Single-player games like Shadows of Doubt
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Shadows of Doubt, 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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The Precinct
Single-player alternative to Shadows of Doubt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadows of Doubt.
Averno City, 1983. Gangs rule the streets and your father lies restless in his grave. Clean up the city, uncover the truth, and embark on thrilling vehicle chases through destructible environments in this neon-noir action sandbox police game.
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Murdered: Soul Suspect
Single-player alternative to Shadows of Doubt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadows of Doubt.
MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT™ takes players into a whole new realm of mystery where the case is personal and the clues just out of reach, challenging gamers to solve the hardest case of all… their own murder.
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Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
Single-player alternative to Shadows of Doubt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Shadows of Doubt.
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
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L.A. Noire
Single-player alternative to Shadows of Doubt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Shadows of Doubt.
In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.
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Cloudpunk
Single-player alternative to Shadows of Doubt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadows of Doubt.
A neon-noir story in a rain-drenched cyberpunk metropolis. It’s your first night on the job working for the Cloudpunk delivery service. Two rules: Don’t miss a delivery and don’t ask what’s in the package.
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Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Single-player alternative to Shadows of Doubt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Shadows of Doubt.
You play as Adam Jensen, an experienced covert operative operating in a world that despises his kind: augmented humans. Choose from an arsenal of state-of-the-art weapons and augmentations to build your playstyle, and decide who you'll trust, to unravel a vast worldwide conspiracy.
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Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
Single-player alternative to Shadows of Doubt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadows of Doubt.
A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.
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Gamedec - Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Shadows of Doubt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadows of Doubt.
Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.
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Return of the Obra Dinn
Single-player alternative to Shadows of Doubt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadows of Doubt.
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
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Uplink
Single-player alternative to Shadows of Doubt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Shadows of Doubt.
Uplink lets you play as a freelance hacker tackling risky contracts for corporations. Break into systems, steal data, sabotage rivals, and upgrade your gear. Support factions or go rogue in this immersive, strategy-driven hacking simulation game where your choices shape the outcome.
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Scene Investigators
Single-player alternative to Shadows of Doubt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadows of Doubt.
Scene Investigators is a hardcore deductive reasoning game for fans of the "true crime" genre. Step into re-created crime scenes, observe closely for pieces of evidence, analyze possible motives behind the crimes, and uncover what truly happened.
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Thief
Single-player alternative to Shadows of Doubt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadows of Doubt.
Garrett, the Master Thief, steps out of the shadows into the City. In this treacherous place, where the Baron’s Watch spreads a rising tide of fear and oppression, his skills are the only things he can trust. Even the most cautious citizens and their best-guarded possessions are not safe from his reach.
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Sinking Island
Single-player alternative to Shadows of Doubt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Shadows of Doubt.
Walter Jones, a billionaire had planned on opening up a resort for the rich and famous, but was killed before his dream could be achieved. It's up to Detective Jack Norm to crack the case by interviewing the people on Sinking Island to get valuable clues. A game from Benoit Sokal.
- 14
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
Single-player alternative to Shadows of Doubt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Shadows of Doubt.
Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.
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Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
Single-player alternative to Shadows of Doubt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadows of Doubt.
Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case.
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Weird West: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Shadows of Doubt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadows of Doubt.
Survive and unveil the mysteries of the Weird West through the intertwined destinies of its unusual heroes in an Action RPG from the co-creators of Dishonored and Prey.
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Concrete Jungle
Single-player alternative to Shadows of Doubt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Shadows of Doubt.
A city planning deck-building game. Place buildings using cards in your deck and earn new ones as you progress! A genre-blending game packed with cool ideas that swaps micro-management for a more puzzle-like approach to city planning.