Single-player games like Crime Scene Technician
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Crime Scene Technician, 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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One Last Dinner
Single-player alternative to Crime Scene Technician — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Crime Scene Technician.
You are a famous detective. Examine the evidence around you, read the notes left for you and listen to audio recordings, follow clues, write down your findings, interrogate suspects. How would you like to be the shining star of the scene?
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Case Files: Behind Closed Doors
Single-player alternative to Crime Scene Technician — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Crime Scene Technician.
An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.
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Case Files: The Death of Paulette Williams
Single-player alternative to Crime Scene Technician — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Crime Scene Technician.
A short, choose your own adventure detective experience, where your choices matter.
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The Operator
Single-player alternative to Crime Scene Technician — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Crime Scene Technician.
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
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Forensics: Crime Scene Detective
Single-player alternative to Crime Scene Technician — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Crime Scene Technician.
Become a forensic specialist in a realistic crime lab simulator. Investigate crime scenes, collect microscopic evidence, and identify perpetrators in the lab using DNA and digital analysis. Based on the experience and insights of experts from the State Criminal Police Office Rhineland-Palatinate.
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Forest Grove
Single-player alternative to Crime Scene Technician — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Crime Scene Technician.
In Forest Grove, a teenage heiress has gone missing. Foul play is suspected. Uncover a cast of characters, collect evidence, and find the truth in this futuristic detective game!
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TeleNovela
Single-player alternative to Crime Scene Technician — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Crime Scene Technician.
Embrace your inner Latino and write the greatest love story that will run for about six months on prime time before being replaced by an even greater love story!
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Profession investigator
Single-player alternative to Crime Scene Technician — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Crime Scene Technician.
Profession Investigator is an immersive simulator with a text-based interface in which you have to deal with real criminal cases. The game uses materials from court archives and specialized literature.