- #1 Lost Wiki: Kozlovka
77% matchVery Positive98% of 374 reviews2026
Dev: yattytheman
Windows · Linux
Explore a wikipedia-like database and solve a small town mystery in Eastern Europe. Step into the shoes of a journalist in the 90s as you sprawl through articles and uncover the secrets that have been laid in front of you.
Why similar: Conspiracy 20.2% ★, Detective 17.8%, Investigation 14.7%, Mystery 13.4%, Text-Based 10%
- #2 The Rise of the Golden Idol
75% matchVery Positive93% of 3,794 reviews2024
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.
Why similar: Conspiracy 20.7% ★, Detective 17.2%, Investigation 15.1%, Crime 12.2%, Mystery 11.9%
- #3 Project NexOS
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Centricode Creations
Windows · Mac · Linux
A modern-day narrative mystery where you explore a seemingly ordinary laptop to uncover hidden layers of conspiracy, surveillance, and stolen data, blending investigative gameplay with branching choices and a grounded tech-thriller tone.
Why similar: Conspiracy 15% ★, Crime 13.9%, Text-Based 11.3%, Detective 10.2%, Mystery 9%
- #4 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 562 reviews2026
Dev: BRANEPub: Surefire.Games
Windows · Mac
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?
Why similar: Conspiracy 21.4% ★, Detective 14.5%, Investigation 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Text-Based 9.3%
- #5 JACK: 1 % BATTERY - A Detective Thriller
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: JD Detective Thrillers Studio
Windows
Experience a race against time written by a former forensic investigation expert. As detective JACK, you are the last hope to rescue the US President's kidnapped daughter. With only 1% battery left on her phone, use authentic detective techniques to find her before the screen goes black.
Why similar: Text-Based 15.3%, Detective 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Crime 13.7%, Minimalist 10.8%
- #6 City of Voices
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kini Games
Windows
A short Golden Idol-like deduction game about a young girl who is catapulted from her suburban life into the mysterious world of the ancient Maya. Investigate a series of moments frozen in time. Examine clues and solve puzzles to uncover a story full of twists and turns.
Why similar: Conspiracy 24.1% ★, Detective 20.4%, Investigation 16.6%, Mystery 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 9%
- #7 雾尽时分
72% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: 济沧海工作室Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
戏班内扑朔迷离的死亡,步步紧逼的幕后黑手,封闭剧场内的死亡倒计时,案件主角的生命和救赎都取决于你的决断。当第一桩案件尘埃落定,你以为可以回到现实世界时,轮回之路才刚刚开始……
Why similar: Detective 17%, Crime 17%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Investigation 13.4%, Text-Based 11%
- #8 Crimson Seer
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Meridian Malice
Windows
Crimson Seer is a fantasy detective puzzle game. Investigate murder scenes frozen in time, gather clues, and deduce motive, method, and location. Use your prophetic visions to uncover sinister elven plots, ancient mysteries, and dark rituals in an underground world.
Why similar: Detective 18.7%, Investigation 15.2%, Conspiracy 14.8% ★, Mystery 13.5%, Crime 13.3%
- #9 The Mystery of Caketropolis
71% matchVery Positive96% of 104 reviews2021
Dev: Afiq Suradi
Windows
A bakery falls to arson and a city falls to chaos. With the harmony between human and dragon crumbling, can Rimentus solve the Mystery of Caketropolis before his kind face exile?
Why similar: Dragons 21.9% ★, Investigation 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Detective 10.2%, Mystery 9.4%
- #10 Pineapple Legend
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: zebra3dPub: Sukuratchi
Windows
Find the Golden Pineapple and the crimes against the Mayans. In Pineapple Legend, solve investigations with amusing and humorous situations. Explore the city of Takitani: investigate, solve puzzles, collect cards, equip accessories, fish, garden, fight in the arena, and increase your affinity!!!
