Single-player games like Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved, 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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Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
Single-player alternative to Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved.
Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case.
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Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
Single-player alternative to Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved.
You are the one and only Duck Detective, a depressed and recently divorced duck who must quack the case. Inspect evidence, make de-duck-tions, and solve this no-murder mystery!
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Dahlia View
Single-player alternative to Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved.
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
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Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
Single-player alternative to Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved.
A wild tale of conspiracy, loss, friendship, and... chickens?! Two rooster detectives are about to venture into the insect underworld to uncover a worldwide conspiracy, while also battling their inherent demons in this animal noir adventure satire.
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BROK the InvestiGator
Single-player alternative to Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved.
An innovative adventure mixed with beat 'em up and RPG elements. In a grim world where animals have replaced mankind, what kind of detective will you be?
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TR-49
Single-player alternative to Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved.
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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The Darkest Files
Single-player alternative to Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved.
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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Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
Single-player alternative to Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved.
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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L.A. Noire
Single-player alternative to Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved.
In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.
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Orient on the Murder Express
Single-player alternative to Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved.
This is a murder mystery visual novel where you take the role of the detective. Search for clues, make discoveries, and talk to other characters to find out what is truly going on on the Murder Express.