Single-player games like Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller, 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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Victorian Dread
Single-player alternative to Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller.
In this gothic point-and-click adventure, Eleanor Rosewood must confront a vampire haunting Victorian London. Gather evidence and seek help from the city’s diverse populace, each hiding their own secrets, in this atmospheric mystery.
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Unsolved Case: Murderous Script Collector's Edition
Single-player alternative to Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller.
The life of a detective is unpredictable and very dangerous. You never know what awaits you around the next corner and what secrets you need to unravel. But you knew what you were getting into, there's no turning back!
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Realization
Single-player alternative to Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller.
A self-staged arson at a sales center drags you into the murder case of a female sales agent. With both your career and life in shambles, you must find a way to clear your name. The path to the truth is fraught with danger. Can you rise from this abyss and reclaim the reality you once envisioned?
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The Wolf Among Us
Single-player alternative to Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller.
From the makers of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead, comes a thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic books. As Bigby Wolf you will discover that a brutal, bloody murder is just a taste of things to come in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences.
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Blake: The Visual Novel
Single-player alternative to Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller.
Graphic Novel meets Visual Novel in this story-rich, choice-driven thriller. Experience Blake’s journey as he encounters a clandestine nemesis, sparking a series of events that force him to choose between losing his sanity or rising to the challenge. Make the right decisions and save New Stone.
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Hauma - A Detective Noir Story
Single-player alternative to Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller.
Hauma is a deduction visual novel set in Munich. Discover a conspiracy amongst the upper echelons of society alongside former detective Judith, while visiting real locations in a comic-inspired look.
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Sam & Max Save the World
Single-player alternative to Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller.
An open-and-shut case of petty vandalism balloons into a far-flung mind-control conspiracy involving former child stars, the media, the mafia, the government, the internet, and the bright side of the moon. Telltale's episodic classic, lovingly remastered by members of the original development team.
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Telling Lies
Single-player alternative to Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller.
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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Star Stitcher
Single-player alternative to Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The stars have disappeared from the night sky, and only you can stitch them back together. Journey through a top-down, grid-based roguelike to recover stolen Star Shards. Plan ahead, each thread of reality offers new layouts, fresh enemies, and unique twists for your builds and classes to overcome.
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Broken Sword: Director's Cut (2009)
Single-player alternative to Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller.
One of the all-time classic adventures, multi award winning "Broken Sword: Director's Cut" pitches sassy journalist Nico Collard, and intrepid American George Stobbart into a mysterious journey of intrigue and jeopardy.
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Kathy Rain
Single-player alternative to Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller.
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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Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition
Single-player alternative to Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller.
Revisit of one of adventure gaming’s greatest classics by master storyteller Jane Jensen! Struggling bookstore owner Gabriel Knight investigates the sinister Voodoo Murders in New Orleans, discovering the secrets of his family history and unfolding his destiny in this tale of horror and suspense.
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Moebius: Empire Rising
Single-player alternative to Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller.
Moebius: Empire Rising is a contemporary adventure that merges classic point-and-click puzzle solving with Jane Jensen’s sophisticated storytelling. Travel the world using Malachi’s unique deductive powers to analyze suspects, make historical connections, and uncover the truth behind a theory of space and time the government will defend...