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Games Like A Detective's Novel

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Mystery, Detective, Story Rich.

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On a cold November night in a desolate estate deep in the mountains an innocent life has prematurely perished and its up to the player to find out who did it.

Reviews: Mixed — 68% — of 890 reviews
Released: 2016-07-28
Developer: Amaterasu Software
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 3.6 hrs
Mean playtime: 7.9 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 96%

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    97% matchMostly Negative38% of 114 reviews2011
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    Windows

    The remote hotel stands atop an ominous snow-peaked mountain, and death permeates every inch of the place. A crime has been committed here obviously, and the remote nature of the retreat means that the culprit is still roaming the halls. Which of the guests is capable of this? Whose past hides sinister truths and who has the most to gain?

    Why similar: Adventure 100%

  2. #2 MMM: Murder Most Misfortunate
    96% matchVery Positive82% of 124 reviews2017
    Dev: Michael LongPub: Foolish Mortals Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    A gruesome murder interrupts an evening party at a secluded mansion and you are the prime suspect! Explore the mansion, search for clues, and interrogate the other guests as you strive to unmask the killer in this open-ended mystery.

    Why similar: Indie 49.9%, Visual Novel 25.5%, Adventure 24.6%

  3. #3 Detective Grimoire
    95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,328 reviews2014
    Dev: SFB Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!

    Why similar: Detective 42.4%, Visual Novel 33.5%, Indie 13.4%, Adventure 10.6%

  4. #4 Murder Mystery Adventure
    96% matchMostly Negative28% of 86 reviews2016
    Dev: EnsenaSoft
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 99%

    Murder Mystery Adventure tells the suspenseful story of a chilling murder committed in a mysterious mansion upon the hillside at the outskirts of town. Only you can solve the crime. Only you have the wits to solve challenging puzzles to unveil critical clues.

    Why similar: Indie 66.6%, Adventure 33.4%

  5. #5 SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair
    94% matchVery Positive91% of 128 reviews2016
    Dev: Gosatsu Visual Novels
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A secluded mountain resort, 10 friends, 1 murderer. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you solve various mysteries throughout the night. Will you be able to reach the truth and uncover the culprit’s identity? Or will your deductions lead you to blame someone completely innocent...?

    Why similar: Detective 34.8%, Visual Novel 28.4%, Indie 25.3%, Adventure 11.4%

  6. #6 For Your Tranquility
    93% matchMixed68% of 190 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%, Indie 32.8%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Adventure 13%

  7. #7 Dead By Murder
    94% matchMixed58% of 53 reviews2017
    Dev: Bmovie gamesPub: Strategy First
    Windows

    “Dead By Murder”, is a murder mystery strategy game, where the user plays as a police detective and must solve a series of homicide cases.

    Why similar: Indie 59.2%, Adventure 40.8%

  8. #8 她杀 - The Suspected Murder
    91% matchVery Positive85% of 67 reviews2025
    Dev: 麻辣工作室 Spicy GamesPub: INDIECN
    Windows

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    Why similar: Detective 44.2%, Visual Novel 36.8%, Adventure 19%

  9. #9 The Murder Hotel
    91% matchVery Positive95% of 59 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 46.5%, Visual Novel 40%, Adventure 13.5%

  10. #10 A Salem Witch Trial - Murder Mystery
    92% matchMixed66% of 68 reviews2018
    Dev: Digital Bento
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 31%

    When a murdered family is discovered in 17th Century Salem, at the height of a witch hysteria, people start to suspect something supernatural to blame. An atmospheric murder mystery. Connect the evidence and see if you can deduce the secrets behind the mystery.

    Why similar: Indie 38.7%, Detective 23.3%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Adventure 18.6%

  11. #11 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
    90% matchMostly Positive73% of 174 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 44.6%, Visual Novel 38.1%, Adventure 17.3%

  12. #12 Darkway: Murder of King Mere
    89% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2025
    Dev: IM/MORTAL Studios
    Windows · Mac

    The King Mere is dead. Once the leader of diplomacy in the Dog Empyre, now a bloodstain on snow. You are the Apprentice, sent by the Master Detective to the City of Ink, to uncover who really murdered the King at the edge of the world.

