Single-player games like Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
Below are 14 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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Direct Investigation
Single-player alternative to Confidential Killings - A Detective Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Confidential Killings - A Detective Game.
Seoul, 2035. A first-person noir text adventure. Step into the shoes of Park Eunkyul, an investigator who verifies what no one else wants verified. Read the scene, question the witness, follow erased traces — and watch every certainty you started with quietly fall apart.
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Cold Case: The Red Dress Murder
Single-player alternative to Confidential Killings - A Detective Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Confidential Killings - A Detective Game.
A desktop-detective mystery where you’re tasked with investigating an unsolved murder. Scour case files and use logic and deduction to discover the truth of a thrilling story.
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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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Case Solved: The London Files
Single-player alternative to Confidential Killings - A Detective Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Confidential Killings - A Detective Game.
Solve logic puzzles and crack multiple cases in a cosy noir London using reason, not guesswork. Murders have taken place, witness statements conflict and the alibis don't add up. Everyone has a motive, and only clear logic reveals the truth.
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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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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!
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Footballogy
Single-player alternative to Confidential Killings - A Detective Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Focused football management: play a full season in one evening. Scout players whose traits reinforce each other, build real chemistry, and outsmart richer clubs with a squad that clicks.