Games like Tangle Tower
If Tangle Tower is your kind of game, the closest matches are Detective Grimoire, Chicken Police: Into the HIVE! and Chicken Police - Paint it RED! — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, cozy and funny. 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 →Tangle Tower is a 2019 indie adventure game developed and published by SFB Games. Players explore a mysterious mansion, interrogating quirky suspects, uncovering clues, and solving puzzles using a point-and-click interface. The dialogue-driven experience includes an integrated hint system, offering accessible yet engaging puzzle gameplay for solo players. Reviewers highlight the vibrant and distinctive art style, and players describe the characters as iconic and memorable. Players find the setting atmospheric and whimsical, creating a cozy experience with a humorous tone throughout. The soundtrack has been described by reviewers as immersive and replayable, while players note the puzzles feel intuitive but thought-provoking. Verified for Steam Deck, the game holds a 96% positive rating from over 2,600 Steam reviews.
About Tangle Tower: Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?
Players who liked Tangle Tower also play
Steam players who put hours into Tangle Tower 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.
Detective Grimoire
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Tangle Tower.
Top pick for Tangle Tower fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tangle Tower.
Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!
Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
WHY THIS
Shares point and click and an atmospheric mood with Tangle Tower.
Second-strongest match for Tangle Tower fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Tangle Tower.
A wild tale of conspiracy, loss, friendship, and... chickens?! Two rooster detectives are about to venture into the insect underworld to uncover a worldwide conspiracy, while also battling their inherent demons in this animal noir adventure satire.
Chicken Police - Paint it RED!
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tangle Tower.
Third-strongest match for Tangle Tower fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tangle Tower.
A wild tale of love, death, chickens, and redemption! Chicken Police is a buddy-cop noir adventure with a carefully crafted world, a gritty story, and absurd humor. The game mixes classic adventure games with visual novel-style storytelling, presented in a beak-droppingly unique art style.
Loco Motive
WHY THIS
Shares dialogue driven, hint system and a funny mood with Tangle Tower.
Ranked #4 for Tangle Tower fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tangle Tower.
There's been a murder aboard the Reuss Express, and you're the suspects! Prove your innocence in this comedy 'point n' click' murder mystery - packed with twists, laughs, and larger-than-life characters!
Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle, Season One
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tangle Tower.
Ranked #5 for Tangle Tower fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tangle Tower.
The chart-topping itch.io and Newgrounds indie hit comes to Steam, with a slew of enhancements and new features! Step into court as Nina Aquila, rookie defense attorney in this thrilling VN/adventure game hybrid, and fight for justice in a world where all anime genres exist at once!
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Tangle Tower fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Tangle Tower.
Become Phoenix Wright and experience the thrill of battle as you fight to save your innocent clients in a court of law. Play all 14 episodes, spanning the first three games, in one gorgeous collection.
The Real Face of a VTuber
WHY THIS
Shares hint system, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Tangle Tower.
Ranked #7 for Tangle Tower fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tangle Tower.
A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber agency, doing their best to uncover the identity of both the killer and VTuber's real face.
The Posthumous Investigation
WHY THIS
Shares point and click and an atmospheric mood with Tangle Tower.
Ranked #8 for Tangle Tower fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tangle Tower.
A dead man hired you to solve his own murder. You have one day. Fourteen suspects. And as many attempts as it takes. A hand-drawn noir mystery set in 1937 Rio de Janeiro, where every suspect has a life, a schedule, and something to hide.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Tangle Tower
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Detective Bot
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Tangle Tower cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tangle Tower.
Detective Bot is a silly physics based detective game which you can play on your own or in co-op with up to 4 players. Solve quirky mysteries by investigating crime scenes, talking to weird characters and piecing together clues. Can you make Detective Bot the greatest detective who has ever lived?
The Case of the Golden Idol
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tangle Tower.
Reviewers of Tangle Tower cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tangle Tower.
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Blue Prince
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Tangle Tower cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tangle Tower.
