Single-player games like Sockpuppet Noir
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Sockpuppet Noir, 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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The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
Single-player alternative to Sockpuppet Noir — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sockpuppet Noir.
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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Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
Single-player alternative to Sockpuppet Noir — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sockpuppet Noir.
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 Darkest Files
Single-player alternative to Sockpuppet Noir — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sockpuppet Noir.
Germany, 1956. The war is over, but justice is not served. Former Nazis walk free, while their victims lie in unmarked graves. As a prosecutor, you'll unearth long-buried evidence, confront witnesses and hunt down perpetrators. Will you have the courage to bring these "ordinary men" to court?
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Subsurface Circular
Single-player alternative to Sockpuppet Noir — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sockpuppet Noir.
When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.
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Dark Nights with Poe and Munro
Single-player alternative to Sockpuppet Noir — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sockpuppet Noir.
Guide local radio hosts Poe and Munro through six TV-like episodes of supernatural strangeness and sizzling on-screen chemistry. From the creators of The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker and The Shapeshifting Detective.
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Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
Single-player alternative to Sockpuppet Noir — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sockpuppet Noir.
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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Doodle Date
Single-player alternative to Sockpuppet Noir — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Sockpuppet Noir.
Romance, seduce, and even marry your own drawings! Forget about finding true love; In Doodle Date, you create it!
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Expelled!
Single-player alternative to Sockpuppet Noir — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sockpuppet Noir.
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
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Last Will
Single-player alternative to Sockpuppet Noir — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sockpuppet Noir.
Your deranged and mysterious Grandfather is dead, and in his last will and testament, he gave his entire fortune and mansion to you. But on one condition. You have to visit his mansion and collect the riches for yourself. But once the door shuts behind you, you realize that this is no easy task.
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Orgynizer
Single-player alternative to Sockpuppet Noir — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Organize amazing swinger parties and match people, activities, rooms, and toys for an explosive evening. A light-hearted sex-positive puzzle romp that also supports a good cause.
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Tell Me Everything
Single-player alternative to Sockpuppet Noir — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sockpuppet Noir.
A mysterious murder has shocked the inner city, and as the lead detective, it is your job to catch the real killer. Armed with words and wits, you uncover the secrets and capture the murderer, and make sure justice will be served.