60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Investigation, Mystery, Adventure.
In this stop-motion inspired adventure, play as detective Ambroise Niflette in the thrilling investigation of the search for the stolen bell in a mysterious village.
Felon-E
Felon-E is an investigation game where players must infiltrate a secret robot sect, interact vocally with NPCs to collect clues, and gain the trust of the robotic priest Colbert Metalcreux to solve the mystery.
Mens Rea
A completely open-dialog murder mystery.
Felon-E is an investigation game where players must infiltrate a secret robot sect, interact vocally with NPCs to collect clues, and gain the trust of the robotic priest Colbert Metalcreux to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Detective 17.5%, Investigation 15.8%, Dialogue Heavy 12%, Hidden Object 9.5%, Mystery 8.4%
A completely open-dialog murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Investigation 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Dialogue Heavy 11.2%, Mystery 11.1%
A narrative social simulator set in a high school. Study, make friends, and live unforgettable moments where every decision matters.
Why similar: Detective 29.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Hidden Object 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%, Dialogue Heavy 7.1%
Live your Capybara Detective dream in Animal Mystery Crew! Crack every quirky case through peculiar problems and absurdist intrigue. Use evidence and interrogation to solve the different mysteries in the park!
Why similar: Detective 23.6%, Investigation 20.2%, Funny 9.6%, Mystery 9.1%, Interactive Fiction 7.1%
Investigate the country of Vera Cruz in this journalistic first-person adventure! Solve puzzles, take photos of clues and report news exposing the horrific truths behind General Galba and his bizarre government!
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Investigation 19%, Dialogue Heavy 11.7%, Mystery 10.1%, Funny 9.1%
A Little Time is a first-person interactive story. You play as a young but determined detective investigating a man's disappearance. You will travel to a variety of locations and pick up clues while experiencing the story, dialogue, and atmospheric visuals.
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Investigation 20.4%, Cinematic 14.8%, Mystery 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%
You are Max Boston, tasked with solving a murder-suicide crisis in this third person psychological thriller. Use futuristic forensic tools, gather evidence, interrogate suspects, and solve challenging puzzles as you explore the city. Fair warning, Max has to face a few demons of his own, as well...
Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Nonlinear 15%, Hidden Object 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Dialogue Heavy 11%
You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery in the wild west.
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Investigation 18.8%, Mystery 12.7%, Funny 11.8%, Comedy 9.7%
A private eye mystery game where you decide how to solve the case. Use your detective skills to solve the case or rely on the abilities of your little dragon partner to see things from a new angle.
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Investigation 17.4%, Nonlinear 13%, Cinematic 10.4%, Mystery 9.4%
A luxury cruise takes an unexpected turn when a passenger is gruesomely turned into fillet - and it's up to Detective Bass to deliver some justice in this short narrative-driven detective game!
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Investigation 16%, Dialogue Heavy 11.9%, Mystery 10.3%, Funny 9.9%
The chart-topping itch.io and Newgrounds indie hit comes to Steam, with a slew of enhancements and new features! Step into court as Nina Aquila, rookie defense attorney in this thrilling VN/adventure game hybrid, and fight for justice in a world where all anime genres exist at once!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.6%, Detective 21.1%, Investigation 14.8%, Mystery 9.9%, Funny 8.6%
Solve its secrets or become one in this third-person cozy-horror puzzle adventure about home and belonging. Explore quirky rooms, test unspoken rules, and use magic to solve playful puzzles as strange secrets unfold within a mysterious manor. Refuge is only the beginning.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.2%, Nonlinear 16.8%, Investigation 15%, Funny 8.4%, Mystery 8.2%
A story-rich detective mystery set in 1930s England. Investigate a murder inside a sprawling manor, interrogate suspicious residents, and make meaningful choices to uncover the truth — before Scotland Yard arrives.
Why similar: Detective 19.2%, Investigation 15.9%, Dialogue Heavy 14.6%, Mystery 9.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
A monster has been spotted at Flavoria lake ! Hoax or truth ? Start your detective career with panache by solving this mystery... not so complicated... but hey ! First time for everything, right ?