Welcome to Mt. Holly, where every dawn unveils a new mystery. Navigate through shifting corridors and ever-changing chambers in this genre-defying strategy puzzle adventure. But will your unpredictable path lead you to the rumored Room 46?
Detective Grimoire
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Tangle Tower.
Reviewers of Tangle Tower cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tangle Tower.
Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!
Grim Fandango Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Tangle Tower.
Reviewers of Tangle Tower cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Tangle Tower.
One of the most acclaimed adventure games of all time is now back, better than ever. Grim Fandango Remastered has the all the beautiful art and engaging story fans remember, but has also been remastered to look, sound, and control even better than the award-winning original release.
Jenny LeClue - Detectivu
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tangle Tower.
Reviewers of Tangle Tower cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tangle Tower.
JENNY LECLUE is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet, mysteries and puzzles to solve across a vibrant, atmospheric world.
Oxenfree
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tangle Tower.
Reviewers of Tangle Tower cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tangle Tower.
Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.
Rusty Lake: Roots
WHY THIS
Shares point and click, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Tangle Tower.
Reviewers of Tangle Tower cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tangle Tower.
Experience the beginning and end of characters' lives and build your own family tree! Rusty Lake: Roots is the second premium point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Cube Escape series and Rusty Lake Hotel.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Tangle Tower at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Tangle Tower on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tangle Tower.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Tangle Tower on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tangle Tower.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Tangle Tower on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tangle Tower.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Tangle Tower on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tangle Tower.
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!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Tangle Tower on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tangle Tower.
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?
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 with Tangle Tower.
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 Tangle Tower.
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 Tangle Tower.
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 Tangle Tower.
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 Tangle Tower.
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 with Tangle Tower.
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 Tangle Tower.
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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Head-to-head comparisons
More from SFB Games
Other recommendable Steam games by SFB Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Crow Country
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Tangle Tower.
Another title from SFB Games, the studio behind Tangle Tower. Shares Indie with Tangle Tower.
The year is 1990. It’s been two years since the mysterious disappearance of Edward Crow and the abrupt closure of his theme park, Crow Country. But your arrival has broken the silence, Mara Forest. If you want answers, you’ll have to venture deep into the darkness of Crow Country to find them…
Haunt the House: Terrortown
WHY THIS
Another title from SFB Games, the studio behind Tangle Tower. Shares Indie with Tangle Tower.
Haunt your way through town in the dead of night! Possess objects to scare people away from a museum, a hospital, a theatre and a cruise ship. Will you be able to scare everyone out and reclaim what has been lost, before the night is over? A side-scrolling action puzzle game starring ghosts!
Detective Grimoire
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Tangle Tower.
Another title from SFB Games, the studio behind Tangle Tower. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tangle Tower.
Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Chicken Police - Paint it RED!
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tangle Tower.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tangle Tower.
A wild tale of love, death, chickens, and redemption! Chicken Police is a buddy-cop noir adventure with a carefully crafted world, a gritty story, and absurd humor. The game mixes classic adventure games with visual novel-style storytelling, presented in a beak-droppingly unique art style.
Loco Motive
WHY THIS
Shares dialogue driven, hint system and a funny mood with Tangle Tower.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tangle Tower.
There's been a murder aboard the Reuss Express, and you're the suspects! Prove your innocence in this comedy 'point n' click' murder mystery - packed with twists, laughs, and larger-than-life characters!
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Tangle Tower.
Become Phoenix Wright and experience the thrill of battle as you fight to save your innocent clients in a court of law. Play all 14 episodes, spanning the first three games, in one gorgeous collection.
The Real Face of a VTuber
WHY THIS
Shares hint system, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Tangle Tower.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tangle Tower.
A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber agency, doing their best to uncover the identity of both the killer and VTuber's real face.
Frequently asked about Tangle Tower
- Is Tangle Tower verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Tangle Tower 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 Tangle Tower cost?
- Tangle Tower is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Tangle Tower?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tangle Tower are Detective Grimoire, Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!, Chicken Police - Paint it RED!.
- Who developed Tangle Tower?
- Tangle Tower was developed by SFB Games.
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