# Games like The Monster Inside

> The closest matches to The Monster Inside: Subsurface Circular, The Last Case of John Morley, The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker, The Detail, and Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!. 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. [Subsurface Circular](https://imho.run/games/676820/subsurface-circular) — Also Noir and Detective, like The Monster Inside. 1,353 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/676820/)
2. [The Last Case of John Morley](https://imho.run/games/3636620/the-last-case-of-john-morley) — A frequent pick in The Monster Inside players' libraries, and another Indie. 76 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3636620/)
3. [The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker](https://imho.run/games/545540/the-infectious-madness-of-doctor-dekker) — Also Detective, like The Monster Inside. 453 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/545540/)
4. [The Detail](https://imho.run/games/319970/the-detail) — Shares dialogue choices with The Monster Inside. 330 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/319970/)
5. [Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!](https://imho.run/games/2362090/chicken-police-into-the-hive) — A frequent pick in The Monster Inside players' libraries, and another Adventure. 148 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2362090/)
6. [Staffer Reborn](https://imho.run/games/2658920/staffer-reborn) — Shares point and click investigation and achievement hunting with The Monster Inside. 64 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2658920/)
7. [Murdered: Soul Suspect](https://imho.run/games/233290/murdered-soul-suspect) — A frequent pick in The Monster Inside players' libraries, and another RPG. 4,239 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233290/)
8. [Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer](https://imho.run/games/1466390/kathy-rain-2-soothsayer) — Shares achievement hunting with The Monster Inside. 829 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466390/)
9. [The Séance of Blake Manor](https://imho.run/games/1395520/the-seance-of-blake-manor) — Also Noir and Detective, like The Monster Inside. 2,461 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/)
10. [Face Noir](https://imho.run/games/244690/face-noir) — Also Noir and Detective, like The Monster Inside. 52 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244690/)
11. [Lucifer Within Us](https://imho.run/games/717560/lucifer-within-us) — A frequent pick in The Monster Inside players' libraries, and another Strategy. 493 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/717560/)
12. [Dry Drowning](https://imho.run/games/1077970/dry-drowning) — Shares point and click investigation with The Monster Inside. 82 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1077970/)
13. [What have you done, Father?](https://imho.run/games/2584260/what-have-you-done-father) — Also Noir and Detective, like The Monster Inside. 101 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2584260/)
14. [The Innsmouth Case](https://imho.run/games/1231950/the-innsmouth-case) — Shares achievement hunting with The Monster Inside. 87 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1231950/)
15. [Scarlet Hollow](https://imho.run/games/1609230/scarlet-hollow) — Shares achievement hunting with The Monster Inside. 3,657 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1609230/)
16. [The Charnel House Trilogy](https://imho.run/games/288930/the-charnel-house-trilogy) — Also Noir and Short, like The Monster Inside. 437 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/288930/)
17. [L.A. Noire](https://imho.run/games/110800/l-a-noire) — Also Noir and Detective, like The Monster Inside. 15,686 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/110800/)
18. [Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved](https://imho.run/games/2689930/detective-instinct-farewell-my-beloved) — Shares dialogue choices with The Monster Inside. 294 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2689930/)
19. [Tokyo Dark](https://imho.run/games/687260/tokyo-dark) — Shares dialogue choices with The Monster Inside. 581 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/687260/)
20. [Disco Elysium - The Final Cut](https://imho.run/games/632470/disco-elysium-the-final-cut) — Shares achievement hunting with The Monster Inside. 55,782 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/632470/)
21. [Contrast](https://imho.run/games/224460/contrast) — Also Noir and Short, like The Monster Inside. 2,564 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/224460/)
22. [Daemonologie](https://imho.run/games/3048140/daemonologie) — Also Short and Detective, like The Monster Inside. 495 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3048140/)
23. [Blackwell Deception](https://imho.run/games/80360/blackwell-deception) — Also Noir and Detective, like The Monster Inside. 378 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/80360/)
24. [Mindcop](https://imho.run/games/1517180/mindcop) — Also Noir and Detective, like The Monster Inside. 184 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1517180/)

## 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=665490&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=665490&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=665490&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=665490
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/665490
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Monster Inside

The Monster Inside is a free-to-play indie detective visual novel released in 2017 by Random Seed Games. Set in a noir atmosphere, it offers around 30 minutes of gameplay focused on dialogue choices, point-and-click investigation, and scene inspection mechanics, with achievements to hunt. Players describe it as atmospheric, eerie, and mysterious, and reviewers highlight how the jazz soundtrack enhances immersion, the noir-style atmosphere shines, the scene investigation feels interactive, and the story is short but impactful. The game is not supported on Steam Deck and holds an 88% positive rating from 1444 Steam reviews. It is solo-only with a chill difficulty and sit-down session shape.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 665490
- **Developer:** Random Seed Games
- **Publisher:** Random Seed Games
- **Genres:** Indie, Free To Play
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements
- **Released:** Aug 1, 2017
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/665490/the-monster-inside)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=665490&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/665490/)
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