Single-player games like The Detail
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to The Detail, 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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Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
Single-player alternative to The Detail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Detail.
A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.
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Blues and Bullets
Single-player alternative to The Detail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Detail.
Blues and Bullets is a dark and violent crime thriller. Set in an alternative Eliot Ness & Al Capone story, Blues and Bullets blends a stunning script with detective work to deliver an amazing interactive experience.
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Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
Single-player alternative to The Detail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Detail.
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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Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
Single-player alternative to The Detail — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
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The Wolf Among Us
Single-player alternative to The Detail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Detail.
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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Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Single-player alternative to The Detail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Detail.
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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Gemini Rue
Single-player alternative to The Detail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Detail.
Discover a world where life is cheap, identities are bought & sold, & a quest for redemption can change the fate of a whole galaxy.
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Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
Single-player alternative to The Detail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Detail.
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
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Sally Face - Episode One
Single-player alternative to The Detail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Detail.
Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.
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Thief of Thieves
Single-player alternative to The Detail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Detail.
In Thief of Thieves you play as a cat burglar using stealth, social engineering and team members to pull off some high profile heists across the world. Based on the comic book series by Robert Kirkman, it’s time for Celia to make the leap from apprentice to master.