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Games Like Case 42: The Redwood Files

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  1. #1 Liar’s Line
    97% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: PexeliesPub: Aroko Game Studio
    Windows

    A monster is hiding behind one of the voices on the line. Identify the liar before you reveal your location. One wrong judgment, and it comes to your door. Each playthrough changes who's lying.

    Why similar: Narrative 20.8%, Detective 18%, Investigation 13.9%, Horror 9.3%, Psychological Horror 9.3%

  2. #2 Whispers of the Luminaries Part 1
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: VN Heaven
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    An idol trainee vanishes without a trace. When police investigators hit a dead end, you're dragged into a crime that gets progressively darker as you uncover the truth. Play as a detective, solve logic puzzles, and shape your relationships in this VN inspired by Danganronpa & Famicom Detective Club.

    Why similar: Narrative 21.5%, Detective 16.2%, Crime 15.2%, Investigation 13.5%, Mystery 7.8%

  3. #3 Scrutator Tenebris
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Empty Die Studio
    Windows

    Become a pathologist in a sinister mansion filled with unsolved mysteries. Examine bodies and make decisions that alter the course of the investigation. Your choices shape multiple story endings in this narrative-driven psychological horror — where every secret could cost your sanity.

    Why similar: Narrative 19.6%, Detective 19.6%, Investigation 16.1%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Horror 9.7%

  4. #4 On Tape << Rewind
    95% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: Pixfork Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    On Tape << Rewind is a psychological horror story told through cassette tapes. Play recordings, search for clues, discover hidden cassettes, and manipulate audio. Unravel the mystery of a scientist’s disappearance and the obsession that consumed him — tape by tape.

    Why similar: Narrative 24.2%, Investigation 17.2%, Detective 15%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Mystery 9.3%

  5. #5 Supernormal
    94% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,081 reviews2024
    Dev: Hitori de Productions
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    Inspired by Allison Road. SUPERNORMAL is a psychological horror game set in a seemingly ordinary apartment harboring dark secrets. Play as Detective Wyatt, tasked with unravelling the disappearance of Masato Sakamoto's daughter. Search for clues and unravel the sinister truth.

    Why similar: Detective 16%, Crime 14.3%, Investigation 13.4%, Survival Horror 12.6%, Horror 8.6%

  6. #6 Evil Lurks Below
    94% matchPositive84% of 32 reviews2025
    Dev: Kraken Ink.
    Windows

    Paranormal detective Harry Walters investigates the mysterious case of the missing Gilman family. Following rumors of supernatural events, he visits their abandoned home for clues. He uncovers disturbing memories and a hidden hatch leading to a mysterious area beneath the house.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 17.5%, Investigation 16.1%, Crime 15%, Horror 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.4%

  7. #7 The Shade
    92% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
    Dev: Nonsense Games
    Windows

    A first-person psychological horror set in rural Finland, where isolation and unsettling encounters slowly turn your housekeeping job into something far more disturbing.

    Why similar: Narrative 24.1%, Investigation 12.2%, Horror 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Survival Horror 9.6%

  8. #8 Novena Diabolos
    93% matchVery Positive96% of 56 reviews2021
    Dev: H5DEV GamesPub: Giiku Games
    Windows · Mac

    One reporter, trying to survive nine days in an isolated village. Four demonesses who are out for blood. Several supernatural murders... Welcome to Hope Hill!

    Why similar: Crime 15.8%, Detective 13.7%, Survival Horror 13%, Investigation 12%, Horror 9.4%

  9. #9 Midnight Overtime
    91% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: EXS
    Windows

    A first-person atmospheric horror experience where hidden clues and impossible spaces draw you deeper into a place that should not exist.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 20.5%, Investigation 16.4%, Horror 16%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Mystery 11.3%

  10. #10 My Work Is Not Yet Done
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Sutemi ProductionsPub: Raw Fury
    Windows

    My Work Is Not Yet Done is a narrative-driven investigative horror game, combining elements of the survival/simulation genres with a dense, nonlinear plot exploring the imbrication and dissolution of human identities/meanings within uncanny wilderness.

    Why similar: Narrative 25.1%, Investigation 16.6%, Detective 14.7%, Survival Horror 9.6%, Horror 8.3%

  11. #11 The Brothers Hotel
    90% matchMixed60% of 40 reviews2025
    Dev: NEBULA NOVA GAMES
    Windows

    A psychological horror experience where you reshape reality with graffiti. As an artist who has lost their memory, paint the walls, open hidden passages, and escape the dark labyrinth of your mind.

    Why similar: Detective 19%, Investigation 18.3%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Mystery 9.5%

  12. #12 What have you done, Father?
    89% matchVery Positive91% of 140 reviews2024
    Dev: Darkania Works
    Windows

    A dark murder mistery game combined with a visual novel revolving around a disturbing plot. Embark on the frightening adventure of a young priest entangled in a forbidden affair with a beautiful lady who meets a gruesome end. Lust, wrath, murder, despair.

