# Games like Telling Lies

> The closest matches to Telling Lies: Her Story, The Operator, IMMORTALITY, Contradiction: Spot The Liar, and Jessika. 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. [Her Story](https://imho.run/games/368370/her-story) — Also FMV and Crime, like Telling Lies. 5,029 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368370/)
2. [The Operator](https://imho.run/games/1771980/the-operator) — A frequent pick in Telling Lies players' libraries, and another Indie. 3,406 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1771980/)
3. [IMMORTALITY](https://imho.run/games/1350200/immortality) — Also FMV and Interactive Fiction, like Telling Lies. 1,118 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1350200/)
4. [Contradiction: Spot The Liar](https://imho.run/games/373390/contradiction-spot-the-liar) — A frequent pick in Telling Lies players' libraries, and another RPG. 2,482 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/373390/)
5. [Jessika](https://imho.run/games/1251980/jessika) — Also FMV and Crime, like Telling Lies. 81 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1251980/)
6. [Unheard - Voices of Crime](https://imho.run/games/942970/unheard-voices-of-crime) — Also Crime and Detective, like Telling Lies. 2,751 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/942970/)
7. [Late Shift](https://imho.run/games/584980/late-shift) — Also FMV and Crime, like Telling Lies. 1,748 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/584980/)
8. [TR-49](https://imho.run/games/3838370/tr-49) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Telling Lies. 908 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3838370/)
9. [The Testament of Sherlock Holmes](https://imho.run/games/205650/the-testament-of-sherlock-holmes) — A frequent pick in Telling Lies players' libraries, and another Adventure. 1,181 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/205650/)
10. [The Roottrees are Dead](https://imho.run/games/2754380/the-roottrees-are-dead) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Telling Lies. 4,456 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/)
11. [The Complex](https://imho.run/games/1107790/the-complex) — Also FMV and Thriller, like Telling Lies. 935 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1107790/)
12. [Still Life](https://imho.run/games/46480/still-life) — Also Crime and Detective, like Telling Lies. 437 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/46480/)
13. [SIMULACRA](https://imho.run/games/712730/simulacra) — Also FMV and Detective, like Telling Lies. 2,332 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/712730/)
14. [Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1364100/lacuna-a-sci-fi-noir-adventure) — Also Crime and Detective, like Telling Lies. 690 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1364100/)
15. [Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments](https://imho.run/games/241260/sherlock-holmes-crimes-and-punishments) — Also Crime and Detective, like Telling Lies. 2,301 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/241260/)
16. [Heavy Rain](https://imho.run/games/960910/heavy-rain) — Also Detective and Thriller, like Telling Lies. 6,053 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/960910/)
17. [Scene Investigators](https://imho.run/games/1159830/scene-investigators) — Also Crime and Detective, like Telling Lies. 333 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1159830/)
18. [The List](https://imho.run/games/1586820/the-list) — Also FMV and Crime, like Telling Lies. 85 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1586820/)
19. [Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer](https://imho.run/games/1466390/kathy-rain-2-soothsayer) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Telling Lies. 829 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466390/)
20. [Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins](https://imho.run/games/1508270/doctor-who-the-lonely-assassins) — Also FMV and Investigation, like Telling Lies. 293 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1508270/)
21. [Night Book](https://imho.run/games/1477920/night-book) — Also FMV and Detective, like Telling Lies. 202 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1477920/)
22. [Greyhat - A Digital Detective Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1247940/greyhat-a-digital-detective-adventure) — Also Crime and Detective, like Telling Lies. 204 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1247940/)
23. [The Shapeshifting Detective](https://imho.run/games/898650/the-shapeshifting-detective) — Also FMV and Detective, like Telling Lies. 414 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/898650/)
24. [She Sees Red - Interactive Movie](https://imho.run/games/1081510/she-sees-red-interactive-movie) — Also FMV and Detective, like Telling Lies. 453 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1081510/)

## 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=762830&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=762830&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=762830&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=762830
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/762830
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Telling Lies

Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 762830
- **Developer:** Sam Barlow, Half Mermaid, Furious Bee Limited
- **Publisher:** Annapurna Interactive
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, Simulation
- **Categories:** Captions available, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Aug 23, 2019
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 84
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/762830/telling-lies)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=762830&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/762830/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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