Games like Detective Worden
If Detective Worden is your kind of game, the closest matches are Tumble Type, pWordle and Dicey Words — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its daily puzzles extend replayability, atmospheric and challenging. 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 Detective Worden: As a private detective, you’ll crack word clues left by a mysterious informant, gather evidence, and uncover the truth hidden in the shadows.
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Tumble Type
WHY THIS
Top pick for Detective Worden fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Detective Worden.
A frantic word puzzle where letter tiles rise, the board falls, and golden keys must be rescued. Spell fast, trigger orb powers, chase combos, and climb the leaderboards.
pWordle
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Detective Worden fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Detective Worden.
pWordle is a fun and challenging word puzzle game inspired by the popular game Wordle and is available in multiple languages. With a virtual keyboard, Word of the Day, and Freeplay mode, a jukebox, gallery, players can unlock images and earn Steam achievements while improving their vocabulary.
Dicey Words
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Detective Worden fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Detective Worden.
The wordy roguelike. Dicey Words is a clever dice-based word builder where you roll letters, reroll like Yahtzee, and craft five-letter words for big points. Earn powerful badges that twist the rules, boost your score, and transform each run into a strategic puzzle.
Squash and Spell : Kids Typing
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Detective Worden fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Detective Worden.
A fun & friendly way for children to learn about letters, words, keyboards and writing!
Word Play
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle and a contemplative mood with Detective Worden.
Ranked #5 for Detective Worden fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Detective Worden.
Spell words, pick perks, score points, and survive until the end. Every round is different. How far can you make it?
MORSE
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Detective Worden.
Ranked #6 for Detective Worden fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Detective Worden.
Vanquish the Kaiser's Imperial Fleet using timing, tactics and telegraphy in MORSE, a minimalist strategy game that teaches you the secret language of Morse code. Can you change the world with the push of a button?
CaseCracker
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Detective Worden.
Ranked #7 for Detective Worden fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Detective Worden.
In order to improve the efficiency of selecting talents, the Chicheng police specially developed a test system-the true detection system, with the black robe company. As a tester, you need to complete the cracking of the case under the rules of the system.
Mini Words - minimalist puzzle
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Detective Worden.
Ranked #8 for Detective Worden fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Detective Worden.
721 words. That is enough to cover 90% of conversations in English. Unscramble those words in Mini Words - a unique mix of puzzle, word search and hangman.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Detective Worden at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Detective Worden on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Detective Worden.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Detective Worden on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Detective Worden.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Detective Worden on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Detective Worden.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Detective Worden on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Detective Worden.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Detective Worden on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Detective Worden.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Detective Worden on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Detective Worden.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Detective Worden on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Detective Worden.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Detective Worden on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Detective Worden.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Detective Worden.
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?
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 Detective Worden.
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 with Detective Worden.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Detective Worden.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Detective Worden.
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.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Detective Worden.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Travellin Cats in Paris
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Detective Worden.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
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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.
Word Play
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle and a contemplative mood with Detective Worden.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Casual with Detective Worden.
Spell words, pick perks, score points, and survive until the end. Every round is different. How far can you make it?
MORSE
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Detective Worden.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Detective Worden.
Vanquish the Kaiser's Imperial Fleet using timing, tactics and telegraphy in MORSE, a minimalist strategy game that teaches you the secret language of Morse code. Can you change the world with the push of a button?
Mini Words - minimalist puzzle
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Detective Worden.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Detective Worden.
721 words. That is enough to cover 90% of conversations in English. Unscramble those words in Mini Words - a unique mix of puzzle, word search and hangman.
Frequently asked about Detective Worden
- Does Detective Worden run on Steam Deck?
- Detective Worden is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Detective Worden cost?
- Detective Worden is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Detective Worden?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Detective Worden are Tumble Type, pWordle, Dicey Words.
- Who developed Detective Worden?
- Detective Worden was developed by Domestic Black Cat and published by Studio Amateur.
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