Single-player games like The Rise of the Golden Idol
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to The Rise of the Golden Idol, 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 Case of the Golden Idol
Single-player alternative to The Rise of the Golden Idol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rise of the Golden Idol.
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
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Locator: The Search for Abigail Lidari
Single-player alternative to The Rise of the Golden Idol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Rise of the Golden Idol.
A Geoguessr-inspired narrative detective puzzle game set on an alien planet. As the Cartographer, you must gather and examine clues to locate missing archaeologist Abigail Lidari and uncover the fate of an ancient alien civilization.
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The Operator
Single-player alternative to The Rise of the Golden Idol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rise of the Golden Idol.
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
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Grégoire Lefèbvre Investigations : The Vow of Hate
Single-player alternative to The Rise of the Golden Idol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rise of the Golden Idol.
1799. A historical narrative thriller adapted from the novel by Catherine Lheureux. Uncover the truth in a troubled village through an adventure that blends dialogue, exploration, and the visual charm of early 2000s point-and-click games. With english subtitles.
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Almanac: Detective Agency
Single-player alternative to The Rise of the Golden Idol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rise of the Golden Idol.
A narrative detective game about solving mysteries through investigation, evidence, and conversation. Question suspects in your own words, photograph clues, and piece together the truth in a town full of secrets. Who is lying, and what are they hiding?
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Greyhat - A Digital Detective Adventure
Single-player alternative to The Rise of the Golden Idol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rise of the Golden Idol.
How far would you go to save your daughter? As an infamous hacker-for-hire you have the skills to steal almost any secret. But when your daughter is taken, will you be able to use these skills to uncover a dark conspiracy that goes further than you could ever imagine?
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Chronique des Silencieux
Single-player alternative to The Rise of the Golden Idol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rise of the Golden Idol.
Set in 1970s southern France, you play a rookie private eye tasked to dig out the secrets of a stubborn old man. Think on your feet while you follow your leads : ask questions to witnesses, detect their lies, hypothesize why and finally confront the silent ones running from their past.
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Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
Single-player alternative to The Rise of the Golden Idol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rise of the Golden Idol.
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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Return of the Obra Dinn
Single-player alternative to The Rise of the Golden Idol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rise of the Golden Idol.
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
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Paradise Killer
Single-player alternative to The Rise of the Golden Idol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rise of the Golden Idol.
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
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Overboard!
Single-player alternative to The Rise of the Golden Idol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rise of the Golden Idol.
GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.
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The Witness
Single-player alternative to The Rise of the Golden Idol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rise of the Golden Idol.
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
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Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Single-player alternative to The Rise of the Golden Idol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Rise of the Golden Idol.
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
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The Last
Single-player alternative to The Rise of the Golden Idol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rise of the Golden Idol.
The Last is a survival game with a twist, Your main objective is to stay alive and making your camp bigger. The game focuses on the player camp and player made buildings, as a player you will be able to build plenty of different structures to suit your needs on this lonely island.
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Outer Wilds
Single-player alternative to The Rise of the Golden Idol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Rise of the Golden Idol.
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.