- #1 The Dagby Files
97% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Huge Workshop
Windows
Solve jigsaw puzzles to crack the case in this relaxing, cozy mystery game. Join Inspector Dagby as he investigates crime scenes, questions suspects, and leaves the final deduction to you. Seven perplexing mysteries. 28 hand-illustrated puzzles by artist Dave Montes.
Why similar: Detective 35.8%, Hand-drawn 19.9%, Mystery 15.9%, Puzzle 14.8%, Casual 6.9%
- #2 Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit
96% matchVery Positive81% of 472 reviews2022
Dev: Tag of JoyPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Legends of the past come back to life in this charming point-and-click adventure. Pack your bags and journey with Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit through modern day Europe to uncover the conspiracy behind a cursed relic and the secrets of the King who was never crowned.
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Mystery 16.3%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Puzzle 10%
- #3 I Need to Leave
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Type-B
Windows · Mac
I Need To Leave is a point-and-click escape game. The door is never locked, yet you keep returning to where you started. Search for clues and find the right way to leave this shared apartment of anthropomorphic animals.
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Psychological 16%, Hand-drawn 13%, Mystery 11.2%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
- #4 Unheard - Voices of Crime
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 33,170 reviews2019
Dev: NEXT Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?
Why similar: Detective 54.2%, Mystery 19.1%, Puzzle 13.7%, Story Rich 8.2%, Atmospheric 2.1%
- #5 Stories Adrift: Wake - Prologue
94% match9 user reviews22% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: HIATUS ProductionsPub: Jamk Games
Windows
As the new owner of a book boat, you are entrusted with returning a single page of a book and embarks on a journey through a world both mysterious and familiar. By solving intricate puzzles and piecing together scattered clues, you uncover the truth of the world - and of yourself.
Why similar: Detective 27.9%, Hand-drawn 19.9%, Puzzle 13.1%, Mystery 7.9%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #6 Return of the Obra Dinn
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 33,856 reviews2018
Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
Why similar: Detective 45.4%, Mystery 23.7%, Puzzle 11.9%, Story Rich 9.5%, Atmospheric 5.6%
- #7 Eye 4 Eye
93% matchVery Positive98% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: Team Eye 4 EyePub: Yi Dai
Windows
Embark on a mission to unveil the truth behind a missing daughter case. Utilize the search engine to gather clues and uncover the dark secrets of TempleTech. Experience a suspenseful journey through the eyes of Hazel.
Why similar: Detective 30.6%, Mystery 17.3%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Puzzle 10.6%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #8 Orient on the Murder Express
92% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Connor Atkins
Windows · Mac
This is a murder mystery visual novel where you take the role of the detective. Search for clues, make discoveries, and talk to other characters to find out what is truly going on on the Murder Express.
Why similar: Detective 44.9%, Mystery 19.6%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Story Rich 10.4%, Casual 6.3%
- #9 Nancy Drew® Dossier: Lights, Camera, Curses!
91% matchMostly Positive70% of 80 reviews2009
Dev: HeR Interactive
Windows
Seek the source of sabotage on a Hollywood set!
Why similar: Detective 30.9%, Mystery 16.6%, Female Protagonist 16%, Puzzle 11.8%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #10 Marcella Moon: Curse of the Black Cat
91% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a cursed black cat statue that has been terrorizing a local theater.
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Mystery 18%, Psychological 16%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #11 深渊档案
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Night Walker Studio
Windows
You are a special investigator sent to a construction site halted by a supernatural event. Beneath it lies a deadly mining accident where almost no one survived. Using old photos, trace the memories of the dead, relive their final moments, and uncover long-buried secrets.
Why similar: Detective 46.4%, Mystery 23%, Puzzle 11.3%, Story Rich 11.2%, Incremental 4.6%
- #12 Frieda is Changing
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mucks! Games
Windows · Mac
A fun-horror point & click adventure following Frieda, a 14-year-old girl, determined to uncover the mystery of her sister's disappearance. Explore an expansive village, solve puzzles, unlock memories, and discover monsters where you least expect them.
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Mystery 14.9%, Hand-drawn 14.3%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #13 Flip Tale
89% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Unizza Studio
Windows · Mac
On his usual, weary walk home from work, the tired protagonist is suddenly pulled into a strange and fantastical world. He gains the power of “Flip”, which let him unveils a hidden truth and takes one step closer to discovering himself. Uncover the truth now in the narrative puzzle game Flip Tale.
