Games like The Anomaly Detective
If The Anomaly Detective is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dead Faces, Room 713 and The Observation Exit — 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 Anomaly Detective: Are the things you see hallucinations or reality? There's only one way to tell: close your eyes. Maintain your sanity, observe 6 suspects in an uncanny hotel, and photograph the evidence. In this atmospheric experience where the truth is never handed to you, you decide who to blame.
Players who liked The Anomaly Detective also play
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Dead Faces
WHY THIS
Top pick for The Anomaly Detective fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Anomaly Detective.
Dead Faces is a mind bending psychological horror. Unravel Jack's disturbing mind, the faces from his past and the ultimate truth behind his actions. You must remember their faces.
Room 713
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for The Anomaly Detective fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Anomaly Detective.
You find yourself in the endless, looping corridors of a mysterious, liminal hotel. Spot anomalies to climb floors and reach your room... or be trapped forever.
The Observation Exit
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Anomaly Detective fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Anomaly Detective.
A first-person psychological horror where you must identify anomalies, choose the correct elevator to progress, and escape an endless loop in a hospital corridor while avoiding deadly entities.
Unable to Exit 8
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for The Anomaly Detective fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Anomaly Detective.
You receive an invitation on a "special" dating app, get excited and then get involved in an endless cycle of couples' hotels. You have to watch carefully for any unusual information. Can you solve these puzzles?
MIRROR MIRROR
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for The Anomaly Detective fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Anomaly Detective.
MIRROR MIRROR is a first-person psychological horror game. You repeatedly find yourself in a house where you find presence of unknown entities. Go through unreal experiences in the house and uncover the secrets of your fractured mind. Experience the tension and fear in the repeating space.
Turning Manor
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for The Anomaly Detective fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Anomaly Detective.
All you have to do is count the differences and choose an exit. Easy right? Yet strange things start happening as soon as you sign the job contract… It's up to you to uncover what is happening at Turning Manor.
Route8
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for The Anomaly Detective fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Anomaly Detective.
"You're lost on Route 8. You must find a way to escape. This eerie road is terrifying.""Night falls, the phone rings. Who are you? You find yourself driving along Route 8, repeating endlessly."
What Happened to Lily?
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for The Anomaly Detective fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Anomaly Detective.
What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Anomaly Detective at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under The Anomaly Detective on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Anomaly Detective.
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 ~45% under The Anomaly Detective on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Anomaly Detective.
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
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Priced ~58% under The Anomaly Detective on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Anomaly Detective.
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 ~72% under The Anomaly Detective on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Anomaly Detective.
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 ~45% under The Anomaly Detective on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with The Anomaly Detective.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under The Anomaly Detective on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Anomaly Detective.
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 ~45% under The Anomaly Detective on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Anomaly Detective.
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?
The Test: Final Revelation
WHY THIS
Priced ~45% under The Anomaly Detective on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with The Anomaly Detective.
The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?
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 The Anomaly Detective.
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 The Anomaly Detective.
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 The Anomaly Detective.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Anomaly Detective.
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 Simulation with The Anomaly Detective.
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 The Anomaly Detective.
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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Frequently asked about The Anomaly Detective
- How much does The Anomaly Detective cost?
- The Anomaly Detective is listed on Steam at 3.59 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Anomaly Detective?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Anomaly Detective are Dead Faces, Room 713, The Observation Exit.
- Who developed The Anomaly Detective?
- The Anomaly Detective was developed by GalaVerse Creations.
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 Anomaly Detective.
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