Games like Acolyte
Games like Acolyte include The Case of the Golden Idol, The Rise of the Golden Idol, The Operator, The Roottrees are Dead, and Pentiment. We matched them by the tags players give Acolyte on Steam (Detective, Artificial Intelligence, Interactive Fiction, Investigation, and Dialogue Heavy): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

The Case of the Golden Idol
Shared: Detective · Investigation · Mystery

The Rise of the Golden Idol
Shared: Detective · Investigation · Mystery

The Operator
Shared: Detective · Investigation · Puzzle

The Roottrees are Dead
Shared: Detective · Investigation · Mystery

Pentiment
Shared: Investigation · Interactive Fiction · Story Rich

Murders on the Yangtze River
Shared: Detective · Puzzle · Story Rich

Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Shared: Detective · Investigation · Mystery

No Case Should Remain Unsolved
Shared: Investigation · Interactive Fiction · Puzzle

Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
Shared: Detective · Mystery · Story Rich

Strange Horticulture
Shared: Detective · Mystery · Puzzle

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Shared: Detective · Mystery · Story Rich

Lost Wiki: Kozlovka
Shared: Detective · Investigation · Mystery

Return of the Obra Dinn
Shared: Detective · Mystery · Story Rich

Her Story
Shared: Detective · Investigation · Interactive Fiction

Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator
Shared: Detective · Investigation · Mystery

L.A. Noire
Shared: Detective · Investigation · Mystery

Heavy Rain
Shared: Detective · Story Rich · Investigation

Tails Noir
Shared: Detective · Dialogue Heavy · Interactive Fiction

Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
Shared: Investigation · Detective · Story Rich

Unheard - Voices of Crime
Shared: Detective · Mystery · Story Rich

Trials of Innocence
Shared: Detective · Interactive Fiction · Story Rich

Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
Shared: Detective · Investigation · Interactive Fiction

The Painscreek Killings
Shared: Detective · Investigation · Mystery

The Mermaid Mask
Shared: Detective · Interactive Fiction · Puzzle