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Games like Borderline Homicide

If Borderline Homicide is your kind of game, the closest matches are Below the Surface:Assassin's Prison, MeiQi:Phoenix and the Chamber of Secrets and The Adventures of LinShanHai - Chapter5:Three Trees — 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 Borderline Homicide: This is a mysterious homicide that occurred in the forest of the border area. A forest ranger died under mysterious circumstances during patrol, without obvious external injuries but with suspected trap marks. As the player, you have to uncover the truth behind the murder.

2023IndieAdventureSimulation0.99 USDWindowsby QZQ Studio, KKK
Borderline Homicide — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Borderline Homicide 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. Below the Surface:Assassin's Prison

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Borderline Homicide fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Borderline Homicide.

    一款悬疑解谜的探案游戏,您将扮演负责案件的警探Chen,在犯罪现场搜索物证,利用关联系统层层推理,直到找到案件的真相。当然游戏中还有层层机关需要破解。真相只有一个,速来破案。

    2023IndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. MeiQi:Phoenix and the Chamber of Secrets

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Borderline Homicide fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Borderline Homicide.

    本篇将以哈朵的视角基于竹简描述,还原每一个朝代的金凤凰密室,获取神秘的金凤凰历代记,最终揭开凤凰花开之谜。

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. The Adventures of LinShanHai - Chapter5:Three Trees

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Borderline Homicide fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Borderline Homicide.

    A child goes missing after school and their whereabouts are unknown. The only clue is that the child had to walk through a forest to get home. The parents suspect that their child may have gotten lost in the forest.

    2023IndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Below the Surface:Uncovering the Truth in the Sewers

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Borderline Homicide fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Borderline Homicide.

    玩家将扮演年轻警探Chen,在昏暗潮湿的下水道中搜集各种线索并揭开失踪女孩背后的真相。通过推理解开谜题,最终将凶手绳之以法,让正义得以伸张。快来破案!

    2023IndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. The Adventures of LinShanHai - Chapter4:Vanishing Masterpiece

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Borderline Homicide fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Borderline Homicide.

    A valuable painting titled "Luo Shen Fu" worth over 100 million was stolen from the top-floor treasure vault of the Central Art Museum in F City. The police department has been ordered to solve the case within 3 days, as a national treasure is involved.

    2023IndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Blue Prince

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Borderline Homicide fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Borderline Homicide.

    Welcome to Mt. Holly, where every dawn unveils a new mystery. Navigate through shifting corridors and ever-changing chambers in this genre-defying strategy puzzle adventure. But will your unpredictable path lead you to the rumored Room 46?

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Darkest Files

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Borderline Homicide fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Borderline Homicide.

    Germany, 1956. The war is over, but justice is not served. Former Nazis walk free, while their victims lie in unmarked graves. As a prosecutor, you'll unearth long-buried evidence, confront witnesses and hunt down perpetrators. Will you have the courage to bring these "ordinary men" to court?

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. ANIMAL WELL

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Borderline Homicide fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Borderline Homicide.

    Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Borderline Homicide at current Steam store prices.

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Borderline Homicide on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Borderline Homicide.

    UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.

    2015ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Borderline Homicide on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Borderline Homicide.

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Save Jesus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Borderline Homicide on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Borderline Homicide.

    Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!

    2016IndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Barro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Borderline Homicide on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Borderline Homicide.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Borderline Homicide on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Borderline Homicide.

    Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Trip to Vinelands

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Borderline Homicide on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Borderline Homicide.

    Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. TTV2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Borderline Homicide on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Borderline Homicide.

    TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.

    2017ActionIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. Shotgun Legend

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Borderline Homicide on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Borderline Homicide.

    Eugene must battle aliens and the undead in search of a truck rim, as it seems to be his ticket home.

    2018ActionIndieRPG0.49 USDSteam ↗

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 Borderline Homicide.

