- #1 Misty Judgment
97% matchVery Positive94% of 1,414 reviews2025
Dev: 次元边界
Windows
This is a suspense reasoning interactive work with real people. You will play the protagonist "Qi Yi", find evidence in a series of murders, piece together the truth, and find the ultimate murderer, all of which will lead you to an unpredictable future.
Why similar: Detective 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Logic 11.4%, Mystery 10.6%, Visual Novel 8.5%
- #2 Future Proof
96% matchVery Positive88% of 74 reviews2018
Dev: Silhouette Valley Games
Windows
Quirky, top-down puzzle adventure game. You’re trapped in a 12-minute time loop. Try to save yourself and a small town from destruction from a meteorite. Solve intuitive puzzles, interact with the people of the town, and discover the secrets of the town. Discover the 15 different endings!
Why similar: Mystery 23%, Detective 18.2%, Puzzle 12.4%, Investigation 11.4%, RPG 10.1%
- #3 火起雪中寺
96% matchVery Positive81% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: 江湖奇事录
Windows
Huoqi Xuezhong Temple is a 3D suspense exploration game. The ancient temple covered in heavy snow suddenly caught fire. A mysterious shadow transported you back three hours before the fire started. Faced with six people gathered at this temple with different purposes.
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Investigation 12.5%, Mystery 12.5%, Logic 12%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #4 Mind Diver
95% matchVery Positive96% of 327 reviews2025
Dev: Indoor SunglassesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Investigation 15.3%, Logic 14%, Mystery 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12%
- #5 Kill The Clock
94% matchVery Positive93% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: Happy Slugs
Windows
Kill the Clock is a narrative time-loop mystery adventure where you relive the same week to solve a murder that keeps changing. Customize your character, roll dice to influence story outcomes, and uncover the truth—before time resets again.
Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Mystery 14%, Investigation 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #6 Soulflow
94% matchMixed53% of 90 reviews2022
Dev: Bluespy StudiosPub: Next in Game
Windows
Soulflow is a 2.5D fantasy-detective game that offers a unique experience with its graphic style. In this story-based role play game, players must gather information from others during the day and try to solve the murders in the neighborhood to stay free.
Why similar: Detective 21%, Investigation 13.7%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Logic 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
- #7 Unheard - Voices of Crime
93% 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 48.5%, Mystery 16.1%, Puzzle 10.8%, RPG 7.1%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #8 For Your Tranquility
92% matchMixed68% of 191 reviews2023
Dev: Gamesung Games
Windows · Mac
It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.
Why similar: Detective 33.5%, Mystery 17.6%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Investigation 10.6%, Immersive Sim 10.2%
- #9 Game of Fate: Chasing Through Time
91% matchVery Positive88% of 1,111 reviews2024
Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Immerse yourself in the first-person perspective, cross time and space, solve bizarre cases, save innocent victims, and catch a mysterious killer! You will solve murders, uphold justice, and also gain love. Are you ready? Play the "Game of Fate" that crosses time and space, life and death!
Why similar: Detective 15.7%, Mystery 15.5%, Immersive Sim 14%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%
- #10 Complex Loop
91% matchVery Positive93% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: あみそ組
Windows
Complex Loop is a sci-fi themed visual novel. This is a story of time loops between past and future. Within a time limit of 20 minutes, your mission is to save a mysterious girl died from an explosion accident one year ago. Solve puzzles and reveal the truth behind the tragedy. An adventure awaits!
Why similar: Comic Book 33.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Exploration 9.1%, RPG 8.3%
- #11 Murders on the Yangtze River
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,567 reviews2024
Dev: OMEGAMES STUDIO
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 14.1 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 32.9%, Investigation 11.9%, Logic 11.7%, Mystery 11.2%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #12 Rail of Möbius
90% matchVery Positive95% of 487 reviews2021
Dev: PHOSEPO
Windows
It is an adventure game with multiple endings. An original script written by a well-known light novelist with a total of 400,000 words. With reasoning, suspense, love, and science fiction elements, it allows players to embark on a highly immersive journey of salvation on the submarine train.