    Why similar: Detective 100%

  13. #13 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
    89% matchMostly Positive79% of 580 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: Detective 64.5%, Adventure 35.5%

  14. #14 LumineNight
    88% matchVery Positive90% of 479 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 42.3%, Visual Novel 28.8%, Adventure 18%, Indie 10.9%

  15. #15 The Last Case of John Morley
    87% matchVery Positive85% of 261 reviews2025
    Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: JanduSoft
    Windows

    Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.

    Why similar: Detective 59.7%, Adventure 28.5%, Indie 11.8%

  16. #16 Mind Diver
    86% matchVery Positive97% of 307 reviews2025
    Dev: Indoor SunglassesPub: PLAYISM
    Windows

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    Why similar: Detective 47.3%, Indie 36.5%, Adventure 16.3%

  17. #17 DETECTIVE - Rainy night
    86% matchVery Positive81% of 78 reviews2025
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    Windows

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  18. #18 The Case of the Golden Idol
    83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,171 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: Detective 79%, Adventure 21%

  19. #19 12 Hours to Die
    85% matchMostly Positive73% of 226 reviews2020
    Dev: Wesley ReitsmaPub: Westeford
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A mystery visual novel about six students forced to play a 12-hour long killing game.

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    82% matchVery Positive95% of 385 reviews2025
    Dev: Armonica LLC
    Windows

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  21. #21 The Samaritan Paradox
    84% matchMostly Positive71% of 265 reviews2014
    Dev: Faravid InteractivePub: Screen 7
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    A writer has died. His daughter seeks the help of you, Ord Salamon, to find his secret last novel. During the search, questions will emerge. Did her father really kill himself? What is the secret novel all about? What is going on at the island of Fardo?

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    Dev: Battlecry Studio
    Windows

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    Dev: Sometimes You
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%

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    Windows · Mac
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    79% matchVery Positive93% of 71 reviews2024
    Dev: 法螺会
    Windows · Mac

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    78% matchVery Positive86% of 102 reviews2025
    Dev: Sempiternal Rain
    Windows

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    Why similar: Indie 57.5%, Visual Novel 42.5%

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    80% matchVery Positive92% of 439 reviews2018
    Dev: Innocent GreyPub: MangaGamer
    Windows
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 165.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    Play as a detective tasked with catching a serial killer in this visual novel set in post-war Japan. Investigate key locations, question many complex characters, piece together clues, and try to stop the culprit before they end yet another young girl's smile.

    Why similar: Detective 55.3%, Visual Novel 44.7%

  28. #28 The Death of Erin Myers
    81% matchVery Positive81% of 151 reviews2019
    Dev: Viperante
    Windows

    Erin Myers is dead. But how did she die? And why did she die? Find out as you step back into her life and uncover her darkest secrets.

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    77% matchVery Positive97% of 58 reviews2024
    Dev: Neon Tales
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 70.9%, Adventure 29.1%

  30. #30 Rainswept
    78% matchVery Positive87% of 301 reviews2019
    Dev: Frostwood Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A supernatural Halloween whodunnit. Solve a chilling locked-room mystery before the grim reaper reveals the answer!

    Why similar: Detective 51.3%, Visual Novel 33.2%, Adventure 15.4%

  32. #32 Silver Creek Falls: Chapter 2
    79% matchMostly Positive80% of 54 reviews2015
    Dev: Sapphire Dragon Productions
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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  33. #33 What have you done, Father?
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    Dev: Darkania Works
    Windows

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    Dev: Wales Interactive
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%

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    Why similar: Indie 30.8%, Detective 28.6%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Adventure 17.9%

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    75% matchVery Positive82% of 68 reviews2025
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    Windows

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  36. #36 Conscience
    74% matchVery Positive93% of 168 reviews2024
    Dev: Bowker Studios
    Windows

    Jack Beckham is found dead, hanging in his apartment alone. Police rule it a suicide. His father, refusing to accept the conclusion, hires you to investigate. Delve into the clues left behind in his apartment to discover what really happened.

