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Games like Detective Bot

If Detective Bot is your kind of game, the closest matches are Ragdoll Chimps, Robo Friends and Aboxcalipse — picked from the ranked list below. 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.

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About Detective Bot: Detective Bot is a silly physics based detective game which you can play on your own or in co-op with up to 4 players. Solve quirky mysteries by investigating crime scenes, talking to weird characters and piecing together clues. Can you make Detective Bot the greatest detective who has ever lived?

2020ActionIndieAdventureSimulationCasual2.99 USDWindowsby Something Something Games
Detective Bot — Steam game cover

Players who liked Detective Bot also play

Steam players who put hours into Detective Bot also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Ragdoll Chimps

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Detective Bot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Detective Bot.

    Ragdoll Chimps is a Physics-Based Sandbox with a Huge Open World, and Tons of Activities. Farming, Mining, Fishing, Collectibles, Quests, Customization, Fighting, Racing, Mini-Games, and More! Enjoy it in Singleplayer, or Split-Screen Co-op and PVP modes.

    ActionSportsIndieSteam ↗
  2. Robo Friends

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Detective Bot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Detective Bot.

    A chaotic co-op party game for up to 4 players. Battle your friends and prove who's the best beta robot!

    CasualSteam ↗
  3. Aboxcalipse

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Detective Bot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Detective Bot.

    Grab cure materials, build boxes and load them onto the truck while smashing zombies with them along the way. In Aboxcalipse, you and your friend are warehouse workers in a zombie apocalypse who use the stock itself as a weapon to survive

    2026ActionIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  4. Totally Reliable Delivery Service

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Detective Bot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Detective Bot.

    Delivery Attempted. That's the Totally Reliable Delivery Service guarantee! T.R.D.S. is a ragdoll physics simulation about terrible package delivery couriers. Work together using odd machinery, useful gadgets, and the wonders of physics to reliably deliver packages to their destination.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Ligmanauts

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Detective Bot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Detective Bot.

    Classic platforming action brought kicking and screaming into the voice chat era. Roll, bounce, grab, and swing through physics-driven challenges that only work when someone's yelling at someone else. Online or couch, drop in anytime.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. Human Fall Flat

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Detective Bot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Detective Bot.

    Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.

    2016IndieAdventureSimulation5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Goat Simulator 3

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Detective Bot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Detective Bot.

    Pilgor's baaack! Gather your herd and venture forth into Goat Simulator 3; an all-new (at least on Steam), totally realistic, sandbox farmyard experience. Invite up to three friends in local or online co-op, create carnage as a team, or compete in mini-games and then not be friends anymore.

    2024AdventureSimulationCasual29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Goat Simulator: Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Detective Bot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Detective Bot.

    Goat Simulator Remastered is the latest in goat simulation technology. Your favorite chaotic sandbox is back and more beautiful than ever, with updated graphics, every DLC, and more bugs that you can shake a goat at. WASD to rewrite history.

    2024AdventureSimulationCasual29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Detective Bot at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Detective Bot on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Detective Bot.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Detective Bot on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Detective Bot.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Detective Bot on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Detective Bot.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Detective Bot on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Detective Bot.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Detective Bot on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Detective Bot.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Detective Bot on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Detective Bot.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Detective Bot on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Detective Bot.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Detective Bot on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Detective Bot.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. 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 Detective Bot.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Detective Bot.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Detective Bot.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Detective Bot.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Detective Bot.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 Simulation with Detective Bot.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Detective Bot.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Detective Bot.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Totally Reliable Delivery Service

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Detective Bot.

    Delivery Attempted. That's the Totally Reliable Delivery Service guarantee! T.R.D.S. is a ragdoll physics simulation about terrible package delivery couriers. Work together using odd machinery, useful gadgets, and the wonders of physics to reliably deliver packages to their destination.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Human Fall Flat

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Detective Bot.

    Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.

    2016IndieAdventureSimulation5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Goat Simulator 3

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Detective Bot.

    Pilgor's baaack! Gather your herd and venture forth into Goat Simulator 3; an all-new (at least on Steam), totally realistic, sandbox farmyard experience. Invite up to three friends in local or online co-op, create carnage as a team, or compete in mini-games and then not be friends anymore.

    2024AdventureSimulationCasual29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Goat Simulator: Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Detective Bot.

    Goat Simulator Remastered is the latest in goat simulation technology. Your favorite chaotic sandbox is back and more beautiful than ever, with updated graphics, every DLC, and more bugs that you can shake a goat at. WASD to rewrite history.

    2024AdventureSimulationCasual29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Detective Bot

How much does Detective Bot cost?
Detective Bot is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Detective Bot have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Detective Bot supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Detective Bot?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Detective Bot are Ragdoll Chimps, Robo Friends, Aboxcalipse.
Who developed Detective Bot?
Detective Bot was developed by Something Something 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 Detective Bot.

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