Single-player games like Grill'd: The Vanishing
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Grill'd: The Vanishing, 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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Kamiya Detective Agency: High School Girl Vanished in The Summer
Single-player alternative to Grill'd: The Vanishing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Grill'd: The Vanishing.
A mystery set in Fukuoka, Japan. Former cop Kengo Kamiya and assistant Hikaru tackle a high school girl's disappearance. A "Photoreal Novel" fully utilizing actual photos and AI. Enjoy snappy banter and unexpected twists in this simple, choice-driven mystery visual novel.
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Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings
Single-player alternative to Grill'd: The Vanishing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Grill'd: The Vanishing.
A short pixel-art mystery where you play as Nathan, a private investigator drawn into a curious case. Interrogate suspects, examine clues, and uncover hidden details
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Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet
Single-player alternative to Grill'd: The Vanishing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Grill'd: The Vanishing.
As a gothic detective, you solve mysteries with your colorful sidekick. Everyone you meet in this bizarre world has a peculiar disease. A unique talent, or a mere curse? You must get to the bottom of it all. Investigate murders, search for clues and complete the puzzle.
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Sarawak
Single-player alternative to Grill'd: The Vanishing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Grill'd: The Vanishing.
A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo
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Pentiment
Single-player alternative to Grill'd: The Vanishing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Grill'd: The Vanishing.
Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.
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Kathy Rain: Director's Cut
Single-player alternative to Grill'd: The Vanishing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Grill'd: The Vanishing.
The award-winning point-and-click adventure returns in the Director's Cut with an extended story, additional puzzles, and new areas to explore. Witness the rise of an iconic detective as you uncover a dark and sinister truth hiding behind the calm exterior of a small rural town.
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Telling Lies
Single-player alternative to Grill'd: The Vanishing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Grill'd: The Vanishing.
Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.
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Syberia: The World Before
Single-player alternative to Grill'd: The Vanishing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Grill'd: The Vanishing.
Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.