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5 Puzzle games like Murdered: Soul Suspect that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Murdered: Soul Suspect down to the 5 that fit the “Puzzle” category. Sorry We're Closed, The Sinking City and Alice: Madness Returns top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Murdered: Soul Suspect.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG
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NarrativeDarkSolo
Year 2014Dev Square Enix

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Within the “Puzzle” category, the closest game to Murdered: Soul Suspect is Sorry We're Closed — scoring 91/100 on our similarity scale. The Sinking City and Alice: Madness Returns follow close behind.

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The best puzzle games like Murdered: Soul Suspect

5 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Murdered: Soul Suspect. Each one has been evaluated across 14 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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Sorry We're Closed

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Sorry We're Closed
Closest overall match
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloRangedMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person
Year 2024Dev à la mode · Akupara GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC

What brings it close to Murdered: Soul Suspect is strong narrative focus, ranged combat and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: 3D presentation.

Released 10 years after Murdered: Soul Suspect.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Combat73Visuals58
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The Sinking City

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The Sinking City
Closest on world
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationThird Person
Year 2019Dev Frogwares · Bigben InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

Matches like this one are rare: it meets Murdered: Soul Suspect on genre, game mode and tone. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on combat: this one brings action RPG combat.

Released 5 years after Murdered: Soul Suspect.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100World100Progression100
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Alice: Madness Returns

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Alice: Madness Returns
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person
Year 2011Dev Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

Shelved next to Murdered: Soul Suspect for good reason: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is combat and visuals: fantasy world and a first-person view.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting68Visuals67Combat43
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Infamous 2

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NGL85
Infamous 2
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2011Dev Sucker Punch Productions · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

It shares the essentials of what Murdered: Soul Suspect does: exploration and discovery, open world exploration, and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera. Its own ground is action RPG combat.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals100
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MediEvil

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MediEvil
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonMedieval
Year 2019Dev Other Ocean Interactive · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4

Held in common with Murdered: Soul Suspect: dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on tone: this one brings action RPG combat and a medieval setting.

Released 5 years after Murdered: Soul Suspect.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting70Tone61

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