Games Like Bohemian Killing

Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?

Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Mystery 14.3%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, Thriller 9.2%, First-Person 6.4%

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 36.1%, Crime 21.2%, Mystery 12.3%, Adventure 7.8%, Choices Matter 4.9%

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 22.6%, Crime 20.3%, Thriller 14.7%, Mystery 10.3%, Choices Matter 7.3%

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: Crime 25.8%, Detective 23%, Mystery 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.8%, First-Person 9.2%

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 16.9%, Thriller 13.2%, Mystery 9.2%, Drama 8.3%

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 20.5%, Crime 14.6%, Thriller 13.1%, Mystery 11.4%, Historical 8.4%

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

Why similar: Detective 35.7%, Mystery 17.5%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%, Historical 6.6%, Story Rich 5.9%

In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.2%, Drama 15%, Great Soundtrack 14.1%, Adventure 11.8%, Indie 9.6%

Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.

Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Walking Simulator 16.9%, Mystery 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, First-Person 8.9%

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: Crime 33.9%, Detective 21.5%, Mystery 11.5%, Historical 9.9%, Adventure 5.8%

An immersive sim-lite in a fictional historical setting. You are on the world's first airship about to crash down and have to find the culprit. Sneak around, break into cabins, interrogate passengers, find evidence - but be careful not to incriminate yourself!

Why similar: Steampunk 35.5% ★, Alternate History 16.1%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Mystery 10.4%, First-Person 6.6%

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: Crime 26.8%, Detective 26.4%, Historical 15.2%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Adventure 8.5%

Can you commit the perfect murder? Outside a brothel in 1930s Paris, a man recognises one of the orderlies who had cruelly abused him while he was in a mental asylum. Some deeds cannot be forgiven ...

Why similar: Crime 25%, Detective 17.3%, Choices Matter 15%, Adventure 10%, Historical 8.3%

Blues and Bullets is a dark and violent crime thriller. Set in an alternative Eliot Ness & Al Capone story, Blues and Bullets blends a stunning script with detective work to deliver an amazing interactive experience.

Why similar: Detective 29.6%, Alternate History 15.8%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Great Soundtrack 9.7%, Mystery 9.4%

Become the greatest detective of all time in The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, a twisting, turning investigation game set in a faithfully-reproduced London of 1898. As Sherlock Holmes, you must find clues, interrogate suspects and unveil a mystery in a story full of twists!

Why similar: Detective 46.3%, Adventure 14.9%, Mystery 14%, Crime 10.8%, Puzzle 6.4%

A steampunk-ish detective adventure from the creator of A Golden Wake and Shardlight! Can you help private investigator Miles Fordham find justice for his clients and track down his partner's killer before his entire world comes apart?

Why similar: Alternate History 27%, Detective 26.2%, Mystery 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 7.9%, Adventure 7.3%

INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.8%, Mystery 12.9%, First-Person 11.8%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%, Exploration 8%

Dreambreak is a story-driven adventure set in an alternative post-Cold War world, a quirky and unique mix of clashing gameplay genres. Get fingered for murder in without actually going there!

Why similar: Alternate History 37.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Adventure 14.9%, Indie 10.8%, Exploration 9%

Join the District Crime Agency in this isometric, modern noir deduction thriller. Explore crime scenes in complex dioramas, organize your evidence effectively, and blur the lines between right and wrong to present your case. Do you have what it takes to be a real detective?

Why similar: Crime 30.5%, Detective 30.1%, Mystery 11.8%, Adventure 9.6%, Indie 9%

It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.

Why similar: Crime 27.2%, Detective 27%, Mystery 14%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Adventure 6.8%

The Detail, a crime noir adventure in a modern American city. This is a city where cases matter, clearance rates matter, and on a good day even justice matters.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 31.7%, Adventure 24%, Detective 14.5%, Crime 14.1%, Story Rich 9.4%

London, 1888: The people of Whitechapel live under the ghastly shadow of Jack the Ripper, tempting Arthurian legends - Du Lac & Fey - back to English shores to intervene. Will they stop Jack before more blood is spilt on the cobbled streets? Victorian London awaits you...

Why similar: Detective 17.7%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Drama 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Mystery 10.1%

Play as Gregor, turned into a tiny bug, and set out on an extraordinary journey to unravel the mystery of your transformation. Metamorphosis is a first person adventure set in a surrealist world where your newfound abilities are your last and only hope for redemption.

Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Great Soundtrack 11.7%, Mystery 11%, First-Person 9.1%

Solve a sinister murder by spending three reality-shifting nights in a haunted art gallery. An infinitely re-playable murder mystery blending deduction, exploration, puzzles, collectibles and FMV.

Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Walking Simulator 16.4%, Mystery 12.3%, Drama 11%, Choices Matter 9.4%

YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!

Why similar: Detective 28.2%, Mystery 14.7%, Drama 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 9%, Choices Matter 8.8%

Lose yourself in the dystopian world of New York, 2329; immortality comes at a price that someone has to pay. In this interactive noir story, lead the investigation using advanced technology, as Detective James Karra who risks it all in pursuit of a serial killer targeting the city’s elite.

Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Thriller 19.2%, Walking Simulator 15.9%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%

In this detective RPG, you untangle a thick web of intrigues, lies, and secrets that surround a mysterious death. Find the origin of eerie telegraph signals, question the villagers, decipher the strange symbols that are suddenly appearing all over town - and hide from the danger lurking in the moor.

Why similar: Detective 27%, Historical 15.4%, Mystery 14.2%, Choices Matter 13.2%, First-Person 9.7%

A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?

Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Drama 15.2%, Mystery 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Adventure 10.1%

The Fidelio Incident is a single-player, first-person thriller set off the coast of Iceland. Inspired by Beethoven's only opera Fidelio. After a violent plane crash, Stanley must search a desolate frozen island in search of his wife Leonore while covering up any traces of their bloody Irish past.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29%, Great Soundtrack 13%, Thriller 12.4%, Mystery 8.9%, Adventure 8.8%

When a washed-up actor hangs himself on location, a spotlight is cast on the backwater Florida town of Cypress Knee. Your screen becomes a stage on which you investigate this mysterious death as three distinct characters.

Why similar: Crime 22%, Mystery 17.2%, Thriller 14.2%, Choices Matter 14%, Adventure 9.3%

Vaudeville is an experimental whodunit game based on the latest AI technologies to generate dialogues in real time. This tale of murder, suspense and absurdity unfolds as you play, and you are the protagonist.

Why similar: Crime 26.5%, Detective 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Mystery 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.2%

1979 Revolution: Black Friday is a choice driven, narrative game that brings players into the brooding world of a nation on the verge of collapse. Play as Reza, an aspiring photojournalist, and make life and death decisions as you survive the gritty streets of Iran in the late 1970’s.

Why similar: Choices Matter 25.4%, Historical 24.7%, Adventure 13.3%, Indie 9.8%, Story Rich 8.3%

The Slaughter is a noir point-and-click adventure set in Victorian London, laced with adult themes and dark humour. Follow the trail of a killer through atmospheric London locations and surreal dream worlds, meeting a cast of interesting, insane and eccentrically British characters along the way.

Why similar: Detective 34.4%, Mystery 19.8%, Crime 14.1%, Historical 12.7%, Adventure 8%

Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.

Why similar: Steampunk 25.2% ★, Walking Simulator 15.9%, Mystery 12.4%, Drama 10.1%, First-Person 8.2%

Step on board the legendary Orient Express and immerse yourself in the most famous detective suit in a race against the clock to unmask the murderer.

Why similar: Crime 17.7%, Detective 17.4%, Thriller 14.3%, Historical 10.8%, Drama 9.5%

Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.

Why similar: Mystery 24%, Crime 12.9%, Story Rich 10.3%, Puzzle 9.2%, First-Person 8.3%

A thrilling point-and-click adventure game where you play as Di Renjie, ancient China's most famous and gifted investigator, as he tracks a serial killer in the heart of the Tang Dynasty's capital city.

Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Historical 14.9%, Thriller 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Great Soundtrack 9.5%

Story-driven FPP mystery thriller-horror with stealth and detective modes based on facts from the world-famous story of Zodiac, a never-captured American serial killer.

Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Walking Simulator 19.1%, Mystery 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, First-Person 9.3%

A retro, pixel art style adventure in New York, inspired by ’80s cop shows. You are Jack Kelly and you’ve been framed for murder. Now as a regular beat cop you have to find out, who did that. Expect thick crime story, a lot of black humour and all the other things you can find on the streets of Brooklyn.

