- #1 Wolf Peak: The Case of Ruth Choi
97% matchPositive89% of 36 reviews2024
Dev: Cloud Colony Games
Windows
In 1991 Ruth Choi was murdered, it was whittled down to 6 suspects, but the case was never solved. Watch interviews, go through evidence and build your case. A game where you are never told who the killer is, unless you convict them. Use your own deductive skills to find out, who killed Ruth Choi.
Why similar: Detective 34.3%, Crime 18%, Mystery 10.5%, First-Person 8.8%, Investigation 7.2%
- #2 A Case of Fraud
96% matchVery Positive98% of 365 reviews2025
Dev: Hesperus Games
Windows · Mac
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 33.4%, Investigation 17.1%, Crime 12.9%, Mystery 11.4%, Nonlinear 8.8%
- #3 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
96% matchVery Positive89% of 7,723 reviews2014
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
Why similar: Detective 47.2%, Investigation 13.7%, Crime 13%, Mystery 11.8%, Story Rich 5.8%
- #4 Conscience
95% matchVery Positive93% of 168 reviews2024
Dev: Bowker Studios
Windows
Jack Beckham is found dead, hanging in his apartment alone. Police rule it a suicide. His father, refusing to accept the conclusion, hires you to investigate. Delve into the clues left behind in his apartment to discover what really happened.
Why similar: Detective 31.4%, Investigation 15.4%, Mystery 11.9%, Narrative 9.9% ★, Story Rich 6.2%
- #5 Cracks Where the Light Gets In
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Highland Boundary
Windows · Mac
You've been confined your whole life. Peering through cracks and eavesdropping passes the time, but it won't change the world. Until a foreign military threatens your home and forces you to act. Solve a cozy and fiendish detective-mystery, making logical deductions from limited perspectives.
Why similar: Detective 46.4%, Investigation 11.2%, Story Rich 11.2%, First-Person 9.7%, Mystery 8.7%
- #6 Echoes of Ash
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ash Studio
Windows
Detective agency management × superpowered mystery. Former operative Lin Mo rebuilds the Ash Detective Agency in Collins City. Investigate crime scenes, use “Echoes” to recover memory fragments, rebut lies with evidence, dispatch partners for intel, and uncover conspiracy behind your mentor’s death.
Why similar: Detective 37.6%, Investigation 17.3%, Crime 11.8%, Mystery 10.7%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #7 The Detective's Apprentice
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: darqwerful
Windows
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 41.3%, Investigation 20%, Mystery 13.3%, Crime 8.3%, Logic 5.7%
- #8 In a Detective's Mind
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Justo DiasPub: Justo Dias
Windows
In a Detective's Mind is an investigation game that seeks to put you in the role of a detective, who needs to solve cases and deal with obscure problems from his past.
Why similar: Detective 45.4%, Investigation 20.3%, Story Rich 11.8%, Crime 11.6%, Mystery 9.1%
- #9 The Duke is Dead
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bunk Bed Software, LLC
Windows
The duke is dead! Collect clues, solve puzzles, and use deduction to find the killer. Put your detective skills to the test to unravel the trail of crimes and uncover the truth!
Why similar: Detective 42.7%, Mystery 14.8%, Investigation 13.7%, Crime 10.7%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #10 The Wolf Is Dead
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fat Toad Games
Windows
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 39.9%, Crime 18.2%, Mystery 14.5%, Story Rich 9.6%, Multiple Endings 5.5%
- #11 Murder at Ironwood Inn
90% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: SAK70Games
Windows
A shocking murder has rocked the Ironwood Inn. Play as one of four detectives, each with unique interrogation styles. Search for clues, question suspects, and uncover secrets in this high-stakes mystery. Can you solve the case before time runs out?
