Single-player games like 9 Clues 2: The Ward
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to 9 Clues 2: The Ward, 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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Abyss: The Wraiths of Eden
Single-player alternative to 9 Clues 2: The Ward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with 9 Clues 2: The Ward.
Take a deep breath and find your fiancée who went missing in the dark abyss of the ocean.
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Dark Heritage: Guardians of Hope
Single-player alternative to 9 Clues 2: The Ward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with 9 Clues 2: The Ward.
Find the philosopher's stone and save your mentor!
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9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek
Single-player alternative to 9 Clues 2: The Ward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with 9 Clues 2: The Ward.
Save your missing friend and reveal the corruption of the town’s citizens to stop an evil plot to bring the evil Snake God back to our world.
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Dark Arcana: The Carnival
Single-player alternative to 9 Clues 2: The Ward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with 9 Clues 2: The Ward.
Find the missing woman lost in a mysterious Carnival of Horrors.
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The Secret Order 2: Masked Intent
Single-player alternative to 9 Clues 2: The Ward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with 9 Clues 2: The Ward.
Become the wayfarer through the past to force back the evil power!
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Left in the Dark: No One on Board
Single-player alternative to 9 Clues 2: The Ward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with 9 Clues 2: The Ward.
Discover what connects a lost ship’s disappearance with Devil’s Island and a local family’s unsolved murder.
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Fairy Tale Mysteries 2: The Beanstalk
Single-player alternative to 9 Clues 2: The Ward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with 9 Clues 2: The Ward.
Vanquish the last giant!
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Endless Fables: The Minotaur's Curse
Single-player alternative to 9 Clues 2: The Ward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with 9 Clues 2: The Ward.
Face off against the Minotaur!
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Nightmares from the Deep 2: The Siren`s Call
Single-player alternative to 9 Clues 2: The Ward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with 9 Clues 2: The Ward.
Answer the siren`s call and defeat the cruel Mayor Murray and his pet sea monster, the Kraken