Single-player games like TR-49
Below are 20 single-player Steam games similar to TR-49, 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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The Roottrees are Dead
Single-player alternative to TR-49 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with TR-49.
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
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Expelled!
Single-player alternative to TR-49 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with TR-49.
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
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A Case of Fraud
Single-player alternative to TR-49 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with TR-49.
A short non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight. Carefully read and cross-reference documents to unravel a CEO’s disappearance and expose a case of fraud.
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The Ratline
Single-player alternative to TR-49 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with TR-49.
A murdered priest. A secret list. Hunt Nazi fugitives across the globe in this gritty 1971 detective thriller. Analyze evidence, follow leads, and make sharp deductions before the trail goes cold. From the creators of Family, Rivals, Conspiracy, Echo Beach and Riley & Rochelle.
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The Rise of the Golden Idol
Single-player alternative to TR-49 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with TR-49.
The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.
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Strange Antiquities
Single-player alternative to TR-49 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with TR-49.
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
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Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
Single-player alternative to TR-49 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with TR-49.
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
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The Séance of Blake Manor
Single-player alternative to TR-49 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with TR-49.
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.
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Return of the Obra Dinn
Single-player alternative to TR-49 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with TR-49.
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
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Her Story
Single-player alternative to TR-49 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with TR-49.
A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.
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The Case of the Golden Idol
Single-player alternative to TR-49 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with TR-49.
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
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Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
Single-player alternative to TR-49 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with TR-49.
The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.
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The Red Pearls Of Borneo
Single-player alternative to TR-49 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with TR-49.
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline as a clairvoyant investigator in 1941 Borneo. Jump between time and locations to uncover motives and discover what truly happened in the Goodwill tobacco plantation that fateful night on the eve of the WW2 Japanese invasion.
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Heaven's Vault
Single-player alternative to TR-49 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with TR-49.
An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.
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80 Days
Single-player alternative to TR-49 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with TR-49.
1872, with a steampunk twist. Phileas Fogg has wagered he can circumnavigate the world in just 80 days. Travel by airship, submarine, mechanical camel, steam-train and more. Race other players and a clock that never stops in TIME Magazine's Game of 2014.
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Sorcery! Parts 1 and 2
Single-player alternative to TR-49 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with TR-49.
An epic adventure in a land of monsters, traps and magic. Journey across the deadly Shamutanti Hills and through Kharé, Cityport of Thieves. Armed with your sword and over fifty spells with weird and wonderful effects, embark on a narrative adventure of a thousand choices where every one is remembered.
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Overboard!
Single-player alternative to TR-49 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with TR-49.
GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.
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A Highland Song
Single-player alternative to TR-49 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with TR-49.
Moira McKinnon is running away. A wild adventure through the Scottish Highlands, with open platforming and dynamic storytelling, maps and music. From the creators of Heaven's Vault and 80 Days.
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Pendragon: Narrative Tactics
Single-player alternative to TR-49 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with TR-49.
AD 673. Camelot has fallen. The Round Table must rally to save King Arthur. Narrative strategy game from the creators of 80 DAYS, with elegant tactics and a unique, dynamic story every time you replay.
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Sorcery! Part 3
Single-player alternative to TR-49 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with TR-49.
An epic open-world narrative adventure through a world of monsters, traps and magic. Explore two intermeshed worlds, past and present, and create your own unique story where every decision you make is remembered. Survive, and defeat the Seven Serpents - if you can!