Single-player games like ESPecial Jobs
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to ESPecial Jobs, 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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Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet
Single-player alternative to ESPecial Jobs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ESPecial Jobs.
As a weird detective, you solve mysteries with your colorful sidekick. Everyone you meet in this bizarre world has a peculiar disease. A unique talent, or a mere curse? You must get to the bottom of it all. Investigate murders, search for clues and complete the puzzle.
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Just in Crime
Single-player alternative to ESPecial Jobs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ESPecial Jobs.
Just in Crime is a detective video game in which you play a detective dog and a wizard cat. With a twist; you are able to travel back in time and examine the crime scene a few seconds before it happened.
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Dimhaven - The Lost Source
Single-player alternative to ESPecial Jobs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ESPecial Jobs.
Are you ready for an adventure? Challenges, exploration and puzzles in a narrative driven experience, pick up your camera and test your wits in this first-person mystery by the team behind Quern!
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The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
Single-player alternative to ESPecial Jobs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ESPecial Jobs.
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
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Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
Single-player alternative to ESPecial Jobs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ESPecial Jobs.
Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case.
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Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
Single-player alternative to ESPecial Jobs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ESPecial Jobs.
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
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Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
Single-player alternative to ESPecial Jobs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ESPecial Jobs.
You are the one and only Duck Detective, a depressed and recently divorced duck who must quack the case. Inspect evidence, make de-duck-tions, and solve this no-murder mystery!
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Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
Single-player alternative to ESPecial Jobs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with ESPecial Jobs.
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.