Single-player games like Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator, 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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My Arms Are Longer Now
Single-player alternative to Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator.
You are a yucky long-armed thief. Snake through levels, retract like a vacuum cord, or put on a sock to seduce a lonely guard - whatever it takes to pull off the perfect heist!
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On a Summer Night
Single-player alternative to Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator.
"Today, I would like to tell you about one night. One night that changed my life." On a Summer Night is a short point-and-click visual novel.
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Between Time: Escape Room
Single-player alternative to Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator.
You are going to steal a time machine. In this escape room, you have to travel through time, explore mysterious places and solve puzzles to get priceless treasures. Will you be able to make it back alive?
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Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die!
Single-player alternative to Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator.
Hair metal's not dead, it just smells funny! Get your denim vest, bandana and makeup, and dive into a point-and-click adventure as a middle-aged teddy bear planning a comeback with his old glam metal band – in a world where glam metal has been dead and buried for decades.
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The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
Single-player alternative to Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator.
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
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Crime O'Clock
Single-player alternative to Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator.
Crime O'Clock is a hidden objects investigation and time exploration game with a deep storyline. Investigate cases through time and evolving maps by unveiling a multi-eras linked story. Will you be observant enough to solve the mysteries? Crime waits for no man!
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Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
Single-player alternative to Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator.
Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.
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Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective
Single-player alternative to Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator.
Adapted from the bestselling children’s book series Pierre The Maze Detective, play as Pierre in this adventure/puzzle game and recover the stolen Maze Stone. Journey through breathtakingly hand-drawn illustrations, meet eccentric characters, and solve puzzles to save Opera City!
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#BLUD
Single-player alternative to Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator.
Save your friends, fight off the vampire apocalypse, and survive the horrors of freshman field hockey practice in #BLUD, a delightfully zany animated dungeon crawler that blurs the line between action RPGs and hyperkinetic 90s cartoons.