Why similar: Detective 38.8%, Crime 19.8%, Mystery 17.4%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #12 Thomas Ireham in Crimson Spotlight
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rebecca AhmedPub: Sagewing Studio
Windows
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 29%, Investigation 14.5%, Crime 10.5%, Mystery 10%, Nonlinear 8.7%
- #13 Detective Hindsight
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Broccoli Bunny Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 42.8%, Investigation 18.3%, Mystery 14.9%, Crime 7.1%, Logic 5.5%
- #14 Private Eye: The Young Heir
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lucky 7 Studios
Windows
Private Eye is a detective game where you play as Hakeem trying to solve the murder case of Amir. The wealthy heir Amir kept strange company, is one of them his murderer? Explore, investigate, solve puzzles, and find discrepancies to unravel his mysterious death.
Why similar: Detective 29.4%, Investigation 15.3%, Crime 12.4%, Mystery 11.2%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #15 The Unclosed Case: Pike
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CazimG
Windows
A narrative-driven detective thriller. Reed and partner Grant investigate a murder case that resets through a time loop. Gather clues, interrogate witnesses, build timelines in the mind palace, and uncover the truth through deduction and multiple endings.
Why similar: Detective 32.4%, Crime 16.9%, Investigation 13.1%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #16 The Restricted Index
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ursa Minus
Windows
Read between the lies in this first-person mystery puzzle game. You are the last librarian in Britain. Identify books. Recommend them. Ban them. Burn them. Uncover a catalogue of secrets and lost stories buried between the pages.
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Investigation 18.1%, Mystery 14.7%, Narrative 11.8% ★, Story Rich 9.1%
- #17 Silhouette: Chapter One
87% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2016
Dev: Apeirogon Games
Windows
Explore Silhouette: Chapter One - A First-Person, Story-Driven Mystery Adventure. Assume the role of Jim Grayson, an unwavering homicide detective hot on the trail of a disturbing serial killer with confusing motives.
Why similar: Detective 32%, Investigation 14.8%, Crime 14.4%, Mystery 11.1%, Story Rich 9%
- #18 Unheard - Voices of Crime
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 32,839 reviews2019
Dev: NEXT Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?
Why similar: Detective 60.8%, Mystery 14.6%, Story Rich 8.4%, Investigation 5.5%, Puzzle 3.9%
- #19 An Exercise in Mortality - Chapter I
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CorDubiumArts
Windows
Slip into the role of a detective and find out why a seemingly peaceful village suddenly has to hold a funeral every other day. To solve the mysteries, act as the perpetrator and simulate the crimes. Left completely to your own devices, it’s up to you to prove your ingenuity and wit.
Why similar: Detective 35.1%, Crime 18%, Investigation 15.6%, Mystery 13.3%, Logic 7%
- #20 The Roottrees are Dead
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,749 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 41.7%, Investigation 16.4%, Mystery 15.9%, Story Rich 7.8%, Logic 5.4%
- #21 Graywood: Noir Detective
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bobby & Jeni
Windows
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 30.5%, Crime 13.7%, Investigation 12%, Narrative 11.4% ★, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #22 Scene Investigators
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 971 reviews2023
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Scene Investigators is a hardcore deductive reasoning game for fans of the "true crime" genre. Step into re-created crime scenes, observe closely for pieces of evidence, analyze possible motives behind the crimes, and uncover what truly happened.
Why similar: Detective 30.4%, Investigation 20.2%, Crime 15.7%, Mystery 12.1%, Logic 7.5%
- #23 Marcella Moon: Saboteurs on the River
83% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a series of sabotage incidents on the Louisiana bayou.
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Investigation 17.1%, Crime 14.6%, Mystery 13.6%, First-Person 7.6%
- #24 The Ratline
79% matchVery Positive92% of 157 reviews2026
Dev: Owlskip Games
Windows · Mac
A murdered priest. A secret list. Hunt Nazi fugitives across the globe in this gritty 1971 detective thriller. Analyze evidence, follow leads, and make sharp deductions before the trail goes cold. From the creators of Family, Rivals, Conspiracy, Echo Beach and Riley & Rochelle.
