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Single-player games like Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer

Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer, 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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    Art of Murder - FBI Confidential — Steam game cover

    Art of Murder - FBI Confidential

    Single-player alternative to Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer.

    Become Nicole Bonnet: a young female FBI agent and accept the challenge! Who is the murderer? A psychopath or maybe a meticulous and intelligent man? To solve the mystery you have to start thinking like the felon.

    2018Adventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Art of Murder - Cards of Destiny — Steam game cover

    Art of Murder - Cards of Destiny

    Single-player alternative to Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer.

    A vicious serial killer leaves a trail of blood across America. He butchers his victims and leaves a card at the crime scene as his signature trademark. But he wants more! He triggers a psychotic face-off with the Federal Agent Nicole Bonnet, whose area of expertise is serial killers.

    2018Adventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Still Life 2 — Steam game cover

    Still Life 2

    Single-player alternative to Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer.

    Who is hiding behind Mr. X? Still Life 2 reveals the long-awaited ending of Still Life and spells a new investigation for Agent Victoria McPherson. In Fall 2008, Victoria is sent to Maine where Ellen Dunnigan's body has just been found.

    2011Adventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Still Life — Steam game cover

    Still Life

    Single-player alternative to Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer.

    Still Life 2 also now available!

    2011Adventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Unavowed — Steam game cover

    Unavowed

    Single-player alternative to Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer.

    A demon has possessed you and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.

    2018IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Crimson Diamond — Steam game cover

    The Crimson Diamond

    Single-player alternative to Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer.

    Follow amateur geologist and reluctant detective Nancy Maple to the ghost town of Crimson, Ontario to investigate the discovery of a massive diamond in this retro-inspired, EGA text parser mystery adventure!

    2024Adventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Syberia: The World Before — Steam game cover

    Syberia: The World Before

    Single-player alternative to Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer.

    Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.

    2022Adventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer — Steam game cover

    Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer

    Single-player alternative to Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer.

    In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…

    2025IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Operation Thunderstorm — Steam game cover

    Operation Thunderstorm

    Single-player alternative to Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    The year is 1942. The British government decides to launch one of the most risky operations of World War II. The targets are the most important figures of the Third Reich. After several months of research, MI6 chose three people: the chances of eliminating them are slim to nothing.

    2018ActionViolent4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Royal Marines Commando — Steam game cover

    The Royal Marines Commando

    Single-player alternative to Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    1941 and the German War machine is ravaging Europe. The British intelligence obtains classified documents detailing the development of a new type of German deadly weapon. It will give the Nazis worldwide naval supremacy and a great advantage over the allies.

    2018ActionViolent4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Redneck Kentucky and the Next Generation Chickens — Steam game cover

    Redneck Kentucky and the Next Generation Chickens

    Single-player alternative to Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Redneck Kentucky and the Next Generation Chickens will introduce into the world of cartoony humor and intense action, giving you an exceptional replayability factor. Players have a great array of weapons at their disposal, they can also collect eggs which are located on the maps and activate special bonuses.

    2019Action4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Chronicles of Mystery: The Scorpio Ritual — Steam game cover

    Chronicles of Mystery: The Scorpio Ritual

    Single-player alternative to Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer.

    Young archeologist Sylvie Leroux accidentally stumbles upon an ancient secret. What she doesn't realize is that her research will put her in deadly peril.

    2009Adventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Art of Murder - The Secret Files — Steam game cover

    Art of Murder - The Secret Files

    Single-player alternative to Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer.

    While working in Mexico and aiding in the fight against the Mexican drug cartels, DEA Specialist Professor J. Brenner was kidnapped by the cartel after an undercover Special Agent was murdered. Help Nicole Bonnet to uncover the clues and solve the case behind the terrible murder and kidnapping.

    2018Adventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Art of Murder - Deadly Secrets — Steam game cover

    Art of Murder - Deadly Secrets

    Single-player alternative to Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer.

    New York City has been hit with a series of murders and the body count is piling up. For FBI Agent Nicole Bonnet, finding a lead is becoming impossible, as it seems the victims are all antiquarians and collectors and have no connection with one another.

    2018AdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →