Single-player games like The Unclosed Case
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Unclosed Case, 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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Paradise Killer
Single-player alternative to The Unclosed Case — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Unclosed Case.
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
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Heavy Rain
Single-player alternative to The Unclosed Case — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Unclosed Case.
Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns. The hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer. Four characters, each following their own leads, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim.
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Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
Single-player alternative to The Unclosed Case — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Unclosed Case.
Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Play as the great detective and track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul…
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Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
Single-player alternative to The Unclosed Case — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Unclosed Case.
In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.
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Blacksad: Under the Skin
Single-player alternative to The Unclosed Case — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Unclosed Case.
BLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad!
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Telling Lies
Single-player alternative to The Unclosed Case — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Unclosed Case.
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 The Unclosed Case — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Unclosed Case.
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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Post Mortem
Single-player alternative to The Unclosed Case — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Unclosed Case.
After returning to the quiet streets of Paris to pursue a life of painting, Gus Macpherson could not escape his true art…