Games like Return of the Phantom
If Return of the Phantom is your kind of game, the closest matches are Blood On The Thames, Expelled! and Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its campy charm and humor, pixel art looks fantastic and lighthearted. 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 Return of the Phantom: The legendary Phantom of the Opera has returned! As Inspector Raoul Montand, you are the only one who can pursue the Red Death into the past and prevent him from terrorizing the present in this point and click mystery.
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Steam players who put hours into Return of the Phantom 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.
Blood On The Thames
WHY THIS
Shares point and click with Return of the Phantom.
Top pick for Return of the Phantom fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Return of the Phantom.
A murder mystery puzzle game with visual novel elements in a Gothic, Lovecraftian world. Collect clues, solve puzzles, interrogate suspects, and uncover the mystery surrounding the death of Mini’s husband.
Expelled!
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Return of the Phantom fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Return of the Phantom.
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.
Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Return of the Phantom fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Return of the Phantom.
Recognized as one of the best licenses in gaming and lauded by the press, Sherlock Holmes is back with an investigation that is sure to be the most horrifying of the series. The famous detective stands against the most dangerous serial killer England has ever known - Jack the Ripper.
Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
WHY THIS
Shares point and click and a nostalgic mood with Return of the Phantom.
Ranked #4 for Return of the Phantom fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Return of the Phantom.
The classic multi-award winning adventure "Broken Sword - the Shadow of the Templars" returns with glorious 4K visuals and iconic remastered audio, pitching intrepid tourist George Stobbart and fearless journalist Nico Collard into a journey of perilous adventures and ancient conspiracies.
Night Book
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Return of the Phantom fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Return of the Phantom.
Tricked into reading an ancient book, Loralyn summons a demon into her home. Night Book is an interactive occult thriller movie, created in lockdown, from the publishers of The Complex, Five Dates and Maid of Sker.
Still Life
WHY THIS
Shares point and click with Return of the Phantom.
Ranked #6 for Return of the Phantom fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Return of the Phantom.
Still Life 2 also now available!
Post Mortem
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Return of the Phantom fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Return of the Phantom.
After returning to the quiet streets of Paris to pursue a life of painting, Gus Macpherson could not escape his true art…
Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Return of the Phantom fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Return of the Phantom.
A thrilling point-and-click adventure game where you play as Di Renjie, ancient China's most famous and gifted investigator, as he tracks a serial killer in the heart of the Tang Dynasty's capital city.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Return of the Phantom at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Return of the Phantom on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Return of the Phantom.
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?
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~46% under Return of the Phantom on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Return of the Phantom.
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 Return of the Phantom on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Return of the Phantom.
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 Return of the Phantom on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Return of the Phantom.
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 Return of the Phantom on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Return of the Phantom.
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.
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Return of the Phantom on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Return of the Phantom.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Sally Face - Episode One
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Return of the Phantom on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Return of the Phantom.
Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.
Streets of Rogue
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Return of the Phantom on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Return of the Phantom.
Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Return of the Phantom.
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.
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 Adventure with Return of the Phantom.
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.
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 Adventure with Return of the Phantom.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Return of the Phantom.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Return of the Phantom.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Return of the Phantom.
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
Narrow it down
Head-to-head comparisons
More from MPS Labs
Other recommendable Steam games by MPS Labs, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Darklands
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Return of the Phantom.
Another title from MPS Labs, the studio behind Return of the Phantom. Shares Adventure with Return of the Phantom.
Deep in the twilight of the Black Forest, you and your companions crouch before the robber-knight's tower. Hans, the alchemist, places his mysterious potion by the door. Ebhard the friar implores Saint Dunstan to bless your weapons and armor. And you and Gretchen grip naked long swords, praying your plate mail won't squeak.
Dragonsphere
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Return of the Phantom.
Another title from MPS Labs, the studio behind Return of the Phantom. Shares Adventure with Return of the Phantom.
Newly-crowned King of Callahach! It's been twenty years since your father saved the world by entrapping the evil Sorcerer Sanwe. Now the spell is waning. Sanwe's malevolent force will soon consume the land, and only you can stop him!
M1 Tank Platoon
WHY THIS
Another title from MPS Labs, the studio behind Return of the Phantom.
US Tank Platoons have four M1s. Four soldiers operate each. That's four tanks, sixteen men. And you control the whole shooting match.
Lightspeed
WHY THIS
Another title from MPS Labs, the studio behind Return of the Phantom.
You're the only human in a huge, robotic space ship, flying at incredible speeds through deep space. Your mission: find and settle a new planet where humanity can thrive. Combat is inevitable, but you'll need more than flying skills to succeed.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Expelled!
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Return of the Phantom.
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.
Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
WHY THIS
Shares point and click and a nostalgic mood with Return of the Phantom.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Return of the Phantom.
The classic multi-award winning adventure "Broken Sword - the Shadow of the Templars" returns with glorious 4K visuals and iconic remastered audio, pitching intrepid tourist George Stobbart and fearless journalist Nico Collard into a journey of perilous adventures and ancient conspiracies.
Night Book
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Return of the Phantom.
Tricked into reading an ancient book, Loralyn summons a demon into her home. Night Book is an interactive occult thriller movie, created in lockdown, from the publishers of The Complex, Five Dates and Maid of Sker.
Post Mortem
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Return of the Phantom.
After returning to the quiet streets of Paris to pursue a life of painting, Gus Macpherson could not escape his true art…
Frequently asked about Return of the Phantom
- How much does Return of the Phantom cost?
- Return of the Phantom is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Return of the Phantom?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Return of the Phantom are Blood On The Thames, Expelled!, Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper.
- Who developed Return of the Phantom?
- Return of the Phantom was developed by MPS Labs and published by Ziggurat.
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