    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 Borderline Homicide.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. 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 Simulation with Borderline Homicide.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. 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 Borderline Homicide.

    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 ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Borderline Homicide.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Borderline Homicide.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Borderline Homicide.

    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!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Borderline Homicide.

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

More from QZQ Studio

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

  1. Abnormal1999:Sector 49

    WHY THIS

    Another title from QZQ Studio, the studio behind Borderline Homicide. Shares Adventure with Borderline Homicide.

    Abnormal1999: Sector 49 is a challenging mystery puzzle game. You play as Sam, searching for your daughter in the abandoned Sector 49. Collect 10 consciousnesses to open the portal and escape.

    2024Adventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. MeiQi 2019

    WHY THIS

    Another title from QZQ Studio, the studio behind Borderline Homicide. Shares Indie with Borderline Homicide.

    The "Meiqi" series is a plot-oriented puzzle game. This collection is the beginning of the Meiqi Series, including all 6 episodes of the first season, namely Meiqi/Tingting/Sifeng/Aiguo/Cuilan/Jasmine, This is the entrance to the little universe of Sun Meiqi's mysterious case.

    2024Indie3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Hundreds of Mysteries:Wendy's Home2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from QZQ Studio, the studio behind Borderline Homicide. Shares Indie with Borderline Homicide.

    Every case has a story behind it! You need to find and collect clues in the scene and reason at every level to find the truth. The clues can be associated or cross-layered.

    2022Indie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. MeiQi 2022

    WHY THIS

    Another title from QZQ Studio, the studio behind Borderline Homicide. Shares Indie and Adventure with Borderline Homicide.

    At the end of 1990, there was a murder in Changzhuang community. Both mother and son were killed. The case is full of doubts. According to the clues, you plan to visit the murder scene alone at night, search for evidence, obtain clues, and crack the truth.

    2022IndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. 孙美琪疑案:雨儿胡同

    WHY THIS

    Another title from QZQ Studio, the studio behind Borderline Homicide. Shares Indie and Adventure with Borderline Homicide.

    1992年7月16日,后海湖边槐树下,发现一名女尸,衣着整齐坐在槐树下,颈部缠绕着一根吉他弦,为主要致死原因,双手有被吉他弦勒伤的痕迹,初步判定为自杀。死亡时间约凌晨2点左右,死者叫关雨珑。林警官,请你在错综复杂的线索中,寻找凶案的真相。

    2022IndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. MeiQi:Story

    WHY THIS

    Another title from QZQ Studio, the studio behind Borderline Homicide. Shares Indie with Borderline Homicide.

    Collect new clues and solve new cases in the latest game in the "Meiqi" series. The new chapter "Story" takes place after the pendulum case. Liu Qingchun mustered the courage to walk into Wang Yong's house.

    2022Indie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Project:EagleBeak

    WHY THIS

    Another title from QZQ Studio, the studio behind Borderline Homicide. Shares Indie with Borderline Homicide.

    Project:EagleBeak is a mix of multiple modes of science fiction adventure game.You will play as a prisoner called ANN,imprisoned in an alien laboratory,find a way out of this matrix like laboratory.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. MeiQi 2020

    WHY THIS

    Another title from QZQ Studio, the studio behind Borderline Homicide. Shares Indie and Adventure with Borderline Homicide.

    The MeiQi Series is an episodic mystery game. This collection contains all of Season2/3/4 and 5,which will be released in 2020,and a special episode. In total there are 25 chapters.

    2023IndieAdventureRPG18.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Borderline Homicide

How much does Borderline Homicide cost?
Borderline Homicide is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Borderline Homicide?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Borderline Homicide are Below the Surface:Assassin's Prison, MeiQi:Phoenix and the Chamber of Secrets, The Adventures of LinShanHai - Chapter5:Three Trees.
Who developed Borderline Homicide?
Borderline Homicide was developed by QZQ Studio, KKK and published by QZQ Studio.

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 Borderline Homicide.

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