# Games like Overboard!

> The closest matches to Overboard!: Expelled!, Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure, Murder by Numbers, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, and The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark. 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. [Expelled!](https://imho.run/games/2963890/expelled) — Shares time management and multiple endings with Overboard!. 177 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963890/)
2. [Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1364100/lacuna-a-sci-fi-noir-adventure) — Shares multiple endings with Overboard!. 690 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1364100/)
3. [Murder by Numbers](https://imho.run/games/1140290/murder-by-numbers) — Also Conversation and Comic Book, like Overboard!. 947 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1140290/)
4. [The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles](https://imho.run/games/1158850/the-great-ace-attorney-chronicles) — Also Conversation and Detective, like Overboard!. 3,278 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158850/)
5. [The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark](https://imho.run/games/795420/the-darkside-detective-a-fumble-in-the-dark) — Also Dark Comedy and Detective, like Overboard!. 877 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/795420/)
6. [Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair](https://imho.run/games/413420/danganronpa-2-goodbye-despair) — A frequent pick in Overboard! players' libraries, and another Adventure. 12,721 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/413420/)
7. [Pentiment](https://imho.run/games/1205520/pentiment) — Also Detective and Historical, like Overboard!. 4,985 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1205520/)
8. [Return of the Obra Dinn](https://imho.run/games/653530/return-of-the-obra-dinn) — A frequent pick in Overboard! players' libraries, and another Indie. 17,928 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/653530/)
9. [Mindcop](https://imho.run/games/1517180/mindcop) — Shares time management with Overboard!. 184 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1517180/)
10. [Aviary Attorney](https://imho.run/games/384630/aviary-attorney) — Shares multiple endings with Overboard!. 943 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/384630/)
11. [Subsurface Circular](https://imho.run/games/676820/subsurface-circular) — Also Conversation and Detective, like Overboard!. 1,353 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/676820/)
12. [The Wolf Among Us](https://imho.run/games/250320/the-wolf-among-us) — Also Comic Book and Detective, like Overboard!. 18,516 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/250320/)
13. [Her Story](https://imho.run/games/368370/her-story) — Also Conversation and Detective, like Overboard!. 5,029 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368370/)
14. [The Zodiac Trial](https://imho.run/games/1513120/the-zodiac-trial) — Also Dark Comedy and Conversation, like Overboard!. 133 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1513120/)
15. [TR-49](https://imho.run/games/3838370/tr-49) — Also Detective and Interactive Fiction, like Overboard!. 908 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3838370/)
16. [The Last Express Gold Edition](https://imho.run/games/252710/the-last-express-gold-edition) — Shares multiple endings with Overboard!. 191 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252710/)
17. [The Séance of Blake Manor](https://imho.run/games/1395520/the-seance-of-blake-manor) — Shares time management with Overboard!. 2,461 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/)
18. [Signs of the Sojourner](https://imho.run/games/1058690/signs-of-the-sojourner) — Also Conversation and Text-Based, like Overboard!. 149 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1058690/)
19. [Heavy Rain](https://imho.run/games/960910/heavy-rain) — A frequent pick in Overboard! players' libraries, and another Action. 6,053 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/960910/)
20. [Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments](https://imho.run/games/241260/sherlock-holmes-crimes-and-punishments) — Also Detective and Historical, like Overboard!. 2,301 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/241260/)
21. [Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders](https://imho.run/games/792040/detective-di-the-silk-rose-murders) — Also Conversation and Detective, like Overboard!. 288 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/792040/)
22. [Misadventures of Laura Silver](https://imho.run/games/1026160/misadventures-of-laura-silver) — Shares multiple endings with Overboard!. 88 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1026160/)
23. [80 Days](https://imho.run/games/381780/80-days) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Overboard!. 936 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/381780/)
24. [The Deed II](https://imho.run/games/1155660/the-deed-ii) — Shares evidence planting and multiple endings with Overboard!. 54 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1155660/)

## 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=1546920&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1546920&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1546920&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1546920
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1546920
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Overboard!

GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1546920
- **Developer:** inkle Ltd
- **Publisher:** inkle Ltd
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jun 2, 2021
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 81
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1546920/overboard)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1546920&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1546920/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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