Rank 01Games like Telling Lies
- 29 games
- Updated Oct 23, 2026
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The closest matches to Telling Lies: Her Story, The Operator, IMMORTALITY, Contradiction: Spot The Liar, and Jessika. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- Deck Verified
- 2024
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Also FMV and Interactive Fiction, like Telling Lies.
- $9.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Verified
- 2022
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Unheard - Voices of Crime
Why this: Also Crime and Detective, like Telling Lies.
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TR-49
Why this: Also Detective and Investigation, like Telling Lies.
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- Released: 2019
- Developer: Sam Barlow, Half Mermaid, Furious Bee Limited
- Price: $19.99checked Oct 30
- 61% of 681 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation
- Metacritic 84
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Characters are consistently engaging
- Interpersonal drama is compelling
- Atmospheric
- Immersive
- Keyword based investigation
- Manual video rewinding
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Cheaper alternatives
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SIMULACRA
Why this: Also FMV and Detective, like Telling Lies.
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Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Telling Lies.
The List
Why this: Also FMV and Crime, like Telling Lies.
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Why this: Also FMV and Investigation, like Telling Lies.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Telling Lies, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
The Test: Secrets of the Soul
Why this: Also Detective and Investigation, like Telling Lies.
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Why this: Also Thriller and Interactive Fiction, like Telling Lies.
TEST TEST TEST
Why this: Also Detective and Interactive Fiction, like Telling Lies.
The Test: Secrets of the Soul 2
Why this: Also Investigation and Interactive Fiction, like Telling Lies.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
The Operator
Why this: Also FMV and Crime, like Telling Lies.
IMMORTALITY
Why this: Also FMV and Interactive Fiction, like Telling Lies.
TR-49
Why this: Also Detective and Investigation, like Telling Lies.
About Telling Lies
The closest matches to Telling Lies: Her Story, The Operator, IMMORTALITY, Contradiction: Spot The Liar, and Jessika. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Telling Lies is your kind of game, the closest matches are Her Story, The Operator and IMMORTALITY — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric and immersive, and single out its keyword based investigation and manual video rewinding. 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.
About Telling Lies: Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.
Is Telling Lies worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 61% of 681 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $19.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 8 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 4 h before their negative review.
- Not supported on Steam Deck.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Characters are consistently engaging
- Interpersonal drama is compelling
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“The mystery wasn't all that engaging in this one. Skip this, go give Her Story or Immortality a shot instead.”
“They took a bad interface from Her Story, and made it worse somehow. And while Her Story had immersion as an excuse, this is running on what's supposed to be a modern platform. So that fact the it starts videos in the middle, and you can…”
People who play it also play: Her Story, The Operator, IMMORTALITY
Mobile version
Telling Lies is also on App Store. What the store pages declare:
- No In-App Purchases listed on the App Store (checked 2026-11-05, source)
- App Store privacy label: no "Data Used to Track You" (checked 2026-11-05, source)
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Frequently asked about Telling Lies
Can I run it?
Does Telling Lies work on Steam Deck?
Telling Lies is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Telling Lies cost?
Telling Lies is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Telling Lies?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Telling Lies are Her Story, The Operator, IMMORTALITY.
Who developed Telling Lies?
Telling Lies was developed by Sam Barlow, Half Mermaid, Furious Bee Limited and published by Annapurna Interactive.