Games like Overboard!
by inkle Ltd
Overboard! is a 2D historical interactive fiction detective game: making choices, investigating clues and interacting with characters. 80 Days and A Case of Distrust play most like Overboard!. Of the 12 closest games below, most share its detective, puzzle and interactive fiction.
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80 Days
Sep 28, 2015 · inkle Ltd, Cape Guy Ltd
Both: Choices Matter · Choose Your Own Adventure · Interactive Fiction
2D steampunk interactive fiction adventure, stylized illustration. Traveling, managing resources and making choices.
AdventureStory RichChoices MatterChoose Your Own AdventureStrategyIndieInteractive FictionMultiple EndingsReplay ValueSteampunk👍 1,177A Case of Distrust
Feb 8, 2018 · An Open Ben
Both: Choose Your Own Adventure · Interactive Fiction · Detective
2D historical narrative mystery adventure, saul bass inspired silhouettes. Investigate, explore and catch suspects in lies.
Choose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionVisual NovelDetectiveMysteryInvestigationPoint & ClickFemale ProtagonistNoirHistorical👍 306The Case of the Golden Idol
Oct 13, 2022 · Color Gray Games
Both: Detective · Puzzle · Interactive Fiction
2D historical detective mystery puzzle, pixel graphics. Investigating crime scenes, deducing motives and killers, solving puzzles.
MysteryDetectiveInvestigationPuzzleConspiracyPoint & ClickStory Rich2DThrillerInteractive Fiction👍 9,805The Rise of the Golden Idol
Nov 12, 2024 · Color Gray Games
Both: Detective · Puzzle · Choices Matter
2D detective mystery puzzle adventure, stylized 2D illustration. Investigating crime scenes, collecting clues and solving puzzles.
MysteryInvestigationDetectiveConspiracyPuzzleAdventure2DAtmosphericCrimeChoices Matter👍 3,797Murders on the Yangtze River
Jan 30, 2024 · OMEGAMES STUDIO
Both: Detective · Puzzle
Side-view 2D historical detective adventure puzzle, brush painting ink wash. Investigate crime scenes, interrogate suspects and solve puzzles.
DetectivePuzzleAdventureStory RichIndieMysteryExplorationPuzzle PlatformerInvestigationLogic👍 15,874Interrogation Simulator
Oct 31, 2022 · Otis Miller
Both: Choose Your Own Adventure · Interactive Fiction · Puzzle
2D modern-day interrogation simulator, pixel art. Interrogating suspects, managing rapport and pressure, confronting with evidence.
Choose Your Own AdventureImmersive SimInteractive FictionPuzzleVisual NovelWord GameCrimeInvestigationPoint & ClickRPGLacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
May 20, 2021 · DigiTales Interactive
Both: Detective · Interactive Fiction · Dialogue Heavy
Side-view 2D sci-fi noir adventure, pixel art. Ask questions, collect evidence and make choices.
Pixel GraphicsDetectiveNoirInteractive FictionMultiple EndingsCyberpunkCrimeDialogue HeavyChoices MatterSci-fi👍 2,168No Case Should Remain Unsolved
Jan 17, 2024 · Somi
Both: Puzzle · Interactive Fiction · Female Protagonist
2D modern-day detective investigation puzzle adventure, pixel graphics. Uncover memory fragments, acquire clues and testimony, connect memories.
InvestigationPuzzleInteractive FictionVisual NovelPoint & ClickStory RichAdventurePixel GraphicsFemale ProtagonistText-Based👍 10,375