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Games like The Rise of the Golden Idol and Stardew Valley

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The Rise of the Golden Idol
The Rise of the Golden Idol
Stardew Valley
Stardew Valley

More like The Rise of the Golden Idol

13 games closest to The Rise of the Golden Idol of your picks

  1. 1

    Pentiment

    The Rise of the Golden Idol, but hand-drawn, and with several endings

    Loved · 95%Investigation · Conspiracy

  2. 2

    Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments

    Much the same as The Rise of the Golden Idol

    Liked · 89%Detective · Investigation

  3. 3

    The Operator

    The Rise of the Golden Idol, but a third of the hours

    Loved · 92%Conspiracy · Investigation

  4. 4

    Unheard - Voices of Crime

    The Rise of the Golden Idol, but top-down, and a third of the hours

    Loved · 96%Detective · Crime

  5. 5

    Contradiction - the all-video murder mystery adventure

    The Rise of the Golden Idol, but half the hours

    Loved · 95%Detective · Investigation

  6. 6

    Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter

    The Rise of the Golden Idol, but third-person, and more divisive

    Liked · 80%Detective · Investigation

  7. 7

    Paradise Killer

    The Rise of the Golden Idol, but open world, and first-person

    Loved · 93%Investigation · Detective

  8. 8

    Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged

    The Rise of the Golden Idol, but talkier, and funny

    Loved · 94%Conspiracy · Investigation

  9. 9

    L.A. Noire

    The Rise of the Golden Idol, but noir, and open world

    Liked · 86%Detective · Investigation

  10. 10

    Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse

    The Rise of the Golden Idol, but cartoony, and hand-drawn

    Liked · 89%Investigation · Conspiracy

  11. 11

    The Council

    The Rise of the Golden Idol, but episodic

    Liked · 84%Detective · Conspiracy

  12. 12

    The Roottrees are Dead

    The Rise of the Golden Idol, but even better loved

    Loved · 96%Detective · Investigation

  13. 13

    Strange Horticulture

    The Rise of the Golden Idol, but a shopkeeping game, and cozy

    Loved · 94%Detective · Investigation

More like Stardew Valley

17 games closest to Stardew Valley of your picks

  1. 14

    Coral Island

    Much the same as Stardew Valley

    Liked · 89%Farming Sim · Agriculture

  2. 15

    My Time at Portia

    Stardew Valley, but single-player

    Loved · 91%Farming Sim · Life Sim

  3. 16

    Fields of Mistria

    Stardew Valley, but single-player, and half the hours

    Loved · 97%Farming Sim · Life Sim

  4. 17

    My Time at Sandrock

    Stardew Valley, but an action RPG

    Liked · 88%Farming Sim · Life Sim

  5. 18

    Sun Haven

    Stardew Valley, but half the hours, and more divisive

    Liked · 80%Farming Sim · Life Sim

  6. 19

    Dinkum

    Stardew Valley, but co-op, and half the hours

    Loved · 92%Farming Sim · Agriculture

  7. 20

    Palia

    Stardew Valley, but free to play, and an MMORPG

    Liked · 86%Farming Sim · Life Sim

  8. 21

    Roots of Pacha

    Stardew Valley, but co-op, and with romance

    Loved · 94%Farming Sim · Life Sim

  9. 22

    DAVE THE DIVER

    Stardew Valley, but a management game, and a third of the hours

    Loved · 96%Farming Sim · Agriculture

  10. 23

    Littlewood

    Stardew Valley, but a city builder, and a third of the hours

    Loved · 93%Life Sim · Agriculture

  11. 24

    Forager

    Stardew Valley, but a survival crafting game, and an incremental game

    Liked · 89%Farming Sim · Crafting

  12. 25

    Infinity Nikki

    Stardew Valley, but free to play, and a fifth of the hours

    Divisive · 58%Farming Sim · Life Sim

  13. 26

    Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles

    Stardew Valley, but a quarter of the hours, and more divisive

    Liked · 82%Farming Sim · Agriculture

  14. 27

    I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival

    Stardew Valley, but a survival game, and a base builder

    Liked · 84%Farming Sim · Agriculture

  15. 28

    Graveyard Keeper

    Stardew Valley, but a management game, and medieval

    Liked · 85%Agriculture · Crafting

  16. 29

    Disney Dreamlight Valley

    Stardew Valley, but story-rich, and single-player

    Loved · 92%Life Sim · Farming Sim

  17. 30

    STORY OF SEASONS: Grand Bazaar

    Stardew Valley, but cozy, and with romance

    Loved · 94%Farming Sim · Agriculture

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How this list is made

Each game is measured against each of your picks the way a games-like list measures it: the Steam community tags, Steam genres and IGDB themes they share, each counting for more the fewer games carry it. A game's place is how alike it is to your picks together, as a share of each pick's best match, so one alike to two of them comes before one alike to just one. It must be close to at least one of them, as close as it would have to be on that game's own list.

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