# Games like Lamplight City

> The closest matches to Lamplight City: Rosewater, Whispers of a Machine, Unforeseen Incidents, Kathy Rain, and Thimbleweed Park™. 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. [Rosewater](https://imho.run/games/1226670/rosewater) — Also Alternate History, like Lamplight City. 285 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/)
2. [Whispers of a Machine](https://imho.run/games/631570/whispers-of-a-machine) — Also Noir and Detective, like Lamplight City. 995 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/631570/)
3. [Unforeseen Incidents](https://imho.run/games/501790/unforeseen-incidents) — Same atmospheric mood as Lamplight City. 631 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/501790/)
4. [Kathy Rain](https://imho.run/games/370910/kathy-rain) — A frequent pick in Lamplight City players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,259 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/370910/)
5. [Thimbleweed Park™](https://imho.run/games/569860/thimbleweed-park) — Same atmospheric mood as Lamplight City. 2,210 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/569860/)
6. [The Darkside Detective](https://imho.run/games/368390/the-darkside-detective) — Also Detective, like Lamplight City. 1,987 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368390/)
7. [Chinatown Detective Agency](https://imho.run/games/1172190/chinatown-detective-agency) — A frequent pick in Lamplight City players' libraries, and another Adventure. 79 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1172190/)
8. [Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit](https://imho.run/games/1125910/crowns-and-pawns-kingdom-of-deceit) — Also Detective, like Lamplight City. 260 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1125910/)
9. [Blackwell Deception](https://imho.run/games/80360/blackwell-deception) — Also Noir and Detective, like Lamplight City. 378 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/80360/)
10. [Gemini Rue](https://imho.run/games/80310/gemini-rue) — Also Noir and Detective, like Lamplight City. 913 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/80310/)
11. [Unavowed](https://imho.run/games/336140/unavowed) — A frequent pick in Lamplight City players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,815 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/336140/)
12. [Mindcop](https://imho.run/games/1517180/mindcop) — Also Noir and Detective, like Lamplight City. 184 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1517180/)
13. [The Séance of Blake Manor](https://imho.run/games/1395520/the-seance-of-blake-manor) — Also Noir and Detective, like Lamplight City. 2,461 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/)
14. [Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments](https://imho.run/games/241260/sherlock-holmes-crimes-and-punishments) — Also Detective, like Lamplight City. 2,301 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/241260/)
15. [Nine Noir Lives](https://imho.run/games/914890/nine-noir-lives) — Also Noir and Detective, like Lamplight City. 78 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/914890/)
16. [Subsurface Circular](https://imho.run/games/676820/subsurface-circular) — Also Noir and Detective, like Lamplight City. 1,353 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/676820/)
17. [Duck Detective: The Secret Salami](https://imho.run/games/2637990/duck-detective-the-secret-salami) — Also Noir and Detective, like Lamplight City. 4,666 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2637990/)
18. [The Detail](https://imho.run/games/319970/the-detail) — Also Noir and Detective, like Lamplight City. 330 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/319970/)
19. [Mutropolis](https://imho.run/games/1037120/mutropolis) — Also Detective, like Lamplight City. 88 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1037120/)
20. [The Testament of Sherlock Holmes](https://imho.run/games/205650/the-testament-of-sherlock-holmes) — Also Detective, like Lamplight City. 1,181 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/205650/)
21. [Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1364100/lacuna-a-sci-fi-noir-adventure) — Also Noir and Detective, like Lamplight City. 690 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1364100/)
22. [The Samaritan Paradox](https://imho.run/games/283180/the-samaritan-paradox) — Also Detective, like Lamplight City. 99 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/283180/)
23. [Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit](https://imho.run/games/3148060/penelope-pendrick-and-the-art-of-deceit) — Shares dialogue branching with Lamplight City. 432 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3148060/)
24. [The Roottrees are Dead](https://imho.run/games/2754380/the-roottrees-are-dead) — Also Detective, like Lamplight City. 4,456 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/)

## 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=761460&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=761460&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=761460&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=761460
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/761460
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Lamplight City

A steampunk-ish detective adventure from the creator of A Golden Wake and Shardlight! Can you help private investigator Miles Fordham find justice for his clients and track down his partner's killer before his entire world comes apart?

## Game info

- **AppID:** 761460
- **Developer:** Grundislav Games
- **Publisher:** Application Systems Heidelberg
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Commentary available, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing, Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, Playable without Timed Input, Save Anytime
- **Released:** Sep 13, 2018
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 72
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/761460/lamplight-city)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=761460&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/761460/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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