Single-player games like Crime or Punishment
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Crime or Punishment, 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 Posthumous Investigation
Single-player alternative to Crime or Punishment — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Crime or Punishment.
A dead man hired you to solve his own murder. You have one day. Fourteen suspects. And as many attempts as it takes. A hand-drawn noir mystery set in 1937 Rio de Janeiro, where every suspect has a life, a schedule, and something to hide.
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Blacksad: Under the Skin
Single-player alternative to Crime or Punishment — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Crime or Punishment.
BLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad!
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Chinatown Detective Agency
Single-player alternative to Crime or Punishment — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Crime or Punishment.
Chinatown Detective Agency is a cybernoir point and click adventure blending stunning retro design with innovative mechanics. Play as Amira Darma, an ex-cop who has just opened her own detective agency. Choose your clients, travel around the world and solve dangerous cases using real world research.
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Back to the Dawn
Single-player alternative to Crime or Punishment — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Crime or Punishment.
Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.
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Post Mortem
Single-player alternative to Crime or Punishment — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Crime or Punishment.
After returning to the quiet streets of Paris to pursue a life of painting, Gus Macpherson could not escape his true art…
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Still Life
Single-player alternative to Crime or Punishment — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Crime or Punishment.
Still Life 2 also now available!
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Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
Single-player alternative to Crime or Punishment — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Crime or Punishment.
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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L.A. Noire
Single-player alternative to Crime or Punishment — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Crime or Punishment.
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.