Single-player games like The Pale Place
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Pale Place, 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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Hillthorn
Single-player alternative to The Pale Place — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Pale Place.
A disappearance in a secluded community. A mountain hiding its secrets. A detective running out of time. Welcome to Hillthorn, a dark investigation game that invites you to uncover the mystery without a single word spoken, using your skills of logic and intuition through cards.
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Last Night Last Call
Single-player alternative to The Pale Place — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Pale Place.
Can you solve a murder with only your wits, cocktail shaker, and silver tongue? Last Night Last Call is a narrative detective game where you mix cocktails, interrogate suspects, gather clues, and shape relationships to solve five murders. Every customer has something to hide.
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Maze of Thorns
Single-player alternative to The Pale Place — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Pale Place.
Explore the mist-shrouded town of Rose Harbor in an atmospheric point-and-click puzzle adventure. Collect and use unusual items, unravel riddles, solve handcrafted puzzles, and follow the tangled clues behind a celebrated rose gardener’s mysterious disappearance.
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The Case of the Golden Idol
Single-player alternative to The Pale Place — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Pale Place.
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
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The Operator
Single-player alternative to The Pale Place — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Pale Place.
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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The Rise of the Golden Idol
Single-player alternative to The Pale Place — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Pale Place.
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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Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
Single-player alternative to The Pale Place — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Pale Place.
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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A Case of Fraud
Single-player alternative to The Pale Place — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Pale Place.
A short non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight. Carefully read and cross-reference documents to unravel a CEO’s disappearance and expose a case of fraud.