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Games like Murder Is Game Over

If Murder Is Game Over is your kind of game, the closest matches are Murder Is Game Over: Streaming Death, Dark Nights with Poe and Munro and Overboard! — 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 Murder Is Game Over: Join the investigation in Murder Is Game Over, a pixel art point-and-click game where you and Cleo try to solve the murder of a famous game designer. Can you uncover the clues and catch the killer before it's game over?

2022IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDWindowsby HitherYon Games
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Steam players who put hours into Murder Is Game Over 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. Murder Is Game Over: Streaming Death

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Murder Is Game Over fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder Is Game Over.

    Embark on a thrilling pixel art adventure with Detective Guy & Cleo as they solve a mysterious murder. Explore an eerie seaside village, search for clues, interview suspects, and unravel the truth in this whodunit mystery.

    2023IndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Dark Nights with Poe and Munro

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Murder Is Game Over fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder Is Game Over.

    Guide local radio hosts Poe and Munro through six TV-like episodes of supernatural strangeness and sizzling on-screen chemistry. From the creators of The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker and The Shapeshifting Detective.

    2020IndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Overboard!

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Murder Is Game Over fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder Is Game Over.

    GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.

    2021IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Murder Is Game Over fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder Is Game Over.

    Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Bobok

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Murder Is Game Over fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder Is Game Over.

    Grotesque notes written not by Fyodor Dostoevsky, but by a "certain person".

    2021IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. WTF Is Wrong With You?

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Murder Is Game Over fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Murder Is Game Over.

    Have you ever wondered WTF Is Wrong With You? Well, so have we... Let's find out together, shall we?

    2021AdventureSimulationCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Afterparty

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Murder Is Game Over fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder Is Game Over.

    In Afterparty, you are Milo and Lola, recently deceased best buds who suddenly find themselves staring down an eternity in Hell. But there's a loophole: outdrink Satan and he'll grant you re-entry to Earth.

    2020IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Murder Is Game Over fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder Is Game Over.

    You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery. Also there's a wizard.

    2019IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Murder Is Game Over at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Murder Is Game Over on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder Is Game Over.

    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. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Murder Is Game Over on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder Is Game Over.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Murder Is Game Over on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder Is Game Over.

    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 ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Murder Is Game Over on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Murder Is Game Over.

    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 ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Murder Is Game Over on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Murder Is Game Over.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Murder Is Game Over on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Murder Is Game Over.

    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 ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Murder Is Game Over on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Murder Is Game Over.

    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 ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Murder Is Game Over on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder Is Game Over.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Murder Is Game Over.

    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 ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder Is Game Over.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder Is Game Over.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. 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 Murder Is Game Over.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. 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 Murder Is Game Over.

    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 ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Murder Is Game Over.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Murder Is Game Over.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Murder Is Game Over.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from HitherYon Games

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

  1. Paladin Dream

    WHY THIS

    Another title from HitherYon Games, the studio behind Murder Is Game Over. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder Is Game Over.

    Paladin Dream is a story-rich fantasy RPG about a heroic quest. Explore a reverie-like kingdom overflowing with magical locations, characters and monsters as Josiah uncovers the secret of his recurring dream. Can you stop the nightmare before it’s too late?

    2021IndieAdventureRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Minotaur Maze

    WHY THIS

    Another title from HitherYon Games, the studio behind Murder Is Game Over. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder Is Game Over.

    Minotaur Maze is a simple action puzzle game about navigating a maze and avoiding a monster. Somewhere out there lurking, The Minotaur is honing in on your location and hunting you down! With each new level, the difficulty increases because the maze gets larger and the Minotaur gets faster.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  3. Murder Is Game Over: Streaming Death

    WHY THIS

    Another title from HitherYon Games, the studio behind Murder Is Game Over. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder Is Game Over.

    Embark on a thrilling pixel art adventure with Detective Guy & Cleo as they solve a mysterious murder. Explore an eerie seaside village, search for clues, interview suspects, and unravel the truth in this whodunit mystery.

    2023IndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Murder Is Game Over: Deal Killer

    WHY THIS

    Another title from HitherYon Games, the studio behind Murder Is Game Over. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder Is Game Over.

    Murder Is Game Over: Deal Killer takes you on an immersive journey through the Italian Alps. Unravel the murder mystery amidst an alpine backdrop, exploring opulent settings and unmasking the killer in this thrilling detective game.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Murder Is Game Over: The Blackinton Curse

    WHY THIS

    Another title from HitherYon Games, the studio behind Murder Is Game Over. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder Is Game Over.

    A new stand-alone murder mystery in the Murder Is Game Over series. Can you break the 150-year-old family curse before it claims another victim?

    2025IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Overboard!

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder Is Game Over.

    GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.

    2021IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder Is Game Over.

    Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Afterparty

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder Is Game Over.

    In Afterparty, you are Milo and Lola, recently deceased best buds who suddenly find themselves staring down an eternity in Hell. But there's a loophole: outdrink Satan and he'll grant you re-entry to Earth.

    2020IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder Is Game Over.

    You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery. Also there's a wizard.

    2019IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Murder Is Game Over

How much does Murder Is Game Over cost?
Murder Is Game Over is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Murder Is Game Over?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Murder Is Game Over are Murder Is Game Over: Streaming Death, Dark Nights with Poe and Munro, Overboard!.
Who developed Murder Is Game Over?
Murder Is Game Over was developed by HitherYon 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 Murder Is Game Over.

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