
You've been locked in a room with pen, paper, pins, and strings, and you're not leaving until it makes sense.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include First-Person, Crime, Simulation, Singleplayer.

You've been locked in a room with pen, paper, pins, and strings, and you're not leaving until it makes sense.

Detective - The Test
Test your detective instincts across three challenging cases. No hints, no help—just you, your intuition, and your ability to piece together the truth. Can you solve the mystery?

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The peace of Prison Sector 7 is in your hands. As a rookie guard, you must maintain 7 days without a single incident. Don't let your guard down. A single incident will reset your accident-free record to 'Day 0'.
Test your detective instincts across three challenging cases. No hints, no help—just you, your intuition, and your ability to piece together the truth. Can you solve the mystery?
Why similar: Crime 30.9%, Investigation 21%, Walking Simulator 15.6%, Noir 8.6%, Mystery 7.7%
The peace of Prison Sector 7 is in your hands. As a rookie guard, you must maintain 7 days without a single incident. Don't let your guard down. A single incident will reset your accident-free record to 'Day 0'.
Why similar: Crime 36.9%, Time Management 25.8%, Investigation 16.1%, Simulation 8.2%, First-Person 7.3%
Trade guns on a city plagued by gangs and expand your criminal empire
Why similar: Time Management 29.4%, Crime 25.1%, Sandbox 20.5%, Management 9.6%, Simulation 8.2%
An agency called the FED has identified an online group of potential threats. All they need is evidence to have them locked away. You are a new agent going undercover in that online group with the task of getting that evidence, by whatever means necessary.
Why similar: Crime 32.3%, Time Management 32.1%, Investigation 20%, Conspiracy 7.7% ★, Simulation 3.6%
Step behind the conveyor belt in this baggage inspection simulator. Use X-ray scanners, UV lights, and swab kits to uncover contraband, issue fines, and keep the terminal running — one bag at a time.
Why similar: Time Management 31.2%, Investigation 25.1%, Crime 17.7%, First-Person 9.8%, Inventory Management 4.6%
A mysterious frequency is being transmitted from the Radio Tower. You the Technician, must repair the tower, and uncover what happened to the previous engineer.
Why similar: Sandbox 20.3%, Walking Simulator 19.5%, Investigation 18%, Surreal 9%, First-Person 7.2%
Lead a police force in noir India. Manage officers, respond to emergencies, and upgrade your team. Navigate crime, corruption, and deep-rooted social tensions. Every decision has consequences.
Why similar: Crime 33.2%, Time Management 25.1%, Noir 18.4%, Management 16.8%, Simulation 5.6%
Puzzle out the who, what, where, and why of an imminent murder in this casual mystery title!
Why similar: Time Management 25.5%, Investigation 20.4%, Noir 13.9%, Crime 13%, Mystery 8.4%
An immersive narcotics trade simulator set in the police city-state of Annexia, where moral decay festers under the boot of the authoritarian Ziggurat organisation. Navigate shifting allegiances, illicit deals, and hidden untruths as you assume new identities to uncover the city’s deepest secrets.
Why similar: Crime 26.2%, Sandbox 16.4%, Noir 14.4%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, Investigation 7.3%
Your job sucks. Your relationship’s collapsing. And someone’s watching you from the shadows of Greasez’s. Welcome to the night shift.
Why similar: Time Management 27.5%, Crime 27.3%, Investigation 19.6%, Management 13.1%, First-Person 5.9%
Gun Dealer – buy and sell weapons, handle risky deals, avoid the law, and grow your own powerful arms empire.
Why similar: Crime 26.5%, Time Management 24.4%, Sandbox 15.1%, Noir 13%, Management 11.6%
Step into the shoes of a rising crime boss in this gritty strategy and management game. Extort local businesses, manage a crew of specialized operatives, and outsmart rival gangs in high-stakes dialogue. Will you build your empire in the shadows, or let the streets run red?
Why similar: Crime 33.3%, Noir 20.2%, Management 15.3%, Investigation 12.4%, Mystery 5.7%
Operate a speakeasy in 1920s Prohibition-era America in this business simulation. Craft illicit alcohol, serve demanding customers, and outmaneuver police patrols during high-stakes deliveries. Smuggle shipments to the mob and expand your underground empire across 15 years of escalating danger.
Why similar: Time Management 26%, Walking Simulator 18.1%, Noir 17.8%, Crime 16%, First-Person 6%
Privacy Not Included is a first-person motel business simulator where you renovate and expand a rundown property into a full hotel—while using surveillance to uncover crime and decide to stay clean, stay neutral, or profit from it.
