Single-player games like Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division, 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 Shell Part III: Paradiso
Single-player alternative to Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The coiling chains of obsession that began with The Shell now threaten to strangle Detective Reiji Tokisaka in the third and final entry in the trilogy. As old friends and foes rise up for one last confrontation, can anyone break the cycle—and can Reiji's heart ever be set free?
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while True: learn()
Single-player alternative to Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division.
You’re a machine learning specialist who makes neural networks but your cat seems to be better at it. Now you must solve puzzles to build a cat-to-human translation system (who knows what else this cat is capable of!). Earn a fortune, buy kickass cat outfits, learn how machine learning really works!
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Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
Single-player alternative to Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division.
The classic multi-award winning adventure "Broken Sword - the Shadow of the Templars" returns with glorious 4K visuals and iconic remastered audio, pitching intrepid tourist George Stobbart and fearless journalist Nico Collard into a journey of perilous adventures and ancient conspiracies.
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Puzzle Agent 2
Single-player alternative to Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Agent Nelson Tethers just solved his biggest case yet. So why isn't he satisfied? Venture back to eerie Scoggins, Minnesota to solve the mystery of "the Hidden People" once and for all!
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Human Resource Machine
Single-player alternative to Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division.
Program little office workers to solve puzzles. Be a good employee! The machines are coming... for your job. From the creators of World of Goo and Little Inferno.
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Hacknet
Single-player alternative to Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division.
Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports.
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Kathy Rain: Director's Cut
Single-player alternative to Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division.
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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Scene Investigators
Single-player alternative to Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division.
Scene Investigators is a hardcore deductive reasoning game for fans of the "true crime" genre. Step into re-created crime scenes, observe closely for pieces of evidence, analyze possible motives behind the crimes, and uncover what truly happened.