menace.
Solve 3 increasingly intricate murders by examining the evidence -- find the motive, the means, and the opportunity. Use testimonies of the suspects as evidence by examining every detail for contradictions... and signs of sin. Purify the possessed. Purge the daemons.
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The Ghosts of Hackney Mills
Single-player alternative to Cat's Menace — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cat's Menace.
From the creators of the popular mystery adventure game series “Silver Creek Falls” and the film-noir detective visual novel series “The Agency” comes a new horror-mystery series that will surely keep you at the edge of your seat! Sapphire Dragon Productions proudly presents “The Ghosts of Hackney Mills”
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Dinocop
Single-player alternative to Cat's Menace — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cat's Menace.
When dinosaurs were brought back to life, none wanted to be a cop, so humans made you: Dinocop. Investigate the guests of the Cretaceous hotel to crack a meaty case that will confront you with your most profound existential dilemma. Who brought human meat to the dinosaur rights convention ?
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Vaudeville
Single-player alternative to Cat's Menace — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cat's Menace.
Vaudeville is an experimental whodunit game based on the latest AI technologies to generate dialogues in real time. This tale of murder, suspense and absurdity unfolds as you play, and you are the protagonist.
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Misadventures of Laura Silver
Single-player alternative to Cat's Menace — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Cat's Menace.
Need more stress in your life? Meet Laura Silver, a paranoid and insomniac detective tasked with researching Slavic mythology. Do you know anything about the Vodnik? Neither does she. Unfortunately, her incompetence won't be your biggest problem in Czechoslovakia.
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Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
Single-player alternative to Cat's Menace — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Cat's Menace.
A wild tale of conspiracy, loss, friendship, and... chickens?! Two rooster detectives are about to venture into the insect underworld to uncover a worldwide conspiracy, while also battling their inherent demons in this animal noir adventure satire.
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The Ultra Realistic Accurate Farmer Simulator
Single-player alternative to Cat's Menace — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cat's Menace.
Ultra-short and dramatic satirical visual novel about the hardships and challenges of farming life