Why similar: Time Management 30.9%, Crime 25.3%, Sandbox 16.7%, Management 9.9%, Simulation 8.3%
A basic first-person warehouse simulator where you sort orders, pack parcels, and load the truck to get the orders out. Drinking coffee for an energy boost, but don't drink too much. You are merely an overworked employee who is working to one day buy the warehouse from your boss.
Why similar: Time Management 42.3%, Sandbox 23.3%, Management 16.3%, First-Person 6.3%, Simulation 6.1%
In Coffie Simulator Prologue , run your own café, serve unique cusstomers, and master the art of coffee-making! Customize, upgrade, and manage your shop while handling orders with precision. Every choice matters. Can you succeed?
Why similar: Time Management 35.5%, Education 23.4%, Sandbox 19%, Management 11.8%, First-Person 4.2%
Run your gang of mobsters and conquer the city in this indie mafia tycoon game.
Why similar: Crime 36.5%, Sandbox 19.7%, Time Management 18.8%, Management 13.4%, Simulation 6%
Step into the role of a detective in DETECTIVE Scene Crime, a challenging mystery game where you’ll investigate five gripping crime scenes. Each level presents clues, testimonies, and puzzles to analyze carefully in your quest for the truth. Do you have what it takes to solve them all?
Why similar: Crime 34.8%, Investigation 23.8%, Walking Simulator 16.9%, Mystery 8.7%, 3D 4.2%
Lost Abroad Café: a language learning game that puts you in the role of a virtual café owner in another country. Learn and use your new language to serve your customers and grow your business. Try it now on Steam Early Access!
Why similar: Time Management 37.3%, Education 31.6%, Management 16.1%, First-Person 5.4%, Simulation 5.3%
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: Crime 25.9%, Noir 24.6%, Investigation 21.9%, Walking Simulator 16.8%, First-Person 4.7%
A disappearance in a secluded community. A mountain hiding its secrets. A detective running out of time. Welcome to Hillthorn, a dark investigation game that invites you to uncover the mystery without a single word spoken, using your skills of logic and intuition through cards.
Why similar: Time Management 23.3%, Investigation 21.4%, Crime 19.4%, Noir 17.5%, Conspiracy 10.1% ★
A gas station management game, start by selling a car to raise funds and invest in an abandoned plot of land. Build, expand, and upgrade your gas station, diversify services, customize and manage time efficiently during peak hours. And maybe you will become rich
Why similar: Time Management 31.5%, Sandbox 17.7%, Education 17.7%, Management 14.5%, First-Person 6.6%
Take control of a metropolitan police department and run it your way. Recruit, train, and equip officers, then send them to the streets to fight crime and keep peace in the city of Freemont.
Why similar: Crime 28.6%, Time Management 22.2%, Management 20.4%, Sandbox 17.7%, Simulation 7.4%
You are a detective about to enter the island where the crime of the century happened. Disturbing crimes were hidden behind power and influence. Explore, collect evidence, connect clues, and expose the truth that real monsters are never supernatural, they are people protected by power.
Why similar: Crime 26.6%, Noir 20.2%, Investigation 16.9%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Surreal 9.2%
Craft Beer Tycoon[/] is a simulation game, where you will have to administer, manage and modify a bar to your liking.
Why similar: Time Management 26.3%, Sandbox 18.1%, Walking Simulator 17.5%, Management 11.4%, Inventory Management 9.5%
This is a test, players only need to follow the rules to pass the test safely.
Why similar: Time Management 30.9%, Walking Simulator 20.4%, Noir 19.6%, First-Person 7.5%, Surreal 6.2%
Travel 70 years back in time to the days of noir detectives and lead your own 1-bit detective agency! Solve the most difficult cases. Hire new detectives. Expand your office.
Why similar: Time Management 25.2%, Noir 24.9%, Investigation 22.2%, Management 14.9%, Sandbox 6.5%
At this game, you will become a manager of a book publishing company, and run it on your own. This is really fun management simulation game! You can feel manage real publisher and there are over 110 books you can produce.
Why similar: Time Management 40.6%, Education 33.1%, Management 18.6%, Simulation 4%, Pixel Graphics 3.3%
Police Officer is a first-person police station simulator where you manage a police station: process suspects, hear citizens' pleas, and manage the daily chaos of law enforcement—one decision at a time.
