60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Story Rich, Mystery, Adventure.
The real world no longer exists! I was trapped in this cursed Village made of inkblots on parchment. Every day I'm stalked by an assasin and stuck in a time loop. None of the residents remember me, although I myself have memories. I need to get out of here ASAP
The Posthumous Investigation
A dead man hired you to solve his own murder. You have one day. Fourteen suspects. And as many attempts as it takes. A hand-drawn noir mystery set in 1937 Rio de Janeiro, where every suspect has a life, a schedule, and something to hide.
Hello Again
Hello Again is a time-looping adventure about mystical ruins, ancient secrets, and goofy weirdos. Play as a hapless ferret shipwrecked on a strange island, stuck inside a strange time loop. Explore forgotten ruins. Befriend silly strangers. Solve time-bound puzzles. Repeat for the rest of eternity.
A dead man hired you to solve his own murder. You have one day. Fourteen suspects. And as many attempts as it takes. A hand-drawn noir mystery set in 1937 Rio de Janeiro, where every suspect has a life, a schedule, and something to hide.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 20% ★, Time Travel 18.7% ★, Detective 13.7%, Noir 13%, Investigation 10%
Hello Again is a time-looping adventure about mystical ruins, ancient secrets, and goofy weirdos. Play as a hapless ferret shipwrecked on a strange island, stuck inside a strange time loop. Explore forgotten ruins. Befriend silly strangers. Solve time-bound puzzles. Repeat for the rest of eternity.
Why similar: Time Travel 24.1% ★, Time Manipulation 19.7% ★, Investigation 14.5%, Detective 9.7%, Stylized 6.8%
Body found. Two missing. Detective Malinowski hears what others miss. Noir adventure where sound reveals clues and sketches tell the story. A short case you can finish tonight. Start now.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 20.8% ★, Noir 17.5%, Detective 16.7%, Investigation 10.8%, Visual Novel 7.1%
The Sexy Brutale — a never-ending masked ball featuring intrigue, murder and the (quite possibly) occult! Relive the same mysterious day where the guests at the casino mansion are being murdered by the staff over and over again...
Why similar: Time Travel 30.2% ★, Time Manipulation 29.7% ★, Detective 17.6%, Mystery 9.6%, Story Rich 4.8%
A noir adventure beyond time and space. The city of cosmic beings is under threat in two parallel realities - one where the Big Bang was never fired, the other exploding in color and sin. It’s up to you to solve the mysteries of the Bigger Bang in this follow up to the award-winning Genesis Noir.
Why similar: Noir 17.9%, Detective 17%, Investigation 13.2%, Psychedelic 10.1%, Abstract 9%
You're stuck in a time loop ⌛. Whenever you find a dead body, you go back to the past. The only way to escape the loop is to cheat destiny & change the future. Explore the castle and uncover its dark secrets to prevent the next killing.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 27% ★, Time Travel 26.2% ★, Detective 15.9%, Mystery 7.9%, Stylized 5.7%
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: Detective 29%, Investigation 22.6%, Noir 14.9%, Mystery 10.2%, Story Rich 8.1%
This is a text-based deduction game. Your choices will change the development of events, make up different timelines, and lead to different endings. Your primary task is to sort out the cause-and-effect relationships between events from textual descriptions.
Why similar: Time Travel 24.3% ★, Time Manipulation 22.8% ★, Detective 19.6%, Investigation 10.8%, Word Game 10.1%
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: Time Manipulation 24.5% ★, Detective 20.8%, Investigation 16%, Noir 13.5%, Mystery 7.8%
Just in Crime is a detective video game in which you play a detective dog and a wizard cat. With a twist; you are able to travel back in time and examine the crime scene a few seconds before it happened.
Why similar: Time Travel 34% ★, Detective 21%, Investigation 17.1%, Mystery 7.4%, Visual Novel 6.2%
Time backtracking secret room decryption game, analyze the character dialogue, find the key to decryption, complete the needs to leave the room. In the end all regret, go back to the past, looking for clues to make up for regret.
Why similar: Time Travel 34.4% ★, Time Manipulation 26.3% ★, Detective 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 5.6%, Mystery 5.1%
The greatest detective in São Paolo is dead, and you are the prime suspect in his death. Investigate the detective's past cases, unravel the web of mysteries that binds the great city, and prove your innocence. Enigmatic letters, hidden secrets, and one certainty: Every story has two sides.
Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Noir 23.1%, Investigation 18.4%, Story Rich 7.6%, Visual Novel 6.6%
Set during a pandemic lockdown in France, The World After is a FMV adventure game experience that tells the story of a man who tries to uncover the truth behind his strange nightmares and the mystery of the village he's living in.
Why similar: Time Travel 27.5% ★, Time Manipulation 22.6% ★, Investigation 13.5%, Point & Click 8.6%, Mystery 7.6%
A noir narrative puzzle adventure where you manipulate time to investigate a space filled with physically identical characters. Pause, rewind, and fast-forward individual lives, connect fragmented pasts and futures, and uncover the single truth needed to avert impending tragedy.
Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Noir 21.9%, Time Manipulation 21.6% ★, Abstract 15.3%, Mystery 6.3%
Trapped in a deadly time loop on a remote research facility, a security officer must expose an alien imposter before the day resets. A tense, fully voiced sci-fi mystery where you are stuck in a cycle of life, death, and wrongful accusations.
Why similar: Time Travel 34.5% ★, Detective 22.4%, Mystery 10.6%, Visual Novel 9.1%, Story Rich 6.9%
Eternal Threads is a single-player, first-person story-driven puzzle game of time manipulation, choice and consequence.
Why similar: Time Travel 25.8% ★, Time Manipulation 23.3% ★, Detective 15.8%, Investigation 12.8%, Mystery 6.4%
You are the one and only Duck Detective, a depressed and recently divorced duck who must quack the case. Inspect evidence, make de-duck-tions, and solve this no-murder mystery!
Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Noir 20.8%, Investigation 20.8%, Mystery 8.4%, Point & Click 7.3%
Investigate crimes and solve them... before they happen. Scour future crime scenes, corroborate suspects' alibis, search for incriminating evidence and uncover the truth before the culprit can get away with it.
Why similar: Time Travel 30% ★, Detective 26.7%, Mystery 10.3%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Story Rich 8%
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 24.8%, Noir 23.1%, Investigation 18.6%, Mystery 10.1%, Stylized 9%
Huoqi Xuezhong Temple is a 3D suspense exploration game. The ancient temple covered in heavy snow suddenly caught fire. A mysterious shadow transported you back three hours before the fire started. Faced with six people gathered at this temple with different purposes.
Why similar: Time Travel 41.1% ★, Detective 22.2%, Investigation 12.5%, Mystery 7.8%, Story Rich 6.5%
It is an adventure game with multiple endings. An original script written by a well-known light novelist with a total of 400,000 words. With reasoning, suspense, love, and science fiction elements, it allows players to embark on a highly immersive journey of salvation on the submarine train.
Why similar: Time Travel 33.3% ★, Detective 17.2%, Investigation 13%, Word Game 10.4%, Visual Novel 7.5%
Listen closely. With hand-drawn visuals and the help of a cat named Blinky, escape Dr. Lazarus’s trap and uncover the truth buried in an audio-visual journey through the past.
Why similar: Time Travel 29.4% ★, Time Manipulation 24.5% ★, Noir 19.2%, Visual Novel 7.5%, Interactive Fiction 7.4%
Play as a camera-headed detective and partner with a superpowered girl to solve memory manipulation crimes. Gather clues, piece together the truth, and shatter fabricated lies in this unique mystery game.
Why similar: Detective 31.3%, Investigation 24.6%, Mystery 11.7%, Point & Click 10.6%, Visual Novel 8.7%
A game about Three Pigeons in a Trench Coat stuck in a time loop until they save the world. Pretty Simple.
Why similar: Time Travel 38.1% ★, Time Manipulation 24.2% ★, Detective 18.3%, Investigation 7%, Exploration 4.5%
Step into the shoes of a Time Bureau detective in this uncompromising first-person murder mystery. Travel through written memories, piece together an interconnected timeline, and restore a victim's diary with pure logical deduction and zero handholding.
Why similar: Time Travel 43% ★, Detective 22.8%, Investigation 15.4%, Mystery 7.5%, Story Rich 6.5%
A new mystery arises from the collision of narrative puzzle games and film noir. Investigate a film set full of catty cast and crew in order to deduce and connect their relationships. Debunk or prove those connections using evidence to unravel the mystery of what occurred and who is responsible!
