# Games like The Shapeshifting Detective

> The closest matches to The Shapeshifting Detective: Dark Nights with Poe and Munro, The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker, The Complex, Late Shift, and Night Book. 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. [Dark Nights with Poe and Munro](https://imho.run/games/1098170/dark-nights-with-poe-and-munro) — Also FMV and Detective, like The Shapeshifting Detective. 248 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098170/)
2. [The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker](https://imho.run/games/545540/the-infectious-madness-of-doctor-dekker) — A frequent pick in The Shapeshifting Detective players' libraries, and another Indie. 453 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/545540/)
3. [The Complex](https://imho.run/games/1107790/the-complex) — Also FMV, like The Shapeshifting Detective. 935 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1107790/)
4. [Late Shift](https://imho.run/games/584980/late-shift) — Also FMV, like The Shapeshifting Detective. 1,748 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/584980/)
5. [Night Book](https://imho.run/games/1477920/night-book) — Shares choice driven outcomes with The Shapeshifting Detective. 202 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1477920/)
6. [She Sees Red - Interactive Movie](https://imho.run/games/1081510/she-sees-red-interactive-movie) — Also FMV and Detective, like The Shapeshifting Detective. 453 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1081510/)
7. [Mindcop](https://imho.run/games/1517180/mindcop) — Shares nonlinear investigation with The Shapeshifting Detective. 184 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1517180/)
8. [The Operator](https://imho.run/games/1771980/the-operator) — Also FMV and Detective, like The Shapeshifting Detective. 3,406 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1771980/)
9. [Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments](https://imho.run/games/241260/sherlock-holmes-crimes-and-punishments) — Also Detective, like The Shapeshifting Detective. 2,301 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/241260/)
10. [SIMULACRA 2](https://imho.run/games/1011190/simulacra-2) — Also FMV and Detective, like The Shapeshifting Detective. 632 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1011190/)
11. [Telling Lies](https://imho.run/games/762830/telling-lies) — Also FMV and Detective, like The Shapeshifting Detective. 681 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/762830/)
12. [Five Dates](https://imho.run/games/1353270/five-dates) — A frequent pick in The Shapeshifting Detective players' libraries, and another Adventure. 551 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1353270/)
13. [The Sexy Brutale](https://imho.run/games/552590/the-sexy-brutale) — Also Detective, like The Shapeshifting Detective. 2,063 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/552590/)
14. [Strange Antiquities](https://imho.run/games/2885870/strange-antiquities) — Also Detective, like The Shapeshifting Detective. 1,956 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/)
15. [Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered](https://imho.run/games/312840/fahrenheit-indigo-prophecy-remastered) — A frequent pick in The Shapeshifting Detective players' libraries, and another RPG. 2,361 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/312840/)
16. [Call of Cthulhu®](https://imho.run/games/399810/call-of-cthulhu) — Also Detective, like The Shapeshifting Detective. 4,768 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/399810/)
17. [The Last Case of John Morley](https://imho.run/games/3636620/the-last-case-of-john-morley) — Also Detective, like The Shapeshifting Detective. 76 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3636620/)
18. [Scarlet Hollow](https://imho.run/games/1609230/scarlet-hollow) — Same atmospheric mood as The Shapeshifting Detective. 3,657 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1609230/)
19. [The Isle Tide Hotel](https://imho.run/games/2000090/the-isle-tide-hotel) — Also FMV and Detective, like The Shapeshifting Detective. 115 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2000090/)
20. [The Occupation](https://imho.run/games/765880/the-occupation) — Also Detective, like The Shapeshifting Detective. 132 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/765880/)
21. [Murderous Muses](https://imho.run/games/1727270/murderous-muses) — Also FMV and Detective, like The Shapeshifting Detective. 54 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1727270/)
22. [Subsurface Circular](https://imho.run/games/676820/subsurface-circular) — Also Detective, like The Shapeshifting Detective. 1,353 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/676820/)
23. [Expelled!](https://imho.run/games/2963890/expelled) — Also Detective, like The Shapeshifting Detective. 177 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963890/)
24. [Heavy Rain](https://imho.run/games/960910/heavy-rain) — A frequent pick in The Shapeshifting Detective players' libraries, and another Action. 6,053 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/960910/)

## 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=898650&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=898650&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=898650&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=898650
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/898650
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Shapeshifting Detective

The Shapeshifting Detective is a supernatural murder mystery FMV game where you play as a detective who can shapeshift into other characters, allowing you to unlock secret conversations and private encounters.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 898650
- **Developer:** D'Avekki Studios Ltd, Wales Interactive
- **Publisher:** Wales Interactive
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Nov 6, 2018
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 66
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/898650/the-shapeshifting-detective)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=898650&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/898650/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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