Single-player games like SHADOW DETECTIVE
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to SHADOW DETECTIVE, 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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Seclusion
Single-player alternative to SHADOW DETECTIVE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SHADOW DETECTIVE.
The walls listen...
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Backrooms Game Creator
Single-player alternative to SHADOW DETECTIVE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SHADOW DETECTIVE.
Backrooms Game Creator lets you build and explore your own liminal horror worlds. Design levels, customize enemies, lighting, and items, and create unique experiences—from quiet, eerie spaces to intense survival scenarios.
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振り子が止まった夜に-ThePendulumLies-
Single-player alternative to SHADOW DETECTIVE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SHADOW DETECTIVE.
“A full-fledged 3D mystery adventure that blends exploration and deduction” Use your own deductive skills to uncover the truth hidden within the mansion!
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Hare House
Single-player alternative to SHADOW DETECTIVE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SHADOW DETECTIVE.
A PSX-inspired first-person survival horror game where you must solve physics-based puzzles, evade a relentless serial killer, and escape the horrors hidden beneath Hare House.
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Echoes
Single-player alternative to SHADOW DETECTIVE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with SHADOW DETECTIVE.
Echoes is a 2D narrative game where you play as Ricky Fox, a detective haunted by the death of his best friend, Arthur. Step into Greenhearth, a small town full of secrets, and make choices that will shape your investigation. Will you crack the case with your sanity intact?
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Into The Abyss
Single-player alternative to SHADOW DETECTIVE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SHADOW DETECTIVE.
(Currently being REMADE/Remastered) A 1st-person survival horror game. Explore and find your way through horrific environments. Find clues and solve puzzles to advance. Running might be the best way to stay alive.
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The Unknown Fear
Single-player alternative to SHADOW DETECTIVE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SHADOW DETECTIVE.
The Unknown Fear is about a prisoner, sentenced to death, that had his memory deleted. His only chance of changing his life is by retrieving a file on the main computer of a secret settlement. Will you be able to get a new life or will the imprisoned creature in the settlement devour your body?
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Whispering Eclipsia
Single-player alternative to SHADOW DETECTIVE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with SHADOW DETECTIVE.
"Whispering Eclipsia is a gripping first-person psychological horror detective game. Step into the shoes of Inspector Keshav to solve a series of ritualistic murders, survive reality-bending loops, and uncover the dark secrets lurking in the shadows of Woodslane."