60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Investigation, Story Rich, Puzzle.
Uncover the truth behind a 1982 air crash in Blackbox. Use audio recordings and investigation documents to solve the mystery. A story-rich, suspenseful detective experience that puts your skills to the test.
Her Story
A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.
Dead Meat
A murder mystery interrogation game - where you can ask the suspects literally ANYTHING! Dive into a macabre conspiracy of burgers and billionaires, getting up-close and personal with an eccentric cast of cold-blooded killers - using voice or keyboard.
A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.
Why similar: Typing 22.2% ★, Crime 14.1%, Detective 13%, Investigation 12.9%, Dialogue Heavy 8.1%
A murder mystery interrogation game - where you can ask the suspects literally ANYTHING! Dive into a macabre conspiracy of burgers and billionaires, getting up-close and personal with an eccentric cast of cold-blooded killers - using voice or keyboard.
Why similar: Typing 17.4% ★, Crime 16.3%, Detective 14.7%, Investigation 12.7%, Noir 11.2%
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 21.7%, Crime 19.7%, Investigation 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 7.6%, Nonlinear 7.3%
A noir first-person murder mystery set in a gloomy 1947 Pacific Northwest city. Play as the renowned Detective D.W. Dagger to help solve his latest case. A violent murder, a possible suicide, and a handful of suspects. Can you deduce what happened?
Why similar: Detective 20%, Investigation 17%, Crime 16.8%, Noir 15.1%, Point & Click 7.9%
Joe Kowalski Chronicles: Murder in a flat is a dark neo noir point and click adventure game where you start as a police detective Joe Kowalski and try to solve a murder that happened in Joe's neighborhood.
Why similar: Crime 18%, Detective 17.3%, Noir 13.8%, Investigation 13.2%, Point & Click 9%
Demo updated for the Detective Fest! Step into detective Brian Storm’s shoes and unravel a grim 17th-century mystery. Interrogate villagers, gather clues, and piece together the evidence in a deduction system where every secret matters.
Why similar: Crime 18.5%, Detective 17.4%, Investigation 13%, Nonlinear 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 10%
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 26.4% ★, Dialogue Heavy 16.4%, Detective 13.8%, Investigation 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%
DETECTIVE The Motel is a deduction game where, to advance, you must take a pencil and a piece of paper and write down everything that seems like evidence in order to answer all the questions that arise. Solving the case will depend only on you.
Why similar: Crime 24.8%, Detective 23.1%, Investigation 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Noir 9.5%
Mistmoon Falls is an open world murder mystery set in a farm-sim town that's now sans farmer. Question the locals, use tools to uncover clues, form hypotheses, and sift through some sinister goings-on to find the killer.
Why similar: Detective 19.1%, Crime 17%, Investigation 14.1%, Dialogue Heavy 12.3%, Noir 11.9%
A PSX Detective Mystery Horror game. You play as an investigator solving bizarre crime cases. The story unfolds through a blend of interviews, computer based investigations and unsettling psychological elements.
Why similar: Typing 28.5% ★, Investigation 17%, Detective 16.5%, Crime 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.
Why similar: Crime 17.5%, Detective 17.4%, Investigation 15.4%, Noir 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%
Criminal Expert is a detective video game that puts you under the pressure of inexorably passing time. The story contains multiple selection paths, and you ultimately decide how it ends.
Why similar: Crime 22.3%, Detective 21%, Investigation 18.2%, Thriller 9.2%, Dialogue Heavy 8.9%
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 23%, Crime 19%, Investigation 14.4%, Noir 13.4%, Dialogue Heavy 9.5%
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline during the cold war on a globe-trotting adventure following a trail of spies from a quiet English harbour town to a frozen Finnish fishing village and the corridors of an intelligence service rotten at its core.
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Investigation 16.7%, Crime 14.9%, Noir 10.3%, Point & Click 8.5%
A point-and-click mystery set in 1998. Explore the early Internet for clues, connect overlooked details, and uncover what really happened at Thornhill Academy. Come for the mystery, stay for the cozy New England private school vibes.
Why similar: Typing 31.6% ★, Detective 20.8%, Point & Click 11%, Dialogue Heavy 8.6%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%
San Francisco is shaken by a chain of horrible murders. You are the only one that can bring to justice a masked arsonist calling himself the Plague Doctor. Are you strong enough to face the challenge?
