Games like Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet
If Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet is your kind of game, the closest matches are Family Mysteries 3: Criminal Mindset, Crime O'Clock and Unboxing the Cryptic Killer — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet: Step in the shoes of Mr. Holmes or Dr. Watson and venture on a journey filled with intrigue and mystery. Use your logic and teamwork skills in order to solve the mysterious murder which shocked the 19th century London. Play it with a friend on 2 devices with an open voice connection.
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Family Mysteries 3: Criminal Mindset
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Top pick for Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet.
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!
Crime O'Clock
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Second-strongest match for Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet.
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!
Unboxing the Cryptic Killer
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Third-strongest match for Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet.
Unravel the mystery of a cryptic box in this 2-player co-op puzzle game. Join forces as two detectives, solve cooperative puzzles, communicate effectively, crack the codes and outsmart the killer.
Trials of Innocence
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Ranked #4 for Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet.
Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.
The Posthumous Investigation
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Ranked #5 for Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet.
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.
Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
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Ranked #6 for Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet.
A wild tale of conspiracy, loss, friendship, and... chickens?! Two rooster detectives are about to venture into the insect underworld to uncover a worldwide conspiracy, while also battling their inherent demons in this animal noir adventure satire.
Alex Hill: Whispers at White Oak Inn
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Ranked #7 for Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet.
A young woman died near the White Oak Inn. Now, her spirit is roaming around, and an employee is receiving strange letters. What dark secrets wait to be found? The clock is ticking and you, as Alex Hill, must uncover the truth before it’s too late.
Her Story
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Ranked #8 for Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet.
A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.
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POSTAL 2
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Priced ~80% under Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet.
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?
The Test
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Priced ~60% under Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet.
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
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Priced ~70% under Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet.
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
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Priced ~80% under Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet.
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.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
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Priced ~60% under Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet.
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.
Peggle Deluxe
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Priced ~80% under Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet.
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.
shapez
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Priced ~80% under Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet.
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!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
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Priced ~60% under Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet.
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?
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Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet.
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.
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet.
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.
The Looker
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Travellin Cats in Paris
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
Grimm's Hollow
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet.
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.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
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Frequently asked about Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet
- How much does Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet cost?
- Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet are Family Mysteries 3: Criminal Mindset, Crime O'Clock, Unboxing the Cryptic Killer.
- Who developed Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet?
- Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet was developed by Escape Pod.
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