# Games like Sockpuppet Noir

> The closest matches to Sockpuppet Noir: The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark, Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!, The Darkest Files, Subsurface Circular, and Dark Nights with Poe and Munro. 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. [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 Sockpuppet Noir. 877 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/795420/)
2. [Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!](https://imho.run/games/2362090/chicken-police-into-the-hive) — Also Noir and Detective, like Sockpuppet Noir. 148 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2362090/)
3. [The Darkest Files](https://imho.run/games/2058730/the-darkest-files) — A frequent pick in Sockpuppet Noir players' libraries, and another Indie. 340 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2058730/)
4. [Subsurface Circular](https://imho.run/games/676820/subsurface-circular) — Also Noir and Detective, like Sockpuppet Noir. 1,353 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/676820/)
5. [Dark Nights with Poe and Munro](https://imho.run/games/1098170/dark-nights-with-poe-and-munro) — Also Dark Comedy and Detective, like Sockpuppet Noir. 248 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098170/)
6. [Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer](https://imho.run/games/1466390/kathy-rain-2-soothsayer) — Also Noir and Detective, like Sockpuppet Noir. 829 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466390/)
7. [Doodle Date](https://imho.run/games/830980/doodle-date) — Also Parody and Dark Comedy, like Sockpuppet Noir. 259 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/830980/)
8. [Expelled!](https://imho.run/games/2963890/expelled) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Sockpuppet Noir. 177 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963890/)
9. [Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1364100/lacuna-a-sci-fi-noir-adventure) — Also Noir and Detective, like Sockpuppet Noir. 690 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1364100/)
10. [Overboard!](https://imho.run/games/1546920/overboard) — Also Dark Comedy and Detective, like Sockpuppet Noir. 454 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1546920/)
11. [Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged](https://imho.run/games/2544110/broken-sword-shadow-of-the-templars-reforged) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Sockpuppet Noir. 375 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2544110/)
12. [Her Story](https://imho.run/games/368370/her-story) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Sockpuppet Noir. 5,029 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368370/)
13. [Strange Antiquities](https://imho.run/games/2885870/strange-antiquities) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Sockpuppet Noir. 1,956 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/)
14. [Telling Lies](https://imho.run/games/762830/telling-lies) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Sockpuppet Noir. 681 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/762830/)
15. [The Journey Down: Chapter Two](https://imho.run/games/262850/the-journey-down-chapter-two) — Also Noir and Detective, like Sockpuppet Noir. 248 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/262850/)
16. [The Silver Case](https://imho.run/games/476650/the-silver-case) — A frequent pick in Sockpuppet Noir players' libraries, and another Adventure. 654 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/476650/)
17. [Misadventures of Laura Silver](https://imho.run/games/1026160/misadventures-of-laura-silver) — Also Noir and Detective, like Sockpuppet Noir. 88 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1026160/)
18. [BROK the InvestiGator](https://imho.run/games/949480/brok-the-investigator) — A frequent pick in Sockpuppet Noir players' libraries, and another RPG. 421 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/949480/)
19. [The Operator](https://imho.run/games/1771980/the-operator) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Sockpuppet Noir. 3,406 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1771980/)
20. [A Case of Distrust](https://imho.run/games/717610/a-case-of-distrust) — Also Noir and Detective, like Sockpuppet Noir. 229 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/717610/)
21. [The Blackwell Legacy](https://imho.run/games/80330/the-blackwell-legacy) — Also Noir and Detective, like Sockpuppet Noir. 966 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/80330/)
22. [Confidential Killings - A Detective Game](https://imho.run/games/2797960/confidential-killings-a-detective-game) — Also Noir and Detective, like Sockpuppet Noir. 222 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2797960/)
23. [Mindcop](https://imho.run/games/1517180/mindcop) — Also Noir and Detective, like Sockpuppet Noir. 184 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1517180/)
24. [Quarantine Circular](https://imho.run/games/853500/quarantine-circular) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Sockpuppet Noir. 399 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/853500/)

## 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=1552060&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1552060&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1552060&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1552060
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1552060
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Sockpuppet Noir

Step into the shoes of Frank Sockowski, private detective, and explore the gritty world of New Drawer, a wolly unsettling and corrupt city. Three delicious cases await your sleuthing skills, each with unique roster of colorful socks and murderous plots.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1552060
- **Developer:** LizardFactory, Very Tall Garden Gnomes
- **Publisher:** LizardFactory
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Captions available, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, Mouse Only Option, Touch Only Option, Save Anytime, #category_playable_at_your_own_pace
- **Released:** Sep 25, 2026
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1552060/sockpuppet-noir)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1552060&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1552060/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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