Single-player games like Splittown
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Splittown, 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 Posthumous Investigation
Single-player alternative to Splittown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Splittown.
A dead man hired you to solve his own murder. You have one day. Fourteen suspects. And as many attempts as it takes. A hand-drawn noir mystery set in 1937 Rio de Janeiro, where every suspect has a life, a schedule, and something to hide.
- 2
The Roottrees are Dead
Single-player alternative to Splittown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Splittown.
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
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Subsurface Circular
Single-player alternative to Splittown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Splittown.
When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.
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Strange Antiquities
Single-player alternative to Splittown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Splittown.
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
- 5
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Single-player alternative to Splittown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Splittown.
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
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Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
Single-player alternative to Splittown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Splittown.
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
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Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
Single-player alternative to Splittown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Splittown.
Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Play as the great detective and track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul…
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The Low Road
Single-player alternative to Splittown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Splittown.
Lie, blackmail, and steal your way down The Low Road. Rookie agent Noomi Kovacs must navigate her way through the world of corporate espionage in this dark spy comedy set in the 1970s.
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Sam & Max Hit the Road
Single-player alternative to Splittown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Splittown.
Grab your nightstick, squeal like a siren, and Hit the Road with Sam & Max, Freelance Police, as they attempt to crack their toughest case.
- 10
Day of the Tentacle Remastered
Single-player alternative to Splittown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Splittown.
Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is back in a remastered edition that features all new hand-drawn, high resolution artwork, with remastered audio, music and sound effects.