Why similar: Crime 40.6%, Time Management 28%, Investigation 12.1%, Simulation 9.2%, First-Person 5.5%
A strategic game that simulates the work of a Project Manager within a large corporation. From a first-person perspective, you gain the skills and tools essential for PM work during the first stage of a project: Initiation.
Why similar: Education 33.9%, Time Management 30.6%, Management 18.3%, Simulation 8.1%, First-Person 4.8%
A noir detective game where every clue is hidden in data. Play a night-shift technician who cracks murder cases by asking the city's databases the right questions. No typing, no syntax: build every query from readable blocks, and watch the real SQL write itself.
Why similar: Education 32.2%, Noir 24.6%, Crime 16.5%, Investigation 12.1%, Conspiracy 5.5% ★
Truth hides in the details. Investigate crime scenes, photograph evidence, analyze case files, and search the police database. Connect clues on the detective board, return to locations when something does not add up, and identify the culprit in each standalone case.
Why similar: Crime 34.3%, Investigation 24.8%, Noir 19.2%, First-Person 6.5%, Mystery 5.3%
is an open-world detective game where players will take on the role of the great detective Bilson, solving various bizarre cases in an open world. The game not only features a main storyline for players to solve, but also offers a wealth of additional content for players to explore.
Why similar: Crime 31.1%, Investigation 20.9%, Sandbox 15.4%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, First-Person 4.8%
Manage your very own comic book store! You can unlock over 70+ unique comic licenses, each having 5 volumes for you to sell to your customers! Upgrade your tools, hire staffs, and expand your store so you can have the best comic book store in the world!
Why similar: Time Management 35.6%, Sandbox 23%, Management 11.7%, First-Person 8.6%, Inventory Management 7.9%
As The Light Goes Out is a simulation game utilizing Emergency and Rescue services from across the globe as its background. Become the Emergency Services Commander and take charge of the Fire, Police, and Paramedic departments! Instruct your teams and ensure public safety!
Why similar: Time Management 35.6%, Sandbox 29.6%, Management 14.3%, Simulation 12.8%, 3D 6.9%
Okay, Pedro is AWOL, and you have to get this LAN Party set up at the Game Store for the session later. Connect cables, install software, and solve puzzles all while you and the gang uncover the mystery of your missing friend.
Why similar: Crime 32.3%, Investigation 18.9%, Conspiracy 13.6% ★, Mystery 8.9%, Walking Simulator 8.7%
Play as Lloyd Arch, the young private detective known for being total dick, and unravel the mystery of the Black Scar Serial Killer in this visual novel adventure, but remember that the truth tends to hurt the most.
Why similar: Crime 29.7%, Investigation 20.4%, Noir 17.2%, Conspiracy 12.5% ★, Mystery 7.4%
Survive the harsh reality of prison life in Prison Life Sim 2026 - Survival. Manage resources, build relationships, sneak, fight, and make choices that shape your fate in a world where every decision matters
Why similar: Time Management 38.8%, Crime 32.3%, Sandbox 19.2%, First-Person 5.2%, Simulation 4.5%
Drug Empire is a casual simulator game where you grow, synthesize and distribute products to build your underground empire. Manage production, inventory, and distribution network while unlocking new ways to expand your operation!
Why similar: Crime 42.5%, Time Management 22%, Sandbox 19.7%, Simulation 7.5%, Management 5.1%
You’re nobody. Until you become someone. Build a street empire from dirt, pain, and rage.
Why similar: Time Management 28.8%, Crime 23.5%, Noir 22.3%, Management 10.4%, Surreal 6.8%
Do what it takes to make your fledgling security agency thrive in this 80s noir crime bustin', dirty crossing, vengeance-seeking board game inspired strategy game with dice and cards.
Why similar: Time Management 28.4%, Investigation 22%, Noir 19.2%, Conspiracy 12.5% ★, Management 11.3%
This is an experimental game in which you deliver packages to residents in a procedurally generated town.
Why similar: Time Management 43.2%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Inventory Management 14%, First-Person 9.8%, Simulation 7.8%
In TRAILCAM, you are a wildlife investigator called to the Appalachian Mountains to solve mysterious missing person cases. Using trail cameras from your watchtower, you’ll uncover a sinister truth, navigating a non-linear plot full of twists. Can you solve the mystery?
Why similar: Crime 42.3%, Investigation 24.4%, Walking Simulator 9.3%, Simulation 8.3%, First-Person 6%
You are a real digger, having descended down a vertical shaft of a mine, you find yourself in an abandoned tunnel system.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 32.2%, Investigation 26.2%, Walking Simulator 19.9%, First-Person 6.6%, Simulation 6.3%
Fashion Designer Simulator - your chance to become a true fashion designer! You'll find yourself at the epicenter of the fashion world, where your creativity and style will be the key for success. Explore various fashion styles, and choose exquisite materials to create your own masterpieces.
