Single-player games like Tell Me Everything
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Tell Me Everything, 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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Subsurface Circular
Single-player alternative to Tell Me Everything — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tell Me Everything.
When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.
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The Crimson Diamond
Single-player alternative to Tell Me Everything — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tell Me Everything.
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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Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Single-player alternative to Tell Me Everything — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tell Me Everything.
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
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Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
Single-player alternative to Tell Me Everything — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tell Me Everything.
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?
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The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
Single-player alternative to Tell Me Everything — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tell Me Everything.
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
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Her Story
Single-player alternative to Tell Me Everything — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tell Me Everything.
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.
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Expelled!
Single-player alternative to Tell Me Everything — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tell Me Everything.
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
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Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
Single-player alternative to Tell Me Everything — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tell Me Everything.
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
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Last Will
Single-player alternative to Tell Me Everything — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tell Me Everything.
Your deranged and mysterious Grandfather is dead, and in his last will and testament, he gave his entire fortune and mansion to you. But on one condition. You have to visit his mansion and collect the riches for yourself. But once the door shuts behind you, you realize that this is no easy task.
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Orgynizer
Single-player alternative to Tell Me Everything — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Organize amazing swinger parties and match people, activities, rooms, and toys for an explosive evening. A light-hearted sex-positive puzzle romp that also supports a good cause.
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Sockpuppet Noir
Single-player alternative to Tell Me Everything — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tell Me Everything.
Step into the shoes of Frank Sockowski, private detective, and explore the gritty world of New Drawer, a wolly unsettling and corrupt city. Three delicious cases await your sleuthing skills, each with unique roster of colorful socks and murderous plots.