Why similar: Detective 41.5%, Investigation 20.7%, Mystery 13.4%, Narrative 5.8% ★, Story Rich 4.4%
- #25 Return of the Obra Dinn
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 33,398 reviews2018
Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
Why similar: Detective 51%, Mystery 18.4%, Story Rich 9.7%, Multiple Endings 5.2%, Atmospheric 4.8%
- #26 Paradise Killer
80% matchVery Positive93% of 4,378 reviews2020
Dev: Kaizen Game WorksPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Investigation 14.5%, Crime 13.5%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Mystery 9.7%
- #27 Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 14,245 reviews2016
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 36.1%, Crime 15.2%, Investigation 12.5%, Mystery 12%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #28 Mohism: Battle of Words
79% 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 36.2%, Investigation 16.9%, Crime 13.7%, Mystery 12.7%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #29 Dark Memories: Prologue
77% matchMixed64% of 45 reviews2025
Dev: visioxr_studio
Windows
Dark Memories is an episodic psychological horror game based on road thriller, slasher, and survival thriller genres. You are currently viewing the prologue episode of the Dark Memories anthology.
Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Investigation 14.6%, Crime 12.8%, Mystery 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #30 Crimson Seer
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Meridian Malice
Windows
Crimson Seer is a fantasy detective puzzle game. Investigate murder scenes frozen in time, gather clues, and deduce motive, method, and location. Use your prophetic visions to uncover sinister elven plots, ancient mysteries, and dark rituals in an underground world.
Why similar: Detective 32.9%, Investigation 17.2%, Mystery 14.4%, Crime 12.4%, Narrative 7.3% ★
- #31 Police Detective: Tokyo Beat
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dr. Cyril Splutterworth
Windows
Gather evidence, interview suspects and send your case to trial. Have you got what it takes to be Tokyo's top detective?
Why similar: Detective 42.6%, Crime 16.8%, Mystery 13%, Story Rich 10.5%, Investigation 8.3%
- #32 ギルド探求団へようこそ!
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 740 reviews2026
Dev: ぱるそに工房
Windows
「ギルド探求団へようこそ!」創立から1000日を迎えたギルドの、パーティ情報を復旧させる『推理パズルゲーム』です。過去1000日を振り返りながら、78人の冒険者が、20隊あるパーティのどこに所属していたのかを特定し、どのような結末を迎えたのかを推理で暴きましょう!それでは──良い旅を!
Why similar: Detective 52.2%, Investigation 23.7%, Mystery 15.6%, Puzzle 4.3%, Adventure 1.9%
- #33 HANGAR 51: Classified Investigation
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lootz Games
Windows
A first-person investigation and detective game. Explore a sealed 1980s bunker, solve puzzles, collect evidence, take photos, and piece together what really happened. Your final report determines the outcome. Follow the protocol. Question everything.
Why similar: Detective 30.4%, Investigation 18.6%, Mystery 11.3%, Crime 9.7%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
- #34 Eye 4 Eye
76% matchVery Positive98% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: Team Eye 4 EyePub: Yi Dai
Windows
Embark on a mission to unveil the truth behind a missing daughter case. Utilize the search engine to gather clues and uncover the dark secrets of TempleTech. Experience a suspenseful journey through the eyes of Hazel.
Why similar: Detective 34.7%, Investigation 17.5%, Mystery 13.5%, Story Rich 9.6%, First-Person 9.4%
- #35 Emma Riley: Dream Detective
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Star Fort Games
Windows
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 38%, Investigation 20.4%, Mystery 14.2%, Story Rich 10.2%, Logic 5.1%
- #36 Mistmoon Falls
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: portmantoga
Windows · Mac
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 30.2%, Investigation 13.6%, Crime 12.9%, Mystery 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #37 Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 398 reviews2023
Dev: Active Fungus Studios
Windows · Linux
In a third-person RPG detective story, set in Bavaria in 1866, the medical student Valentin Schmidt travels to Wolpertshofen, when a sudden death causes turmoil in the village. Use your skills, find clues and question the villagers to stop the murders.
