Games like Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator
If Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator is your kind of game, the closest matches are My Arms Are Longer Now, On a Summer Night and Between Time: Escape Room — 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 Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator: When a pet goes missing, Hank Shaw's the detective to turn to. But when there's been a breakout at the zoo? You're going to need to do more than chat with low down dirty rats and stool pigeons. Call in every favor you got and get your hands dirty as you sniff out clues. It's up to you gumshoe!
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My Arms Are Longer Now
WHY THIS
Top pick for Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator.
You are a yucky long-armed thief. Snake through levels, retract like a vacuum cord, or put on a sock to seduce a lonely guard - whatever it takes to pull off the perfect heist!
On a Summer Night
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator.
"Today, I would like to tell you about one night. One night that changed my life." On a Summer Night is a short point-and-click visual novel.
Between Time: Escape Room
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator.
You are going to steal a time machine. In this escape room, you have to travel through time, explore mysterious places and solve puzzles to get priceless treasures. Will you be able to make it back alive?
Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die!
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator.
Hair metal's not dead, it just smells funny! Get your denim vest, bandana and makeup, and dive into a point-and-click adventure as a middle-aged teddy bear planning a comeback with his old glam metal band – in a world where glam metal has been dead and buried for decades.
The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator.
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.
Crime O'Clock
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator.
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!
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator.
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.
Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator.
Adapted from the bestselling children’s book series Pierre The Maze Detective, play as Pierre in this adventure/puzzle game and recover the stolen Maze Stone. Journey through breathtakingly hand-drawn illustrations, meet eccentric characters, and solve puzzles to save Opera City!
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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 Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator.
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.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator.
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 Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator.
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 Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Travellin Cats in Paris
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator.
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!
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Coloring Pixels
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator.
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Between Time: Escape Room
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator.
You are going to steal a time machine. In this escape room, you have to travel through time, explore mysterious places and solve puzzles to get priceless treasures. Will you be able to make it back alive?
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 Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator.
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.
Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator.
Adapted from the bestselling children’s book series Pierre The Maze Detective, play as Pierre in this adventure/puzzle game and recover the stolen Maze Stone. Journey through breathtakingly hand-drawn illustrations, meet eccentric characters, and solve puzzles to save Opera City!
Frequently asked about Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator
- What games are most similar to Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator are My Arms Are Longer Now, On a Summer Night, Between Time: Escape Room.
- Who developed Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator?
- Hank Shaw: Animal Investigator was developed by Exit 73 Games.
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