Games like Murders on the Yangtze River
Games like Murders on the Yangtze River include Return of the Obra Dinn, Outer Wilds, Sanfu, Blue Prince, and Strange Horticulture. We matched them by the tags players give Murders on the Yangtze River on Steam (Detective, Puzzle, Adventure, Story Rich, and Indie): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

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

Outer Wilds
Shared: Story Rich · Adventure · Exploration

Sanfu
Shared: Puzzle · Mystery · Adventure

Blue Prince
Shared: Puzzle · Mystery · Exploration

Strange Horticulture
Shared: Puzzle · Detective · Mystery

Chants of Sennaar
Shared: Puzzle · Adventure · Indie

The Painscreek Killings
Shared: Detective · Puzzle · Mystery

Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Shared: Detective · Adventure · Puzzle

The Roottrees are Dead
Shared: Detective · Puzzle · Mystery

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

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

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

The Rewinder
Shared: Adventure · Puzzle · Detective

The White Door
Shared: Puzzle · Adventure · Detective

The House of Da Vinci
Shared: Puzzle · Mystery · Adventure

The Séance of Blake Manor
Shared: Detective · Puzzle · Adventure

Firewatch
Shared: Adventure · Story Rich · Mystery

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

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

Tangle Tower
Shared: Detective · Puzzle · Story Rich

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

Cyber Manhunt
Shared: Puzzle · Detective · Indie

Call of the Sea
Shared: Puzzle · Adventure · Story Rich

Demons' Timeline
Shared: Detective · Story Rich · Mystery