Why similar: Psychological 28.2%, Hand-drawn 22%, 2D Platformer 16.9%, Puzzle 15.4%, Story Rich 12.9%
- #14 The Apple Tree
88% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2022
Dev: Remnants of mosaic
Windows
The Apple Tree is an interactive story in the genre of a visual novel. Investigate a series of murders together with police Captain Christian Tyler and try not to fall into the trap of criminals!
Why similar: Detective 30.7%, Psychological 21.9%, Mystery 11.5%, Hand-drawn 9.1%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #15 Kisen: Seeker of Aenjan City
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 常磐ほそみ / Tokiwa Hosomi
Windows
Tap into the mystery as a stranger in the city — a mild mystery visual novel. Kisen runs a tracing agency in a city far from his home. There, he is asked by a local university student to look for his brother missing from twelve years ago. Investigate what happened back then to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 37%, Mystery 22.9%, Hand-drawn 19.5%, Story Rich 12.6%, Atmospheric 7.2%
- #16 Rabbit Detective
86% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: PinkTokum Studio
Windows
《兔子侦探》是一款手绘风格的悬疑解谜互动游戏。玩家将扮演兔子侦探,在前往拜访好友时,竟发现对方已意外身亡!案发现场疑点重重,线索错综复杂。玩家将使用时间回溯机制,从现场抽丝剥茧,在正确的时机放置正确的证据,找出杀害受害兔的真凶,洗清自己被迫背负的嫌疑。最终将罪犯绳之以法,并在审讯中揭露其罪行!
Why similar: Detective 54.1%, Mystery 24.1%, Puzzle 16.9%, Casual 3.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #17 Nancy Drew® Dossier: Resorting to Danger!
87% matchVery Positive83% of 114 reviews2009
Dev: HeR Interactive
Windows
Defuse an Explosive Situation at an Exclusive Resort!
Why similar: Detective 32.4%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Mystery 15.9%, Puzzle 15%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #18 The Incident at Galley House
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: William RousPub: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
In 1936, something terrible happened at Galley House. Decades later, with a strange contraption that reveals echoes of the past, you must uncover the truth behind this grisly mystery.
Why similar: Detective 36.1%, Mystery 25.7%, Puzzle 14.6%, Story Rich 10.9%, Atmospheric 5.1%
- #19 Call of the Golden Valley
84% matchPositive88% of 42 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: Detective 25.1%, Mystery 17.9%, Psychological 14%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #20 26 Moves: The Queen's Plot
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Danari Games
Windows
Silence is a luxury you don't have. Unravel a dark noir point-and-click mystery where justice and revenge blur. You have exactly 26 moves to reach the end. In this psychological duel, are you the master of your own fate, or just a pawn in someone else’s game?
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Psychological 18.8%, Mystery 16.2%, Hand-drawn 15.7%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #21 Mutropolis
83% matchVery Positive88% of 209 reviews2021
Dev: Pirita StudioPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
MUTROPOLIS is a lovely sci-fi adventure set on the abandoned Planet Earth. Play as Henry Dijon (hero, nerd, detective) in search of a legendary lost city. Uncover weird ancient artifacts. And PLEASE don’t get obliterated by an ageless evil. You’ve been warned.
Why similar: Detective 38.4%, Mystery 21%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Puzzle 11.1%, Atmospheric 6.8%
- #22 Rattle Spring
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: oddginger
Windows
Enter Rattle Spring Resort, immerse yourself in a surreal world, and uncover the truth behind the mystery of a missing girl. Solve interconnected puzzles, explore unsettling spaces, and piece together a story that refuses to stay buried. A surreal atmospheric escape game inspired by Rusty Lake.
Why similar: Psychological 28.9%, Puzzle 16.1%, Mystery 14.3%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #23 THE JUSOU 3
82% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: 株式会社Metaware
Windows · Mac
Why was that cursed nest born... A story tracing back even further, 25 years to its very origins. Exploration inside the school is done using a 3D map! Brace yourself and advance through the corridors swirling with terror!
Why similar: Detective 25.4%, Psychological 18.2%, Mystery 13.7%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #24 Herreshoff's Legacy
81% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: LYF Games Studio
Windows
Explore a story-rich mystery in this atmospheric puzzle game. As a police officer, investigate the grand mansion of Dr. Wilfried Éric Herreshoff, uncover hidden compartments, solve challenging puzzles, and unravel the secrets of a dark family legacy.
Why similar: Detective 42.6%, Mystery 20.5%, Puzzle 16.5%, Atmospheric 8%, Casual 6.1%
- #25 Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem
81% matchMixed55% of 1,126 reviews2019
Dev: HeR Interactive, Inc.