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Investigation 11.6%, Logic 10.2%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Mystery 9.3%
- #13 The Murder Hotel
88% matchVery Positive95% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Wegenbartho Games
Windows
Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Mystery 15.1%, Logic 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Immersive Sim 9.8%
- #14 Mohism: Battle of Words
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 607 reviews2023
Dev: 玄镜工作室Pub: Yooreka Studio
Windows
Mohism: Battle of Words is a detective game set in the world of wuxia. The game follows Zhang Xiaochen, investigates unsolved cases and comes into his own as a hero. He must rely on his wits and razor-sharp tongue to best his opponents, find the culprit and ensure justice prevails!
Why similar: Detective 30.1%, Investigation 17%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Mystery 14.5%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #15 Rue Valley
87% matchMixed65% of 1,624 reviews2025
Dev: Emotion Spark StudioPub: Owlcat Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Rue Valley is a narrative adventure about a man trapped in a time loop, surrounded by a colorful cast with complex emotional stories, each hiding unexpected secrets. Dealing with mental challenges, the main character must delve into the anomaly to uncover its enigmatic origins.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Mystery 20.7%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Story Rich 14.1%, Exploration 10.9%
- #16 TEST TEST TEST
86% matchVery Positive92% of 999 reviews2024
Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Escape a time loop as an overworked office employee by solving cryptic puzzles with alternate reality game elements.
Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Logic 13%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Investigation 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%
- #17 Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery
86% matchVery Positive88% of 842 reviews2021
Dev: Kiary Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Everybody are missing in a town. Find the answers of town mystery in a point and click adventure game with escape the room mechanics
Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Logic 18.8%, Investigation 15.4%, Mystery 14.2%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #18 Eternal Threads
85% matchVery Positive86% of 856 reviews2022
Dev: Cosmonaut StudiosPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Eternal Threads is a single-player, first-person story-driven puzzle game of time manipulation, choice and consequence.
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Investigation 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Mystery 12.5%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
- #19 Shanghai Summer
84% matchVery Positive90% of 450 reviews2024
Dev: FUTU StudioPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
Shanghai Summer is an adventure game set in the millennium. Our protagonist, Baichuan, goes through a series of "anomalies" over the length of twelve days. In his pursuit of the truth, he found that his hopes and regrets from the past finally seem to converge. Will he be able to "fix" it for good?
Why similar: Investigation 16.9%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, Mystery 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.9%
- #20 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
82% matchVery Positive94% of 412 reviews2025
Dev: Armonica LLC
Windows
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Detective 35.2%, Mystery 15.8%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Investigation 9.3%
- #21 Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 136 reviews2025
Dev: DankHeartsPub: WhisperGames
Windows
Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo is a multi-ending mystery adventure game. A group of boys and girls who have lost their memories gather in a “Tokyo” that is both familiar and unfamiliar. They must trace their lost memories to escape the bizarre labyrinths. Are they prepared to confront their “true selves”?
Why similar: Detective 29.5%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Mystery 11.4%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #22 Causal Loop
82% matchVery Positive93% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: Mirebound InteractivePub: Headup
Windows
Causal Loop is a narrative puzzler that blends mind-bending mechanics with a rich sci-fi story about time, consequence, and survival. Solve intricate puzzles by using the signature “echo” mechanic to record, replay, and interact with up to three versions of your past self. Can you break the loop?
Why similar: Mystery 23.4%, Logic 22.7%, Futuristic 16.9%, Puzzle 11.4%, Story Rich 11%
- #23 12 Memory Lane
81% matchVery Positive94% of 233 reviews2025
Dev: Forget-Me-Not StudioPub: Rubika Supinfogame
Windows
Explore the shifting manor of the enigmatic Henri Villemaine and uncover the truth behind his family’s sudden disappearance. Bend reality to recreate the scenes from his diary and expose long-buried secrets. What if your role in this case went beyond that of a simple investigator?
Why similar: Logic 27.3%, Mystery 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Puzzle 15.8%, Investigation 9.9%
- #24 UNMEMORY
84% matchVery Positive84% of 99 reviews2020
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Unravel a mystery: A game you can read, a book you can play.
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Mystery 18.1%, Investigation 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Visual Novel 9.2%
- #25 The Occult Detective
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 326 reviews2025
Dev: Battlecry Studio
Windows
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Detective 30.7%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Mystery 13.5%, Story Rich 11.7%, Puzzle 10.8%
- #26 看不见的我们
78% matchVery Positive93% of 251 reviews2025
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
“The invisible us” is a FMV game where you play as Song Wufei, a timid high school student targeted by bullies. When a brave classmate intervenes, a series of mysterious events unfold. Investigate and piece together the hidden truth through deduction.
