Single-player games like Private Detective Punch Drunk
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Private Detective Punch Drunk, 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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Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter
Single-player alternative to Private Detective Punch Drunk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Private Detective Punch Drunk.
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter is a visually upgraded and fully Steam supported remake of the original high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS and Gamespot's Game of the Month!
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Terraria
Single-player alternative to Private Detective Punch Drunk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Private Detective Punch Drunk.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
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Hotline Miami
Single-player alternative to Private Detective Punch Drunk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Private Detective Punch Drunk.
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
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Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
Single-player alternative to Private Detective Punch Drunk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Private Detective Punch Drunk.
Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before.
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Starbound
Single-player alternative to Private Detective Punch Drunk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Private Detective Punch Drunk.
You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...
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Torchlight II
Single-player alternative to Private Detective Punch Drunk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Private Detective Punch Drunk.
The adventure continues in Torchlight II! An Action RPG filled with epic battles, bountiful treasure, and a fully randomized world. Bring your friends along for the journey with online and LAN multiplayer.
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Outlast
Single-player alternative to Private Detective Punch Drunk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Private Detective Punch Drunk.
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.
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The Binding of Isaac
Single-player alternative to Private Detective Punch Drunk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Private Detective Punch Drunk.
Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!
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Ashes of Kanaka
Single-player alternative to Private Detective Punch Drunk — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Ashes of Kanaka is a story of humanity’s struggle to survive. After Earth has been completely destroyed by over harvesting and an unchecked population growth, we looked to the stars to find a new home.
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Static
Single-player alternative to Private Detective Punch Drunk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Private Detective Punch Drunk.
A futuristic psychological thriller escape room adventure taking you through the once full apartment that you are responsible for.
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K'nife Fight
Single-player alternative to Private Detective Punch Drunk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Private Detective Punch Drunk.
An exciting party brawler that encourages you to play with your food!