Single-player games like Murderous Muses
Below are 12 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!
- 2
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.
- 3
WILLOW RIDGE
Single-player alternative to Murderous Muses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murderous Muses.
In 1995, Detective Richard Moore turned in his badge, abandoning the only case he couldn't solve — A string of disappearances in town, culminating in the loss of his wife. Ten years later, an impossible lead drags him back. After all... Nothing stays buried forever in WILLOW RIDGE.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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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The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker 2
Single-player alternative to Murderous Muses — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
An FMV game where YOU are a psychiatrist trying to solve a double murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Ask questions and link answers to determine their fates, and your own!