Single-player games like Detective Dotson
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Detective Dotson, 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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Case Solved: The London Files
Single-player alternative to Detective Dotson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Detective Dotson.
Solve logic puzzles and crack multiple cases in a cosy noir London using reason, not guesswork. Murders have taken place, witness statements conflict and the alibis don't add up. Everyone has a motive, and only clear logic reveals the truth.
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Olga - Episode 1
Single-player alternative to Detective Dotson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Detective Dotson.
Olga is a spooky cozy, first-person linear mystery game set in a Slavic inspired mountain village, where you relive Olga's childhood memories as she visits her grandparents' home in Belovodica and uncovers its dark secrets.
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The Last Slava
Single-player alternative to Detective Dotson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Detective Dotson.
Become a trickster detective embarking on an Eastern European adventure full of spatial puzzles. Observe your relatives’ loops, sabotage them, and piece the story together at a grandiose feast. Solve a mystery while pranking your family!
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Ambroise Niflette & the Gleaned Bell
Single-player alternative to Detective Dotson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Detective Dotson.
In this stop-motion inspired adventure, play as detective Ambroise Niflette in the thrilling investigation of the search for the stolen bell in a mysterious village.
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Mr. White's Agency
Single-player alternative to Detective Dotson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Detective Dotson.
A cozy detective where you follow a white long-eared detective. Gather clues, work in your journal, and question quirky witnesses! You need to come up with a theory of what happened and be able to prove it.
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Snap Quest
Single-player alternative to Detective Dotson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Detective Dotson.
A Photo Collection Adventure Game. Complete your research notebook, solve creature puzzles, earn research grant money. Buy upgrades for your camera, rebuild the town, bond with the locals, and reveal the paranormal mystery of Star Island.
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Dinocop
Single-player alternative to Detective Dotson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Detective Dotson.
When dinosaurs were brought back to life, none wanted to be a cop, so humans made you: Dinocop. Investigate the guests of the Cretaceous hotel to crack a meaty case that will confront you with your most profound existential dilemma. Who brought human meat to the dinosaur rights convention ?
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Strange Antiquities
Single-player alternative to Detective Dotson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Detective Dotson.
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!