60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Story Rich, Mystery, Adventure.
Ironic point & click adventure where a once brilliant detective quits his trade and lands a job in IT to make a living. But even in the seemingly mundane world of office life, there are secrets to be uncovered. Navigate through puzzles, quirky colleagues, and intrigues to crack corporate mysteries.
DELETE AFTER READING
Turn on your ghost detector and join your new pals in a funny, thrilling, and lovingly-presented interactive text adventure. Brain-teasing puzzles, a cartoon visual style, and engaging audio design - Delete After Reading weaves a delightful interactive tale.
Death off the Cuff
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.
Turn on your ghost detector and join your new pals in a funny, thrilling, and lovingly-presented interactive text adventure. Brain-teasing puzzles, a cartoon visual style, and engaging audio design - Delete After Reading weaves a delightful interactive tale.
Why similar: Detective 16%, Investigation 10.6%, Point & Click 10.3%, Text-Based 10%, Narration 8.5%
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 17.4%, Investigation 14%, Text-Based 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Visual Novel 8.1%
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Investigation 14.3%, Text-Based 8.8%, Comic Book 8.4%, Point & Click 8.2%
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 20.7%, Investigation 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Mystery 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.3%
Death on the Nile is an adventure-detective game, offering a fresh twist on Agatha Christie’s famous story. Set in the lively 1970s, play as Hercule Poirot and detective Jane Royce as they solve two connected mysteries. Dive into a journey filled with intrigue, deception, and unexpected revelations.
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Point & Click 12.8%, Text-Based 12.1%, Narration 9.8%, Visual Novel 9.6%
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 20.6%, Point & Click 13%, Investigation 12.3%, Text-Based 10.8%, Mystery 8.6%
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: Detective 18.5%, Investigation 17.9%, Point & Click 14.2%, Mystery 8%, Funny 6.8%
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 25.9%, Investigation 21%, Point & Click 12%, Mystery 11%, Story Rich 7.4%
Explore a city that lives without your input in this illustrated text adventure. Observe the lives of its inhabitants behind the veil of your invisibility magic. Find items and combine them to solve intricate puzzles. Set your own pace as you control time and move freely in an open fantasy world.
Why similar: Text-Based 15.6%, Point & Click 14.7%, Detective 12.9%, Narration 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
Arthur thinks he’s a smart guy. He isn’t. Help him solve puzzles, investigate the town, and uncover the mystery of his friends disappearance in this quirky adventure game inspired by classic cartoons.
Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Investigation 16.4%, Point & Click 9.7%, Mystery 9.5%, Narration 7.9%
Hauma is a deduction visual novel set in Munich. Discover a conspiracy amongst the upper echelons of society alongside former detective Judith, while visiting real locations in a comic-inspired look.
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Investigation 13.9%, Comic Book 11.1%, Point & Click 9.3%, Visual Novel 8.5%
The Big Hollow: 1982 is a tightly focused 2D animated murder mystery. A serial killer’s dumping ground is exposed in a small truck stop town. Find details in the evidence, interpret criminal behaviors and prove your worth to the FBI’s new Behavioral Science Unit as new detective Desmond.
Why similar: Detective 28.8%, Investigation 21.6%, Point & Click 15%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Comic Book 9.9%
Who Did It? Is a detective puzzle-game. Your job is to read the given case files to find out who the murderer is! Do you have what it takes to master all cases and close them all for good?
Why similar: Detective 26.7%, Investigation 18%, Point & Click 14.5%, Mystery 11.5%, Text-Based 10.1%
Determine the fate of Ventreville! Play as six protagonists with unique abilities and stories, their arcs tied to each other by the sudden murder of the Avidines. Make your choices count! The final protagonist, the interrogating detective, will only know as much as your previous characters know…
Why similar: Detective 16.3%, Point & Click 12.5%, Text-Based 11%, Investigation 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
You'd think that after 20+ cases, there'd be no crime left in Twin Lakes - but that's not how crime works, rookie. Six new mind-melting mysteries await Detective McQueen and Officer Dooley - just as soon as they get the mustard out of Dooley's gun.
Why similar: Detective 15.7%, Point & Click 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Text-Based 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.5%
Arthur and Susan, two inseparable friends solving mysteries together. Fun and cozy indie point&click. Don't miss it!
Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Investigation 18.3%, Point & Click 16%, Comic Book 9.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%
Need more stress in your life? Meet Laura Silver, a paranoid and insomniac detective tasked with researching Slavic mythology. Do you know anything about the Vodnik? Neither does she. Unfortunately, her incompetence won't be your biggest problem in Czechoslovakia.
Why similar: Detective 15.5%, Point & Click 11.8%, Comic Book 10.4%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%
Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.
Why similar: Investigation 19.3%, Detective 15.9%, Point & Click 13.4%, Text-Based 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
A sci-fi detective game where you interrogate the brain scans of crime victims. Uncover the hidden truth behind the dystopian regime by any means necessary.
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Point & Click 17.8%, Investigation 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Puzzle 8.1%
Grab your magnifying glass and peek inside a series of tiny dioramas filled with crimes and carefully crafted mysteries! Think outside the box and solve them all in this new brand of detective game!