Why similar: Time Travel 20.7% ★, Noir 16.5%, Detective 15.2%, Investigation 12.7%, Mystery 7.7%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Detective 24%, Noir 22.9%, Investigation 19.6%, Mystery 9.3%, Visual Novel 6.7%
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 32.4%, Investigation 21.3%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Mystery 9.9%, Story Rich 8.2%
Congratulations, you've found Dingir OS — an operating system that lets you glimpse into the darkest corners of the internet. Browse forbidden websites, investigate lethal files, and immerse yourself in the world of digital legends. (We are not responsible for anything that may happen to you.)
Why similar: Detective 17.6%, Noir 15.3%, Abstract 11.9%, Word Game 9.8%, Psychedelic 8.3%
An interactive thriller about a man trapped in a time loop. Featuring James McAvoy, Daisy Ridley, and Willem Dafoe.
Why similar: Time Travel 38.8% ★, Time Manipulation 24.2% ★, Mystery 11.3%, Point & Click 8.3%, Story Rich 7.4%
LumineNight is a story-driven detective adventure. Play as Detective Foster and his daughter to solve a series of murders spanning a decade. Interrogate suspects, infiltrate locations, solve puzzles, and gather evidence from crime scenes. Uncover the dark truth behind these killings.
Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Noir 17.7%, Investigation 12%, Mystery 10.4%, Visual Novel 8.5%
Kill the Clock is a narrative time-loop mystery adventure where you relive the same week to solve a murder that keeps changing. Customize your character, roll dice to influence story outcomes, and uncover the truth—before time resets again.
Why similar: Time Travel 27.7% ★, Detective 20.7%, Investigation 13.1%, Mystery 9.4%, Visual Novel 8.1%
Solve puzzles and uncover the secrets of Brentwood in this mysterious point-and-click adventure. The unique powers you hold will lead to moral choices that directly influence the story, the fate of the town, and which of the multiple endings you unlock. Will you follow destiny or fight against it?
Why similar: Time Travel 42.8% ★, Investigation 13.3%, Point & Click 11.5%, Time Manipulation 10.8% ★, Story Rich 9.1%
Quirky, top-down puzzle adventure game. You’re trapped in a 12-minute time loop. Try to save yourself and a small town from destruction from a meteorite. Solve intuitive puzzles, interact with the people of the town, and discover the secrets of the town. Discover the 15 different endings!
Why similar: Time Travel 47% ★, Time Manipulation 11.8% ★, Detective 10.4%, Mystery 10.4%, Investigation 8.3%
Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case.
Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Investigation 20.6%, Noir 19.3%, Mystery 7.9%, Point & Click 7.3%
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Detective 33.3%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Mystery 11.8%, Noir 11.5%, Investigation 11.2%
A point and click noir mystery, set in a grim and corrupt Wonderland. Alice is Dead: Hearts and Diamonds is a complete remake of the classic Flash game trilogy, including all new art, added puzzles, expanded lore, and plenty of secrets for old and new fans alike.
Why similar: Noir 21.7%, Detective 17.8%, Investigation 11.8%, Point & Click 9.8%, Psychedelic 9.7%
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 32.3%, Investigation 19.2%, Mystery 13.1%, Point & Click 10.1%, Noir 6.4%
A turn-based Clue-inspired detective game where you get to solve a murder mystery by interrogating paintings.
Why similar: Noir 19.7%, Detective 18.7%, Abstract 10.5%, Point & Click 9.1%, Visual Novel 8.3%
A cozy investigation game where you observe a street, pin down its residents’ secrets, and solve mysteries. Play as Madeleine, a retired granny recruited by the Granny Detective Society (basically the CIA… but with dentures), investigating a neighborhood that hides its secrets well.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 26.3% ★, Detective 20.9%, Investigation 17.2%, Word Game 10.3%, Stylized 8.6%
Silence is a luxury you don't have. Unravel a dark noir point-and-click mystery where justice and revenge blur. You have exactly 26 moves to reach the end. In this psychological duel, are you the master of your own fate, or just a pawn in someone else’s game?
Why similar: Noir 24.3%, Detective 18.9%, Investigation 15.5%, Point & Click 11%, Mystery 9.8%
From SCRAP, the masterminds behind the "Real Escape Game" phenomena with over 17 million attendees, comes a time-loop mystery adventure on Steam!
Why similar: Time Travel 43.2% ★, Detective 19.1%, Mystery 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Point & Click 8.7%
Embark on a thrilling detective visual novel adventure, accompanied by your quirky assistant, Olivina. Navigate through a bizarre case with unique investigation gameplay, and meet a diverse cast of characters as you unravel the story.
