60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Detective, Story Rich, Mystery.
Birmingham, England: 1993. A shocking ritual murder compels a world-weary forensic investigator to discover a hidden realm of witchcraft, gods and demons. Follow clues and use magic to solve the case, with moral choices leading to multiple possible endings.
Detective Grimoire
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!
The Slaughter: Act One
The Slaughter is a noir point-and-click adventure set in Victorian London, laced with adult themes and dark humour. Follow the trail of a killer through atmospheric London locations and surreal dream worlds, meeting a cast of interesting, insane and eccentrically British characters along the way.
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 38.5%, Crime 29.1%, Mystery 14.7%, Story Rich 9%, Adventure 6.5%
The Slaughter is a noir point-and-click adventure set in Victorian London, laced with adult themes and dark humour. Follow the trail of a killer through atmospheric London locations and surreal dream worlds, meeting a cast of interesting, insane and eccentrically British characters along the way.
Why similar: Detective 34.7%, Mystery 20%, Dark Humor 13.7%, Crime 12.4%, Adventure 8.4%
Can you commit the perfect murder? Outside a brothel in 1930s Paris, a man recognises one of the orderlies who had cruelly abused him while he was in a mental asylum. Some deeds cannot be forgiven ...
Why similar: Crime 27%, Detective 21.4%, Adventure 12.9%, RPGMaker 11.1% ★, Mystery 8.8%
A macabre ritual murder puts Arkham PD detectives Jack Foster and Harvey Whitman to the test. As the investigation progresses, they will unveil a disturbing connection between the Salem witch trials of the 17th century and the end of humankind.
Why similar: Detective 36.7%, Adventure 22%, Gore 20.7%, Mystery 15.3%, Story Rich 5.3%
Greenwood The Last Ritual is an adventure game with isometric viewpoint where you will play as an envoy of Vatican. Use magic of pentagrams to break the Curse on the Valley. At the same time you will have to try to resist that Curse yourself and make it out alive.
Why similar: Gore 41.4%, Adventure 25.7%, Mystery 15%, Violent 11.9%, Indie 6%
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%, Crime 29.1%, Mystery 17.2%, Adventure 8.7%, Indie 5.6%
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 42.8%, Mystery 18.6%, Story Rich 14.3%, Adventure 10.5%, Gore 10.2%
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 36.4%, Crime 22.6%, Mystery 20.3%, Story Rich 8%, Adventure 6.5%
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: Detective 35.1%, Adventure 18.9%, Mystery 18.8%, Indie 10.1%, Story Rich 9.6%
Your class goes on a field trip to Durhal Cathedral before things take an unexpected turn. Solve the mystery before you and your friends perish!
Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Gore 20.8%, Mystery 18%, RPGMaker 14.5% ★, Story Rich 7.5%
The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.
Why similar: Detective 43.4%, Mystery 19%, Story Rich 12.5%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Adventure 9.3%
A demon has possessed you and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.
Why similar: Detective 32.1%, Adventure 20.1%, Mystery 19.5%, Story Rich 13.3%, Indie 8.3%
Play as a sharp-witted detective in late 19th-century Leipzig, Germany, in this retro pixel-art point & click adventure. Search for clues, question suspects, and piece together evidence on your deduction board to solve four gripping murder cases.
Why similar: Detective 38.8%, Crime 34.5%, Adventure 13.1%, Story Rich 7.5%, Indie 3.7%
Step into the role of a faceless detective investigating creatures from Slavic folklore. Explore dialogue-driven mysteries, solve puzzles, and uncover post-Soviet occult secrets in a pixel art housing block full of bizarre residents and hidden truths
Why similar: Detective 38.6%, Story Rich 17%, Adventure 16.4%, Dark Humor 14.4%, Atmospheric 13.7%
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
Why similar: Detective 40.5%, Mystery 20.2%, Dark Humor 11.6%, Story Rich 11%, Atmospheric 8.4%
Help Detective Alicia to solve a mystery behind a ritual murder
Why similar: Detective 65.9%, Adventure 27%, Atmospheric 7.1%
The Shapeshifting Detective is a supernatural murder mystery FMV game where you play as a detective who can shapeshift into other characters, allowing you to unlock secret conversations and private encounters.
Why similar: Detective 47.6%, Adventure 17.4%, Mystery 15%, Indie 8%, Story Rich 6.2%
In a third-person RPG detective story, set in Bavaria in 1866, the medical student Valentin Schmidt travels to Wolpertshofen, when a sudden death causes turmoil in the village. Use your skills, find clues and question the villagers to stop the murders.
Why similar: Crime 34.6%, Detective 25.1%, Mystery 13.4%, Dark Humor 7.5%, Atmospheric 7.1%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Detective 37.8%, Mystery 30.5%, Adventure 17.2%, Story Rich 14.5%
Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game. It involves searching crime scenes for evidence, combining clues and questioning suspects. Puzzles can have multiple solutions as you guide the protagonist - Detective Will Stanhope - through the story.
Why similar: Detective 41.8%, Crime 26.5%, Mystery 11.7%, Adventure 11.3%, Story Rich 8.7%
A point'n'Click adventure game. Resolve mysteries and fight the Great Evil.
