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Single-player games like Case Files: The Death of Paulette Williams

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Case Files: The Death of Paulette Williams, 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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    Case Files: Behind Closed Doors — Steam game cover

    Case Files: Behind Closed Doors

    Single-player alternative to Case Files: The Death of Paulette Williams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Case Files: The Death of Paulette Williams.

    An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Case Files: Internal Affairs — Steam game cover

    Case Files: Internal Affairs

    Single-player alternative to Case Files: The Death of Paulette Williams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Case Files: The Death of Paulette Williams.

    The 3rd installment in the Case Files series. An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation10.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Telling Lies — Steam game cover

    Telling Lies

    Single-player alternative to Case Files: The Death of Paulette Williams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Case Files: The Death of Paulette Williams.

    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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    Uncover the Smoking Gun — Steam game cover

    Uncover the Smoking Gun

    Single-player alternative to Case Files: The Death of Paulette Williams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Case Files: The Death of Paulette Williams.

    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?

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Gallery — Steam game cover

    The Gallery

    Single-player alternative to Case Files: The Death of Paulette Williams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Case Files: The Death of Paulette Williams.

    An art curator is held hostage by a portraitist who threatens to detonate a bomb unless their demands are met. 'The Gallery' contains two interactive narratives - set in 1981 (with a female protagonist) and 2021 (with a male protagonist).

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Operator — Steam game cover

    The Operator

    Single-player alternative to Case Files: The Death of Paulette Williams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Case Files: The Death of Paulette Williams.

    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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    Back to the Dawn — Steam game cover

    Back to the Dawn

    Single-player alternative to Case Files: The Death of Paulette Williams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Case Files: The Death of Paulette Williams.

    Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure23.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SIMULACRA 3 — Steam game cover

    SIMULACRA 3

    Single-player alternative to Case Files: The Death of Paulette Williams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Case Files: The Death of Paulette Williams.

    The town of Stonecreek is haunted. People keep disappearing into thin air, leaving nothing but an eerie symbol behind. With the townsfolk gripped with fear, use a missing victim's phone to unlock the truth in the third entry of the acclaimed horror series, SIMULACRA.

    2022IndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Whispers from Within: Moving On — Steam game cover

    Whispers from Within: Moving On

    Single-player alternative to Case Files: The Death of Paulette Williams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Case Files: The Death of Paulette Williams.

    You are the main character in this Twilight Zone-inspired experience. Tragedy has struck your family, but you must find a way to move on. Can you unlock the memories that are keeping you trapped? Can you free yourself from the past? Can you do what is needed to finally move on?

    2020IndieAdventureCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →