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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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?
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Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
Single-player alternative to Profession investigator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Profession investigator.
Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi's first case, the Honjin Murder Mystery. Honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo lay dead in a bed of blood on the night of their wedding. Kosuke Kindaichi searches for the truth about this locked room murder mystery. However...
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Telling Lies
Single-player alternative to Profession investigator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Profession investigator.
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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Heavy Rain
Single-player alternative to Profession investigator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Profession investigator.
Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns. The hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer. Four characters, each following their own leads, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim.