Single-player games like Death by Deduction
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Death by Deduction, 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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Rotten Chamber
Single-player alternative to Death by Deduction — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Death by Deduction.
A single-player logic puzzle disguised as social deduction. Read the claims of a corrupt city council, catch the liars and arrest them, but every wrong call brings you closer to losing it all.
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Dahlia View
Single-player alternative to Death by Deduction — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Death by Deduction.
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
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Broken Sword - The Smoking Mirror: Reforged
Single-player alternative to Death by Deduction — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Death by Deduction.
The classic award winning adventure returns in glorious 4K with fully remastered audio. Step into the shoes of intrepid tourist George Stobbart and sharp-witted journalist Nico Collard as they unravel a deadly Mayan conspiracy steeped in ancient artifacts and dark magic.
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Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle, Season One
Single-player alternative to Death by Deduction — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Death by Deduction.
The chart-topping itch.io and Newgrounds indie hit comes to Steam, with a slew of enhancements and new features! Step into court as Nina Aquila, rookie defense attorney in this thrilling VN/adventure game hybrid, and fight for justice in a world where all anime genres exist at once!
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Sarawak
Single-player alternative to Death by Deduction — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Death by Deduction.
A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo
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Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
Single-player alternative to Death by Deduction — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Death by Deduction.
The classic multi-award winning adventure "Broken Sword - the Shadow of the Templars" returns with glorious 4K visuals and iconic remastered audio, pitching intrepid tourist George Stobbart and fearless journalist Nico Collard into a journey of perilous adventures and ancient conspiracies.
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Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
Single-player alternative to Death by Deduction — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Death by Deduction.
Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case.
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Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
Single-player alternative to Death by Deduction — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Death by Deduction.
You are the one and only Duck Detective, a depressed and recently divorced duck who must quack the case. Inspect evidence, make de-duck-tions, and solve this no-murder mystery!
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Deal of the Dead Final Cut
Single-player alternative to Death by Deduction — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Death by Deduction.
Deal of the Dead: Final Cut is a Solitaire-style, survival horror, card game rendered in a unique, hand-drawn, art style. Fight your way through randomly shuffled decks of cards and escape from a zombie-infested city set in a post-apocalyptic world.
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Astro Mining
Single-player alternative to Death by Deduction — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Death by Deduction.
Build a small mining colony in deep space and defend it from alien invaders as you extract precious minerals from asteroids in Astro Mining.
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The Night Museum
Single-player alternative to Death by Deduction — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Death by Deduction.
The Night Museum needs a night clerk. The job is simple: take the money, give the tickets, and keep the exhibits under control. Just follow the rules, and you’ll make it through the night... probably.