# Games like The Case of the Golden Night Apartment

> The closest matches to The Case of the Golden Night Apartment: No Case Should Remain Unsolved, The Last Case of John Morley, Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!, SIMULACRA 2, and The Operator. 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. [No Case Should Remain Unsolved](https://imho.run/games/2676840/no-case-should-remain-unsolved) — Shares evidence collection and hidden object search with The Case of the Golden Night Apartment. 1,560 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2676840/)
2. [The Last Case of John Morley](https://imho.run/games/3636620/the-last-case-of-john-morley) — Shares environmental storytelling and point and click with The Case of the Golden Night Apartment. 76 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3636620/)
3. [Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!](https://imho.run/games/2362090/chicken-police-into-the-hive) — Shares evidence collection and point and click with The Case of the Golden Night Apartment. 148 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2362090/)
4. [SIMULACRA 2](https://imho.run/games/1011190/simulacra-2) — Shares evidence collection with The Case of the Golden Night Apartment. 632 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1011190/)
5. [The Operator](https://imho.run/games/1771980/the-operator) — Shares puzzle solving with The Case of the Golden Night Apartment. 3,406 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1771980/)
6. [Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer](https://imho.run/games/1466390/kathy-rain-2-soothsayer) — Shares inventory based puzzle solving with The Case of the Golden Night Apartment. 829 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466390/)
7. [Pathologic 3](https://imho.run/games/3199650/pathologic-3) — Shares environmental storytelling and dialogue choices with The Case of the Golden Night Apartment. 994 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3199650/)
8. [Duck Detective: The Secret Salami](https://imho.run/games/2637990/duck-detective-the-secret-salami) — Also Detective and Interactive Fiction, like The Case of the Golden Night Apartment. 4,666 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2637990/)
9. [An English Haunting](https://imho.run/games/2474030/an-english-haunting) — Shares inventory based puzzle solving and environmental storytelling with The Case of the Golden Night Apartment. 247 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2474030/)
10. [Centum](https://imho.run/games/2625550/centum) — Shares point and click and dialogue choices with The Case of the Golden Night Apartment. 101 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2625550/)
11. [TR-49](https://imho.run/games/3838370/tr-49) — A frequent pick in The Case of the Golden Night Apartment players' libraries, and another Adventure. 908 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3838370/)
12. [Cellveillance](https://imho.run/games/3218580/cellveillance) — Shares evidence collection and environmental storytelling with The Case of the Golden Night Apartment. 53 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3218580/)
13. [Ace Attorney Investigations Collection](https://imho.run/games/2401970/ace-attorney-investigations-collection) — Also Detective, like The Case of the Golden Night Apartment. 883 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401970/)
14. [Her Story](https://imho.run/games/368370/her-story) — A frequent pick in The Case of the Golden Night Apartment players' libraries, and another Indie. 5,029 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368370/)
15. [Daemonologie](https://imho.run/games/3048140/daemonologie) — Shares hidden object search and environmental storytelling with The Case of the Golden Night Apartment. 495 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3048140/)
16. [The Mermaid Mask](https://imho.run/games/1696770/the-mermaid-mask) — Shares evidence collection and hidden object search with The Case of the Golden Night Apartment. 1,613 Steam reviews, 100% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1696770/)
17. [Expelled!](https://imho.run/games/2963890/expelled) — Shares dialogue choices with The Case of the Golden Night Apartment. 177 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963890/)
18. [Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc](https://imho.run/games/413410/danganronpa-trigger-happy-havoc) — Also Detective, like The Case of the Golden Night Apartment. 16,706 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/413410/)
19. [Road to Empress I](https://imho.run/games/3478050/road-to-empress-i) — Also Interactive Fiction, like The Case of the Golden Night Apartment. 1,360 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3478050/)
20. [Dead Take](https://imho.run/games/3352690/dead-take) — Shares environmental storytelling and point and click with The Case of the Golden Night Apartment. 556 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/)
21. [Paradise Killer](https://imho.run/games/1160220/paradise-killer) — A frequent pick in The Case of the Golden Night Apartment players' libraries, and another RPG. 2,506 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1160220/)
22. [Heaven Does Not Respond](https://imho.run/games/3817240/heaven-does-not-respond) — Shares environmental storytelling and point and click with The Case of the Golden Night Apartment. 345 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3817240/)
23. [Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut](https://imho.run/games/1989270/slay-the-princess-the-pristine-cut) — Also CRPG and Interactive Fiction, like The Case of the Golden Night Apartment. 21,995 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1989270/)
24. [The Rise of the Golden Idol](https://imho.run/games/2716400/the-rise-of-the-golden-idol) — Shares evidence collection and hidden object search with The Case of the Golden Night Apartment. 2,412 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2716400/)

## Machine-readable

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- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4143220&n=20
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=4143220
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/4143220
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## About The Case of the Golden Night Apartment

A bizarre murder breaks the peace of Jin Xiao Apartment. As the new night guard, your only tools are the surveillance cameras and the residents' passing words. Everyone here has a secret. The truth is hidden between your screens and your deduction notes.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 4143220
- **Developer:** Buddy Studio
- **Publisher:** Buddy Studio
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, RPG
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Aug 25, 2026
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

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