Games like Black File
If Black File is your kind of game, the closest matches are Nomenocide, Hillthorn and Almanac: Detective Agency — 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 Black File: Istanbul, after midnight. Black File is a noir detective game: investigate crime scenes, examine evidence in 3D — rotate it, zoom in, read the back — then use what you find to break a suspect's story.
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Nomenocide
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Top pick for Black File fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Black File.
The Examiner has a number. You are not issued a name. You do not require one. Names are an operational measure applied to units, for the reasons set out above, and staff are not units. You do have a name. You are simply not using it here. Nobody has asked for it in some time.
Hillthorn
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Black File fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Black File.
A disappearance in a secluded community. A mountain hiding its secrets. A detective running out of time. Welcome to Hillthorn, a dark investigation game that invites you to uncover the mystery without a single word spoken, using your skills of logic and intuition through cards.
Almanac: Detective Agency
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Black File fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Black File.
A narrative detective game about solving mysteries through investigation, evidence, and conversation. Question suspects in your own words, photograph clues, and piece together the truth in a town full of secrets. Who is lying, and what are they hiding?
The Operator
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Ranked #4 for Black File fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Black File.
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.
Case Solved: The London Files
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Ranked #5 for Black File fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Black File.
Solve logic puzzles and crack multiple cases in a cosy noir London using reason, not guesswork. Murders have taken place, witness statements conflict and the alibis don't add up. Everyone has a motive, and only clear logic reveals the truth.
Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
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Ranked #6 for Black File fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Black File.
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…
Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
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Ranked #7 for Black File fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Black File.
A wild tale of conspiracy, loss, friendship, and... chickens?! Two rooster detectives are about to venture into the insect underworld to uncover a worldwide conspiracy, while also battling their inherent demons in this animal noir adventure satire.
Still Life
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Ranked #8 for Black File fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Black File.
Still Life 2 also now available!
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 Black File.
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 Black File.
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 Black File.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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 Black File.
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 Black File.
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 Black File.
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 Black File.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Black File.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
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Frequently asked about Black File
- What games are most similar to Black File?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Black File are Nomenocide, Hillthorn, Almanac: Detective Agency.
- Who developed Black File?
- Black File was developed by Simurg Software and Games.
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 Black File.
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