Single-player games like NOL
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to NOL, 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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Chameleon - DYH
Single-player alternative to NOL — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A comic/manga inspired interactive game. The game requires you to trust your instincts to determine best approach. Actions are chosen either through drawn pages or open stages. Your gameplay will affect your characters emotional strength as well as their skills/cards.
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Echoes
Single-player alternative to NOL — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Echoes is a 2D narrative game where you play as Ricky Fox, a detective haunted by the death of his best friend, Arthur. Step into Greenhearth, a small town full of secrets, and make choices that will shape your investigation. Will you crack the case with your sanity intact?
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Wizard Confidential
Single-player alternative to NOL — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Sling spells and crack the case in a city full of bootleggers, corrupt cops, and vampires. Can you save your partner before a wizard dooms Seattle? A text-based interactive urban fantasy noir novel.
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Shift At Midnight
Single-player alternative to NOL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with NOL.
An online co-op detective horror for up to 3 players. Work together across randomly generated shifts to investigate your customers, as some are only pretending to be human. Make one mistake, and you’ll be forced to board up, set traps, and hide.
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The Darkest Files
Single-player alternative to NOL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with NOL.
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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Dahlia View
Single-player alternative to NOL — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
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Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
Single-player alternative to NOL — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
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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Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
Single-player alternative to NOL — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
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!