Pentiment/Similar games
Games like Pentiment
24 matches, ranked by how much their player tags overlap
What “like Pentiment” means here
InvestigationConspiracyDetectiveMysteryInteractive FictionNarrative
Matches come from the tags Steam players vote on each game, weighted so a rare tag counts for far more than one that sits on half the store. A game's popularity never moves it up this list.
1
The Rise of the Golden Idol
Investigation · Conspiracy · Detective · Mystery
93% of 4,064 reviews positive
90%
match
2
The Case of the Golden Idol
Investigation · Conspiracy · Interactive Fiction · Detective
98% of 10,794 reviews positive
90%
match
3
Heaven's Vault
Narrative · Interactive Fiction · Choose Your Own Adventure · Mystery
84% of 2,471 reviews positive
82%
match
4
Adventure Escape Mysteries
Investigation · Detective · Hand-drawn · Interactive Fiction
87% of 1,134 reviews positive
82%
match
5
82%
match
6
Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse
Investigation · Conspiracy · Hand-drawn · Detective
89% of 2,818 reviews positive
80%
match
7
79%
match
8
79%
match
9
Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper
Detective · Investigation · Historical · Mystery
81% of 1,361 reviews positive
78%
match
10
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Detective · Investigation · Mystery · Historical
89% of 7,926 reviews positive
78%
match
11
The Council
Detective · Choices Matter · Choose Your Own Adventure · Mystery
84% of 5,695 reviews positive
78%
match
12
Contradiction: Spot The Liar
Investigation · Interactive Fiction · Detective · Conspiracy
95% of 3,243 reviews positive
78%
match
13
No Case Should Remain Unsolved
Investigation · Interactive Fiction · Detective · Multiple Endings
96% of 10,399 reviews positive
78%
match
14
Death and Taxes
Narrative · Interactive Fiction · Choose Your Own Adventure · Multiple Endings
86% of 8,448 reviews positive
77%
match
15
Zombie Apocalypse Survival Simulator
Investigation · Choose Your Own Adventure · Detective · Multiple Endings
99% of 119 reviews positive
77%
match
16
The Thaumaturge
Narrative · Investigation · Detective · Multiple Endings
83% of 5,808 reviews positive
77%
match
17
The Test
Investigation · Choose Your Own Adventure · Multiple Endings · Detective
97% of 20,136 reviews positive
77%
match
18
Storyteller
Interactive Fiction · Hand-drawn · Choose Your Own Adventure · Mystery
89% of 9,010 reviews positive
76%
match
19
Strange Horticulture
Investigation · Mystery · Detective · Multiple Endings
94% of 15,842 reviews positive
76%
match
20
Far Away
Investigation · Interactive Fiction · Choose Your Own Adventure · Conspiracy
95% of 8,163 reviews positive
76%
match
21
80 Days
Interactive Fiction · Choose Your Own Adventure · Multiple Endings · Choices Matter
90% of 2,030 reviews positive
76%
match
22
Old Man's Journey
Hand-drawn · Stylized · Point & Click · Interactive Fiction
87% of 4,234 reviews positive
76%
match
23
The Dark Side of the Moon: An Interactive FMV Thriller
Investigation · Conspiracy · Choose Your Own Adventure · Detective
67% of 168 reviews positive
76%
match
24
Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll
Investigation · Interactive Fiction · Choose Your Own Adventure · Detective
79% of 7,153 reviews positive
76%
match
Frequently asked
What games are similar to Pentiment?
The closest matches to Pentiment on Steam are The Rise of the Golden Idol, The Case of the Golden Idol, Heaven's Vault, Adventure Escape Mysteries, The Operator. They rank highest because their Steam community tags overlap most with Pentiment's — shared tags include Investigation, Conspiracy, Detective.
How are games like Pentiment chosen?
Every game is described by the tags Steam players vote on it. Rare, specific tags such as Investigation, Conspiracy, Detective count far more than catch-all ones like "Indie" or "Singleplayer", and each game is scored on how closely its whole tag profile matches Pentiment's. Popularity never affects the ranking.