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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 — Steam game cover

    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.

    2014AdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek — Steam game cover

    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.

    2014AdventureCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dark Arcana: The Carnival — Steam game cover

    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.

    2014AdventureCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dark Heritage: Guardians of Hope — Steam game cover

    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!

    2015AdventureCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Agent Walker: Secret Journey — Steam game cover

    Agent Walker: Secret Journey

    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 Spear of Destiny to save the world!

    2016AdventureCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fairy Tale Mysteries 2: The Beanstalk — Steam game cover

    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!

    2015AdventureCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Endless Fables: The Minotaur's Curse — Steam game cover

    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!

    2016AdventureCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Queen's Quest: Tower of Darkness — Steam game cover

    Queen's Quest: Tower of Darkness

    Single-player alternative to 9 Clues 2: The Ward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with 9 Clues 2: The Ward.

    Defeat the sorcerer and save your daughter!

    2015AdventureCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nightmares from the Deep 2: The Siren`s Call — Steam game cover

    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

    2014AdventureCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →