# Games like Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale

> The closest matches to Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale: Pentiment, Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments, The Darkest Files, Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express, and The Good Life. 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. [Pentiment](https://imho.run/games/1205520/pentiment) — Also Detective and Historical, like Inspector Schmidt. 4,985 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1205520/)
2. [Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments](https://imho.run/games/241260/sherlock-holmes-crimes-and-punishments) — Also Crime and Detective, like Inspector Schmidt. 2,301 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/241260/)
3. [The Darkest Files](https://imho.run/games/2058730/the-darkest-files) — A frequent pick in Inspector Schmidt players' libraries, and another Indie. 340 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2058730/)
4. [Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express](https://imho.run/games/1904790/agatha-christie-murder-on-the-orient-express) — A frequent pick in Inspector Schmidt players' libraries, and another Action. 339 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1904790/)
5. [The Good Life](https://imho.run/games/1452500/the-good-life) — A frequent pick in Inspector Schmidt players' libraries, and another RPG. 139 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1452500/)
6. [Expelled!](https://imho.run/games/2963890/expelled) — Shares branching narrative with Inspector Schmidt. 177 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963890/)
7. [Murdered: Soul Suspect](https://imho.run/games/233290/murdered-soul-suspect) — Also Crime and Detective, like Inspector Schmidt. 4,239 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233290/)
8. [The Council](https://imho.run/games/287630/the-council) — Also Detective and Historical, like Inspector Schmidt. 2,707 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/287630/)
9. [Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard](https://imho.run/games/1047220/frog-detective-2-the-case-of-the-invisible-wizard) — Shares dialogue driven investigation with Inspector Schmidt. 1,808 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1047220/)
10. [RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army](https://imho.run/games/2288350/raidou-remastered-the-mystery-of-the-soulless-army) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Inspector Schmidt. 572 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2288350/)
11. [Unheard - Voices of Crime](https://imho.run/games/942970/unheard-voices-of-crime) — Also Crime and Detective, like Inspector Schmidt. 2,751 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/942970/)
12. [Strange Antiquities](https://imho.run/games/2885870/strange-antiquities) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Inspector Schmidt. 1,956 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/)
13. [Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!](https://imho.run/games/2362090/chicken-police-into-the-hive) — A frequent pick in Inspector Schmidt players' libraries, and another Adventure. 148 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2362090/)
14. [Subsurface Circular](https://imho.run/games/676820/subsurface-circular) — Shares dialogue driven investigation with Inspector Schmidt. 1,353 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/676820/)
15. [Crime O'Clock](https://imho.run/games/1736290/crime-o-clock) — Also Crime and Detective, like Inspector Schmidt. 217 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1736290/)
16. [Back to the Dawn](https://imho.run/games/1735700/back-to-the-dawn) — A frequent pick in Inspector Schmidt players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,201 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1735700/)
17. [BROK the InvestiGator](https://imho.run/games/949480/brok-the-investigator) — Shares branching narrative with Inspector Schmidt. 421 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/949480/)
18. [The Rise of the Golden Idol](https://imho.run/games/2716400/the-rise-of-the-golden-idol) — Shares branching narrative with Inspector Schmidt. 2,412 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2716400/)
19. [Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer](https://imho.run/games/1466390/kathy-rain-2-soothsayer) — Shares dialogue driven investigation with Inspector Schmidt. 829 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466390/)
20. [The Roottrees are Dead](https://imho.run/games/2754380/the-roottrees-are-dead) — Shares branching narrative with Inspector Schmidt. 4,456 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/)
21. [Scene Investigators](https://imho.run/games/1159830/scene-investigators) — Also Crime and Detective, like Inspector Schmidt. 333 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1159830/)
22. [The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief](https://imho.run/games/233370/the-raven-legacy-of-a-master-thief) — Also Crime and Detective, like Inspector Schmidt. 379 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233370/)
23. [Fate Seeker II](https://imho.run/games/1559390/fate-seeker-ii) — Shares crafting with Inspector Schmidt. 174 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1559390/)
24. [Chinatown Detective Agency](https://imho.run/games/1172190/chinatown-detective-agency) — Also Crime and Detective, like Inspector Schmidt. 79 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1172190/)

## Machine-readable

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## About Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale

In a third-person RPG detective story, set in Bavaria in 1866, the medical student Valentin Schmidt travels to Wolpertshofen, when a sudden death causes turmoil in the village. Use your skills, find clues and question the villagers to stop the murders.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1694560
- **Developer:** Active Fungus Studios
- **Publisher:** Active Fungus Studios
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, RPG
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Feb 2, 2023
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1694560/inspector-schmidt-a-bavarian-tale)
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