Choose Telling Lies
Choose Telling Lies if you want an Adventure experience. Telling Lies launched in 2019.
Telling Lies vs Unheard - Voices of Crime
Telling Lies and Unheard - Voices of Crime both land in Indie, Simulation 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, Simulation on Steam. Both released in 2019. Unheard - Voices of Crime scores higher on Steam reviews (91.4% positive) than Telling Lies (61.2% positive). 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 Unheard - Voices of Crime
Choose Unheard - Voices of Crime if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 91.4% positive across 2,751 reviews.
Both Telling Lies and Unheard - Voices of Crime sit in Indie and Simulation 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 |  Unheard - Voices of Crime | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2019 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Simulation | Indie, Simulation, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 2.79 USD |
| Steam reviews | 61.2% positive (681 reviews) | 91.4% positive (2,751 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Sam Barlow, Half Mermaid, Furious Bee Limited | NEXT Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Both released in 2019.
- Unheard - Voices of Crime scores higher on Steam reviews (91.4% positive) than Telling Lies (61.2% positive).
- Unheard - Voices of Crime is currently ~44% cheaper on Steam than Telling Lies (2.79 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Telling Lies is Deck Unsupported, Unheard - Voices of Crime is Deck Playable.
Telling Lies vs Unheard - Voices of Crime — FAQ
- Which is better, Telling Lies or Unheard - Voices of Crime?
- On Steam reviews Unheard - Voices of Crime scores higher (91.4% positive) than Telling Lies (61.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Unheard - Voices of Crime is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Are Telling Lies and Unheard - Voices of Crime similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Simulation 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.