# Games like CARTAGRA

> The closest matches to CARTAGRA: The Shell Part II: Purgatorio, Heavy Rain, Magical Girl Witch Trials, Still Life, and Expelled!. 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 Shell Part II: Purgatorio](https://imho.run/games/2712550/the-shell-part-ii-purgatorio) — Shares branching narrative and dialogue choices with CARTAGRA. 86 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2712550/)
2. [Heavy Rain](https://imho.run/games/960910/heavy-rain) — Shares multiple endings with CARTAGRA. 6,053 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/960910/)
3. [Magical Girl Witch Trials](https://imho.run/games/3101040/magical-girl-witch-trials) — Also Detective and Investigation, like CARTAGRA. 445 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3101040/)
4. [Still Life](https://imho.run/games/46480/still-life) — Also Detective and Thriller, like CARTAGRA. 437 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/46480/)
5. [Expelled!](https://imho.run/games/2963890/expelled) — Shares replayability and branching narrative with CARTAGRA. 177 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963890/)
6. [Fate/stay night REMASTERED](https://imho.run/games/2396980/fate-stay-night-remastered) — Also Historical and Emotional, like CARTAGRA. 1,576 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2396980/)
7. [Tokyo Dark](https://imho.run/games/687260/tokyo-dark) — Shares dialogue choices and multiple endings with CARTAGRA. 581 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/687260/)
8. [Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony](https://imho.run/games/567640/danganronpa-v3-killing-harmony) — Also Detective, like CARTAGRA. 9,237 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/567640/)
9. [Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter](https://imho.run/games/350640/sherlock-holmes-the-devil-s-daughter) — A frequent pick in CARTAGRA players' libraries, and another Action. 2,849 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/350640/)
10. [Pentiment](https://imho.run/games/1205520/pentiment) — Also Detective and Historical, like CARTAGRA. 4,985 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1205520/)
11. [The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty](https://imho.run/games/2593370/the-hungry-lamb-traveling-in-the-late-ming-dynasty) — Also Historical, like CARTAGRA. 679 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2593370/)
12. [The Darkest Files](https://imho.run/games/2058730/the-darkest-files) — A frequent pick in CARTAGRA players' libraries, and another Indie. 340 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2058730/)
13. [Persona 4 Golden](https://imho.run/games/1113000/persona-4-golden) — Also Detective and Emotional, like CARTAGRA. 44,823 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1113000/)
14. [Ace Attorney Investigations Collection](https://imho.run/games/2401970/ace-attorney-investigations-collection) — A frequent pick in CARTAGRA players' libraries, and another Adventure. 883 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401970/)
15. [The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-](https://imho.run/games/3014080/the-hundred-line-last-defense-academy-) — Shares replayability and branching narrative with CARTAGRA. 3,461 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3014080/)
16. [Yet Another Killing Game](https://imho.run/games/3217970/yet-another-killing-game) — Also Thriller, like CARTAGRA. 170 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3217970/)
17. [Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!](https://imho.run/games/2362090/chicken-police-into-the-hive) — Shares branching narrative and dialogue choices with CARTAGRA. 148 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2362090/)
18. [Cabernet](https://imho.run/games/2401410/cabernet) — A frequent pick in CARTAGRA players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,198 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401410/)
19. [Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc](https://imho.run/games/413410/danganronpa-trigger-happy-havoc) — Also Detective, like CARTAGRA. 16,706 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/413410/)
20. [Return to Shironagasu Island](https://imho.run/games/1156990/return-to-shironagasu-island) — Also Detective and Thriller, like CARTAGRA. 396 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1156990/)
21. [Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS](https://imho.run/games/325120/notch-the-innocent-luna-eclipsed-sinners) — Also Thriller and Gore, like CARTAGRA. 158 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/325120/)
22. [Mandemon](https://imho.run/games/2497610/mandemon) — Shares branching narrative and dialogue choices with CARTAGRA. 65 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2497610/)
23. [Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy](https://imho.run/games/787480/phoenix-wright-ace-attorney-trilogy) — Also Detective, like CARTAGRA. 9,750 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/787480/)
24. [TR-49](https://imho.run/games/3838370/tr-49) — Shares branching narrative and dialogue choices with CARTAGRA. 908 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3838370/)

## 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=4290390&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4290390&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4290390&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=4290390
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/4290390
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About CARTAGRA

Set in Ueno, Tokyo, where the wounds of the Pacific War have not yet healed, detective Takashiro Shugo becomes involved in a series of gruesome murders. A visual novel of love and hatred leading to obsession and madness…

## Game info

- **AppID:** 4290390
- **Developer:** Innocent Grey
- **Publisher:** MangaGamer
- **Genres:** Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, DualShock Controller Support, Steam Input API Support, Family Sharing, Subtitle Options, Custom Volume Controls, Keyboard Only Option, Mouse Only Option, Touch Only Option, Save Anytime
- **Released:** Jun 25, 2026
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/4290390/cartagra)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4290390&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4290390/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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