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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 — Steam game cover

    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?

    2024IndieSimulation2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Case Files: Behind Closed Doors — Steam game cover

    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.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Case Files: The Death of Paulette Williams — Steam game cover

    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.

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Operator — Steam game cover

    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.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Forensics: Crime Scene Detective — Steam game cover

    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.

    SimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Forest Grove — Steam game cover

    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!

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    TeleNovela — Steam game cover

    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!

    2021IndieSimulationCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Profession investigator — Steam game cover

    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.

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation12.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →