Single-player games like DEAR SUSPECT
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to DEAR SUSPECT, 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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COLIVING
Single-player alternative to DEAR SUSPECT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with DEAR SUSPECT.
COLIVING is an interactive narrative adventure where you play as a hard-boiled detective and a relentless journalist on two distinct paths. As their cases converge on a shared apartment, your choices shape a complex, branching story. Trust no one—the real danger lives right behind the wall.
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Di Renjie: The Legendary Investigator
Single-player alternative to DEAR SUSPECT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with DEAR SUSPECT.
Become a legendary detective of ancient China! In "Di Renjie: The Legendary Investigator", play as Di Renjie, solving thrilling cases across Bianzhou and Bingzhou in the Tang Dynasty and uncovering the truth.
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The Test: Secrets of the Soul
Single-player alternative to DEAR SUSPECT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with DEAR SUSPECT.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
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Suas Escolhas - O Caso do Magnata Desaparecido
Single-player alternative to DEAR SUSPECT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with DEAR SUSPECT.
Noir gamebook. A magnate vanishes from an office locked from the inside: 4 trails, 780 choices, 11 endings, and no luck to save you. 85% of runs end in death or arrest. You die; the case goes on — the dossier doesn't forget. Originally written in Brazilian Portuguese.
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AI探案集
Single-player alternative to DEAR SUSPECT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with DEAR SUSPECT.
《AI Detective Collection》 combines the AI large language model to create a detective deciphering game. Players will be integrated into the deduction story, using AI assistants to deeply investigate clues, examine evidence, and uncover the truth behind the case through logical thinking and deduction.
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Uncover the Smoking Gun
Single-player alternative to DEAR SUSPECT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with DEAR SUSPECT.
A Battle of Wits with AI: Solve the case by conversing with a suspect robot using GPT to gather evidence. What single truth emerges from countless dialogues and pieces of information?
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迷雾之夏-The Vigilant Villa
Single-player alternative to DEAR SUSPECT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with DEAR SUSPECT.
The Vigilant Villa is a plots-oriented, texts-based AVG adventure game inheriting the classic “A locked room mystery" story mode. Where the game heads towards is completely decided by player’s own deductions and choices.
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Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
Single-player alternative to DEAR SUSPECT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with DEAR SUSPECT.
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!