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Investigation 18.6%, Mystery 10.6%, Dialogue Heavy 10%, Funny 9.7%
You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery. Also there's a wizard.
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Investigation 18.6%, Mystery 11.4%, Funny 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
A narrative detective game about solving mysteries through investigation, evidence, and conversation. Question suspects in your own words, photograph clues, and piece together the truth in a town full of secrets. Who is lying, and what are they hiding?
Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Investigation 20.4%, Dialogue Heavy 17.5%, Nonlinear 13.3%, Mystery 11.7%
You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery.
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Investigation 17.6%, Mystery 11.1%, Funny 10.8%, Comedy 8.9%
Join the Spooky Crew and uncover the secret of the Mask of the Mysterium in this point and click adventure game. An encounter with a masked figure leads the crew to investigate the secrets of a local museum.
Why similar: Investigation 17.4%, Detective 17.4%, Dialogue Heavy 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Mystery 9.2%
The numbers?! What do they mean? Can you find them all? Simulate the experience of searching for secret numbers by playing Secret Number Simulator today!
Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Hidden Object 21.3%, Nonlinear 15.2%, Investigation 10.7%, Funny 8.2%
No criminal has ever been a match for you, and everybody is looking forward to a description of your brilliant deductions. There is just one small problem. One tiny detail that makes it different this time. A mere trifle, really. This time you have no idea who did it.
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Investigation 18.5%, Dialogue Heavy 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%
Within a universe dominated by Artificial Intelligences, you step into the shoes of an AI detective to solve the mystery hidden within the Proxy Bar, a jazz club. You can ask the suspects ANYTHING, but will you ask the right questions?
Why similar: Detective 27.6%, Investigation 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Dialogue Heavy 15.5%, Mystery 13.1%
Long-lost family secrets. Hints of a hidden fortune. And miles to go before they sleep. Tess Devine’s relationship with her mom has never been easy, but they’re about to set out together on a journey into the past that they’ll never forget.
Why similar: Investigation 25.6%, Detective 18.6%, Cinematic 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Exploration 7.3%
A corpse has been found on the beach! Explore a summery island to gather clues and uncover the truth in this mystery game, Detective Fantasia DX!
Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Investigation 17.3%, Nonlinear 14.7%, Dialogue Heavy 13.9%, Mystery 9.2%
A 7-year-old boy has vanished inside his own home. Find him and uncover what happened beneath its walls, while evading the Yōkai that have claimed this place as their own.
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Hidden Object 16.9%, Investigation 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Cinematic 14.5%
A mystery adventure game about an aspiring actor turned detective. Dotson comes across a case where each clue unravels new details about his father’s sudden passing. Engage in a riveting story, explore vibrant modern India, and use your wits to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Investigation 15.7%, Nonlinear 12.6%, Mystery 9.1%, Funny 7.7%
Go undercover as a ballroom dance teacher on a cruise ship full of wacky murder suspects. Create dance routines to uncover their dark secrets, follow the leads, and combine clues to find who killed the head scientist of the Bolero Chocolate Company.
Why similar: Detective 30.4%, Investigation 24.1%, Mystery 14%, Funny 10.8%, Dialogue Heavy 7.6%
Welcome to our wild neon flashing graphic adventure! Play as Tofu 🐹 a little hamster with a big attitude and experience his misadventures through a frantic college night in a city brimming with parties and mystery. Packed with humor, terrible jokes and tons of dru— I mean, SUGAR!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.9%, Detective 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Cute 7.2%, Comedy 6.4%
A mystery game where you investigate a murder by searching the crime scene and interrogating AI-powered NPCs with unique personas.
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Investigation 18.3%, Dialogue Heavy 18.1%, Mystery 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
After a terrible accident, you wake to find yourself in another realm! A dangerous entity threatens to destroy the constructs of time itself, taking humanity into darkness along with it! Do you have what it takes to save the world before it’s too late?
