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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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.
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IMMORTALITY
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.
Marissa Marcel was a film star. She made three movies. But none of the movies were ever released. And Marissa Marcel disappeared. An interactive trilogy from Sam Barlow, creator of Her Story.
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Pentiment
Single-player alternative to Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings.
Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.
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Bahnsen Knights
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.
1986, Tornado Alley, USA… Go undercover as Boulder, an agent infiltrating the notorious religious cult known as the Bahnsen Knights. Face off against occultists, biblical storms, and an enigmatic car salesman turned preacher as you investigate the disappearance of a fellow agent and close friend.
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Loco Motive
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.
There's been a murder aboard the Reuss Express, and you're the suspects! Prove your innocence in this comedy 'point n' click' murder mystery - packed with twists, laughs, and larger-than-life characters!