Single-player games like Misplaced
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Misplaced, 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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Truth Beneath the Shadows
Single-player alternative to Misplaced — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Misplaced.
Truth Beneath the Shadows – A detective game where players unravel hidden mysteries by connecting clues to expose a secret organization. Every piece of evidence brings you closer to the dark truth lurking in the shadows.
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The Rise of the Golden Idol
Single-player alternative to Misplaced — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Misplaced.
The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.
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The List
Single-player alternative to Misplaced — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Misplaced.
A young man is interviewed by the police only to turn up dead a week later. 3 years have passed, a special agent from Santa Fe navigates the police database in order to solve the mystery.
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The Operator
Single-player alternative to Misplaced — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Misplaced.
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
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Greyhat - A Digital Detective Adventure
Single-player alternative to Misplaced — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Misplaced.
How far would you go to save your daughter? As an infamous hacker-for-hire you have the skills to steal almost any secret. But when your daughter is taken, will you be able to use these skills to uncover a dark conspiracy that goes further than you could ever imagine?
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Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
Single-player alternative to Misplaced — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Misplaced.
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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London: Echoes of the Past
Single-player alternative to Misplaced — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Misplaced.
A mysterious woman comes back from the dead, and the dusty past surfaces. Between a gloomy student girl and a glamorous ex-girlfriend, the clues are intertwined, who is the mastermind behind the scene? Play as a detective heroine in 1935 London, embark on a journey of love and growth.
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Eschaton
Single-player alternative to Misplaced — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Misplaced.
Eschaton is a short, experimental, surreal first-person exploration game. Explore the 'aftermath' of a cult ritual in the grounds of a manor in the remote and picturesque Scottish Highlands.
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Sign It
Single-player alternative to Misplaced — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Misplaced.
Monteririo, a city steeped in violence and vice, welcomes a young examining magistrate. An appointment from the Crown has effectively exiled you to this southern outpost, a thousand leagues from home. Tell me—is there truly a way back to the North for you?
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(Debt Feeds Debt
Single-player alternative to Misplaced — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Misplaced.
A turn-based bond card strategy game. Buy bonds, fulfill orders, build FEVER combos, and push progress to 100 before decay—and the demonic contract—catch up.
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Factor Zoo
Single-player alternative to Misplaced — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Misplaced.
Factor Zoo is a strategy puzzle game blending Sudoku and betting. Pick 5 lucky cells before each round, then solve the board with Sudoku techniques. Revealed numbers form hands—pairs, straights, or five of a kind—to earn multiplier rewards.
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Unregistered Scene
Single-player alternative to Misplaced — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Misplaced.
Unregistered Scene is a Minesweeper-style anomaly deduction game. As Agent 03, an insurance company agent, investigate scenes where records no longer match reality. Work with a mysterious assistant to identify anomalies and uncover hidden rules.
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Chief Bubble Officer
Single-player alternative to Misplaced — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Misplaced.
Chief Bubble Officer is a turn-based number strategy game about dressing up financial reports. Draw number cards and place them into different reports, combine numbers, raise scores, find the best moves under ever-changing rules, and trigger chain bonuses.