Single-player games like Jason Maxx
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Jason Maxx, 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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Roots in the Sky - The Hand of Glory 2
Single-player alternative to Jason Maxx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Jason Maxx.
After five years in hiding, former Miami detective Lazarus “Lars” Bundy is swept up in another globe-trotting supernatural mystery whose origins trace back to a legend about the creation of Earth itself.
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To Hell With The Ugly
Single-player alternative to Jason Maxx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Jason Maxx.
To Hell with the Ugly is an adventure game where you play as Rock Bailey, a gorgeous yet shallow young man, who must investigate and fight his way to freedom after being kidnapped. Alternate between turn-based combats and investigation in this film noir adaptation of the novel by Boris Vian.
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Dinocop
Single-player alternative to Jason Maxx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Jason Maxx.
When dinosaurs were brought back to life, none wanted to be a cop, so humans made you: Dinocop. Investigate the guests of the Cretaceous hotel to crack a meaty case that will confront you with your most profound existential dilemma. Who brought human meat to the dinosaur rights convention ?
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Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
Single-player alternative to Jason Maxx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Jason Maxx.
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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The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
Single-player alternative to Jason Maxx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Jason Maxx.
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
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Tails Noir
Single-player alternative to Jason Maxx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Jason Maxx.
Tails Noir is a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
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Loco Motive
Single-player alternative to Jason Maxx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Jason Maxx.
There's been a murder aboard the Reuss Express, and you're the suspects! Prove your innocence in this comedy 'point n' click' murder mystery - packed with twists, laughs, and larger-than-life characters!
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This Bed We Made
Single-player alternative to Jason Maxx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Jason Maxx.
This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links guests together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!