Single-player games like Little Detektiv
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Little Detektiv, 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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Spindle
Single-player alternative to Little Detektiv — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Little Detektiv.
SPINDLE is an old-school action-adventure about death and the many ways we choose to deal with it. With your trusty Pig by your side, you form a most curious team, embarking on a quest to learn what it truly means to be Death.
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Sanfu
Single-player alternative to Little Detektiv — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Little Detektiv.
2000年，山城市新闻频道的电视画面莫名跳出一则旧广告，而广告的代言人是已经去世的特异功能少年——三眼神童。有传闻三眼神童的亡魂劫持了电视信号。 调查局受命展开调查。随着调查的深入，一个藏在黑暗处的犯罪团伙逐渐浮出水面。
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Paradise Killer
Single-player alternative to Little Detektiv — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Little Detektiv.
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
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Back to the Dawn
Single-player alternative to Little Detektiv — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Little Detektiv.
Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.
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子归 - Blossom
Single-player alternative to Little Detektiv — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Little Detektiv.
Early spring, 1999, Taoyuan Village. In just several days, a series of drowning incidents occurred in the same quaint village. Then, on the night of the fifteenth day, numerous villagers witnessed a woman in red who bore an uncanny resemblance to a lady who had previously met an unjust demise...
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Xi
Single-player alternative to Little Detektiv — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Little Detektiv.
"Xi" is a horror puzzle game set in the context of modern Chinese folklore. The story takes place in an long-abandoned mountain mansion. This immersive escape room experience feels a bit too real, with eerie and strange elements everywhere—an empty banquet, an endless corridor.
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Contradiction: Spot The Liar
Single-player alternative to Little Detektiv — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Little Detektiv.
Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!
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London: Echoes of the Past
Single-player alternative to Little Detektiv — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Little Detektiv.
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.