Single-player games like The Da Vinci Cryptex
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to The Da Vinci Cryptex, 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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The Room
Single-player alternative to The Da Vinci Cryptex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Da Vinci Cryptex.
A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.
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The House of Da Vinci 3
Single-player alternative to The Da Vinci Cryptex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Da Vinci Cryptex.
The grand finale to The House of Da Vinci trilogy is here! Solve numerous new puzzles and mind benders and explore new mystifying locations of ravishing beauty.
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Rusty Lake Hotel
Single-player alternative to The Da Vinci Cryptex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Da Vinci Cryptex.
Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
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Nancy Drew®: Warnings at Waverly Academy
Single-player alternative to The Da Vinci Cryptex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Da Vinci Cryptex.
Enroll in a School Plagued by Suspicions and Lies!
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3D Escape Room: Detective Story
Single-player alternative to The Da Vinci Cryptex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Da Vinci Cryptex.
3D Escape Room: Detective Story is an immersive 3D puzzle game that takes you to 1930s London. In the game, you play as an insightful private detective, searching for clues in realistic 3D environments, solving intricate puzzles and mini-games, and cracking bizarre cases.
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Demetrios - The BIG Cynical Adventure
Single-player alternative to The Da Vinci Cryptex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Da Vinci Cryptex.
A comedic point-and-click adventure where a hungover antique dealer must solve his own robbery in Paris, dragging himself and his friends into a wildly idiotic journey!
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Escape Simulator 2
Single-player alternative to The Da Vinci Cryptex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Da Vinci Cryptex.
Sequel to the best-selling escape room game, brings a fresh take on first-person puzzles with a variety of new rooms to explore solo or with friends. Solve intricate puzzles, uncover hidden secrets, or craft your own escape rooms with Room Editor 2.0.
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Strange Antiquities
Single-player alternative to The Da Vinci Cryptex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Da Vinci Cryptex.
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
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Mystery Box: Hidden Secrets
Single-player alternative to The Da Vinci Cryptex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Da Vinci Cryptex.
A point-and-click puzzle game where you have to solve intriguing riddles around different boxes and discover some cool stories about popular inventions!
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Mystery Box 4: The Journey
Single-player alternative to The Da Vinci Cryptex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Da Vinci Cryptex.
Welcome to the 4th chapter of the popular 'Mystery Box' escape room puzzle game series! 10 new boxes full of enigmas to crack are waiting for you on this journey through lost worlds.
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Mystery Box 3: Escape The Room
Single-player alternative to The Da Vinci Cryptex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Da Vinci Cryptex.
Welcome to the 3rd chapter of the "Mystery Box" series. You're trapped inside dark rooms and must solve intriguing enigmas to open boxes and escape. Can you make it?
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Mystery Box 2: Evolution
Single-player alternative to The Da Vinci Cryptex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Da Vinci Cryptex.
Enjoy the 2nd chapter of the Mystery Box game series! Unlock 57 boxes by solving tons of intriguing puzzles that will put your brain to work!
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Portals: Escape the Infinity
Single-player alternative to The Da Vinci Cryptex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Da Vinci Cryptex.
A transcendent point-and-click puzzle adventure. Can you escape 50 Portals?
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Mystery Box VR: Escape The Room
Single-player alternative to The Da Vinci Cryptex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Da Vinci Cryptex.
The VR version of the third chapter of the Mystery Box series. Can you crack crazy puzzles to open incredible boxes and escape the room you're trapped in?
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The Da Vinci Cryptex 2
Single-player alternative to The Da Vinci Cryptex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Da Vinci Cryptex.
Take the challenge again and crack 50 new incredible riddles in the sequel of The Da Vinci Cryptex!
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The Da Vinci Cryptex 3
Single-player alternative to The Da Vinci Cryptex — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Da Vinci Cryptex.
Take the challenge again and crack 50 new amazing riddles in the third chapter of The Da Vinci Cryptex! series!