# Games like Lord Winklebottom Investigates

> The closest matches to Lord Winklebottom Investigates: Inspector Waffles, The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark, Duck Detective: The Secret Salami, The Beekeeper's Picnic - A Sherlockian Adventure, and Loco Motive. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Inspector Waffles](https://imho.run/games/1055850/inspector-waffles) — Shares point and click with Lord Winklebottom Investigates. 156 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1055850/)
2. [The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark](https://imho.run/games/795420/the-darkside-detective-a-fumble-in-the-dark) — Also Dark Comedy and Detective, like Lord Winklebottom Investigates. 877 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/795420/)
3. [Duck Detective: The Secret Salami](https://imho.run/games/2637990/duck-detective-the-secret-salami) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Lord Winklebottom Investigates. 4,666 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2637990/)
4. [The Beekeeper's Picnic - A Sherlockian Adventure](https://imho.run/games/2248890/the-beekeeper-s-picnic-a-sherlockian-adventure) — A frequent pick in Lord Winklebottom Investigates players' libraries, and another Indie. 327 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2248890/)
5. [Loco Motive](https://imho.run/games/1709880/loco-motive) — Shares inventory based puzzles and hint system with Lord Winklebottom Investigates. 788 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1709880/)
6. [Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged](https://imho.run/games/2544110/broken-sword-shadow-of-the-templars-reforged) — Also Narrative and Detective, like Lord Winklebottom Investigates. 375 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2544110/)
7. [The Rise of the Golden Idol](https://imho.run/games/2716400/the-rise-of-the-golden-idol) — Also Narrative and Crime, like Lord Winklebottom Investigates. 2,412 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2716400/)
8. [Strange Antiquities](https://imho.run/games/2885870/strange-antiquities) — Shares inventory based puzzles with Lord Winklebottom Investigates. 1,956 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/)
9. [Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments](https://imho.run/games/241260/sherlock-holmes-crimes-and-punishments) — Also Crime and Detective, like Lord Winklebottom Investigates. 2,301 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/241260/)
10. [Crime O'Clock](https://imho.run/games/1736290/crime-o-clock) — Also Crime and Detective, like Lord Winklebottom Investigates. 217 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1736290/)
11. [Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!](https://imho.run/games/2362090/chicken-police-into-the-hive) — A frequent pick in Lord Winklebottom Investigates players' libraries, and another Adventure. 148 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2362090/)
12. [The Testament of Sherlock Holmes](https://imho.run/games/205650/the-testament-of-sherlock-holmes) — Also Crime and Detective, like Lord Winklebottom Investigates. 1,181 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/205650/)
13. [Follow the meaning](https://imho.run/games/2720280/follow-the-meaning) — Shares inventory based puzzles and point and click with Lord Winklebottom Investigates. 385 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2720280/)
14. [The Roottrees are Dead](https://imho.run/games/2754380/the-roottrees-are-dead) — Shares backtracking and hint system with Lord Winklebottom Investigates. 4,456 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/)
15. [Rainswept](https://imho.run/games/772290/rainswept) — Also Crime and Detective, like Lord Winklebottom Investigates. 185 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/772290/)
16. [Tangle Tower](https://imho.run/games/359510/tangle-tower) — Shares hint system and point and click with Lord Winklebottom Investigates. 2,661 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/359510/)
17. [Still Life](https://imho.run/games/46480/still-life) — Shares point and click with Lord Winklebottom Investigates. 437 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/46480/)
18. [Frog Detective 3: Corruption at Cowboy County](https://imho.run/games/1171320/frog-detective-3-corruption-at-cowboy-county) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Lord Winklebottom Investigates. 1,596 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1171320/)
19. [The Last Case of John Morley](https://imho.run/games/3636620/the-last-case-of-john-morley) — Shares point and click with Lord Winklebottom Investigates. 76 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3636620/)
20. [Little Locked Rooms](https://imho.run/games/2468670/little-locked-rooms) — Shares hint system and point and click with Lord Winklebottom Investigates. 81 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2468670/)
21. [Alex Hill: Whispers at White Oak Inn](https://imho.run/games/2859200/alex-hill-whispers-at-white-oak-inn) — Shares inventory based puzzles and point and click with Lord Winklebottom Investigates. 349 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2859200/)
22. [Dinocop](https://imho.run/games/3187010/dinocop) — Shares hint system and point and click with Lord Winklebottom Investigates. 496 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3187010/)
23. [Ace Attorney Investigations Collection](https://imho.run/games/2401970/ace-attorney-investigations-collection) — Shares point and click with Lord Winklebottom Investigates. 883 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401970/)
24. [Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders](https://imho.run/games/792040/detective-di-the-silk-rose-murders) — Also Narrative and Detective, like Lord Winklebottom Investigates. 288 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/792040/)

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## About Lord Winklebottom Investigates

It’s the 1920s and the world’s foremost detective is about to embark on his most challenging case yet. Thankfully, in this world that’s not quite like our own, there’s nobody better to crack the case than the great detective and gentleman giraffe, Lord Winklebottom.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1024160
- **Developer:** Cave Monsters
- **Publisher:** Cave Monsters
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jul 28, 2022
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

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