Single-player games like Murder Is Game Over
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Murder Is Game Over, 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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The Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon
Single-player alternative to Murder Is Game Over — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder Is Game Over.
You'd think that after 20+ cases, there'd be no crime left in Twin Lakes - but that's not how crime works, rookie. Six new mind-melting mysteries await Detective McQueen and Officer Dooley - just as soon as they get the mustard out of Dooley's gun.
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Murder Is Game Over: Streaming Death
Single-player alternative to Murder Is Game Over — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder Is Game Over.
Embark on a thrilling pixel art adventure with Detective Guy & Cleo as they solve a mysterious murder. Explore an eerie seaside village, search for clues, interview suspects, and unravel the truth in this whodunit mystery.
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Dark Nights with Poe and Munro
Single-player alternative to Murder Is Game Over — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder Is Game Over.
Guide local radio hosts Poe and Munro through six TV-like episodes of supernatural strangeness and sizzling on-screen chemistry. From the creators of The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker and The Shapeshifting Detective.
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The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
Single-player alternative to Murder Is Game Over — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder Is Game Over.
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
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Bobok
Single-player alternative to Murder Is Game Over — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder Is Game Over.
Grotesque notes written not by Fyodor Dostoevsky, but by a "certain person".
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Overboard!
Single-player alternative to Murder Is Game Over — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder Is Game Over.
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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QUIET DAN
Single-player alternative to Murder Is Game Over — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder Is Game Over.
His name is Dan. He is an ordinary guy who works as a floor washer. However, soon in his life there are events that forever change his fate and push him on the path of crime... A chilling thriller in visual novel format.
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60 Seconds!
Single-player alternative to Murder Is Game Over — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder Is Game Over.
60 Seconds! is a dark comedy atomic adventure of scavenge and survival. Collect supplies and rescue your family before the nuke hits. Stay alive in your fallout shelter. Make difficult decisions, ration food and hunt mutant cockroaches. And maybe survive. Or not.
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Paladin Dream
Single-player alternative to Murder Is Game Over — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder Is Game Over.
Paladin Dream is a story-rich fantasy RPG about a heroic quest. Explore a reverie-like kingdom overflowing with magical locations, characters and monsters as Josiah uncovers the secret of his recurring dream. Can you stop the nightmare before it’s too late?
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Minotaur Maze
Single-player alternative to Murder Is Game Over — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder Is Game Over.
Minotaur Maze is a simple action puzzle game about navigating a maze and avoiding a monster. Somewhere out there lurking, The Minotaur is honing in on your location and hunting you down! With each new level, the difficulty increases because the maze gets larger and the Minotaur gets faster.
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Murder Is Game Over: Deal Killer
Single-player alternative to Murder Is Game Over — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder Is Game Over.
Murder Is Game Over: Deal Killer takes you on an immersive journey through the Italian Alps. Unravel the murder mystery amidst an alpine backdrop, exploring opulent settings and unmasking the killer in this thrilling detective game.
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Murder Is Game Over: The Blackinton Curse
Single-player alternative to Murder Is Game Over — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder Is Game Over.
A new stand-alone murder mystery in the Murder Is Game Over series. Can you break the 150-year-old family curse before it claims another victim?