Single-player games like Orient on the Murder Express
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Orient on the Murder Express, 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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Kathy Rain: Director's Cut
Single-player alternative to Orient on the Murder Express — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Orient on the Murder Express.
The award-winning point-and-click adventure returns in the Director's Cut with an extended story, additional puzzles, and new areas to explore. Witness the rise of an iconic detective as you uncover a dark and sinister truth hiding behind the calm exterior of a small rural town.
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Crime O'Clock
Single-player alternative to Orient on the Murder Express — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Orient on the Murder Express.
Crime O'Clock is a hidden objects investigation and time exploration game with a deep storyline. Investigate cases through time and evolving maps by unveiling a multi-eras linked story. Will you be observant enough to solve the mysteries? Crime waits for no man!
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Expelled!
Single-player alternative to Orient on the Murder Express — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Orient on the Murder Express.
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
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Nancy Drew®: The Haunting of Castle Malloy
Single-player alternative to Orient on the Murder Express — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Orient on the Murder Express.
Unveil a Ghostly Legend and Find a Vanished Groom!
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Mutropolis
Single-player alternative to Orient on the Murder Express — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Orient on the Murder Express.
MUTROPOLIS is a lovely sci-fi adventure set on the abandoned Planet Earth. Play as Henry Dijon (hero, nerd, detective) in search of a legendary lost city. Uncover weird ancient artifacts. And PLEASE don’t get obliterated by an ageless evil. You’ve been warned.
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Puzzle Agent
Single-player alternative to Orient on the Murder Express — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Orient on the Murder Express.
Created with indie comic artist Graham Annable's unique narrative and visual sensibilities, delivered with the distinctive Telltale storytelling style, Puzzle Agent is sure to challenge, thrill and engage in more ways than you can shake a cryptogram at!
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The Darkside Detective
Single-player alternative to Orient on the Murder Express — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Orient on the Murder Express.
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.
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Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
Single-player alternative to Orient on the Murder Express — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Orient on the Murder Express.
Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.