Single-player games like A Matter of Murder
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to A Matter of Murder, 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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Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane
Single-player alternative to A Matter of Murder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with A Matter of Murder.
In Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane, you play as a defense attorney who practices law in a world of fantasy and wizards. You must defend clients accused of various crimes committed using magic and use the rules of magic to prove them innocent.
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Reversion - The Return (Last Chapter)
Single-player alternative to A Matter of Murder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Matter of Murder.
In this final chapter of the Reversion series, you must join the Resistance to defeat the evil Sergio. Buenos Aires is in ruins, but you have a chance to reverse history. Will you have what it takes to save your city before it’s too late?
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The Dark Side of the Moon: An Interactive FMV Thriller
Single-player alternative to A Matter of Murder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Matter of Murder.
When his 2 young children vanish mysteriously throughout the night, it's up to single-dad Dean Hamilton to do what any good dad would do: Go to the end of the universe and bring them back home in this thrilling FMV/Interactive Movie.
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The Darkside Detective
Single-player alternative to A Matter of Murder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Matter of Murder.
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.
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The Low Road
Single-player alternative to A Matter of Murder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Matter of Murder.
Lie, blackmail, and steal your way down The Low Road. Rookie agent Noomi Kovacs must navigate her way through the world of corporate espionage in this dark spy comedy set in the 1970s.
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The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
Single-player alternative to A Matter of Murder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Matter of Murder.
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
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Mindcop
Single-player alternative to A Matter of Murder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Matter of Murder.
Mindcop is a non-linear „whodunnit“ detective game. It mixes a story driven adventure with real-time puzzle gaming. As the infamous Mindcop, you can dive into the minds of your suspects to uncover their secrets and unravel their lies.
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The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
Single-player alternative to A Matter of Murder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Matter of Murder.
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
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Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis
Single-player alternative to A Matter of Murder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with A Matter of Murder.
This new Sherlock Holmes game sends us to 19th Century London where Arséne Lupin, a young French burglar with an impressive track record, has just challenged Scotland Yard and the most famous of detectives - Sherlock Holmes.
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Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Single-player alternative to A Matter of Murder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with A Matter of Murder.
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
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Clue/Cluedo
Single-player alternative to A Matter of Murder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with A Matter of Murder.
Experience a fresh take on the classic crime-solving board game. Step into new mysteries and use your skills of deduction to find out whodunit, with what weapon and where.
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Austen Translation
Single-player alternative to A Matter of Murder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with A Matter of Murder.
Austen Translation is a tongue-in-cheek strategy game which borrows from the visual novel tradition. It can be played solo or as a hot-seat, party-game multiplayer match with up to five players. Randomly combined plot elements, settings, endings and rivals make each playthrough feel fresh.
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HRO: Adventures of a Humanoid Resources Officer
Single-player alternative to A Matter of Murder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with A Matter of Murder.
HRO: Adventures of a Humanoid Resources Officer is a puzzle-driven adventure game set in a retro sci-fi universe. When the Endeavor stumbles into universe-shaking trouble, can you harness the power of the bureaucracy to rein in your crew’s worst impulses and survive to the next episode?