Single-player games like The Doringbult Detective
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to The Doringbult Detective, 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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Case Solved: The London Files
Single-player alternative to The Doringbult Detective — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Doringbult Detective.
Solve logic puzzles and crack multiple cases in a cosy noir London using reason, not guesswork. Murders have taken place, witness statements conflict and the alibis don't add up. Everyone has a motive, and only clear logic reveals the truth.
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UnQuollified
Single-player alternative to The Doringbult Detective — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Doringbult Detective.
A charming Australian point & click detective mystery about a struggling artist investigating the mysterious death of his childhood best friend. Explore the small town of Bridgegully, interrogate quirky locals, & sketch clues to expose the truth. Are you ready to solve a crime years in the making?
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Strange Antiquities
Single-player alternative to The Doringbult Detective — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Doringbult Detective.
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
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A Storied Life: Tabitha
Single-player alternative to The Doringbult Detective — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Doringbult Detective.
A wholesome narrative puzzle game about the objects we leave behind and the stories they tell. Complete a loved one's damaged memoirs by exploring their home and packing away their things.
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The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
Single-player alternative to The Doringbult Detective — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Doringbult Detective.
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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BROK the InvestiGator
Single-player alternative to The Doringbult Detective — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Doringbult Detective.
An innovative adventure mixed with beat 'em up and RPG elements. In a grim world where animals have replaced mankind, what kind of detective will you be?
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Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit
Single-player alternative to The Doringbult Detective — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Doringbult Detective.
Legends of the past come back to life in this charming point-and-click adventure. Pack your bags and journey with Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit through modern day Europe to uncover the conspiracy behind a cursed relic and the secrets of the King who was never crowned.
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Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
Single-player alternative to The Doringbult Detective — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Doringbult Detective.
Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case.
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The Spirit of Twelve
Single-player alternative to The Doringbult Detective — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Doringbult Detective.
A painterly adventure-RPG of dice, choices, and grief. Roll a d20 and play your cards in the open, no hidden math, as a hunted girl wakes the Twelve powers sleeping behind her ribs, on a branching road to the throne beneath a fallen kingdom.
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Wildmark
Single-player alternative to The Doringbult Detective — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Doringbult Detective.
A cozy woodland idle RPG. Play the Warden: chop, forage, hunt, fish, mine, cook and craft your way through ten gentle skills, raise a homestead lodge, tame companions, and defend the wilds — even while you're away. Wander in for five minutes or an evening. The forest keeps growing.
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Man vs. Gary
Single-player alternative to The Doringbult Detective — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Doringbult Detective.
Row out. Shoot the enormous sea monster. Drown. File the incident report. Do it again, a little angrier each time. A hand-illustrated idle comedy about losing to Gary, a kraken with opinions and a HR complaint, until one day you don't.