Single-player games like The Murder of Jessica Channing
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Murder of Jessica Channing, 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 Operator
Single-player alternative to The Murder of Jessica Channing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Murder of Jessica Channing.
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
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The Dark Side of the Moon: An Interactive FMV Thriller
Single-player alternative to The Murder of Jessica Channing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Murder of Jessica Channing.
When his 2 young children vanish mysteriously throughout the night, it's up to single-dad Dean Hamilton to do what any good dad would do: Go to the end of the universe and bring them back home in this thrilling FMV/Interactive Movie.
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Telling Lies
Single-player alternative to The Murder of Jessica Channing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Murder of Jessica Channing.
Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.
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The Gallery
Single-player alternative to The Murder of Jessica Channing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Murder of Jessica Channing.
An art curator is held hostage by a portraitist who threatens to detonate a bomb unless their demands are met. 'The Gallery' contains two interactive narratives - set in 1981 (with a female protagonist) and 2021 (with a male protagonist).
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Erica
Single-player alternative to The Murder of Jessica Channing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Murder of Jessica Channing.
Erica is a live-action, FMV thriller that puts you directly at the heart of the mystery. Your choices, your consequences.
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Her Story
Single-player alternative to The Murder of Jessica Channing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Murder of Jessica Channing.
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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Greyhat - A Digital Detective Adventure
Single-player alternative to The Murder of Jessica Channing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Murder of Jessica Channing.
How far would you go to save your daughter? As an infamous hacker-for-hire you have the skills to steal almost any secret. But when your daughter is taken, will you be able to use these skills to uncover a dark conspiracy that goes further than you could ever imagine?
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She Sees Red - Interactive Movie
Single-player alternative to The Murder of Jessica Channing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Murder of Jessica Channing.
She Sees Red is a mature, hard-boiled interactive thriller. When someone is killed inside a nightclub, an experienced detective vows to put the murderer behind bars. Make choices that affect the narrative and experience several different endings in this blood-red interactive movie.