# Games like The Darkest Files

> The closest matches to The Darkest Files: The Operator, TR-49, The Séance of Blake Manor, Mind Diver, and Strange Antiquities. 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 Operator](https://imho.run/games/1771980/the-operator) — Also Detective and Investigation, like The Darkest Files. 3,406 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1771980/)
2. [TR-49](https://imho.run/games/3838370/tr-49) — Also Nonlinear and Detective, like The Darkest Files. 908 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3838370/)
3. [The Séance of Blake Manor](https://imho.run/games/1395520/the-seance-of-blake-manor) — Also Noir and Detective, like The Darkest Files. 2,461 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/)
4. [Mind Diver](https://imho.run/games/2259330/mind-diver) — Shares memory reconstruction with The Darkest Files. 158 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2259330/)
5. [Strange Antiquities](https://imho.run/games/2885870/strange-antiquities) — Shares hidden object search with The Darkest Files. 1,956 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/)
6. [Pentiment](https://imho.run/games/1205520/pentiment) — Also Detective and Historical, like The Darkest Files. 4,985 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1205520/)
7. [Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments](https://imho.run/games/241260/sherlock-holmes-crimes-and-punishments) — A frequent pick in The Darkest Files players' libraries, and another Adventure. 2,301 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/241260/)
8. [Dahlia View](https://imho.run/games/1548750/dahlia-view) — A frequent pick in The Darkest Files players' libraries, and another Indie. 163 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1548750/)
9. [Still Life](https://imho.run/games/46480/still-life) — Also Noir and Detective, like The Darkest Files. 437 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/46480/)
10. [L.A. Noire](https://imho.run/games/110800/l-a-noire) — A frequent pick in The Darkest Files players' libraries, and another Strategy. 15,686 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/110800/)
11. [Interrogation: You will be deceived](https://imho.run/games/1016770/interrogation-you-will-be-deceived) — Also Political Sim and Noir, like The Darkest Files. 247 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1016770/)
12. [We. The Revolution](https://imho.run/games/736850/we-the-revolution) — Also Political Sim and Historical, like The Darkest Files. 940 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/736850/)
13. [Return of the Obra Dinn](https://imho.run/games/653530/return-of-the-obra-dinn) — Also Detective and Historical, like The Darkest Files. 17,928 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/653530/)
14. [Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!](https://imho.run/games/2362090/chicken-police-into-the-hive) — Also Noir and Detective, like The Darkest Files. 148 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2362090/)
15. [Lucifer Within Us](https://imho.run/games/717560/lucifer-within-us) — Also Noir and Nonlinear, like The Darkest Files. 493 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/717560/)
16. [Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1364100/lacuna-a-sci-fi-noir-adventure) — Also Noir and Detective, like The Darkest Files. 690 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1364100/)
17. [Confidential Killings - A Detective Game](https://imho.run/games/2797960/confidential-killings-a-detective-game) — Also Noir and Detective, like The Darkest Files. 222 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2797960/)
18. [Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged](https://imho.run/games/2544110/broken-sword-shadow-of-the-templars-reforged) — Also Detective and Historical, like The Darkest Files. 375 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2544110/)
19. [Expelled!](https://imho.run/games/2963890/expelled) — A frequent pick in The Darkest Files players' libraries, and another RPG. 177 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963890/)
20. [Scene Investigators](https://imho.run/games/1159830/scene-investigators) — Also Detective and Investigation, like The Darkest Files. 333 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1159830/)
21. [Her Story](https://imho.run/games/368370/her-story) — Also Nonlinear and Detective, like The Darkest Files. 5,029 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368370/)
22. [Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You](https://imho.run/games/491950/orwell-keeping-an-eye-on-you) — Also Political Sim and Detective, like The Darkest Files. 4,802 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/491950/)
23. [A Case of Fraud](https://imho.run/games/3036350/a-case-of-fraud) — Also Nonlinear and Detective, like The Darkest Files. 321 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3036350/)
24. [Utter a Name](https://imho.run/games/3213430/utter-a-name) — Shares memory reconstruction with The Darkest Files. 168 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3213430/)

## 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=2058730&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2058730&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2058730&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2058730
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2058730
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Darkest Files

Germany, 1956. The war is over, but justice is not served. Former Nazis walk free, while their victims lie in unmarked graves. As a prosecutor, you'll unearth long-buried evidence, confront witnesses and hunt down perpetrators. Will you have the courage to bring these "ordinary men" to court?

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2058730
- **Developer:** Paintbucket Games
- **Publisher:** Paintbucket Games
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, Simulation
- **Categories:** Captions available, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing, Adjustable Text Size, Subtitle Options, Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, Keyboard Only Option, Mouse Only Option, Adjustable Difficulty, Save Anytime
- **Released:** Mar 25, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 80
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2058730/the-darkest-files)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2058730&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2058730/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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