Games like JudgeSim
If JudgeSim is your kind of game, the closest matches are VEDETTE, Golden Mansion and 雾尽时分 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its cases are very realistic, atmospheric and challenging. 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 JudgeSim: Things were worse than ever in Banana Republic, a somber island country. While anarchists roamed the streets, corruption was running deeper due to economic crisis and rising crime rates. Bearing these burdens were "judges" who tried to make things right with honesty...
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VEDETTE
WHY THIS
Top pick for JudgeSim fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with JudgeSim.
You are the head of an experimental anti-crime task force in the city of Osteria. Use search history, recent emails, and criminal backgrounds to determine whether an individual is likely to commit a crime. The choices you make will have a significant impact on the entire city’s future.
Golden Mansion
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for JudgeSim fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with JudgeSim.
Smart people go to college, and college graduates live in apartments. My cousin didn't go to college, but he had an apartment. I went to college, but I have not graduated, now I am helping my cousin. My cousin doesn’t care who lives in the apartment, he cares about how much rent I receive.
雾尽时分
WHY THIS
Shares case investigation, multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with JudgeSim.
Third-strongest match for JudgeSim fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with JudgeSim.
戏班内扑朔迷离的死亡，步步紧逼的幕后黑手，封闭剧场内的死亡倒计时，案件主角的生命和救赎都取决于你的决断。当第一桩案件尘埃落定，你以为可以回到现实世界时，轮回之路才刚刚开始……
Uncover the Smoking Gun
WHY THIS
Shares evidence collection, branching narrative and an atmospheric mood with JudgeSim.
Ranked #4 for JudgeSim fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with JudgeSim.
A Battle of Wits with AI: Solve the case by conversing with a suspect robot using GPT to gather evidence. What single truth emerges from countless dialogues and pieces of information?
学校七不思议怪谈
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for JudgeSim fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with JudgeSim.
This is a click to decrypt game that includes storyline, role-playing, and detective gameplay. The student played by the player will reason and decrypt school gossip events in the school.
Chains of Judgment
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for JudgeSim fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with JudgeSim.
Homicide detective Ralph is distraught when his trusted, reliable partner goes missing around the same time strange killings begin to take place. While solving the case, Ralph is paired up with an impish rookie he can't get along with.
Синяя Борода
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for JudgeSim fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with JudgeSim.
Instead of sunny days, carefree relaxation, and dates, he has a “responsible” task ahead of him — to look after the sinister but seemingly empty mansion of the mysterious, absent owner whom everyone calls Bluebeard. Denis thought it would be easy, watering flowers and bored in silence...
No Results Found
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for JudgeSim fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with JudgeSim.
One computer. One room. And records that were never erased. Search. Can you uncover the whole truth?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below JudgeSim at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under JudgeSim on Steam right now. Shares Indie with JudgeSim.
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 JudgeSim on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with JudgeSim.
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 JudgeSim on Steam right now. Shares Indie with JudgeSim.
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 JudgeSim on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with JudgeSim.
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 JudgeSim on Steam right now. Shares Indie with JudgeSim.
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 JudgeSim on Steam right now. Shares Casual with JudgeSim.
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 JudgeSim on Steam right now. Shares Indie with JudgeSim.
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 JudgeSim on Steam right now. Shares Indie with JudgeSim.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with JudgeSim.
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 and Simulation with JudgeSim.
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?
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 JudgeSim.
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 with JudgeSim.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with JudgeSim.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with JudgeSim.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
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Frequently asked about JudgeSim
- Does JudgeSim run on Steam Deck?
- JudgeSim 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 JudgeSim cost?
- JudgeSim is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to JudgeSim?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside JudgeSim are VEDETTE, Golden Mansion, 雾尽时分.
- Who developed JudgeSim?
- JudgeSim was developed by DelusionArt 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 JudgeSim.
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