# Games like Abscission

> The closest matches to Abscission: The Dark Rites of Arkham, Strange Antiquities, Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!, The Rise of the Golden Idol, and ASYLUM. 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 Dark Rites of Arkham](https://imho.run/games/3566870/the-dark-rites-of-arkham) — Shares environmental interaction and character interaction with Abscission. 276 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3566870/)
2. [Strange Antiquities](https://imho.run/games/2885870/strange-antiquities) — Shares inventory based puzzles and hidden object search with Abscission. 1,956 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/)
3. [Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!](https://imho.run/games/2362090/chicken-police-into-the-hive) — Shares character interaction and point and click with Abscission. 148 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2362090/)
4. [The Rise of the Golden Idol](https://imho.run/games/2716400/the-rise-of-the-golden-idol) — Also Crime and Detective, like Abscission. 2,412 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2716400/)
5. [ASYLUM](https://imho.run/games/230210/asylum) — Shares environmental storytelling with Abscission. 254 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/230210/)
6. [Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1364100/lacuna-a-sci-fi-noir-adventure) — Shares branching narrative and multiple endings with Abscission. 690 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1364100/)
7. [Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place](https://imho.run/games/2485750/midnight-scenes-a-safe-place) — Shares hidden object search and environmental interaction with Abscission. 119 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2485750/)
8. [Daemonologie](https://imho.run/games/3048140/daemonologie) — Shares hidden object search and environmental storytelling with Abscission. 495 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3048140/)
9. [Static Dread: The Lighthouse](https://imho.run/games/3298940/static-dread-the-lighthouse) — Shares environmental storytelling and branching narrative with Abscission. 356 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3298940/)
10. [Ace Attorney Investigations Collection](https://imho.run/games/2401970/ace-attorney-investigations-collection) — Shares point and click and branching narrative with Abscission. 883 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401970/)
11. [Lost Wiki: Kozlovka](https://imho.run/games/4018950/lost-wiki-kozlovka) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Abscission. 728 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4018950/)
12. [An English Haunting](https://imho.run/games/2474030/an-english-haunting) — Shares environmental interaction and environmental storytelling with Abscission. 247 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2474030/)
13. [The Detail](https://imho.run/games/319970/the-detail) — Shares branching narrative and dialogue choices with Abscission. 330 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/319970/)
14. [Disco Elysium - The Final Cut](https://imho.run/games/632470/disco-elysium-the-final-cut) — Shares branching narrative with Abscission. 55,782 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/632470/)
15. [The Operator](https://imho.run/games/1771980/the-operator) — A frequent pick in Abscission players' libraries, and another Indie. 3,406 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1771980/)
16. [Still Life](https://imho.run/games/46480/still-life) — Shares point and click with Abscission. 437 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/46480/)
17. [Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1921980/between-horizons-a-sci-fi-detective-adventure) — Shares branching narrative with Abscission. 247 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1921980/)
18. [BROK the InvestiGator](https://imho.run/games/949480/brok-the-investigator) — A frequent pick in Abscission players' libraries, and another RPG. 421 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/949480/)
19. [The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker](https://imho.run/games/545540/the-infectious-madness-of-doctor-dekker) — Shares multiple endings with Abscission. 453 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/545540/)
20. [Tokyo Dark](https://imho.run/games/687260/tokyo-dark) — Shares dialogue choices and multiple endings with Abscission. 581 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/687260/)
21. [Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss](https://imho.run/games/2760560/cthulhu-the-cosmic-abyss) — Explores atmospheric, like Abscission. 88 Steam reviews, 52% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2760560/)
22. [Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments](https://imho.run/games/241260/sherlock-holmes-crimes-and-punishments) — A frequent pick in Abscission players' libraries, and another Adventure. 2,301 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/241260/)
23. [Expelled!](https://imho.run/games/2963890/expelled) — Shares branching narrative and dialogue choices with Abscission. 177 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963890/)
24. [Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved](https://imho.run/games/2689930/detective-instinct-farewell-my-beloved) — Shares hidden object search and character interaction with Abscission. 294 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2689930/)

## 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=2392160&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2392160&n=20&coop=true
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2392160
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2392160
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Abscission

Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game. It involves searching crime scenes for evidence, combining clues and questioning suspects. Puzzles can have multiple solutions as you guide the protagonist - Detective Will Stanhope - through the story.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2392160
- **Developer:** Beyond Booleans
- **Publisher:** Beyond Booleans
- **Genres:** Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Oct 26, 2023
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2392160/abscission)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2392160&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2392160/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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