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Mystery 14.6%, Logic 8.1%, Interactive Fiction 7.8%, Visual Novel 7.6%
- #27 Scene Investigators
80% matchMostly Positive75% of 992 reviews2023
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A hardcore deductive reasoning game for fans of the “true crime” genre. Only by unraveling the logic and grasping at the motivations behind each case can the crimes be completely solved. Perfect as a social-style mystery fiction.
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Investigation 19.4%, Logic 16.4%, Mystery 13.2%, Immersive Sim 8.6%
- #28 Tron: Identity
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 292 reviews2023
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
Something has been taken. Enter a new Grid and forge alliances via visual novel gameplay, uncovering truths through Identity Disc puzzles. Make critical decisions and plot your own course in a world without a creator.
Why similar: Detective 27.9%, Mystery 14%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Investigation 8.9%
- #29 Killed by Love 99 Times
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 550 reviews2025
Dev: 游影互娱
Windows · Mac
架空世界悬疑、解密类真人影游——玩家将从房间莫名醒来,在和四位女生合租的生活中寻找唯一逃生之路,期间不仅需避开各种死亡陷阱,还要提防无处不在的黄色行刑队。最终解开真相时才发现,自己已身处百万年之后……
Why similar: Mystery 24.5%, Immersive Sim 14.6%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Puzzle 13.9%, RPG 11.5%
- #30 Kona II: Brume
78% matchVery Positive83% of 500 reviews2023
Dev: ParabolePub: Ravenscourt
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Northern Québec, 1970. A bizarre mist —the Brume— is disconnecting a rural mining village from its quiet reality. Step into the shoes of Detective Carl Faubert as he unfolds the mysteries haunting the region while battling for his own survival.
Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Investigation 20.7%, Mystery 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #31 Methods: The Canada Files
75% matchVery Positive96% of 367 reviews2026
Dev: LockedOn GamesPub: Erabit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Methods: The Canada Files is a mystery visual novel. You play as a team of eccentric detectives in a mysterious crime-solving competition. To solve each mystery, you must use your team member’s unique detective methods, refute faulty theories with evidence, and find out the truth!
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Investigation 16.6%, Comic Book 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Visual Novel 8.3%
- #32 Rainswept
79% matchVery Positive87% of 302 reviews2019
Dev: Frostwood Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Rainswept takes you on an emotional adventure in a small town shaken by a double shooting. Join Detective Stone and unravel a tangled web of love, relationships, and unresolved trauma in this character-driven murder mystery game.
Why similar: Detective 36.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Mystery 10.7%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #33 Nobody Wants to Die
74% matchVery Positive84% of 6,806 reviews2024
Dev: Critical Hit GamesPub: PLAION
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Lose yourself in the dystopian world of New York, 2329; immortality comes at a price that someone has to pay. In this interactive noir story, lead the investigation using advanced technology, as Detective James Karra who risks it all in pursuit of a serial killer targeting the city’s elite.
Why similar: Detective 35.9%, Investigation 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Story Rich 10%
- #34 Orten Was The Case
76% matchVery Positive96% of 151 reviews2023
Dev: Woodhill Interactive
Windows · Mac
Orten Was The Case - A free movement puzzle/adventure game where you play as a youngster stuck in a time loop with the simple task of saving the world from literal destruction.
Why similar: Detective 35.1%, Mystery 26.3%, Puzzle 12.1%, Story Rich 11.5%, Exploration 10%
- #35 Snowfall's Mystery
74% matchVery Positive87% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: Sempiternal Rain
Windows
A psychological interactive novel about a floppy disk with a mysterious program. Help Elliot cope with his mental issues and uncover the secret of the floppy disk.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Multiple Endings 19.8%, Stylized 16.2%, Story Rich 13.9%
- #36 MeiQi 2022
76% matchVery Positive80% of 107 reviews2022
Dev: QZQ Studio
Windows
At the end of 1990, there was a murder in Changzhuang community. Both mother and son were killed. The case is full of doubts. According to the clues, you plan to visit the murder scene alone at night, search for evidence, obtain clues, and crack the truth.
Why similar: Detective 29.1%, Mystery 16.5%, Puzzle 12%, RPG 10.7%, Exploration 9.4%
- #37 LumineNight
72% matchVery Positive89% of 510 reviews2024
Dev: Spickasoft
Windows
LumineNight is a story-driven detective adventure. Play as Detective Foster and his daughter to solve a series of murders spanning a decade. Interrogate suspects, infiltrate locations, solve puzzles, and gather evidence from crime scenes. Uncover the dark truth behind these killings.
