Games like Detective Grimoire
If Detective Grimoire is your kind of game, the closest matches are Tangle Tower, Her Story and The Real Face of a VTuber — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its writing quality is exceptional, atmospheric and immersive. 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 →Detective Grimoire is a short indie adventure game released in 2014 by SFB Games, priced at $6.99. The player takes on the role of a detective called to investigate a murder at a swamp-based tourist attraction where the owner appears to have been killed by the very mythical creature the attraction is built around. Gameplay centers on exploration, inspecting crime scenes, questioning suspects, collecting clues, and solving puzzles through character interaction. Players describe the experience as atmospheric and immersive, with reviewers highlighting how the art and music enhance the setting while voice acting brings the cast to life. The game offers a relaxed, sit-down session suitable for solo play, and holds a 96% positive rating from over 1500 Steam reviews.
About Detective Grimoire: Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!
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Tangle Tower
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Detective Grimoire.
Top pick for Detective Grimoire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Detective Grimoire.
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?
Her Story
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Detective Grimoire.
Second-strongest match for Detective Grimoire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Detective Grimoire.
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.
The Real Face of a VTuber
WHY THIS
Shares character interaction, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Detective Grimoire.
Third-strongest match for Detective Grimoire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Detective Grimoire.
A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber agency, doing their best to uncover the identity of both the killer and VTuber's real face.
Trials of Innocence
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Detective Grimoire.
Ranked #4 for Detective Grimoire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Detective Grimoire.
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
WHY THIS
Shares character interaction and an atmospheric mood with Detective Grimoire.
Ranked #5 for Detective Grimoire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Detective Grimoire.
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.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Detective Grimoire.
Ranked #6 for Detective Grimoire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Detective Grimoire.
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.
Murder by Numbers
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Detective Grimoire.
Ranked #7 for Detective Grimoire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Detective Grimoire.
Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!
The Silver Case
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Detective Grimoire.
Ranked #8 for Detective Grimoire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Detective Grimoire.
The Silver Case – the debut title from world-renowned developer SUDA51 has been fully remastered and localized to English for the first time ever!
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Tangle Tower
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Detective Grimoire.
Reviewers of Detective Grimoire cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Detective Grimoire.
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?
Scooby Doo! & Looney Tunes Cartoon Universe: Adventure
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving with Detective Grimoire.
Reviewers of Detective Grimoire cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Detective Grimoire.
Solve the mystery of Kraken Cove with Scooby, Shaggy and the rest of the Mystery Machine Gang or help Bugs and Daffy discover who is behind the dastardly defective MOCME products that are creating chaos.
The Mermaid Mask
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Detective Grimoire cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Detective Grimoire.
An impossible locked-room murder: Captain Mortuga lies dead beside an ancient cauldron aboard the world’s strangest submarine, crewed by sketchy suspects. A handcrafted point-and-click with sharp humour and tricky puzzles. Dive into the next mystery from the creators of Tangle Tower & Crow Country.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Detective Grimoire at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Detective Grimoire on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Detective Grimoire.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Detective Grimoire on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Detective Grimoire.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~46% under Detective Grimoire on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Detective Grimoire.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under Detective Grimoire on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Detective Grimoire.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~79% under Detective Grimoire on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Detective Grimoire.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Detective Grimoire on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Detective Grimoire.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Detective Grimoire on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Detective Grimoire.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Detective Grimoire on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Detective Grimoire.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Detective Grimoire.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Detective Grimoire.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Detective Grimoire.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Detective Grimoire.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Detective Grimoire.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Detective Grimoire.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 Detective Grimoire.
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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Other recommendable Steam games by SFB Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Crow Country
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Detective Grimoire.
Another title from SFB Games, the studio behind Detective Grimoire. Shares Indie with Detective Grimoire.
The year is 1990. It’s been two years since the mysterious disappearance of Edward Crow and the abrupt closure of his theme park, Crow Country. But your arrival has broken the silence, Mara Forest. If you want answers, you’ll have to venture deep into the darkness of Crow Country to find them…
Tangle Tower
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Detective Grimoire.
Another title from SFB Games, the studio behind Detective Grimoire. Shares Indie and Adventure with Detective Grimoire.
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?
Haunt the House: Terrortown
WHY THIS
Another title from SFB Games, the studio behind Detective Grimoire. Shares Indie with Detective Grimoire.
Haunt your way through town in the dead of night! Possess objects to scare people away from a museum, a hospital, a theatre and a cruise ship. Will you be able to scare everyone out and reclaim what has been lost, before the night is over? A side-scrolling action puzzle game starring ghosts!
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Tangle Tower
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Detective Grimoire.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Detective Grimoire.
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?
The Real Face of a VTuber
WHY THIS
Shares character interaction, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Detective Grimoire.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Detective Grimoire.
A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber agency, doing their best to uncover the identity of both the killer and VTuber's real face.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Detective Grimoire.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Detective Grimoire.
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.
Murder by Numbers
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Detective Grimoire.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Detective Grimoire.
Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!
Frequently asked about Detective Grimoire
- How much does Detective Grimoire cost?
- Detective Grimoire is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Detective Grimoire?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Detective Grimoire are Tangle Tower, Her Story, The Real Face of a VTuber.
- Who developed Detective Grimoire?
- Detective Grimoire was developed by SFB Games.
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