Single-player games like Code: 9
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Code: 9, 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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Artificial: Proxy Bar
Single-player alternative to Code: 9 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Code: 9.
Within a universe dominated by Artificial Intelligences, you step into the shoes of an AI detective to solve the mystery hidden within the Proxy Bar, a jazz club. You can ask the suspects ANYTHING, but will you ask the right questions?
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Curtain Call in Flames
Single-player alternative to Code: 9 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Code: 9.
Curtain Call in Flames is a single-player 2D courtroom mystery visual novel set in a traditional Chinese puppet troupe. As defense attorney Bian Bo, investigate a murder, question witnesses, examine evidence, and expose contradictions in court to uncover the truth.
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Reports from Vera Cruz
Single-player alternative to Code: 9 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Code: 9.
Investigate the country of Vera Cruz in this journalistic first-person adventure! Solve puzzles, take photos of clues and report news exposing the horrific truths behind General Galba and his bizarre government!
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Just in Crime
Single-player alternative to Code: 9 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Code: 9.
Just in Crime is a detective video game in which you play a detective dog and a wizard cat. With a twist; you are able to travel back in time and examine the crime scene a few seconds before it happened.
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Detective Bureau
Single-player alternative to Code: 9 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Code: 9.
Play as a detective and solve multiple cases by interrogating individuals tied to the case through voice-based conversations. Powered by generative AI, every individual responds with unique, context-driven replies, helping you piece together the evidence to crack the case.
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Telling Lies
Single-player alternative to Code: 9 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Code: 9.
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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Scene Investigators
Single-player alternative to Code: 9 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Code: 9.
Scene Investigators is a hardcore deductive reasoning game for fans of the "true crime" genre. Step into re-created crime scenes, observe closely for pieces of evidence, analyze possible motives behind the crimes, and uncover what truly happened.
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Sarawak
Single-player alternative to Code: 9 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Code: 9.
A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo