Single-player games like On Your Tail
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to On Your Tail, 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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Strange Antiquities
Single-player alternative to On Your Tail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with On Your Tail.
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!
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Detective Dotson
Single-player alternative to On Your Tail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with On Your Tail.
A mystery adventure game about an aspiring actor turned detective. Dotson comes across a case where each clue unravels new details about his father’s sudden passing. Engage in a riveting story, explore vibrant modern India, and use your wits to uncover the truth.
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Best Served Cold
Single-player alternative to On Your Tail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with On Your Tail.
Can you mix a cocktail while eye-to-eye with a criminal? Find out in Best Served Cold, a murder mystery set in a bustling speakeasy where you serve customers, make friends and enemies, and solve crimes. At the Nightcap bar, prohibition is a killer… and so are some of your customers!
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The Good Life
Single-player alternative to On Your Tail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with On Your Tail.
Enjoy everyday life while solving a murder mystery in Rainy Woods - known as the "happiest town in the world" - in this all-new "Debt Repayment RPG"!
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The Operator
Single-player alternative to On Your Tail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with On Your Tail.
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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Wylde Flowers
Single-player alternative to On Your Tail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with On Your Tail.
Join Tara on a heartfelt journey to become a witch in Wylde Flowers. Farm by day, and cast spells by night as you craft your cottagecore life and bond with your coven. Come to know and love the fully voice acted characters of Fairhaven, as you unravel a local mystery.
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Crime O'Clock
Single-player alternative to On Your Tail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with On Your Tail.
Crime O'Clock is a hidden objects investigation and time exploration game with a deep storyline. Investigate cases through time and evolving maps by unveiling a multi-eras linked story. Will you be observant enough to solve the mysteries? Crime waits for no man!
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Critter Cove
Single-player alternative to On Your Tail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with On Your Tail.
A deep, open world life sim and town building game set in a cozy post-apocalyptic paradise. Restore your town, sail across a mysterious archipelago, rescue animal pals. Hunt for relics and farm, fish & craft everything you need. Can you help turn Critter Cove into a thriving tourist town once again?
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Shenmue III
Single-player alternative to On Your Tail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with On Your Tail.
Shenmue III sees the eagerly anticipated continuation of the epic story-driven saga. Take control of Ryo Hazuki, a teenage martial artist, determined to unravel the mystery behind his father's murder and to exact revenge on the killer.