# Games like Elsinore

> The closest matches to Elsinore: The Forgotten City, The Sexy Brutale, Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure, Twelve Minutes, 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 Forgotten City](https://imho.run/games/874260/the-forgotten-city) — Also Time Travel and Investigation, like Elsinore. 7,104 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/874260/)
2. [The Sexy Brutale](https://imho.run/games/552590/the-sexy-brutale) — Shares character schedule tracking with Elsinore. 2,063 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/552590/)
3. [Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1921980/between-horizons-a-sci-fi-detective-adventure) — Shares branching narrative with Elsinore. 247 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1921980/)
4. [Twelve Minutes](https://imho.run/games/1097200/twelve-minutes) — Also Time Travel and Drama, like Elsinore. 3,467 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1097200/)
5. [Expelled!](https://imho.run/games/2963890/expelled) — Also Drama and Investigation, like Elsinore. 177 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963890/)
6. [Syberia: The World Before](https://imho.run/games/1410640/syberia-the-world-before) — A frequent pick in Elsinore players' libraries, and another Adventure. 1,267 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1410640/)
7. [The Séance of Blake Manor](https://imho.run/games/1395520/the-seance-of-blake-manor) — Also Investigation, like Elsinore. 2,461 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/)
8. [Loretta](https://imho.run/games/1592540/loretta) — Also Drama, like Elsinore. 64 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1592540/)
9. [Pentiment](https://imho.run/games/1205520/pentiment) — Also Investigation, like Elsinore. 4,985 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1205520/)
10. [Road to Empress I](https://imho.run/games/3478050/road-to-empress-i) — A frequent pick in Elsinore players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,360 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3478050/)
11. [Herald: An Interactive Period Drama - Book I & II](https://imho.run/games/380810/herald-an-interactive-period-drama-book-i-ii) — A frequent pick in Elsinore players' libraries, and another Indie. 95 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/380810/)
12. [Omensight: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/455820/omensight-definitive-edition) — Also Time Travel, like Elsinore. 674 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/455820/)
13. [Back to the Dawn](https://imho.run/games/1735700/back-to-the-dawn) — A frequent pick in Elsinore players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,201 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1735700/)
14. [Eternal Threads](https://imho.run/games/1046790/eternal-threads) — Also Time Travel and Investigation, like Elsinore. 327 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1046790/)
15. [Life is Strange - Episode 1](https://imho.run/games/319630/life-is-strange-episode-1) — A frequent pick in Elsinore players' libraries, and another Action. 75,553 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/319630/)
16. [Cabernet](https://imho.run/games/2401410/cabernet) — Shares branching narrative with Elsinore. 1,198 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401410/)
17. [TR-49](https://imho.run/games/3838370/tr-49) — Shares branching narrative with Elsinore. 908 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3838370/)
18. [Kathy Rain](https://imho.run/games/370910/kathy-rain) — Same atmospheric mood as Elsinore. 1,259 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/370910/)
19. [Rosewater](https://imho.run/games/1226670/rosewater) — Also Drama, like Elsinore. 285 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/)
20. [Closer the Distance](https://imho.run/games/1991300/closer-the-distance) — Also Drama, like Elsinore. 139 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1991300/)
21. [No Case Should Remain Unsolved](https://imho.run/games/2676840/no-case-should-remain-unsolved) — Shares branching narrative with Elsinore. 1,560 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2676840/)
22. [Outer Wilds](https://imho.run/games/753640/outer-wilds) — Same atmospheric mood as Elsinore. 50,025 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/753640/)
23. [Ghost on the Shore](https://imho.run/games/1211930/ghost-on-the-shore) — Also Drama, like Elsinore. 121 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1211930/)
24. [To Be or Not To Be](https://imho.run/games/324710/to-be-or-not-to-be) — Shares branching narrative with Elsinore. 195 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/324710/)

## 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=512890&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=512890&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=512890&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=512890
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/512890
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Elsinore

Elsinore is a time-looping adventure game set in the world of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Elsinore combines strong social simulation elements, a dynamic story that reacts immediately to player decisions, and a world full of diverse characters with secrets to uncover.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 512890
- **Developer:** Golden Glitch
- **Publisher:** Golden Glitch
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, Simulation
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jul 23, 2019
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 68
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/512890/elsinore)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=512890&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/512890/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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