Single-player games like Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit, 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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Syberia: The World Before
Single-player alternative to Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit.
Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.
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The Low Road
Single-player alternative to Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit.
Lie, blackmail, and steal your way down The Low Road. Rookie agent Noomi Kovacs must navigate her way through the world of corporate espionage in this dark spy comedy set in the 1970s.
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Paradise Killer
Single-player alternative to Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit.
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
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Expelled!
Single-player alternative to Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit.
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
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Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
Single-player alternative to Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit.
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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Strange Antiquities
Single-player alternative to Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit.
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
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Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
Single-player alternative to Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit.
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
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Back to the Dawn
Single-player alternative to Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit.
Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.
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Nancy Drew®: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon
Single-player alternative to Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit.
Catch this train — it’s your ticket to solving a century-old mystery!