Why similar: Crime 19.8%, Detective 18.2%, Noir 13%, Investigation 12.1%, Point & Click 8.3%
A young man is interviewed by the police only to turn up dead a week later. 3 years have passed, a special agent from Santa Fe navigates the police database in order to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Crime 15.6%, Nonlinear 11.3%, Investigation 11.3%, Noir 9.8%
Can you solve the riddle of the disappearing visitors before you lose yourself in the gallery’s macabre beauty?
Why similar: Detective 17.7%, Noir 15%, Crime 14.2%, Point & Click 10.3%, Investigation 10%
Science has never been more dangerous! Death is in the air... Sounds pretty ominous, doesn't it? Help the twin detectives solve a new case!
Why similar: Detective 15.9%, Crime 14.4%, Noir 12.7%, Investigation 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Crime 14.8%, Noir 12.9%, Investigation 11.6%, Dialogue Heavy 11.3%
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 18.6%, Crime 18.6%, Investigation 14.9%, Noir 12.1%, Dialogue Heavy 10.8%
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: Crime 21%, Investigation 17.3%, Detective 17.2%, Typing 16.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.9%
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: Crime 23%, Detective 20.8%, Investigation 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Point & Click 8.8%
Crime never rests... but thankfully, neither does Detective Bass! Put on your detective hat and help Detective Bass get to the bottom of a robbery, in this witty, narrative-driven detective game!
Why similar: Crime 22.6%, Detective 22.5%, Investigation 16.8%, Noir 16.6%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%
A short non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight. Carefully read and cross-reference documents to unravel a CEO’s disappearance and expose a case of fraud.
Why similar: Detective 26%, Investigation 21.7%, Crime 21.3%, Nonlinear 12%, Point & Click 10%
In Verbal Verdict you're a novice investigator in 1950's Brooklyn, solving crimes and climbing the ranks by interrogating suspects and solving problems in a detective game powered by artificial intelligence.
Why similar: Typing 19.8% ★, Crime 18.9%, Detective 18%, Investigation 14%, Noir 13.3%
There's no such thing as a perfect crime! You have to solve a series of mysterious murders in San Francisco. It turns out that this bright city has its own dark side...
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Crime 15.4%, Noir 14.1%, Investigation 10.9%, Point & Click 10.6%
The line between life and death is as thin as the autumn breeze. Will you escape, or will Darkwood claim you as another victim of its harvest?
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Crime 15.5%, Noir 14.1%, Investigation 10.9%, Point & Click 10.6%
Murder Mystery Mayhem AI is a single-player detective game set in a stylish 1920s world of secrets, suspicion, and social intrigue. Talk freely to a colorful cast of cunning suspects, gather clues, uncover motives, and deduce who among them is the killer.
Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Crime 17.3%, Investigation 16.9%, Dialogue Heavy 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%
Scour police records. Antagonize your suspects. Comb through a disturbing crime scene. You'll stop at nothing to expose the truth. Ring of Fire is a search-based detective noir puzzler with a mature narrative set in the hyper-stylized streets of New London.
Why similar: Detective 18%, Typing 17.1% ★, Investigation 16.8%, Noir 12.2%, Crime 8.9%
GRAYWOOD is a 1950s crime comic-inspired graphic adventure. Investigate crime scenes, craft your own lines of questioning, and organize your findings on your corkboard all while navigating a morally-testing narrative. Respect the law, follow your conscience, or abuse your power to save your family.
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Crime 20.1%, Noir 15.6%, Investigation 13.8%, Nonlinear 9.1%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Crime 22.7%, Investigation 19.9%, Noir 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
Heaven Does Not Respond is a psychological and analog horror game set in an alternate 2005 timeline. Play as an intelligence agent, exploring a retro computer interface to decipher secret files, watch mysterious videos, and uncover the dark secrets behind a young man's death.
Why similar: Crime 18.6%, Detective 17.1%, Investigation 16.5%, Dialogue Heavy 10.2%, Point & Click 8.5%
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to solve the cold case of her father's murder.
Why similar: Detective 19.2%, Investigation 16.7%, Crime 13.1%, Dialogue Heavy 12.1%, Point & Click 10.5%
Seven murders in motion by a killer calling himself the Messiah. Interrogate witnesses, spot contradictions in their testimonies, and build a criminal profile piece by piece in this detective thriller where every word is evidence.
Why similar: Detective 18%, Noir 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Crime 12.7%, Point & Click 9.8%
A short, experimental indie game where you figure out who you can trust while home alone. Point, click and chat as you investigate on your new computer in this puzzle mystery.
