Single-player games like Lady in Mystery
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Lady in Mystery, 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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Time of the Lilies
Single-player alternative to Lady in Mystery — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Lady in Mystery.
A spy thriller featuring an escaped State Security agent navigating a conspiracy involving federal police, foreign agitators, and a familiar face from years past.
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Remembering Emily - Mystery visual novel
Single-player alternative to Lady in Mystery — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Lady in Mystery.
Relive Thomas’s memories in this mystery-filled visual novel. What really happened to Emily? Make choices, explore different versions of events, and uncover two complementary endings that reveal the full truth.
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The Left Eye
Single-player alternative to Lady in Mystery — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Lady in Mystery.
A honey-trapping, backstabbing, high-stakes story with a romantic heart, featuring problematic gays to suit a variety of bad tastes. Set in 1920s New York, this episodic visual novel follows an audacious conman juggling friends, enemies, and the most outrageous scam he’s ever tried to pull.
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London: Echoes of the Past
Single-player alternative to Lady in Mystery — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Lady in Mystery.
A mysterious woman comes back from the dead, and the dusty past surfaces. Between a gloomy student girl and a glamorous ex-girlfriend, the clues are intertwined, who is the mastermind behind the scene? Play as a detective heroine in 1935 London, embark on a journey of love and growth.
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Sigh of the Abyss
Single-player alternative to Lady in Mystery — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Lady in Mystery.
Embrace the monster within in this dark fantasy visual novel with inclusive romances. Befriend charming allies, defy bitter rivals, fall in love. Your choices will save or condemn mortals, shaping the fate of a city as beautiful as it is cruel.
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彷徨之街 The Street of Adrift
Single-player alternative to Lady in Mystery — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Lady in Mystery.
大小姐与头牌花魁的羁绊、救赎与毁灭故事。
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Penny Larceny: Gig Economy Supervillain
Single-player alternative to Lady in Mystery — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Lady in Mystery.
A comic book adventure of freelance supervillainy, petting cats, and/or destroying capitalism in which your choices determine success in a series of daring heists and capers.
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Overboard!
Single-player alternative to Lady in Mystery — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Lady in Mystery.
GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.