Games like The Detective's Apprentice
If The Detective's Apprentice is your kind of game, the closest matches are Paper Perjury, Still Life and A Case of Fraud — 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 The Detective's Apprentice: Step into the shoes of Clementine "Cleo" Ace, an apprentice to her aunt, the world-renowned detective, Maya Lynch. From heists to murders, use your deduction skills to solve "howdunnit" cases that are too tough for the local police to crack and uncover a deeper mystery along the way!
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Paper Perjury
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Top pick for The Detective's Apprentice fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Detective's Apprentice.
It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed. Solve cases and outsmart criminals in a detective story full of lies, confessions, and maybe even a murder or two.
Still Life
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Second-strongest match for The Detective's Apprentice fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Detective's Apprentice.
Still Life 2 also now available!
A Case of Fraud
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Third-strongest match for The Detective's Apprentice fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Detective's Apprentice.
A short non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight. Carefully read and cross-reference documents to unravel a CEO’s disappearance and expose a case of fraud.
Telling Lies
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Ranked #4 for The Detective's Apprentice fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Detective's Apprentice.
Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.
Paradise Killer
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Ranked #5 for The Detective's Apprentice fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Detective's Apprentice.
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
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Ranked #6 for The Detective's Apprentice fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Detective's Apprentice.
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
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Ranked #7 for The Detective's Apprentice fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Detective's Apprentice.
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.
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
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Ranked #8 for The Detective's Apprentice fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Detective's Apprentice.
Become the greatest detective of all time in The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, a twisting, turning investigation game set in a faithfully-reproduced London of 1898. As Sherlock Holmes, you must find clues, interrogate suspects and unveil a mystery in a story full of twists!
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Detective's Apprentice.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Detective's Apprentice.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Detective's Apprentice.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Detective's Apprentice.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Detective's Apprentice.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Detective's Apprentice.
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.
missed messages.
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Detective's Apprentice.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Paradise Killer
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Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Detective's Apprentice.
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Detective's Apprentice.
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Detective's Apprentice.
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.
Frequently asked about The Detective's Apprentice
- What games are most similar to The Detective's Apprentice?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Detective's Apprentice are Paper Perjury, Still Life, A Case of Fraud.
- Who developed The Detective's Apprentice?
- The Detective's Apprentice was developed by darqwerful.
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 The Detective's Apprentice.
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