Single-player games like Blackwood's Dilemma
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Blackwood's Dilemma, 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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Telling Lies
Single-player alternative to Blackwood's Dilemma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Blackwood's Dilemma.
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 Operator
Single-player alternative to Blackwood's Dilemma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Blackwood's Dilemma.
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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Back to the Dawn
Single-player alternative to Blackwood's Dilemma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Blackwood's Dilemma.
Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.
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Her Story
Single-player alternative to Blackwood's Dilemma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Blackwood's Dilemma.
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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Uncover the Smoking Gun
Single-player alternative to Blackwood's Dilemma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Blackwood's Dilemma.
A Battle of Wits with AI: Solve the case by conversing with a suspect robot using GPT to gather evidence. What single truth emerges from countless dialogues and pieces of information?
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Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
Single-player alternative to Blackwood's Dilemma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Blackwood's Dilemma.
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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Post Mortem
Single-player alternative to Blackwood's Dilemma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Blackwood's Dilemma.
After returning to the quiet streets of Paris to pursue a life of painting, Gus Macpherson could not escape his true art…
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Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
Single-player alternative to Blackwood's Dilemma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Blackwood's Dilemma.
A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.