Why similar: Detective 14.7%, Crime 13.8%, Investigation 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Text-Based 11.4%
- #11 The Case of the Golden Idol
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,122 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Conspiracy 18.8% ★, Detective 17.4%, Investigation 14.6%, Mystery 11.8%, Crime 10.9%
- #12 Mystery Island:Missing Amy
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: TAPROMANCE
Windows
The adventure begins when Ada, a young explorer, receives a mysterious selfie from her sister, who in fact disappeared months ago. ...... The background of the selfie is a mysterious island with blood-red sea water. Ada decides to go out on the sea to look for her sister……
Why similar: Detective 14.5%, Investigation 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Mystery 10.8%, Crime 9.7%
- #13 The Missing Threads
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wynd_devPub: wysg
Windows
Erased memories, scattered clues. What will you uncover, and what will you leave buried? As an amnesiac detective, investigate crime scenes with limited focus. You can't analyze everything. Strategically choose your leads to shape the case and reclaim your lost past. Start now.
Why similar: Crime 22.9%, Detective 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Investigation 13.7%, Mystery 9.5%
- #14 The Duke is Dead
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bunk Bed Software, LLC
Windows
The duke is dead! Collect clues, solve puzzles, and use deduction to find the killer. Put your detective skills to the test to unravel the trail of crimes and uncover the truth!
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Mystery 15.5%, Investigation 13.5%, Conspiracy 13.2% ★, Crime 12.8%
- #15 Detective Agency Gray Tie 2 - Collector's Edition
69% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: Avi Games
Windows
The second part of the detective saga! Help Amanda find the stolen masterpiece in France. Explore mysterious locations, find hidden objects and solve puzzles. The Collector's Edition includes 20 mini-games and additional locations!
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Conspiracy 14.6% ★, Hidden Object 14.2%, Crime 14.1%, Investigation 11%
- #16 Launderley
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Braisque
Windows · Linux
A horror and exploration adventure that tells the story of Blanche, who was found alone in the gardens of Launderley, in front of a pile of twenty-nine corpses.
Why similar: Detective 17.1%, Investigation 15%, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Text-Based 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 9%
- #17 Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,286 reviews2024
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 30.3 hrsMean: 33.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
Why similar: Investigation 20.4%, Crime 19.1%, Detective 18.6%, Text-Based 13.8%, Mystery 13.5%
- #18 捞金骗徒
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 云洲工作室
Windows
You play as a tourist trapped in a scam compound. fight to survive, sneak around and seize escape chances. Gather hidden clues, master scam skills reluctantly to survive, meet captives stuck here for various reasons, dig out its dark secrets, and choose between escaping the den or ruling it.
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Investigation 17%, Crime 16.3%, RPG 13.2%, Mystery 9.8%
- #19 Methods: The Illusion Murders
66% matchVery Positive88% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: LockedOn GamesPub: Erabit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Red July must stop a serial killer who patterns his murders after optical illusions in this mystery visual novel set in the world of Methods.
Why similar: Detective 15.8%, Text-Based 15.7%, Crime 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Investigation 10.8%
- #20 CLUAIDO
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gamer Tool Studio
Windows · Mac
A procedural mystery game where you play as a detective racing against time to solve a murder case. As toxic gas slowly shrinks the map, find hidden clues and freely interrogate suspects with open-ended questioning. Manage your investigation under increasing pressure in a challenge against time.
Why similar: Investigation 15.6%, Detective 13%, Mystery 12.6%, Hidden Object 11.7%, Text-Based 11.4%
- #21 Eternal Affairs
66% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Heart's Choice
Windows · Mac · Linux
Recover a stolen artifact and lose your heart as a secret magical agent! Can you uncover an arcane conspiracy before the clock runs out? An interactive, text-based magical romance novel.
Why similar: Conspiracy 20.4% ★, Text-Based 17%, Detective 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Investigation 9.4%
- #22 消失的第四天
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 游戏峰塔
Windows
"The Fourth Day Disappeared" is a pixel art detective game. As an intern detective, you're caught in a serial murder case on a train trip. Investigate, gather evidence, interrogate passengers, and connect clues to find the killer.
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Crime 19.1%, Mystery 14%, RPG 8.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%
- #23 Trials of Innocence
64% matchVery Positive92% of 1,549 reviews2025
Dev: 猫龙游戏
Windows
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.
Why similar: Detective 19%, Crime 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Lore-Rich 12.9%, Investigation 11.9%
- #24 春泥 Soil of Rebirth
64% matchMostly Positive74% of 276 reviews2026
Dev: 午夜说书人
Windows
《春泥》是一款刑侦题材的悬疑解谜推理游戏。2018年中秋前夕,刑警程佑接到报案,动身前往泥塑匠林家处理一起家庭伤人案。随着调查深入,案件的疑点层层浮现,将她引向一连串尘封已久的谜团。往事的土壤正在松动,深埋的真相即将揭开......
Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Crime 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Investigation 12.5%, Mystery 11.6%
- #25 Murders on the Yangtze River
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,334 reviews2024
Dev: OMEGAMES STUDIO
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"Murders on Yangtze River" is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Investigation 12.6%, Mystery 11.1%, Lore-Rich 9%, Drama 8.9%
- #26 Detective Agency Gray Tie - Collector's Edition
67% matchMixed65% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: Avi Games
Windows
Solve the case of a stolen antique statuette with detective Amanda. Explore picturesque Amsterdam locations, solve clever puzzles, and enjoy hidden object scenes. Immerse yourself in a detective adventure!
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Hidden Object 18.7%, Conspiracy 14.8% ★, Crime 11.4%, Mystery 8.3%
- #27 WORK WORK WORK
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
Windows
WORK. DIE. REPEAT. Can you break out from the sinister cycle?
Why similar: Conspiracy 22.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 15%, Detective 10.9%, Mystery 10%, Investigation 8.6%
- #28 Neighborhood Video
65% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Alex CarlsonPub: Almost Playable Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Crack the case of the missing video store employee in this 3D point and click mystery game by solving escape room puzzles, combing the computer database, and stocking shelves as an undercover detective posing as a cashier during your first weekend at the suspiciously understaffed Neighborhood Video.
Why similar: Detective 20.5%, Text-Based 17.1%, Investigation 16.5%, Mystery 14.9%, Conspiracy 12.6% ★
- #29 Deepwell
64% matchVery Positive100% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: LinsonLime
Windows
Deepwell is a story-driven adventure game, about a small town surrounding a giant mystery hole.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22%, Investigation 15.2%, Lore-Rich 12.5%, Top-Down 10.5%, Mystery 9.8%
- #30 In Memoriam
64% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: MoCaps
Windows · Linux
Step into a gripping medieval political thriller where intrigue, betrayal, and power struggles shape your fate. As a ghostly detective, you’ll uncover conspiracies, navigate a web of deception and unravel a larger mystery tied to your own demise
Why similar: Detective 27.9%, Investigation 14.5%, Mystery 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #31 Locator
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Empty Exhibit
Windows
A Geoguessr-inspired detective game set on an alien planet. Pinpoint the exact locations of photos to track down missing archeologist Abigail Lidari. Cross-reference journal entries, decipher cryptic symbols, and uncover the mysteries of an ancient civilization.
Why similar: Conspiracy 21.8% ★, Detective 17.5%, Investigation 16.7%, Crime 14%, Mystery 13.6%
- #32 Assistant to the Lost Detective - Remaster -
65% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: LIKEMAD_GAMES
Windows
A novel-style mystery adventure game. Explore 2D top-down maps! Enjoy easy puzzles and comical text. Become the assistant to the lost detective Chiho-chan and help solve mysteries!
Why similar: Detective 26.9%, Text-Based 24%, Investigation 11.1%, Mystery 9.8%, Drama 9%
- #33 TellTale - Casino Murder Case
63% matchMostly Positive73% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: NeruyaPub: Team Detective
Windows
[Telltale - Casino Murder] is a full-voice indie mystery game with the youngest lawyer, Kang Ho-yeon, who reveals the truth of the casino murder case and achieves innocence at trial.
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Mystery 18.9%, Investigation 17.3%, Text-Based 13.8%, Puzzle 8%
- #34 Do You Want More!?
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Reno GT Young
Windows
Play as Lloyd Arch, the young private detective known for being total dick, and unravel the mystery of the Black Scar Serial Killer in this visual novel adventure, but remember that the truth tends to hurt the most.
Why similar: Detective 16.9%, Crime 16.6%, Conspiracy 15% ★, Investigation 14.3%, Mystery 10.3%
- #35 Duppy Detective Tashia
63% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Spritewrench
Windows
Help Tashia unravel the case of a heinous murder and find her cell phone in this point & click, mystery adventure based on Caribbean folklore!
