Single-player games like Profession investigator
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Profession investigator, 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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CrimeBot 2: Detective Mystery Games
Single-player alternative to Profession investigator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Profession investigator.
A serial killer is on the loose. Only you can stop him! In CrimeBot 2, you analyze crime scenes, interrogate suspects, and connect the clues to solve cold cases around the world. The truth is hidden in the details.
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Judge SIM 2 Precedent
Single-player alternative to Profession investigator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Profession investigator.
Take the night shift as a judge in Meridian. Examine evidence, manage pressure, issue reasoned rulings, and create precedents that reshape the cases—and consequences—still to come.
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我的一个多重人格朋友
Single-player alternative to Profession investigator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Profession investigator.
This is an AVG game that involves reasoning and decryption. He Zhou has 7 different personalities, which alternate seven days a week. Players will play as a detective and deduce the truth behind the horrifying cases surrounding He Zhou through the diary he left behind.
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Uncover the Smoking Gun
Single-player alternative to Profession investigator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Profession investigator.
A Battle of Wits with AI: Solve the case by conversing with a suspect robot using GPT to gather evidence. What single truth emerges from countless dialogues and pieces of information?
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The Operator
Single-player alternative to Profession investigator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Profession investigator.
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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No Case Should Remain Unsolved
Single-player alternative to Profession investigator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Profession investigator.
Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.
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Sarawak
Single-player alternative to Profession investigator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Profession investigator.
A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo
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Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
Single-player alternative to Profession investigator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Profession investigator.
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?