Single-player games like Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing, 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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The Deed II
Single-player alternative to Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing.
Can you commit the perfect murder? Outside a brothel in 1930s Paris, a man recognises one of the orderlies who had cruelly abused him while he was in a mental asylum. Some deeds cannot be forgiven ...
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TR-49
Single-player alternative to Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing.
A World War II computer. An archive of lost books. A world-changing secret. Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Overboard!, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
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Pentiment
Single-player alternative to Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing.
Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.
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Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale
Single-player alternative to Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing.
In a third-person RPG detective story, set in Bavaria in 1866, the medical student Valentin Schmidt travels to Wolpertshofen, when a sudden death causes turmoil in the village. Use your skills, find clues and question the villagers to stop the murders.
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The Darkest Files
Single-player alternative to Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing.
Germany, 1956. The war is over, but justice is not served. Former Nazis walk free, while their victims lie in unmarked graves. As a prosecutor, you'll unearth long-buried evidence, confront witnesses and hunt down perpetrators. Will you have the courage to bring these "ordinary men" to court?
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Dinocop
Single-player alternative to Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing.
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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Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
Single-player alternative to Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing.
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
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The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain
Single-player alternative to Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing.
The Advisor Series is a player-driven narrative where your choices & decisions, both in the game, and out of the game, determine how future episodes unfold. Play the role of villain protagonist Magnus the Magician, as he wreaks havoc across the land, one well-placed fireball at a time!
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Medieval Frontiers
Single-player alternative to Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing.
First-person colony simulation where strategy meets survival in a demanding, medieval wilderness. Construct gridless settlements, establish production chains, and manage the needs, desires, and work morale of your villagers to ensure their survival through the harsh realities of nature and disease.