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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A Case of Fraud
Single-player alternative to Detective Dotson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Detective Dotson.
A short non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight. Carefully read and cross-reference documents to unravel a CEO’s disappearance and expose a case of fraud.
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Little Problems: A Cozy Detective Game
Single-player alternative to Detective Dotson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Detective Dotson.
Little Problems is a Cozy Detective game about solving minor inconveniences, everyday misunderstandings, and of course, little problems. This game is not about saving the world; it's about enriching it, one case at a time.
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Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
Single-player alternative to Detective Dotson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Detective Dotson.
You are the one and only Duck Detective, a depressed and recently divorced duck who must quack the case. Inspect evidence, make de-duck-tions, and solve this no-murder mystery!
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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!
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On Your Tail
Single-player alternative to Detective Dotson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Detective Dotson.
A cozy detective adventure where you play as a vacation-bound writer who stumbles upon an idyllic town plagued by an enigmatic thief. Crack the case in this charming seaside town, build relationships, and unravel secrets in a world full of quirky characters and heartwarming stories.
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Best Served Cold
Single-player alternative to Detective Dotson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Detective Dotson.
Can you mix a cocktail while eye-to-eye with a criminal? Find out in Best Served Cold, a murder mystery set in a bustling speakeasy where you serve customers, make friends and enemies, and solve crimes. At the Nightcap bar, prohibition is a killer… and so are some of your customers!
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Loco Motive
Single-player alternative to Detective Dotson — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Detective Dotson.
There's been a murder aboard the Reuss Express, and you're the suspects! Prove your innocence in this comedy 'point n' click' murder mystery - packed with twists, laughs, and larger-than-life characters!