Single-player games like The Occupation
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to The Occupation, 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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The Operator
Single-player alternative to The Occupation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Occupation.
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
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Contraband Police
Single-player alternative to The Occupation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Occupation.
Take over the duties of a border guard inspector in a communist country of the 80's. Smuggling, corruption and forgery are the order of the day here. Be vigilant and earn the respect of your superiors.
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Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
Single-player alternative to The Occupation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Occupation.
Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences.
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Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
Single-player alternative to The Occupation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Occupation.
Step into the shoes of a government official in a top-secret department of the Orwell surveillance program. Given the power to both uncover and fabricate "the truth", how far will you go in the service of your country? Season 2 of Orwell, the award-winning surveillance thriller.
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The Darkest Files
Single-player alternative to The Occupation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Occupation.
Germany, 1956. The war is over, but justice is not served. Former Nazis walk free, while their victims lie in unmarked graves. As a prosecutor, you'll unearth long-buried evidence, confront witnesses and hunt down perpetrators. Will you have the courage to bring these "ordinary men" to court?
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Shadows of Doubt
Single-player alternative to The Occupation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Occupation.
Take on the role of a private investigator in this immersive detective simulator. Solve murders and other crimes in a procedurally generated and persistent city where every NPC lives and breathes their own independent lives. Find the killer quickly… or they will kill again!
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Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
Single-player alternative to The Occupation — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
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Saturnalia
Single-player alternative to The Occupation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Occupation.
A Single-Player Survival Horror Adventure: play as a cast of characters exploring an isolated village haunted by an ancient ritual—but beware, its labyrinthine roads will change each time you lose all your characters.
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The Last Express Gold Edition
Single-player alternative to The Occupation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Occupation.
Step aboard the 1914 Orient Express in this award-winning mystery adventure from Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner. Described as one of the best adventure games of all time, The Last Express is an intrigue-filled adventure set aboard the luxurious Orient Express.
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Dishonored
Single-player alternative to The Occupation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Occupation.
Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal.
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Ether One
Single-player alternative to The Occupation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Occupation.
Ether One is a first person adventure that deals with the fragility of the human mind. There are two paths in the world you can choose from. At its core is a story exploration path free from puzzles where you can unfold the story at your own pace.
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Dahlia View
Single-player alternative to The Occupation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Occupation.
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.