The Darkside Detective/Similar games
Games like The Darkside Detective
24 matches, ranked by how much their player tags overlap
What “like The Darkside Detective” means here
Point & ClickSupernaturalDetectiveMysteryPixel GraphicsComedy
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.
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89%
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88%
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Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring
Detective · Point & Click · Mystery · Retro
59% of 801 reviews positive · 4 playing now
88%
match
4
Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy
Detective · Point & Click · Mystery · Puzzle
28% of 539 reviews positive
87%
match
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87%
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Adventures of Bertram Fiddle 1: A Dreadly Business
Point & Click · Detective · Comedy · Mystery
85% of 524 reviews positive
87%
match
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Puzzle Agent
Detective · Point & Click · Mystery · Puzzle
89% of 2,826 reviews positive · 4 playing now
85%
match
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85%
match
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Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008)
Detective · Lovecraftian · Point & Click · Mystery
74% of 898 reviews positive · 6 playing now
84%
match
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84%
match
14
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
Detective · Point & Click · Mystery · Puzzle
80% of 3,912 reviews positive
84%
match
15
Sam & Max 301: The Penal Zone
Detective · Point & Click · Mystery · Comedy
90% of 512 reviews positive
83%
match
16
Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse
Detective · Point & Click · Mystery · Comedy
90% of 512 reviews positive
83%
match
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The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief
Detective · Point & Click · Mystery · Story Rich
75% of 813 reviews positive
83%
match
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Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis
Detective · Point & Click · Mystery · Puzzle
71% of 768 reviews positive · 6 playing now
83%
match
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82%
match
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Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition
Point & Click · Mystery · Detective · Supernatural
91% of 1,170 reviews positive
82%
match
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Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders
Detective · Point & Click · Mystery · Puzzle
81% of 3,053 reviews positive
82%
match
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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Detective · Mystery · Supernatural · Lovecraftian
88% of 8,968 reviews positive
82%
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Frequently asked
What games are similar to The Darkside Detective?
The closest matches to The Darkside Detective on Steam are The Blackwell Legacy, Thimbleweed Park, Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring, Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy, Blackwell Deception. They rank highest because their Steam community tags overlap most with The Darkside Detective's — shared tags include Point & Click, Supernatural, Detective.
How are games like The Darkside Detective chosen?
Every game is described by the tags Steam players vote on it. Rare, specific tags such as Point & Click, Supernatural, 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 The Darkside Detective's. Popularity never affects the ranking.
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