Single-player games like Abscission
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Abscission, 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 Dark Rites of Arkham
Single-player alternative to Abscission — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
A macabre ritual murder puts Arkham PD detectives Jack Foster and Harvey Whitman to the test. As the investigation progresses, they will unveil a disturbing connection between the Salem witch trials of the 17th century and the end of humankind.
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Chinatown Detective Agency
Single-player alternative to Abscission — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
Chinatown Detective Agency is a cybernoir point and click adventure blending stunning retro design with innovative mechanics. Play as Amira Darma, an ex-cop who has just opened her own detective agency. Choose your clients, travel around the world and solve dangerous cases using real world research.
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Post Mortem
Single-player alternative to Abscission — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
After returning to the quiet streets of Paris to pursue a life of painting, Gus Macpherson could not escape his true art…
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Back to the Dawn
Single-player alternative to Abscission — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
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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Paradise Killer
Single-player alternative to Abscission — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
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.
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Strange Horticulture
Single-player alternative to Abscission — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
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Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Single-player alternative to Abscission — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
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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Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
Single-player alternative to Abscission — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.
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Kathy Rain
Single-player alternative to Abscission — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.
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Carnival
Single-player alternative to Abscission — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
Carnival is an atmospheric folk horror point-&-click featuring low-resolution pixel art graphics, locations drawn from Venice itself, and developing relationships with NPCs, allowing the player to influence events in the game and achieve multiple different endings.