Single-player games like Marlon’s Mystery: The darkside of crime
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Marlon’s Mystery: The darkside of crime, 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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Her Story
Single-player alternative to Marlon’s Mystery: The darkside of crime — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Marlon’s Mystery: The darkside of crime.
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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Overboard!
Single-player alternative to Marlon’s Mystery: The darkside of crime — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Marlon’s Mystery: The darkside of crime.
GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.
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Trials of Innocence
Single-player alternative to Marlon’s Mystery: The darkside of crime — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Marlon’s Mystery: The darkside of crime.
Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.
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Death Trick: Double Blind
Single-player alternative to Marlon’s Mystery: The darkside of crime — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Marlon’s Mystery: The darkside of crime.
The star magician of Morgan’s Traveling Circus is missing, but the show must go on! In this non-linear detective visual novel, unravel the mystery from two different perspectives as you learn the varying stories of an entire circus of performers, each with their own lives... and their own secrets.
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Murder by Numbers
Single-player alternative to Marlon’s Mystery: The darkside of crime — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Marlon’s Mystery: The darkside of crime.
Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!
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Sarawak
Single-player alternative to Marlon’s Mystery: The darkside of crime — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Marlon’s Mystery: The darkside of crime.
A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo
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Chicken Police - Paint it RED!
Single-player alternative to Marlon’s Mystery: The darkside of crime — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Marlon’s Mystery: The darkside of crime.
A wild tale of love, death, chickens, and redemption! Chicken Police is a buddy-cop noir adventure with a carefully crafted world, a gritty story, and absurd humor. The game mixes classic adventure games with visual novel-style storytelling, presented in a beak-droppingly unique art style.
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Tangle Tower
Single-player alternative to Marlon’s Mystery: The darkside of crime — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Marlon’s Mystery: The darkside of crime.
Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?