Why similar: Time Travel 29.2% ★, Detective 18.7%, Investigation 14.5%, Stylized 7.9%, Point & Click 7.5%
A mystery detective game with RPG elements. Cursed by demonic forces, a mysterious island is trapped in a time loop. Leah Glessner, Private Investigator of the Supernatural, uses her unique gift of photographic memory to confront evil. Skill your character. Investigate. Solve the case.
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Time Travel 23.4% ★, Investigation 20.3%, Mystery 9.8%, Stylized 8.4%
You are a detective on a rogue manhunt through the beautiful country of Italy. Gather clues, interview witnesses and uncover dark secrets to solve the case. Follow your own path to the solution in this 1970's noir crime road-trip.
Why similar: Detective 27.7%, Noir 23.6%, Investigation 20.9%, Mystery 11.2%, Story Rich 6.7%
The greate waves destroyed everything in the city, but the mysterious mechanism stopped the time in the game district. For all outside residents, the events within the segment stopped, but for the inhabitants of the district the time continues to go.
Why similar: Time Travel 33.8% ★, Time Manipulation 26.1% ★, Psychedelic 10%, Abstract 6.8%, Interactive Fiction 6.4%
The legendary Phantom of the Opera has returned! As Inspector Raoul Montand, you are the only one who can pursue the Red Death into the past and prevent him from terrorizing the present in this point and click mystery.
Why similar: Time Travel 28.2% ★, Detective 26.2%, Investigation 16.7%, Point & Click 12.8%, Mystery 10%
FoldLoop is a detective game that emphasizes logical reasoning. To escape the curse of endless cycles, you'll observe the sandbox from a higher dimension, analyze the rulebook, and deduce the secrets of the real world.
Why similar: Time Travel 26.4% ★, Detective 25.4%, Investigation 15.7%, Mystery 11.3%, Story Rich 7.7%
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 30.8%, Investigation 22.3%, Point & Click 14.7%, Mystery 12.2%, Adventure 7.1%
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 22.1%, Noir 18.5%, Investigation 18.4%, Mystery 9.7%, Stylized 8.3%
Crimson Silk is a political detective thriller with a mind-controlling villain. Investigate the assassination of your grandfather. Plunge into a world of complicated law and wild ESP powers. Gather clues, choose sides, jump timelines, and try not to get stuffed with lead.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 21.3% ★, Detective 19.4%, Time Travel 17.1% ★, Mystery 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.4%
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%, Noir 17.6%, Point & Click 11.4%, Investigation 8.8%, Visual Novel 8%
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 21%, Noir 17.9%, Investigation 15.7%, Visual Novel 8%, Mystery 8%
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 34.3%, Investigation 22.5%, Mystery 12.9%, Point & Click 7.6%, Abstract 6.8%
Ashwood Creek, 1985. A child disappears without a trace. A local policeman is drawn into a national park, seeking the truth. Mysterious radio signals beckon him further and further. Investigate, survive and face the unknown in Radiolight— an '80s thriller by solo dev Krystof Knesl.
Why similar: Time Travel 25% ★, Detective 17.3%, Noir 17.3%, Investigation 15.8%, Mystery 7.3%
A dark noir detective story starring a not-so-bright pug. Combine clues, build chains of deductions, and solve a murder — even if your reasoning isn’t always… impressive.
Why similar: Detective 36%, Noir 20.9%, Mystery 12.5%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Point & Click 7.4%
Mechanical ghosts hide in the fog and the summer sky prays to collapse. Like a broken tape, do you still remember your name?
Why similar: Time Travel 41.4% ★, Investigation 22.6%, Mystery 10.3%, Visual Novel 7.6%, Interactive Fiction 6.5%
To Hell with the Ugly is an adventure game where you play as Rock Bailey, a gorgeous yet shallow young man, who must investigate and fight his way to freedom after being kidnapped. Alternate between turn-based combats and investigation in this film noir adaptation of the novel by Boris Vian.
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Noir 22.9%, Investigation 14.3%, Point & Click 8.4%, Stylized 7.8%
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 28.9%, Investigation 20.7%, Noir 11.9%, Mystery 11%, Point & Click 7.9%
Broken Voyage is a detective-focused horror game that takes place on an whaling boat gone silent where the player will solve murders, unweave the strings behind a grander mystery, and resist the allure of a lovecraftian monster!
Why similar: Time Manipulation 37.4% ★, Detective 32.4%, Investigation 13.5%, Mystery 7.3%, Interactive Fiction 5.4%