Why similar: Detective 29.2%, Crime 21.5%, Investigation 12.3%, Mystery 11.5%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #38 Marcella Moon: Curse of the Black Cat
75% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a cursed black cat statue that has been terrorizing a local theater.
Why similar: Detective 31.3%, Investigation 16.5%, Mystery 13.7%, Crime 11.3%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #39 Wrongly Accused
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Elomelo GamesPub: SwopBots Ltd.
Windows
Explore historical locations, find and analyse evidence. Unmask the real perpetrator so that justice can be served and the Wrongly Accused can be found innocent. Use problem solving, deduction and critical thinking skills to uncover the truth and maybe even expose a conspiracy in your own time.
Why similar: Detective 40.1%, Investigation 19.6%, Mystery 10.6%, Story Rich 7.6%, First-Person 4.5%
- #40 Murder In Complex
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Khalil HammoudaPub: AKM Games
Windows
Investigate a murder inside a building as a detective. Interrogate AI-powered residents, uncover hidden evidence, and analyze clues with your team. Every case is unique, with randomized stories and dynamic suspects. Can you catch the real killer?
Why similar: Detective 34.3%, Investigation 18.2%, Crime 17.5%, Mystery 12.2%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #41 密市大亨
74% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Dream Clockwork
Windows
Welcome to the brand new world of Mississauga Tycoon. Various styles of Mississauga, including horror, suspense, thriller, science fiction, and aesthetics, are waiting for you to explore. Can you escape perfectly and find out the truth? Become an escape master and create a perfect escape myth?
Why similar: Detective 37.4%, Investigation 14.3%, Mystery 13.9%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Logic 8.6%
- #42 Marcella Moon: The Phantom of Harvest Grove
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
A prankster is loose at the Harvest Grove autumn festival. Find the culprit before things get out of hand.
Why similar: Detective 30.7%, Mystery 15.4%, Crime 12.1%, First-Person 9%, Investigation 8.9%
- #43 Detective Fantasia DX
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Teo Chhim
Windows · Mac
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 26.6%, Investigation 14.1%, Crime 13.8%, Multiple Endings 11%, Mystery 9.7%
- #44 Devil's Advocate: Alexander Twist
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VisualBagel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Can you defeat the world's oldest mastermind in their own game? Stretch your wits and deduction skills to the maximum as you battle in Paris' craziest court. Here, only those who sacrifice everything reach the truth. What are you willing to betray to make it out alive?
Why similar: Detective 37.2%, Investigation 13.6%, Mystery 12.9%, Crime 12.9%, Story Rich 10%
- #45 Xochi's Apothecary
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Single Effect Studios
Windows · Mac
A deceptively cozy narrative game about an alchemist that immigrates to a new country and opens an apothecary. Get to know your weird and wonderful community, brew the potions your customers need, and use your words to stir up a country on the brink of change.
Why similar: Detective 31.8%, Investigation 20.9%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Narrative 11.7% ★, Mystery 9.6%
- #46 The hidden game society
72% matchMixed68% of 31 reviews2021
Dev: digital2 games
Windows
The hidden game society is a digital escape room experience. You have been invited to be a member of this mysterious club. You will find yourself alone and trapped in this curious board game-themed room full of atmosphere. Use your wit and deduction skills to find a way out.
Why similar: Detective 44.2%, Investigation 18.9%, Mystery 11.2%, First-Person 9.5%, Logic 6.5%
- #47 The Incident at Galley House
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: William RousPub: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
In 1936, something terrible happened at Galley House. Decades later, with a strange contraption that reveals echoes of the past, you must uncover the truth behind this grisly mystery.
Why similar: Detective 40.5%, Mystery 19.8%, Story Rich 11.1%, Nonlinear 10.7%, Logic 7.3%
- #48 On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 373 Studio
Windows
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 39.9%, Investigation 19.3%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Story Rich 9.2%, Mystery 8.6%
- #49 星象迷案 The Zodiac Mystery
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LazyBoy
Windows
Step into The Zodiac Mystery, where a suspense-filled adventure begins! Players are immersed in a complex and bewildering cold case, searching for clues across time and space. Examine crime scenes, review files, and analyze evidence, following the trail concealed within a celestial haze.
