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Single-player games like Dark City Trouble Nights

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Dark City Trouble Nights, 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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    Murder Mystery Mayhem AI — Steam game cover

    Murder Mystery Mayhem AI

    Single-player alternative to Dark City Trouble Nights — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Murder Mystery Mayhem AI is a single-player detective game set in a stylish 1920s world of secrets, suspicion, and social intrigue. Talk freely to a colorful cast of cunning suspects, gather clues, uncover motives, and deduce who among them is the killer.

    2026Indie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sarawak — Steam game cover

    Sarawak

    Single-player alternative to Dark City Trouble Nights — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo

    2021IndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DEAR SUSPECT — Steam game cover

    DEAR SUSPECT

    Single-player alternative to Dark City Trouble Nights — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Dark City Trouble Nights.

    Confined to a woodland cabin in the 1906 Rockies, your only way to solve a family massacre is by letters. The one responsible is already on the move — silence and madness claim your contacts, and you may be next. He will find you, and death resets the world; only your notebook carries on.

    AdventureRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Morth — Steam game cover

    Morth

    Single-player alternative to Dark City Trouble Nights — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Dark City Trouble Nights.

    A darkness has fallen over the village of Drakehorn. People have gone missing in the night and have been seen walking into the woods and never returning. Find out what's causing these disappearances before time runs out.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blake: The Visual Novel — Steam game cover

    Blake: The Visual Novel

    Single-player alternative to Dark City Trouble Nights — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    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.

    2021IndieCasualFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Her Story — Steam game cover

    Her Story

    Single-player alternative to Dark City Trouble Nights — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.

    2015IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ace Attorney Investigations Collection — Steam game cover

    Ace Attorney Investigations Collection

    Single-player alternative to Dark City Trouble Nights — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!

    2024Adventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure — Steam game cover

    Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure

    Single-player alternative to Dark City Trouble Nights — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.

    2021IndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Man Who Bled The Kingdom — Steam game cover

    The Man Who Bled The Kingdom

    Single-player alternative to Dark City Trouble Nights — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Conquer the kingdom by the sword! The Man Who Bled The Kingdom is a challenging 2D action-adventure game set in a medieval world infused with fantasy elements. Step into the boots of the mercenary Kamil Flame and journey through vast deserts, menacing castles, and abandoned lands.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →