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Games like The Deed

2015PC90 % positive0.99 €

A dark inversion of the murder mystery: as the heir to a manor house, you plan a killing and try to get away with it. You explore the estate, talk to the family and shape how events unfold.

  • Historical setting
  • Dialogue and role-playing
  • Choices with consequences
  • Strong, story-driven narrative

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In short: Games like The Deed

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes The Deed special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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The Council

94 %Match

2018USK 12PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable83 % positive14.99 €

Brings what grabs you about The Deed: a historical setting, choices with consequences and dialogue where you play your role.

An episodic narrative adventure set at a secretive 1793 estate, where dialogue duels, intrigue and a skill system shape how the conspiracy and murder mystery unfold. Choices carry lasting consequences and conversations play out like tense battles of wits.

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Pentiment

Historical setting

A narrative murder-mystery set in 16th-century Bavaria, styled like an illuminated manuscript. Your conversations and choices reshape the fate of a village and its abbey over 25 years.

This Bed We Made

Strong, story-driven narrative

As a 1950s hotel maid you sneak through guests' rooms to piece together dark secrets and a murder. Light stealth, meaningful choices and a rich noir mood drive this narrative-focused detective adventure.

The Forgotten City

Dialogue and role-playing

A time-loop mystery set in a Roman city where any sin kills everyone. You question residents, exploit the repeating day, and unravel the secret through conversation, deduction and moral choices.

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 Last Express

Historical setting

A real-time adventure aboard the Orient Express on the eve of World War I: you unravel a murder, eavesdrop on dozens of voiced passengers, and must choose carefully where and when to be. Its Art Nouveau rotoscoped look is unmistakable.

Suzerain

Choices with consequences

A text-heavy political simulation in which you lead the fictional nation of Sordland as president through crises, corruption and conflict. Your decisions reshape relationships, policy and the ending.

Elsinore

Choices with consequences

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.

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