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Single-player games like Death Comes Skiing

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Death Comes Skiing, 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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    Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die! — Steam game cover

    Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die!

    Single-player alternative to Death Comes Skiing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Death Comes Skiing.

    Hair metal's not dead, it just smells funny! Get your denim vest, bandana and makeup, and dive into a point-and-click adventure as a middle-aged teddy bear planning a comeback with his old glam metal band – in a world where glam metal has been dead and buried for decades.

    2022IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dinocop — Steam game cover

    Dinocop

    Single-player alternative to Death Comes Skiing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Death Comes Skiing.

    When dinosaurs were brought back to life, none wanted to be a cop, so humans made you: Dinocop. Investigate the guests of the Cretaceous hotel to crack a meaty case that will confront you with your most profound existential dilemma. Who brought human meat to the dinosaur rights convention ?

    2025IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark — Steam game cover

    The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

    Single-player alternative to Death Comes Skiing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Death Comes Skiing.

    Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crime O'Clock — Steam game cover

    Crime O'Clock

    Single-player alternative to Death Comes Skiing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Death Comes Skiing.

    Crime O'Clock is a hidden objects investigation and time exploration game with a deep storyline. Investigate cases through time and evolving maps by unveiling a multi-eras linked story. Will you be observant enough to solve the mysteries? Crime waits for no man!

    2023IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Chicken Police - Paint it RED! — Steam game cover

    Chicken Police - Paint it RED!

    Single-player alternative to Death Comes Skiing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Death Comes Skiing.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Murder by Numbers — Steam game cover

    Murder by Numbers

    Single-player alternative to Death Comes Skiing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Death Comes Skiing.

    Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!

    2020IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc — Steam game cover

    Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

    Single-player alternative to Death Comes Skiing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Death Comes Skiing.

    Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.

    2016Adventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dark Nights with Poe and Munro — Steam game cover

    Dark Nights with Poe and Munro

    Single-player alternative to Death Comes Skiing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Death Comes Skiing.

    Guide local radio hosts Poe and Munro through six TV-like episodes of supernatural strangeness and sizzling on-screen chemistry. From the creators of The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker and The Shapeshifting Detective.

    2020IndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →