Games like Defective Detectives 3
If Defective Detectives 3 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Visual Novel: There Are No Coincidences, Tales from the Dark Manor and Autumn's end (Part 1) — 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 Defective Detectives 3: Twenty years of experience, zero solved cases. Detective Johnson and trainee Billy take on a counterfeit money case. A nonlinear, absurdist detective story with dark humor, a ton of twists and turns, and countless ways to die ingloriously.
Players who liked Defective Detectives 3 also play
Steam players who put hours into Defective Detectives 3 also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Visual Novel: There Are No Coincidences
WHY THIS
Top pick for Defective Detectives 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Defective Detectives 3.
He was just hiding from the rain. But what he stole from the antique shop was a real nightmare. A swallowed object turns a party into a massacre: mirrors come to life, hunters in wooden masks, and a man from a painting. But there's no one to blame, because you opened that door yourself.
Tales from the Dark Manor
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Defective Detectives 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Defective Detectives 3.
Tales from the Dark Manor is a narrative visual novel where you play as a struggling journalist given a limited time to interview supernatural beings inside a mysterious manor where the laws of logic no longer apply. Every choice uncovers a new secret.
Autumn's end (Part 1)
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Defective Detectives 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Defective Detectives 3.
Navigate love, friendship, art, and mental horror to find meaning in a dying world. A visual novel.
Chalk Paper Scissors
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Defective Detectives 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Defective Detectives 3.
A visual novel/sidescroller about estranged childhood friends, Chalk, Paper, and Scissors. Explore each character's memories in different stylized worlds to find out exactly what happened to their shared childhood plushie, Stuffie all those years ago...
天平游戏1:抉择
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Defective Detectives 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Defective Detectives 3.
《Inner Scales 1:Choice》is a first-person FMV. Set in a sealed cage. It pushes survival, humanity, emotion and moral dilemmas to the extreme. You will face surveillance, cages, and the fates of eight trapped women—every choice you make decides life and death for others and yourself.
Coffee flavor of love 咖啡甜恋
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Defective Detectives 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Defective Detectives 3.
Sweet love begins in the coffee shop. Office romances of coffee shop employees. This is a visual novel game with two endings.
Neo Cab
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Defective Detectives 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Defective Detectives 3.
A visual novel about emotional survival in an automated world. Play as Lina, the last human cab driver. It’s your first night driving the lonely streets of Los Ojos, and your best friend has just disappeared. Stay on the road. Stay on the search. Stay human.
Upwards, Rain! The Post Office of Farewells
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Defective Detectives 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Defective Detectives 3.
Deciding to break protocol to lend a helping wing, Rain, a flighty little courier takes a skittish girl by the name of Mila on an adventure through the inner workings of a mysterious post office. Together, they search for a letter containing the last words of someone who seemingly never existed.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Defective Detectives 3 at current Steam store prices.
QUICKERFLAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Defective Detectives 3 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Defective Detectives 3.
QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.
Save Jesus
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Defective Detectives 3 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Defective Detectives 3.
Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!
Gachi Heroes
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Defective Detectives 3 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Defective Detectives 3.
Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?
Trip to Vinelands
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Defective Detectives 3 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Defective Detectives 3.
Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.
Shotgun Legend
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Defective Detectives 3 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Defective Detectives 3.
Eugene must battle aliens and the undead in search of a truck rim, as it seems to be his ticket home.
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 Defective Detectives 3.
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 Defective Detectives 3.
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 Defective Detectives 3.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Defective Detectives 3.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Defective Detectives 3.
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 with Defective Detectives 3.
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 Defective Detectives 3.
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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More from Reanim Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Reanim Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
КВАРТИРАНТ
WHY THIS
Another title from Reanim Games, the studio behind Defective Detectives 3. Shares Indie and Adventure with Defective Detectives 3.
Eighteen-year-old Maxim Karasev, full of hopes for adulthood, finally left his parents' home. He invested his small savings in renting a modest apartment in an old, somewhat dilapidated neighborhood of the city.
MEMASIKI
WHY THIS
Another title from Reanim Games, the studio behind Defective Detectives 3. Shares Indie with Defective Detectives 3.
"MEMASIKI" is an exciting game that immerses you in the world of the most popular Internet memes. The essence of the game is to correctly answer questions related to iconic memes that have become an integral part of modern digital culture.
ЗУМЕРЫ
WHY THIS
Another title from Reanim Games, the studio behind Defective Detectives 3. Shares Indie and Adventure with Defective Detectives 3.
Zoomers” is a visual novel that plunges you into the world of young dreamers who risk everything for their goal. Four guys - Kostya, Genka, Stas and “Bazuka” - decide to realize their dream: to open their own business. However, their plans collapse when a series of strange and dangerous events begin
Russian Quest
WHY THIS
Another title from Reanim Games, the studio behind Defective Detectives 3. Shares Indie and Adventure with Defective Detectives 3.
Immerse yourself in a fascinating journey through Russian culture with a game that will test your knowledge and erudition! In this game you will become a participant of a unique test covering the rich cultural heritage of Russia of different epochs - from ancient traditions to modern customs.
MEMASIKI IS MY 2007TH
WHY THIS
Another title from Reanim Games, the studio behind Defective Detectives 3. Shares RPG with Defective Detectives 3.
Become part of the legendary era and prove that you are a true expert in meme culture!
Visual Novel: Requiem for Noodles
WHY THIS
Another title from Reanim Games, the studio behind Defective Detectives 3. Shares Indie and Adventure with Defective Detectives 3.
After being hit on the head with a stool, Dimon goes straight to Hell to find out where their now deceased buddy Seryoga hid the last pack of instant noodles.
Visual Novel: WOODEN CALIBER
WHY THIS
Another title from Reanim Games, the studio behind Defective Detectives 3. Shares Indie and Adventure with Defective Detectives 3.
A trashy adventure about the wooden idiot Pinochet and the wolf Gloomy, who decide to rob a post office. Crazy characters, idiotic choices, dark humor, and epilogues that are one more ridiculous than the other. One wrong click and you're dead. Welcome to the bottom.
International Memes
WHY THIS
Another title from Reanim Games, the studio behind Defective Detectives 3. Shares Indie and Adventure with Defective Detectives 3.
International Memes is a quiz featuring internet memes from around the world. Look at iconic images, guess their names, and find out whether you're just a random internet visitor or a true Internet Legend. 50 memes, 15 achievements, 6 languages, and tons of humor.
Frequently asked about Defective Detectives 3
- How much does Defective Detectives 3 cost?
- Defective Detectives 3 is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Defective Detectives 3?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Defective Detectives 3 are Visual Novel: There Are No Coincidences, Tales from the Dark Manor, Autumn's end (Part 1).
- Who developed Defective Detectives 3?
- Defective Detectives 3 was developed by Reanim Games and published by STuNT.
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