Games like Hope in the City
Games like Hope in the City include L.A. Noire, The Painscreek Killings, Return of the Obra Dinn, Murders on the Yangtze River, and Blue Prince. We matched them by the tags players give Hope in the City on Steam (Mystery, Investigation, Detective, Story Rich, and Female Protagonist): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

L.A. Noire
Shared: Detective · Mystery · Story Rich

The Painscreek Killings
Shared: Mystery · Investigation · Detective

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

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

Blue Prince
Shared: Mystery · Investigation · Puzzle

Strange Horticulture
Shared: Mystery · Detective · Investigation

The Roottrees are Dead
Shared: Mystery · Detective · Investigation

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

What Remains of Edith Finch
Shared: Mystery · Story Rich · Atmospheric

Syberia: The World Before
Shared: Story Rich · Mystery · Female Protagonist

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

This Bed We Made
Shared: Mystery · Story Rich · Female Protagonist

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

Outer Wilds
Shared: Mystery · Story Rich · Atmospheric

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

The Séance of Blake Manor
Shared: Detective · Mystery · Investigation

The Operator
Shared: Investigation · Detective · Mystery

Paradise Killer
Shared: Investigation · Story Rich · Female Protagonist

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

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

Pentiment
Shared: Investigation · Story Rich · Mystery

Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
Shared: Investigation · Mystery · Atmospheric

No Case Should Remain Unsolved
Shared: Investigation · Story Rich · Puzzle

Enigma of Fear
Shared: Mystery · Investigation · Detective