Single-player games like Mind Gazing
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Mind Gazing, 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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Evidentia
Single-player alternative to Mind Gazing — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Evidentia is a cooperative detective card game for friends. Each deck is a unique case. Analyze evidence, take risks, question everything — and find out if you can solve it before the final reveal.
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Netshell
Single-player alternative to Mind Gazing — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A 90s-themed hacking simulation with real shell commands and authentic techniques, set inside a UNIX-style operating system from 1997 with accurately recreated applications. Scan ports, exploit vulnerabilities, evade traces, join the underground, and live the Wild West era of the early internet.
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Blind Gavel
Single-player alternative to Mind Gazing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Mind Gazing.
A Victorian age auction house built on deception. The auctioneer knows the real value of each item and quietly enriches partners hidden in the crowd. Bluff, pull the con, and bid before the room votes on your death
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Detective Boto: Belle Memoir
Single-player alternative to Mind Gazing — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A narrative game set in 1943 Belém, legends are vanishing, and the river’s secrets need a detective. Pink, if you will. As a shapeshifting river dolphin detective that turns into human (almost), uncover a noir mystery where folklore, memory, and conspiracy flow beneath the city.
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The Millhaven Murders
Single-player alternative to Mind Gazing — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A hand-drawn and story-rich deduction mystery set in 1887. Pearl Lundgren is dead and two men have been arrested for her murder, but the full truth remains to be discovered, and only you can piece it together.
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Couch Detective
Single-player alternative to Mind Gazing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Mind Gazing.
Couch Detective is a text-based deduction game hosted by AI. Ask questions to uncover bizarre yet logical truths. You can also feed the AI your ideas to generate new puzzles and share them with friends.
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Chief? About That File...
Single-player alternative to Mind Gazing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Mind Gazing.
Step into an atmospheric 1990s police archive. Inspect, classify, and organize 3,360 unique criminal dossiers, crack safes, and uncover crime syndicates in this immersive first-person archival detective simulator.
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Hodgepodge Hunch
Single-player alternative to Mind Gazing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Mind Gazing.
Hodgepodge Hunch is a who-done-it game where everyone chips in to make a hotpot dish. Collaborate with your buddies to collect ingredients in the dungeons and whip up a delicious feast. There's just one problem... A backstabber may be lurking among you who'll throw your dinner plans awry...