Single-player games like The Hangman
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to The Hangman, 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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Lurks Beneath
Single-player alternative to The Hangman — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Hangman.
Investigate a little girl's disappearance at a rundown trailer park. Play as Detective Partridge and cross examine three suspects to find the truth with fully freeform interrogation. Type anything and ask anything you want.
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The Price of Grief
Single-player alternative to The Hangman — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Hangman.
Dive into a decade of secrets, mysterious characters and their inexplicable deaths - in the shadow of the darkest time in human history. Investigate crimes, decode documents, collect clues and solve riddles - one word at a time. The deeper you read, the less any of it seems to be an accident.
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The Murder of Jessica Channing
Single-player alternative to The Hangman — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Hangman.
1 isolated hotel. 1 dead body. 16 suspects... Will YOU be the one to solve The Murder of Jessica Channing in this thrilling FMV murder mystery?
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Hillthorn
Single-player alternative to The Hangman — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Hangman.
A disappearance in a secluded community. A mountain hiding its secrets. A detective running out of time. Welcome to Hillthorn, a dark investigation game that invites you to uncover the mystery without a single word spoken, using your skills of logic and intuition through cards.
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Truth Beneath the Shadows
Single-player alternative to The Hangman — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Hangman.
Truth Beneath the Shadows – A detective game where players unravel hidden mysteries by connecting clues to expose a secret organization. Every piece of evidence brings you closer to the dark truth lurking in the shadows.
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Hello Operator
Single-player alternative to The Hangman — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Hangman.
Play as Blissville’s lone switchboard operator in this atmospheric, story-rich mystery. From your dimly lit station, connect calls, listen in, and uncover the secrets that bind the townsfolk—and the darkness beneath their polite masquerade.
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Blue Book
Single-player alternative to The Hangman — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Hangman.
Blue Book is a sci-fi detective quest with point'n'click elements, where there are no hints, there are false clues and only your conclusion. Analyze testimonies, find inconsistencies, follow the logic. Become an FBI agent and unravel a chain of mysterious disappearances in a quiet American town.
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Omertà: Mafia Novel
Single-player alternative to The Hangman — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Hangman.
Noir visual novel set in 1950s New York. Infiltrate a prison, build a smuggling network, and shape fates through tough choices across branching paths.
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Racecraft
Single-player alternative to The Hangman — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Hangman.
Start racing in many asynchronous events for free. Accumulate Season Points each month by competing in Championships, Tournaments and Special Events on always new circuits created by the Racing Authority, climbing to higher licenses. Check out the Premium DLC for even more!
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Roll of Fate
Single-player alternative to The Hangman — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Hangman.
Trapped by a sinister Game Master, your only hope of escape is to play his twisted game. Blending first-person horror with turn-based strategy and inspired by classic board games, each turn, you roll the dice to determine your fate. But beware, the Game Master ensures no two games are ever the same.