Games like The Granny Detective Society
If The Granny Detective Society is your kind of game, the closest matches are ISOLAND4: The Anchor of Memory, Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit and Crime O'Clock — 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 Granny Detective Society: Play as Madeleine, a retired granny recruited by the Granny Detective Society (basically the FBI… but add dentures). Investigate your neighbors, figure out their names and professions, and uncover all their secrets in this no-murder detective game full of white hair and mugs of tea.
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ISOLAND4: The Anchor of Memory
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Top pick for The Granny Detective Society fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Granny Detective Society.
ISOLAND4 is the fifth installment in the ISOLAND series by CottonGame. The game continues to feature the distinctive hand-drawn style of CottonGame, with point-and-click gameplay. The game also features a second playthrough mode, which allows players to gain a deeper understanding of the game.
Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit
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Second-strongest match for The Granny Detective Society fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Granny Detective Society.
Legends of the past come back to life in this charming point-and-click adventure. Pack your bags and journey with Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit through modern day Europe to uncover the conspiracy behind a cursed relic and the secrets of the King who was never crowned.
Crime O'Clock
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Third-strongest match for The Granny Detective Society fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Granny Detective Society.
Crime O'Clock is a hidden objects investigation and time exploration game with a deep storyline. Investigate cases through time and evolving maps by unveiling a multi-eras linked story. Will you be observant enough to solve the mysteries? Crime waits for no man!
Kathy Rain: Director's Cut
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Ranked #4 for The Granny Detective Society fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Granny Detective Society.
The award-winning point-and-click adventure returns in the Director's Cut with an extended story, additional puzzles, and new areas to explore. Witness the rise of an iconic detective as you uncover a dark and sinister truth hiding behind the calm exterior of a small rural town.
The Darkest Files
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Ranked #5 for The Granny Detective Society fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Granny Detective Society.
Germany, 1956. The war is over, but justice is not served. Former Nazis walk free, while their victims lie in unmarked graves. As a prosecutor, you'll unearth long-buried evidence, confront witnesses and hunt down perpetrators. Will you have the courage to bring these "ordinary men" to court?
The Low Road
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Ranked #6 for The Granny Detective Society fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Granny Detective Society.
Lie, blackmail, and steal your way down The Low Road. Rookie agent Noomi Kovacs must navigate her way through the world of corporate espionage in this dark spy comedy set in the 1970s.
The Operator
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for The Granny Detective Society fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Granny Detective Society.
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
Murder by Numbers
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for The Granny Detective Society fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Granny Detective Society.
Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!
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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 and Casual with The Granny Detective Society.
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 Granny Detective Society.
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 Granny Detective Society.
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Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Granny Detective Society.
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ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Granny Detective Society.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 and Casual with The Granny Detective Society.
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 Granny Detective Society.
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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ISOLAND4: The Anchor of Memory
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Granny Detective Society.
ISOLAND4 is the fifth installment in the ISOLAND series by CottonGame. The game continues to feature the distinctive hand-drawn style of CottonGame, with point-and-click gameplay. The game also features a second playthrough mode, which allows players to gain a deeper understanding of the game.
Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Granny Detective Society.
Legends of the past come back to life in this charming point-and-click adventure. Pack your bags and journey with Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit through modern day Europe to uncover the conspiracy behind a cursed relic and the secrets of the King who was never crowned.
Kathy Rain: Director's Cut
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Granny Detective Society.
The award-winning point-and-click adventure returns in the Director's Cut with an extended story, additional puzzles, and new areas to explore. Witness the rise of an iconic detective as you uncover a dark and sinister truth hiding behind the calm exterior of a small rural town.
The Darkest Files
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Granny Detective Society.
Germany, 1956. The war is over, but justice is not served. Former Nazis walk free, while their victims lie in unmarked graves. As a prosecutor, you'll unearth long-buried evidence, confront witnesses and hunt down perpetrators. Will you have the courage to bring these "ordinary men" to court?
The Operator
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Granny Detective Society.
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
Murder by Numbers
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Granny Detective Society.
Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!
Frequently asked about The Granny Detective Society
- What games are most similar to The Granny Detective Society?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Granny Detective Society are ISOLAND4: The Anchor of Memory, Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit, Crime O'Clock.
- Who developed The Granny Detective Society?
- The Granny Detective Society was developed by Team Empreintes.
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