Single-player games like Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Confidential Killings - A Detective Game, 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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Kamiya Detective Agency: High School Girl Vanished in The Summer
Single-player alternative to Confidential Killings - A Detective Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Confidential Killings - A Detective Game.
A mystery set in Fukuoka, Japan. Former cop Kengo Kamiya and assistant Hikaru tackle a high school girl's disappearance. A "Photoreal Novel" fully utilizing actual photos and AI. Enjoy snappy banter and unexpected twists in this simple, choice-driven mystery visual novel.
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Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
Single-player alternative to Confidential Killings - A Detective Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Confidential Killings - A Detective Game.
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
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A Death in the Red Light
Single-player alternative to Confidential Killings - A Detective Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Confidential Killings - A Detective Game.
Amsterdam, 1988. A dead body in the Red Light District, the Dutch capital of sex and drugs, is a washed-up detective’s one shot at redemption. Explore the seedy underbelly of Europe’s most notorious city, solve complex puzzles, and crack the case while experiencing Amsterdam at its worst.
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Greyhat - A Digital Detective Adventure
Single-player alternative to Confidential Killings - A Detective Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Confidential Killings - A Detective Game.
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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The Operator
Single-player alternative to Confidential Killings - A Detective Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Confidential Killings - A Detective Game.
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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UNMEMORY
Single-player alternative to Confidential Killings - A Detective Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Confidential Killings - A Detective Game.
Unravel a mystery: A game you can read, a book you can play.
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Sarawak
Single-player alternative to Confidential Killings - A Detective Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Confidential Killings - A Detective Game.
A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo
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Tails Noir
Single-player alternative to Confidential Killings - A Detective Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Confidential Killings - A Detective Game.
Tails Noir is a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
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The Case of the Golden Idol
Single-player alternative to Confidential Killings - A Detective Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Confidential Killings - A Detective Game.
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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The Roottrees are Dead
Single-player alternative to Confidential Killings - A Detective Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Confidential Killings - A Detective Game.
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
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Return of the Obra Dinn
Single-player alternative to Confidential Killings - A Detective Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Confidential Killings - A Detective Game.
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
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Neon Noir
Single-player alternative to Confidential Killings - A Detective Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Confidential Killings - A Detective Game.
Neon Noir is a cyberpunk visual novel with interactive mechanics. It is set in the megalopolis of New Devon in the year 2169, where large private corporations have more power than the government. The player follows the crimes investigated by Colden, a Snatcher.
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Master of Chess
Single-player alternative to Confidential Killings - A Detective Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Confidential Killings - A Detective Game.
Play chess with help from your AI character, solve chess puzzles, build an unrivaled openings repertoire, and win tournaments worldwide. Become World Champion in the first and only chess career simulator!