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Single-player games like PolyCity Stories - The Affair

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to PolyCity Stories - The Affair, 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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    A Death in the Red Light — Steam game cover

    A Death in the Red Light

    Single-player alternative to PolyCity Stories - The Affair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with PolyCity Stories - The Affair.

    Amsterdam, 1988. A dead body in the Red Light District, the Dutch capital of sex and drugs, is a washed-up detective’s one shot at redemption. Explore the seedy underbelly of Europe’s most notorious city, solve complex puzzles, and crack the case while experiencing Amsterdam at its worst.

    2024IndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Chicken Police: Into the HIVE! — Steam game cover

    Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!

    Single-player alternative to PolyCity Stories - The Affair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with PolyCity Stories - The Affair.

    A wild tale of conspiracy, loss, friendship, and... chickens?! Two rooster detectives are about to venture into the insect underworld to uncover a worldwide conspiracy, while also battling their inherent demons in this animal noir adventure satire.

    2024AdventureSimulationCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Loretta — Steam game cover

    Loretta

    Single-player alternative to PolyCity Stories - The Affair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with PolyCity Stories - The Affair.

    Loretta is a psychological thriller that makes the player an accessory to the heroine’s crimes, leading her through a self-crafted nightmare. Loretta’s story revolves around a woman handling betrayal, her husband’s infidelity, and reclaiming her agency during the socially tumultuous 1940s.

    2023IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blake: The Visual Novel — Steam game cover

    Blake: The Visual Novel

    Single-player alternative to PolyCity Stories - The Affair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with PolyCity Stories - The Affair.

    Graphic Novel meets Visual Novel in this story-rich, choice-driven thriller. Experience Blake’s journey as he encounters a clandestine nemesis, sparking a series of events that force him to choose between losing his sanity or rising to the challenge. Make the right decisions and save New Stone.

    2021IndieCasualFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    QUIET DAN — Steam game cover

    QUIET DAN

    Single-player alternative to PolyCity Stories - The Affair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with PolyCity Stories - The Affair.

    His name is Dan. He is an ordinary guy who works as a floor washer. However, soon in his life there are events that forever change his fate and push him on the path of crime... A chilling thriller in visual novel format.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual1.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Her Story — Steam game cover

    Her Story

    Single-player alternative to PolyCity Stories - The Affair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with PolyCity Stories - The Affair.

    A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.

    2015IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    This Bed We Made — Steam game cover

    This Bed We Made

    Single-player alternative to PolyCity Stories - The Affair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with PolyCity Stories - The Affair.

    This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links guests together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!

    2023IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer — Steam game cover

    Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer

    Single-player alternative to PolyCity Stories - The Affair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with PolyCity Stories - The Affair.

    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 →