Games like Murders on the Yangtze River
Looking for games like Murders on the Yangtze River? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. Murders on the Yangtze River is a adventure game from 2024; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is Call of the Sea with 6,293 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.
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Call of the Sea
2020 · Adventure
6,293 reviews · 88% positive
AdventurePuzzleStory Rich
Same: shares Adventure and Puzzle. Different: leans more into female protagonist.
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Chants of Sennaar
2023 · Adventure
29,153 reviews · 98% positive
PuzzleAdventureSingleplayer
Same: shares Puzzle and Adventure. Different: leans more into point & click.
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The Roottrees are Dead
2025 · Adventure
9,035 reviews · 97% positive
MysteryPuzzleDetective
Same: shares Mystery and Puzzle. Different: leans more into point & click.
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Tangle Tower
2019 · Adventure
6,171 reviews · 95% positive
DetectiveExplorationPuzzle
Same: shares Detective and Exploration. Different: leans more into point & click.
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Firewatch
2016 · Adventure
93,148 reviews · 91% positive
AdventureStory RichMystery
Same: shares Adventure and Story Rich. Different: leans more into atmospheric.
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GRIS
2018 · Adventure
83,323 reviews · 96% positive
IndieAdventureSingleplayer
Same: shares Indie and Adventure. Different: leans more into beautiful.
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What Remains of Edith Finch
2017 · Adventure
46,359 reviews · 96% positive
Story RichFirst-PersonMystery
Same: shares Story Rich and First-Person. Different: leans more into atmospheric.
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Return of the Obra Dinn
2018 · Adventure
34,782 reviews · 97% positive
DetectiveMysteryPuzzle
Same: shares Detective and Mystery. Different: leans more into atmospheric.
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The Witness
2016 · Adventure
16,982 reviews · 84% positive
PuzzleExplorationFirst-Person
Same: shares Puzzle and Exploration. Different: leans more into open world.
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Blue Prince
2025 · Adventure
16,888 reviews · 86% positive
PuzzleExplorationMystery
Same: shares Puzzle and Exploration. Different: leans more into rogue-lite.
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Escape Simulator
2021 · Adventure
16,398 reviews · 94% positive
PuzzleFirst-PersonAdventure
Same: shares Puzzle and First-Person. Different: leans more into co-op.
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Back to the Dawn
2025 · Adventure
8,443 reviews · 94% positive
RPGStory RichDetective
Same: shares RPG and Story Rich. Different: leans more into pixel graphics.
Frequently asked questions
- What games are like Murders on the Yangtze River?
- indielist matches 12 indie games to Murders on the Yangtze River by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Call of the Sea (6,293 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
- How are "games like Murders on the Yangtze River" chosen?
- By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Murders on the Yangtze River, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.