60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Story Rich, Detective, Mystery.
Antioch: Scarlet Bay is an online cooperative narrative adventure. Play as two detectives working together to solve a murder in the shadowy city of Antioch. Wander in a city filled with characters with their own agendas and attitudes, all your decisions change the story and lead to multi endings.
Parallel Experiment
Two detectives, one deadly experiment, a race against time. Each player only has one half of the puzzle. In this 2-player co-op puzzle game you can survive the parallel experiment only by working together.
Mark & Lara: Partners In Justice
Call your partner and become the best detective duo in this CO-OP adventure! Gather evidence, question the suspects and point out their contradictions. Cooperation is key as neither of you have the full picture of the case! Play on two devices, local or remotely, all you need is a voice connection.
Two detectives, one deadly experiment, a race against time. Each player only has one half of the puzzle. In this 2-player co-op puzzle game you can survive the parallel experiment only by working together.
Why similar: Comic Book 25%, Detective 22.4%, Co-op 17.5%, Online Co-Op 16.9%, Story Rich 7.5%
Call your partner and become the best detective duo in this CO-OP adventure! Gather evidence, question the suspects and point out their contradictions. Cooperation is key as neither of you have the full picture of the case! Play on two devices, local or remotely, all you need is a voice connection.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 21.1%, Detective 20.2%, Co-op 17.2%, Comic Book 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%
Unravel the mystery of a cryptic box in this 2-player co-op puzzle game. Join forces as two detectives, solve cooperative puzzles, communicate effectively, crack the codes and outsmart the killer.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 26.2%, Detective 23.8%, Comic Book 22.8%, Co-op 15.5%, Multiplayer 8.1%
A new lead turns up old doubts about an 'Unsolved Case'. A trap, or a copycat killer? In this co-op puzzle game prequel to the award-winning Cryptic Killer series, put on your detective badges as you collaborate and communicate to crack the codes, solve the riddles, and catch the Cryptic Killer.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 29.7%, Detective 22%, Comic Book 21.4%, Co-op 14.6%, Multiplayer 9.2%
Garisani Detective Agency is a story-driven real-time co-op deduction game for two.In 1990s Korea, play as a brother and his ghost sister, taking cases from the living and the dead. Gather clues from two angles and solve puzzles together.An analog era of pagers and payphones.
Why similar: Detective 31.3%, Online Co-Op 19.9%, Co-op 11.3%, 1990's 11.2%, Visual Novel 11.2%
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 33.2%, Thriller 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Dark 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.3%
Whispers in the West is a point-and-click murder mystery game that supports online co-op for 1-4 players. Each story is an hour-long intriguing mystery waiting to be solved. You can either work solo or team up with your friends to solve the cases. Things may get heated!
Why similar: Detective 31%, Online Co-Op 23.4%, Co-op 17%, Visual Novel 9%, Multiplayer 8.7%
Partner up with your friend online and set sail for an unforgettable puzzle adventure in this bite-sized standalone We Were Here experience. Work together to overcome brain-teasing challenges and make fun memories, using your best communication, teamwork and trust skills.
Why similar: Co-op 26.5%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 24.7% ★, Online Co-Op 23.3%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
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: Noir 26.1%, Detective 19.7%, Thriller 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
The Past Within is the new co-op experience from Rusty Lake! Play together with someone you deem trustworthy: one in The Past, the other in The Future. Observe and communicate what you see around you. Solve the puzzles and uncover Albert Vanderboom’s plan.
Why similar: Co-op 39.6%, Online Co-Op 27.7%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 12.1% ★, Multiplayer 10.6%, Thriller 5.7%
An online co-op detective horror for up to 3 players. Work together across randomly generated shifts to investigate your customers, as some are only pretending to be human. Make one mistake, and you’ll be forced to board up, set traps, and hide.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 26%, Detective 18.8%, Co-op 14.3%, 1990's 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
You and your friend are trapped in a mystical world. As time ebbs away you must solve increasingly complex puzzles to escape. Cooperation is key as neither of you have the full picture! Play on two devices, local or remotely, all you need is a voice connection.
Why similar: Co-op 33.4%, Online Co-Op 29.1%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 20.2% ★, Multiplayer 8.5%, Story Rich 4.5%
Explore the entangled lives of two families across thirty years in an original interactive drama from INTERIOR/NIGHT. Starting in 1998 with a robbery-gone-wrong, the character's lives depend on the choices you make.
Why similar: Thriller 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Co-op 15.1%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Multiple Endings 12.4%
Graphic Novel meets Visual Novel in this story-rich, choice-driven thriller. Experience Blake’s journey as he encounters a clandestine nemesis, sparking a series of events that force him to choose between losing his sanity or rising to the challenge. Make the right decisions and save New Stone.
Why similar: Noir 20.3%, Detective 14.5%, Comic Book 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Thriller 10.1%
Detective Inna Duke is a noir story-driven visual novel where you team up with lieutenant Inna Duke and her partner corporal Fernal to investigate the mysterious abduction of the popular streamer Oleh Hamston. But will you manage to track down the poor hamster in rainy city?
