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2025PCSteam Deck playable88 % positive19.99 €

A detective RPG where you play an inspector in a remote village, investigating a mysterious death by questioning villagers, decoding strange symbols and hiding from a threat lurking in the moor.

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The closest matches for Inspector Schmidt: The Ebbing are Chronique des Silencieux, Kill The Shadow and Bohemian Killing. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Inspector Schmidt: The Ebbing special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Chronique des Silencieux

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2024PCSteam Deck verified−60 % 19.50 € 7.80 €

  • Choices with consequences
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Dark, serious atmosphere

As a rookie private eye in 1970s southern France, you question witnesses, spot their lies and form hypotheses to uncover the secrets of a stubborn old man. The focus is on dialogue and deduction rather than action.

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Kill The Shadow

Choices with consequences

As Detective Lucas you investigate strange cases in an alternate divided post-war city, using persuasion, deduction, time rewinding or violence. In the end you choose between justice and love.

Bohemian Killing

Choices with consequences

You face a murder trial in a steampunk Paris of the late 19th century, where nearly every testimony counts. You decide whether to lie, hunt for evidence or feign insanity, and that near-unlimited freedom is what sets the game apart.

The Occupation

Lots to discover

A real-time thriller set in 1987 Britain: you sneak through a government building, eavesdrop and piece together evidence while the clock keeps ticking. Your choices and time management shape how the conspiracy unfolds.

Seven Mysteries: The Last Page

Choices with consequences

A top-down supernatural school horror where you play transfer student Nathan, investigating what haunts the school and befriending odd classmates. Across 11 chapters and six endings, the focus is on story, investigation and atmosphere.

Do No Harm

Choices with consequences

You play a doctor in a Lovecraftian world, diagnosing eerie symptoms and treating patients with the help of your medical book. Over 30 days you make morally tough calls about who to save, sacrifice or trust, leading to multiple endings.

Silent Hill: Shattered Memories

Choices with consequences

A reimagining of the first Silent Hill in which Harry searches for his daughter while an in-game psychological profile reshapes the story, characters and monsters based on how you play. There is no combat, only chases through an ice-bound nightmare, puzzles and heavy atmosphere.

The Deed II

Choices with consequences

You play a man in 1930s Paris plotting the perfect murder against a former abuser from a mental asylum. It's a short, dark, story-driven adventure built around investigation, puzzles and choices.

Elsinore

Puzzles and brain teasers

Play as Ophelia in a time loop through Shakespeare's Hamlet, reliving the days at Elsinore castle to stop the tragedy. You gather information, manipulate characters and see how your choices reshape the unfolding story.

Tokyo Dark

Choices with consequences

A dark anime-styled point-and-click horror adventure where you play Detective Itou investigating her partner's disappearance in Tokyo. Your choices and mental state shape available options and lead to multiple endings.

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