Why similar: Detective 15.6%, Crime 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Text-Based 13.5%, Mystery 10.8%
- #36 SAS:绝响诡计 | Case 0 风暴蝴蝶
61% matchVery Positive87% of 179 reviews2025
Dev: 秦遥
Windows
这是一款以中式校园为背景的推理类文字游戏,你将扮演一名高中生司空茂,在开学第一天目击密室杀人事件的现场,并经过调查和推理解决案件,找出真正的犯人和真相背后更深的阴谋。但在享受侦探游戏的同时,请千万不要忽视学习。保持情绪稳定,尽量维持活下去的念头...记住,你的成绩,永远比案件要更重要。
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Text-Based 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Crime 9.7%, Mystery 8.6%
- #37 ギルド探求団へようこそ!
60% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 692 reviews2026
Dev: ぱるそに工房
Windows
「ギルド探求団へようこそ!」創立から1000日を迎えたギルドの、パーティ情報を復旧させる『推理パズルゲーム』です。過去1000日を振り返りながら、78人の冒険者が、20隊あるパーティのどこに所属していたのかを特定し、どのような結末を迎えたのかを推理で暴きましょう!それでは──良い旅を!
Why similar: Detective 33.4%, Investigation 23.5%, Mystery 16.5%, Puzzle 10%, Fantasy 6.5%
- #38 咖啡机Coffee-machine
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SnoworldPub: 现实映像工作室
Windows
你是无机脑公司的一名员工,经个人志愿与公司筛选成功进入咖啡机实验工程。只要通过这项测试,你就能够实现自己梦想中的计划,你能成功吗?
Why similar: Text-Based 16.2%, Conspiracy 13.7% ★, Detective 12%, Lore-Rich 11.2%, Investigation 9.8%
- #39 In a Detective's Mind
63% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Justo DiasPub: Justo Dias
Windows
In a Detective's Mind is an investigation game that seeks to put you in the role of a detective, who needs to solve cases and deal with obscure problems from his past.
Why similar: Detective 31%, Investigation 21.4%, Crime 14.9%, Top-Down 11.6%, Mystery 10.3%
- #40 Murder Mystery Mayhem AI
62% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: AI Media Design
Windows
Murder Mystery Mayhem AI is a single-player detective game set in a stylish 1920s world of secrets, suspicion, and social intrigue. Talk freely to a colorful cast of cunning suspects, gather clues, uncover motives, and deduce who among them is the killer.
Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Investigation 14.9%, Crime 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Mystery 11.6%
- #41 Pixel P.I.
62% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Crischu
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this detective game you will write your own questions and deductions. Use your detective skills to solve these cases and the mystery of your forgotten memories in the way.
Why similar: Detective 18%, Crime 17.5%, Investigation 14.2%, Mystery 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
- #42 Neon Hearts City
61% matchVery Positive84% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Cosmic VoidPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A private investigator, tracking a missing person, uncovers a conspiracy between humans and androids and a secret that could change everything. Neon Hearts City is a retro point-and-click adventure that thrusts you into a grungy cyberpunk city of the future.
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Investigation 15.7%, Crime 14.2%, Mystery 7.4%
- #43 A Death in the Red Light
62% matchMixed67% of 46 reviews2024
Dev: Mystery City Games BVPub: indie.io
Windows
Amsterdam, 1988. A dead body in the Red Light District, the Dutch capital of sex and drugs, is a washed-up detective’s one shot at redemption. Explore the seedy underbelly of Europe’s most notorious city, solve complex puzzles, and crack the case while experiencing Amsterdam at its worst.
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Conspiracy 17.6% ★, Investigation 15.6%, Mystery 12.4%, Crime 12.3%
- #44 A Case of Fraud
59% matchVery Positive98% of 357 reviews2025
Dev: Hesperus Games
Windows · Mac
A short non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight. Carefully read and cross-reference documents to unravel a CEO’s disappearance and expose a case of fraud.
Why similar: Detective 24.8%, Investigation 19.9%, Crime 17.9%, Mystery 14.2%, Conspiracy 10.8% ★
- #45 Abandonware : The Horror Collection
63% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: Fossil GamesPub: Hound Picked Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A lo-fi collection of horror mini games that begins to warp and shift as you uncover more. Play and watch the lines blur between fiction and reality in this one-of-a-kind experience.