Why similar: Time Management 32.1%, Education 26.2%, Sandbox 18.2%, Management 13.4%, First-Person 4.9%
In Network Engineer Simulator you are hired to do the unenviable job of cleaning up data closets. You will visit various locations from small closets to large data centers where you will need to untangle and organize these server racks and ensure various services are operational.
Why similar: Time Management 31.1%, Sandbox 22.2%, Education 20.3%, First-Person 7%, Management 6.5%
Experience how people with autism see, feel and interact with the world around them in this thrilling detective adventure, taking place near the Belgian coast and in the woods around a local nature reserve.
Why similar: Education 30%, Crime 26.8%, Noir 23.6%, Mystery 6.1%, Simulation 5%
A psychological horror job simulator. Serve coffee at a lonely drive-thru. But when a mysterious email arrives, your shift changes. Watch the cars. Check the plates. Someone in line is hiding a dark secret, and something else is watching you from the dark.
Why similar: Crime 29.2%, Time Management 24.1%, Investigation 21.2%, Mystery 8%, First-Person 7.1%
210 anomalies, 7 levels, 1 mystery to solve. Uncover the terrible event and fix the time paradox to save a machine and a human. Use the elevators for your decision and find the solution through clues in anomalies. You're the guest hotel detective to solve the mystery. It is hard – prepare your mind!
Why similar: Crime 26.9%, Investigation 22.8%, Walking Simulator 17.6%, Surreal 12.4%, Mystery 9.3%
A deep US police precinct management simulation. You are the Captain. Hire officers, manage your fleet, respond to a living city, and carry responsibility for every officer under your command. The job has a cost. So does ignoring it.
Why similar: Crime 38.2%, Sandbox 22.6%, Investigation 21.7%, Management 12.3%, Simulation 4.9%
Build and run a secondary school from scratch. Plan classrooms and facilities, manage staff and daily schedules, support student development, and improve your school through stronger performance, better results, and growing reputation.
Why similar: Education 33.2%, Time Management 20.2%, Sandbox 14.9%, Management 11.2%, Simulation 10.1%
Build and manage your underground scam empire in a city ruled by chaos. Expand your operation through illegal means, grow your workforce, automate your schemes, and uncover the dark mysteries hidden beneath the town.
Why similar: Crime 30%, Time Management 26.6%, Sandbox 16.3%, Management 13%, First-Person 5.6%
You play as a scientist who is shrinking every second in a race against time! Find all the ingredients and formulas scattered around the laboratory, which are necessary for producing the life-saving antidote. But beware, your time is very precious.
Why similar: Education 28.5%, Time Management 24.3%, Sandbox 19.3%, Management 14.3%, First-Person 7.1%
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 29.7%, Noir 24.2%, Investigation 18.2%, Conspiracy 9.1% ★, Mystery 8%
A monster-themed deduction game focused on solving brutal murders. Investigate crime scenes by uncovering hidden evidence, analyzing fingerprints, and testing blood samples. Identify the killer, determine the creature responsible, and solve seven thrilling cases
Why similar: Crime 31.8%, Noir 28.1%, Investigation 26.7%, Mystery 11.2%, Adventure 1.6%
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 33.8%, Investigation 23.2%, Noir 22%, Mystery 10.3%, First-Person 5.7%
Build, customise, and grow your cannabis empire from a tiny shop to a booming city-wide business! 🌿💼
Why similar: Crime 37.5%, Sandbox 18.4%, Management 17.1%, Inventory Management 10.8%, First-Person 8.4%
Hours of Button non-pushing excitement, all on your PC computer!
Why similar: Education 37.9%, Time Management 24.9%, Walking Simulator 21.3%, Adventure 5.8%, First-Person 5.5%
Full game coming January 2027. Try the demo free now! You need to make it out alive before you can even think about revenge! Use Firefighting and Physics to solve puzzles and power up as you explore and solve your way through the emergent chaos.
Why similar: Time Management 43.9%, Sandbox 23.1%, Management 16.3%, Simulation 5.9%, Inventory Management 5.8%
Build and manage your own datacenter. Monitor performance, prevent failures and optimize your servers to maximize your uptime and profit!
Why similar: Time Management 47%, Management 26%, Simulation 13.7%, First-Person 7.4%, 3D 4.5%