Why similar: Detective 25.8%, Investigation 18.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Text-Based 11.3%, Mystery 11.3%
On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook is a pixel-art, dialogue-driven mystery game. You’re an AI in a taxi, teaming up with a talkative driver on late-night runs to hear bizarre passenger stories, solve cases in secret, and let him play the “great detective.”
Why similar: Detective 27.6%, Investigation 20.2%, Text-Based 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Puzzle 7.8%
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 26.8%, Investigation 20.1%, Point & Click 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%, Mystery 7.4%
Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
Why similar: Detective 25.4%, Investigation 19.7%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Mystery 9.7%, Text-Based 9%
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 31%, Investigation 18.5%, Point & Click 14.4%, Mystery 13.5%, Puzzle 9.2%
Solve your own murder in this thrilling true crime adventure game. You've come face-to-face with your fate and someone close to you is going to kill you...unless you find out who it is before the time runs out!
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Point & Click 14.4%, Investigation 13.2%, Text-Based 9.9%, Mystery 9.8%
A point-and-click adventure with innovative detective mechanics. Help Ollie, a fledgling reporter on his first day at the Signal & Echo newspaper, to solve the mystery behind a schoolgirl's disappearance. Developed by an ex-journalist.
Why similar: Detective 26.4%, Investigation 21.5%, Point & Click 17.1%, Mystery 10.3%, Puzzle 7.6%
Follow amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to Ireland to investigate the disappearance of a famous writer.
Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Investigation 16.6%, Point & Click 14.6%, Mystery 11%, Text-Based 9.9%
Embark on a mysterious ride. Solve puzzles, make choices, and uncover the truth behind a hidden crime in this point & click with the depth of a visual novel, all set in a haunting subway filled with secrets.
Why similar: Detective 20%, Investigation 16.2%, Point & Click 11.9%, Text-Based 11.5%, Comic Book 10.3%
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
Why similar: Investigation 23.7%, Detective 22.2%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Mystery 11%, Text-Based 10.6%
Pick up your magnifying glass as writer-turned-detective Penelope Pendrick in this first-person point and click mystery adventure! Three people have suddenly vanished from the sleepy town of Carlisle. Follow the clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles to end this case - before it ends you.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.3%, Detective 20.5%, Mystery 16.9%, Investigation 14.4%, Story Rich 9.5%
A gripping point-and-click adventure – inspired by the real treasure hunt on Oak Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. Unravel a web of murder, myth, and forgotten history. Some secrets are better left buried.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.4%, Detective 20.8%, Mystery 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Puzzle 8.5%
In an investigation where the thieves are not necessarily the ones you think they are, follow the clues, question the suspects, and get to the truth by avoiding false leads. But beware, some people are not ready to give up so easily.
Why similar: Detective 29.6%, Investigation 28.1%, Point & Click 16.9%, Text-Based 9.1%, Mystery 5.7%
Step into a gripping medieval political thriller where intrigue, betrayal, and power struggles shape your fate. As a ghostly detective, you’ll uncover conspiracies, navigate a web of deception and unravel a larger mystery tied to your own demise
Why similar: Detective 33.1%, Investigation 16.8%, Point & Click 14.7%, Mystery 11.6%, Puzzle 9.2%
Every story ever written has an alternate world that coexists with ours. When a large number of parallel universes are suddenly destroyed, Billie Beetleneck sets off on his hardest case yet in this interactive visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Investigation 18.6%, Text-Based 11.5%, Visual Novel 11%, Narration 10.7%
A gripping detective noir mystery that blends investigation and deduction with a rich, character-driven story. The Murder of Ava Monroe is cozy, twisty, and oozing with atmosphere.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.9%, Detective 19.5%, Investigation 15.1%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Puzzle 9.2%
Discover an untold crime story from the mysterious youth of the famous detective Hercule Poirot.
Why similar: Detective 30.2%, Investigation 18.4%, Mystery 11.5%, Narration 10.3%, Point & Click 9.8%
Take on the role of Detective Kobayashi, the one and only genius detective who has a reputation for solving any case, however dark or difficult...if he isn't playing games at the office or awkwardly hitting on girls, that is.
Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Point & Click 14.2%, Investigation 13.8%, Mystery 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.6%
Rumor Reporter is a Golden Age whodunit mystery. Play as senior reporter Veronica Chase as you explore Greyhaven Island in the Celtic Sea, 1920s. Choose where to investigate, who to question, and what to publish. Your report shapes public opinion, drives arrests, and changes the island’s future.
Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Investigation 19.9%, Mystery 12.3%, Point & Click 9.5%, Visual Novel 8.2%
The Wild Case is a 2D first-person point-and-click adventure. In this story-focused adventure, players meet a cast of colorful characters, experience mysterious encounters, and solve puzzles to progress through the game.
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Point & Click 14.9%, Investigation 12.6%, Text-Based 12.2%, Narration 9.7%
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 20%, Investigation 17.4%, Point & Click 11.6%, Comic Book 9.7%, Narration 8.5%
Step into the shoes of Clementine "Cleo" Ace, an apprentice to her aunt, the world renowned detective, Maya Lynch. From heists to murders, use your deduction skills to solve cases that are too tough for the local police to crack.
