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Single-player games like Crime O'Clock

Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Crime O'Clock, 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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    Mystery of Myths: Mystery of the Fjords Collector's Edition — Steam game cover

    Mystery of Myths: Mystery of the Fjords Collector's Edition

    Single-player alternative to Crime O'Clock — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Crime O'Clock.

    Unravel divine conspiracies and find hidden objects scattered across breathtaking Scandinavian landscapes, from misty fjords to the halls of Valhalla!

    2025AdventureCasual11.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mind Echoes: Remnants of the Past Collector's Edition — Steam game cover

    Mind Echoes: Remnants of the Past Collector's Edition

    Single-player alternative to Crime O'Clock — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Crime O'Clock.

    Uncover hidden secrets in a haunted medieval park! Solve puzzles, find clues, and escape a ghostly knight in this thrilling hidden object adventure.

    2025AdventureCasual11.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Unheard - Voices of Crime — Steam game cover

    Unheard - Voices of Crime

    Single-player alternative to Crime O'Clock — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Crime O'Clock.

    What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?

    2019IndieSimulationRPG2.79 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Detective Grimoire — Steam game cover

    Detective Grimoire

    Single-player alternative to Crime O'Clock — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crime O'Clock.

    Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!

    2014IndieAdventure6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Family Mysteries 3: Criminal Mindset — Steam game cover

    Family Mysteries 3: Criminal Mindset

    Single-player alternative to Crime O'Clock — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Crime O'Clock.

    Take on a role of a famous scientist drawn into a dangerous game, where the goal is to save the mankind and uncover family secret. Get ready for a pulse-pounding adventure in the world of experiments, mysteries and espionage!

    2020AdventureCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lord Winklebottom Investigates — Steam game cover

    Lord Winklebottom Investigates

    Single-player alternative to Crime O'Clock — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crime O'Clock.

    It’s the 1920s and the world’s foremost detective is about to embark on his most challenging case yet. Thankfully, in this world that’s not quite like our own, there’s nobody better to crack the case than the great detective and gentleman giraffe, Lord Winklebottom.

    2022IndieAdventure18.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Telling Lies — Steam game cover

    Telling Lies

    Single-player alternative to Crime O'Clock — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crime O'Clock.

    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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    The Operator — Steam game cover

    The Operator

    Single-player alternative to Crime O'Clock — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crime O'Clock.

    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.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hidden Folks — Steam game cover

    Hidden Folks

    Single-player alternative to Crime O'Clock — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crime O'Clock.

    Search for hidden folks in hand-drawn, interactive, miniature landscapes. Unfurl tent flaps, cut through bushes, slam doors, and poke some crocodiles! Rooooaaaarrrr!!!!!

    2017IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Where's Oswald — Steam game cover

    Where's Oswald

    Single-player alternative to Crime O'Clock — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Crime O'Clock.

    A short horror experience taking place in a dream or a memory.

    2022IndieCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Beggar's Ride — Steam game cover

    The Beggar's Ride

    Single-player alternative to Crime O'Clock — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crime O'Clock.

    The Beggar’s Ride is a unique and innovative Platform Puzzle Adventure Game where the player can manipulate the environment to solve puzzles in a deep and intriguing story of discovery.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sleep Attack — Steam game cover

    Sleep Attack

    Single-player alternative to Crime O'Clock — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Crime O'Clock.

    Enjoy an amazing new TWIST in Tower Defense! You control the layout of the battlefield, and you decide the paths your enemies follow!

    2015StrategyIndieCasual6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →