# Games like Homicipher

> The closest matches to Homicipher: Homicipher: Demo, A Date with Death, Expelled!, Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure, and The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty. 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. [Homicipher: Demo](https://imho.run/games/2423320/homicipher-demo) — Shares character interaction and replayability with Homicipher. 333 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2423320/)
2. [A Date with Death](https://imho.run/games/2415010/a-date-with-death) — Shares replayability and branching narrative with Homicipher. 10,133 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2415010/)
3. [Expelled!](https://imho.run/games/2963890/expelled) — Also Conversation and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Homicipher. 177 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963890/)
4. [Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1364100/lacuna-a-sci-fi-noir-adventure) — Shares branching narrative and multiple endings with Homicipher. 690 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1364100/)
5. [The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty](https://imho.run/games/2593370/the-hungry-lamb-traveling-in-the-late-ming-dynasty) — Shares environmental storytelling and branching narrative with Homicipher. 679 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2593370/)
6. [Cellveillance](https://imho.run/games/3218580/cellveillance) — Shares character interaction and environmental storytelling with Homicipher. 53 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3218580/)
7. [Scarlet Hollow](https://imho.run/games/1609230/scarlet-hollow) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Homicipher. 3,657 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1609230/)
8. [7 Days to End with You](https://imho.run/games/1859280/7-days-to-end-with-you) — Also Word Game and Conversation, like Homicipher. 1,123 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1859280/)
9. [Centum](https://imho.run/games/2625550/centum) — Shares point and click and dialogue choices with Homicipher. 101 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2625550/)
10. [No, I'm not a Human](https://imho.run/games/3180070/no-i-m-not-a-human) — A frequent pick in Homicipher players' libraries, and another Indie. 8,691 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3180070/)
11. [Chants of Sennaar](https://imho.run/games/1931770/chants-of-sennaar) — Also Word Game, like Homicipher. 11,961 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1931770/)
12. [The Innsmouth Case](https://imho.run/games/1231950/the-innsmouth-case) — Shares replayability and multiple endings with Homicipher. 87 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1231950/)
13. [Mycopsychosys: Remastered](https://imho.run/games/3807550/mycopsychosys-remastered) — Also Text-Based and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Homicipher. 113 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3807550/)
14. [Demonheart: The Cursed Trial](https://imho.run/games/2364560/demonheart-the-cursed-trial) — Shares branching narrative and dialogue choices with Homicipher. 68 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2364560/)
15. [Static Dread: The Lighthouse](https://imho.run/games/3298940/static-dread-the-lighthouse) — Shares environmental storytelling and replayability with Homicipher. 356 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3298940/)
16. [Cabernet](https://imho.run/games/2401410/cabernet) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure, like Homicipher. 1,198 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401410/)
17. [Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut](https://imho.run/games/1989270/slay-the-princess-the-pristine-cut) — Shares branching narrative with Homicipher. 21,995 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1989270/)
18. [Overboard!](https://imho.run/games/1546920/overboard) — Shares multiple endings with Homicipher. 454 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1546920/)
19. [Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest](https://imho.run/games/1342620/werewolf-the-apocalypse-heart-of-the-forest) — A frequent pick in Homicipher players' libraries, and another RPG. 594 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1342620/)
20. [Arcadia Fallen](https://imho.run/games/1174640/arcadia-fallen) — Shares dialogue choices with Homicipher. 364 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1174640/)
21. [Her Story](https://imho.run/games/368370/her-story) — Also Conversation and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Homicipher. 5,029 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368370/)
22. [Subsurface Circular](https://imho.run/games/676820/subsurface-circular) — Also Conversation and Text-Based, like Homicipher. 1,353 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/676820/)
23. [Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!](https://imho.run/games/1388880/doki-doki-literature-club-plus) — Shares character interaction and branching narrative with Homicipher. 10,428 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1388880/)
24. [Sigh of the Abyss](https://imho.run/games/2025310/sigh-of-the-abyss) — Also Otome and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Homicipher. 123 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2025310/)

## 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=2302660&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2302660&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2302660&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2302660
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2302660
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Homicipher

Homicipher is a 2024 point-and-click adventure and visual novel from developer 八名木Games. Players control a protagonist who finds herself in another world where she must decipher an alien language to communicate with and befriend monster characters. The game combines branching narratives, dialogue choices, hidden-object sequences, and environmental storytelling with a core language-deciphering mechanic. Reviewers highlight the effective balance of horror and romance elements, and players describe the monster characters as both lovable and eerie with distinct personalities. The visual presentation features striking artwork and fluid animation throughout, set within an atmospheric dark fantasy framework. The game holds a 99% positive rating from over 2,800 Steam reviews and is rated playable on Steam Deck, available for $13.99.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2302660
- **Developer:** 八名木Games
- **Publisher:** Gamirror Games
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Nov 1, 2024
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2302660/homicipher)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2302660&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2302660/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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