Single-player games like Motives: The Ultimate Problem
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Motives: The Ultimate Problem, 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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Elroy and the Aliens
Single-player alternative to Motives: The Ultimate Problem — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Motives: The Ultimate Problem.
Slope City, 1993. Talking robots, ancient alien secrets, and a mysterious message from the past. Follow Elroy and Peggie through a portal to find Elroy's father, missing for 18 years. A heartfelt point & click adventure where the puzzles make sense and the story stays with you.
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Kathy Rain: Director's Cut
Single-player alternative to Motives: The Ultimate Problem — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Motives: The Ultimate Problem.
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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The Low Road
Single-player alternative to Motives: The Ultimate Problem — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Motives: The Ultimate Problem.
Lie, blackmail, and steal your way down The Low Road. Rookie agent Noomi Kovacs must navigate her way through the world of corporate espionage in this dark spy comedy set in the 1970s.
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Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse
Single-player alternative to Motives: The Ultimate Problem — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Motives: The Ultimate Problem.
From multi-award winning Revolution Software comes the latest explosive episode in this classic series. Playing as intrepid American George Stobbart and sassy French journalist Nico Collard, you find yourself on the trail of a stolen painting – and a murderous conspiracy...
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Paradise Killer
Single-player alternative to Motives: The Ultimate Problem — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Motives: The Ultimate Problem.
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
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Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
Single-player alternative to Motives: The Ultimate Problem — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Motives: The Ultimate Problem.
A wild tale of conspiracy, loss, friendship, and... chickens?! Two rooster detectives are about to venture into the insect underworld to uncover a worldwide conspiracy, while also battling their inherent demons in this animal noir adventure satire.
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Sarawak
Single-player alternative to Motives: The Ultimate Problem — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Motives: The Ultimate Problem.
A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo
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BROK the InvestiGator
Single-player alternative to Motives: The Ultimate Problem — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Motives: The Ultimate Problem.
An innovative adventure mixed with beat 'em up and RPG elements. In a grim world where animals have replaced mankind, what kind of detective will you be?
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Methods: The Detective Competition
Single-player alternative to Motives: The Ultimate Problem — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
One hundred detectives compete against each other in a crime-solving competition.
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Methods: The Canada Files
Single-player alternative to Motives: The Ultimate Problem — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Motives: The Ultimate Problem.
Methods: The Canada Files is a mystery visual novel. You play as a team of eccentric detectives in a mysterious crime-solving competition. To solve each mystery, you must use your team member’s unique detective methods, refute faulty theories with evidence, and find out the truth!