Telling Lies/Similar games
Games like Telling Lies
24 matches, ranked by how much their player tags overlap
What “like Telling Lies” means here
FMVInvestigationDetectiveCrimeThrillerNonlinear
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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90%
match
3
88%
match
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Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
Thriller · Detective · Crime · Investigation
80% of 14,416 reviews positive
87%
match
6
The Case of the Golden Idol
Investigation · Thriller · Detective · Interactive Fiction
98% of 10,794 reviews positive
86%
match
7
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Detective · Investigation · Crime · Mystery
89% of 7,926 reviews positive
84%
match
8
Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper
Detective · Investigation · Mystery · Point & Click
81% of 1,361 reviews positive
82%
match
9
82%
match
11
Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
Detective · Investigation · Crime · Thriller
78% of 4,458 reviews positive
82%
match
12
The Dark Side of the Moon: An Interactive FMV Thriller
FMV · Investigation · Detective · Mystery
67% of 168 reviews positive
82%
match
13
81%
match
14
Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale
Crime · Detective · Investigation · Mystery
78% of 411 reviews positive
79%
match
15
Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders
Detective · Mystery · Point & Click · Investigation
81% of 3,053 reviews positive
79%
match
16
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
Detective · Mystery · Point & Click · Investigation
80% of 3,912 reviews positive
79%
match
17
The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief
Detective · Point & Click · Crime · Mystery
75% of 813 reviews positive
79%
match
18
L.A. Noire
Detective · Crime · Investigation · Mystery
86% of 36,650 reviews positive · 347 playing now
78%
match
20
Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure
FMV · Detective · Mystery · Nonlinear
87% of 1,319 reviews positive
78%
match
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78%
match
22
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
Interactive Fiction · Thriller · Point & Click · Drama
92% of 3,172 reviews positive
77%
match
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Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis
Detective · Investigation · Mystery · Point & Click
71% of 768 reviews positive
77%
match
Frequently asked
What games are similar to Telling Lies?
The closest matches to Telling Lies on Steam are Contradiction: Spot The Liar, The Operator, Her Story, Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter, Erica. They rank highest because their Steam community tags overlap most with Telling Lies's — shared tags include FMV, Investigation, Detective.
How are games like Telling Lies chosen?
Every game is described by the tags Steam players vote on it. Rare, specific tags such as FMV, Investigation, 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 Telling Lies's. Popularity never affects the ranking.