# Games like The Crimson Diamond

> The closest matches to The Crimson Diamond: The Roottrees are Dead, Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure, Nancy Drew®: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon, Strange Antiquities, and Lamplight City. 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. [The Roottrees are Dead](https://imho.run/games/2754380/the-roottrees-are-dead) — Shares hint system with The Crimson Diamond. 4,456 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/)
2. [Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1364100/lacuna-a-sci-fi-noir-adventure) — Shares evidence tracking and multiple endings with The Crimson Diamond. 690 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1364100/)
3. [Nancy Drew®: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon](https://imho.run/games/31810/nancy-drew-last-train-to-blue-moon-canyon) — Also Detective, like The Crimson Diamond. 344 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/31810/)
4. [Strange Antiquities](https://imho.run/games/2885870/strange-antiquities) — Shares multiple endings with The Crimson Diamond. 1,956 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/)
5. [Lamplight City](https://imho.run/games/761460/lamplight-city) — A frequent pick in The Crimson Diamond players' libraries, and another Indie. 599 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/761460/)
6. [Chinatown Detective Agency](https://imho.run/games/1172190/chinatown-detective-agency) — A frequent pick in The Crimson Diamond players' libraries, and another Adventure. 79 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1172190/)
7. [Confidential Killings - A Detective Game](https://imho.run/games/2797960/confidential-killings-a-detective-game) — Also Detective and Text-Based, like The Crimson Diamond. 222 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2797960/)
8. [TR-49](https://imho.run/games/3838370/tr-49) — Shares hint system and multiple endings with The Crimson Diamond. 908 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3838370/)
9. [Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit](https://imho.run/games/3148060/penelope-pendrick-and-the-art-of-deceit) — Also Detective and Old School, like The Crimson Diamond. 432 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3148060/)
10. [Loco Motive](https://imho.run/games/1709880/loco-motive) — Shares hint system with The Crimson Diamond. 788 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1709880/)
11. [Her Story](https://imho.run/games/368370/her-story) — Also Typing and Detective, like The Crimson Diamond. 5,029 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368370/)
12. [Whispers of a Machine](https://imho.run/games/631570/whispers-of-a-machine) — Also Detective, like The Crimson Diamond. 995 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/631570/)
13. [Agatha Christie - Death on the Nile](https://imho.run/games/3150480/agatha-christie-death-on-the-nile) — Shares multiple endings with The Crimson Diamond. 75 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3150480/)
14. [Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer](https://imho.run/games/1466390/kathy-rain-2-soothsayer) — Also Detective, like The Crimson Diamond. 829 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466390/)
15. [Detective From The Crypt](https://imho.run/games/1352200/detective-from-the-crypt) — Shares multiple endings with The Crimson Diamond. 86 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1352200/)
16. [Unusual Findings](https://imho.run/games/1605320/unusual-findings) — Also Old School, like The Crimson Diamond. 179 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1605320/)
17. [Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged](https://imho.run/games/2544110/broken-sword-shadow-of-the-templars-reforged) — Shares hint system with The Crimson Diamond. 375 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2544110/)
18. [Rosewater](https://imho.run/games/1226670/rosewater) — Same atmospheric mood as The Crimson Diamond. 285 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/)
19. [Lucy Dreaming](https://imho.run/games/1532710/lucy-dreaming) — Also Old School, like The Crimson Diamond. 215 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1532710/)
20. [The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark](https://imho.run/games/795420/the-darkside-detective-a-fumble-in-the-dark) — Also Detective and Text-Based, like The Crimson Diamond. 877 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/795420/)
21. [Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments](https://imho.run/games/241260/sherlock-holmes-crimes-and-punishments) — Also Detective, like The Crimson Diamond. 2,301 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/241260/)
22. [The Dark Rites of Arkham](https://imho.run/games/3566870/the-dark-rites-of-arkham) — Also Detective and Old School, like The Crimson Diamond. 276 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3566870/)
23. [Ace Attorney Investigations Collection](https://imho.run/games/2401970/ace-attorney-investigations-collection) — Also Detective and Text-Based, like The Crimson Diamond. 883 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401970/)
24. [The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles](https://imho.run/games/1158850/the-great-ace-attorney-chronicles) — Also Detective and Text-Based, like The Crimson Diamond. 3,278 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158850/)

## 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=1098770&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1098770&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1098770&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1098770
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1098770
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Crimson Diamond

Follow amateur geologist and reluctant detective Nancy Maple to the ghost town of Crimson, Ontario to investigate the discovery of a massive diamond in this retro-inspired, EGA text parser mystery adventure!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1098770
- **Developer:** Julia Minamata
- **Publisher:** Julia Minamata
- **Genres:** Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Aug 15, 2024
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 88
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1098770/the-crimson-diamond)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1098770&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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