Single-player games like Beat Cop
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Beat Cop, 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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This Is the Police
Single-player alternative to Beat Cop — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Beat Cop.
This Is the Police is a strategy/adventure game set in a city spiraling the drain. Taking the role of gritty Police Chief Jack Boyd, you'll dive into a deep story of crime and intrigue. Will Jack reach his retirement with a nice stack of bills, or will he end up broken ... or worse?
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Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
Single-player alternative to Beat Cop — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Beat Cop.
Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Play as the great detective and track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul…
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Chinatown Detective Agency
Single-player alternative to Beat Cop — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Beat Cop.
Chinatown Detective Agency is a cybernoir point and click adventure blending stunning retro design with innovative mechanics. Play as Amira Darma, an ex-cop who has just opened her own detective agency. Choose your clients, travel around the world and solve dangerous cases using real world research.
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Not Another Weekend
Single-player alternative to Beat Cop — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Beat Cop.
A hilariously madcap point-and-click adventure as a determined bellboy tasked with clearing out a bustling hotel in just one wild weekend! Can he manage the chaos and evict all the guests? The clock is ticking!
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Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
Single-player alternative to Beat Cop — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Beat Cop.
A wild tale of conspiracy, loss, friendship, and... chickens?! Two rooster detectives are about to venture into the insect underworld to uncover a worldwide conspiracy, while also battling their inherent demons in this animal noir adventure satire.
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The Operator
Single-player alternative to Beat Cop — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Beat Cop.
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 Darkside Detective
Single-player alternative to Beat Cop — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Beat Cop.
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.
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Yakuza 0
Single-player alternative to Beat Cop — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Beat Cop.
SEGA’s legendary Japanese series finally comes to PC. Fight like hell through Tokyo and Osaka as junior yakuza Kiryu and Majima. Take a front row seat to 1980s life in Japan in an experience unlike anything else in video gaming, with uncapped framerates and 4K resolutions. A legend is born.
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Papers, Please
Single-player alternative to Beat Cop — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Beat Cop.
Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.
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Police Quest™ Collection
Single-player alternative to Beat Cop — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Beat Cop.
Walk the thin, blue line in four of the most realistic crime games ever created, packed with complex storylines and real-life mysteries that only a handful of real police officers ever face - or solve.