Single-player games like Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings, 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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A Rum Case in Fogtown
Single-player alternative to Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings.
Puppet detectives Sherblock & Blockson are on the case to solve a dastardly sabotage against their favorite pub. You control the story in this madcap comedy joyride!
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Conspiracy Simulator
Single-player alternative to Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings.
Investigate like it's 1993. Hunt clues on VHS tapes, shortwave radio, and the early internet. Pin evidence to your board, connect the strings, and publish theories for cash and followers. Just try not to lose your mind.
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The Pale Place
Single-player alternative to Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings.
A deductive investigation game with a faded pixel art aesthetic. Set in a dreamlike, mysterious environment, the player becomes a conductor, (re)organizing and (re)positioning objects, characters, and puzzles while recovering lost fragments of their memory.
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Last Night Last Call
Single-player alternative to Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings.
Can you solve a murder with only your wits, cocktail shaker, and silver tongue? Last Night Last Call is a narrative detective game where you mix cocktails, interrogate suspects, gather clues, and shape relationships to solve five murders. Every customer has something to hide.
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Broken Sword - The Smoking Mirror: Reforged
Single-player alternative to Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings.
The classic award winning adventure returns in glorious 4K with fully remastered audio. Step into the shoes of intrepid tourist George Stobbart and sharp-witted journalist Nico Collard as they unravel a deadly Mayan conspiracy steeped in ancient artifacts and dark magic.
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The Operator
Single-player alternative to Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings.
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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Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders
Single-player alternative to Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings.
A thrilling point-and-click adventure game where you play as Di Renjie, ancient China's most famous and gifted investigator, as he tracks a serial killer in the heart of the Tang Dynasty's capital city.
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Telling Lies
Single-player alternative to Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings.
Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.