Single-player games like Puzzle Agent
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Puzzle Agent, 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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Puzzle Agent 2
Single-player alternative to Puzzle Agent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Puzzle Agent.
Agent Nelson Tethers just solved his biggest case yet. So why isn't he satisfied? Venture back to eerie Scoggins, Minnesota to solve the mystery of "the Hidden People" once and for all!
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Lost in Play
Single-player alternative to Puzzle Agent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Puzzle Agent.
Solve puzzles, riddles, and embark on an exciting journey of discovery! Join Toto and Gal as they explore dreamscapes and befriend magical creatures. Lost in their imagination, the brother and sister must stick together and solve puzzles to find their way home.
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The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
Single-player alternative to Puzzle Agent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Puzzle Agent.
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
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Tangle Tower
Single-player alternative to Puzzle Agent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Puzzle Agent.
Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?
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Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard
Single-player alternative to Puzzle Agent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Puzzle Agent.
You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery. Also there's a wizard.
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The White Door
Single-player alternative to Puzzle Agent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Puzzle Agent.
Enter The White Door and discover Rusty Lake’s universe in a new game with a unique style! Explore Robert Hill’s dreams and help him to find his lost memories. Can you survive the strict daily routine and bring back color to Robert's life?
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Follow the meaning
Single-player alternative to Puzzle Agent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Puzzle Agent.
Follow the meaning is a surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure. Join detective Paul Trilby as he works to unravel the mysteries of a peculiar town, seemingly ruled by the local Hospital. Over the wall and behind tightly shut gates, a dark secret lies in wait…
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Kathy Rain
Single-player alternative to Puzzle Agent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Puzzle Agent.
Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.
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Time Gentlemen, Please! and Ben There, Dan That! Special Edition Double Pack
Single-player alternative to Puzzle Agent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Puzzle Agent.
Ben There, Dan That! and Time Gentlemen, Please! are a couple of rip-roaring point-and-click adventure games . With tongue firmly in cheek, sit back, relax, and put your mind to work solving puzzles, and reading some very funny dialogue. It's like a book, only good!
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Puzzles
Single-player alternative to Puzzle Agent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Puzzle Agent.
This game is a classic puzzle game with multiple levels and beautiful graphics. Enjoy!
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E-Files
Single-player alternative to Puzzle Agent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Puzzle Agent.
E-FILES — a psychological horror game in the style of the PS1 era, centered around a secret investigation, rituals, and the mysterious “Lists.” Explore dark locations, search for clues, solve puzzles, and avoid deadly traps. Fixed camera angles, retro graphics, and limited saves.
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The Wolf Among Us
Single-player alternative to Puzzle Agent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Puzzle Agent.
From the makers of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead, comes a thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic books. As Bigby Wolf you will discover that a brutal, bloody murder is just a taste of things to come in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences.
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Batman - The Telltale Series
Single-player alternative to Puzzle Agent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Puzzle Agent.
Enter the fractured psyche of Bruce Wayne and discover the powerful and far-reaching consequences of your choices as the Dark Knight.
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Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series
Single-player alternative to Puzzle Agent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Puzzle Agent.
In this latest chapter from the award-winning studio behind Batman - The Telltale Series, both Bruce Wayne and Batman will be forced into precarious new roles. The Riddler has returned to terrorize Gotham City, but his gruesome puzzles merely foreshadow an even greater crisis.
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Tales of Monkey Island: Complete Season
Single-player alternative to Puzzle Agent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Puzzle Agent.
While explosively stripping the evil pirate LeChuck of his demonic mojo, Guybrush Threepwood inadvertently infects the entire Caribbean with the arch-fiend's expelled voodoo, which threatens to transform buccaneers into unruly pirate monsters.
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Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People: Season 1
Single-player alternative to Puzzle Agent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Puzzle Agent.
Enjoy Strong Bad's wacky comedic adventures over 5 full episodes!
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Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures
Single-player alternative to Puzzle Agent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Puzzle Agent.
Enter the colorful world of West Wallaby Street in a series of four cracking adventures brought to you by Aardman Animations, the creators of the Wallace & Gromit animated films, and award-winning Telltale Games.