# Games like Hope Lake

> The closest matches to Hope Lake: Riddles Of The Past, Dark Heritage: Guardians of Hope, 3D Escape Room: Detective Story, Queen's Quest: Tower of Darkness, and Nancy Drew®: Warnings at Waverly Academy. 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. [Riddles Of The Past](https://imho.run/games/500870/riddles-of-the-past) — Also Detective and Hidden Object, like Hope Lake. 88 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/500870/)
2. [Dark Heritage: Guardians of Hope](https://imho.run/games/394280/dark-heritage-guardians-of-hope) — Shares fast travel map and hidden object scenes with Hope Lake. 59 Steam reviews, 58% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/394280/)
3. [3D Escape Room: Detective Story](https://imho.run/games/3411050/3d-escape-room-detective-story) — Shares environmental clue collection and inventory based puzzles with Hope Lake. 56 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3411050/)
4. [Queen's Quest: Tower of Darkness](https://imho.run/games/390200/queen-s-quest-tower-of-darkness) — Also Hidden Object, like Hope Lake. 99 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/390200/)
5. [Nancy Drew®: Warnings at Waverly Academy](https://imho.run/games/43600/nancy-drew-warnings-at-waverly-academy) — Shares mini games with Hope Lake. 295 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/43600/)
6. [Path of Sin: Greed](https://imho.run/games/895420/path-of-sin-greed) — A frequent pick in Hope Lake players' libraries, and another Adventure. 111 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/895420/)
7. [Questerium: Sinister Trinity HD Collector's Edition](https://imho.run/games/320610/questerium-sinister-trinity-hd-collector-s-edition) — Shares fast travel map and hidden object scenes with Hope Lake. 101 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/320610/)
8. [True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3](https://imho.run/games/3168310/true-fear-forsaken-souls-part-3) — Shares hidden object scenes and inventory based puzzles with Hope Lake. 240 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3168310/)
9. [TR-49](https://imho.run/games/3838370/tr-49) — Shares inventory based puzzles and hint system with Hope Lake. 908 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3838370/)
10. [Time Trap - Hidden Objects Puzzle Game](https://imho.run/games/661040/time-trap-hidden-objects-puzzle-game) — Shares hint system with Hope Lake. 75 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/661040/)
11. [Rusty Lake Hotel](https://imho.run/games/435120/rusty-lake-hotel) — A frequent pick in Hope Lake players' libraries, and another Indie. 2,019 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/435120/)
12. [Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments](https://imho.run/games/241260/sherlock-holmes-crimes-and-punishments) — Also Crime and Detective, like Hope Lake. 2,301 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/241260/)
13. [Strange Antiquities](https://imho.run/games/2885870/strange-antiquities) — Shares inventory based puzzles with Hope Lake. 1,956 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/)
14. [Keepsake](https://imho.run/games/704860/keepsake) — Shares hint system with Hope Lake. 149 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/704860/)
15. [New York Mysteries: The Lantern of Souls Collector's Edition](https://imho.run/games/511140/new-york-mysteries-the-lantern-of-souls-collector-s-edition) — Shares fast travel map and hidden object scenes with Hope Lake. 119 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/511140/)
16. [The Crimson Diamond](https://imho.run/games/1098770/the-crimson-diamond) — Also Detective, like Hope Lake. 534 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/)
17. [Adam Wolfe](https://imho.run/games/483420/adam-wolfe) — Also Detective and Hidden Object, like Hope Lake. 341 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/483420/)
18. [The Wisbey Mystery](https://imho.run/games/575960/the-wisbey-mystery) — Also Crime and Detective, like Hope Lake. 56 Steam reviews, 57% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/575960/)
19. [Crime O'Clock](https://imho.run/games/1736290/crime-o-clock) — Also Crime and Detective, like Hope Lake. 217 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1736290/)
20. [Scene Investigators](https://imho.run/games/1159830/scene-investigators) — Also Crime and Detective, like Hope Lake. 333 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1159830/)
21. [Grim Legends 2: Song of the Dark Swan](https://imho.run/games/279800/grim-legends-2-song-of-the-dark-swan) — Shares hidden object scenes and hint system with Hope Lake. 390 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/279800/)
22. [Alex Hill: Whispers at White Oak Inn](https://imho.run/games/2859200/alex-hill-whispers-at-white-oak-inn) — Shares inventory based puzzles and mini games with Hope Lake. 349 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2859200/)
23. [Goetia](https://imho.run/games/421740/goetia) — Shares environmental clue collection with Hope Lake. 350 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/421740/)
24. [Unforeseen Incidents](https://imho.run/games/501790/unforeseen-incidents) — Shares inventory based puzzles and mini games with Hope Lake. 631 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/501790/)

## 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=485690&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=485690&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=485690&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=485690
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/485690
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Hope Lake

The Hope Lake Boarding School was abandoned long ago, when one of its teachers drowned by accident. Many years later, all of the female students began to disappear, one by one. Visit the place where it all began. Try to pick up the maniac's trail and put a stop to his crime spree.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 485690
- **Developer:** Far Mills, Mysterytag
- **Publisher:** RunServer
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jun 3, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/485690/hope-lake)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=485690&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/485690/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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