Single-player games like Detective Super Star
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Detective Super Star, 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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Back to the Dawn
Single-player alternative to Detective Super Star — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Detective Super Star.
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.
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The Operator
Single-player alternative to Detective Super Star — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Detective Super Star.
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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Unheard - Voices of Crime
Single-player alternative to Detective Super Star — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Detective Super Star.
What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?
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Crime O'Clock
Single-player alternative to Detective Super Star — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Detective Super Star.
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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Telling Lies
Single-player alternative to Detective Super Star — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Detective Super Star.
Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.
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Cyber Manhunt
Single-player alternative to Detective Super Star — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Detective Super Star.
Cyber Manhunt is a story-oriented puzzle game focusing on big data, hacking, citizen privacy, and social workers. It focuses on social issues such as cyber violence and privacy breaches.
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Single-player alternative to Detective Super Star — 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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Paradise Killer
Single-player alternative to Detective Super Star — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Detective Super Star.
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.