Windows · Mac
How Far Would You Go to Escape the Past? Step into a story filled with danger, intrigue, and complicated relationships in Midnight in Salem, the new 3D mystery adventure with detective Nancy Drew. Time is short, and you, as Nancy Drew, must solve the mystery before the clock strikes midnight.
Why similar: Detective 38.3%, Mystery 21.4%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Puzzle 11.5%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #26 Mistcaller
80% match5 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Onyx Wings Studio
Windows
Mistcaller is a puzzle platformer inspired by games like Limbo. Fully hand-drawn, the uniquely artistic world encased within the mist is beautifully rendered. Explore a deep and rich narrative centered around an ongoing conflict between rival families and uncover Eve's place in it all.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 22.6%, Mystery 17.2%, 2D Platformer 17%, Puzzle 16.2%, Female Protagonist 13.8%
- #27 Hunter's Journey: Tears of the Lake Collector's Edition
78% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
Descend into watery depths, unravel haunting secrets, and prove your worth as a legendary hunter. Danger lurks beneath every ripple!
Why similar: Detective 31.7%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Puzzle 12.3%, Mystery 10.4%, Story Rich 9%
- #28 Puzzle Agent
79% matchVery Positive89% of 2,805 reviews2010
Dev: Telltale
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Created with indie comic artist Graham Annable's unique narrative and visual sensibilities, delivered with the distinctive Telltale storytelling style, Puzzle Agent is sure to challenge, thrill and engage in more ways than you can shake a cryptogram at!
Why similar: Detective 36.8%, Mystery 19.8%, Puzzle 15.8%, Story Rich 7.5%, Hand-drawn 6.6%
- #29 Surface: Lost Tales Collector's Edition
79% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: Elephant GamesPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows
Not all fairy tales are just stories…
Why similar: Detective 31.8%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Mystery 13.4%, Puzzle 12.6%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #30 Another Day of My Life
77% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Foxy KK & Squeaky ZZ
Windows · Mac
In the game, the little girl has the strangest day of her life. It starts in a quite peaceful morning and ends up in a really weird night. Her mom is missing, and her dad is acting crazy... What happens this day seems all mixed up and strange, but it's actually meant to be.
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Mystery 17.3%, Hand-drawn 16.7%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Puzzle 12.2%
- #31 The Roottrees are Dead
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,392 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Detective 41.4%, Mystery 22.6%, Puzzle 14.2%, Story Rich 8.3%, Atmospheric 5.3%
- #32 Soul of Recollection
76% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: Orange Ink Studio
Windows · Mac
Soul of Recollection is a pixel-style point-and-click puzzle game. Explore a quiet school at night, collect items, solve puzzles, and piece together lost memories to find your way out. With no horror elements, it blends light storytelling and immersive mystery.
Why similar: Mystery 21.1%, Psychological 20.4%, Puzzle 15.8%, Detective 15.4%, Female Protagonist 14.8%
- #33 Grim Tales: Crimson Hollow Collector's Edition
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 27 reviews2021
Dev: Elephant GamesPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows
What's waiting at Crimson Hollow?
Why similar: Detective 31.4%, Female Protagonist 15%, Puzzle 12.3%, Story Rich 8.8%, Psychological 8.5%
- #34 Reversion - The Return (Last Chapter)
77% matchVery Positive85% of 96 reviews2020
Dev: 3f Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
In this final chapter of the Reversion series, you must join the Resistance to defeat the evil Sergio. Buenos Aires is in ruins, but you have a chance to reverse history. Will you have what it takes to save your city before it’s too late?
Why similar: Detective 32.5%, Mystery 17.3%, Hand-drawn 14.8%, Puzzle 12.4%, Casual 5.5%
- #35 Mind Echoes: The Lost Mysteries Collector's Edition
76% matchMixed50% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
Join investigator and medium Emily Rivers as she explores the abandoned Starlight Dreams Hotel to find hidden objects and confront a malevolent force known as the Lurker!
Why similar: Detective 29.7%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Mystery 12.9%, Puzzle 12.2%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #36 Secrets of Salem: Shadow of the Witch Collector's Edition
75% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
Navigate Salem’s hidden corners and spectral realms, using your wits and newfound powers to protect people from a relentless hunter and find hidden objects!
