# Games like Pentiment

> The closest matches to Pentiment: Return of the Obra Dinn, The Case of the Golden Idol, The Rise of the Golden Idol, Roadwarden, and The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante. 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. [Return of the Obra Dinn](https://imho.run/games/653530/return-of-the-obra-dinn) — Also Detective and Historical, like Pentiment. 17,928 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/653530/)
2. [The Case of the Golden Idol](https://imho.run/games/1677770/the-case-of-the-golden-idol) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Pentiment. 6,283 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1677770/)
3. [The Rise of the Golden Idol](https://imho.run/games/2716400/the-rise-of-the-golden-idol) — A frequent pick in Pentiment players' libraries, and another Indie. 2,412 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2716400/)
4. [Roadwarden](https://imho.run/games/1155970/roadwarden) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Pentiment. 3,718 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1155970/)
5. [The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante](https://imho.run/games/1272160/the-life-and-suffering-of-sir-brante) — A frequent pick in Pentiment players' libraries, and another RPG. 2,670 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272160/)
6. [Strange Horticulture](https://imho.run/games/1574580/strange-horticulture) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Pentiment. 9,535 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1574580/)
7. [Strange Antiquities](https://imho.run/games/2885870/strange-antiquities) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Pentiment. 1,956 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/)
8. [Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth](https://imho.run/games/234270/ken-follett-s-the-pillars-of-the-earth) — Also Historical and Interactive Fiction, like Pentiment. 1,692 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/234270/)
9. [Card Shark](https://imho.run/games/1371720/card-shark) — A frequent pick in Pentiment players' libraries, and another Adventure. 893 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1371720/)
10. [The Roottrees are Dead](https://imho.run/games/2754380/the-roottrees-are-dead) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Pentiment. 4,456 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/)
11. [Gerda: A Flame in Winter](https://imho.run/games/1771360/gerda-a-flame-in-winter) — Shares dialogue driven choices with Pentiment. 222 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1771360/)
12. [Kingdom Come: Deliverance](https://imho.run/games/379430/kingdom-come-deliverance) — Also Historical and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Pentiment. 61,825 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/379430/)
13. [Expelled!](https://imho.run/games/2963890/expelled) — Also Detective and Historical, like Pentiment. 177 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963890/)
14. [The Séance of Blake Manor](https://imho.run/games/1395520/the-seance-of-blake-manor) — Also Detective and Historical, like Pentiment. 2,461 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/)
15. [Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments](https://imho.run/games/241260/sherlock-holmes-crimes-and-punishments) — Also Detective and Historical, like Pentiment. 2,301 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/241260/)
16. [The Council](https://imho.run/games/287630/the-council) — Also Detective and Historical, like Pentiment. 2,707 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/287630/)
17. [The Darkest Files](https://imho.run/games/2058730/the-darkest-files) — Also Detective and Historical, like Pentiment. 340 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2058730/)
18. [Back to the Dawn](https://imho.run/games/1735700/back-to-the-dawn) — Shares dialogue driven choices with Pentiment. 1,201 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1735700/)
19. [Unrest](https://imho.run/games/292400/unrest) — Shares dialogue driven choices with Pentiment. 103 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/292400/)
20. [Crown Gambit](https://imho.run/games/2447980/crown-gambit) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Pentiment. 164 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2447980/)
21. [Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1921980/between-horizons-a-sci-fi-detective-adventure) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Pentiment. 247 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1921980/)
22. [Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged](https://imho.run/games/2544110/broken-sword-shadow-of-the-templars-reforged) — Also Detective and Historical, like Pentiment. 375 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2544110/)
23. [The Forgotten City](https://imho.run/games/874260/the-forgotten-city) — Also Investigation, like Pentiment. 7,104 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/874260/)
24. [Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale](https://imho.run/games/1694560/inspector-schmidt-a-bavarian-tale) — Also Detective and Historical, like Pentiment. 107 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1694560/)

## 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=1205520&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1205520&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1205520&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1205520
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1205520
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Pentiment

Pentiment is a historical adventure that tasks players with solving a murder mystery across 25 years in a Bavarian Alpine community during the 16th century. Developed by Obsidian Entertainment and priced at $19.99, the game combines dialogue-driven choices with environmental evidence gathering, as decisions made in one era ripple into the next. Reviewers describe the experience as atmospheric and contemplative, with hand-drawn visuals that deliberately mimic medieval manuscript aesthetics. Players note the historical research feels authentic and that there is no illusion of control over the community's fate as events unfold. Currently verified on Steam Deck, the game holds a 95% positive rating from nearly 5,000 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1205520
- **Developer:** Obsidian Entertainment
- **Publisher:** Xbox Game Studios
- **Genres:** Adventure, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Nov 14, 2022
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 88
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1205520/pentiment)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1205520&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1205520/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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