Single-player games like Arcane Investigations
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Arcane Investigations, 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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Nine Noir Lives
Single-player alternative to Arcane Investigations — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Arcane Investigations.
Stretch your legs, clean your whiskers, and dive into Nine Noir Lives. Enjoy a "point-and-lick" comedy-noir adventure, full of humour, crazy characters, and intriguing locations. Solve challenging puzzles and answer the immortal question: how many things need to be licked to solve a murder in this town?
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The Secret of Retropolis
Single-player alternative to Arcane Investigations — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Arcane Investigations.
The Secret of Retropolis is a VR narrative game of a new kind, a blend of classic point-and-click adventure with immersive cinematography. Embody the witty protagonist of a film noir plot. Meet unforgettable characters. Solve puzzles. Lose yourself in the retro-futuristic atmosphere.
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Subsurface Circular
Single-player alternative to Arcane Investigations — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Arcane Investigations.
When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.
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The Sin
Single-player alternative to Arcane Investigations — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Arcane Investigations.
The depressing pictures of a dying village and its inhabitants to the dark ambient music of the underground performers make those who are still trying to survive in places where everything has long died, to plunge even deeper into the world of mystical horror and deep despair
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Sarawak
Single-player alternative to Arcane Investigations — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Arcane Investigations.
A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo
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Mindcop
Single-player alternative to Arcane Investigations — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Arcane Investigations.
Mindcop is a non-linear „whodunnit“ detective game. It mixes a story driven adventure with real-time puzzle gaming. As the infamous Mindcop, you can dive into the minds of your suspects to uncover their secrets and unravel their lies.
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IMMORTALITY
Single-player alternative to Arcane Investigations — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Arcane Investigations.
Marissa Marcel was a film star. She made three movies. But none of the movies were ever released. And Marissa Marcel disappeared. An interactive trilogy from Sam Barlow, creator of Her Story.
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Overboard!
Single-player alternative to Arcane Investigations — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Arcane Investigations.
GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.