Games like A Matter of Murder
If A Matter of Murder is your kind of game, the closest matches are Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane, Reversion - The Return (Last Chapter) and The Dark Side of the Moon: An Interactive FMV Thriller — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, cozy and mysterious. 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 A Matter of Murder: A Matter of Murder is a point-and-click puzzle game with rogue-like elements. The details of each murder are procedurally generated, so each case is different every time you play with progressively more challenging logic puzzles.
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Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane
WHY THIS
Top pick for A Matter of Murder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with A Matter of Murder.
In Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane, you play as a defense attorney who practices law in a world of fantasy and wizards. You must defend clients accused of various crimes committed using magic and use the rules of magic to prove them innocent.
Reversion - The Return (Last Chapter)
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with A Matter of Murder.
Second-strongest match for A Matter of Murder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Matter of Murder.
In this final chapter of the Reversion series, you must join the Resistance to defeat the evil Sergio. Buenos Aires is in ruins, but you have a chance to reverse history. Will you have what it takes to save your city before it’s too late?
The Dark Side of the Moon: An Interactive FMV Thriller
WHY THIS
Shares a mysterious mood with A Matter of Murder.
Third-strongest match for A Matter of Murder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Matter of Murder.
When his 2 young children vanish mysteriously throughout the night, it's up to single-dad Dean Hamilton to do what any good dad would do: Go to the end of the universe and bring them back home in this thrilling FMV/Interactive Movie.
The Darkside Detective
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with A Matter of Murder.
Ranked #4 for A Matter of Murder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Matter of Murder.
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.
The Low Road
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for A Matter of Murder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Matter of Murder.
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 Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with A Matter of Murder.
Ranked #6 for A Matter of Murder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Matter of Murder.
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.
Mindcop
WHY THIS
Shares a mysterious mood with A Matter of Murder.
Ranked #7 for A Matter of Murder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Matter of Murder.
Mindcop is a non-linear „whodunnit“ detective game. It mixes a story driven adventure with real-time puzzle gaming. As the infamous Mindcop, you can dive into the minds of your suspects to uncover their secrets and unravel their lies.
The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
WHY THIS
Shares a mysterious mood with A Matter of Murder.
Ranked #8 for A Matter of Murder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Matter of Murder.
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
Reviewers mention these as similar to A Matter of Murder
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Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis
WHY THIS
Shares a mysterious mood with A Matter of Murder.
Reviewers of A Matter of Murder cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with A Matter of Murder.
This new Sherlock Holmes game sends us to 19th Century London where Arséne Lupin, a young French burglar with an impressive track record, has just challenged Scotland Yard and the most famous of detectives - Sherlock Holmes.
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
WHY THIS
Reviewers of A Matter of Murder cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with A Matter of Murder.
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
Clue/Cluedo
WHY THIS
Shares a mysterious mood with A Matter of Murder.
Reviewers of A Matter of Murder cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and Casual with A Matter of Murder.
Experience a fresh take on the classic crime-solving board game. Step into new mysteries and use your skills of deduction to find out whodunit, with what weapon and where.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below A Matter of Murder at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under A Matter of Murder on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Matter of Murder.
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 ~60% under A Matter of Murder on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Matter of Murder.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under A Matter of Murder on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Matter of Murder.
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 ~80% under A Matter of Murder on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with A Matter of Murder.
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 ~60% under A Matter of Murder on Steam right now. Shares Casual with A Matter of Murder.
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.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under A Matter of Murder on Steam right now. Shares Casual with A Matter of Murder.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under A Matter of Murder on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with A Matter of Murder.
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 ~60% under A Matter of Murder on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Matter of Murder.
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?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with A Matter of Murder.
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 and Casual with A Matter of Murder.
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 A Matter of Murder.
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.
There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Matter of Murder.
A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with A Matter of Murder.
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Cube Escape: Paradox
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Matter of Murder.
The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.
Tails Noir: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Matter of Murder.
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
The Supper
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Matter of Murder.
The Supper is a short adventure game about the darkest side of the human soul. Ms. Appleton was always a wellspring of kindness, until The Voice started talking to her.
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Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
The Darkside Detective
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with A Matter of Murder.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Matter of Murder.
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.
The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with A Matter of Murder.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Matter of Murder.
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.
Mindcop
WHY THIS
Shares a mysterious mood with A Matter of Murder.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Matter of Murder.
Mindcop is a non-linear „whodunnit“ detective game. It mixes a story driven adventure with real-time puzzle gaming. As the infamous Mindcop, you can dive into the minds of your suspects to uncover their secrets and unravel their lies.
Frequently asked about A Matter of Murder
- How much does A Matter of Murder cost?
- A Matter of Murder is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to A Matter of Murder?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside A Matter of Murder are Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane, Reversion - The Return (Last Chapter), The Dark Side of the Moon: An Interactive FMV Thriller.
- Who developed A Matter of Murder?
- A Matter of Murder was developed by Worthing & Moncrieff.
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 A Matter of Murder.
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