Games like Murder in Crayontopia
If Murder in Crayontopia is your kind of game, the closest matches are Black Lazar, The Test: Secrets of the Soul and Expelled! — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Murder in Crayontopia: Grab your crayons and delve into the world of Crayontopia in this murder mystery visual novel. Become an adept or inept detective as you gather evidence, get to know your fellow crayon-lovers, and seek to uncover the colorful secrets behind the murders that plague this seemingly perfect world.
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Steam players who put hours into Murder in Crayontopia 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.
Black Lazar
WHY THIS
Top pick for Murder in Crayontopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder in Crayontopia.
A detective noir, choose-your-own-adventure game with hand-drawn art, over 250k words, and an immersive soundtrack.
The Test: Secrets of the Soul
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Murder in Crayontopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder in Crayontopia.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
Expelled!
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Murder in Crayontopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder in Crayontopia.
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
Tron: Identity
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Murder in Crayontopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder in Crayontopia.
Something has been taken. Enter a new Grid and forge alliances via visual novel gameplay, uncovering truths through Identity Disc puzzles. Make critical decisions and plot your own course in a world without a creator.
Night Book
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Murder in Crayontopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Murder in Crayontopia.
Tricked into reading an ancient book, Loralyn summons a demon into her home. Night Book is an interactive occult thriller movie, created in lockdown, from the publishers of The Complex, Five Dates and Maid of Sker.
Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Murder in Crayontopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder in Crayontopia.
Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll: the romanticism of the Eighties, mystery and intrigues, betrayal and sacrifice, hatred and passion — all this and more in the new game from the creators of the legendary visual novel Everlasting Summer!
Strange Antiquities
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Murder in Crayontopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder in Crayontopia.
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
Pentiment
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Murder in Crayontopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Murder in Crayontopia.
Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Murder in Crayontopia at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Murder in Crayontopia on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Murder in Crayontopia.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Murder in Crayontopia on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Murder in Crayontopia.
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!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Murder in Crayontopia on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Murder in Crayontopia.
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Murder in Crayontopia on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Murder in Crayontopia.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Murder in Crayontopia on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder in Crayontopia.
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 ~70% under Murder in Crayontopia on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Murder in Crayontopia.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Murder in Crayontopia on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Murder in Crayontopia.
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.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Murder in Crayontopia on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Murder in Crayontopia.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
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 and Casual with Murder in Crayontopia.
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 Murder in Crayontopia.
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 Murder in Crayontopia.
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 Murder in Crayontopia.
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 Murder in Crayontopia.
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 and Casual with Murder in Crayontopia.
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 Murder in Crayontopia.
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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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
The Test: Secrets of the Soul
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder in Crayontopia.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
Expelled!
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder in Crayontopia.
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
Night Book
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Murder in Crayontopia.
Tricked into reading an ancient book, Loralyn summons a demon into her home. Night Book is an interactive occult thriller movie, created in lockdown, from the publishers of The Complex, Five Dates and Maid of Sker.
Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder in Crayontopia.
Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll: the romanticism of the Eighties, mystery and intrigues, betrayal and sacrifice, hatred and passion — all this and more in the new game from the creators of the legendary visual novel Everlasting Summer!
Strange Antiquities
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Murder in Crayontopia.
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
Pentiment
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and Casual with Murder in Crayontopia.
Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.
Frequently asked about Murder in Crayontopia
- How much does Murder in Crayontopia cost?
- Murder in Crayontopia is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Murder in Crayontopia?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Murder in Crayontopia are Black Lazar, The Test: Secrets of the Soul, Expelled!.
- Who developed Murder in Crayontopia?
- Murder in Crayontopia was developed by Purple Basil Games.
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