Single-player games like Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand, 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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MeiQi 2024
Single-player alternative to Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand.
Meiqi 2024 is a narrative puzzle game and the latest installment in the MeiQi series. Liu Qingchun, the bureau chief, personally takes charge of investigating the cases of the 403 Intelligence Division. This season presents you with six unique cases to solve.
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The Darkest Files
Single-player alternative to Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand.
Germany, 1956. The war is over, but justice is not served. Former Nazis walk free, while their victims lie in unmarked graves. As a prosecutor, you'll unearth long-buried evidence, confront witnesses and hunt down perpetrators. Will you have the courage to bring these "ordinary men" to court?
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Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
Single-player alternative to Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand.
Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Play as the great detective and track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul…
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Blue Prince
Single-player alternative to Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand.
Welcome to Mt. Holly, where every dawn unveils a new mystery. Navigate through shifting corridors and ever-changing chambers in this genre-defying strategy puzzle adventure. But will your unpredictable path lead you to the rumored Room 46?
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The Silver Case
Single-player alternative to Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand.
The Silver Case – the debut title from world-renowned developer SUDA51 has been fully remastered and localized to English for the first time ever!
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The Séance of Blake Manor
Single-player alternative to Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand.
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.
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Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Single-player alternative to Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand.
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
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Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut
Single-player alternative to Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand.
Play as special agent Francis York Morgan in this open-world action-adventure as you solve the case of the Red Seed Murders and survive in a small, quirky American mountain town where supernatural creatures and a mysterious raincoat-clad, axe-wielding killer seek to end his investigation for good.
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Abnormal1999:Sector 49
Single-player alternative to Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand.
Abnormal1999: Sector 49 is a challenging mystery puzzle game. You play as Sam, searching for your daughter in the abandoned Sector 49. Collect 10 consciousnesses to open the portal and escape.
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MeiQi 2019
Single-player alternative to Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand.
The "Meiqi" series is a plot-oriented puzzle game. This collection is the beginning of the Meiqi Series, including all 6 episodes of the first season, namely Meiqi/Tingting/Sifeng/Aiguo/Cuilan/Jasmine, This is the entrance to the little universe of Sun Meiqi's mysterious case.
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Hundreds of Mysteries:Wendy's Home2
Single-player alternative to Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand.
Every case has a story behind it! You need to find and collect clues in the scene and reason at every level to find the truth. The clues can be associated or cross-layered.
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MeiQi 2022
Single-player alternative to Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand.
At the end of 1990, there was a murder in Changzhuang community. Both mother and son were killed. The case is full of doubts. According to the clues, you plan to visit the murder scene alone at night, search for evidence, obtain clues, and crack the truth.
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孙美琪疑案:雨儿胡同
Single-player alternative to Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand.
1992年7月16日，后海湖边槐树下，发现一名女尸，衣着整齐坐在槐树下，颈部缠绕着一根吉他弦，为主要致死原因，双手有被吉他弦勒伤的痕迹，初步判定为自杀。死亡时间约凌晨2点左右，死者叫关雨珑。林警官，请你在错综复杂的线索中，寻找凶案的真相。
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MeiQi:Story
Single-player alternative to Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand.
Collect new clues and solve new cases in the latest game in the "Meiqi" series. The new chapter "Story" takes place after the pendulum case. Liu Qingchun mustered the courage to walk into Wang Yong's house.
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Project:EagleBeak
Single-player alternative to Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand.
Project:EagleBeak is a mix of multiple modes of science fiction adventure game.You will play as a prisoner called ANN,imprisoned in an alien laboratory,find a way out of this matrix like laboratory.
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MeiQi 2020
Single-player alternative to Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand.
The MeiQi Series is an episodic mystery game. This collection contains all of Season2/3/4 and 5,which will be released in 2020,and a special episode. In total there are 25 chapters.