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Single-player games like Crossed Parallel Lines Murder Case

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Crossed Parallel Lines Murder Case, 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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    Curtain Call in Flames — Steam game cover

    Curtain Call in Flames

    Single-player alternative to Crossed Parallel Lines Murder Case — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crossed Parallel Lines Murder Case.

    Curtain Call in Flames is a single-player 2D courtroom mystery visual novel set in a traditional Chinese puppet troupe. As defense attorney Bian Bo, investigate a murder, question witnesses, examine evidence, and expose contradictions in court to uncover the truth.

    2026IndieAdventureCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    BLACKMIND: Psychic Social Simulator — Steam game cover

    BLACKMIND: Psychic Social Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Crossed Parallel Lines Murder Case — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crossed Parallel Lines Murder Case.

    Use your psychic powers to read minds and catch an elusive serial killer!

    IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Visual Novel: There Are No Coincidences — Steam game cover

    Visual Novel: There Are No Coincidences

    Single-player alternative to Crossed Parallel Lines Murder Case — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crossed Parallel Lines Murder Case.

    He was just hiding from the rain. But what he stole from the antique shop was a real nightmare. A swallowed object turns a party into a massacre: mirrors come to life, hunters in wooden masks, and a man from a painting. But there's no one to blame, because you opened that door yourself.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    七号楼 Building No. 7 — Steam game cover

    七号楼 Building No. 7

    Single-player alternative to Crossed Parallel Lines Murder Case — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crossed Parallel Lines Murder Case.

    《七号楼》是一款九十年代复古风格的横版悬疑解谜探索游戏。 玩家将操作主角穿梭于破败废弃的建筑空间之中,通过仔细搜集残留证物、破译暗藏的机密文档,并破解复杂的机关谜题,一步步地拼凑出隐藏的事件全貌。游戏的核心吸引力在于以剧情为核心驱动力的深度搜证与推理玩法,完美结合了横版环境探索与压抑诡异的时间幻境跃迁。精美还原的九十年代感场景配以沉浸式氛围及音乐效果,将带给玩家抽丝剥茧、破解悬疑烧脑真相的极致探索乐趣。

    2026IndieAdventureRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    铜刀银剑 — Steam game cover

    铜刀银剑

    Single-player alternative to Crossed Parallel Lines Murder Case — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crossed Parallel Lines Murder Case.

    During the Xining era of the Northern Song, a corrupt chancellor plunged the court into chaos, waged reckless wars, favored commoners over scholar-officials, and sought to redirect the Yellow River. Fearing ruin, the martial world chose four champions to slay him: Wang Anshi.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Yunlai Elixir Clinic — Steam game cover

    Yunlai Elixir Clinic

    Single-player alternative to Crossed Parallel Lines Murder Case — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crossed Parallel Lines Murder Case.

    After Master left, you tend the pill room alone. Visitors bring illnesses, lies, and secrets. As an alchemy apprentice, your only support is the Compendium of Herbal Roots left by Master. With each diagnosis, you discern not just the sickness but the truth drawing closer.

    IndieAdventureRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Who Killed Mr X — Steam game cover

    Who Killed Mr X

    Single-player alternative to Crossed Parallel Lines Murder Case — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Crossed Parallel Lines Murder Case.

    You wake up locked up in an unknown place with 8 strangers. Who are these people ? Why are you here ? You have a bad feeling. But suddenly, the phone rings, and it's up to you : Will you dare answer and go deeper in this mysterious plot ? Will you reveal the horrible truth... and survive it ?

    2026IndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    迷雾之夏-The Vigilant Villa — Steam game cover

    迷雾之夏-The Vigilant Villa

    Single-player alternative to Crossed Parallel Lines Murder Case — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crossed Parallel Lines Murder Case.

    The Vigilant Villa is a plots-oriented, texts-based AVG adventure game inheriting the classic “A locked room mystery" story mode. Where the game heads towards is completely decided by player’s own deductions and choices.

    2020IndieAdventureRPGDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →