Single-player games like Surface: Virtual Detective Collector's Edition
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Surface: Virtual Detective Collector's Edition, 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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Midnight Calling: Valeria Collector's Edition
Single-player alternative to Surface: Virtual Detective Collector's Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Surface: Virtual Detective Collector's Edition.
The world is freezing!
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Surface: Lost Tales Collector's Edition
Single-player alternative to Surface: Virtual Detective Collector's Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Surface: Virtual Detective Collector's Edition.
Not all fairy tales are just stories…
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Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst®
Single-player alternative to Surface: Virtual Detective Collector's Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Surface: Virtual Detective Collector's Edition.
Rumors surrounding the history of stately Ravenhearst Manor have circulated for decades. The recently acquired diary of Emma Ravenhearst may hold the key to unraveling the tale behind this unsettling place, yet the pages are missing.
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Fairy Godmother Stories: Miraculous Dream Collector's Edition
Single-player alternative to Surface: Virtual Detective Collector's Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Surface: Virtual Detective Collector's Edition.
Who’s the fairest of them all?
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Haunted Hotel: The Thirteenth Collector's Edition
Single-player alternative to Surface: Virtual Detective Collector's Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Surface: Virtual Detective Collector's Edition.
No good deed goes unpunished…
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Crime O'Clock
Single-player alternative to Surface: Virtual Detective Collector's Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Surface: Virtual Detective Collector's Edition.
Crime O'Clock is a hidden objects investigation and time exploration game with a deep storyline. Investigate cases through time and evolving maps by unveiling a multi-eras linked story. Will you be observant enough to solve the mysteries? Crime waits for no man!
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The House of Tesla: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Surface: Virtual Detective Collector's Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Surface: Virtual Detective Collector's Edition.
Solve intricate puzzles to activate Nikola Tesla's creations, restore Wardenclyffe Tower, and unlock hidden devices in his New York lab. Explore the Chicago World's Fair in this mind-bending puzzle adventure.
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Machinika: Museum
Single-player alternative to Surface: Virtual Detective Collector's Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Surface: Virtual Detective Collector's Edition.
Welcome to the Museum! Machinika Museum is a mystery game where you discover beautiful and mysterious machines of extra-terrestrial origins in an atmospheric galaxy-spanning 3D puzzle game. Will you be able to understand their stories and discover what happened to their previous owner?
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RIP - Trilogy™
Single-player alternative to Surface: Virtual Detective Collector's Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Surface: Virtual Detective Collector's Edition.
With the completion of the third title in the RIP series, the RIP games have become an instant classic in the arcade-shooter genre. RIP Trilogy brings all three RIP titles into one exciting and heart-pounding pack.RIPNot afraid of Death? What if he is accompanied by Halloween and Rock-N-Roll?
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RIP - Trilogy™
Single-player alternative to Surface: Virtual Detective Collector's Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Surface: Virtual Detective Collector's Edition.
With the completion of the third title in the RIP series, the RIP games have become an instant classic in the arcade-shooter genre. RIP Trilogy brings all three RIP titles into one exciting and heart-pounding pack.RIPNot afraid of Death? What if he is accompanied by Halloween and Rock-N-Roll?
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RIP - Trilogy™
Single-player alternative to Surface: Virtual Detective Collector's Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Surface: Virtual Detective Collector's Edition.
With the completion of the third title in the RIP series, the RIP games have become an instant classic in the arcade-shooter genre. RIP Trilogy brings all three RIP titles into one exciting and heart-pounding pack.RIPNot afraid of Death? What if he is accompanied by Halloween and Rock-N-Roll?
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Surface: The Pantheon Collector's Edition
Single-player alternative to Surface: Virtual Detective Collector's Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Surface: Virtual Detective Collector's Edition.
How did the Capital Express vanish?
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Just Bones
Single-player alternative to Surface: Virtual Detective Collector's Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Just Bones is a platformer inspired by old-school pixel art and gameplay. After a powerful experiment, a mage is reduced to a skeleton of his former self. Join Bones as he puzzles his way through rich environments to collect special tools, recover his body parts and restore his human appearance.
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Grim Tales: The Bride Collector's Edition
Single-player alternative to Surface: Virtual Detective Collector's Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Surface: Virtual Detective Collector's Edition.
After your sister vanishes on her wedding day no one has any idea what happened to her, so it’s up to you to find the truth!
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Mystery Trackers: The Void Collector's Edition
Single-player alternative to Surface: Virtual Detective Collector's Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Surface: Virtual Detective Collector's Edition.
Explore the Void family mansion!
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Riddles of Fate: Wild Hunt Collector's Edition
Single-player alternative to Surface: Virtual Detective Collector's Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Surface: Virtual Detective Collector's Edition.
Can you defeat the Four Horsemen and save the city?