Single-player games like 9 Lives
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to 9 Lives, 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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Chicken Police - Paint it RED!
Single-player alternative to 9 Lives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 9 Lives.
A wild tale of love, death, chickens, and redemption! Chicken Police is a buddy-cop noir adventure with a carefully crafted world, a gritty story, and absurd humor. The game mixes classic adventure games with visual novel-style storytelling, presented in a beak-droppingly unique art style.
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Blake: The Visual Novel
Single-player alternative to 9 Lives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 9 Lives.
Graphic Novel meets Visual Novel in this story-rich, choice-driven thriller. Experience Blake’s journey as he encounters a clandestine nemesis, sparking a series of events that force him to choose between losing his sanity or rising to the challenge. Make the right decisions and save New Stone.
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Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
Single-player alternative to 9 Lives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with 9 Lives.
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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of the Devil
Single-player alternative to 9 Lives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 9 Lives.
Immerse yourself in neon, smoke, and high-stakes legal gambles as a Defense Attorney with uniquely Killer insights in this episodic, diabolically stylish visual novel adventure game.
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Tangle Tower
Single-player alternative to 9 Lives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 9 Lives.
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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Blacksad: Under the Skin
Single-player alternative to 9 Lives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with 9 Lives.
BLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad!
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The Posthumous Investigation
Single-player alternative to 9 Lives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 9 Lives.
A dead man hired you to solve his own murder. You have one day. Fourteen suspects. And as many attempts as it takes. A hand-drawn noir mystery set in 1937 Rio de Janeiro, where every suspect has a life, a schedule, and something to hide.
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Mewgenics
Single-player alternative to 9 Lives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 9 Lives.
Build the ultimate cat army through tactical breeding and send them into deep, challenging turn-based adventures. Draft abilities, collect items, and manipulate genetics across generations in this roguelike tactics game from the creators of The Binding of Isaac and The End is Nigh.