Choose Telling Lies
Choose Telling Lies if you want a Simulation experience. Telling Lies launched in 2019.
Telling Lies vs Find The Murderer
Telling Lies and Find The Murderer both land in Indie, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam. Telling Lies (2019) is 2 years older than Find The Murderer (2021). Find The Murderer is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Telling Lies (2.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Find The Murderer
Choose Find The Murderer if it's currently about 40% cheaper on the Steam Store. Find The Murderer launched in 2021.
Both Telling Lies and Find The Murderer sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Telling Lies |  Find The Murderer | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2021 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Simulation | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 61.2% positive (681 reviews) | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Sam Barlow, Half Mermaid, Furious Bee Limited | Ilmir Nasertdinov |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Telling Lies (2019) is 2 years older than Find The Murderer (2021).
- Find The Murderer is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Telling Lies (2.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Telling Lies is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Find The Murderer has no Deck rating yet.
Telling Lies vs Find The Murderer — FAQ
- Should I play Telling Lies or Find The Murderer first?
- If you want chronology, Telling Lies (2019) came out before Find The Murderer (2021). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Telling Lies and Find The Murderer similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.