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Games like Crime Podcast: 1976

If Crime Podcast: 1976 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Starbound, BattleBlock Theater® and Broforce — 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.

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About Crime Podcast: 1976: Thomas Hayes, a 63-year-old FBI Special Agent, returns home after his final day of service before retirement. He needs to prepare the documents stored at his home for transfer to the Bureau, but evidence he chose to hide away many years ago turns his evening into a real nightmare.

2026IndieAdventureCasualWindowsby Midnight Archive
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  1. Starbound

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Crime Podcast: 1976 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crime Podcast: 1976.

    You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...

    2016ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. BattleBlock Theater®

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Crime Podcast: 1976 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crime Podcast: 1976.

    Welcome to BattleBlock Theater! You’ve got no where to go but up...on stage. Play single player or co-op to free your friends and save Hatty Hattington! Jump, solve and battle your way through a mysterious theater inhabited by highly technological felines.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Broforce

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Crime Podcast: 1976 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crime Podcast: 1976.

    Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. ABZU

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Crime Podcast: 1976 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crime Podcast: 1976.

    From the art director of Journey®, ABZÛ is a beautiful underwater adventure that evokes the dream of diving. Immerse yourself in a vibrant hidden world bursting with color and life as you descend into the heart of the ocean. But beware as you swim deeper as dangers lurk in the depths.

    2016IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Her Story

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Crime Podcast: 1976 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crime Podcast: 1976.

    A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.

    2015IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Downwell

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Crime Podcast: 1976 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crime Podcast: 1976.

    Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Botanicula

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Crime Podcast: 1976 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crime Podcast: 1976.

    Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.

    2012IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Thirty Flights of Loving

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Crime Podcast: 1976 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crime Podcast: 1976.

    This surprising first-person story tells the tale of a heist gone wrong. Encounter high-flying schemers, lovelorn criminals, and more stray kittens than you can shake a stick at.

    2012IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Crime Podcast: 1976.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Crime Podcast: 1976.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crime Podcast: 1976.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

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  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Crime Podcast: 1976.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Crime Podcast: 1976.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crime Podcast: 1976.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. 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 Crime Podcast: 1976.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 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 Crime Podcast: 1976.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. BattleBlock Theater®

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crime Podcast: 1976.

    Welcome to BattleBlock Theater! You’ve got no where to go but up...on stage. Play single player or co-op to free your friends and save Hatty Hattington! Jump, solve and battle your way through a mysterious theater inhabited by highly technological felines.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. ABZU

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crime Podcast: 1976.

    From the art director of Journey®, ABZÛ is a beautiful underwater adventure that evokes the dream of diving. Immerse yourself in a vibrant hidden world bursting with color and life as you descend into the heart of the ocean. But beware as you swim deeper as dangers lurk in the depths.

    2016IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Downwell

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crime Podcast: 1976.

    Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Botanicula

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crime Podcast: 1976.

    Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.

    2012IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Thirty Flights of Loving

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crime Podcast: 1976.

    This surprising first-person story tells the tale of a heist gone wrong. Encounter high-flying schemers, lovelorn criminals, and more stray kittens than you can shake a stick at.

    2012IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Crime Podcast: 1976

What games are most similar to Crime Podcast: 1976?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Crime Podcast: 1976 are Starbound, BattleBlock Theater®, Broforce.
Who developed Crime Podcast: 1976?
Crime Podcast: 1976 was developed by Midnight Archive.

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 Crime Podcast: 1976.

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