Why similar: Crime 36.5%, Detective 19.9%, Adventure 11.7%, Indie 10.9%, Choices Matter 9.8%

The Occupation is a fixed-time, investigative thriller set in North West England on Saturday 24th October, 1987.

Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Thriller 15.7%, Alternate History 12%, Mystery 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.9%

On the corner of July Avenue and Yam Street, all is not what it seems. What role will you play in a city's fate?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.7%, Great Soundtrack 19.4%, First-Person 14.8%, Mystery 13.9%, Adventure 9.3%

Friend. Confidant. Therapist. Voyeur. As a cab driver working the Paris night shift, you are many things to different people. Your gift is getting people to talk; and in order to catch the serial killer who left you for dead, that’s exactly what you’ll need to do.

Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Indie 24.4%, Mystery 19.3%, Story Rich 13.8%, Choices Matter 9.2%

In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.

Why similar: Detective 24%, Crime 21%, Thriller 11.2%, Mystery 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.5%

Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.4%, Crime 19.9%, Mystery 15.5%, First-Person 11.8%, Exploration 7.5%

Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!

Why similar: Crime 28.3%, Detective 25.1%, Mystery 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Story Rich 4.7%

Northern Québec, 1970. A bizarre mist —the Brume— is disconnecting a rural mining village from its quiet reality. Step into the shoes of Detective Carl Faubert as he unfolds the mysteries haunting the region while battling for his own survival.

Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Walking Simulator 16.1%, Mystery 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, First-Person 9.3%

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 30.5%, Mystery 15.7%, Crime 11.3%, Puzzle 6.3%, First-Person 5.9%

The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.

Why similar: Detective 26.3%, Historical 13.4%, Mystery 12.7%, Choices Matter 10.8%, First-Person 8.5%

Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.

Why similar: Detective 32.7%, Thriller 29.1%, Drama 17%, Story Rich 9.1%, Walking Simulator 7.5%

Renoir is a story-driven puzzle platformer that draws inspiration from classic 1940s film noir. Detective James Renoir has but a single shot to crack one hell of a case: his own murder!

Why similar: Adventure 52.4%, Indie 36.1%, Puzzle 11.4%

This is a suspense reasoning interactive work with real people. You will play the protagonist "Qi Yi", find evidence in a series of murders, piece together the truth, and find the ultimate murderer, all of which will lead you to an unpredictable future.

Why similar: Detective 25%, Crime 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Mystery 14.5%, Drama 11.7%

This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links guests together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!

Why similar: Crime 20.7%, Detective 16.3%, Mystery 13.4%, Walking Simulator 12%, Historical 7.5%

Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.

Why similar: Detective 28.9%, Choices Matter 23.1%, Adventure 11.5%, Mystery 11.2%, Historical 10.1%

A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.

Why similar: Alternate History 27.8%, Detective 24%, Walking Simulator 20.7%, First-Person 10.6%, Choices Matter 10.4%

The Old City: Leviathan is an experiment in first person exploration that focuses entirely on story. All that exists is you and the world. Set in a decaying city from a civilization long past, The Old City: Leviathan puts the player in the shoes of a sewer dwelling isolationist.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.6%, Adventure 12.6%, First-Person 12.2%, Exploration 9.3%, Atmospheric 8.2%

Can you solve the mystery of the Beast of Gozdary?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.5%, Detective 22.3%, Mystery 11%, Adventure 8.3%, Story Rich 7.4%

After returning to the quiet streets of Paris to pursue a life of painting, Gus Macpherson could not escape his true art…

Why similar: Detective 31.1%, Adventure 18.8%, Mystery 17.7%, Thriller 10.8%, Choices Matter 7.7%

Take on the role of a private investigator in this immersive detective simulator. Solve murders and other crimes in a procedurally generated and persistent city where every NPC lives and breathes their own independent lives. Find the killer quickly… or they will kill again!

Why similar: Detective 57.7%, First-Person 14.4%, Adventure 8.3%, Puzzle 7.4%, Indie 5.9%

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: Crime 22.7%, Detective 20.6%, Thriller 15.7%, Drama 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.2%

A gruesome murder interrupts an evening party at a secluded mansion and you are the prime suspect! Explore the mansion, search for clues, and interrogate the other guests as you strive to unmask the killer in this open-ended mystery.

Why similar: Adventure 30%, Mystery 26.2%, Indie 21.8%, Story Rich 11.9%, Atmospheric 7.4%