Rank 01Why this
Shares investigation with MALPRAXIS.
- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Playable
- 2024
Games like MALPRAXIS™
- 24 games
- Updated Aug 21, 2026
Players who liked MALPRAXIS™ also play
The closest matches to MALPRAXIS™: Enigma of Fear, Subsurface Circular, Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!, Heaven Does Not Respond, and Heavy Rain. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
- Rank 01
Rank 02Why this
Also Robots and Detective, like MALPRAXIS.
- $5.99 (Price checked Nov 8)
- Deck Playable
- 2017
Rank 03Why this
Shares investigation and point and click with MALPRAXIS.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Playable
- 2024
Rank 04 
Heaven Does Not Respond
Why this: Shares narrative driven and investigation with MALPRAXIS.
Rank 05 
Heavy Rain
Why this: Shares quick time events with MALPRAXIS.
Rank 06 
Observation
Why this: Shares environmental puzzle solving with MALPRAXIS.
Rank 07 
Pathologic 3
Why this: Shares environmental storytelling with MALPRAXIS.
Rank 08 
An English Haunting
Why this: Shares investigation and environmental storytelling with MALPRAXIS.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like MALPRAXIS™
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
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- 3Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
Shares investigation and point and click with MALPRAXIS.
- 82% of 148 reviews
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- 8An English Haunting
Shares investigation and environmental storytelling with MALPRAXIS.
- 96% of 247 reviews
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- 20I'm on Observation Duty 7
Shares pattern recognition and environmental storytelling with MALPRAXIS.
- 96% of 313 reviews
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- 23Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
Shares point and click and environmental puzzle solving with MALPRAXIS.
- 94% of 375 reviews
- 24
- Released: 2026
- Developer: Sunscorched Studios
- Price: $8.99checked Nov 2
- 57% of 40 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Simulation
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Atmospheric sci fi horror with connection to negative atmosphere
- Detective style mystery solving through autopsies
- Promising concept with dedicated developers
- Atmospheric
- Dark
- Eerie
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Why this: Shares narrative driven and environmental storytelling with MALPRAXIS.
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Why this: Same atmospheric mood as MALPRAXIS.
DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition
Why this: Shares environmental storytelling with MALPRAXIS.
Lost Wiki: Kozlovka
Why this: Shares investigation and environmental storytelling with MALPRAXIS.
Coincidences?
Why this: Also Dialogue Heavy and Cinematic, like MALPRAXIS.
Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island
Why this: Shares dialogue driven and narrative driven with MALPRAXIS.
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Why this: Also Detective and Investigation, like MALPRAXIS.
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Why this: Also Investigation and Space, like MALPRAXIS.
PRICE
Why this: Also Detective and Hidden Object, like MALPRAXIS.
The Children of Clay
Why this: Shares investigation and environmental storytelling with MALPRAXIS.
Aurora Hills: Chapter 1
Why this: Shares environmental storytelling and point and click with MALPRAXIS.
About MALPRAXIS™
The closest matches to MALPRAXIS™: Enigma of Fear, Subsurface Circular, Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!, Heaven Does Not Respond, and Heavy Rain. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If MALPRAXIS™ is your kind of game, the closest matches are Enigma of Fear, Subsurface Circular and Chicken Police: Into the HIVE! — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, dark and eerie, and single out its dialogue driven and environmental puzzle solving. 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.
About MALPRAXIS™: MALPRAXIS™ is a dialogue-heavy sci-fi detective game where you play an experimental medical robot aboard a failing starship. Diagnose patients, investigate suspicious incidents and piece together what is happening to the crew.
Is MALPRAXIS™ worth buying?
Too few reviews to call
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- Only 40 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
- Price: $8.99 (checked Nov 2).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 5 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 4 h before their negative review.
- Not supported on Steam Deck.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Atmospheric sci fi horror with connection to negative atmosphere
- Detective style mystery solving through autopsies
- Promising concept with dedicated developers
- Unique surgical robot protagonist on a spaceship
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Idea is great. But even in Surgeon Simulator you do more than here. I feel like it's missing something. During the game, I did nothing more than just scanning and injecting drugs. It needs polish first, bug fixes, add more things, maybe…”
“I want to like this game. But so far there isn't much in terms of surgery, just scanning and looking at the codex and answering questions. I was expecting more of open surgery where we can look into the body autopsy or alive. As of right…”
People who play it also play: Enigma of Fear, Subsurface Circular, Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
Frequently asked about MALPRAXIS™
Can I run it?
Does MALPRAXIS™ work on Steam Deck?
MALPRAXIS™ is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does MALPRAXIS™ cost?
MALPRAXIS™ is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to MALPRAXIS™?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside MALPRAXIS™ are Enigma of Fear, Subsurface Circular, Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!.
Who developed MALPRAXIS™?
MALPRAXIS™ was developed by Sunscorched Studios.