# Games like Murder by Numbers

> The closest matches to Murder by Numbers: Paradise Killer, Her Story, Ace Attorney Investigations Collection, Expelled!, and Detective Grimoire. 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. [Paradise Killer](https://imho.run/games/1160220/paradise-killer) — Shares evidence gathering with Murder by Numbers. 2,506 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1160220/)
2. [Her Story](https://imho.run/games/368370/her-story) — Also Conversation and Crime, like Murder by Numbers. 5,029 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368370/)
3. [Ace Attorney Investigations Collection](https://imho.run/games/2401970/ace-attorney-investigations-collection) — Also Crime and Detective, like Murder by Numbers. 883 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401970/)
4. [Expelled!](https://imho.run/games/2963890/expelled) — Also Conversation and Comic Book, like Murder by Numbers. 177 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963890/)
5. [Detective Grimoire](https://imho.run/games/272600/detective-grimoire) — A frequent pick in Murder by Numbers players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,520 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/272600/)
6. [The Silver Case](https://imho.run/games/476650/the-silver-case) — A frequent pick in Murder by Numbers players' libraries, and another Adventure. 654 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/476650/)
7. [Trials of Innocence](https://imho.run/games/2983140/trials-of-innocence) — A frequent pick in Murder by Numbers players' libraries, and another RPG. 92 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2983140/)
8. [Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1364100/lacuna-a-sci-fi-noir-adventure) — Also Conversation and Crime, like Murder by Numbers. 690 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1364100/)
9. [Paper Perjury](https://imho.run/games/1919600/paper-perjury) — Also Crime and Detective, like Murder by Numbers. 174 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1919600/)
10. [Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony](https://imho.run/games/567640/danganronpa-v3-killing-harmony) — Shares nonogram puzzles with Murder by Numbers. 9,237 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/567640/)
11. [Overboard!](https://imho.run/games/1546920/overboard) — Also Conversation and Comic Book, like Murder by Numbers. 454 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1546920/)
12. [SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair](https://imho.run/games/499910/shinrai-broken-beyond-despair) — Also Crime and Detective, like Murder by Numbers. 114 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/499910/)
13. [Scene Investigators](https://imho.run/games/1159830/scene-investigators) — Also Crime and Detective, like Murder by Numbers. 333 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1159830/)
14. [of the Devil](https://imho.run/games/2739630/of-the-devil) — Also Conversation and Comic Book, like Murder by Numbers. 2,158 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2739630/)
15. [The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles](https://imho.run/games/1158850/the-great-ace-attorney-chronicles) — Also Conversation and Detective, like Murder by Numbers. 3,278 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158850/)
16. [Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle, Season One](https://imho.run/games/1547290/nina-aquila-legal-eagle-season-one) — Also Conversation and Crime, like Murder by Numbers. 65 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1547290/)
17. [Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!](https://imho.run/games/2362090/chicken-police-into-the-hive) — Also Crime and Detective, like Murder by Numbers. 148 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2362090/)
18. [Night Cascades](https://imho.run/games/1743080/night-cascades) — Shares visual novel storytelling with Murder by Numbers. 107 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1743080/)
19. [Tangle Tower](https://imho.run/games/359510/tangle-tower) — Also Conversation and Crime, like Murder by Numbers. 2,661 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/359510/)
20. [Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments](https://imho.run/games/241260/sherlock-holmes-crimes-and-punishments) — Also Crime and Detective, like Murder by Numbers. 2,301 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/241260/)
21. [Puzzle Spy International](https://imho.run/games/3406690/puzzle-spy-international) — Also Conversation and Crime, like Murder by Numbers. 99 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3406690/)
22. [The Operator](https://imho.run/games/1771980/the-operator) — Also Crime and Detective, like Murder by Numbers. 3,406 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1771980/)
23. [Subsurface Circular](https://imho.run/games/676820/subsurface-circular) — Also Conversation and Detective, like Murder by Numbers. 1,353 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/676820/)
24. [Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders](https://imho.run/games/374900/agatha-christie-the-abc-murders) — Also Crime and Detective, like Murder by Numbers. 898 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/374900/)

## Machine-readable

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- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1140290&n=20
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1140290
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1140290
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Murder by Numbers

Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1140290
- **Developer:** Mediatonic
- **Publisher:** The Irregular Corporation
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Mar 6, 2020
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 79
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1140290/murder-by-numbers)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1140290&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1140290/)
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