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Games like Faultfinder

by Endpaper

Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division and TIS-100 play most like Faultfinder. Of the 17 closest games below, most share its puzzle, programming and logic.

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Ranked by how similar the games actually are, not by sales. Released and Price are remembered for next time.

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Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division
Jul 17 · Thomas Hsu
Both: Programming · Puzzle · Logic
2D dystopian puzzle detective game, hand drawn. Writing SQL queries, analyzing clues and browsing websites.
ProgrammingPuzzleIndieEducationLogicDetectiveInvestigationSingleplayer2DComedy👍 900
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TIS-100
Jul 20, 2015 · Zachtronics
Both: Programming · Puzzle · Difficult
2D sci-fi programming puzzle game, 1980's computer manual. Rewrite corrupted code, solve puzzles and create programs.
ProgrammingPuzzleIndieSimulationDifficultHackingLogicSingleplayerEducationAutomation👍 3,396
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EXAPUNKS
Oct 22, 2018 · Zachtronics
Both: Programming · Puzzle · Logic
Isometric 3D sci-fi programming puzzle game, retro cyberpunk aesthetic. Programming viruses, hacking networks and automating tasks.
ProgrammingPuzzleHackingAutomationIndieSimulationLogicCyberpunkSingleplayerDifficult👍 1,380
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Opus Magnum
Dec 7, 2017 · Zachtronics
Both: Puzzle · Programming · Logic
Isometric 2D fantasy open-ended puzzle game, steampunk alchemical. Designing machines, building alchemical processes and solving puzzles.
PuzzleProgrammingAutomationIndieSimulationLogicSingleplayerSteampunkGreat SoundtrackDifficult👍 5,998
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SHENZHEN I/O
Nov 17, 2016 · Zachtronics
Both: Programming · Puzzle · Logic
2D modern-day programming puzzle simulation, technical digital interface. Building circuits, writing assembly code and engineering devices.
ProgrammingAutomationPuzzleLogicSimulationDifficultIndieEducationSingleplayerSandbox👍 3,752
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Case Solved: The London Files
Jul 29 · Minimol Games
Both: Detective · Logic · Puzzle
Isometric 2D historical logic puzzle mystery, hand-drawn 2D. Deduction, investigation and solving puzzles.
DetectiveLogicCasualCuteWholesomePuzzleInvestigationPoint & ClickCozyMystery👍 110
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The Roottrees are Dead
Jan 15, 2025 · Evil Trout Inc.
Both: Detective · Puzzle · Mystery
First-person 3D modern-day detective puzzle adventure, hand-drawn illustrations. Investigating evidence, solving puzzles and completing family trees.
DetectivePuzzleMysteryPoint & ClickInvestigationStory RichAtmosphericSingleplayer1990'sLogic👍 9,768
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Murders on the Yangtze River
Jan 30, 2024 · OMEGAMES STUDIO
Both: Detective · Puzzle · Mystery
Side-view 2D historical detective adventure puzzle, brush painting ink wash. Investigate crime scenes, interrogate suspects and solve puzzles.
DetectivePuzzleAdventureStory RichIndieMysteryExplorationPuzzle PlatformerInvestigationLogic👍 15,874
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Agents! Please?
Sep 10 · KIB Games
Both: Programming · Puzzle · Detective
2D sci-fi programming puzzle investigation, dark comedy 2D. Reviewing code, debugging and investigating.
ProgrammingTypingPuzzleEducationHackingDetectiveInvestigationCapitalism2DDark Comedy
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Human Resource Machine
Oct 15, 2015 · Tomorrow Corporation
Both: Programming · Puzzle · Logic
Isometric 3D modern-day puzzle, low poly 3D. Programming, solving puzzles and automation.
ProgrammingPuzzleIndieCasualEducationSimulationSingleplayerAutomationTouch-FriendlyLogic👍 3,282
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SpaceChem
Mar 2, 2011 · Zachtronics
Both: Puzzle · Difficult · Programming
Isometric 2D sci-fi design-based puzzle, detailed technical illustration. Constructing factories, transforming raw materials and solving puzzles.
PuzzleDifficultProgrammingIndieLogicSingleplayerAutomationSci-fiGreat SoundtrackScience👍 2,630
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A Case of Fraud
Nov 10, 2025 · Hesperus Games
Both: Detective · Investigation · Mystery
2D modern-day non-linear detective adventure, hand drawn illustration. Analysing documents, connecting clues and making deductions.
DetectiveInvestigationMysteryPuzzlePoint & ClickCrimeLogicNonlinearIndieAdventure👍 542
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The Case of the Golden Idol
Oct 13, 2022 · Color Gray Games
Both: Mystery · Detective · Investigation
2D historical detective mystery puzzle, pixel graphics. Investigating crime scenes, deducing motives and killers, solving puzzles.
MysteryDetectiveInvestigationPuzzleConspiracyPoint & ClickStory Rich2DThrillerInteractive Fiction👍 9,805
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No Case Should Remain Unsolved
Jan 17, 2024 · Somi
Both: Investigation · Puzzle
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
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Fatal Logic
Sep 17 · ItWorkedOnMyMachine
Both: Puzzle · Logic · Detective
Top-down 2D deductive logic puzzle, hand-drawn illustration. Solving puzzles, investigating crime scenes and using deduction.
StrategyPuzzleLogicDetectiveInvestigationMysterySingleplayer2DRelaxingIndie
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while True: learn()
Jan 17, 2019 · Luden.io
Both: Programming · Puzzle · Logic
2D modern-day puzzle simulation, flat vector illustration. Building flowcharts, sorting data and managing freelance jobs.
ProgrammingEducationSimulationPuzzleIndieScienceBuildingSandboxCatsLogic👍 7,372
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Quantum Odyssey
Jan 29, 2025 · Quarks Interactive
Both: Programming · Logic · Puzzle
2D sci-fi quantum physics puzzle, neon digital interface. Solving puzzles, building quantum systems and PvP battles.
Early AccessHardwareProgrammingLogicPuzzleSimulationEducationDifficultScienceAutomation👍 142
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Also worth a look

Share some of the same DNA, but further from the original.

Unheard - Voices of Crime
Mar 28, 2019 · NEXT Studios
Both: Detective · Mystery · Puzzle
Top-down 2D modern-day detective mystery audio game, stylized noir illustration. Listening to audio clues, matching names to voices and solving crime cases.
ThrillerDetectiveMysteryCrimeShortPuzzleStory RichTop-DownIndieRPG👍 31,028
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