Games like The Painscreek Killings
Games like The Painscreek Killings include Firewatch, Outer Wilds, What Remains of Edith Finch, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, and Blue Prince. We matched them by the tags players give The Painscreek Killings on Steam (Investigation, Mystery, Detective, Exploration, and Puzzle): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Firewatch
Shared: Mystery · Story Rich · Atmospheric

Outer Wilds
Shared: Mystery · Exploration · Story Rich

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

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Shared: Mystery · Detective · Exploration

Blue Prince
Shared: Mystery · Investigation · Puzzle

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

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

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

Strange Horticulture
Shared: Mystery · Puzzle · Detective

Murdered: Soul Suspect
Shared: Detective · Mystery · Horror

INFRA
Shared: Exploration · Puzzle · Mystery

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

Quern - Undying Thoughts
Shared: Mystery · Puzzle · Exploration

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

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

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

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

The Witness
Shared: Exploration · Puzzle · Open World

Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs
Shared: Horror · Story Rich · Mystery

The Roottrees are Dead
Shared: Detective · Mystery · Investigation

CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs
Shared: Mystery · Exploration · Story Rich

Enigma of Fear
Shared: Investigation · Mystery · Detective

Phasmophobia
Shared: Horror · Investigation · Detective

Riven
Shared: Puzzle · Exploration · Mystery