Games like Swap lives
Games like Swap lives include Murders on the Yangtze River, The Rewinder, Outer Wilds, Chants of Sennaar, and Return of the Obra Dinn. We matched them by the tags players give Swap lives on Steam (Puzzle, Detective, Exploration, Mystery, and Faith): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

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

The Rewinder
Shared: Puzzle · Mystery · Adventure

Outer Wilds
Shared: Exploration · Mystery · Puzzle

Chants of Sennaar
Shared: Puzzle · Adventure · Detective

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

ANIMAL WELL
Shared: Puzzle · Exploration · Pixel Graphics

Tangle Tower
Shared: Detective · Puzzle · Exploration

FEZ
Shared: Puzzle · Exploration · Pixel Graphics

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

Strange Horticulture
Shared: Puzzle · Mystery · Detective

Blue Prince
Shared: Puzzle · Exploration · Mystery

OneShot
Shared: Puzzle · Pixel Graphics · Adventure

Sanfu
Shared: Puzzle · Mystery · Adventure

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Shared: Detective · Mystery · Puzzle

The White Door
Shared: Puzzle · Detective · Adventure

The Painscreek Killings
Shared: Detective · Mystery · Puzzle

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

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

The Roottrees are Dead
Shared: Puzzle · Detective · Mystery

Enigma of Fear
Shared: Mystery · Detective · Puzzle

The Darkside Detective
Shared: Detective · Mystery · Adventure

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

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

The Room 4: Old Sins
Shared: Puzzle · Mystery · Adventure