Games like The Shell Part II: Purgatorio
If The Shell Part II: Purgatorio is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Shell Part III: Paradiso, AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative and Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and dark. 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 The Shell Part II: Purgatorio: Detective Reiji Tokisaka is back to face down a mystery that spans decades, if not centuries. With the aftermath of his last case weighing on his soul and a long-silent cult resurgent, can he solve the crime—or will it become his curse?
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The Shell Part III: Paradiso
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Shares investigation, narrative branching and atmospheric with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
Top pick for The Shell Part II: Purgatorio fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
The coiling chains of obsession that began with The Shell now threaten to strangle Detective Reiji Tokisaka in the third and final entry in the trilogy. As old friends and foes rise up for one last confrontation, can anyone break the cycle—and can Reiji's heart ever be set free?
AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
Second-strongest match for The Shell Part II: Purgatorio fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
Special Agents Mizuki and Ryuki, along with their AI partners Aiba and Tama, are tasked to solve the bizarre Half Body serial killings in this sequel to the critically acclaimed AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES.
Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
WHY THIS
Shares story heavy and an atmospheric mood with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
Third-strongest match for The Shell Part II: Purgatorio fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
The classic multi-award winning adventure "Broken Sword - the Shadow of the Templars" returns with glorious 4K visuals and iconic remastered audio, pitching intrepid tourist George Stobbart and fearless journalist Nico Collard into a journey of perilous adventures and ancient conspiracies.
Subsurface Circular
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
Ranked #4 for The Shell Part II: Purgatorio fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.
The Silver Case
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
Ranked #5 for The Shell Part II: Purgatorio fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
The Silver Case – the debut title from world-renowned developer SUDA51 has been fully remastered and localized to English for the first time ever!
Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
WHY THIS
Shares investigation, branching narrative, narrative driven and an atmospheric mood with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
Ranked #6 for The Shell Part II: Purgatorio fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
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!
L.A. Noire
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
Ranked #7 for The Shell Part II: Purgatorio fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.
Night Cascades
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
Ranked #8 for The Shell Part II: Purgatorio fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
The city is on fire, and the Devil is to blame - or is it? Two women must solve an occult-themed mystery set in an alternate 1980s while unraveling the secrets of their past. Hunt for clues and interrogate suspects in this interactive yuri visual novel.
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Wonderful Everyday Down the Rabbit-Hole
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
Reviewers of The Shell Part II: Purgatorio cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
Wonderful Everyday is a visual novel with multiple routes which develops a story based on a few concepts: "the sky and the world", "the beginning and the end", "literature and science", "savior and hero", "brother and sister".
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
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Shares an emotional mood with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
Reviewers of The Shell Part II: Purgatorio cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
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.
Kara no Shojo
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
Reviewers of The Shell Part II: Purgatorio cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
Play as a detective tasked with catching a serial killer in this visual novel set in post-war Japan. Investigate key locations, question many complex characters, piece together clues, and try to stop the culprit before they end yet another young girl's smile.
Parasite
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
Reviewers of The Shell Part II: Purgatorio cross-mention this title as a similar play.
This is a roguelike open-world sandbox survival horror set in a modern city. Play as an --redacted-- parasite, possess human hosts, exploit and evolve them to help you survive in a hostile world, all to find out your one true purpose.
The Shell Part I: Inferno
WHY THIS
Shares branching narrative, multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
Reviewers of The Shell Part II: Purgatorio cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.
CARTAGRA
WHY THIS
Reviewers of The Shell Part II: Purgatorio cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
Set in Ueno, Tokyo, where the wounds of the Pacific War have not yet healed, detective Takashiro Shugo becomes involved in a series of gruesome murders. A visual novel of love and hatred leading to obsession and madness…
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Shell Part II: Purgatorio at current Steam store prices.
Terraria
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under The Shell Part II: Purgatorio on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under The Shell Part II: Purgatorio on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under The Shell Part II: Purgatorio on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under The Shell Part II: Purgatorio on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~68% under The Shell Part II: Purgatorio on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Kerbal Space Program
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under The Shell Part II: Purgatorio on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~68% under The Shell Part II: Purgatorio on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
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.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
A Date with Death
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
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.
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Other recommendable Steam games by Innocent Grey, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Flowers -Le volume sur printemps-
WHY THIS
Shares choice consequences and an atmospheric mood with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
Another title from Innocent Grey, the studio behind The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
Suoh Shirahane, a shy girl with a mysterious past, will begin her first year of high school at Saint Angraecum Academy, where she hopes to find a new beginning. She will navigate friendships and mysteries at her new school, and discovers that love can come in many forms.
The Shell Part I: Inferno
WHY THIS
Shares branching narrative, multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
Another title from Innocent Grey, the studio behind The Shell Part II: Purgatorio. Shares Adventure with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.
Flowers -Le volume sur ete-
WHY THIS
Shares dialogue choices, multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
Another title from Innocent Grey, the studio behind The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
Summer has arrived early to Saint Angraecum Academy, and with it comes change. Follow the story of Erika in the second game in the Flowers series.
Flowers -Le volume sur automne-
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
Another title from Innocent Grey, the studio behind The Shell Part II: Purgatorio. Shares Adventure with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
As the summer heat fades, Suoh Shirahane is just one step away from unraveling the mystery of why her beloved Amitie partner left in the spring.
Flowers -Le volume sur hiver-
WHY THIS
Shares narrative branching and an atmospheric mood with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
Another title from Innocent Grey, the studio behind The Shell Part II: Purgatorio. Shares Adventure with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
Suoh finally uncovers the the truth behind Saint Angraecum Academy in this emotional conclusion to the Flowers visual novel series.
The Shell Part III: Paradiso
WHY THIS
Shares investigation, narrative branching and atmospheric with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
Another title from Innocent Grey, the studio behind The Shell Part II: Purgatorio. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
The coiling chains of obsession that began with The Shell now threaten to strangle Detective Reiji Tokisaka in the third and final entry in the trilogy. As old friends and foes rise up for one last confrontation, can anyone break the cycle—and can Reiji's heart ever be set free?
Kara no Shojo
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
Another title from Innocent Grey, the studio behind The Shell Part II: Purgatorio. Shares Adventure with The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.
Play as a detective tasked with catching a serial killer in this visual novel set in post-war Japan. Investigate key locations, question many complex characters, piece together clues, and try to stop the culprit before they end yet another young girl's smile.
Frequently asked about The Shell Part II: Purgatorio
- Does The Shell Part II: Purgatorio run on Steam Deck?
- The Shell Part II: Purgatorio is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does The Shell Part II: Purgatorio cost?
- The Shell Part II: Purgatorio is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Shell Part II: Purgatorio?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Shell Part II: Purgatorio are The Shell Part III: Paradiso, AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative, Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged.
- Who developed The Shell Part II: Purgatorio?
- The Shell Part II: Purgatorio was developed by Innocent Grey and published by Shiravune.
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