Why similar: Adventure 40.6%, Gore 23.4%, Indie 20.8%, Story Rich 6.6%, Nudity 5.8%
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
Why similar: Detective 43.7%, Crime 22.5%, Mystery 14.9%, Adventure 9.8%, Story Rich 4.9%
Staffer Case is a new sort of mystery game, asking players to find clues, arrange them into documents, and point out the contradictions between them to solve a series of murders. Each mystery unraveled leads you closer to the truth lying at the heart of each case!
Why similar: Detective 35.5%, Crime 24.9%, Mystery 15.1%, Story Rich 7.9%, Adventure 6.7%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 35.7%, Gore 21.5%, Mystery 19.6%, Story Rich 9.9%, Adventure 8.2%
A short folk horror story about the Scottish witch trials. You play the role of a witch finder. Speak to the locals and sort their truths from their lies. On the last morning a witch must hang, best you know who by then.
The Sexy Brutale — a never-ending masked ball featuring intrigue, murder and the (quite possibly) occult! Relive the same mysterious day where the guests at the casino mansion are being murdered by the staff over and over again...
Why similar: Detective 38.9%, Mystery 26.6%, Adventure 13.3%, Story Rich 8.9%, Indie 6.9%
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 36.1%, Mystery 22.1%, Adventure 19.1%, Story Rich 9.3%, Atmospheric 7.7%
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Mystery 32.8%, Crime 15.5%, Story Rich 14.8%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Detective 10.6%
Getting away with murder has never been easy. These three members of a proud and noble family are separated by five centuries, but have in common a vengeful and murderous intent. Plans must be formed, blood must be spilled and evidence must be planted ...
Why similar: Crime 28.1%, Detective 22.5%, RPGMaker 15% ★, Mystery 9.7%, Adventure 8.3%
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 43.1%, Mystery 20.8%, Adventure 11%, Story Rich 10%, Atmospheric 9.5%
《Seduction》is a 2d horror adventure puzzle game. Lee has to survive in the dark realm and to save Mei's soul from being use for the great summoning. Facing with mysteries, he has to figure out the truth in order to end it.
Why similar: Gore 40.6%, Adventure 12.6%, Violent 10.9%, Story Rich 10.3%, Atmospheric 9.7%
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.
Why similar: Detective 43.4%, Mystery 20%, Adventure 11.5%, Story Rich 11%, Dark Humor 9.4%
I fell from Grace is a retro style adventure game, that blends storytelling and puzzle solving in a branching narrative style. Can you solve the mystery of the strange gift that has cured your wife of terminal illness, but unleashes sinister events before it's too late?
Why similar: Gore 49.4%, Adventure 24%, Violent 14.8%, Indie 11.8%
A steampunk-ish detective adventure from the creator of A Golden Wake and Shardlight! Can you help private investigator Miles Fordham find justice for his clients and track down his partner's killer before his entire world comes apart?
Why similar: Detective 43.1%, Mystery 22.6%, Adventure 12.5%, Story Rich 9.2%, Atmospheric 6.7%
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...
Why similar: Mystery 32.1%, Adventure 27.9%, Atmospheric 19%, Story Rich 14%, Indie 7%
A keenly dark twist on the traditional murder mystery setting, The Deed is an Adventure/RPG game about getting away with murder. Arran Bruce, the rightful heir to Dunshiel House, returns home to settle a score with his estranged family.
Why similar: Crime 26.5%, Detective 23.9%, RPGMaker 15.5% ★, Mystery 10.8%, Adventure 7.6%
In this paranormal point-and-click adventure, a traveling salesman races to stop a string of horrific deaths in a quiet seaside town—before he’s next.
Why similar: Gore 39.8%, Adventure 23%, Indie 11.6%, Story Rich 9.6%, Mystery 7.3%
Step into a dark world where cyberdemons haunt humankind. When mutilated bodies start appearing all over this sleepy town in the Mississippi inaka, Sawyer, ex-AGENCY operative; now unemployed shut-in, must exorcise the demon perpetrator in this story-rich, PC-98 style adventure game.
Why similar: Detective 55.2%, Adventure 17.8%, Story Rich 15.9%, Atmospheric 11.1%
In this classic adventure, you will take on the role of young Scotland Yard Detective Brent Halligan, assigned to solve the puzzle surrounding a mysterious order of Druids and a series of gruesome murders. It appears that the neo-Druids are conducting ritual killings to conjure up sinister forces.
Why similar: Detective 39.9%, Adventure 38.7%, Mystery 21.4%
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 32.6%, Crime 29.7%, Mystery 20.7%, Story Rich 9.4%, Adventure 7.6%
A series of mysterious ritual murders covered the foggy streets of London, which young detective James Voodoo will have to investigate. While investigating these mysterious murders, James Voodoo faces the mystical phenomena, which covered the city.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
Join the District Crime Agency in this isometric, modern noir deduction thriller. Explore crime scenes in complex dioramas, organize your evidence effectively, and blur the lines between right and wrong to present your case. Do you have what it takes to be a real detective?
