Single-player games like Paper Perjury
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Paper Perjury, 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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Murder by Numbers
Single-player alternative to Paper Perjury — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Paper Perjury.
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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Trials of Innocence
Single-player alternative to Paper Perjury — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Paper Perjury.
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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Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
Single-player alternative to Paper Perjury — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
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A Case of Fraud
Single-player alternative to Paper Perjury — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Paper Perjury.
A short non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight. Carefully read and cross-reference documents to unravel a CEO’s disappearance and expose a case of fraud.
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Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane
Single-player alternative to Paper Perjury — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Paper Perjury.
In Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane, you play as a defense attorney who practices law in a world of fantasy and wizards. You must defend clients accused of various crimes committed using magic and use the rules of magic to prove them innocent.
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Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle, Season One
Single-player alternative to Paper Perjury — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Paper Perjury.
The chart-topping itch.io and Newgrounds indie hit comes to Steam, with a slew of enhancements and new features! Step into court as Nina Aquila, rookie defense attorney in this thrilling VN/adventure game hybrid, and fight for justice in a world where all anime genres exist at once!
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Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
Single-player alternative to Paper Perjury — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Paper Perjury.
You are the one and only Duck Detective, a depressed and recently divorced duck who must quack the case. Inspect evidence, make de-duck-tions, and solve this no-murder mystery!
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Kathy Rain
Single-player alternative to Paper Perjury — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Paper Perjury.
Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.
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The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
Single-player alternative to Paper Perjury — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Immerse yourself in a dramatic yet charming and witty world of evidence-gathering, deduction and courtroom battles with this double-pack of the adventures of rookie lawyer Ryunosuke.
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Single-player alternative to Paper Perjury — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Become Phoenix Wright and experience the thrill of battle as you fight to save your innocent clients in a court of law. Play all 14 episodes, spanning the first three games, in one gorgeous collection.
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Murders on the Yangtze River
Single-player alternative to Paper Perjury — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Paper Perjury.
"Murders on Yangtze River" is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries.