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  1. #1 Acolyte: Prologue
    97% matchMostly Positive77% of 83 reviews2021
    Dev: SuperstringPub: Superstring
    Windows

    Acolyte: Prologue is the first act in a dynamic narrative detective/puzzle game that gives you your own Acolyte; a digital assistant you can talk to freely without pre-defined dialogue options. Just like a real conversation.

    Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 21.7%, Investigation 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Character Customization 8.8%, Conspiracy 7%

  2. #2 Vaudeville
    96% matchMixed52% of 321 reviews2025
    Dev: Bumblebee Studios
    Windows · Linux

    Vaudeville is an experimental whodunit game based on the latest AI technologies to generate dialogues in real time. This tale of murder, suspense and absurdity unfolds as you play, and you are the protagonist.

    Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 21.3%, Detective 20%, Conversation 15.3%, Investigation 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%

  3. #3 Doki Doki AI Interrogation
    96% matchVery Positive82% of 502 reviews2024
    Dev: YAMADA
    Windows · Mac

    A short interrogation game taking full advantage of ChatGPT! You are tasked with interrogating the suspect [AI] of a murder case as an [excellent police officer]. How you choose to interrogate the suspect is up to you. How the AI reacts is rendered in real-time through ChatGPT.

    Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 24.6%, Detective 21.1%, Investigation 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Conversation 10.6%

  4. #4 Uncover the Smoking Gun
    95% matchVery Positive95% of 430 reviews2024
    Dev: ReLU Games, Inc.
    Windows

    A Battle of Wits with AI: Solve the case by conversing with a suspect robot using GPT to gather evidence. What single truth emerges from countless dialogues and pieces of information?

    Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Investigation 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Typing 14.3%, Mystery 8.1%

  5. #5 The Case of the Golden Idol
    94% 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: Conspiracy 21.9%, Detective 20.9%, Investigation 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Mystery 10.5%

  6. #6 The Operator
    94% matchVery Positive92% of 8,099 reviews2024
    Dev: Bureau 81
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.

    Why similar: Conspiracy 27%, Detective 23.9%, Investigation 20.1%, Mystery 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 6.8%

  7. #7 Hymer 2000
    92% matchVery Positive91% of 1,002 reviews2025
    Dev: doBellPub: indienova
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Hymer 2000 is an interactive text puzzle game, where players freely converse with the "Hymer" and use an open "Search" function to retrieve past conversations. By discovering keywords, gathering clues, and collecting "Faces", players uncover Hymer's secrets and ultimately shut it down.

    Why similar: Typing 26.2%, Artificial Intelligence 25%, Detective 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Story Rich 7.4%

  8. #8 Silicon Dreams | cyberpunk interrogation
    93% matchVery Positive94% of 253 reviews2021
    Dev: James PattonPub: Clockwork Bird
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    It’s 2065, and you are an interrogator-model android tasked with rooting out deviants among your own kind. You must probe for lies, monitor and exploit emotional spikes, earn the trust of your subjects, and make the final call: release, or destroy?

    Why similar: Investigation 22.4%, Conversation 21.2%, Detective 18.7%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.7%

  9. #9 Turlock Holmes
    91% matchVery Positive80% of 917 reviews2024
    Dev: Find the Lamp GamesPub: Neverland Entertainment
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    A detective narrative puzzler without pre-set options! Raise your questions at will, and an AI-host will answer only with 'yes' or 'no.' Drive the investigation with your curiosity; the path to solving the mystery lies in questions you ask. Can you dig out the truth through your questions?

    Why similar: Detective 35.8%, Mystery 15.2%, Conversation 12%, Puzzle 10.1%, Typing 8.9%

  10. #10 Justice.exe
    91% matchMostly Positive71% of 102 reviews2022
    Dev: Late Game ClutchPub: Gameclaw Studio
    Windows · Mac

    Justice.exe is a dialogue-heavy dystopian legal drama in which you defend sentient AI in court. Discover key story elements in dialogue, build your case by studying arguments, and engage the opposing counsel in wits, charisma and skullduggery. Small choices might alter the fate of your clients.

    Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Mystery 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.7%

  11. #11 The Occult Detective
    89% matchMostly Positive72% of 323 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 39.7%, Mystery 15.5%, Story Rich 13.7%, Artificial Intelligence 13.1%, Puzzle 11.9%

  12. #12 Interrogation Simulator
    90% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2022
    Dev: Otis MillerPub: Fire Cycle Games
    Windows · Linux

    Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.

    Why similar: Investigation 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Conversation 21.6%, Puzzle 8.6%, Story Rich 7.2%

  13. #13 Gamedec - Definitive Edition
    88% matchVery Positive80% of 1,687 reviews2021
    Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Anshar Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.

    Why similar: Investigation 24.3%, Detective 23.5%, Mystery 14.9%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Choices Matter 12.5%

  14. #14 BatteryNote
    86% matchVery Positive100% of 186 reviews2025
    Dev: 72studioPub: room6
    Windows · Mac

    BatteryNote is a multi-ending sci-fi adventure visual novel game. You can recharge three robots with limited lifespans, bringing them back to life. Interact with them through conversations or experiment by applying high voltage. How they spend their final moments is entirely up to you.

    Why similar: Conversation 41.7%, Emotional 21%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Story Rich 12.6%, Choices Matter 7.2%

  15. #15 NeuroNet: Mendax Proxy
    87% matchVery Positive82% of 66 reviews2023
    Dev: Dream Harvest
    Windows

    You are Arc, a city management AI. Designed to manage a city-wide AR metaverse known as the NeuroNet. Meet its many users, build relationships and help or hinder their lives while trying to balance the wider needs of the city. Find your humanity in a world losing theirs to technology.

    Why similar: Conversation 30.4%, Investigation 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Story Rich 9.3%

  16. #16 Bot Colony
    89% matchMixed66% of 97 reviews2014
    Dev: North Side Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Bot Colony is the only game controlled by speaking or typing. You command robots to move and manipulate objects. The right questions unlock videos of the events they witnessed. No dialogue trees - the game unfolds 100% based on what you say, taking interactivity and immersion to a new level.

    Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 33.3%, Detective 29%, Investigation 25%, Strategy 5.3%, Simulation 4.7%

  17. #17 SIMULACRA 2
    86% matchVery Positive86% of 1,648 reviews2020
    Dev: Kaigan GamesPub: Neon Doctrine
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece the truth together by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media in the follow up to the critically acclaimed SIMULACRA.

    Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 26.3%, Detective 25.2%, Conversation 15.9%, Choices Matter 7.7%, Multiple Endings 7.6%

  18. #18 Aliya's Awakening: DOGE 2042
    84% matchMixed56% of 98 reviews2025
    Dev: Digital Strategies
    Windows · Mac

    Aliya's Awakening: DOGE 2042 is a narrative-driven interactive cyberpunk adventure game with secrets, survival, and justice. Experience a deep, and personal story of Aliya, and with her point of view, explore the dystopian cyberpunk world through fun and immersive gameplay.

    Why similar: Detective 59.8%, Artificial Intelligence 21.6%, Story Rich 18.6%

  19. #19 Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
    84% matchVery Positive92% of 2,791 reviews2021
    Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.

    Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Conversation 18.7%, Investigation 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Multiple Endings 9.2%

  20. #20 Replikant Chat
    83% matchMostly Positive80% of 74 reviews2024
    Dev: Replikant
    Windows

    Engage with unique AI characters, each with distinct personalities, in immersive 3D environments. Currently in Early Access, a subscription is required for the full experience. Discover a growing roster of educational, entertaining, gaming, narrative, and creative interactions.

    Why similar: Conspiracy 24.9%, Artificial Intelligence 21.7%, Conversation 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Emotional 8.8%

  21. #21 Nobody Wants to Die
    82% matchVery Positive84% of 6,506 reviews2024
    Dev: Critical Hit GamesPub: PLAION
    Windows
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    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: Transhumanism 22.3%, Detective 19.1%, Conversation 14.1%, Investigation 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%

  22. #22 Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator
    80% matchVery Positive93% of 5,341 reviews2025
    Dev: Aluba Van+Pub: Spiral Up Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Discover a digital realm shrouded in mystery. Sequel to an award-winning narrative driven hacking simulator puzzle game. Play as an AI assistant in a major corporation. Deploy intricate social engineering tactics and expose hidden truths in a world of ambition and high-tech deception.

    Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Mystery 21.1%, Choices Matter 17.1%, Story Rich 14%, Strategy 7.3%

  23. #23 Breakout 13
    81% matchVery Positive88% of 7,394 reviews2023
    Dev: ALT Lab
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Breakout 13 is a thrilling narrative game with interactive cinematic experience. Based on true stories. Embark on a revealing journey as you attempt to break free from a negligent correctional institute and carve out your own path to justice. Each decision you make shapes the story.

    Why similar: Detective 31.1%, Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Story Rich 9.4%

  24. #24 Tron: Identity
    82% matchMostly Positive79% of 290 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 31.6%, Mystery 14.2%, Investigation 13%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Multiple Endings 9.2%

  25. #25 Saga & Seeker
    81% matchNo user reviews59% of 139 reviews2026
    Dev: Dagdoria Studio
    Windows · Mac

    From a consumer of stories to a creator of them. Saga & Seeker is a "storycrafting game" where you can generate endless tales with your favorite characters. The words you write become a part of the story itself in this immersive entertainment experience powered by your imagination.

    Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 30.2%, Conversation 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Character Customization 13%, Story Rich 7.1%

  26. #26 Trials of Innocence
    78% matchVery Positive92% of 1,556 reviews2025
    Dev: 猫龙游戏
    Windows
    Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 22.2 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 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Investigation 15.3%, Conversation 13.5%, Mystery 10%

  27. #27 Profession investigator
    79% matchVery Positive99% of 103 reviews2022
    Dev: Indie-Geek
    Windows · Mac

    Profession Investigator is an immersive simulator with a text-based interface in which you have to deal with real criminal cases. The game uses materials from court archives and specialized literature.

    Why similar: Detective 37.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Investigation 13.7%, Simulation 10.9%, Puzzle 9.8%

  28. #28 Lacuna: Prologue
    79% matchVery Positive91% of 169 reviews2021
    Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    Lacuna: Prologue tasks you – CDI agent Neil Conrad – with investigating the murder of a high-profile victim whose death could plunge the solar system into war. Solve the first in a series of cases that lead you ever deeper into the conspiracy at the core of this captivating 2D sci-fi noir adventure.

    Why similar: Detective 32.3%, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Investigation 17.1%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Choices Matter 8.9%

  29. #29 Whispers from the Star
    77% matchVery Positive83% of 1,565 reviews2025
    Dev: Anuttacon
    Windows
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    Save a stranded astronaut on a mysterious alien planet through real-time AI conversations, where your words are her only lifeline. Guide her through Gaia's dangers and forge an enduring bond in this interactive story with voice-controlled, open-ended dialogue.

    Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 36.2%, Conversation 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Choices Matter 7.6%, Story Rich 6.7%

  30. #30 Emily is Away
    78% matchVery Positive89% of 32,165 reviews2015
    Dev: Kyle Seeley
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 54 minMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%

    Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.4%, Choices Matter 25.5%, Story Rich 20.6%, Simulation 10.1%, Singleplayer 4.5%

  31. #31 Eternal Threads
    77% matchVery Positive86% of 817 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 21.1%, Investigation 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Mystery 9.7%, Choices Matter 8.4%

  32. #32 HackHub - Ultimate Hacker Simulator
    75% matchVery Positive91% of 446 reviews2026
    Dev: HotBunnyPub: G-DEVS.com
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Unravel cyber secrets and foil mass surveillance as a skilled hacker in Hackhub. Challenge authority, rewrite the rules, and emerge as the ultimate digital rebel.

    Why similar: Typing 30.2%, Artificial Intelligence 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Detective 8.6%, Puzzle 6.7%

  33. #33 Mohism: Battle of Words
    76% matchMostly Positive78% of 606 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 29.5%, Investigation 21.6%, Conversation 14.5%, Mystery 12.7%, Puzzle 8.1%

  34. #34 Whispers of a Machine
    76% matchVery Positive93% of 1,957 reviews2019
    Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.

    Why similar: Detective 48%, Mystery 16.2%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Puzzle 8.2%, Story Rich 7.6%

  35. #35 Neon Hearts City
    74% 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 27%, Investigation 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Puzzle 7.8%, Mystery 7.8%

  36. #36 I doesn't exist - a modern text adventure
    75% matchMixed69% of 78 reviews2023
    Dev: LUAL Games KIGPub: DreadXP
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Classic Zork meets Existential Crisis. A modern text adventure that explores themes of control, isolation and mental health while levelling up the genre with beautiful pixel art.

    Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 27.4%, Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Conversation 19.1%, Story Rich 10.4%, Puzzle 7.5%

  37. #37 Tails Noir Preludes
    73% matchVery Positive92% of 297 reviews2023
    Dev: EggnutPub: Raw Fury
    Windows

    Tails Noir Preludes is a post-noir narrative adventure with branching choices. It is an intertwined series of vignettes about change, circumstance, and consequence. Guide four characters through formative moments in their lives in a dystopian Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.

    Why similar: Conversation 29.4%, Detective 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Emotional 11%, Mystery 7.6%

  38. #38 Minds Beneath Us
    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,416 reviews2024
    Dev: BearBoneStudio
    Windows
    Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    MINDS BENEATH US is an emotional sci-fi narrative game. Through the eyes of a humble individual, experience a mad world where humans are exploited as computing devices for AI. Listen to the concerns of those you meet and offer guidance. Together, face challenges and confront an uncertain destiny.

    Why similar: Choices Matter 26.5%, Multiple Endings 25.6%, Story Rich 19.8%, Puzzle 14.4%, 2D 9.6%

  39. #39 Case #1472
    73% matchMixed57% of 68 reviews2025
    Dev: Broken at Release Game Studio
    Windows

    A mysterious woman is sitting in front of you. Who is she? And who are you? And why are you both there? Case #1472 is mystery information digging interrogation thriller game where there are more things going on than what meets the eye, but are you able to unravel what has happened?

    Why similar: Typing 23.4%, Detective 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Investigation 13.8%, Conversation 12.4%

  40. #40 Detective Worden
    71% matchVery Positive85% of 54 reviews2025
    Dev: Domestic Black CatPub: Studio Amateur
    Windows · Mac

    As a private detective, you’ll crack word clues left by a mysterious informant, gather evidence, and uncover the truth hidden in the shadows.

    Why similar: Typing 35.3%, Detective 24%, Strategy 15.2%, Puzzle 11.6%, Multiple Endings 6.5%

  41. #41 AIdventure
    74% matchMixed56% of 53 reviews2022
    Dev: Lyaaaaa Games
    Windows · Linux

    No rules, no censorship, the only limit is your imagination, not someone else's. AIdventure is a text adventure game with an AI as a storyteller. It is shipped with more than 25 starting scenarios. Unleash your creativity by writing and sharing your own stories with other players.

    Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 36%, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Character Customization 14.9%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.8%

  42. #42 Death and Taxes
    72% matchVery Positive86% of 8,138 reviews2020
    Dev: Placeholder Gameworks
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    In this 2D, short narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job. Your job is to decide which people are going to live or die. The consequences of your choices are yours to bear, while the mystery of your incarnation awaits revelation!

    Why similar: Conversation 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Character Customization 9.6%

  43. #43 The Dearest Person
    69% matchVery Positive95% of 624 reviews2024
    Dev: house.opposite
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A visual novel about what it means to be human. A story about loneliness, self-identification, and the meaning of existence.

    Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 28.3%, Transhumanism 26.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Conversation 12.9%, Emotional 10.7%

  44. #44 KinitoPET
    68% matchVery Positive93% of 14,022 reviews2024
    Dev: troy_en
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    KinitoPET is a psychological horror experience that takes place through Kinito, an early 2000s virtual assistant. Kinito is able to walk, talk, browse, adapt, and play games as Kinito is like no other with its adaptive technology!

    Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 39.7%, Conversation 22.1%, Multiple Endings 15%, Story Rich 10.2%, 2D 6.7%

  45. #45 Sub-Verge
    70% matchMostly Positive74% of 53 reviews2025
    Dev: Interactive Tragedy, LimitedPub: Pantaloon
    Windows · Mac

    Conversation is a dangerous game. Manipulate a fractured band of renegade divers to reach the depths of this short narrative puzzle. Uncover alliances and expose betrayals — before something horrific from the dark abyss silences you all. Don’t let the conversation get too deep.

    Why similar: Conversation 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Choices Matter 13%, Puzzle 11.2%, Story Rich 11.2%

  46. #46 Trust No One
    71% matchMixed61% of 57 reviews2024
    Dev: Triomatica Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You'll need to think outside more than just the box. In "Trust No One,” a point-and-click detective adventure, you play as a journalist who tries to unravel a web of secrets about a mysterious AI-company. Explore the nooks and alleyways of Kyiv to discover the identity of your informant.

