Single-player games like Petko and the Black Island
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Petko and the Black Island, 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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Polda 7
Single-player alternative to Petko and the Black Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Petko and the Black Island.
Polda Pankrác v podání Luďka Soboty se vrací již posedmé. A je to návrat jaksepatří. Záhadná zpráva Temného lorda Vedra a havárie kosmické lodi odstartují kolotoč událostí, které může vyřešit jen náš elitní detektiv Pankrác.
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Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die!
Single-player alternative to Petko and the Black Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Petko and the Black Island.
Hair metal's not dead, it just smells funny! Get your denim vest, bandana and makeup, and dive into a point-and-click adventure as a middle-aged teddy bear planning a comeback with his old glam metal band – in a world where glam metal has been dead and buried for decades.
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Sam & Max Save the World
Single-player alternative to Petko and the Black Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Petko and the Black Island.
An open-and-shut case of petty vandalism balloons into a far-flung mind-control conspiracy involving former child stars, the media, the mafia, the government, the internet, and the bright side of the moon. Telltale's episodic classic, lovingly remastered by members of the original development team.
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Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space
Single-player alternative to Petko and the Black Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Petko and the Black Island.
The Freelance Police are back on the crime beat in a newly remastered version of their second episodic season. Zombies will dance. Mariachis will sing. A giant battle robot will trash the streets. And when their friends’ lives are at stake, Sam & Max will risk their very souls to set things right.
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Polda
Single-player alternative to Petko and the Black Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Petko and the Black Island.
Pancras is a neurotic cop investigating a case of mysterious kidnapping in the town of Lupany. Help him find out, who’s behind the abduction of two orderly citizens!
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Wailing Heights
Single-player alternative to Petko and the Black Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Petko and the Black Island.
A body-hopping, musical adventure game. Trapped in a horrific hamlet of modern monsters, ex-band manager Francis Finkelstein uses the possession wheel to sing his soul into hipster vampires, vegan werewolves and soulful zombies, using their ghoulish powers to escape from Wailing Heights.
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Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness
Single-player alternative to Petko and the Black Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Petko and the Black Island.
Join the crazy police detective Francis in his search for a kidnapped cloned beauty and go through countless escapades with him in this classic point & click adventure full of comedy.
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Mutropolis
Single-player alternative to Petko and the Black Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Petko and the Black Island.
MUTROPOLIS is a lovely sci-fi adventure set on the abandoned Planet Earth. Play as Henry Dijon (hero, nerd, detective) in search of a legendary lost city. Uncover weird ancient artifacts. And PLEASE don’t get obliterated by an ageless evil. You’ve been warned.
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KABUKI FIRE
Single-player alternative to Petko and the Black Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The world's best shooters gather on a tropical island to participate in a lethal competition! Will young yakuza Kamoku Shimazu be able to pass the test and revenge her beloved father's assassination?
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KABUKI FIRE: DOJO
Single-player alternative to Petko and the Black Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
DOJO is a cozy place where KABUKI FIRE shooters practice. Score as many points as possible within a limited time frame and break the global high-score in this charming but challenging arcade shoot 'em up!!