# Games like The Samaritan Paradox

> The closest matches to The Samaritan Paradox: Black Mirror I, Sinking Island, Gemini Rue, Whispers of a Machine, and Shardlight. 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. [Black Mirror I](https://imho.run/games/292930/black-mirror-i) — Shares pixel hunting with The Samaritan Paradox. 431 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/292930/)
2. [Sinking Island](https://imho.run/games/333430/sinking-island) — Also Detective, like The Samaritan Paradox. 105 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/333430/)
3. [Gemini Rue](https://imho.run/games/80310/gemini-rue) — A frequent pick in The Samaritan Paradox players' libraries, and another Indie. 913 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/80310/)
4. [Whispers of a Machine](https://imho.run/games/631570/whispers-of-a-machine) — A frequent pick in The Samaritan Paradox players' libraries, and another Adventure. 995 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/631570/)
5. [Shardlight](https://imho.run/games/336130/shardlight) — Same atmospheric mood as The Samaritan Paradox. 534 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/336130/)
6. [Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals](https://imho.run/games/11370/nikopol-secrets-of-the-immortals) — Shares pixel hunting with The Samaritan Paradox. 141 Steam reviews, 52% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/11370/)
7. [Blackwell Deception](https://imho.run/games/80360/blackwell-deception) — Also Detective, like The Samaritan Paradox. 378 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/80360/)
8. [Resonance](https://imho.run/games/212050/resonance) — Same atmospheric mood as The Samaritan Paradox. 366 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/212050/)
9. [The Testament of Sherlock Holmes](https://imho.run/games/205650/the-testament-of-sherlock-holmes) — Also Detective, like The Samaritan Paradox. 1,181 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/205650/)
10. [TR-49](https://imho.run/games/3838370/tr-49) — Also Detective and Drama, like The Samaritan Paradox. 908 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3838370/)
11. [Lamplight City](https://imho.run/games/761460/lamplight-city) — Also Detective, like The Samaritan Paradox. 599 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/761460/)
12. [The Roottrees are Dead](https://imho.run/games/2754380/the-roottrees-are-dead) — Also Detective, like The Samaritan Paradox. 4,456 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/)
13. [Face Noir](https://imho.run/games/244690/face-noir) — Also Detective, like The Samaritan Paradox. 52 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244690/)
14. [Kathy Rain](https://imho.run/games/370910/kathy-rain) — Also Detective, like The Samaritan Paradox. 1,259 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/370910/)
15. [Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today](https://imho.run/games/339190/dead-synchronicity-tomorrow-comes-today) — Same atmospheric mood as The Samaritan Paradox. 432 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/339190/)
16. [NORCO](https://imho.run/games/1221250/norco) — Same atmospheric mood as The Samaritan Paradox. 1,675 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1221250/)
17. [Gray Matter](https://imho.run/games/260570/gray-matter) — Same atmospheric mood as The Samaritan Paradox. 351 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/260570/)
18. [The Night is Grey](https://imho.run/games/1281490/the-night-is-grey) — Same atmospheric mood as The Samaritan Paradox. 183 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1281490/)
19. [An English Haunting](https://imho.run/games/2474030/an-english-haunting) — Same atmospheric mood as The Samaritan Paradox. 247 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2474030/)
20. [Loretta](https://imho.run/games/1592540/loretta) — Also Drama, like The Samaritan Paradox. 64 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1592540/)
21. [Downfall](https://imho.run/games/364390/downfall) — Also Drama, like The Samaritan Paradox. 636 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/364390/)
22. [Technobabylon](https://imho.run/games/307580/technobabylon) — Same atmospheric mood as The Samaritan Paradox. 903 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/307580/)
23. [BROK the InvestiGator](https://imho.run/games/949480/brok-the-investigator) — A frequent pick in The Samaritan Paradox players' libraries, and another RPG. 421 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/949480/)
24. [Tokyo Dark](https://imho.run/games/687260/tokyo-dark) — Also Detective, like The Samaritan Paradox. 581 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/687260/)

## 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=283180&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=283180&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=283180&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=283180
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/283180
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Samaritan Paradox

A writer has died. His daughter seeks the help of you, Ord Salamon, to find his secret last novel. During the search, questions will emerge. Did her father really kill himself? What is the secret novel all about? What is going on at the island of Fardo?

## Game info

- **AppID:** 283180
- **Developer:** Faravid Interactive
- **Publisher:** Screen 7
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Apr 18, 2014
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 75
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/283180/the-samaritan-paradox)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=283180&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/283180/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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