# Games like Methods: The Detective Competition

> The closest matches to Methods: The Detective Competition: Murder by Numbers, The Low Road, Expelled!, Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island, and Nine Noir Lives. 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. [Murder by Numbers](https://imho.run/games/1140290/murder-by-numbers) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Methods: The Detective Competition. 947 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1140290/)
2. [The Low Road](https://imho.run/games/603700/the-low-road) — A frequent pick in Methods: The Detective Competition players' libraries, and another Indie. 105 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/603700/)
3. [Expelled!](https://imho.run/games/2963890/expelled) — Also Detective and Drama, like Methods: The Detective Competition. 177 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963890/)
4. [Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island](https://imho.run/games/963000/frog-detective-1-the-haunted-island) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Methods: The Detective Competition. 2,481 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/963000/)
5. [Nine Noir Lives](https://imho.run/games/914890/nine-noir-lives) — Also Detective, like Methods: The Detective Competition. 78 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/914890/)
6. [Dinocop](https://imho.run/games/3187010/dinocop) — Also Detective and Dark Humor, like Methods: The Detective Competition. 496 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3187010/)
7. [Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony](https://imho.run/games/567640/danganronpa-v3-killing-harmony) — A frequent pick in Methods: The Detective Competition players' libraries, and another Adventure. 9,237 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/567640/)
8. [The Roottrees are Dead](https://imho.run/games/2754380/the-roottrees-are-dead) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Methods: The Detective Competition. 4,456 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/)
9. [Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc](https://imho.run/games/413410/danganronpa-trigger-happy-havoc) — Also Detective and Dark Humor, like Methods: The Detective Competition. 16,706 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/413410/)
10. [BROK the InvestiGator](https://imho.run/games/949480/brok-the-investigator) — A frequent pick in Methods: The Detective Competition players' libraries, and another RPG. 421 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/949480/)
11. [Ace Attorney Investigations Collection](https://imho.run/games/2401970/ace-attorney-investigations-collection) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Methods: The Detective Competition. 883 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401970/)
12. [Murders on the Yangtze River](https://imho.run/games/1746030/murders-on-the-yangtze-river) — Also Detective and Drama, like Methods: The Detective Competition. 919 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1746030/)
13. [Threefold Recital](https://imho.run/games/3084280/threefold-recital) — Also Detective and Drama, like Methods: The Detective Competition. 137 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3084280/)
14. [Loco Motive](https://imho.run/games/1709880/loco-motive) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Methods: The Detective Competition. 788 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1709880/)
15. [Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective](https://imho.run/games/1967430/ghost-trick-phantom-detective) — A frequent pick in Methods: The Detective Competition players' libraries, and another Action. 2,008 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1967430/)
16. [Trials of Innocence](https://imho.run/games/2983140/trials-of-innocence) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Methods: The Detective Competition. 92 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2983140/)
17. [Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments](https://imho.run/games/241260/sherlock-holmes-crimes-and-punishments) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Methods: The Detective Competition. 2,301 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/241260/)
18. [DAEMON MASQUERADE](https://imho.run/games/2277090/daemon-masquerade) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Methods: The Detective Competition. 246 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2277090/)
19. [3 Minutes to Midnight® - A Comedy Graphic Adventure](https://imho.run/games/832500/3-minutes-to-midnight-a-comedy-graphic-adventure) — Also Drama, like Methods: The Detective Competition. 140 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/832500/)
20. [Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit](https://imho.run/games/3148060/penelope-pendrick-and-the-art-of-deceit) — Also Detective and Drama, like Methods: The Detective Competition. 432 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3148060/)
21. [Her Story](https://imho.run/games/368370/her-story) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Methods: The Detective Competition. 5,029 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368370/)
22. [The Big Con](https://imho.run/games/1139280/the-big-con) — Same funny mood as Methods: The Detective Competition. 343 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1139280/)
23. [Nancy Drew®: The Phantom of Venice](https://imho.run/games/31920/nancy-drew-the-phantom-of-venice) — Also Detective and Drama, like Methods: The Detective Competition. 183 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/31920/)
24. [Demetrios - The BIG Cynical Adventure](https://imho.run/games/451570/demetrios-the-big-cynical-adventure) — Same comedic mood as Methods: The Detective Competition. 126 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/451570/)

## 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=1271300&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1271300&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1271300&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1271300
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1271300
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Methods: The Detective Competition

One hundred detectives compete against each other in a crime-solving competition.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1271300
- **Developer:** LockedOn Games
- **Publisher:** Erabit, LockedOn Games
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jun 1, 2020
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1271300/methods-the-detective-competition)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1271300&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1271300/)
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