# Games like Inspector Waffles Early Days

> The closest matches to Inspector Waffles Early Days: Ace Attorney Investigations Collection, The Roottrees are Dead, Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping, Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!, and Inspector Waffles. 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. [Ace Attorney Investigations Collection](https://imho.run/games/2401970/ace-attorney-investigations-collection) — Shares evidence collection and investigation with Inspector Waffles Early Days. 883 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401970/)
2. [The Roottrees are Dead](https://imho.run/games/2754380/the-roottrees-are-dead) — Shares clue collection and evidence collection with Inspector Waffles Early Days. 4,456 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/)
3. [Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping](https://imho.run/games/2714620/duck-detective-the-ghost-of-glamping) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Inspector Waffles Early Days. 1,779 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2714620/)
4. [Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!](https://imho.run/games/2362090/chicken-police-into-the-hive) — A frequent pick in Inspector Waffles Early Days players' libraries, and another Adventure. 148 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2362090/)
5. [Inspector Waffles](https://imho.run/games/1055850/inspector-waffles) — Shares point and click with Inspector Waffles Early Days. 156 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1055850/)
6. [Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved](https://imho.run/games/2689930/detective-instinct-farewell-my-beloved) — Shares clue collection and investigation with Inspector Waffles Early Days. 294 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2689930/)
7. [Strange Antiquities](https://imho.run/games/2885870/strange-antiquities) — Shares hidden object search and replayability with Inspector Waffles Early Days. 1,956 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/)
8. [Crime O'Clock](https://imho.run/games/1736290/crime-o-clock) — Shares hidden object search with Inspector Waffles Early Days. 217 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1736290/)
9. [The Rise of the Golden Idol](https://imho.run/games/2716400/the-rise-of-the-golden-idol) — A frequent pick in Inspector Waffles Early Days players' libraries, and another Indie. 2,412 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2716400/)
10. [Detective Dotson](https://imho.run/games/2450840/detective-dotson) — Shares evidence collection and investigation with Inspector Waffles Early Days. 103 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2450840/)
11. [Expelled!](https://imho.run/games/2963890/expelled) — Shares investigation and replayability with Inspector Waffles Early Days. 177 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963890/)
12. [The Darkside Detective](https://imho.run/games/368390/the-darkside-detective) — Also Detective, like Inspector Waffles Early Days. 1,987 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368390/)
13. [Kathy Rain](https://imho.run/games/370910/kathy-rain) — Also Detective, like Inspector Waffles Early Days. 1,259 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/370910/)
14. [Nine Noir Lives](https://imho.run/games/914890/nine-noir-lives) — Also Cats and Detective, like Inspector Waffles Early Days. 78 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/914890/)
15. [Dinocop](https://imho.run/games/3187010/dinocop) — Shares clue collection and point and click with Inspector Waffles Early Days. 496 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3187010/)
16. [Little Problems: A Cozy Detective Game](https://imho.run/games/2653470/little-problems-a-cozy-detective-game) — Shares investigation and hidden object search with Inspector Waffles Early Days. 255 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2653470/)
17. [Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island](https://imho.run/games/963000/frog-detective-1-the-haunted-island) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Inspector Waffles Early Days. 2,481 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/963000/)
18. [A Case of Fraud](https://imho.run/games/3036350/a-case-of-fraud) — Shares evidence collection and investigation with Inspector Waffles Early Days. 321 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3036350/)
19. [Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged](https://imho.run/games/2544110/broken-sword-shadow-of-the-templars-reforged) — Shares point and click and puzzle solving with Inspector Waffles Early Days. 375 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2544110/)
20. [Thimbleweed Park™](https://imho.run/games/569860/thimbleweed-park) — Same atmospheric mood as Inspector Waffles Early Days. 2,210 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/569860/)
21. [Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments](https://imho.run/games/241260/sherlock-holmes-crimes-and-punishments) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Inspector Waffles Early Days. 2,301 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/241260/)
22. [The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles](https://imho.run/games/1158850/the-great-ace-attorney-chronicles) — Also Detective, like Inspector Waffles Early Days. 3,278 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158850/)
23. [Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo](https://imho.run/games/2870350/pipistrello-and-the-cursed-yoyo) — Shares hidden collectibles and puzzle solving with Inspector Waffles Early Days. 881 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2870350/)
24. [Elroy and the Aliens](https://imho.run/games/1082190/elroy-and-the-aliens) — Also Investigation, like Inspector Waffles Early Days. 273 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1082190/)

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## About Inspector Waffles Early Days

A top-down detective adventure with point-and-click mechanics, inspired by classic Game Boy games. Follow Waffles in his first days as an inspector who wants to prove to everyone that he is more than just a rookie. But beware… Your future worst enemy is hiding in the shadows.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2614580
- **Developer:** Goloso Games
- **Publisher:** Goloso Games
- **Genres:** Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Nov 15, 2024
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

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