Why similar: Detective 33.4%, Crime 20.3%, Multiple Endings 19.9%, Mystery 19.1%, Puzzle 4.1%
- #50 Little Locked Rooms
69% matchVery Positive89% of 132 reviews2024
Dev: riolucci
Windows · Linux
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 37.5%, Investigation 17.4%, Mystery 14.4%, Crime 10.8%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #51 Death at Sycamore Hall
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hesperus Games
Windows · Mac
An arcane detective game set in an ill-fated magical academy. Find traces of magic and deduce the meaning of incantations. Examine scenes for clues to help you piece together the story, and determine the identity and fate of each former resident.
Why similar: Detective 43.7%, Investigation 22.4%, Mystery 15.3%, Logic 8.5%, Atmospheric 5.5%
- #52 The Game Maker: A Carol Reed Mystery
67% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: MDNA Games
Windows
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 42.4%, Investigation 20%, Mystery 15.5%, First-Person 7.2%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #53 捞金骗徒
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 云洲工作室
Windows
You play as a tourist trapped in a scam compound. fight to survive, sneak around and seize escape chances. Gather hidden clues, master scam skills reluctantly to survive, meet captives stuck here for various reasons, dig out its dark secrets, and choose between escaping the den or ruling it.
Why similar: Detective 36.7%, Investigation 19%, Crime 15.1%, Story Rich 11.6%, Mystery 10.2%
- #54 Soulflow
69% matchMixed53% of 90 reviews2022
Dev: Bluespy StudiosPub: Next in Game
Windows
Soulflow is a 2.5D fantasy-detective game that offers a unique experience with its graphic style. In this story-based role play game, players must gather information from others during the day and try to solve the murders in the neighborhood to stay free.
Why similar: Detective 29.6%, Investigation 16%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Story Rich 9%, Crime 8.8%
- #55 Unreachable
67% matchMostly Positive70% of 40 reviews2025
Dev: Lost Art Studios
Windows
A first-person investigative thriller where your family is kidnapped and you must carry out various demands from the kidnapper in order to prolong their lives. However, if you are sharp, you might also uncover clues to track down their location and devise a rescue plan.
Why similar: Detective 31.1%, Investigation 12.8%, Mystery 12.6%, Crime 12.2%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #56 Mystery of the Malign
66% matchVery Positive93% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: Gameplay Supremacy
Windows
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Investigation 21.5%, Mystery 19.7%, Story Rich 13.2%, Detective 8.6%, Crime 6.7%
- #57 What Was Found at Ravenhill
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Distant Dimensions
Windows
Investigate a mysterious case at the old English estate of Ravenhill in this adventure inspired by classic first-person point-&-click games. Explore the mansion and its surroundings, solve puzzles & riddles, and question suspects to find out "what was found at Ravenhill"
Why similar: Detective 34.8%, Investigation 15.9%, Mystery 14.6%, Story Rich 8.8%, Crime 8.7%
- #58 Lord Winklebottom Investigates
68% matchVery Positive93% of 232 reviews2022
Dev: Cave Monsters
Windows · Mac · Linux
It’s the 1920s and the world’s foremost detective is about to embark on his most challenging case yet. Thankfully, in this world that’s not quite like our own, there’s nobody better to crack the case than the great detective and gentleman giraffe, Lord Winklebottom.
Why similar: Detective 30.8%, Narrative 15.4% ★, Crime 14.8%, Investigation 14.7%, Mystery 11.3%
- #59 Midnight Files
66% matchPositive81% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: Paper Lynx Games
Windows
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: Detective 31.6%, Investigation 18.3%, Crime 16.6%, Mystery 7.2%, First-Person 7%
- #60 Cold Case: The Red Dress Murder
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nessie Games
Windows
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 42.8%, Investigation 20.7%, Mystery 13.7%, Crime 13.4%, Story Rich 8.8%