Why similar: Detective 32.3%, Mystery 16.5%, Investigation 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #38 Gensokyo:Presumption of Guilt~Pansies Before Dawn
71% matchVery Positive93% of 332 reviews2026
Dev: 戏壤游戏(Xirang Games)
Windows
Explore the intertwined fates of humans and youkai in this interactive fiction. As an unwitting protagonist, enter the sealed realm of Gensokyo to investigate a series of bizarre murders. Unearth ancient secrets and witness a gripping saga hidden for millennia.
Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Logic 17.8%, Mystery 16.4%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 9%
- #39 Burn Me Twice
75% matchVery Positive82% of 266 reviews2020
Dev: Null Reference Studio
Windows
A narrative adventure that combines the exploration and investigation of the enigmatic town of Düstenburg and its people, with trials that test your knowledge about the case.
Why similar: Detective 29.7%, Investigation 16%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Mystery 14.7%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #40 Staffer Reborn
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 922 reviews2024
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Staffer Reborn is a game of supernatural abilities and logical deduction set in 1960s America. It tells the story of a man trapped in a cycle of death and resurrection caused by his supernatural ability and the investigator who was recruited to help.
Why similar: Detective 26.9%, Investigation 19.8%, Mystery 14.7%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #41 DYSCHRONIA: Chronos Alternate - Dual Edition
73% matchVery Positive86% of 65 reviews2024
Dev: IzanagiGames
Windows
Solve an impossible murder case in the far-flung future in this VR & Non-VR investigation action adventure! Multi-awarded title DYSCHRONIA: Chronos Alternate - Dual Edition contains all three episodes from the acclaimed trilogy.
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Investigation 13.1%, Futuristic 12.1%, Mystery 11.8%, Visual Novel 9.6%
- #42 Kanna Maze
72% matchVery Positive89% of 380 reviews2024
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
In an isolated lab beneath the earth, a childhood friend is resurrected. Amidst sealed walls, a spree of killings unfolds. In a godless abyss, parallel worlds entwine like a maze. Where does one find the path to the sole universe of bliss?
Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Mystery 11.7%, Third Person 10.8%
- #43 Impostor Factory
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 12,622 reviews2021
Dev: Freebird Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A bonkers time-loop tragicomedy murder mystery thriller featuring multiple casualties and a suspicious cat, from the creator of To the Moon & Finding Paradise.
Why similar: Mystery 27.1%, Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Story Rich 20.1%, RPG 15.7%, Adventure 6.7%
- #44 栖云异梦
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 91 reviews2023
Dev: 炭焱网络 Tantrum NetworkPub: East2West Games
Windows
《栖云异梦》是一款由叙事驱动的指向点击冒险解谜游戏。在一次午后,主角方哲收到了一个包裹,其中的线索竟指向失踪多年的母亲。循环的梦魇、惊悚的哨音、多年前的来信...方哲为了解开真相踏上了一段奇异的冒险。剧场中的魅影、不为人知的密室、诡异的古村,梦境与现实交错,指引他步步逼近真相......
Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Mystery 12.6%, Immersive Sim 10.8%, Puzzle 8.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.1%
- #45 Murder at the Birch Tree Theater
69% matchVery Positive97% of 99 reviews2026
Dev: Crucible Juice Games
Windows · Mac
Uncover high drama in this whodunnit set in a small-town community theater. Gather clues by investigating the sets, casts and backstage crews of 10 theatrical productions, and piece together the story of each deadly crime.
Why similar: Detective 29%, Mystery 18.5%, Investigation 17.2%, Puzzle 12.4%, Exploration 10.6%
- #46 Dichotomy Illusion: The Coser Disassembly Incident
69% matchVery Positive86% of 379 reviews2025
Dev: akidouPub: 糕薯科技
Windows
"Dichotomy Illusion" is a Shin Honkaku mystery visual novel that combines real-world entertainment elements with physical locations, utilizing ACGN (Anime, Comics, Games, Novels) subculture knowledge to solve criminal cases and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.1%, Visual Novel 18.9%, RPG 18%, Simulation 13.1%, Stylized 10.2%
- #47 TOKYO PSYCHODEMIC
73% matchMostly Negative31% of 106 reviews2024
Dev: GRAVITY GAME ARISEPub: GRAVITY
Windows
5% of murder cases remain unsolved... it's time to open up these cases and confront the supernatural with forensic science! Solve cases by analyzing evidence and consulting with specialists. Enter a world that artfully blends 2D illustration and real-life visuals!
