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Games like Crime O'Clock

If Crime O'Clock is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mystery of Myths: Mystery of the Fjords Collector's Edition, Mind Echoes: Remnants of the Past Collector's Edition and Unheard - Voices of Crime — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, cozy and nostalgic. 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 Crime O'Clock: Crime O'Clock is a hidden objects investigation and time exploration game with a deep storyline. Investigate cases through time and evolving maps by unveiling a multi-eras linked story. Will you be observant enough to solve the mysteries? Crime waits for no man!

2023IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableMetacritic 69Windows · macOSby Bad Seed
Crime O'Clock — Steam game cover
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Art style feels like a living storybookCharacters behaviors change meaningfully across erasEaster eggs and fandom references enrich explorationAtmosphericCozyNostalgic

Players who liked Crime O'Clock also play

Steam players who put hours into Crime O'Clock 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. Mystery of Myths: Mystery of the Fjords Collector's Edition

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Crime O'Clock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Crime O'Clock.

    Unravel divine conspiracies and find hidden objects scattered across breathtaking Scandinavian landscapes, from misty fjords to the halls of Valhalla!

    2025AdventureCasual11.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Mind Echoes: Remnants of the Past Collector's Edition

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Crime O'Clock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Crime O'Clock.

    Uncover hidden secrets in a haunted medieval park! Solve puzzles, find clues, and escape a ghostly knight in this thrilling hidden object adventure.

    2025AdventureCasual11.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Unheard - Voices of Crime

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Crime O'Clock.

    Third-strongest match for Crime O'Clock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Crime O'Clock.

    What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?

    2019IndieSimulationRPG2.79 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Detective Grimoire

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Crime O'Clock.

    Ranked #4 for Crime O'Clock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crime O'Clock.

    Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!

    2014IndieAdventure6.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Family Mysteries 3: Criminal Mindset

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Crime O'Clock.

    Ranked #5 for Crime O'Clock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Crime O'Clock.

    Take on a role of a famous scientist drawn into a dangerous game, where the goal is to save the mankind and uncover family secret. Get ready for a pulse-pounding adventure in the world of experiments, mysteries and espionage!

    2020AdventureCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Lord Winklebottom Investigates

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Crime O'Clock.

    Ranked #6 for Crime O'Clock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crime O'Clock.

    It’s the 1920s and the world’s foremost detective is about to embark on his most challenging case yet. Thankfully, in this world that’s not quite like our own, there’s nobody better to crack the case than the great detective and gentleman giraffe, Lord Winklebottom.

    2022IndieAdventure18.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Telling Lies

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Crime O'Clock.

    Ranked #7 for Crime O'Clock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crime O'Clock.

    Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.

    2019IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Operator

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Crime O'Clock.

    Ranked #8 for Crime O'Clock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crime O'Clock.

    Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Crime O'Clock at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Crime O'Clock on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crime O'Clock.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Crime O'Clock on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Crime O'Clock.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Crime O'Clock on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crime O'Clock.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Crime O'Clock on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Crime O'Clock.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Crime O'Clock on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Crime O'Clock.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Crime O'Clock on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Crime O'Clock.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Crime O'Clock on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Crime O'Clock.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Crime O'Clock on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crime O'Clock.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 Crime O'Clock.

    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 Adventure with Crime O'Clock.

    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 Crime O'Clock.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Crime O'Clock.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Crime O'Clock.

    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 ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crime O'Clock.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. 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 Crime O'Clock.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 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 Crime O'Clock.

    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 ↗

More from Bad Seed

Other recommendable Steam games by Bad Seed, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. The Beggar's Ride

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Crime O'Clock.

    Another title from Bad Seed, the studio behind Crime O'Clock. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crime O'Clock.

    The Beggar’s Ride is a unique and innovative Platform Puzzle Adventure Game where the player can manipulate the environment to solve puzzles in a deep and intriguing story of discovery.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Sleep Attack

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Bad Seed, the studio behind Crime O'Clock. Shares Indie and Casual with Crime O'Clock.

    Enjoy an amazing new TWIST in Tower Defense! You control the layout of the battlefield, and you decide the paths your enemies follow!

    2015StrategyIndieCasual6.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Insidia

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Bad Seed, the studio behind Crime O'Clock. Shares Indie with Crime O'Clock.

    INSIDIA is a tactical game of turn based duels. Carefully move your team of powerful champions and weave their attacks together to claim victory in the field of battle. Conquer your foes and claim the spoils of the post-apocalyptic world.

    2018StrategyIndieFree To PlaySteam ↗

Frequently asked about Crime O'Clock

Does Crime O'Clock run on Steam Deck?
Crime O'Clock 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 Crime O'Clock cost?
Crime O'Clock is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Crime O'Clock?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Crime O'Clock are Mystery of Myths: Mystery of the Fjords Collector's Edition, Mind Echoes: Remnants of the Past Collector's Edition, Unheard - Voices of Crime.
Who developed Crime O'Clock?
Crime O'Clock was developed by Bad Seed and published by Maximum Entertainment.

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 Crime O'Clock.

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