# Games like Mystery of the Malign

> The closest matches to Mystery of the Malign: The Rise of the Golden Idol, A Case of Fraud, The Ratline, Utter a Name, and Lost Wiki: Kozlovka. 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 Rise of the Golden Idol](https://imho.run/games/2716400/the-rise-of-the-golden-idol) — Shares evidence collection and investigation with Mystery of the Malign. 2,412 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2716400/)
2. [A Case of Fraud](https://imho.run/games/3036350/a-case-of-fraud) — Also Conspiracy and Nonlinear, like Mystery of the Malign. 321 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3036350/)
3. [The Ratline](https://imho.run/games/3756940/the-ratline) — Also Conspiracy and Investigation, like Mystery of the Malign. 203 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3756940/)
4. [Utter a Name](https://imho.run/games/3213430/utter-a-name) — Also Investigation, like Mystery of the Malign. 168 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3213430/)
5. [Lost Wiki: Kozlovka](https://imho.run/games/4018950/lost-wiki-kozlovka) — Shares investigation and hidden object search with Mystery of the Malign. 728 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4018950/)
6. [TR-49](https://imho.run/games/3838370/tr-49) — Shares environmental storytelling and dialogue choices with Mystery of the Malign. 908 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3838370/)
7. [Strange Antiquities](https://imho.run/games/2885870/strange-antiquities) — Shares hidden object search and puzzle solving with Mystery of the Malign. 1,956 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/)
8. [The Last Case of John Morley](https://imho.run/games/3636620/the-last-case-of-john-morley) — Shares investigation and environmental storytelling with Mystery of the Malign. 76 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3636620/)
9. [The Roottrees are Dead](https://imho.run/games/2754380/the-roottrees-are-dead) — Shares evidence collection and puzzle solving with Mystery of the Malign. 4,456 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/)
10. [Return of the Obra Dinn](https://imho.run/games/653530/return-of-the-obra-dinn) — Same atmospheric mood as Mystery of the Malign. 17,928 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/653530/)
11. [Ace Attorney Investigations Collection](https://imho.run/games/2401970/ace-attorney-investigations-collection) — A frequent pick in Mystery of the Malign players' libraries, and another Adventure. 883 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401970/)
12. [Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!](https://imho.run/games/2362090/chicken-police-into-the-hive) — Shares evidence collection and investigation with Mystery of the Malign. 148 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2362090/)
13. [DAEMON MASQUERADE](https://imho.run/games/2277090/daemon-masquerade) — Also Conspiracy and Lore-Rich, like Mystery of the Malign. 246 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2277090/)
14. [The Operator](https://imho.run/games/1771980/the-operator) — Shares puzzle solving with Mystery of the Malign. 3,406 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1771980/)
15. [An English Haunting](https://imho.run/games/2474030/an-english-haunting) — Shares investigation and environmental storytelling with Mystery of the Malign. 247 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2474030/)
16. [Blue Prince](https://imho.run/games/1569580/blue-prince) — Also Nonlinear and Investigation, like Mystery of the Malign. 13,179 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1569580/)
17. [Confidential Killings - A Detective Game](https://imho.run/games/2797960/confidential-killings-a-detective-game) — Shares evidence collection and environmental storytelling with Mystery of the Malign. 222 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2797960/)
18. [Enigma of Fear](https://imho.run/games/1507580/enigma-of-fear) — Shares investigation and puzzle solving with Mystery of the Malign. 229 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1507580/)
19. [Expelled!](https://imho.run/games/2963890/expelled) — Shares investigation and choice consequences with Mystery of the Malign. 177 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963890/)
20. [The Darkest Files](https://imho.run/games/2058730/the-darkest-files) — Shares hidden object search with Mystery of the Malign. 340 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2058730/)
21. [The Séance of Blake Manor](https://imho.run/games/1395520/the-seance-of-blake-manor) — Also Investigation, like Mystery of the Malign. 2,461 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/)
22. [Murder at the Birch Tree Theater](https://imho.run/games/2864590/murder-at-the-birch-tree-theater) — A frequent pick in Mystery of the Malign players' libraries, and another Indie. 85 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2864590/)
23. [LumineNight](https://imho.run/games/2544570/luminenight) — Shares evidence collection and investigation with Mystery of the Malign. 64 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2544570/)
24. [Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit](https://imho.run/games/3148060/penelope-pendrick-and-the-art-of-deceit) — Shares investigation and environmental storytelling with Mystery of the Malign. 432 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3148060/)

## 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=3521490&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3521490&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3521490&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=3521490
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/3521490
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Mystery of the Malign

Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 3521490
- **Developer:** Gameplay Supremacy
- **Publisher:** Gameplay Supremacy
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Sep 22, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/3521490/mystery-of-the-malign)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3521490&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3521490/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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