# Games like The Librarian

> The closest matches to The Librarian: Strange Antiquities, Kathy Rain, Lucifer Within Us, The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark, and NORCO. 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. [Strange Antiquities](https://imho.run/games/2885870/strange-antiquities) — Also Detective and Investigation, like The Librarian. 1,956 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/)
2. [Kathy Rain](https://imho.run/games/370910/kathy-rain) — Also Detective, like The Librarian. 1,259 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/370910/)
3. [Lucifer Within Us](https://imho.run/games/717560/lucifer-within-us) — Also Dystopian and Detective, like The Librarian. 493 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/717560/)
4. [The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark](https://imho.run/games/795420/the-darkside-detective-a-fumble-in-the-dark) — A frequent pick in The Librarian players' libraries, and another Indie. 877 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/795420/)
5. [NORCO](https://imho.run/games/1221250/norco) — Also Dystopian and Investigation, like The Librarian. 1,675 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1221250/)
6. [Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island](https://imho.run/games/963000/frog-detective-1-the-haunted-island) — Also Detective and Investigation, like The Librarian. 2,481 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/963000/)
7. [BROK the InvestiGator](https://imho.run/games/949480/brok-the-investigator) — A frequent pick in The Librarian players' libraries, and another RPG. 421 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/949480/)
8. [The Cat Lady](https://imho.run/games/253110/the-cat-lady) — Also Emotional, like The Librarian. 2,612 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/253110/)
9. [The Excavation of Hob's Barrow](https://imho.run/games/1182310/the-excavation-of-hob-s-barrow) — A frequent pick in The Librarian players' libraries, and another Adventure. 1,857 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1182310/)
10. [CLeM](https://imho.run/games/1861440/clem) — Also Investigation and Emotional, like The Librarian. 110 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1861440/)
11. [Midnight Scenes: The Goodbye Note](https://imho.run/games/1382730/midnight-scenes-the-goodbye-note) — A frequent pick in The Librarian players' libraries, and another Indie. 90 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1382730/)
12. [Unavowed](https://imho.run/games/336140/unavowed) — Also Detective, like The Librarian. 1,815 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/336140/)
13. [Chinatown Detective Agency](https://imho.run/games/1172190/chinatown-detective-agency) — Also Detective and Investigation, like The Librarian. 79 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1172190/)
14. [Gemini Rue](https://imho.run/games/80310/gemini-rue) — Also Dystopian and Detective, like The Librarian. 913 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/80310/)
15. [The Drifter](https://imho.run/games/1170570/the-drifter) — Also Investigation, like The Librarian. 3,185 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/)
16. [Tales of the Neon Sea](https://imho.run/games/828740/tales-of-the-neon-sea) — Also Dystopian and Detective, like The Librarian. 387 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/828740/)
17. [Syberia: The World Before](https://imho.run/games/1410640/syberia-the-world-before) — Also Detective and Investigation, like The Librarian. 1,267 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1410640/)
18. [Lydia](https://imho.run/games/629000/lydia) — Also Emotional, like The Librarian. 229 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/629000/)
19. [Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1921980/between-horizons-a-sci-fi-detective-adventure) — Also Detective and Investigation, like The Librarian. 247 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1921980/)
20. [Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged](https://imho.run/games/2544110/broken-sword-shadow-of-the-templars-reforged) — Also Detective and Investigation, like The Librarian. 375 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2544110/)
21. [Crime O'Clock](https://imho.run/games/1736290/crime-o-clock) — Also Detective and Investigation, like The Librarian. 217 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1736290/)
22. [The Dark Rites of Arkham](https://imho.run/games/3566870/the-dark-rites-of-arkham) — Also Detective and Investigation, like The Librarian. 276 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3566870/)
23. [Chants of Sennaar](https://imho.run/games/1931770/chants-of-sennaar) — Also Detective, like The Librarian. 11,961 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1931770/)
24. [Happy Game](https://imho.run/games/1206060/happy-game) — A frequent pick in The Librarian players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,199 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1206060/)

## 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=1364010&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1364010&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1364010&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1364010
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1364010
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Librarian

Liz's library is threatened by the unknown. She must go investigate. She's the librarian, after all.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1364010
- **Developer:** White Blanket Games
- **Publisher:** Octavi Navarro
- **Genres:** Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing, Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, Mouse Only Option
- **Released:** Aug 13, 2020
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1364010/the-librarian)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1364010&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1364010/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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