Single-player games like Kathy Rain
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Kathy Rain, 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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Whispers of a Machine
Single-player alternative to Kathy Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Kathy Rain.
Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.
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Lamplight City
Single-player alternative to Kathy Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kathy Rain.
A steampunk-ish detective adventure from the creator of A Golden Wake and Shardlight! Can you help private investigator Miles Fordham find justice for his clients and track down his partner's killer before his entire world comes apart?
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The Blackwell Legacy
Single-player alternative to Kathy Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kathy Rain.
When 3 NYU students kill themselves, nobody thinks that a sinister force is at work. Nobody but fledgling medium Rosa Blackwell & her new spirit guide Joey Mallone.
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Blackwell Deception
Single-player alternative to Kathy Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kathy Rain.
Street psychics. Their blinking neon signs are everywhere, promising love and wealth and happiness. They make a fortune preying on the gullible and milking them dry. So when these victims begin dying and leaving confused spirits behind, it can only take a genuine psychic (and her wayward spirit guide) to clean up the mess.
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Kathy Rain: Director's Cut
Single-player alternative to Kathy Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kathy Rain.
The award-winning point-and-click adventure returns in the Director's Cut with an extended story, additional puzzles, and new areas to explore. Witness the rise of an iconic detective as you uncover a dark and sinister truth hiding behind the calm exterior of a small rural town.
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Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
Single-player alternative to Kathy Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kathy Rain.
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
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Chinatown Detective Agency
Single-player alternative to Kathy Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Kathy Rain.
Chinatown Detective Agency is a cybernoir point and click adventure blending stunning retro design with innovative mechanics. Play as Amira Darma, an ex-cop who has just opened her own detective agency. Choose your clients, travel around the world and solve dangerous cases using real world research.
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Contrast
Single-player alternative to Kathy Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kathy Rain.
CONTRAST is a puzzle/platform game where you can move between a fantastic 3D world and a mysterious shadowy universe in 2D in the blink of an eye. Delve into a dreamlike and surreal 1920s world, inspired by the performance art world of vaudeville and film noir, and cradled by a smooth and sultry jazz ambiance.
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Twin Peaks VR
Single-player alternative to Kathy Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kathy Rain.
Twin Peaks VR brings people into the world of Twin Peaks using the immersive technology of VR. Based on the iconic television series created by David Lynch and Mark Frost, players will be able to experience several locations from the show including the Red Room, Glastonbury Grove, Sheriff's Department, Glass Box Observation and more.
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Return to Monkey Island
Single-player alternative to Kathy Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Kathy Rain.
Return to Monkey Island is an unexpected, thrilling return of series creator Ron Gilbert that continues the story of the legendary adventure games.