# Games like TR-49

> The closest matches to TR-49: The Roottrees are Dead, Expelled!, A Case of Fraud, The Ratline, and The Rise of the Golden Idol. 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 Roottrees are Dead](https://imho.run/games/2754380/the-roottrees-are-dead) — Shares hint system and environmental puzzle solving with TR-49. 4,456 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/)
2. [Expelled!](https://imho.run/games/2963890/expelled) — Shares branching narrative and hidden collectibles with TR-49. 177 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963890/)
3. [A Case of Fraud](https://imho.run/games/3036350/a-case-of-fraud) — Shares deductive reasoning and dialogue choices with TR-49. 321 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3036350/)
4. [The Ratline](https://imho.run/games/3756940/the-ratline) — Also Detective and Investigation, like TR-49. 203 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3756940/)
5. [The Rise of the Golden Idol](https://imho.run/games/2716400/the-rise-of-the-golden-idol) — Shares inventory based puzzles and hint system with TR-49. 2,412 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2716400/)
6. [Strange Antiquities](https://imho.run/games/2885870/strange-antiquities) — Shares inventory based puzzles and multiple endings with TR-49. 1,956 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/)
7. [Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1921980/between-horizons-a-sci-fi-detective-adventure) — Shares branching narrative with TR-49. 247 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1921980/)
8. [The Séance of Blake Manor](https://imho.run/games/1395520/the-seance-of-blake-manor) — Shares narrative branching with TR-49. 2,461 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/)
9. [No Case Should Remain Unsolved](https://imho.run/games/2676840/no-case-should-remain-unsolved) — Shares narrative branching and environmental puzzle solving with TR-49. 1,560 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2676840/)
10. [Her Story](https://imho.run/games/368370/her-story) — Also Nonlinear and Detective, like TR-49. 5,029 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368370/)
11. [The Darkest Files](https://imho.run/games/2058730/the-darkest-files) — A frequent pick in TR-49 players' libraries, and another Indie. 340 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2058730/)
12. [Lost Wiki: Kozlovka](https://imho.run/games/4018950/lost-wiki-kozlovka) — Shares environmental storytelling and puzzle solving with TR-49. 728 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4018950/)
13. [Return of the Obra Dinn](https://imho.run/games/653530/return-of-the-obra-dinn) — Also Detective, like TR-49. 17,928 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/653530/)
14. [The Last Case of John Morley](https://imho.run/games/3636620/the-last-case-of-john-morley) — Shares environmental storytelling and environmental puzzle solving with TR-49. 76 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3636620/)
15. [Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged](https://imho.run/games/2544110/broken-sword-shadow-of-the-templars-reforged) — Shares inventory based puzzles and hint system with TR-49. 375 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2544110/)
16. [DAEMON MASQUERADE](https://imho.run/games/2277090/daemon-masquerade) — Also Alternate History and Detective, like TR-49. 246 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2277090/)
17. [Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure](https://imho.run/games/261510/tesla-effect-a-tex-murphy-adventure) — Shares hint system and puzzle solving with TR-49. 483 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/261510/)
18. [An English Haunting](https://imho.run/games/2474030/an-english-haunting) — A frequent pick in TR-49 players' libraries, and another Adventure. 247 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2474030/)
19. [The Operator](https://imho.run/games/1771980/the-operator) — Shares puzzle solving with TR-49. 3,406 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1771980/)
20. [Pathologic 3](https://imho.run/games/3199650/pathologic-3) — Shares environmental storytelling and branching narrative with TR-49. 994 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3199650/)
21. [Lucifer Within Us](https://imho.run/games/717560/lucifer-within-us) — A frequent pick in TR-49 players' libraries, and another Strategy. 493 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/717560/)
22. [Epigraph](https://imho.run/games/2789770/epigraph) — Shares inventory based puzzles and environmental puzzle solving with TR-49. 167 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2789770/)
23. [Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!](https://imho.run/games/2362090/chicken-police-into-the-hive) — Shares environmental puzzle solving and branching narrative with TR-49. 148 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2362090/)
24. [Alt-Frequencies](https://imho.run/games/1035050/alt-frequencies) — Shares puzzle solving with TR-49. 155 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1035050/)

## 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=3838370&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3838370&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3838370&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=3838370
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/3838370
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About TR-49

A World War II computer. An archive of lost books. A world-changing secret. Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Overboard!, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 3838370
- **Developer:** inkle Ltd
- **Publisher:** inkle Ltd
- **Genres:** Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, Keyboard Only Option, Mouse Only Option
- **Released:** Jan 21, 2026
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 83
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/3838370/tr-49)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3838370&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3838370/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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