Games like FILENDS
Games like FILENDS include Murders on the Yangtze River, The Roottrees are Dead, We Were Here Forever, The Case of the Golden Idol, and Phasmophobia. We matched them by the tags players give FILENDS on Steam (Puzzle, Detective, Mystery, Casual, and Logic): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Murders on the Yangtze River
Shared: Puzzle · Detective · Mystery

The Roottrees are Dead
Shared: Puzzle · Detective · Mystery

We Were Here Forever
Shared: Puzzle · Mystery · Online Co-Op

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

Phasmophobia
Shared: Multiplayer · Online Co-Op · Detective

The Painscreek Killings
Shared: Detective · Mystery · Puzzle

Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
Shared: Detective · Casual · Investigation

Strange Horticulture
Shared: Puzzle · Mystery · Detective

Blue Prince
Shared: Puzzle · Mystery · Investigation

Her Story
Shared: Detective · Puzzle · Investigation

Unboxing the Cryptic Killer
Shared: Puzzle · Mystery · Casual

Return of the Obra Dinn
Shared: Detective · Puzzle · Mystery

Tick Tock: A Tale for Two
Shared: Puzzle · Casual · Mystery

Escape Simulator
Shared: Puzzle · Mystery · Multiplayer

Escape Simulator 2
Shared: Puzzle · Detective · Online Co-Op

The Operator
Shared: Detective · Puzzle · Investigation

LOCKDOWN Protocol
Shared: Investigation · Multiplayer · Casual

Scene Investigators
Shared: Detective · Puzzle · Mystery

Unheard - Voices of Crime
Shared: Detective · Mystery · Puzzle

We Were Here
Shared: Puzzle · Mystery · Multiplayer

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

The Incident at Galley House
Shared: Puzzle · Mystery · Detective

Liars Bar
Shared: Casual · Multiplayer · Online Co-Op

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