Why similar: Noir 37.1%, Detective 28.7%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Funny 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 7.5%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Detective 48.3%, 1990's 18.4%, Noir 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Story Rich 8.3%
Join the investigation in Murder Is Game Over, a pixel art point-and-click game where you and Cleo try to solve the murder of a famous game designer. Can you uncover the clues and catch the killer before it's game over?
Why similar: Dark Comedy 26.9%, Detective 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Choices Matter 9%
Guide local radio hosts Poe and Munro through six TV-like episodes of supernatural strangeness and sizzling on-screen chemistry. From the creators of The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker and The Shapeshifting Detective.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 21.8%, Detective 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
There's been a murder aboard the Reuss Express, and you're the suspects! Prove your innocence in this comedy 'point n' click' murder mystery - packed with twists, laughs, and larger-than-life characters!
Why similar: Noir 38.4%, Detective 30.7%, Funny 11.6%, Story Rich 9%, Colorful 6.6%
A Case of Distrust is a narrative mystery from 1924 San Francisco. Play as private investigator Phyllis Cadence Malone in this historical 2D adventure game.
Why similar: Noir 25.4%, Detective 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Visual Novel 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 50.3%, Funny 15.7%, 1990's 14.3%, Story Rich 13.8%, Adventure 5.9%
It takes two to save the world in this cooperative spy adventure. Pair up with a friend as Agent or Hacker—with only your voices to connect you—and work together to bring a hi-tech global menace to its knees. Now with a FREE CONTENT UPDATE!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 35.5%, Detective 26.1%, Co-op 21.1%, Multiplayer 9.9%, Adventure 4%
Two minds. Two perspectives. One solution. Step into a cooperative puzzle experience where you and your partner see different sides of the same world. Communicate, connect the clues, uncover the truth.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 32.2%, Co-op 26.8%, Multiplayer 15%, Story Rich 12.1%, Colorful 8.9%
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: Detective 30.4%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Story Rich 10.1%, Dark 9.7%
Work together to solve puzzles and escape a desert island in this stylized multiplayer co-op adventure. Success requires more than just you and your partner thinking alike - you'll have to communicate and stay In Sink to overcome the challenges ahead.
Why similar: Noir 32.1%, Online Co-Op 24.1%, Co-op 20.2%, Multiplayer 11.2%, Colorful 8.4%
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: Noir 40.5%, Detective 27.8%, Funny 11%, Dark 9.3%, Story Rich 8.6%
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 45.8%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, 1990's 10.6%, Story Rich 9.6%
Crime O'Clock is a hidden objects investigation and time exploration game with a deep storyline. Investigate cases through time and evolving maps by unveiling a multi-eras linked story. Will you be observant enough to solve the mysteries? Crime waits for no man!
Why similar: Detective 35.3%, Comic Book 26.8%, Funny 12.4%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Story Rich 8.8%
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 30.4%, Dark Comedy 26.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Story Rich 8.9%
Check the suspect's status and solve the mystery! A status-checking mystery ADV in which a rookie detective takes on difficult cases that take place in a fantasy world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.3%, Online Co-Op 20.9%, Adventure 12.9%, Story Rich 9.6%
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
Why similar: Noir 18%, Detective 17.4%, Thriller 14.7%, Comic Book 12.8%, 1990's 9.6%
A mysterious adventure at the old manor begins. Become a detective and solve the vanishing of the elusive Mister X. Uncover the secrets of the manor and its inhabitants. Find hidden objects, solve challenging puzzles and explore all the corners of the estate.
Why similar: Detective 43.5%, Online Co-Op 16.5%, Story Rich 12%, Co-op 11.6%, Multiplayer 8.8%
As your final hour approaches, a large structure looms up in the distance, towering above the relentless storm. Discover the truth behind this dark castle in a communication-based, cooperative puzzle adventure.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 30.8%, Co-op 25.3%, Multiple Endings 16.7%, Multiplayer 11.8%, Dark 11.4%
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 36.9%, Noir 33.6%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Story Rich 10.6%, Adventure 4.6%
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 37.9%, Noir 30.1%, Visual Novel 12%, Funny 9.9%, Story Rich 7.7%
The Secret of Retropolis is a VR narrative game of a new kind, a blend of classic point-and-click adventure with immersive cinematography. Embody the witty protagonist of a film noir plot. Meet unforgettable characters. Solve puzzles. Lose yourself in the retro-futuristic atmosphere.
Why similar: Noir 32.9%, Detective 25%, Comic Book 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
"Escape Memoirs: Mini Stories" is a series of co-operative escape-room style puzzle scenarios. Each one is sure to test your wits as you try to overcome the challenges that stand in the way of your escape.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 32.4%, Detective 26.2%, Co-op 22.1%, Multiplayer 16.6%, Adventure 2.7%
You're a detective. Investigate the haunting events surrounding the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend. Explore an old safehouse for clues, deduce keywords and reveal redacted words as you search Ann's digital journal, and piece together your case report as this unfortunate story unfolds.