Why similar: Typing 17.7% ★, Detective 17%, Investigation 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Point & Click 9.1%
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 21.6%, Investigation 17.7%, Crime 16.2%, Nonlinear 11.3%, Noir 10.8%
A judge's body is discovered with a clean cut across his jugular, setting the stage for an intense puzzle of motives and clues.
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Noir 15.5%, Investigation 12.4%, Crime 12.1%, Point & Click 10.7%
Amsterdam, 1988. A dead body in the Red Light District, the Dutch capital of sex and drugs, is a washed-up detective’s one shot at redemption. Explore the seedy underbelly of Europe’s most notorious city, solve complex puzzles, and crack the case while experiencing Amsterdam at its worst.
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Investigation 18.2%, Crime 15%, Noir 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%
You're a journalist investigating a suspicious case during the Harlem riots. Take pictures of evidence, gather information by interrogating people, and put it all together in an article to show people the truth.
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Crime 20.9%, Noir 13.1%, Investigation 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%
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 26.9%, Crime 17.8%, Noir 12.5%, Point & Click 11.7%, Dialogue Heavy 11.5%
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 23.4%, Investigation 19.2%, Crime 17.7%, Dialogue Heavy 14.6%, Nonlinear 10%
Join a serial killer enthusiast group to solve the town's recent murders in this mystery visual novel adventure, featuring point-and-click and text-based investigation and a detailed story.
Why similar: Investigation 18.3%, Crime 16.6%, Detective 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Thriller 12%
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 29.1%, Investigation 23.6%, Crime 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Point & Click 11.6%
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: Crime 18.8%, Detective 16.7%, Investigation 16.4%, Dialogue Heavy 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%
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 24.7%, Typing 24.1% ★, Investigation 21%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Story Rich 5.3%
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: Crime 18.3%, Detective 18.2%, Investigation 15.4%, Noir 13.7%, Dialogue Heavy 9.1%
Mary is a mystery and investigation game, in which you are a private detective who has been called to solve a case of a massacre in a bar. Collect all the clues and find an answer to all the mysteries of this case!
Why similar: Crime 23%, Detective 21.7%, Investigation 18.9%, Noir 14.1%, Dark 7.2%
Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Play as the great detective and track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul…
Why similar: Detective 26%, Crime 22.8%, Investigation 14.8%, Thriller 11%, Point & Click 7.7%
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 27.2%, Crime 26.1%, Dialogue Heavy 16.9%, Investigation 13.9%, Puzzle 6.6%
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 19.7%, Investigation 18.5%, Dialogue Heavy 14.4%, Nonlinear 13.4%, Crime 10.1%
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 21.7%, Investigation 19.1%, Crime 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Thriller 8.9%
Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.
Why similar: Crime 18.8%, Detective 18.5%, Investigation 15.3%, Thriller 10.3%, Nonlinear 10.1%
A detective wakes up beside a corpse, and with no memories. The evidence points to him. Everyone thinks he’s the killer. Unravel the truth before time runs out in this hand-drawn detective mystery adventure set in 1990s Thailand, where every memory hides a lie.
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Crime 20.5%, Investigation 16.6%, Noir 10.8%, Thriller 9.7%
Are the murders of three different people connected? Or are we dealing with three different incidents? Cunning and logic are your best weapons in solving this case!
Why similar: Detective 18.1%, Crime 17.8%, Noir 14.4%, Investigation 13.8%, Point & Click 9%
It's 1999. You are sitting at a computer when you receive a mysterious message: “Don’t let them walk free,” along with a strange set of files. Can you piece together the truth before you run out of time?
Why similar: Crime 17.7%, Detective 15.7%, Investigation 15.3%, Nonlinear 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 9%
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Investigation 18.5%, Noir 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Point & Click 9.6%
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 32.5%, Investigation 25.8%, Crime 13.6%, Point & Click 10.6%, Dialogue Heavy 6.6%
The camera doesn’t lie, but the truth isn’t always obvious. Photograph traces, gather evidence, link clues on the board, search police databases for key info, and identify the culprit and the next attack site. Each case is a standalone mystery waiting to be solved.
Why similar: Crime 25.1%, Detective 22.9%, Investigation 21.8%, Noir 13.2%, Dark 6.8%
A folk noir detective horror game. An old time detective trying to find out the truth behind a missing girl in a mysterious place.
Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Investigation 16.9%, Noir 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Dark 7.7%
