# Games like Murderous Muses

> The closest matches to Murderous Muses: The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker, Dark Nights with Poe and Munro, The Shapeshifting Detective, Strange Antiquities, and The Operator. 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 Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker](https://imho.run/games/545540/the-infectious-madness-of-doctor-dekker) — Also FMV and Lovecraftian, like Murderous Muses. 453 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/545540/)
2. [Dark Nights with Poe and Munro](https://imho.run/games/1098170/dark-nights-with-poe-and-munro) — Also FMV and Nonlinear, like Murderous Muses. 248 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098170/)
3. [The Shapeshifting Detective](https://imho.run/games/898650/the-shapeshifting-detective) — Also FMV and Detective, like Murderous Muses. 414 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/898650/)
4. [Strange Antiquities](https://imho.run/games/2885870/strange-antiquities) — Also Detective and Lore-Rich, like Murderous Muses. 1,956 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/)
5. [The Operator](https://imho.run/games/1771980/the-operator) — A frequent pick in Murderous Muses players' libraries, and another Indie. 3,406 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1771980/)
6. [Her Story](https://imho.run/games/368370/her-story) — Also FMV and Nonlinear, like Murderous Muses. 5,029 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368370/)
7. [Mystery of the Malign](https://imho.run/games/3521490/mystery-of-the-malign) — Shares evidence collection with Murderous Muses. 70 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3521490/)
8. [The Roottrees are Dead](https://imho.run/games/2754380/the-roottrees-are-dead) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Murderous Muses. 4,456 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/)
9. [Lucifer Within Us](https://imho.run/games/717560/lucifer-within-us) — Also Nonlinear and Detective, like Murderous Muses. 493 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/717560/)
10. [The Isle Tide Hotel](https://imho.run/games/2000090/the-isle-tide-hotel) — A frequent pick in Murderous Muses players' libraries, and another Adventure. 115 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2000090/)
11. [Strange Horticulture](https://imho.run/games/1574580/strange-horticulture) — Also Lovecraftian and Detective, like Murderous Muses. 9,535 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1574580/)
12. [Ace Attorney Investigations Collection](https://imho.run/games/2401970/ace-attorney-investigations-collection) — Shares evidence collection with Murderous Muses. 883 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401970/)
13. [Contradiction: Spot The Liar](https://imho.run/games/373390/contradiction-spot-the-liar) — A frequent pick in Murderous Muses players' libraries, and another RPG. 2,482 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/373390/)
14. [Murder by Numbers](https://imho.run/games/1140290/murder-by-numbers) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Murderous Muses. 947 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1140290/)
15. [Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008)](https://imho.run/games/11140/sherlock-holmes-the-awakened-2008) — Also Lovecraftian and Detective, like Murderous Muses. 359 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/11140/)
16. [Night Book](https://imho.run/games/1477920/night-book) — Also FMV and Detective, like Murderous Muses. 202 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1477920/)
17. [TR-49](https://imho.run/games/3838370/tr-49) — Also Nonlinear and Detective, like Murderous Muses. 908 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3838370/)
18. [Telling Lies](https://imho.run/games/762830/telling-lies) — Also FMV and Detective, like Murderous Muses. 681 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/762830/)
19. [SIMULACRA 2](https://imho.run/games/1011190/simulacra-2) — Shares evidence collection with Murderous Muses. 632 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1011190/)
20. [Paradise Killer](https://imho.run/games/1160220/paradise-killer) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Murderous Muses. 2,506 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1160220/)
21. [A Case of Fraud](https://imho.run/games/3036350/a-case-of-fraud) — Shares evidence collection with Murderous Muses. 321 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3036350/)
22. [Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!](https://imho.run/games/2362090/chicken-police-into-the-hive) — Shares evidence collection with Murderous Muses. 148 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2362090/)
23. [The Darkest Files](https://imho.run/games/2058730/the-darkest-files) — Also Nonlinear and Detective, like Murderous Muses. 340 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2058730/)
24. [DAEMON MASQUERADE](https://imho.run/games/2277090/daemon-masquerade) — Shares evidence collection with Murderous Muses. 246 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2277090/)

## 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=1727270&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1727270&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1727270&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1727270
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1727270
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Murderous Muses

Solve a sinister murder by spending three reality-shifting nights in a haunted art gallery. An infinitely re-playable murder mystery blending deduction, exploration, puzzles, collectibles and FMV.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1727270
- **Developer:** D'Avekki Studios Ltd
- **Publisher:** D'Avekki Studios Ltd
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Apr 11, 2023
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1727270/murderous-muses)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1727270&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1727270/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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