    Why similar: Conspiracy 26.7%, Detective 23.9%, Investigation 19.3%, Conversation 16.2%, Story Rich 7%

  47. #47 The Away Team: Lost Exodus
    73% matchMostly Positive73% of 98 reviews2016
    Dev: Underflow Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    In this interactive sci-fi adventure novel, you are the AI pilot of Earth's last interstellar ship, tasked with finding a home for your crew—the last remnants of humanity. Your choices will determine their fate, and your own.

    Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 29.6%, Conversation 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Multiple Endings 6.8%

  48. #48 TOBOR
    70% matchVery Positive94% of 86 reviews2023
    Dev: Cogoo
    Windows · Mac

    A psychological surveillance adventure. Observe 16 real-time CCTV feeds as TOBOR, a spy unit uncovering secrets in a dystopian bunker. Monitor suspects, collect evidence, and choose who survives. Multiple endings.

    Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Investigation 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Mystery 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.2%

  49. #49 Buddy Simulator 1984
    69% matchVery Positive94% of 4,160 reviews2021
    Dev: Not a Sailor Studios
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Thanks to next generation AI technology, BUDDY SIMULATOR 1984 simulates the experience of hanging out with a best buddy! Your buddy learns from you, constantly adapting to your interests and personality. But most importantly, your buddy can play games with you!

    Why similar: Typing 36.2%, Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Story Rich 20%, Simulation 10.6%, 2D 5.7%

  50. #50 Tell Me Everything
    72% matchMixed61% of 71 reviews2018
    Dev: LizardFactory
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 12 minMean: 10.3 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 26.8%, Investigation 25.4%, Typing 19.7%, Mystery 12%, Puzzle 5.6%

  51. #51 2064: Read Only Memories
    71% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,665 reviews2015
    Dev: MidBoss, LLC.Pub: Chorus Worldwide Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    2064: Read Only Memories is a cyberpunk point-and-click adventure set in Neo-San Francisco. Team up with Turing, the world's first sapient machine, to unravel a conspiracy that threatens to shake an entire society

    Why similar: Conversation 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Multiple Endings 12%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Emotional 10.6%

  52. #52 Detective Penguin
    67% matchVery Positive92% of 50 reviews2025
    Dev: That Other Fish
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Detective Penguin is the first and only physics-and-penguin-based detective game on the market. Solve cases in your own way. Interrogate suspects, find clues, or use your flippers to punch your way to the answers.

    Why similar: Conspiracy 22.6%, Detective 21.5%, Investigation 17.9%, Conversation 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%

  53. #53 DOOMED Detective Game
    69% matchMixed46% of 71 reviews2025
    Dev: Azikton Studio
    Windows

    Doomed Detective Game is a game in which you will play the role of a detective who has arrived in the city of Redrock to figure out a very mysterious crime. Your task is to explore the city, find clues, talk to the residents of the city and find the killer! P.S: Every city resident is an AI...

    Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 30.3%, Detective 29.6%, Investigation 20.5%, Puzzle 10.4%, Stylized 9.2%

  54. #54 Misty Judgment
    65% 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 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Investigation 15.3%, Mystery 13.3%, Multiple Endings 9.8%

  55. #55 The Thaumaturge
    66% matchVery Positive83% of 5,424 reviews2024
    Dev: Fool's TheoryPub: 11 bit studios
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    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 31.2%, Investigation 23.2%, Mystery 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10.1%

  56. #56 Strange Horticulture
    66% matchVery Positive95% of 15,145 reviews2022
    Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.

    Why similar: Detective 28.6%, Investigation 23%, Mystery 14.4%, Puzzle 8%, Multiple Endings 6.5%

  57. #57 Millennium Whisper
    67% matchMixed67% of 81 reviews2025
    Dev: Parable Studios
    Windows · Linux

    Millennium Whisper is a next-gen dating-sim set in 1999 at the fictional Escafeld College with an AI trained by real actors portraying the cast! Who will you confess your feelings to at the end of the millennium?

    Why similar: Typing 32.5%, Artificial Intelligence 30.3%, Conversation 27.6%, Choices Matter 4.7%, Simulation 4.2%

  58. #58 Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
    66% matchVery Positive88% of 490 reviews2024
    Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.

    Why similar: Detective 23%, Investigation 19.3%, Conversation 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Multiple Endings 10.2%

  59. #59 LumineNight
    65% 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 40.5%, Investigation 19.5%, Mystery 18.6%, Story Rich 11.2%, Puzzle 6.9%

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