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Games like Jason Maxx

If Jason Maxx is your kind of game, the closest matches are To Hell With The Ugly, Dinocop and Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer — 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.

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About Jason Maxx: A man has fallen to his death in Metro City. Mysterious circumstances. Luckily, hardcore detective Jason Maxx is on the case. The city is dark, the suspects are weirdos, and the graphics party like it’s 1999. Explore, interrogate. Can Jason solve the mystery, even when absurdity takes over?

2025IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Nabos Studios
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Players who liked Jason Maxx also play

Steam players who put hours into Jason Maxx 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. To Hell With The Ugly

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Jason Maxx fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Jason Maxx.

    To Hell with the Ugly is an adventure game where you play as Rock Bailey, a gorgeous yet shallow young man, who must investigate and fight his way to freedom after being kidnapped. Alternate between turn-based combats and investigation in this film noir adaptation of the novel by Boris Vian.

    2023IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Dinocop

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Jason Maxx fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Jason Maxx.

    When dinosaurs were brought back to life, none wanted to be a cop, so humans made you: Dinocop. Investigate the guests of the Cretaceous hotel to crack a meaty case that will confront you with your most profound existential dilemma. Who brought human meat to the dinosaur rights convention ?

    2025IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Jason Maxx fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Jason Maxx.

    In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…

    2025IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Jason Maxx fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Jason Maxx.

    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 ↗
  5. Tails Noir

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Jason Maxx fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Jason Maxx.

    Tails Noir is a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.

    2021IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Loco Motive

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Jason Maxx fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Jason Maxx.

    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!

    2024IndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Jason Maxx fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Jason Maxx.

    Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.

    2016Adventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Chicken Police - Paint it RED!

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Jason Maxx fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Jason Maxx.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Jason Maxx at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Jason Maxx on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Jason Maxx.

    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 ~50% under Jason Maxx on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Jason Maxx.

    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 ~50% under Jason Maxx on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Jason Maxx.

    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 ~50% under Jason Maxx on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Jason Maxx.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Jason Maxx on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Jason Maxx.

    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. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Jason Maxx on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Jason Maxx.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Jason Maxx on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Jason Maxx.

    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 ↗
  8. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Jason Maxx on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Jason Maxx.

    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.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Jason Maxx.

    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 ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Jason Maxx.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Jason Maxx.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. 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 Jason Maxx.

    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 Indie and Adventure with Jason Maxx.

    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. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Jason Maxx.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Jason Maxx.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Jason Maxx.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck 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. The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Jason Maxx.

    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 ↗
  2. Loco Motive

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Jason Maxx.

    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!

    2024IndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Chicken Police - Paint it RED!

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Jason Maxx.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Jason Maxx

How much does Jason Maxx cost?
Jason Maxx is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Jason Maxx?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Jason Maxx are To Hell With The Ugly, Dinocop, Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer.
Who developed Jason Maxx?
Jason Maxx was developed by Nabos Studios and published by Let's Talk Media.

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 Jason Maxx.

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