Why similar: Detective 26.8%, Investigation 17.3%, Mystery 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Simulation 10.1%
- #48 Shui's Odyssey
69% matchVery Positive88% of 139 reviews2024
Dev: Intentional StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
This is a puzzle game that combines text and images. Players use visual illusions to piece together fragments of memories from Alzheimer's patients, in order to reconstruct the truth of the story and witness the passage of time for three generations.
Why similar: Comic Book 26.7%, Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Puzzle 16.4%, Stylized 11.8%, Exploration 9.8%
- #49 RE:CALL
70% matchVery Positive87% of 79 reviews2023
Dev: maitan69Pub: Whitethorn Games
Windows
Memories are malleable and changing them will modify the present. Tackle mind-bending puzzles that rely on altering your own recollections to shape the future.
Why similar: Detective 46.9%, Logic 28.6%, Investigation 19.7%, Adventure 3.1%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #50 Feline Forensics and the Meowseum Mystery
67% matchVery Positive98% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: Nobody Crown
Windows
There's only one detective to unravel this murder turned museum heist... and they're the cat's meow. Interrogate a "colorful" cast of suspects until they cough up hairballs... and the truth. Will you wrap up the case in time for an afternoon nap, and make injustice knead its last biscuit?
Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Mystery 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Investigation 8.8%
- #51 Paradise Killer
68% matchVery Positive93% of 4,418 reviews2020
Dev: Kaizen Game WorksPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
Why similar: Detective 25.4%, Investigation 17.3%, Mystery 13.2%, Multiple Endings 12%, Stylized 10%
- #52 Murder by Numbers
70% matchVery Positive84% of 1,662 reviews2020
Dev: MediatonicPub: The Irregular Corporation
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Comic Book 15%, Investigation 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Logic 10.6%
- #53 电波奇缘~与时音相会的日子
67% matchVery Positive97% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: 黎厘星游戏工作室
Windows
架空都市题材的视觉小说文字冒险游戏,玩家扮演社畜阿诚为失忆“女鬼”找回记忆。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Mystery 16.8%, Comic Book 15.4%, RPG 11.6%
- #54 Anamnesia - part 1: am i my body?
68% matchVery Positive94% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: Simon Herbig
Windows · Mac
Sci-Fi Mystery Visual Novel. Nine people are trapped in an underground research facility, forced to play a game of life and death. Check your log to find the truth that connects those apparent strangers - if you even want to, that is.
Why similar: Mystery 25.4%, Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Futuristic 13.9%, Story Rich 13.4%
- #55 The Posthumous Investigation
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 521 reviews2026
Dev: Mother Gaia StudioPub: CriticalLeap
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A dead man hired you to solve his own murder. You have one day. Fourteen suspects. And as many attempts as it takes. A hand-drawn noir mystery set in 1937 Rio de Janeiro, where every suspect has a life, a schedule, and something to hide.
Why similar: Detective 25.8%, Investigation 14.8%, Mystery 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #56 Anomaly Loop
68% matchVery Positive89% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: DidOne
Windows
You woke up and found yourself in an anomalous endless place from which it is not so easy to get out. Carefully observe your surroundings to find a way out of this place.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 26.7%, Puzzle 22.2%, Simulation 19.2%, Stylized 16.9%, Adventure 12.9%
- #57 Tell Me Everything
71% matchMixed61% of 72 reviews2018
Dev: LizardFactory
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 34%
A mysterious murder has shocked the inner city, and as the lead detective, it is your job to catch the real killer. Armed with words and wits, you uncover the secrets and capture the murderer, and make sure justice will be served.
Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Investigation 18.3%, Logic 13.5%, Mystery 12.6%, Puzzle 6.2%
- #58 AI: The Somnium Files
66% matchVery Positive92% of 9,207 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 35.1%, Mystery 19.3%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Story Rich 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #59 Trials of Innocence
63% matchVery Positive93% of 1,658 reviews2025
Dev: 猫龙游戏
Windows
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Investigation 10.8%, Mystery 10.1%, Logic 10.1%