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  37. #37 Mystery Hotel: Hidden Objects
    76% matchMostly Positive80% of 79 reviews2020
    Dev: Crisp App Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%

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    Windows · Linux
    Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.

    Why similar: Detective 47%, Indie 35.2%, Adventure 17.8%

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    74% matchVery Positive87% of 437 reviews2015
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Solve the mystery at the heart of this chilling thriller!

    Why similar: Adventure 71%, Indie 29%

  40. #40 Weeping Willow - Detective Visual Novel
    73% matchVery Positive81% of 74 reviews2019
    Dev: TechnoCat Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Weeping Willow is a kinetic visual novel in the genre of detective. Events take place in the small town of Weidendorf during quarantine of the plague.

    Why similar: Adventure 30.1%, Visual Novel 28.8%, Detective 22.7%, Indie 18.4%

  41. #41 Misty Judgment
    68% matchVery Positive94% of 1,412 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 37.3%, Visual Novel 32.3%, Indie 30.4%

  42. #42 Raisond'etre
    72% matchVery Positive93% of 75 reviews2022
    Dev: C3 Games
    Windows

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 39.9%, Adventure 36.2%, Indie 24%

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    72% matchMostly Positive72% of 67 reviews2022
    Dev: Korvinrular
    Windows

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    71% matchMostly Positive78% of 188 reviews2023
    Dev: 神探饭店制作组
    Windows · Mac

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    Why similar: Indie 100%

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    73% matchVery Positive82% of 307 reviews2017
    Dev: Goldbar Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 30 minMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 28%

    Follow Detective Butler and his sidekick Gilligan as they solve a locked-room murder during a haunted cruise ship's maiden voyage. Can you solve the mystery before Detective Butler reveals the answer?

    Why similar: Detective 35.7%, Visual Novel 28.6%, Indie 23.1%, Adventure 12.6%

  46. #46 Detective Dotson
    69% matchVery Positive86% of 152 reviews2025
    Dev: Masala Games Private Limited
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Why similar: Detective 74.9%, Adventure 25.1%

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    73% matchMostly Positive74% of 54 reviews2016
    Dev: Woodsy StudioPub: Thesis Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%

    Serafina’s Crown is a visual novel with elements of fantasy, adventure and romance. You play as Odell Perin, the newly-appointed regent of Darzia as she tries to solve the murder of the queen and a host of other domestic and international crises.

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    71% matchMostly Positive77% of 56 reviews2020
    Dev: Empty Die Studio
    Windows · Linux

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  49. #49 Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders
    70% matchVery Positive81% of 3,003 reviews2016
    Dev: Artefacts StudioPub: Microids
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    The ABC Murders is an adventure and investigation game adapted from the classic Agatha Christie novel. You are the famous private detective Hercule Poirot and, once again, you find yourself up against a mysterious serial killer who goes by the name of "ABC".

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  50. #50 Murder Mystery Machine
    71% matchMixed54% of 172 reviews2021
    Dev: Blazing GriffinPub: Microids
    Windows

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    Why similar: Indie 46.3%, Detective 36%, Adventure 17.7%

  51. #51 A Girls Fabric Face
    70% matchVery Positive83% of 246 reviews2017
    Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%

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  52. #52 Alex Hill: Whispers at White Oak Inn
    66% matchVery Positive94% of 372 reviews2025
    Dev: hannahontrek
    Windows · Mac

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    66% matchVery Positive93% of 276 reviews2026
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    Windows

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    69% matchVery Positive85% of 358 reviews2021
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    Windows
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  55. #55 Tead
    67% matchVery Positive100% of 52 reviews2023
    Dev: Tead
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    69% matchMixed70% of 57 reviews2021
    Dev: Rincho Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    68% matchMixed46% of 71 reviews2025
    Dev: Azikton Studio
    Windows

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  58. #58 Utter a Name
    66% matchVery Positive93% of 200 reviews2025
    Dev: evilalbert
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    Windows

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    68% matchVery Positive84% of 51 reviews2022
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    Windows

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