Single-player games like Mary
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Mary, 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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Neighbors
Single-player alternative to Mary — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mary.
A folk noir detective horror game. An old time detective trying to find out the truth behind a missing girl in a mysterious place.
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Detective: Ritual of the Sea
Single-player alternative to Mary — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mary.
Step into the shoes of an experienced detective and uncover dark secrets while solving criminal cases. In this thrilling detective world, you'll face stressful decision-making moments, reconstruct crime scenes, and utilize cutting-edge technology for evidence analysis.
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Chains Of Clues
Single-player alternative to Mary — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mary.
You are a field agent with the criminal investigation unit: sweep the scene, photograph it, bag the evidence and pin it to your board until one name is left. Five cases, 31 suspects, 83 pieces of evidence, no quest markers. Nobody confirms your theory: you sign the accusation.
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Verbal Verdict
Single-player alternative to Mary — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mary.
In Verbal Verdict you're a novice investigator in 1950's Brooklyn, solving crimes and climbing the ranks by interrogating suspects and solving problems in a detective game powered by artificial intelligence.
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Post Mortem
Single-player alternative to Mary — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
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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Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
Single-player alternative to Mary — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Mary.
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 Mary — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Mary.
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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Uncover the Smoking Gun
Single-player alternative to Mary — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mary.
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?