Single-player games like Hawkins & Sons Detective Agency
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Hawkins & Sons Detective Agency, 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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江华号
Single-player alternative to Hawkins & Sons Detective Agency — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hawkins & Sons Detective Agency.
《江华号》是一款国风水墨横版卷轴叙事游戏。1928年，武汉的大街小巷流传着一则“头七夜死者还魂”的诡异消息，引发各界关注。《楚城时报》新人记者虞慧龄奉命前去采访，却误打误撞，被种种谜团指引着登上了一艘名为“江华号”的豪华客轮。在那里，一段不为人知的隐秘往事渐渐浮出水面……
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Pentiment
Single-player alternative to Hawkins & Sons Detective Agency — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Hawkins & Sons Detective Agency.
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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The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
Single-player alternative to Hawkins & Sons Detective Agency — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hawkins & Sons Detective Agency.
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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Subsurface Circular
Single-player alternative to Hawkins & Sons Detective Agency — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hawkins & Sons Detective Agency.
When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.
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Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
Single-player alternative to Hawkins & Sons Detective Agency — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hawkins & Sons Detective Agency.
The classic multi-award winning adventure "Broken Sword - the Shadow of the Templars" returns with glorious 4K visuals and iconic remastered audio, pitching intrepid tourist George Stobbart and fearless journalist Nico Collard into a journey of perilous adventures and ancient conspiracies.
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Crime O'Clock
Single-player alternative to Hawkins & Sons Detective Agency — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hawkins & Sons Detective Agency.
Crime O'Clock is a hidden objects investigation and time exploration game with a deep storyline. Investigate cases through time and evolving maps by unveiling a multi-eras linked story. Will you be observant enough to solve the mysteries? Crime waits for no man!
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Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse
Single-player alternative to Hawkins & Sons Detective Agency — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Hawkins & Sons Detective Agency.
From multi-award winning Revolution Software comes the latest explosive episode in this classic series. Playing as intrepid American George Stobbart and sassy French journalist Nico Collard, you find yourself on the trail of a stolen painting – and a murderous conspiracy...
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The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
Single-player alternative to Hawkins & Sons Detective Agency — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Hawkins & Sons Detective Agency.
Immerse yourself in a dramatic yet charming and witty world of evidence-gathering, deduction and courtroom battles with this double-pack of the adventures of rookie lawyer Ryunosuke.
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Arts & Hearts Academy
Single-player alternative to Hawkins & Sons Detective Agency — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Hawkins & Sons Detective Agency.
In the romantic visual novel Arts & Hearts Academy, immerse yourself in a world of mysteries, art scandals, and love! A student girl dreams of winning a prestigious architecture competition and finding love. Little does she know, a cunning criminal has already set their traps.