# Games like Inspector Waffles

> The closest matches to Inspector Waffles: Nine Noir Lives, Tangle Tower, Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!, Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments, and Still Life. 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. [Nine Noir Lives](https://imho.run/games/914890/nine-noir-lives) — Also Noir and Cats, like Inspector Waffles. 78 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/914890/)
2. [Tangle Tower](https://imho.run/games/359510/tangle-tower) — Shares point and click with Inspector Waffles. 2,661 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/359510/)
3. [Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!](https://imho.run/games/2362090/chicken-police-into-the-hive) — Also Noir and Crime, like Inspector Waffles. 148 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2362090/)
4. [Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments](https://imho.run/games/241260/sherlock-holmes-crimes-and-punishments) — Shares witness interrogation with Inspector Waffles. 2,301 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/241260/)
5. [Still Life](https://imho.run/games/46480/still-life) — A frequent pick in Inspector Waffles players' libraries, and another Adventure. 437 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/46480/)
6. [Chinatown Detective Agency](https://imho.run/games/1172190/chinatown-detective-agency) — Also Noir and Crime, like Inspector Waffles. 79 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1172190/)
7. [Detective Gallo](https://imho.run/games/556060/detective-gallo) — Also Noir and Detective, like Inspector Waffles. 57 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/556060/)
8. [Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1364100/lacuna-a-sci-fi-noir-adventure) — Also Noir and Narration, like Inspector Waffles. 690 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1364100/)
9. [The Operator](https://imho.run/games/1771980/the-operator) — Also Narration and Crime, like Inspector Waffles. 3,406 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1771980/)
10. [Lord Winklebottom Investigates](https://imho.run/games/1024160/lord-winklebottom-investigates) — Also Crime and Detective, like Inspector Waffles. 137 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1024160/)
11. [Lamplight City](https://imho.run/games/761460/lamplight-city) — A frequent pick in Inspector Waffles players' libraries, and another Indie. 599 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/761460/)
12. [Crime O'Clock](https://imho.run/games/1736290/crime-o-clock) — Also Crime and Detective, like Inspector Waffles. 217 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1736290/)
13. [Murder at the Birch Tree Theater](https://imho.run/games/2864590/murder-at-the-birch-tree-theater) — Shares point and click with Inspector Waffles. 85 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2864590/)
14. [Duck Detective: The Secret Salami](https://imho.run/games/2637990/duck-detective-the-secret-salami) — Shares point and click with Inspector Waffles. 4,666 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2637990/)
15. [Ace Attorney Investigations Collection](https://imho.run/games/2401970/ace-attorney-investigations-collection) — Shares point and click with Inspector Waffles. 883 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401970/)
16. [Loco Motive](https://imho.run/games/1709880/loco-motive) — Shares point and click with Inspector Waffles. 788 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1709880/)
17. [Roman's Christmas / 罗曼圣诞探案集](https://imho.run/games/926340/roman-s-christmas) — A frequent pick in Inspector Waffles players' libraries, and another Strategy. 82 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/926340/)
18. [Murdered: Soul Suspect](https://imho.run/games/233290/murdered-soul-suspect) — Shares collectible hunting with Inspector Waffles. 4,239 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233290/)
19. [The Darkside Detective](https://imho.run/games/368390/the-darkside-detective) — Also Detective, like Inspector Waffles. 1,987 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368390/)
20. [Sam & Max Save the World](https://imho.run/games/1440440/sam-max-save-the-world) — Also Dog and Detective, like Inspector Waffles. 1,379 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1440440/)
21. [The Detail](https://imho.run/games/319970/the-detail) — Also Noir and Crime, like Inspector Waffles. 330 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/319970/)
22. [Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer](https://imho.run/games/1466390/kathy-rain-2-soothsayer) — Also Noir and Detective, like Inspector Waffles. 829 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466390/)
23. [Cat Detective Albert Wilde](https://imho.run/games/1810670/cat-detective-albert-wilde) — Also Narration and Crime, like Inspector Waffles. 87 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1810670/)
24. [L.A. Noire](https://imho.run/games/110800/l-a-noire) — Also Noir and Crime, like Inspector Waffles. 15,686 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/110800/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1055850&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1055850&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1055850&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1055850
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1055850
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Inspector Waffles

Murder. Nothin’ nice about it. In this old school detective adventure, step into the boots of whip-smart Inspector Waffles and travel the city to track hidden clues, interrogate shady suspects, and unravel a dangerous mystery. But be warned: curiosity killed the cat...

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1055850
- **Developer:** Goloso Games
- **Publisher:** Goloso Games
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Mar 23, 2021
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1055850/inspector-waffles)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1055850&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1055850/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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