Games like Curious Cases
If Curious Cases is your kind of game, the closest matches are Escape First 3, Escape First 2 and Security Control — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its hint system prevents frustration, puzzles demand lateral thinking and atmospheric. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Curious Cases: For Desktop or VR! In this 3 chapter story, you play as a modern day legend, Detective Thomas Moore. He has solved more cases than one can count, where others hit dead-ends, he gets to work.
Players who liked Curious Cases also play
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Escape First 3
WHY THIS
Shares hint system and an atmospheric mood with Curious Cases.
Top pick for Curious Cases fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Curious Cases.
"Escape First 3" is the third installment of a multiplayer escape room puzzle game for virtual reality or desktop PC! It includes 3 different escape rooms to choose from and can be played competitively, co-op or solo.
Escape First 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Curious Cases.
Second-strongest match for Curious Cases fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Curious Cases.
"Escape First 2" is the second installment of a multiplayer escape room puzzle game for virtual reality or desktop PC! It includes 3 different escape rooms to choose from and can be played competitively, co-op or solo.
Security Control
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Curious Cases fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Curious Cases.
Don't Get Fired! Clock into this Party-Horror adventure for 1-4 players. Hide, run, complete objectives, steal money and escape before you get caught and fired! Team up with or challenge friends in this spooky multiplayer adventure, available in both VR and non-VR modes.
Cowbots and Aliens
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Curious Cases fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Curious Cases.
Cowbots and Aliens is a furious PvP Multiplayer VR brawl set in the Saloon-iverse! Free movement, laser precise gunplay, multiple competitive modes and a custom networked physics system that lets you use EVERYTHING as a weapon makes for an immensely satisfying VR ruckus!
Phasmophobia
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Curious Cases.
Ranked #5 for Curious Cases fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Curious Cases.
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
Potato Party: Hash It Out
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Curious Cases fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Curious Cases.
Prepare to laugh when you and your friends gather (virtually or physically) for this quick-draw asymmetrical VR game! Be the artist in VR, or guess what's being drawn as one of 1-8 challengers with the free iOS/Android app. Just don't eat the artist.
Blacktop Hoops
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Curious Cases.
Ranked #7 for Curious Cases fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Curious Cases.
Blacktop Hoops is the ultimate VR basketball game and sports experience. Embark on a hoops journey in career mode, ball against bots, hang out with friends in online courts, or climb the rankings in competitive pickup games. Do you have what it takes to become the GOAT?
Cold Start: The Callisto
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Curious Cases fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Curious Cases.
A sci-fi VR exploratory puzzle game, The Callisto pushes the boundaries of VR with stunning visuals, dynamic puzzles, and a rich storyline that unfolds piece-by-piece through your own exploration.
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The Experiment
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Curious Cases.
Reviewers of Curious Cases cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Curious Cases.
The tests went wrong. He has been transformed. It is hostile toward others. You have been assigned the task of killing the horrifying creature. Listen closely as it could be around any corner. (Game includes Remastered + Classic versions)
Tales of Escape
WHY THIS
Shares hint system and an atmospheric mood with Curious Cases.
Reviewers of Curious Cases cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Curious Cases.
"Tales of Escape" is a series of 6 person multiplayer escape room adventures for virtual reality or desktop pc! Gather your friends and choose a story to play!
Dark Romance: Sleepy Hollow Collector's Edition
WHY THIS
Shares hint system and an atmospheric mood with Curious Cases.
Reviewers of Curious Cases cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and Casual with Curious Cases.
Can you save your hometown from the Headless Horseman?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Curious Cases at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Curious Cases on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Curious Cases.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Curious Cases on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Curious Cases.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~46% under Curious Cases on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Curious Cases.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under Curious Cases on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Curious Cases.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~79% under Curious Cases on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Curious Cases.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Curious Cases on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Curious Cases.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Curious Cases on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Curious Cases.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Curious Cases on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Curious Cases.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Curious Cases.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Curious Cases.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Curious Cases.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Curious Cases.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Curious Cases.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Curious Cases.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Curious Cases.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Other recommendable Steam games by OnSkull Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Escape First Alchemist ⚗️
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Curious Cases.
Another title from OnSkull Games, the studio behind Curious Cases. Shares Indie and Adventure with Curious Cases.
First-person escape game, playable solo or co-op with up to 4 people. Solve riddles of a reclusive alchemist that trapped you in his workshop. Brew potions and overcome challenges as he laughs at your failures and makes light of your successes...But what if things are not what they seem?
Escape First
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Curious Cases.
Another title from OnSkull Games, the studio behind Curious Cases. Shares Indie and Adventure with Curious Cases.
"Escape First" is a multiplayer escape room puzzle game for virtual reality or desktop PC! It includes 3 different escape rooms to choose from and can be played competitively, co-op or solo.
Escape First 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Curious Cases.
Another title from OnSkull Games, the studio behind Curious Cases. Shares Indie and Adventure with Curious Cases.
"Escape First 2" is the second installment of a multiplayer escape room puzzle game for virtual reality or desktop PC! It includes 3 different escape rooms to choose from and can be played competitively, co-op or solo.
The Experiment: Escape Room
WHY THIS
Shares multiplayer co op and an atmospheric mood with Curious Cases.
Another title from OnSkull Games, the studio behind Curious Cases. Shares Indie and Adventure with Curious Cases.
"The Experiment" is a multiplayer escape room puzzle game for virtual reality or desktop PC! You took part in an experiment that went out of control, can you escape the facilities before it's too late?
Unsafe Express
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Curious Cases.
Another title from OnSkull Games, the studio behind Curious Cases. Shares Indie and Adventure with Curious Cases.
Unsafe Express is a cooperative first-person survival horror game for 1-4 players. Navigate through space stations, collect materials and outlast your enemies! Choose your objective based on complexity levels, then cast your vote. Gather items, exterminate hostiles, fulfill missions and repeat!
Escape First 3
WHY THIS
Shares hint system and an atmospheric mood with Curious Cases.
Another title from OnSkull Games, the studio behind Curious Cases. Shares Indie and Adventure with Curious Cases.
"Escape First 3" is the third installment of a multiplayer escape room puzzle game for virtual reality or desktop PC! It includes 3 different escape rooms to choose from and can be played competitively, co-op or solo.
Tales of Escape
WHY THIS
Shares hint system and an atmospheric mood with Curious Cases.
Another title from OnSkull Games, the studio behind Curious Cases. Shares Indie and Adventure with Curious Cases.
"Tales of Escape" is a series of 6 person multiplayer escape room adventures for virtual reality or desktop pc! Gather your friends and choose a story to play!
Frequently asked about Curious Cases
- Does Curious Cases run on Steam Deck?
- Curious Cases is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Curious Cases cost?
- Curious Cases is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Curious Cases have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Curious Cases supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
- What games are most similar to Curious Cases?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Curious Cases are Escape First 3, Escape First 2, Security Control.
- Who developed Curious Cases?
- Curious Cases was developed by OnSkull Games.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Curious Cases.
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