Single-player games like The City Knows
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to The City Knows, 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
Single-player alternative to The City Knows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The City Knows.
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.
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Uncover the Smoking Gun
Single-player alternative to The City Knows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The City Knows.
A Battle of Wits with AI: Solve the case by conversing with a suspect robot using GPT to gather evidence. What single truth emerges from countless dialogues and pieces of information?
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Sarawak
Single-player alternative to The City Knows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The City Knows.
A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo
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Telling Lies
Single-player alternative to The City Knows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The City Knows.
Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.
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Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Single-player alternative to The City Knows — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
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The Roottrees are Dead
Single-player alternative to The City Knows — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
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The Silver Case
Single-player alternative to The City Knows — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The Silver Case – the debut title from world-renowned developer SUDA51 has been fully remastered and localized to English for the first time ever!
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Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
Single-player alternative to The City Knows — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
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Naval Supremacy
Single-player alternative to The City Knows — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Design warships, build your naval industry, and lead a nation through a turn-based grand strategy campaign of diplomacy, fleet deployment, and automated naval warfare.
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Chinese Basketball Manager
Single-player alternative to The City Knows — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Manage your team, train your players, build your dynasty, and watch young prospects with a passion for singing, dancing, rapping, and basketball live up to their talent!
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Dead Tube
Single-player alternative to The City Knows — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
DEAD TUBE is a single-player auto-simulation and behind-the-scenes intervention game built around a closed survival battle royale featuring 12 contestants.When a sole survivor emerges, add her to your collection, or let her carry her scars, reputation, and combat record into the next challenge.