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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.