Games like The Beat
Looking for games like The Beat? Here are top turn-based strategy recommendations with a thriller focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Knee Deep, Blacksad: Under the Skin or Nobody Wants to Die.
1 76%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, optimization78% User Score 196 reviewsCritic Score 73%3 reviewsWhen a washed-up actor hangs himself on location, a spotlight is cast on the backwater Florida town of Cypress Knee. Your screen becomes a stage on which you investigate this mysterious death as three distinct characters.
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71%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaystability, optimization81% User Score 2,946 reviewsCritic Score 63%16 reviewsBLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad! Based on the noir comic series by the same name. The game features a noir detective story about a PI by the name of Blacksad that gets dragged into the case of a murdered boxing club. The game feature an interactive system much reminiscent of Grim Fandango w…
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View Game81%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, stability86% User Score 2,560 reviewsCritic Score 75%24 reviewsLose yourself in the dystopian world of New York, 2329; immortality comes at a price that someone has to pay. In this interactive noir story, lead the investigation using advanced technology, as Detective James Karra who risks it all in pursuit of a serial killer targeting the city’s elite.
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96%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplayreplayability, grinding96% User Score 303 reviewsElsinore is a time-looping adventure game set in the world of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Elsinore combines strong social simulation elements, a dynamic story that reacts immediately to player decisions, and a world full of diverse characters with secrets to uncover. Can Ophelia prevent the tragedy that lies before her?
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91%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, replayability91% User Score 280 reviewsBetween Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
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89%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaystability, grinding91% User Score 2,498 reviewsCritic Score 85%6 reviewsThis Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links the clients together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!
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78%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, optimization78% User Score 378 reviewsCritic Score 78%1 reviewsA marvellous romance with a hint of murder. Lose your heart to a stolen city in this game of amorous intrigue! Seek love, for yourself or your friends. Help a murdered man find justice. And watch out for the bats.
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90%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplayoptimization, grinding97% User Score 5,549 reviewsCritic Score 84%40 reviewsThe fate of the city is in your hands.
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84%Game Brain Scoremusic, storyoptimization, replayability89% User Score 1,104 reviewsCritic Score 60%1 reviewsThe sequel to Off-Peak, The Norwood Suite is a surreal first-person adventure game by Cosmo D. Journey to the secluded Hotel Norwood, where odd characters, forgotten secrets, and head-nodding music await.
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73%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplayreplayability, stability73% User Score 451 reviewsCritic Score 73%2 reviews"Night Call is a new kind of non linear narrative and noire game taking place in Paris, France. Using the real city map (~105 km² or ~40.5 mi²) and the intimacy a taxi can offer, players will meet numerous and unique passengers to talk with. Some of them know things about the killer, others pretend to know things, and some just need to talk to someone. More than just telling a story, Night Call …
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