# Games like Black Closet

> The closest matches to Black Closet: Expelled!, Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!, Night Cascades, Mask of the Rose, and L.A. Noire. 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. [Expelled!](https://imho.run/games/2963890/expelled) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Black Closet. 177 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963890/)
2. [Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!](https://imho.run/games/2362090/chicken-police-into-the-hive) — Also Noir and Detective, like Black Closet. 148 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2362090/)
3. [Night Cascades](https://imho.run/games/1743080/night-cascades) — A frequent pick in Black Closet players' libraries, and another Indie. 107 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1743080/)
4. [Mask of the Rose](https://imho.run/games/1769980/mask-of-the-rose) — Shares relationship tracking with Black Closet. 234 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1769980/)
5. [L.A. Noire](https://imho.run/games/110800/l-a-noire) — Shares base management with Black Closet. 15,686 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/110800/)
6. [The Séance of Blake Manor](https://imho.run/games/1395520/the-seance-of-blake-manor) — A frequent pick in Black Closet players' libraries, and another Adventure. 2,461 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/)
7. [The Confines Of The Crown](https://imho.run/games/356530/the-confines-of-the-crown) — Also LGBTQ+ and Romance, like Black Closet. 156 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/356530/)
8. [The Darkest Files](https://imho.run/games/2058730/the-darkest-files) — Also Noir and Detective, like Black Closet. 340 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2058730/)
9. [Lucifer Within Us](https://imho.run/games/717560/lucifer-within-us) — A frequent pick in Black Closet players' libraries, and another Strategy. 493 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/717560/)
10. [Magical Girl Witch Trials](https://imho.run/games/3101040/magical-girl-witch-trials) — Also Gothic and Detective, like Black Closet. 445 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3101040/)
11. [LumineNight](https://imho.run/games/2544570/luminenight) — Also Noir and Detective, like Black Closet. 64 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2544570/)
12. [Roman's Christmas / 罗曼圣诞探案集](https://imho.run/games/926340/roman-s-christmas) — Also Noir and Detective, like Black Closet. 82 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/926340/)
13. [Date Warp](https://imho.run/games/301380/date-warp) — Also LGBTQ+ and Romance, like Black Closet. 130 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/301380/)
14. [Murder by Numbers](https://imho.run/games/1140290/murder-by-numbers) — Also Detective and LGBTQ+, like Black Closet. 947 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1140290/)
15. [Staffer Reborn](https://imho.run/games/2658920/staffer-reborn) — Also Noir and Detective, like Black Closet. 64 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2658920/)
16. [This Bed We Made](https://imho.run/games/1243850/this-bed-we-made) — Also Noir and Detective, like Black Closet. 2,098 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1243850/)
17. [Interrogation: You will be deceived](https://imho.run/games/1016770/interrogation-you-will-be-deceived) — Also Noir and Detective, like Black Closet. 247 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1016770/)
18. [Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer](https://imho.run/games/1466390/kathy-rain-2-soothsayer) — Also Noir and Detective, like Black Closet. 829 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466390/)
19. [The Last Case of John Morley](https://imho.run/games/3636620/the-last-case-of-john-morley) — Also Noir and Detective, like Black Closet. 76 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3636620/)
20. [Subsurface Circular](https://imho.run/games/676820/subsurface-circular) — Also Noir and Detective, like Black Closet. 1,353 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/676820/)
21. [Still Life](https://imho.run/games/46480/still-life) — Also Noir and Detective, like Black Closet. 437 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/46480/)
22. [NORCO](https://imho.run/games/1221250/norco) — Also Gothic and Noir, like Black Closet. 1,675 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1221250/)
23. [Murdered: Soul Suspect](https://imho.run/games/233290/murdered-soul-suspect) — A frequent pick in Black Closet players' libraries, and another RPG. 4,239 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233290/)
24. [A Case of Distrust](https://imho.run/games/717610/a-case-of-distrust) — Also Noir and Detective, like Black Closet. 229 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/717610/)

## 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=400580&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=400580&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=400580&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=400580
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/400580
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Black Closet

Command your minions to solve mysteries and cover up scandals in a high-class boarding school, where the competition is cut-throat and image is everything. But be careful - one of your minions is a traitor.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 400580
- **Developer:** Hanako Games
- **Publisher:** Hanako Games
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Simulation, RPG
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Sep 16, 2015
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/400580/black-closet)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=400580&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/400580/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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