Why similar: Detective 31.7%, Hand-drawn 14.8%, Puzzle 12.3%, Mystery 10.4%, Story Rich 9%
- #37 Emerald Valley
74% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: JIMIJMI19Pub: JIMIJIMI19
Windows
This is a single-player puzzle game. You are a tourist visiting Emerald Valley, but a sudden landslide traps you and the other visitors. Explore the environment, collect items, talk to fellow tourists, and piece together the truth to discover why you can’t leave—and lead everyone to safety.
Why similar: Detective 33%, Mystery 18.4%, Hand-drawn 17.6%, Puzzle 12.4%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #38 The Case of Arcadia Springs
74% match4 user reviews80% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: K-20 Studios
Windows · Mac
A short, story-driven, detective-mystery game where you are tasked with solving a deceptively simple break-in case. Meet the citizens of Arcadia Springs, find and follow the clues, make the right choices, and you may unlock a dark secret kept under lock and key.
Why similar: Detective 45.2%, Story Rich 16.9%, Mystery 16.8%, Puzzle 14%, Casual 5.7%
- #39 Art House
73% matchVery Positive94% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Turtle Fish StudiosPub: USC Games
Windows · Mac
Art House is a 2D puzzle platformer in which you play as a woman who gets trapped with her children inside the paintings of her recently deceased mother. Navigate through painting rips and use a magical paintbrush to escape and come to terms with your grief.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 16.9%, Hand-drawn 16.7%, Puzzle 14.9%, Psychological 13.3%, Mystery 10.8%
- #40 Hidden Legacy: Dark Heirloom Collector's Edition
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
Uncover hidden secrets in a haunted medieval park! Solve puzzles, find clues, and escape a ghostly knight in this thrilling hidden object adventure.
Why similar: Detective 32.5%, Hand-drawn 14.2%, Puzzle 12.6%, Mystery 9.2%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #41 Paper Perjury
72% matchVery Positive89% of 201 reviews2024
Dev: Paper Cat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed. Solve cases and outsmart criminals in a detective story full of lies, confessions, and maybe even a murder or two.
Why similar: Detective 36.8%, Mystery 18.9%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Puzzle 12.1%, Story Rich 9%
- #42 Unheil
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Evona Games
Windows
You'll witness unprecedentedly chilling events as you try to uncover the dark secrets lurking within a cursed mansion alongside Alexia. This village has never returned any of its visitors. Will you be able to escape the clutches of this cursed village?
Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Psychological 16%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Mystery 12.2%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #43 Sanfu
72% matchVery Positive83% of 17,608 reviews2023
Dev: Shiying StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
2000年,山城市新闻频道的电视画面莫名跳出一则旧广告,而广告的代言人是已经去世的特异功能少年——三眼神童。有传闻三眼神童的亡魂劫持了电视信号。 调查局受命展开调查。随着调查的深入,一个藏在黑暗处的犯罪团伙逐渐浮出水面。
Why similar: Mystery 24.7%, Detective 19.3%, Hand-drawn 17.8%, Puzzle 13%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #44 春泥 Soil of Rebirth
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 298 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 28.1%, Mystery 16.4%, Hand-drawn 15.1%, Puzzle 10.2%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #45 Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,077 reviews2023
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, the classic puzzle-solving mystery adventure directed by Ace Attorney creator Shu Takumi, is back! This long-awaited HD remaster features upgraded visuals and sound and new gallery content.
Why similar: Detective 39.1%, Mystery 25.6%, Puzzle 17.8%, Story Rich 13.7%, Point & Click 1.8%
- #46 Hypnotique : Beyond Death
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Caduna
Windows
Have you ever wondered of what truly lies Beyond Death? Bora Bard, after surviving a suicide attempt, is introduced to Hypnotic therapy in the Roth Asylum; discovering different realities as she explores the traumatic memories of other patients, uncovering dark truths and unveiled mysteries.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 17.5%, Mystery 17.4%, Psychological 13.7%, Puzzle 13.5%, Story Rich 12.8%
- #47 Mystical Riddles: Ghostly Park Collector's Edition
71% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
What is the price of eternal life? Stop the atrocious ritual! Don't let evil prevail! The soul hunter will spare no one. Can you master the willpower to win?
Why similar: Detective 33%, Mystery 17.5%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Puzzle 11.7%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #48 Point Zero: Victoria
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RosyGame
Windows · Mac
One cold case, four deathbed flashbacks. Every shift in perspective overturns the "truth" you believed. Story-driven, with exploration, deduction, puzzles, and combat. Ready for a mind-bending thrill ride with twists at every turn?
Why similar: Detective 28.6%, Psychological 18.6%, Mystery 16.7%, Story Rich 9.9%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #49 Yokai Landlord: Monster Mystery!
