Single-player games like Nancy Drew®: The Deadly Device
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Nancy Drew®: The Deadly Device, 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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Nancy Drew®: The Haunting of Castle Malloy
Single-player alternative to Nancy Drew®: The Deadly Device — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nancy Drew®: The Deadly Device.
Unveil a Ghostly Legend and Find a Vanished Groom!
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Nancy Drew®: The Haunted Carousel
Single-player alternative to Nancy Drew®: The Deadly Device — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nancy Drew®: The Deadly Device.
Take a Spin with Danger to Unravel the Mystery of a Ghostly Merry-go-Round!
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Nancy Drew®: Ghost of Thornton Hall
Single-player alternative to Nancy Drew®: The Deadly Device — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nancy Drew®: The Deadly Device.
Some Families Keep Deadly Secrets!
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Syberia: The World Before
Single-player alternative to Nancy Drew®: The Deadly Device — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nancy Drew®: The Deadly Device.
Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.
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The Low Road
Single-player alternative to Nancy Drew®: The Deadly Device — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nancy Drew®: The Deadly Device.
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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Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit
Single-player alternative to Nancy Drew®: The Deadly Device — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nancy Drew®: The Deadly Device.
Legends of the past come back to life in this charming point-and-click adventure. Pack your bags and journey with Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit through modern day Europe to uncover the conspiracy behind a cursed relic and the secrets of the King who was never crowned.
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The Samaritan Paradox
Single-player alternative to Nancy Drew®: The Deadly Device — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nancy Drew®: The Deadly Device.
A writer has died. His daughter seeks the help of you, Ord Salamon, to find his secret last novel. During the search, questions will emerge. Did her father really kill himself? What is the secret novel all about? What is going on at the island of Fardo?
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Detention
Single-player alternative to Nancy Drew®: The Deadly Device — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nancy Drew®: The Deadly Device.
Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.
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Nancy Drew®: Shadow at the Water's Edge
Single-player alternative to Nancy Drew®: The Deadly Device — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nancy Drew®: The Deadly Device.
Confront Terrifying Secrets in a Haunted Japanese Inn!
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Nancy Drew®: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon
Single-player alternative to Nancy Drew®: The Deadly Device — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nancy Drew®: The Deadly Device.
Catch this train — it’s your ticket to solving a century-old mystery!
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Nancy Drew®: Curse of Blackmoor Manor
Single-player alternative to Nancy Drew®: The Deadly Device — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nancy Drew®: The Deadly Device.
Delve into Dark Legends Lurking in the Shadow of an Old English Mansion!
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Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem
Single-player alternative to Nancy Drew®: The Deadly Device — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nancy Drew®: The Deadly Device.
How Far Would You Go to Escape the Past? Step into a story filled with danger, intrigue, and complicated relationships in Midnight in Salem, the new 3D mystery adventure with detective Nancy Drew. Time is short, and you, as Nancy Drew, must solve the mystery before the clock strikes midnight.