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Games like Pentiment
24 matches, ranked by how much their player tags overlap
What “like Pentiment” means here
InvestigationConspiracyDetectiveInteractive FictionNarrativeChoose Your Own Adventure
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 Case of the Golden Idol
Investigation · Conspiracy · Detective · Interactive Fiction
98% of 10,960 reviews positive
90%
match
2
The Rise of the Golden Idol
Investigation · Conspiracy · Detective · Narrative
93% of 4,129 reviews positive
90%
match
3
Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
Investigation · Narrative · Conspiracy · Detective
94% of 1,350 reviews positive
85%
match
4
A Case of Distrust
Investigation · Interactive Fiction · Choose Your Own Adventure · Detective
82% of 612 reviews positive
83%
match
5
Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders
Investigation · Narrative · Interactive Fiction · Historical
89% of 1,291 reviews positive
83%
match
6
Heaven's Vault
Narrative · Interactive Fiction · Choose Your Own Adventure · Mystery
84% of 2,491 reviews positive
82%
match
7
The Operator
Investigation · Conspiracy · Detective · Narrative
92% of 8,845 reviews positive · 7 playing now
82%
match
8
Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition)
Investigation · Interactive Fiction · Conspiracy · Historical
85% of 96 reviews positive
81%
match
9
Adventure Escape Mysteries
Investigation · Detective · Hand-drawn · Interactive Fiction
87% of 1,159 reviews positive
81%
match
10
Road 96: Mile 0
Choose Your Own Adventure · Interactive Fiction · Investigation · Narrative
68% of 2,136 reviews positive · 2 playing now
81%
match
11
Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse
Investigation · Conspiracy · Hand-drawn · Detective
89% of 2,829 reviews positive
79%
match
13
Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?
Conspiracy · Choose Your Own Adventure · Detective · Multiple Endings
66% of 1,204 reviews positive
79%
match
14
79%
match
15
Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper
Detective · Investigation · Historical · Mystery
81% of 1,376 reviews positive
78%
match
16
78%
match
17
Kathy Rain: Director's Cut
Investigation · Detective · Narrative · Hand-drawn
92% of 1,543 reviews positive
78%
match
18
The Council
Detective · Choices Matter · Historical · Choose Your Own Adventure
84% of 5,715 reviews positive
78%
match
19
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Detective · Investigation · Mystery · Historical
89% of 8,021 reviews positive
78%
match
20
No Case Should Remain Unsolved
Investigation · Interactive Fiction · Detective · Choose Your Own Adventure
96% of 10,633 reviews positive
77%
match
21
Death and Taxes
Narrative · Choose Your Own Adventure · Interactive Fiction · Multiple Endings
86% of 8,546 reviews positive
77%
match
22
The Thaumaturge
Narrative · Investigation · Detective · Multiple Endings
83% of 5,896 reviews positive
77%
match
23
Let Bions Be Bygones
Interactive Fiction · Choose Your Own Adventure · Detective · Multiple Endings
70% of 133 reviews positive
77%
match
24
The Test
Choose Your Own Adventure · Investigation · Multiple Endings · Detective
97% of 20,125 reviews positive
77%
match
Frequently asked
What games are similar to Pentiment?
The closest matches to Pentiment on Steam are The Case of the Golden Idol, The Rise of the Golden Idol, Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged, A Case of Distrust, Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders. They rank highest because their Steam community tags overlap most with Pentiment's, and 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.