# Games like The Occupation

> The closest matches to The Occupation: The Operator, Contraband Police, Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You, Orwell: Ignorance is Strength, and The Darkest Files. 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 Operator](https://imho.run/games/1771980/the-operator) — Also Detective and Thriller, like The Occupation. 3,406 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1771980/)
2. [Contraband Police](https://imho.run/games/756800/contraband-police) — Also 1980s and Detective, like The Occupation. 10,242 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/756800/)
3. [Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You](https://imho.run/games/491950/orwell-keeping-an-eye-on-you) — Also Political and Detective, like The Occupation. 4,802 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/491950/)
4. [Orwell: Ignorance is Strength](https://imho.run/games/633060/orwell-ignorance-is-strength) — A frequent pick in The Occupation players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,068 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/633060/)
5. [The Darkest Files](https://imho.run/games/2058730/the-darkest-files) — Also Detective, like The Occupation. 340 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2058730/)
6. [Shadows of Doubt](https://imho.run/games/986130/shadows-of-doubt) — Also Detective and Stealth, like The Occupation. 10,639 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/986130/)
7. [Disco Elysium - The Final Cut](https://imho.run/games/632470/disco-elysium-the-final-cut) — A frequent pick in The Occupation players' libraries, and another RPG. 55,782 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/632470/)
8. [Saturnalia](https://imho.run/games/916350/saturnalia) — Shares stealth avoidance with The Occupation. 55 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/916350/)
9. [Papers, Please](https://imho.run/games/239030/papers-please) — Also Political, like The Occupation. 38,957 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239030/)
10. [Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition](https://imho.run/games/6910/deus-ex-game-of-the-year-edition) — Also Stealth, like The Occupation. 10,288 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/6910/)
11. [GET EVEN](https://imho.run/games/299950/get-even) — A frequent pick in The Occupation players' libraries, and another Action. 482 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/299950/)
12. [Bohemian Killing](https://imho.run/games/492220/bohemian-killing) — Shares evidence collection with The Occupation. 81 Steam reviews, 58% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/492220/)
13. [Silicon Dreams  |  cyberpunk interrogation](https://imho.run/games/1272070/silicon-dreams-cyberpunk-interrogation) — Also Political and Detective, like The Occupation. 196 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272070/)
14. [Virginia](https://imho.run/games/374030/virginia) — Also Detective and Thriller, like The Occupation. 1,195 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/374030/)
15. [Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter](https://imho.run/games/350640/sherlock-holmes-the-devil-s-daughter) — Also Detective and Thriller, like The Occupation. 2,849 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/350640/)
16. [A Hand With Many Fingers](https://imho.run/games/1229030/a-hand-with-many-fingers) — Also Political and Detective, like The Occupation. 428 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1229030/)
17. [The Shapeshifting Detective](https://imho.run/games/898650/the-shapeshifting-detective) — Also Detective, like The Occupation. 414 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/898650/)
18. [NEON STRUCT](https://imho.run/games/310740/neon-struct) — Also Stealth, like The Occupation. 249 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/310740/)
19. [Heavy Rain](https://imho.run/games/960910/heavy-rain) — Also Detective and Thriller, like The Occupation. 6,053 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/960910/)
20. [Not For Broadcast](https://imho.run/games/1147550/not-for-broadcast) — Also Political and 1980s, like The Occupation. 5,212 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147550/)
21. [The Last Express Gold Edition](https://imho.run/games/252710/the-last-express-gold-edition) — Shares real time progression with The Occupation. 191 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252710/)
22. [Observation](https://imho.run/games/906100/observation) — Also Thriller, like The Occupation. 2,478 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/906100/)
23. [Return of the Obra Dinn](https://imho.run/games/653530/return-of-the-obra-dinn) — Also Detective, like The Occupation. 17,928 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/653530/)
24. [TR-49](https://imho.run/games/3838370/tr-49) — A frequent pick in The Occupation players' libraries, and another Adventure. 908 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3838370/)

## 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=765880&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=765880&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=765880&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=765880
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/765880
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Occupation

The Occupation is a fixed-time, investigative thriller set in North West England on Saturday 24th October, 1987.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 765880
- **Developer:** White Paper Games
- **Publisher:** Balor Games
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Mar 5, 2019
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 68
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/765880/the-occupation)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=765880&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/765880/)
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