Games like Detective Patch
If Detective Patch is your kind of game, the closest matches are DISHARMONY, Misery Street and YIIK: A Postmodern RPG — 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 Patch: Detective Patch is an adorable 2D turn-based RPG where you solve mysteries and interrogate enemies. Battle menacing foes, meet quirky characters, and solve the mystery of the stolen ruby.
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DISHARMONY
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Top pick for Detective Patch fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Detective Patch.
A dialogue-heavy turn-based RPG featuring a rhythm-based battle system, a world inspired by music, and a retro aesthetic. Explore the dreams of the game's characters, solve puzzles, and find cryptic secrets to uncover the true nature of this mysterious world. (Or don't. Most of it is optional!)
Misery Street
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Second-strongest match for Detective Patch fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Detective Patch.
A place where lost souls go to find the meaning of their lives.
YIIK: A Postmodern RPG
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Third-strongest match for Detective Patch fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Detective Patch.
Experience YIIK: A Postmodern RPG 1.5 (I.V) update with revamped battles and cutscenes. A child relinquishes her name for a birthday invite, hoping to find her brother. Alex's reality unravels, guided by a mysterious cat, witnessing a woman vanish, igniting an obsession that threatens his world.
Viola: The Heroine's Melody
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Ranked #4 for Detective Patch fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Detective Patch.
Viola: The Heroine's Melody is the musical Platformer/RPG! After failing at violin practice for the hundredth time, Viola becomes trapped inside her instrument's fantastical world. Join her adventure to find her way back home, aided by the diverse ensemble of friends she meets along the way.
Cthulhu Saves Christmas
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Ranked #5 for Detective Patch fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Detective Patch.
Eldritch horror saves Christmas for fun & profit in this fast-paced turn-based JRPG comedy.
Mewgenics
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Ranked #6 for Detective Patch fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Detective Patch.
Build the ultimate cat army through tactical breeding and send them into deep, challenging turn-based adventures. Draft abilities, collect items, and manipulate genetics across generations in this roguelike tactics game from the creators of The Binding of Isaac and The End is Nigh.
Oyabu Clinic Deathcare Corporation
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Ranked #7 for Detective Patch fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Detective Patch.
Alchemy with patients' lives and health insurance! A quack doctor simulation game. DON'T imitate any of this!
Sakura Gozen
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Ranked #8 for Detective Patch fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Detective Patch.
In Ouma, samurai Sakura Ouka, jobless and foolish, loses her home. She aids Suzune, sparking a quest to revive the Sakura Style. They aim for the Gozenjiai, facing trials in a Japanese-style action RPG. Complete requests, build reputation, and master thrilling battles to win!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Detective Patch.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Detective Patch.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Detective Patch.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Detective Patch.
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 Indie with Detective Patch.
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 Indie with Detective Patch.
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.
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Frequently asked about Detective Patch
- What games are most similar to Detective Patch?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Detective Patch are DISHARMONY, Misery Street, YIIK: A Postmodern RPG.
- Who developed Detective Patch?
- Detective Patch was developed by AxxessGamez.
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 Detective Patch.
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