Why similar: Detective 20.5%, Hidden Object 19.3%, Cinematic 19%, Investigation 17.4%, Mystery 8.8%
Heya! Long time no see. I just have a small -tiny- little favor to ask of you, could you buy me some soup? ...How? Well, that's for you to find out!
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Investigation 21.1%, Nonlinear 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Mystery 10.1%
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 22.6%, Dialogue Heavy 17.2%, Investigation 16.8%, Cinematic 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%
A cozy investigation game where you observe a street, pin down its residents’ secrets, and solve mysteries. Play as Madeleine, a retired granny recruited by the Granny Detective Society (basically the CIA… but with dentures), investigating a neighborhood that hides its secrets well.
Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Investigation 19.5%, Nonlinear 16.2%, Hidden Object 12.1%, Funny 7.4%
17-year-old Hope Song returns home from school to find her parents missing. Use Hope’s observant eye as an artist to investigate, piece together clues, and uncover dark secrets beneath her peaceful urban life in this non-linear narrative mystery game.
Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Investigation 18%, Nonlinear 16.8%, Cinematic 12.7%, Mystery 10%
A short pixel-art mystery where you play as Nathan, a private investigator drawn into a curious case. Interrogate suspects, examine clues, and uncover hidden details
Why similar: Detective 29.2%, Investigation 24.1%, Hidden Object 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
Why similar: Investigation 22.6%, Dialogue Heavy 17.4%, Detective 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Mystery 9.9%
Map a mysterious land during the Age of Enlightenment. Draw the border between two warring kingdoms. Meet the locals. Juggle their demands with the requirements of your mission. Ethical dilemmas, secret plots, strange phenomena… will you be able to bring peace back to the land?
Why similar: Investigation 21.7%, Dialogue Heavy 20.7%, Detective 20.2%, Mystery 9.9%, Funny 9.4%
A hand-illustrated visual mystery adventure that can be beaten in one sitting.
Why similar: Investigation 20%, Nonlinear 18.6%, Dialogue Heavy 16%, Detective 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11%
In a world of fairies, a childhood friend suddenly calls Beatrice back to her old hometown. Yet when she arrives, her friend is mysteriously missing.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 26.1%, Detective 24.4%, Investigation 19.4%, Mystery 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 6.5%
You are a real estate agent whose job is to determine which elderly woman is an ordinary seller and which one is a scammer granny.
Why similar: Detective 30.3%, Investigation 23.6%, Hidden Object 16%, Dialogue Heavy 10.1%, Funny 6.6%
Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case.
Why similar: Detective 32%, Investigation 24%, Mystery 10.1%, Cute 7.4%, Interactive Fiction 7.3%
Emma Riley: Dream Detective is a detective game where you must unravel an occult conspiracy spanning the real and dream worlds. Use keen observation to gather clues, carefully interrogate suspects for information, and use your logic and deduction skills to unravel the mystery!
Why similar: Detective 29.5%, Investigation 26.4%, Mystery 14.3%, Hidden Object 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%
A single-player narrative game where you play as a quirky wannabe cowboy exploring the dystopian futuristic world for his own revenge.
Why similar: Detective 28%, Investigation 16.9%, Dialogue Heavy 14.2%, Comedy 8.1%, Interactive Fiction 7.3%
You are the one and only Duck Detective, a depressed and recently divorced duck who must quack the case. Inspect evidence, make de-duck-tions, and solve this no-murder mystery!
Why similar: Detective 29.6%, Investigation 25.9%, Mystery 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%, Cute 8.2%
A complete time-loop detective story set in the 1940s — solve a case before it even happens in a single, self-contained sitting.
Why similar: Detective 24.8%, Investigation 20.7%, Nonlinear 16.6%, Dialogue Heavy 13.7%, Mystery 11%
Unravel the Knotgud disaster in this point and click deduction mystery. Explore the kingdom of Knotgud, interrogate townsfolk, and investigate with magical tools. Use your discoveries to piece the events together word by word in your scroll of truth to find out, Who Summoned It?
