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Games Like Inquisitor Shepherd

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Mystery, Adventure, Story Rich, Singleplayer.

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Become Shepherd, an inquisitor sent to a suspicious village. Unveil the secrets of a world filled with fear, and make an inevitable choice. In this visual novel mystery, your decisions change the world. Can you survive the desperate horror?

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: Coming soon
Developer: Narrowdeep
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Free To Play
Platforms: Windows

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    96% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,959 reviews2018
    Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
    Windows
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    1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.

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    95% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Wildspell Games
    Windows · Linux

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    94% matchPositive81% of 42 reviews2021
    Dev: ArrowizPub: Giiku Games
    Windows

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    94% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: BANJIHAGAMES
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    93% matchMostly Positive72% of 93 reviews2024
    Dev: Universe Studio
    Windows

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    Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: SOEDESCO
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%

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    91% matchVery Positive82% of 3,016 reviews2023
    Dev: Frogwares
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%

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    91% matchMostly Positive70% of 202 reviews2020
    Dev: Arcadia
    Windows

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    90% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: 吃了就睡工作室
    Windows

    Tokyo Stranger is an aerial genre of text horror game inspired by the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. You play as a tourist from an exotic country, looking for any possibility to escape Tokyo in a static world.

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    89% matchVery Positive91% of 889 reviews2024
    Dev: banjihagames
    Windows · Mac

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    89% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Felis Cassius
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    Dev: Brickworks Games
    Windows

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    Dev: H999 Games
    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows
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    Dev: Poisonic Studio
    Windows

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    83% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2023
    Dev: Jonathon Baroi
    Windows

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    Windows

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    81% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    80% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: SS GC Omnipotens
    Windows · Mac

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    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Secretive Sheep Games
    Windows

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    78% matchNo user reviews2026
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    Windows

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    71% matchNo user reviews2026
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