# Games like The Detail

> The closest matches to The Detail: Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure, Blues and Bullets, Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!, Disco Elysium - The Final Cut, and The Wolf Among Us. 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. [Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1364100/lacuna-a-sci-fi-noir-adventure) — Shares branching narrative with The Detail. 690 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1364100/)
2. [Blues and Bullets](https://imho.run/games/378660/blues-and-bullets) — Also Noir and Detective, like The Detail. 480 Steam reviews, 55% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/378660/)
3. [Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!](https://imho.run/games/2362090/chicken-police-into-the-hive) — Shares branching narrative and dialogue choices with The Detail. 148 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2362090/)
4. [Disco Elysium - The Final Cut](https://imho.run/games/632470/disco-elysium-the-final-cut) — A frequent pick in The Detail players' libraries, and another RPG. 55,782 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/632470/)
5. [The Wolf Among Us](https://imho.run/games/250320/the-wolf-among-us) — A frequent pick in The Detail players' libraries, and another Action. 18,516 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/250320/)
6. [Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments](https://imho.run/games/241260/sherlock-holmes-crimes-and-punishments) — Also Crime and Detective, like The Detail. 2,301 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/241260/)
7. [Gemini Rue](https://imho.run/games/80310/gemini-rue) — A frequent pick in The Detail players' libraries, and another Indie. 913 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/80310/)
8. [Ace Attorney Investigations Collection](https://imho.run/games/2401970/ace-attorney-investigations-collection) — A frequent pick in The Detail players' libraries, and another Adventure. 883 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401970/)
9. [L.A. Noire](https://imho.run/games/110800/l-a-noire) — Also Noir and Crime, like The Detail. 15,686 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/110800/)
10. [Subsurface Circular](https://imho.run/games/676820/subsurface-circular) — Also Noir and Detective, like The Detail. 1,353 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/676820/)
11. [The Silver Case](https://imho.run/games/476650/the-silver-case) — Shares perspective switching with The Detail. 654 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/476650/)
12. [Loretta](https://imho.run/games/1592540/loretta) — Shares branching narrative and dialogue choices with The Detail. 64 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1592540/)
13. [The Operator](https://imho.run/games/1771980/the-operator) — Also Crime and Detective, like The Detail. 3,406 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1771980/)
14. [Lamplight City](https://imho.run/games/761460/lamplight-city) — Also Noir and Detective, like The Detail. 599 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/761460/)
15. [Still Life](https://imho.run/games/46480/still-life) — Also Noir and Crime, like The Detail. 437 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/46480/)
16. [Chinatown Detective Agency](https://imho.run/games/1172190/chinatown-detective-agency) — Also Noir and Crime, like The Detail. 79 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1172190/)
17. [Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1921980/between-horizons-a-sci-fi-detective-adventure) — Also Detective, like The Detail. 247 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1921980/)
18. [BROK the InvestiGator](https://imho.run/games/949480/brok-the-investigator) — Shares branching narrative with The Detail. 421 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/949480/)
19. [Bohemian Killing](https://imho.run/games/492220/bohemian-killing) — Also Crime and Detective, like The Detail. 81 Steam reviews, 58% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/492220/)
20. [The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief](https://imho.run/games/233370/the-raven-legacy-of-a-master-thief) — Also Noir and Crime, like The Detail. 379 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233370/)
21. [Gamedec - Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/917720/gamedec-definitive-edition) — Also Noir, like The Detail. 423 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/917720/)
22. [The Testament of Sherlock Holmes](https://imho.run/games/205650/the-testament-of-sherlock-holmes) — Also Crime and Detective, like The Detail. 1,181 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/205650/)
23. [Whispers of a Machine](https://imho.run/games/631570/whispers-of-a-machine) — Also Noir and Detective, like The Detail. 995 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/631570/)
24. [Beat Cop](https://imho.run/games/461950/beat-cop) — Also Crime and Detective, like The Detail. 1,211 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/461950/)

## 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=319970&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=319970&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=319970&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=319970
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/319970
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Detail

The Detail, a crime noir adventure in a modern American city. This is a city where cases matter, clearance rates matter, and on a good day even justice matters.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 319970
- **Developer:** Rival Games Ltd
- **Publisher:** Rival Games Ltd
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Captions available, Stats, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Oct 28, 2014
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 77
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/319970/the-detail)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=319970&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/319970/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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