Single-player games like Homicide Desk
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Homicide Desk, 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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Netshell
Single-player alternative to Homicide Desk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Homicide Desk.
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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Hostage Down
Single-player alternative to Homicide Desk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Homicide Desk.
In this hostage simulation, take the mic and negotiate the ransom to free the hostages. With advanced AI and complete freedom of choice, use your charisma, your narrative decisions, and your power of persuasion to manipulate unpredictable situations. Every word matters—and could come at a high cost.
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Russian Prison Tattoo Simulator
Single-player alternative to Homicide Desk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Homicide Desk.
Become a tattoo artist in Russian Prison. Get introduced to tattoo iconography and special meanings of Russian Prison tattoos
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PolyCity Stories - The Affair
Single-player alternative to Homicide Desk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Homicide Desk.
The first short story from PolyCity. A point and click adventure delving into the dark and dirty polygonated corners of the City of angles... mostly right angles. The Affair follows a soft boiled/over easy private detective as he unpicks an organised crime syndicate operating across the city.
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Gnosis
Single-player alternative to Homicide Desk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Homicide Desk.
A dark atmospheric test that asks you to see things in new ways, including the experience of playing itself. In this love letter to flash horror, explore 60 ending permutations and reactivity to your answers, as the game not only allows but implores you to play and break it how you see fit.
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ROUGH KUTS: Night of the Living Dead
Single-player alternative to Homicide Desk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Homicide Desk.
Interactive Film: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
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Detective School Club
Single-player alternative to Homicide Desk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Homicide Desk.
Welcome to the Detective Club! Led by the troublesome and shy president Alice Baskerville. Follow this comedy story where together you will solve cases using your deductive powers!
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Black Ledger: The Antique Mafia
Single-player alternative to Homicide Desk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Homicide Desk.
Run an antique shop during the day. Lead a criminal organization at night. Maintain a balance between profit, loyalty, and suspicion... Every choice has consequences.