Why similar: Detective 35%, Investigation 11.8%, Comedy 10.3%, Funny 9.6%, Nonlinear 8.8%
After crash-landing on a mysterious planet, novice engineer Nova Collins must unravel the secrets of a town's messy past to escape it. Talk your way through this enigmatic place, but beware: ideas manifest as things that can be traded and lost, so don't lose yourself along the way...
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Investigation 20.9%, Nonlinear 19.1%, Dialogue Heavy 18.3%, Mystery 11.7%
In the second game of this fantastic series, after a strange abduction, Digueliro, Bartolomeu and Rubens are obligated to work togheter. Following the tracks of Dr.Chanislavski they need to retrace his steps to get out of this place. Are our heros capable of this prowess and get out safely?
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Investigation 16.5%, Hidden Object 13%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Funny 9.4%
Embark on a journey through the Quantum Complex, where ancient wisdom and futuristic puzzles collide. Navigate through hidden chambers and cryptic challenges to unveil a secret that binds reality and technology. Master intricate puzzles, unlock the mysteries, and discover the power of the cyber orb.
Why similar: Detective 23.6%, Hidden Object 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Investigation 11.2%, Mystery 8.5%
Something strange happened in the old manor, but the Pond's premier puzzle-solver is here to uncover the truth. In this ribbiting and cozy mystery, explore the grounds, journey into the past, and unearth the secrets buried at Marsh Manor.
Why similar: Detective 37.4%, Investigation 31.3%, Mystery 15.6%, Casual 11.2%, Indie 2.8%
Can you and your friends save all the worlds in time?
Why similar: Detective 28.2%, Hidden Object 24.7%, Investigation 23.9%, Mystery 16.7%, Casual 5.3%
Immerse yourself in a chilling, interactive cold-case investigation. Review crime scene photos, decrypt restricted hard drives, compare evidence, and deliver your final report in Ashes of Holloway Bay, a dark, atmospheric detective experience where every detail matters.
Why similar: Detective 30.1%, Investigation 23.5%, Mystery 13.8%, Nonlinear 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%
The Wolf is Dead is a murder mystery game. When the Big Bad Wolf is found murdered at a party for his biopic, you're called in. Interrogate suspects, investigate the scene of the crime and use this to travel back in time and reconstruct the events of the evening. Who killed Alexander Wolff?
Why similar: Detective 30.4%, Dialogue Heavy 21.7%, Investigation 15.8%, Mystery 14.5%, Funny 9.1%
A 20 minute story about a mysterious ghost and an even more mysterious journalist.
Why similar: Investigation 26.8%, Mystery 14.4%, Cinematic 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%
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: Detective 19.8%, Investigation 17.6%, Dialogue Heavy 15.1%, Cinematic 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
A murder-mystery visual novel about a young man who inherits a charming English hotel. Some would say he’s fortunate, but with a growing list of unexplained disasters and murder, has his luck finally run out?
Why similar: Investigation 25.3%, Detective 21.3%, Mystery 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Dialogue Heavy 6.3%
Night Errand is a 2D detective adventure where you play as Sage & Nur, an unlikely detective duo solving murder and mixing coffee in the quiet town Morrowpines. Collect clues, piece together contrasting perspectives, uncover the truth — and don't forget to mix a cup of coffee while you're at it.
Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Investigation 22.2%, Dialogue Heavy 12.2%, Cinematic 9.6%, Mystery 9.1%
Arthur and Susan, two inseparable friends solving mysteries together. Fun and cozy indie point&click. Don't miss it!
Why similar: Detective 27.7%, Investigation 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Comedy 9.6%, Cute 8.5%
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 25.4%, Investigation 21.7%, Hidden Object 14.9%, Mystery 13.7%, Isometric 8.6%
A puzzle-detective game set in 1990s China: play as a forensic artist, interview witnesses, drag and drop testimony and documents, sketch suspects from clues, and piece together evidence to solve mysterious crimes.
Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Investigation 25.1%, Mystery 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%