Why similar: Detective 39%, Interactive Fiction 28.4%, 1990's 15.2%, Story Rich 10.1%, Dark 7.4%
One hundred detectives compete against each other in a crime-solving competition.
Why similar: Detective 35.2%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Visual Novel 16%, Funny 13.4%, Story Rich 9.9%
A wild tale of love, death, chickens, and redemption! Chicken Police is a buddy-cop noir adventure with a carefully crafted world, a gritty story, and absurd humor. The game mixes classic adventure games with visual novel-style storytelling, presented in a beak-droppingly unique art style.
Why similar: Noir 34.7%, Detective 26.2%, Dark Comedy 16.6%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Story Rich 7.6%
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 34.5%, Interactive Fiction 25.2%, 1990's 19.1%, Story Rich 9%, Colorful 6.8%
'Escape Memoirs: Questionable Side Stories' is a humorous co-operative escape room game where you are a henchman who has to make his way through variety of puzzles to make it to a job interview on time. Can you solve all of the puzzles that stand in the way of your employment?
Why similar: Online Co-Op 28.5%, Detective 26.5%, Co-op 25.8%, Multiplayer 15.6%, Adventure 3.6%
GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 22.6%, Detective 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Comic Book 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%
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 37.8%, Thriller 17.7%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Story Rich 9.1%
In this online 2-player co-op puzzle adventure, you and a friend become Inkwellers and dive into Celiphia’s magical journal. Work together, communicate clearly, and solve puzzles hidden within its pages.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 34.8%, Co-op 31%, Multiplayer 16.4%, Colorful 11.3%, Adventure 6.5%
Far Away is a visual novel full of dark humor depicting immersive storylines rather than romantic drama. You will play as Krosa, a typical girl who experiences gang conflicts, crimes, conspiracies, and family grudges in the port city of Bedjan.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Visual Novel 17%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Multiple Endings 13.9%
The French government entrusts citizens to solve criminal cases over the internet. French Crime is a realistic and immersive criminal investigation game.
Why similar: Noir 26.2%, Detective 20.5%, Thriller 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Online Co-Op 10.8%
Fhtagn! - Tales of the Creeping Madness is a text based adventure game, where choices matter. There's couch co-op and just a hint of betrayal. Play as one of four cultists intent on releasing the Ancient One!
Why similar: Dark Comedy 24.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Co-op 14.2%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
Unforeseen Incidents is a classical style interactive mystery set in a beautifully hand-painted world. Join Harper Pendrell and experience a challenging investigation, smart dialog and a rich cast of characters in this thrilling new adventure game.
Why similar: Comic Book 26.5%, Detective 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Funny 12.1%, Story Rich 10.8%
Dive into an immersive co-op horror experience with a friend. As detectives, you’ll search for clues in a sinister area and must survive the horrors lurking within. Work together to find all the objects and escape before doom catches up with you.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 29.7%, Co-op 28%, Detective 24.7%, Multiplayer 11.2%, Adventure 6.4%
Stretch your legs, clean your whiskers, and dive into Nine Noir Lives. Enjoy a "point-and-lick" comedy-noir adventure, full of humour, crazy characters, and intriguing locations. Solve challenging puzzles and answer the immortal question: how many things need to be licked to solve a murder in this town?
Why similar: Noir 44%, Detective 31.2%, Funny 11.4%, Story Rich 8.4%, Colorful 2.8%
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 36.8%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Thriller 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Story Rich 10.2%
Pancras is a neurotic cop investigating a case of mysterious kidnapping in the town of Lupany. Help him find out, who’s behind the abduction of two orderly citizens!
Why similar: Dark Comedy 32.7%, Comic Book 30.9%, Detective 22.1%, Colorful 8.5%, Adventure 5.8%
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: Noir 28.2%, Detective 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
Play an early version of the first level for free! Work together to solve the puzzles and escape a desert island in this multiplayer co-op adventure. Success requires more than just you and your partner thinking alike - you'll have to communicate and stay In Sink to overcome the challenges ahead.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 40.3%, Noir 20.7%, Co-op 16%, Multiplayer 15.2%, Colorful 5%
Deep Night Detective, the monochromatic mystery metroidvania! Created by Wilson Taylor with music by Lewmoth!
Why similar: Noir 35%, Dark Comedy 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Choices Matter 8%
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 42.9%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Funny 15.6%, Story Rich 10.8%, Colorful 8.6%
Your crew consists of two elite thieves. A client hires you to steal a mysterious item. One handles intel; the other infiltrates. Choose your roles and master the heist in this asymmetric co-op puzzle game.
Why similar: Co-op 41.3%, Online Co-Op 26.1%, Multiplayer 22.7%, Adventure 10%
Puzzle Compound is an online cooperative multiplayer puzzle solving game where 2-4 friends gather clues, work together and explore multiple locations with the goal of escaping.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 47.5%, Co-op 34.5%, Multiplayer 13.8%, Adventure 4.2%
