Games like Provisional Detective
If Provisional Detective is your kind of game, the closest matches are Subsurface Circular, Radiolight and Through The Fragmentation — 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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Subsurface Circular
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Top pick for Provisional Detective fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Provisional Detective.
When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.
Radiolight
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Second-strongest match for Provisional Detective fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Provisional Detective.
Ashwood Creek, 1985. A child disappears without a trace. A local policeman is drawn into a national park, seeking the truth. Mysterious radio signals beckon him further and further. Investigate, survive and face the unknown in Radiolight— an '80s thriller by solo dev Krystof Knesl.
Through The Fragmentation
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Provisional Detective fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Provisional Detective.
Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.
Mohism: Battle of Words
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Ranked #4 for Provisional Detective fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Provisional Detective.
Mohism: Battle of Words is a detective game set in the world of wuxia. The game follows Zhang Xiaochen, investigates unsolved cases and comes into his own as a hero. He must rely on his wits and razor-sharp tongue to best his opponents, find the culprit and ensure justice prevails!
Paradise Killer
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Ranked #5 for Provisional Detective fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Provisional Detective.
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
The Posthumous Investigation
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Ranked #6 for Provisional Detective fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Provisional Detective.
A dead man hired you to solve his own murder. You have one day. Fourteen suspects. And as many attempts as it takes. A hand-drawn noir mystery set in 1937 Rio de Janeiro, where every suspect has a life, a schedule, and something to hide.
The Forgotten City
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Ranked #7 for Provisional Detective fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Provisional Detective.
The Forgotten City is a narrative-driven time loop adventure in ancient Rome. Discover the ruins of an ancient underground city, travel 2000 years into the past, and unravel the mystery of who destroyed it by cleverly exploiting the power to wind back time. The fate of the city is in your hands.
Silicon Dreams | cyberpunk interrogation
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Ranked #8 for Provisional Detective fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Provisional Detective.
It’s 2065, and you are an interrogator-model android tasked with rooting out deviants among your own kind. You must probe for lies, monitor and exploit emotional spikes, earn the trust of your subjects, and make the final call: release, or destroy?
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Radiolight
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Provisional Detective.
Ashwood Creek, 1985. A child disappears without a trace. A local policeman is drawn into a national park, seeking the truth. Mysterious radio signals beckon him further and further. Investigate, survive and face the unknown in Radiolight— an '80s thriller by solo dev Krystof Knesl.
Mohism: Battle of Words
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Provisional Detective.
Mohism: Battle of Words is a detective game set in the world of wuxia. The game follows Zhang Xiaochen, investigates unsolved cases and comes into his own as a hero. He must rely on his wits and razor-sharp tongue to best his opponents, find the culprit and ensure justice prevails!
Paradise Killer
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Provisional Detective.
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
The Forgotten City
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Provisional Detective.
The Forgotten City is a narrative-driven time loop adventure in ancient Rome. Discover the ruins of an ancient underground city, travel 2000 years into the past, and unravel the mystery of who destroyed it by cleverly exploiting the power to wind back time. The fate of the city is in your hands.
Frequently asked about Provisional Detective
- Does Provisional Detective work on Steam Deck?
- Provisional Detective is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- Is Provisional Detective free to play?
- Yes — Provisional Detective is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
- What games are most similar to Provisional Detective?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Provisional Detective are Subsurface Circular, Radiolight, Through The Fragmentation.
- Who developed Provisional Detective?
- Provisional Detective was developed by SteefMakesGames.
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