Games like Detective escape1
Games like Detective escape1 include Game Dev Tycoon, Plague Inc: Evolved, Mini Metro, There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension, and Mini Motorways. We matched them by the tags players give Detective escape1 on Steam (Adventure, Indie, Casual, Simulation, and Strategy): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Game Dev Tycoon
Shared: Indie · Simulation · Casual

Plague Inc: Evolved
Shared: Indie · Simulation · Strategy

Mini Metro
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Indie

There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
Shared: Indie · Adventure · Puzzle

Mini Motorways
Shared: Casual · Simulation · Strategy

Papers, Please
Shared: Indie · Simulation · Singleplayer

The Escapists
Shared: Strategy · Indie · Simulation

Home Behind
Shared: Adventure · Indie · Casual

Reus
Shared: Indie · Strategy · Simulation

Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
Shared: Casual · Strategy · Singleplayer

BEEP
Shared: Indie · Adventure · 2D

Zup! S
Shared: Indie · Casual · Puzzle

911 Operator
Shared: Simulation · Indie · Strategy

Moncage
Shared: Indie · Casual · Adventure

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Indie

Plebby Quest: The Crusades
Shared: Indie · Casual · Strategy

Death Coming/死神来了
Shared: Casual · Adventure · Strategy

The Scroll of Taiwu : Beyond The Dome
Shared: Indie · Adventure · Strategy

Pikuniku
Shared: Adventure · Indie · Casual

BidKing
Shared: Casual · Strategy · Simulation

Gorogoa
Shared: Indie · Puzzle · Casual

Tiny Bridge: Ratventure
Shared: Indie · Casual · Adventure

Russian Life Simulator
Shared: Simulation · Indie · 2D

Scribblenauts Unlimited
Shared: Adventure · Casual · Puzzle