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Single-player games like MurderAt

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to MurderAt, 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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    Tron: Identity — Steam game cover

    Tron: Identity

    Single-player alternative to MurderAt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with MurderAt.

    Something has been taken. Enter a new Grid and forge alliances via visual novel gameplay, uncovering truths through Identity Disc puzzles. Make critical decisions and plot your own course in a world without a creator.

    2023IndieAdventureCasual5.09 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pentiment — Steam game cover

    Pentiment

    Single-player alternative to MurderAt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with MurderAt.

    Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.

    2022AdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Subsurface Circular — Steam game cover

    Subsurface Circular

    Single-player alternative to MurderAt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with MurderAt.

    When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Posthumous Investigation — Steam game cover

    The Posthumous Investigation

    Single-player alternative to MurderAt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with MurderAt.

    A dead man hired you to solve his own murder. You have one day. Fourteen suspects. And as many attempts as it takes. A hand-drawn noir mystery set in 1937 Rio de Janeiro, where every suspect has a life, a schedule, and something to hide.

    2026IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    A Case of Distrust — Steam game cover

    A Case of Distrust

    Single-player alternative to MurderAt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with MurderAt.

    A Case of Distrust is a narrative mystery from 1924 San Francisco. Play as private investigator Phyllis Cadence Malone in this historical 2D adventure game.

    2018IndieAdventure2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Roman's Christmas / 罗曼圣诞探案集 — Steam game cover

    Roman's Christmas / 罗曼圣诞探案集

    Single-player alternative to MurderAt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with MurderAt.

    Roman, the wolf detective plans to spend his Christmas vacation in his favorite tavern, but murder cases happened in the tavern put him to work again.

    2020StrategyIndieAdventure10.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Séance of Blake Manor — Steam game cover

    The Séance of Blake Manor

    Single-player alternative to MurderAt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with MurderAt.

    The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.

    2025Adventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Chinatown Detective Agency — Steam game cover

    Chinatown Detective Agency

    Single-player alternative to MurderAt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with MurderAt.

    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.

    2022Adventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →