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Single-player games like Murderous Muses

Below are 11 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 — Steam game cover

    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!

    2017IndieAdventureSimulation8.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dark Nights with Poe and Munro — Steam game cover

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    执念刑警之消失的证人 — Steam game cover

    执念刑警之消失的证人

    Single-player alternative to Murderous Muses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murderous Muses.

    Lu Yan has 9 days to find the truth and bring five strangers back alive. Hours of cinematic video — surveillance, dashcam, interrogations — are the evidence you study; a punishing board demands you connect 130+ clues and 70+ deductions by hand. Stuck? Spend Intuition. 6–8 hours.

    2026IndieAdventureCasual3.39 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Forest Grove — Steam game cover

    Forest Grove

    Single-player alternative to Murderous Muses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murderous Muses.

    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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    Blood On The Thames — Steam game cover

    Blood On The Thames

    Single-player alternative to Murderous Muses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murderous Muses.

    A murder mystery puzzle game with visual novel elements in a Gothic, Lovecraftian world. Collect clues, solve puzzles, interrogate suspects, and uncover the mystery surrounding the death of Mini’s husband.

    2024IndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Telling Lies — Steam game cover

    Telling Lies

    Single-player alternative to Murderous Muses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murderous Muses.

    Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.

    2019IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Night Book — Steam game cover

    Night Book

    Single-player alternative to Murderous Muses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Murderous Muses.

    Tricked into reading an ancient book, Loralyn summons a demon into her home. Night Book is an interactive occult thriller movie, created in lockdown, from the publishers of The Complex, Five Dates and Maid of Sker.

    2021Adventure2.54 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ashes of Holloway Bay — Steam game cover

    Ashes of Holloway Bay

    Single-player alternative to Murderous Muses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murderous Muses.

    Immerse yourself in a chilling, interactive cold-case investigation. Review crime scene photos, decrypt restricted hard drives, compare evidence, and deliver your final report in Ashes of Holloway Bay, a dark, atmospheric detective experience where every detail matters.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation8.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Her Story — Steam game cover

    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.

    2015IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    IMMORTALITY — Steam game cover

    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.

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Shapeshifting Detective — Steam game cover

    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.

    2018IndieAdventure2.54 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →