Single-player games like Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale, 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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Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Single-player alternative to Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale.
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
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Pentiment
Single-player alternative to Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale.
Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.
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Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express
Single-player alternative to Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale.
Step on board the legendary Orient Express and immerse yourself in the most famous detective suit in a race against the clock to unmask the murderer.
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Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
Single-player alternative to Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale.
In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.
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Back to the Dawn
Single-player alternative to Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale.
Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.
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An Exercise in Mortality - Chapter I
Single-player alternative to Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale.
Slip into the role of a detective and find out why a seemingly peaceful village suddenly has to hold a funeral every other day. To solve the mysteries, act as the perpetrator and simulate the crimes. Left completely to your own devices, it’s up to you to prove your ingenuity and wit.
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RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army
Single-player alternative to Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale.
The story of apprentice detective and Devil Summoner extraordinaire Raidou Kuzunoha XIV returns in this remastered classic! Call upon your demons to solve supernatural mysteries and dispose of enemies.
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Paradise Killer
Single-player alternative to Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale.
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Single-player alternative to Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale.
You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.
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Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition
Single-player alternative to Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale.
Experience what it’s like to be Batman and face off against Gotham's greatest villians. Explore every inch of Arkham Asylum and roam freely on the infamous island.
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Heavy Rain
Single-player alternative to Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale.
Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns. The hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer. Four characters, each following their own leads, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim.
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Cyberpunk 2077
Single-player alternative to Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale.
Cyberpunk 2077 is an open-world, action-adventure RPG set in the dark future of Night City — a dangerous megalopolis obsessed with power, glamor, and ceaseless body modification.
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Return of the Obra Dinn
Single-player alternative to Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale.
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
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Medieval Frontiers
Single-player alternative to Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale.
First-person colony simulation where strategy meets survival in a demanding, medieval wilderness. Construct gridless settlements, establish production chains, and manage the needs, desires, and work morale of your villagers to ensure their survival through the harsh realities of nature and disease.
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Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing
Single-player alternative to Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale.
In this detective RPG, you untangle a thick web of intrigues, lies, and secrets that surround a mysterious death. Find the origin of eerie telegraph signals, question the villagers, decipher the strange symbols that are suddenly appearing all over town - and hide from the danger lurking in the moor.