# Games like The Slaughter: Act One

> The closest matches to The Slaughter: Act One: Richard & Alice, Still Life, Chinatown Detective Agency, The Charnel House Trilogy, and The Journey Down: Chapter Two. 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. [Richard & Alice](https://imho.run/games/279260/richard-alice) — Also Noir and Crime, like The Slaughter: Act One. 236 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/279260/)
2. [Still Life](https://imho.run/games/46480/still-life) — A frequent pick in The Slaughter: Act One players' libraries, and another Adventure. 437 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/46480/)
3. [Chinatown Detective Agency](https://imho.run/games/1172190/chinatown-detective-agency) — Also Noir and Crime, like The Slaughter: Act One. 79 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1172190/)
4. [The Charnel House Trilogy](https://imho.run/games/288930/the-charnel-house-trilogy) — Also Noir, like The Slaughter: Act One. 437 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/288930/)
5. [The Journey Down: Chapter Two](https://imho.run/games/262850/the-journey-down-chapter-two) — A frequent pick in The Slaughter: Act One players' libraries, and another Indie. 248 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/262850/)
6. [Beat Cop](https://imho.run/games/461950/beat-cop) — Also Crime and Detective, like The Slaughter: Act One. 1,211 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/461950/)
7. [Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!](https://imho.run/games/2362090/chicken-police-into-the-hive) — Also Noir and Crime, like The Slaughter: Act One. 148 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2362090/)
8. [Gemini Rue](https://imho.run/games/80310/gemini-rue) — Also Noir and Detective, like The Slaughter: Act One. 913 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/80310/)
9. [Loretta](https://imho.run/games/1592540/loretta) — Also Noir and Crime, like The Slaughter: Act One. 64 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1592540/)
10. [The Testament of Sherlock Holmes](https://imho.run/games/205650/the-testament-of-sherlock-holmes) — Also Crime and Detective, like The Slaughter: Act One. 1,181 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/205650/)
11. [Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1364100/lacuna-a-sci-fi-noir-adventure) — Also Noir and Crime, like The Slaughter: Act One. 690 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1364100/)
12. [Kathy Rain](https://imho.run/games/370910/kathy-rain) — Also Noir and Detective, like The Slaughter: Act One. 1,259 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/370910/)
13. [Whispers of a Machine](https://imho.run/games/631570/whispers-of-a-machine) — Also Noir and Detective, like The Slaughter: Act One. 995 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/631570/)
14. [Face Noir](https://imho.run/games/244690/face-noir) — Also Noir and Detective, like The Slaughter: Act One. 52 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244690/)
15. [Blackwell Deception](https://imho.run/games/80360/blackwell-deception) — Also Noir and Detective, like The Slaughter: Act One. 378 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/80360/)
16. [Lamplight City](https://imho.run/games/761460/lamplight-city) — Also Noir and Detective, like The Slaughter: Act One. 599 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/761460/)
17. [The Detail](https://imho.run/games/319970/the-detail) — Also Noir and Crime, like The Slaughter: Act One. 330 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/319970/)
18. [Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments](https://imho.run/games/241260/sherlock-holmes-crimes-and-punishments) — Also Crime and Detective, like The Slaughter: Act One. 2,301 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/241260/)
19. [The Darkest Files](https://imho.run/games/2058730/the-darkest-files) — Also Noir and Detective, like The Slaughter: Act One. 340 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2058730/)
20. [1428: Shadows over Silesia](https://imho.run/games/1228500/1428-shadows-over-silesia) — Also Dark Humor and Historical, like The Slaughter: Act One. 86 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1228500/)
21. [Murdered: Soul Suspect](https://imho.run/games/233290/murdered-soul-suspect) — A frequent pick in The Slaughter: Act One players' libraries, and another RPG. 4,239 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233290/)
22. [Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne](https://imho.run/games/12150/max-payne-2-the-fall-of-max-payne) — A frequent pick in The Slaughter: Act One players' libraries, and another Action. 5,248 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/12150/)
23. [The Night is Grey](https://imho.run/games/1281490/the-night-is-grey) — Also Dark Humor, like The Slaughter: Act One. 183 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1281490/)
24. [NORCO](https://imho.run/games/1221250/norco) — Also Noir, like The Slaughter: Act One. 1,675 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1221250/)

## 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=356390&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=356390&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=356390&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=356390
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/356390
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Slaughter: Act One

The Slaughter is a noir point-and-click adventure set in Victorian London, laced with adult themes and dark humour. Follow the trail of a killer through atmospheric London locations and surreal dream worlds, meeting a cast of interesting, insane and eccentrically British characters along the way.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 356390
- **Developer:** Alex Francois
- **Publisher:** Brainchild
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jan 28, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/356390/the-slaughter-act-one)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=356390&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/356390/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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