# Games like DELETE AFTER READING

> The closest matches to DELETE AFTER READING: The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark, Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island, Expelled!, There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension, and The Roottrees are Dead. 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 Detective and Text-Based, like DELETE AFTER READING. 877 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/795420/)
2. [Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island](https://imho.run/games/963000/frog-detective-1-the-haunted-island) — Also Detective and Interactive Fiction, like DELETE AFTER READING. 2,481 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/963000/)
3. [Expelled!](https://imho.run/games/2963890/expelled) — Also Detective and Choose Your Own Adventure, like DELETE AFTER READING. 177 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963890/)
4. [There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension](https://imho.run/games/1240210/there-is-no-game-wrong-dimension) — Also Narration and Interactive Fiction, like DELETE AFTER READING. 9,373 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1240210/)
5. [The Roottrees are Dead](https://imho.run/games/2754380/the-roottrees-are-dead) — A frequent pick in DELETE AFTER READING players' libraries, and another Adventure. 4,456 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/)
6. [Wanderlust: Travel Stories](https://imho.run/games/1051410/wanderlust-travel-stories) — Also Narration and Text-Based, like DELETE AFTER READING. 79 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1051410/)
7. [Overboard!](https://imho.run/games/1546920/overboard) — A frequent pick in DELETE AFTER READING players' libraries, and another Indie. 454 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1546920/)
8. [A Normal Lost Phone](https://imho.run/games/523210/a-normal-lost-phone) — Also Narration and Detective, like DELETE AFTER READING. 1,373 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/523210/)
9. [Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy](https://imho.run/games/2187220/apollo-justice-ace-attorney-trilogy) — Also Detective and Text-Based, like DELETE AFTER READING. 912 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2187220/)
10. [Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1364100/lacuna-a-sci-fi-noir-adventure) — Also Narration and Detective, like DELETE AFTER READING. 690 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1364100/)
11. [Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective](https://imho.run/games/1967430/ghost-trick-phantom-detective) — Also Detective, like DELETE AFTER READING. 2,008 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1967430/)
12. [Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story](https://imho.run/games/689910/another-lost-phone-laura-s-story) — Also Narration and Detective, like DELETE AFTER READING. 367 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/689910/)
13. [Subsurface Circular](https://imho.run/games/676820/subsurface-circular) — Also Detective and Text-Based, like DELETE AFTER READING. 1,353 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/676820/)
14. [The Operator](https://imho.run/games/1771980/the-operator) — Also Narration and Detective, like DELETE AFTER READING. 3,406 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1771980/)
15. [The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature](https://imho.run/games/966670/the-wanderer-frankenstein-s-creature) — Also Narration and Text-Based, like DELETE AFTER READING. 98 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/966670/)
16. [Telling Lies](https://imho.run/games/762830/telling-lies) — Also Detective and Interactive Fiction, like DELETE AFTER READING. 681 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/762830/)
17. [Roadwarden](https://imho.run/games/1155970/roadwarden) — Also Text-Based and Choose Your Own Adventure, like DELETE AFTER READING. 3,718 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1155970/)
18. [Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc](https://imho.run/games/413410/danganronpa-trigger-happy-havoc) — Also Detective, like DELETE AFTER READING. 16,706 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/413410/)
19. [Her Story](https://imho.run/games/368370/her-story) — Also Detective and Choose Your Own Adventure, like DELETE AFTER READING. 5,029 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368370/)
20. [The Wolf Among Us](https://imho.run/games/250320/the-wolf-among-us) — A frequent pick in DELETE AFTER READING players' libraries, and another Action. 18,516 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/250320/)
21. [Pentiment](https://imho.run/games/1205520/pentiment) — Also Detective and Choose Your Own Adventure, like DELETE AFTER READING. 4,985 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1205520/)
22. [VIDEOVERSE](https://imho.run/games/2079180/videoverse) — Also Narration and Choose Your Own Adventure, like DELETE AFTER READING. 165 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2079180/)
23. [Dark Nights with Poe and Munro](https://imho.run/games/1098170/dark-nights-with-poe-and-munro) — Also Detective and Choose Your Own Adventure, like DELETE AFTER READING. 248 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098170/)
24. [Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut](https://imho.run/games/1989270/slay-the-princess-the-pristine-cut) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like DELETE AFTER READING. 21,995 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1989270/)

## 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=1977220&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1977220&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1977220&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1977220
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1977220
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About DELETE AFTER READING

Turn on your ghost detector and join your new pals in a funny, thrilling, and lovingly-presented interactive text adventure. Brain-teasing puzzles, a cartoon visual style, and engaging audio design - Delete After Reading weaves a delightful interactive tale.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1977220
- **Developer:** PATRONES & ESCONDITES, TLR Games
- **Publisher:** PATRONES & ESCONDITES
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Mar 14, 2023
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1977220/delete-after-reading)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1977220&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1977220/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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