# Games like Emerald City Confidential™

> The closest matches to Emerald City Confidential™: Nine Noir Lives, Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer, A Golden Wake, Nancy Drew®: Mystery of the Seven Keys™, and Lamplight City. 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. [Nine Noir Lives](https://imho.run/games/914890/nine-noir-lives) — Also Noir and Detective, like Emerald City Confidential. 78 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/914890/)
2. [Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer](https://imho.run/games/1466390/kathy-rain-2-soothsayer) — A frequent pick in Emerald City Confidential players' libraries, and another Indie. 829 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466390/)
3. [A Golden Wake](https://imho.run/games/307570/a-golden-wake) — Shares dialogue driven choices with Emerald City Confidential. 186 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/307570/)
4. [Nancy Drew®: Mystery of the Seven Keys™](https://imho.run/games/1926590/nancy-drew-mystery-of-the-seven-keys) — Shares point and click puzzles with Emerald City Confidential. 245 Steam reviews, 53% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1926590/)
5. [Lamplight City](https://imho.run/games/761460/lamplight-city) — Also Noir and Detective, like Emerald City Confidential. 599 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/761460/)
6. [Blackwell Deception](https://imho.run/games/80360/blackwell-deception) — Also Noir and Detective, like Emerald City Confidential. 378 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/80360/)
7. [Chinatown Detective Agency](https://imho.run/games/1172190/chinatown-detective-agency) — A frequent pick in Emerald City Confidential players' libraries, and another Adventure. 79 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1172190/)
8. [Whispers of a Machine](https://imho.run/games/631570/whispers-of-a-machine) — Also Noir and Detective, like Emerald City Confidential. 995 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/631570/)
9. [Tangle Tower](https://imho.run/games/359510/tangle-tower) — Also Noir and Detective, like Emerald City Confidential. 2,661 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/359510/)
10. [Mindcop](https://imho.run/games/1517180/mindcop) — Shares dialogue driven choices with Emerald City Confidential. 184 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1517180/)
11. [Unavowed](https://imho.run/games/336140/unavowed) — Also Detective, like Emerald City Confidential. 1,815 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/336140/)
12. [The Detail](https://imho.run/games/319970/the-detail) — Also Noir and Detective, like Emerald City Confidential. 330 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/319970/)
13. [Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!](https://imho.run/games/2362090/chicken-police-into-the-hive) — Also Noir and Detective, like Emerald City Confidential. 148 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2362090/)
14. [Blackwell Epiphany](https://imho.run/games/236930/blackwell-epiphany) — Also Noir and Detective, like Emerald City Confidential. 629 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/236930/)
15. [The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark](https://imho.run/games/795420/the-darkside-detective-a-fumble-in-the-dark) — Also Detective, like Emerald City Confidential. 877 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/795420/)
16. [Blues and Bullets](https://imho.run/games/378660/blues-and-bullets) — Shares dialogue driven choices with Emerald City Confidential. 480 Steam reviews, 55% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/378660/)
17. [Still Life](https://imho.run/games/46480/still-life) — Also Noir and Detective, like Emerald City Confidential. 437 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/46480/)
18. [Face Noir](https://imho.run/games/244690/face-noir) — Also Noir and Detective, like Emerald City Confidential. 52 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244690/)
19. [Subsurface Circular](https://imho.run/games/676820/subsurface-circular) — Also Noir and Detective, like Emerald City Confidential. 1,353 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/676820/)
20. [The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief](https://imho.run/games/233370/the-raven-legacy-of-a-master-thief) — Also Noir and Detective, like Emerald City Confidential. 379 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233370/)
21. [Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1364100/lacuna-a-sci-fi-noir-adventure) — Also Noir and Detective, like Emerald City Confidential. 690 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1364100/)
22. [Voodoo Detective](https://imho.run/games/1740680/voodoo-detective) — Also Noir and Detective, like Emerald City Confidential. 279 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1740680/)
23. [The Testament of Sherlock Holmes](https://imho.run/games/205650/the-testament-of-sherlock-holmes) — Also Detective, like Emerald City Confidential. 1,181 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/205650/)
24. [Lucifer Within Us](https://imho.run/games/717560/lucifer-within-us) — A frequent pick in Emerald City Confidential players' libraries, and another Strategy. 493 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/717560/)

## 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=37260&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=37260&n=20&coop=true
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=37260
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/37260
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Emerald City Confidential™

<p>Work with the world's most cunning detective in the shadowy underbelly of the Emerald City of Oz! As Petra, you'll be lured deep into mysteries involving new foes and familiar faces; Scarecrow, Lion, and Toto included. This is Oz as you've never seen it before!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 37260
- **Developer:** Wadjet Eye Games
- **Publisher:** Electronic Arts
- **Genres:** Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Aug 12, 2009
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 71
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/37260/emerald-city-confidential)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=37260&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/37260/)
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