Single-player games like TEEFAX: Cold Case
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to TEEFAX: Cold Case, 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 Roottrees are Dead
Single-player alternative to TEEFAX: Cold Case — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with TEEFAX: Cold Case.
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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Mysteries of Old Tokyo
Single-player alternative to TEEFAX: Cold Case — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with TEEFAX: Cold Case.
Save the Imperial Capital from supernatural invasion in a 90s-style adventure that uses real deduction and research skills. Explore Tokyo, snap photos and analyse evidence for 40+ landmarks, from prehistory to the present. Confront a cast of wandering spirits to separate truth from fiction.
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Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
Single-player alternative to TEEFAX: Cold Case — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with TEEFAX: Cold Case.
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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Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery
Single-player alternative to TEEFAX: Cold Case — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with TEEFAX: Cold Case.
Everybody are missing in a town. Find the answers of town mystery in a point and click adventure game with escape the room mechanics
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Malware
Single-player alternative to TEEFAX: Cold Case — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with TEEFAX: Cold Case.
Malware lurks where you least expect it. Unscrupulous software vendors have hidden traps inside legitimate installers — can you spot them all and keep your computer clean?
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Scene Investigators
Single-player alternative to TEEFAX: Cold Case — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with TEEFAX: Cold Case.
Scene Investigators is a hardcore deductive reasoning game for fans of the "true crime" genre. Step into re-created crime scenes, observe closely for pieces of evidence, analyze possible motives behind the crimes, and uncover what truly happened.
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Telling Lies
Single-player alternative to TEEFAX: Cold Case — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with TEEFAX: Cold Case.
Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.
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Paradise Killer
Single-player alternative to TEEFAX: Cold Case — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with TEEFAX: Cold Case.
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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TELETEXT
Single-player alternative to TEEFAX: Cold Case — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with TEEFAX: Cold Case.
Welcome back to 1995. You turn your TV on, but there's an ad break! You press the red button to check out your favorite passtime. As you browse through, you see there's a lot missing. News articles not displaying, games out of order. Is anyone even keeping this updated anymore? Where did they go?