Why similar: Detective 33.4%, Investigation 24.5%, Point & Click 14.2%, Mystery 12.2%, Puzzle 7.7%
戏班内扑朔迷离的死亡，步步紧逼的幕后黑手，封闭剧场内的死亡倒计时，案件主角的生命和救赎都取决于你的决断。当第一桩案件尘埃落定，你以为可以回到现实世界时，轮回之路才刚刚开始……
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Investigation 17.3%, Point & Click 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.7%
Investigate a murder as the first goblin detective in a comedic fantasy world without magic...where a wizard is the prime suspect!
Why similar: Investigation 26.7%, Detective 24.8%, Point & Click 10.4%, Visual Novel 8.9%, Narration 7%
WHODUNNIT is a mystery visual novel following a man who must answer a burning question: who the hell did he hook up with last night?
Why similar: Detective 33.3%, Investigation 21.4%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Mystery 10.6%, Point & Click 9.7%
Mysterious Mystery is a fully voiced mystery visual novel centered around the detective duo, Justin and Dakota. Solve multiple cases using Dakota's evidence gathering abilities and Justin's expert interrogation. Discover outlandish cases, meet unique characters, and become world class detectives.
Why similar: Detective 22%, Investigation 17.9%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Point & Click 9.2%, Mystery 8.8%
Follow detective Carol Reed in this colorful mystery, made with real-life photographs. The game features a classic adventure game interface, plenty of puzzles, and a series of minigames as an integrated part of the story.
Why similar: Detective 30.4%, Investigation 21.7%, Point & Click 21%, Mystery 12.6%, Story Rich 5.2%
Hauma is a deduction visual novel set in Munich. Discover a conspiracy amongst the upper echelons of society alongside former detective Judith, while visiting real locations in a comic-inspired look.
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Investigation 14.7%, Comic Book 11.2%, Point & Click 10.1%, Visual Novel 8.7%
A comedy-mystery visual novel about Captain Fox, Detective Raccoon and the danger of pineapple pizza.
Why similar: Detective 25%, Investigation 16.2%, Point & Click 15.9%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Mystery 9.1%
Homicide detective Ralph is distraught when his trusted, reliable partner goes missing around the same time strange killings begin to take place. While solving the case, Ralph is paired up with an impish rookie he can't get along with.
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Point & Click 15.9%, Text-Based 13.3%, Investigation 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%
Slope City, 1993. Talking robots, ancient alien secrets, and a mysterious message from the past. Follow Elroy and Peggie through a portal to find Elroy's father, missing for 18 years. A heartfelt point & click adventure where the puzzles make sense and the story stays with you.
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Investigation 17.6%, Point & Click 15.1%, Mystery 10.2%, Narration 8.7%
Staffer Retro is a mystery adventure game where you uncover past incidents related to ‘Mana’, the source of supernatural powers. Gather information through dialogue and exploration, and piece together clues found in documents to guide the choices of Verita Retro, the protagonist.
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Investigation 15.5%, Point & Click 10.5%, Text-Based 10.4%, Mystery 10.2%
Discover the youth of a legend - Experience the transformation of Arsene Lupin, from whimsical thief to legendary hero, in 'Arsene Lupin - Once a Thief', an adventure and investigation game freely adapted from the works of Maurice Leblanc, with its events unfolding in the early 20th century.
Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Point & Click 17.2%, Text-Based 15.7%, Investigation 14.4%, Visual Novel 12%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 28.8%, Investigation 22.4%, Visual Novel 12%, Mystery 10.7%, Text-Based 10%
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 25.4%, Investigation 18.8%, Point & Click 11.5%, Mystery 9.7%, Funny 7.9%
A desktop-detective mystery where you’re tasked with investigating an unsolved murder. Scour case files and use logic and deduction to discover the truth of a thrilling story.
Why similar: Detective 30.8%, Investigation 22.6%, Point & Click 14.3%, Mystery 11.3%, Text-Based 9%
Solve a variety of perplexing cases in the sleuthing shoes of Detective Hindsight - who gets help from Phoebe: a young orphaned girl with dreams of being a storyteller and powers to look into the past. Uncover the truth with her sketches done in crayon. The catch? She can't draw very well.
Why similar: Detective 33.9%, Investigation 21.9%, Mystery 13.5%, Point & Click 10.9%, Puzzle 8.6%
Enter a magical world filled with legendary Fairy Tale characters. Become the greatest wizard. Help a young witch break an evil curse and save the Fairy Tale kingdoms!
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Point & Click 16.7%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Text-Based 10.9%
This city fears me. I saw its true face... And it smelled like sawdust. Welcome to the world of pretentious film noir, where it rains even indoors, and cool guys don't look at explosions (because they forgot to wear sunglasses).
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Point & Click 17.8%, Text-Based 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Puzzle 9.2%
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 27.7%, Investigation 21.2%, Mystery 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.3%
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 29.2%, Point & Click 16.6%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Investigation 8.6%, Mystery 8.5%
