Single-player games like A Case of Fraud
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to A Case of Fraud, 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 Operator
Single-player alternative to A Case of Fraud — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Case of Fraud.
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
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The Golden Girl Case
Single-player alternative to A Case of Fraud — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with A Case of Fraud.
As a young private investigator trainee in 2006, you dive into the early internet - social profiles, websites, photos, and archived news - to uncover the truth behind Emily Parker’s death, ruled as an accident after a late-night gathering
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Almanac: Detective Agency
Single-player alternative to A Case of Fraud — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Case of Fraud.
A narrative detective game about solving mysteries through investigation, evidence, and conversation. Question suspects in your own words, photograph clues, and piece together the truth in a town full of secrets. Who is lying, and what are they hiding?
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Hillthorn
Single-player alternative to A Case of Fraud — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Case of Fraud.
A disappearance in a secluded community. A mountain hiding its secrets. A detective running out of time. Welcome to Hillthorn, a dark investigation game that invites you to uncover the mystery without a single word spoken, using your skills of logic and intuition through cards.
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Time O'Clock: The Mask of Crime
Single-player alternative to A Case of Fraud — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with A Case of Fraud.
The mask of a legendary thief has been stolen. Follow Detective Time in a point-and-click investigation using her watch to witness key moments and uncover who is behind this new wave of robberies. Observe the past. Investigate the present. Uncover the truth.
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The Silver Crow
Single-player alternative to A Case of Fraud — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Case of Fraud.
You play Conrad - executioner, outcast, and the last man anyone would trust to solve a murder. A handcrafted adventure steeped in Renaissance atmosphere, occult shadows and moral ambiguity. A point & click mystery in a city where truth is buried, power decides guilt, and someone is always watching.
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Greyhat - A Digital Detective Adventure
Single-player alternative to A Case of Fraud — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Case of Fraud.
How far would you go to save your daughter? As an infamous hacker-for-hire you have the skills to steal almost any secret. But when your daughter is taken, will you be able to use these skills to uncover a dark conspiracy that goes further than you could ever imagine?
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The Roottrees are Dead
Single-player alternative to A Case of Fraud — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with A Case of Fraud.
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
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Return of the Obra Dinn
Single-player alternative to A Case of Fraud — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Case of Fraud.
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
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The Case of the Golden Idol
Single-player alternative to A Case of Fraud — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Case of Fraud.
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
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Death at Sycamore Hall
Single-player alternative to A Case of Fraud — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with A Case of Fraud.
An arcane detective game set in an ill-fated magical academy. Find traces of magic and deduce the meaning of incantations. Examine scenes for clues to help you piece together the story, and determine the identity and fate of each former resident.