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Games like The Ratline
Owlskip Games · 2026 · Windows, macOS
Steam: 81 % positive of 355 reviews, as of Oct 18
A murdered priest. A secret list. Hunt Nazi fugitives across the globe in this gritty 1971 detective thriller. Analyze evidence, follow leads, and make sharp deductions before the trail goes cold. From the creators of Family, Rivals, Conspiracy, Echo Beach and Riley & Rochelle.
24 games that play like The Ratline and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: The Case of the Golden Idol, The Rise of the Golden Idol and The Darkest Files.
Best matches
Plays and looks like The Ratline
These games are close to it by gameplay and by look, so they appear in both lists below.
By gameplay
Plays like The Ratline
Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.
The Case of the Golden Idol
98 % positive of 8,616
The Rise of the Golden Idol
94 % positive of 3,003
The Darkest Files
95 % positive of 280
The Roottrees are Dead
97 % positive of 2,522
Unheard - Voices of Crime
96 % positive of 31,309
Murdered: Soul Suspect
85 % positive of 16,651
Pentiment
95 % positive of 7,746
The Operator
92 % positive of 6,196
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
89 % positive of 7,191
Murders on the Yangtze River
97 % positive of 18,192
A Hand With Many Fingers
87 % positive of 418
Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
79 % positive of 13,788
More matches
- Enigma of Fear96 % positive of 9,093
- The Painscreek Killings91 % positive of 5,217
- The Testament of Sherlock Holmes79 % positive of 3,570
- GET OUT!93 % positive of 437
- Shadows of Doubt83 % positive of 15,428
- L.A. Noire85 % positive of 34,026
- Nobodies: Murder Cleaner92 % positive of 405
- CaseCracker91 % positive of 2,871
- CaseCracker291 % positive of 614
- The Incident at Galley House93 % positive of 4,784
- Mindcop95 % positive of 308
- Blacksad: Under the Skin84 % positive of 5,960
By look
Looks like The Ratline
Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.
The Darkest Files
95 % positive of 280
Do Not Feed the Monkeys
93 % positive of 11,026
Through the Darkest of Times
83 % positive of 1,086
That's not my Neighbor
85 % positive of 2,047
Methods: The Detective Competition
91 % positive of 604
Beholder
91 % positive of 27,747
The Rise of the Golden Idol
94 % positive of 3,003
News Tower
96 % positive of 2,178
SKYHILL
77 % positive of 5,191
Death and Taxes
86 % positive of 7,028
Fallen Aces
98 % positive of 5,721
DEADBOLT
95 % positive of 5,425
More matches
- Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation93 % positive of 43,932
- The Incident at Galley House93 % positive of 4,784
- The Coffin of Andy and Leyley96 % positive of 30,157
- Prison Architect89 % positive of 72,330
- Knock Harder93 % positive of 386
- 60 Seconds! Reatomized94 % positive of 16,924
- TR-4994 % positive of 1,277
- Please Knock on My Door93 % positive of 251
- Welcome Back, Commander83 % positive of 173
- Cube Escape: Paradox97 % positive of 10,554
- The Mermaid Mask99 % positive of 3,099
- GET OUT!93 % positive of 437
At a glance
What games like The Ratline have in common
- They came out between 2011 and 2026, none of them after The Ratline (2026).
- Best rated by Steam players: The Case of the Golden Idol (98 % positive of 8,616).
How these matches work
Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.