Games like Telling Lies
If Telling Lies is your kind of game, the closest matches are Her Story, The Operator and Ashes of Holloway Bay — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its characters are consistently engaging, interpersonal drama is compelling and writing quality is exceptional. 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 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.
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Her Story
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Telling Lies.
Top pick for Telling Lies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Telling Lies.
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.
The Operator
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Telling Lies.
Second-strongest match for Telling Lies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Telling Lies.
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.
Ashes of Holloway Bay
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Telling Lies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Telling Lies.
Immerse yourself in a chilling, interactive cold-case investigation. Review crime scene photos, decrypt restricted hard drives, compare evidence, and deliver your final report in Ashes of Holloway Bay, a dark, atmospheric detective experience where every detail matters.
Case Files: Internal Affairs
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Telling Lies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Telling Lies.
The 3rd installment in the Case Files series. An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.
Case Files: Behind Closed Doors
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Telling Lies.
Ranked #5 for Telling Lies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Telling Lies.
An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.
Recontact London: Cyber Puzzle
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Telling Lies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Telling Lies.
Cinema-based detective puzzle game based on real images and open world. Beyond the interactive cinema, it is a multi-layered detective adventure where you can solve the secrets with your detective skills and deepen the investigation by doing research.
Criminal Expert
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Telling Lies.
Ranked #7 for Telling Lies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Telling Lies.
Criminal Expert is a detective video game that puts you under the pressure of inexorably passing time. The story contains multiple selection paths, and you ultimately decide how it ends.
Contradiction: Spot The Liar
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Telling Lies.
Ranked #8 for Telling Lies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Telling Lies.
Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Telling Lies at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Telling Lies on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Telling Lies.
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 Telling Lies on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Telling Lies.
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 Telling Lies on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Telling Lies.
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 Telling Lies on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Telling Lies.
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 Telling Lies on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Telling Lies.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Telling Lies on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Telling Lies.
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 Telling Lies on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Telling Lies.
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?
The Test: Final Revelation
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Telling Lies on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Telling Lies.
The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?
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 Telling Lies.
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 Telling Lies.
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 Telling Lies.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Telling Lies.
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 Telling Lies.
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 Telling Lies.
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 Telling Lies.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Frequently asked about Telling Lies
- 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 4.99 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, Ashes of Holloway Bay.
- Who developed Telling Lies?
- Telling Lies was developed by Sam Barlow, Half Mermaid, Furious Bee Limited and published by Annapurna Interactive.
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