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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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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![[Chilla's Art] The Caregiver | 終焉介護 — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1503670/header.jpg?t=1662352069)
[Chilla's Art] The Caregiver | 終焉介護
Single-player alternative to SHADOW DETECTIVE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SHADOW DETECTIVE.
The Caregiver | 終焉介護 is a psychological Japanese horror adventure game about a caregiver.
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Gumnaam
Single-player alternative to SHADOW DETECTIVE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SHADOW DETECTIVE.
Gumnaam Introduces you to a forgotten and mysterious village. You, a police officer, need to collect all the pieces of evidence to unravel the mystery of this forgotten village. Don't forget to escape as soon as you know the truth because she is always watching. Kids like to play a lot, don't they?
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Ghost Stories 2
Single-player alternative to SHADOW DETECTIVE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SHADOW DETECTIVE.
This is an exciting adventure in an abandoned house in which you are left alone with ghosts and their heavy stories.