# Games like Sinking Island

> The closest matches to Sinking Island: Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals, Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy (1999), Still Life, The Samaritan Paradox, and Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring. 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. [Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals](https://imho.run/games/11370/nikopol-secrets-of-the-immortals) — Shares pixel hunting with Sinking Island. 141 Steam reviews, 52% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/11370/)
2. [Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy (1999)](https://imho.run/games/302190/amerzone-the-explorer-s-legacy-1999) — A frequent pick in Sinking Island players' libraries, and another Adventure. 112 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/302190/)
3. [Still Life](https://imho.run/games/46480/still-life) — Also Detective, like Sinking Island. 437 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/46480/)
4. [The Samaritan Paradox](https://imho.run/games/283180/the-samaritan-paradox) — A frequent pick in Sinking Island players' libraries, and another Indie. 99 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/283180/)
5. [Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring](https://imho.run/games/11150/sherlock-holmes-the-silver-earring) — Also Detective, like Sinking Island. 335 Steam reviews, 52% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/11150/)
6. [The Last Case of John Morley](https://imho.run/games/3636620/the-last-case-of-john-morley) — Also Detective, like Sinking Island. 76 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3636620/)
7. [Kathy Rain](https://imho.run/games/370910/kathy-rain) — Also Detective, like Sinking Island. 1,259 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/370910/)
8. [Black Mirror I](https://imho.run/games/292930/black-mirror-i) — Shares pixel hunting with Sinking Island. 431 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/292930/)
9. [The Operator](https://imho.run/games/1771980/the-operator) — Also Detective, like Sinking Island. 3,406 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1771980/)
10. [Nancy Drew®: Danger on Deception Island](https://imho.run/games/31840/nancy-drew-danger-on-deception-island) — Also Detective, like Sinking Island. 265 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/31840/)
11. [Return to Shironagasu Island](https://imho.run/games/1156990/return-to-shironagasu-island) — Also Detective, like Sinking Island. 396 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1156990/)
12. [The Wolf Among Us](https://imho.run/games/250320/the-wolf-among-us) — A frequent pick in Sinking Island players' libraries, and another Action. 18,516 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/250320/)
13. [Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder](https://imho.run/games/298930/darkness-within-1-in-pursuit-of-loath-nolder) — Also Detective, like Sinking Island. 269 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/298930/)
14. [Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!](https://imho.run/games/2362090/chicken-police-into-the-hive) — Also Detective, like Sinking Island. 148 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2362090/)
15. [The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief](https://imho.run/games/233370/the-raven-legacy-of-a-master-thief) — Also Detective, like Sinking Island. 379 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233370/)
16. [The Testament of Sherlock Holmes](https://imho.run/games/205650/the-testament-of-sherlock-holmes) — Also Detective, like Sinking Island. 1,181 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/205650/)
17. [The Sexy Brutale](https://imho.run/games/552590/the-sexy-brutale) — Also Detective, like Sinking Island. 2,063 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/552590/)
18. [Syberia: The World Before](https://imho.run/games/1410640/syberia-the-world-before) — Also Detective, like Sinking Island. 1,267 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1410640/)
19. [The Roottrees are Dead](https://imho.run/games/2754380/the-roottrees-are-dead) — Also Detective, like Sinking Island. 4,456 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/)
20. [Murdered: Soul Suspect](https://imho.run/games/233290/murdered-soul-suspect) — A frequent pick in Sinking Island players' libraries, and another RPG. 4,239 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233290/)
21. [Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases](https://imho.run/games/1573720/agatha-christie-hercule-poirot-the-first-cases) — Also Detective, like Sinking Island. 405 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1573720/)
22. [The Case of the Golden Idol](https://imho.run/games/1677770/the-case-of-the-golden-idol) — Also Detective, like Sinking Island. 6,283 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1677770/)
23. [TR-49](https://imho.run/games/3838370/tr-49) — Also Detective, like Sinking Island. 908 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3838370/)
24. [Face Noir](https://imho.run/games/244690/face-noir) — Also Detective, like Sinking Island. 52 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244690/)

## 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=333430&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=333430&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=333430&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=333430
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/333430
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Sinking Island

Walter Jones, a billionaire had planned on opening up a resort for the rich and famous, but was killed before his dream could be achieved. It's up to Detective Jack Norm to crack the case by interviewing the people on Sinking Island to get valuable clues. A game from Benoit Sokal.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 333430
- **Developer:** White Birds Productions
- **Publisher:** Microids
- **Genres:** Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Dec 5, 2014
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 68
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/333430/sinking-island)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=333430&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/333430/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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