Games like Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
If Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is your kind of game, the closest matches are Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy, Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy and The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its ace attorney style storytelling, ghost possession drives puzzles and time manipulation prevents deaths. 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 →Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is a 2023 puzzle-mystery visual novel developed and published by CAPCOM. Players control a ghost who can possess and manipulate objects to solve intricate puzzles and prevent deaths through time manipulation. The game combines ghost possession mechanics with Rube Goldberg-style puzzles and visual novel dialogue. Players describe the experience as atmospheric, emotional, funny, and mysterious. Reviewers highlight the Ace Attorney-style storytelling, the unique art style, and writing that balances humor with darker themes. The game is verified on Steam Deck, priced at $29.99 USD, and holds a 98% positive review score from over 2000 Steam reviews.
About Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, the classic puzzle-solving mystery adventure directed by Ace Attorney creator Shu Takumi, is back! This long-awaited HD remaster features upgraded visuals and sound and new gallery content.
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
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Become Phoenix Wright and experience the thrill of battle as you fight to save your innocent clients in a court of law. Play all 14 episodes, spanning the first three games, in one gorgeous collection.
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
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Second-strongest match for Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective.
Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective.
Third-strongest match for Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective.
Immerse yourself in a dramatic yet charming and witty world of evidence-gathering, deduction and courtroom battles with this double-pack of the adventures of rookie lawyer Ryunosuke.
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition
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Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
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Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.
The Darkside Detective
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective.
Ranked #6 for Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective.
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.
Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
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Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut
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Play as special agent Francis York Morgan in this open-world action-adventure as you solve the case of the Red Seed Murders and survive in a small, quirky American mountain town where supernatural creatures and a mysterious raincoat-clad, axe-wielding killer seek to end his investigation for good.
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Paradise Killer
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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.
428: Shibuya Scramble
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
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Shares an emotional mood with Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective.
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Become Phoenix Wright and experience the thrill of battle as you fight to save your innocent clients in a court of law. Play all 14 episodes, spanning the first three games, in one gorgeous collection.
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Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Don't Escape Trilogy
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In this classic point-and-click adventure anthology by award-winning indie developer Scriptwelder, you'll protect an unsuspecting hamlet from yourself, try to prepare for an incoming undead horde, and search a seemingly empty spaceship for answers to a gruesome mystery.
Tangle Tower
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Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?
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Left 4 Dead 2
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Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Hollow Knight
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Portal 2
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Fallout: New Vegas
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The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
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Monster Hunter: World
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Welcome to a new world! In Monster Hunter: World, the latest installment in the series, you can enjoy the ultimate hunting experience, using everything at your disposal to hunt monsters in a new world teeming with surprises and excitement.
Monster Hunter Wilds
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The unbridled force of nature runs wild and relentless, with environments transforming drastically from one moment to the next. This is a story of monsters and humans and their struggles to live in harmony in a world of duality.
Resident Evil 4
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Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.
Resident Evil 2
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective.
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A deadly virus engulfs the residents of Raccoon City in September of 1998, plunging the city into chaos as flesh eating zombies roam the streets for survivors. An unparalleled adrenaline rush, gripping storyline, and unimaginable horrors await you. Witness the return of Resident Evil 2.
Devil May Cry 5
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The ultimate Devil Hunter is back in style, in the game action fans have been waiting for.
Resident Evil Village
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Experience survival horror like never before in the 8th major installment in the Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village. With detailed graphics, intense first-person action and masterful storytelling, the terror has never felt more realistic.
Resident Evil Requiem
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective.
Another title from CAPCOM Co., Ltd., the studio behind Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective. Shares Action and Adventure with Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective.
Requiem for the dead. Nightmare for the living. Prepare to escape death in a heart-stopping experience that will chill you to your core.
Resident Evil 3
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Another title from CAPCOM Co., Ltd., the studio behind Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective. Shares Action with Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective.
Jill Valentine is one of the last remaining people in Raccoon City to witness the atrocities Umbrella performed. To stop her, Umbrella unleashes their ultimate secret weapon: Nemesis! Also includes Resident Evil Resistance, a new 1 vs 4 online multiplayer game set in the Resident Evil universe.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective.
Become Phoenix Wright and experience the thrill of battle as you fight to save your innocent clients in a court of law. Play all 14 episodes, spanning the first three games, in one gorgeous collection.
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective.
Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective.
Immerse yourself in a dramatic yet charming and witty world of evidence-gathering, deduction and courtroom battles with this double-pack of the adventures of rookie lawyer Ryunosuke.
The Darkside Detective
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective.
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.
Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective.
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
Frequently asked about Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
- Is Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective cost?
- Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective are Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy, Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles.
- Who developed Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective?
- Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective was developed by CAPCOM Co., Ltd..
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