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Games like Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders

If Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders is your kind of game, the closest matches are Kamiya Detective Agency: High School Girl Vanished in The Summer, Sarawak and The Silver Case — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and eerie. 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 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders: Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi's first case, the Honjin Murder Mystery. Honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo lay dead in a bed of blood on the night of their wedding. Kosuke Kindaichi searches for the truth about this locked room murder mystery. However...

2025AdventureCasual9.09 USDDeck VerifiedWindows · macOSby coly Inc.
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Steam players who put hours into Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders 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. Kamiya Detective Agency: High School Girl Vanished in The Summer

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders.

    A mystery set in Fukuoka, Japan. Former cop Kengo Kamiya and assistant Hikaru tackle a high school girl's disappearance. A "Photoreal Novel" fully utilizing actual photos and AI. Enjoy snappy banter and unexpected twists in this simple, choice-driven mystery visual novel.

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Sarawak

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders.

    A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo

    2021IndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. The Silver Case

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders.

    Third-strongest match for Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders.

    The Silver Case – the debut title from world-renowned developer SUDA51 has been fully remastered and localized to English for the first time ever!

    2016Adventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ace Attorney Investigations Collection

    WHY THIS

    Shares evidence collection, investigation, narrative driven and an atmospheric mood with Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders.

    Ranked #4 for Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders.

    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!

    2024Adventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders.

    Ranked #5 for Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders.

    Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.

    2024Adventure49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders.

    Ranked #6 for Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders.

    Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. No Case Should Remain Unsolved

    WHY THIS

    Shares evidence collection, branching narrative, narrative driven and an atmospheric mood with Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders.

    Ranked #7 for Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders.

    Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.

    2024IndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Uncover the Smoking Gun

    WHY THIS

    Shares evidence collection, investigation, detective and an atmospheric mood with Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders.

    Ranked #8 for Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders.

    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?

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders.

    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 ~45% under Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders.

    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. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders.

    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 ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~89% under Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders.

    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 ↗
  6. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~59% under Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders.

    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.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~78% under Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 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 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders.

    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 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders.

    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 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. 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 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders.

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders.

    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 ↗
  6. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders.

    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.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Ace Attorney Investigations Collection

    WHY THIS

    Shares evidence collection, investigation, narrative driven and an atmospheric mood with Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders.

    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!

    2024Adventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders.

    Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.

    2024Adventure49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and Casual with Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders.

    Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders

Is Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders cost?
Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders is listed on Steam at 9.09 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders are Kamiya Detective Agency: High School Girl Vanished in The Summer, Sarawak, The Silver Case.
Who developed Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders?
Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders was developed by coly Inc..

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