Single-player games like DETECTIVE - The Motel
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to DETECTIVE - The Motel, 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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Uncover the Smoking Gun
Single-player alternative to DETECTIVE - The Motel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DETECTIVE - The Motel.
A Battle of Wits with AI: Solve the case by conversing with a suspect robot using GPT to gather evidence. What single truth emerges from countless dialogues and pieces of information?
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Telling Lies
Single-player alternative to DETECTIVE - The Motel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DETECTIVE - The Motel.
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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Scene Investigators
Single-player alternative to DETECTIVE - The Motel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DETECTIVE - The Motel.
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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Mind Diver
Single-player alternative to DETECTIVE - The Motel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DETECTIVE - The Motel.
Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.
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L.A. Noire
Single-player alternative to DETECTIVE - The Motel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with DETECTIVE - The Motel.
In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.
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Roman's Christmas / 罗曼圣诞探案集
Single-player alternative to DETECTIVE - The Motel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DETECTIVE - The Motel.
Roman, the wolf detective plans to spend his Christmas vacation in his favorite tavern, but murder cases happened in the tavern put him to work again.
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Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
Single-player alternative to DETECTIVE - The Motel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with DETECTIVE - The Motel.
A wild tale of conspiracy, loss, friendship, and... chickens?! Two rooster detectives are about to venture into the insect underworld to uncover a worldwide conspiracy, while also battling their inherent demons in this animal noir adventure satire.
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The Darkest Files
Single-player alternative to DETECTIVE - The Motel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DETECTIVE - The Motel.
Germany, 1956. The war is over, but justice is not served. Former Nazis walk free, while their victims lie in unmarked graves. As a prosecutor, you'll unearth long-buried evidence, confront witnesses and hunt down perpetrators. Will you have the courage to bring these "ordinary men" to court?
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After You
Single-player alternative to DETECTIVE - The Motel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DETECTIVE - The Motel.
After You is a narrative game with puzzles, but it is not an easy game, here you will not have indicators or tutorials, nor can you save when you want. In After You you need to put all your attention and use paper and pencil to move forward, if you're looking for an easy game, this is not your game.
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TEMPUS
Single-player alternative to DETECTIVE - The Motel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DETECTIVE - The Motel.
TEMPUS is a puzzle adventure game with time travel. Each time you advance, you will see the island where you live change over thousands of years. You can only travel forward so it is a one way trip, how far will you go?
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The Creature: Escape Room
Single-player alternative to DETECTIVE - The Motel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DETECTIVE - The Motel.
You are a detective sent to investigate the mistreatment of a mysterious creature. In this escape room there are not only puzzles, but also characters and history.
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FINIS
Single-player alternative to DETECTIVE - The Motel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DETECTIVE - The Motel.
FINIS is a puzzle game with a difference, we create a psychological evaluation based on your choices. Each universe offers a different experience, terror, calm, destruction, war, progress... You can choose between 8 completely different paths and each path will take you to a unique ending.
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DETECTIVE - Stella Porta case
Single-player alternative to DETECTIVE - The Motel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DETECTIVE - The Motel.
DETECTIVE: Stella Porta Case, puts you in the shoes of a detective who investigates three strange disappearances. In all cases there is a contract signed by the disappeared, that contract is from an organization called "Stella Porta".
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DETECTIVE - Minerva case
Single-player alternative to DETECTIVE - The Motel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DETECTIVE - The Motel.
DETECTIVE Minerva Case is a crime deduction and solving game, with an adult and original story. Visit the crime scene, look for all the evidence and understand what happened.
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DETECTIVE - Rainy night
Single-player alternative to DETECTIVE - The Motel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DETECTIVE - The Motel.
Detective Rainy Night is a narrative adventure with elements of deduction. Violent crimes, mature stories, and a touch of psychological horror await you at the Motel Holiday. Grab a pencil and paper because solving this case won’t be easy.
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Detective - The Test
Single-player alternative to DETECTIVE - The Motel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DETECTIVE - The Motel.
Test your detective instincts across three challenging cases. No hints, no help—just you, your intuition, and your ability to piece together the truth. Can you solve the mystery?