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Games like Disco Elysium
Want more dialogue-rich detective RPGs with strange souls? Below are the games most like Disco Elysium — the titles that inspired it, the games sharing its DNA, and the ones it went on to influence. The interactive graph above lets you keep exploring from any of them.
Games similar to Disco Elysium
This Is the Police2016Jack Boyd, beloved police chief of Freeburg, has 180 days before he's forced to retire. But Jack won't be going out quietly. Over the next six months, he'll be going all out to fulfill a dream: earn half a million dollars, any way he can. That might be play money for a corrupt co
The Devil on G-String2008You play the role of Azai Kyousuke, the son of a legendary gangster infamous in the underworld. You spend your time listening to Bach, playing God at school and covertly working for your stepfather, a ruthless financial heavyweight. This idyllic existence is broken when two indiv
The Witch's House2012The Witch's House falls within the tradition of Japanese horror RPGs with heavy emphasis on puzzle-solving and jump scares. Among other entries in the genre such as Ib and Ao Oni, The Witch's House surprised fans with pixel-art that conceals truly frightening horror. The Witch's
Martha Is Dead2022Martha Is Dead is a dark first-person psychological thriller, set in 1944 Italy, that blurs the lines between reality, superstition and the tragedy of war.
The Forgotten City2021The Forgotten City is a mystery adventure game of exploration and deduction, and a re-imagining of the critically acclaimed mod of the same name. Combat is an option, but violence will only get you so far. Only by questioning an intertwined community of colorful characters, cleve
Minds Beneath Us2024Minds Beneath Us is a story-rich Sci-Fi thriller adventure game set in a futuristic Asian city. In a society that has become fully automated with AI, you will be trapped into a body that doesn't belong to yourself, making choices for him and face the coming fate together.
Who's Lila?2022A reverse-detective point-and-click adventure where, instead of choosing dialogue options, you control the character's face manually.
The Case of the Golden Idol2022A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Burnhouse Lane2022Burnhouse Lane tells a story of Angie Weather, a one foot in the grave agency nurse attempting to complete five impossible tasks in order to win her life back. Solve puzzles, make friends and enemies, run, hide and fight in this dark adventure that'll take you on a trip to anothe
The Rise of the Golden Idol2024The Award-winning detective saga returns. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.
About Disco Elysium
Disco Elysium is a role-playing game developed and published by ZA/UM. It is set in the fictional city of Revachol, where players assume the role of an amnesic detective investigating a murder. The game emphasizes dialogue and skill-based choices, with character attributes represented by internal voices that influence decisions and interactions. Its narrative explores themes of politics, philosophy, and personal identity, and it is known for its unconventional gameplay and deep storytelling.
FAQ
- What games are similar to Disco Elysium?
- Some of the closest matches are This Is the Police, The Devil on G-String, The Witch's House, Martha Is Dead, The Forgotten City, Minds Beneath Us. Scroll back up to keep exploring in the interactive graph.
- What inspired Disco Elysium?
- Disco Elysium sits inside the Role-playing (RPG) / Adventure tradition. Shared themes, mechanics, and studio history all show up in the graph — see how we score the matches.