Single-player games like Murderous Muses
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Murderous Muses, 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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The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
Single-player alternative to Murderous Muses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murderous Muses.
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
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Dark Nights with Poe and Munro
Single-player alternative to Murderous Muses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murderous Muses.
Guide local radio hosts Poe and Munro through six TV-like episodes of supernatural strangeness and sizzling on-screen chemistry. From the creators of The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker and The Shapeshifting Detective.
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The Shapeshifting Detective
Single-player alternative to Murderous Muses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murderous Muses.
The Shapeshifting Detective is a supernatural murder mystery FMV game where you play as a detective who can shapeshift into other characters, allowing you to unlock secret conversations and private encounters.
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Strange Antiquities
Single-player alternative to Murderous Muses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murderous Muses.
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
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The Operator
Single-player alternative to Murderous Muses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murderous Muses.
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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Her Story
Single-player alternative to Murderous Muses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murderous Muses.
A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.
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Mystery of the Malign
Single-player alternative to Murderous Muses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murderous Muses.
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
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The Roottrees are Dead
Single-player alternative to Murderous Muses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Murderous Muses.
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
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IMMORTALITY
Single-player alternative to Murderous Muses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murderous Muses.
Marissa Marcel was a film star. She made three movies. But none of the movies were ever released. And Marissa Marcel disappeared. An interactive trilogy from Sam Barlow, creator of Her Story.