68% matchVery Positive82% of 113 reviews2025
Dev: Shadow GlovePub: FINE Co., Ltd.
Windows
A Werewolf game-style social deduction adventure where you play as the landlord of an apartment and try to uncover the Yokai hiding among your residents. Not just a mystery adventure, this is a heart-warming tale of character growth.
Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Psychological 20.8%, Mystery 18.6%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Story Rich 10%
- #50 Marcella Moon: The Phantom of Harvest Grove
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
A prankster is loose at the Harvest Grove autumn festival. Find the culprit before things get out of hand.
Why similar: Detective 28.6%, Mystery 20.8%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Puzzle 12.7%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #51 Follow the meaning
68% matchVery Positive94% of 998 reviews2024
Dev: HiKing Mind StudioPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Follow the meaning is a surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure. Join detective Paul Trilby as he works to unravel the mysteries of a peculiar town, seemingly ruled by the local Hospital. Over the wall and behind tightly shut gates, a dark secret lies in wait…
Why similar: Detective 26.8%, Hand-drawn 18.7%, Mystery 17.5%, Puzzle 14.5%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #52 Mind Echoes: Remnants of the Past Collector's Edition
69% matchMixed40% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
Uncover hidden secrets in a haunted medieval park! Solve puzzles, find clues, and escape a ghostly knight in this thrilling hidden object adventure.
Why similar: Detective 31.6%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Puzzle 12.3%, Mystery 10.4%, Story Rich 9%
- #53 What's done is Done
69% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: ShallowStomach
Windows
A narrative-driven puzzle game about souls and forgetting. On the brink of reincarnation, she loses all her memories, and her soul is scattered. The memories of lingering spirits on the bridge seem to be connected to her story...
Why similar: Detective 37.5%, Psychological 18.6%, Mystery 12.8%, Hand-drawn 10.8%, Puzzle 6.6%
- #54 Intruder In Antiquonia
69% matchVery Positive90% of 113 reviews2022
Dev: Aruma Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Intruder In Antiquonia is a narrative mystery adventure that will immerse you in the Internet-hostile town of Antiquonia. Sarah does not remember who she is and how she got there. Help her solve the mysteries of her past while exploring beautiful hand-drawn environments.
Why similar: Detective 26.8%, Mystery 15.8%, Hand-drawn 14%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Puzzle 10%
- #55 Elroy and the Aliens
67% matchVery Positive97% of 451 reviews2025
Dev: Motiviti
Windows · Mac · Linux
Slope City, 1993. Talking robots, ancient alien secrets, and a mysterious message from the past. Follow Elroy and Peggie through a portal to find Elroy's father, missing for 18 years. A heartfelt point & click adventure where the puzzles make sense and the story stays with you.
Why similar: Detective 27.7%, Mystery 18.1%, Puzzle 12%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Hand-drawn 11.6%
- #56 In Stone
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hamstershoulder
Windows
A sculptor is confined in a monastery asylum.
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Hand-drawn 18.2%, Mystery 16%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #57 Deductopia Demo
67% matchVery Positive96% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Nightwell Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
So you think you're a detective? Try your skills in the world of Deductopia! This demo features three zany and creative chapters about chaos in the classroom, mix-ups on the hiking trail, and confusion at the scout camp. Match everyone with the right names, pets, goals, and belongings to win!
Why similar: Detective 38.2%, Mystery 23.5%, Hand-drawn 16%, Puzzle 13.2%, Colorful 5.3%
- #58 Thelma Fantastic
66% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Weird Pumpkins Studios
Windows
A hidden object mystery game. Help Thelma Fantastic find missing objects, discover important clues, and solve mysteries. All generated with randomization for endless fun.
Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, Puzzle 11.5%, Mystery 10.4%
- #59 Cracks Where the Light Gets In
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Highland Boundary
Windows · Mac
Peek through gaps. Piece together history. Save your country. Explore lovingly painted locales in first-person, comb it for clues, and weave elaborate deductions that tell the story of a recluse, a revolution, and the intricate history of an alpine shack.
Why similar: Detective 49.8%, Puzzle 15.7%, Mystery 13.6%, Story Rich 13.2%, First-Person 7.1%
- #60 Virginia
67% matchMixed64% of 3,360 reviews2016
Dev: Variable StatePub: 505 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Virginia is a single-player first-person thriller set in a small town with a secret. Experience a missing person investigation through the eyes of graduate FBI agent Anne Tarver.
Why similar: Detective 30.3%, Mystery 16.4%, Psychological 15.3%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Story Rich 8.3%