Single-player games like Nine Noir Lives
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Nine Noir Lives, 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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Murder at the Birch Tree Theater
Single-player alternative to Nine Noir Lives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nine Noir Lives.
Uncover high drama in this whodunnit set in a small-town community theater. Gather clues by investigating the sets, casts and backstage crews of 10 theatrical productions, and piece together the story of each deadly crime.
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Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit
Single-player alternative to Nine Noir Lives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nine Noir Lives.
Legends of the past come back to life in this charming point-and-click adventure. Pack your bags and journey with Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit through modern day Europe to uncover the conspiracy behind a cursed relic and the secrets of the King who was never crowned.
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Mutropolis
Single-player alternative to Nine Noir Lives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nine Noir Lives.
MUTROPOLIS is a lovely sci-fi adventure set on the abandoned Planet Earth. Play as Henry Dijon (hero, nerd, detective) in search of a legendary lost city. Uncover weird ancient artifacts. And PLEASE don’t get obliterated by an ageless evil. You’ve been warned.
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Voodoo Detective
Single-player alternative to Nine Noir Lives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nine Noir Lives.
Do you like adventure, comedy, and dime store detective novels? Then boy have we got the game for you! Join Voodoo Detective in a hand-drawn, point-and-click noir where you’ll pit your wits and hoodoo know-how against a sinister evil that’s taken root on beautiful Zo Wanga Isle.
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Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
Single-player alternative to Nine Noir Lives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nine Noir Lives.
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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Detective Gallo
Single-player alternative to Nine Noir Lives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nine Noir Lives.
Detective Gallo is a point&click comic-noir adventure that is entirely hand-illustrated and hand-animated, and whose protagonist is a feathered and grumpy private eye struggling with a very tricky case, bizarre characters, and puzzles that will put his insight and patience to the test.
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The Beekeeper's Picnic - A Sherlockian Adventure
Single-player alternative to Nine Noir Lives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nine Noir Lives.
Beekeeper (and former world’s greatest detective) Sherlock Holmes is arranging a surprise picnic for his friend Watson. Unfortunately pesky mysteries keep getting in the way! Explore, find clues and interrogate your neighbours in this cosy point and click adventure!
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The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief
Single-player alternative to Nine Noir Lives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nine Noir Lives.
'The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief' is a thrilling crime adventure in three chapters from the creators of 'The Book of Unwritten Tales'. Full of twists and turns, it immerses you in both sides of the story, combining thrill-of-the-chase whodunit with the risk and reward of a heist story. Paris, 1960.
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Inspector Waffles
Single-player alternative to Nine Noir Lives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nine Noir Lives.
Murder. Nothin’ nice about it. In this old school detective adventure, step into the boots of whip-smart Inspector Waffles and travel the city to track hidden clues, interrogate shady suspects, and unravel a dangerous mystery. But be warned: curiosity killed the cat...