Why similar: Text-Based 14.2%, Crime 13.7%, Hidden Object 12%, Top-Down 10.5%, Minimalist 9.2%
- #46 CrimeBot 2: Detective Mystery Games
61% matchMixed56% of 25 reviews2024
Dev: RoboBot Studio
Windows
A serial killer is on the loose. Only you can stop him! In CrimeBot 2, you analyze crime scenes, interrogate suspects, and connect the clues to solve cold cases around the world. The truth is hidden in the details.
Why similar: Detective 19.2%, Crime 18.1%, Investigation 15.9%, Mystery 11.7%, Hidden Object 10.8%
- #47 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
60% matchMostly Positive73% of 173 reviews2025
Dev: coly Inc.
Windows · Mac
Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi's first case, the Honjin Murder Mystery. Honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo lay dead in a bed of blood on the night of their wedding. Kosuke Kindaichi searches for the truth about this locked room murder mystery. However...
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Investigation 16.3%, Text-Based 15.6%, Mystery 15.2%
- #48 Police Detective: Tokyo Beat
61% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dr. Cyril Splutterworth
Windows
Gather evidence, interview suspects and send your case to trial. Have you got what it takes to be Tokyo's top detective?
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Crime 20.2%, Mystery 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Investigation 8.2%
- #49 Chains of Judgment
62% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: ChaniMK
Windows · Mac · Linux
Homicide detective Ralph is distraught when his trusted, reliable partner goes missing around the same time strange killings begin to take place. While solving the case, Ralph is paired up with an impish rookie he can't get along with.
Why similar: Text-Based 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Crime 16.8%, Detective 15.1%, Investigation 11.5%
- #50 Call of the Golden Valley
59% matchPositive88% of 41 reviews2025
Dev: O'Saurus Studios
Windows · Mac
Your friend is missing in the Australian outback and you must find her. Search the Internet for clues, solve mysterious puzzles and uncover the conspiracy of the vanishing hikers of Golden Valley.
Why similar: Conspiracy 19.6% ★, Detective 17.2%, Mystery 14%, Investigation 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%
- #51 Marcella Moon: Secret on the Hill
63% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2020
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
Follow amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to Ireland to investigate the disappearance of a famous writer.
Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Investigation 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Mystery 13.9%, Text-Based 13.4%
- #52 Blackwood's Dilemma
61% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: The K Game Studio
Windows
Demo updated for the Detective Fest! Step into detective Brian Storm’s shoes and unravel a grim 17th-century mystery. Interrogate villagers, gather clues, and piece together the evidence in a deduction system where every secret matters.
Why similar: Detective 17.6%, Crime 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Investigation 12.5%, Mystery 11.2%
- #53 Mens Rea
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mens Rea DeveloperPub: Mens Rea Publisher
Windows · Linux
A completely open-dialog murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Investigation 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Mystery 13.9%, Top-Down 7.6%
- #54 LAN Party Adventures
58% matchVery Positive90% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: LEAP Game Studios
Windows
Okay, Pedro is AWOL, and you have to get this LAN Party set up at the Game Store for the session later. Connect cables, install software, and solve puzzles all while you and the gang uncover the mystery of your missing friend.
Why similar: Crime 18.6%, Conspiracy 16.9% ★, Detective 16.8%, Investigation 13.7%, Mystery 12.8%
- #55 The Ratline
57% matchVery Positive94% of 115 reviews2026
Dev: Owlskip Games
Windows · Mac
A murdered priest. A secret list. Hunt Nazi fugitives across the globe in this gritty 1971 detective thriller. Analyze evidence, follow leads, and make sharp deductions before the trail goes cold. From the creators of Family, Rivals, Conspiracy, Echo Beach and Riley & Rochelle.
Why similar: Detective 27.9%, Investigation 21.6%, Conspiracy 19.6% ★, Mystery 15%, Puzzle 6.9%
- #56 Desktop Explorer
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Recurring Dream
Windows · Mac
Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?
Why similar: Conspiracy 15.6% ★, Detective 14.7%, Investigation 14.5%, Text-Based 14%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%
- #57 星象迷案 The Zodiac Mystery
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LazyBoy
Windows
Step into The Zodiac Mystery, where a suspense-filled adventure begins! Players are immersed in a complex and bewildering cold case, searching for clues across time and space. Examine crime scenes, review files, and analyze evidence, following the trail concealed within a celestial haze.
Why similar: Crime 23.9%, Detective 20.9%, Mystery 19.8%, Drama 11.2%, Puzzle 9.6%