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Games like 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek

If 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek is your kind of game, the closest matches are Enigmatis 2: The Mists of Ravenwood, 9 Clues 2: The Ward and Abyss: The Wraiths of Eden — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, eerie and mysterious. 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 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek: Save your missing friend and reveal the corruption of the town’s citizens to stop an evil plot to bring the evil Snake God back to our world.

2014AdventureCasual14.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Tap It Games
9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek — Steam game cover
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Detective mode crime scenes are uniqueMap allows quick travel between locationsStory keeps you engaged with twistsAtmosphericEerieMysterious

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Steam players who put hours into 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek 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. Enigmatis 2: The Mists of Ravenwood

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek.

    Top pick for 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek.

    Enter Ravenwood Park and discover the secrets hidden in the mists…

    2014AdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. 9 Clues 2: The Ward

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek.

    Second-strongest match for 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek.

    Solve the mystery of Mnemosyne Asylum!

    2015AdventureCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Abyss: The Wraiths of Eden

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek.

    Third-strongest match for 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek.

    Take a deep breath and find your fiancée who went missing in the dark abyss of the ocean.

    2014AdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Mind Snares: Alice's Journey

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek.

    Ranked #4 for 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek.

    Escape from the Shadow Land!

    2015AdventureCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Left in the Dark: No One on Board

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek.

    Ranked #5 for 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek.

    Discover what connects a lost ship’s disappearance with Devil’s Island and a local family’s unsolved murder.

    2014AdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Crime Secrets: Crimson Lily

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek.

    Ranked #6 for 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek.

    Stop the mysterious killer!

    2016AdventureCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Agent Walker: Secret Journey

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek.

    Ranked #7 for 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek.

    Find the Spear of Destiny to save the world!

    2016AdventureCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Mystery Trackers: Nightsville Horror Collector's Edition

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek.

    The Owl Man cometh…

    2021AdventureCasual19.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek on Steam right now. Shares Casual with 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek on Steam right now. Shares Casual with 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek.

    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?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek.

    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...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek on Steam right now. Shares Casual with 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek on Steam right now. Shares Casual with 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek.

    Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~93% under 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek.

    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 ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. 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!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek

How much does 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek cost?
9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek are Enigmatis 2: The Mists of Ravenwood, 9 Clues 2: The Ward, Abyss: The Wraiths of Eden.
Who developed 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek?
9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek was developed by Tap It Games and published by Artifex Mundi.

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 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek.

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