Single-player games like Chains Of Clues
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Chains Of Clues, 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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Verbal Verdict
Single-player alternative to Chains Of Clues — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chains Of Clues.
In Verbal Verdict you're a novice investigator in 1950's Brooklyn, solving crimes and climbing the ranks by interrogating suspects and solving problems in a detective game powered by artificial intelligence.
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LastStop
Single-player alternative to Chains Of Clues — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Chains Of Clues.
Run a co-op night shift at a roadside gas station. Fuel cars, run the register, repair vehicles, stop thieves, and investigate suspicious customers before the night gets out of control.
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Uncover the Smoking Gun
Single-player alternative to Chains Of Clues — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chains Of Clues.
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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DETECTIVE - The Motel
Single-player alternative to Chains Of Clues — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chains Of Clues.
DETECTIVE The Motel is a deduction game where, to advance, you must take a pencil and a piece of paper and write down everything that seems like evidence in order to answer all the questions that arise. Solving the case will depend only on you.
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The Darkest Files
Single-player alternative to Chains Of Clues — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chains Of Clues.
Germany, 1956. The war is over, but justice is not served. Former Nazis walk free, while their victims lie in unmarked graves. As a prosecutor, you'll unearth long-buried evidence, confront witnesses and hunt down perpetrators. Will you have the courage to bring these "ordinary men" to court?
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Telling Lies
Single-player alternative to Chains Of Clues — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chains Of Clues.
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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Back to the Dawn
Single-player alternative to Chains Of Clues — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chains Of Clues.
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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Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
Single-player alternative to Chains Of Clues — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Chains Of Clues.
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.