Why similar: Detective 34%, Crime 30.2%, Mystery 13.4%, Adventure 11.3%, Indie 7.6%
In this short point 'n' click adventure, you are Star Seeker - a WIZARD solving a WIZARD crime to not get put in WIZARD jail by the WIZ- I mean, PLAIN OLD cops. With a useless detective, countless red herrings, and unique dialogue for every evidence combination... will this case ever be cracked?
Why similar: Detective 34.6%, Crime 27.3%, Mystery 19.1%, Adventure 12%, Fantasy 3.8%
In a creaky old tavern, in a forgotten corner of the video-game universe, a storm is raging. An anonymous caller suggests that there is a murder plot. Six video game protagonists are the only plausible suspects...
Why similar: Mystery 42.2%, Story Rich 23.7%, Indie 22%, Adventure 8.4%, Atmospheric 3.8%
An "adult" murder mystery urban fantasy comedy visual novel! Lisa Harrison (your ex-girlfriend) is dead, and you have a feeling there's more to it than meets the eye. As you search for answers surrounding Lisa's death, you discover a hidden magical world lurks within modern-day Baltimore.
Why similar: Detective 57.5%, Nudity 25.7%, Story Rich 16.8%
Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel, The Mildew Children is a grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch named Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.
Why similar: Detective 45.3%, Mystery 18.7%, Adventure 14.2%, Story Rich 13%, Atmospheric 8.9%
In this first-person horror mystery game, you set out to bury the horrible past of a tyrannical government. Retrieve and destroy the documents that unravel the secrets that lie beneath Oack Grove. Will you discover the terrifying truth and find your way out?
Why similar: Detective 33.8%, Gore 16.9%, Mystery 13.5%, Adventure 11%, Story Rich 6.6%
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: Detective 35.9%, Crime 25.4%, Mystery 20.5%, Adventure 9.1%, Atmospheric 6.7%
Murder. Nothin’ nice about it. In this old school detective adventure, step into the boots of whip-smart Inspector Waffles and travel the city to track hidden clues, interrogate shady suspects, and unravel a dangerous mystery. But be warned: curiosity killed the cat...
Why similar: Crime 35.1%, Detective 32.3%, Mystery 14.5%, Story Rich 7.9%, Adventure 6.7%
Play as Sophie, a private investigator not unlike Sherlock Holmes. It's up to Sophie to uncover the hidden truths of London through her investigations. What mysteries and intrigue await her? Find out in this steampunk RPG!
Why similar: RPGMaker 33.3% ★, Detective 27.3%, Nudity 21.7%, Adventure 9.1%, Indie 8.6%
While looking for the existence of the Great Beyond, Professor Patrick Moore, aided by a fake medium, will build a device to see the other side, embark on a search for a millenary artifact, and investigate the most haunted manor of 1907 England.
Why similar: Mystery 42.6%, Adventure 28.6%, Story Rich 17%, Atmospheric 11.8%
A dark and unsettling narrative adventure that will shake you to your core. Take control of a reluctant investigator, trapped in a depraved and despondent world. BAFTA-winning and selected by the V&A for its pioneering narrative design, this disturbingly powerful story is unlike anything you've played.
Why similar: Gore 39.1%, Adventure 19.7%, Nudity 12.3%, Indie 10.5%, Story Rich 9.4%
Your next job awaits in Karisvale, detective. Will you fulfill your duty? Or become lost in the mystery... Explore a retro top-down world, question its citizens, and collect hidden items to uncover Karisvale's dark secret.
Why similar: Detective 36.6%, RPGMaker 22.8% ★, Mystery 11.4%, Adventure 10.2%, Atmospheric 7.8%
Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel. Chapter 1 is the very beginning of the grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.
Why similar: Detective 46.8%, Mystery 16.3%, Adventure 15.1%, Story Rich 13.7%, Atmospheric 8.1%
CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.
Why similar: Detective 36%, Mystery 29.2%, Adventure 12.1%, Story Rich 11.9%, Atmospheric 10.8%
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 35.2%, Crime 29.2%, Mystery 19.5%, Story Rich 9.1%, Adventure 6.9%
In a mansion surrounded by mist, as the curse made by the Alchemist and Fairy reappears, the danger is quietly lurking in the darkness, awaiting its visitors.Follow Harrod and Willie to unravel an incredible story in Mercury Abbey, and go on an adventure that you would only find in mystery novels.
Why similar: Detective 59%, Adventure 16%, Indie 7.4%, Story Rich 6.8%, Atmospheric 5.7%
Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?
Why similar: Detective 40.1%, Crime 24%, Mystery 13.9%, Story Rich 7.5%, Adventure 6.1%
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 59.7%, Mystery 19.6%, Story Rich 7.5%, Indie 5.3%, Crime 5.1%
Why Am I Dead At Sea is an adventure game where you solve the mystery of your own murder. As a ghost, you will have to possess people and use them to investigate your surroundings. But in this place no one is who they seem...and everyone has a secret.
Why similar: Mystery 40.2%, Adventure 29.1%, Story Rich 15.5%, Indie 15.2%
