Single-player games like Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse, 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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Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space
Single-player alternative to Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse.
The Freelance Police are back on the crime beat in a newly remastered version of their second episodic season. Zombies will dance. Mariachis will sing. A giant battle robot will trash the streets. And when their friends’ lives are at stake, Sam & Max will risk their very souls to set things right.
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Sam & Max Save the World
Single-player alternative to Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse.
An open-and-shut case of petty vandalism balloons into a far-flung mind-control conspiracy involving former child stars, the media, the mafia, the government, the internet, and the bright side of the moon. Telltale's episodic classic, lovingly remastered by members of the original development team.
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Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate
Single-player alternative to Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse.
Join Dangeresque, the world's greatest private eye/crooked cop, as he puzzles his way through 3 bite-sized roomisodes in this classic-style point n' click adventure.
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Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
Single-player alternative to Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse.
The classic multi-award winning adventure "Broken Sword - the Shadow of the Templars" returns with glorious 4K visuals and iconic remastered audio, pitching intrepid tourist George Stobbart and fearless journalist Nico Collard into a journey of perilous adventures and ancient conspiracies.
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Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People: Season 1
Single-player alternative to Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse.
Enjoy Strong Bad's wacky comedic adventures over 5 full episodes!
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Psychonauts 2
Single-player alternative to Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse.
Combining quirky missions and mysterious conspiracies, Psychonauts 2 is a platform-adventure game with cinematic style and tons of customizable psychic powers.
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Tales of Monkey Island: Complete Season
Single-player alternative to Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse.
While explosively stripping the evil pirate LeChuck of his demonic mojo, Guybrush Threepwood inadvertently infects the entire Caribbean with the arch-fiend's expelled voodoo, which threatens to transform buccaneers into unruly pirate monsters.
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Day of the Tentacle Remastered
Single-player alternative to Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse.
Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is back in a remastered edition that features all new hand-drawn, high resolution artwork, with remastered audio, music and sound effects.
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The Walking Dead
Single-player alternative to Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse.
A five-part adventure horror series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series.
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Sam & Max Hit the Road
Single-player alternative to Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse.
Grab your nightstick, squeal like a siren, and Hit the Road with Sam & Max, Freelance Police, as they attempt to crack their toughest case.
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Return to Monkey Island
Single-player alternative to Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse.
Return to Monkey Island is an unexpected, thrilling return of series creator Ron Gilbert that continues the story of the legendary adventure games.
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Poker Night at the Inventory
Single-player alternative to Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Seven years after the Inventory closed its doors, this underground social club has reopened for business. Play No Limit Texas Hold’em with four video game icons in a high-stakes battle of cards, bets, and trash talk.