Single-player games like Uncover the Smoking Gun
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Uncover the Smoking Gun, 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 Files: Behind Closed Doors
Single-player alternative to Uncover the Smoking Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Uncover the Smoking Gun.
An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.
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Case Files: The Death of Paulette Williams
Single-player alternative to Uncover the Smoking Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Uncover the Smoking Gun.
A short, choose your own adventure detective experience, where your choices matter.
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I'd Like to Know More About You
Single-player alternative to Uncover the Smoking Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Uncover the Smoking Gun.
You make every interaction with her feel like coincidence. You know her far more than she could ever imagine. But you don't seem to realize, a butterfliy don't usually fly into the net on their own.
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Chains Of Clues
Single-player alternative to Uncover the Smoking Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Uncover the Smoking Gun.
Solve crimes in VR. Investigate crime scenes, collect evidence with your hands, and reconstruct the truth by connecting clues back at your office. Every case challenges your observation, logic, and deduction.
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Death Becomes You - Mystery Visual Novel
Single-player alternative to Uncover the Smoking Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Uncover the Smoking Gun.
Who killed your best friend?! Find out the truth before 4 suspects frame you instead! Death Becomes You is a mystery visual novel where you untangle the dark secrets and relationships between your fellow magic university students.
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Biocybernetic Trap
Single-player alternative to Uncover the Smoking Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Uncover the Smoking Gun.
Biocybernetic Trap — an interactive cyberpunk detective. You are given the quantum diary of a long-dead detective, where reality fractures into parallel versions of the investigation.
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Telling Lies
Single-player alternative to Uncover the Smoking Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Uncover the Smoking Gun.
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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No Case Should Remain Unsolved
Single-player alternative to Uncover the Smoking Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Uncover the Smoking Gun.
Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.
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Detroit: Become Human
Single-player alternative to Uncover the Smoking Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Uncover the Smoking Gun.
Detroit: Become Human puts the destiny of both mankind and androids in your hands, taking you to a near future where machines have become more intelligent than humans. Every choice you make affects the outcome of the game, with one of the most intricately branching narratives ever created.
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Vaudeville
Single-player alternative to Uncover the Smoking Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Uncover the Smoking Gun.
Vaudeville is an experimental whodunit game based on the latest AI technologies to generate dialogues in real time. This tale of murder, suspense and absurdity unfolds as you play, and you are the protagonist.
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Magical Mic Duel: Senpai, Hear My Spell
Single-player alternative to Uncover the Smoking Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Uncover the Smoking Gun.
ଘ(੭ˊᵕˋ)੭* ੈ✩‧₊˚ Embrace your destiny in Magical Mic Duel: Senpai, Hear My Spell! Your voice commands the forces of fabulousness. Chant spells with conviction, and witness dazzling displays of magical might! The world needs your power. Step up and claim your place as the ultimate magical girl!