    Why similar: Detective 14.4%, Narrative 12.7%, Psychological Horror 10%, Mystery 9.2%, Horror 8.5%

  13. #13 Conscience
    89% 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 22.6%, Narrative 21.1%, Investigation 18.6%, Mystery 10.6%, Crime 7.4%

  14. #14 Scarred
    87% matchMixed57% of 120 reviews2025
    Dev: KOEX studioPub: The Iterative Collective
    Windows

    Scarred is a first-person atmospheric horror puzzle game where you must uncover the truth about one of your schoolmates before it’s too late. Traverse a world of nightmares inspired by nostalgic Singaporean architecture as you fight to survive.

    Why similar: Narrative 26.8%, Survival Horror 15.3%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 11.5%, Atmospheric 7%

  15. #15 Strange Days
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Urigami
    Windows

    The end of the world is near! After a mysterious package unleashes paranormal events in Triton Town, experience a chapter-based narrative through the eyes of multiple protagonists. Solve puzzles, explore detailed environments, and interview witnesses to uncover the truth before time runs out!

    Why similar: Narrative 23.7%, Detective 19.9%, Investigation 16.7%, Crime 11.3%, Mystery 9.6%

  16. #16 The Silver Case
    88% matchVery Positive89% of 1,085 reviews2016
    Dev: GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    The Silver Case – the debut title from world-renowned developer SUDA51 has been fully remastered and localized to English for the first time ever!

    Why similar: Crime 18.9%, Investigation 17.2%, Detective 17%, Mystery 9.1%, Visual Novel 7.4%

  17. #17 Lord Winklebottom Investigates
    86% 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: Narrative 28.8%, Detective 19.4%, Crime 17.4%, Investigation 15.5%, Mystery 8.9%

  18. #18 Blackboard Darkness
    85% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Artyz Games
    Windows

    In Blackboard Darkness, light is your only ally. Use it to fight your way through a subterranean nightmare of petrified creatures.

    Why similar: Narrative 35%, Survival Horror 23.4%, Horror 12.8%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Exploration 7.4%

  19. #19 Borneo: A Jungle Nightmare
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Fantastico Studio
    Windows

    Borneo: A Jungle Nightmare is a 3D horror adventure game, with the direction and the original script by Ruggero Deodato. Take control of different characters in a desperate expedition to the virgin jungles of Borneo.

    Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Investigation 15%, Survival Horror 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Horror 9.5%

  20. #20 In Winter: a new apartment
    83% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: BSZ
    Windows

    brothers move to a new residence, the apartment owner makes them live for free, but one of the brothers suspects that this man is bad. Live their lives, make fateful decisions, find the truth about the owner of the apartment and be careful people hide much more than they show

    Why similar: Narrative 21.3%, Detective 17.7%, Horror 15.2%, Mystery 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.2%

  21. #21 Shadow Mansion 2
    82% matchPositive87% of 23 reviews2025
    Dev: NEBULA NOVA GAMES
    Windows

    The mansion your grandfather left you is more than an inheritance. When the power comes on, not only the lights awaken, but the darkness buried inside. Shadow Mansion 2 is a first-person psychological horror focused on atmosphere, exploration, and stealth.

    Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Investigation 17%, Horror 11.7%, Survival Horror 10%, Thriller 9.2%

  22. #22 Devi : A light in the dark
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Flying Robot Studios
    Windows

    An evidence-based detective game set in rural India. Investigate your friend's disappearance by searching crime scenes, interrogating suspects, and presenting proof to break through lies. Race against time to expose a conspiracy before the 9:45 PM train leaves.

    Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Investigation 17.8%, Crime 17.7%, Mystery 9.6%, Thriller 7.4%

  23. #23 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
    84% 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 36.3%, Crime 18.7%, Investigation 17.6%, Mystery 11.3%, Adventure 4.1%

  24. #24 As The Leaves Fall
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Clay Crown Games
    Windows · Mac

    Point-and-click adventure game with a thrilling, Native American-inspired narrative. Use your wit to solve fun and challenging puzzles as you explore and interact with the townsfolk of Birchwood Hollow and the Native reservation. Secrets will be uncovered, and truths revealed, as the leaves fall.

    Why similar: Narrative 22.4%, Detective 18.6%, Investigation 15.4%, Crime 13.3%, Mystery 9.7%

  25. #25 Unforgivable
    81% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2025
    Dev: Mario LealPub: Celestial Realm Studios
    Windows

    Rebecca's search for her missing girlfriend, Leanna, takes her to the Hemisfair Health Clinic, where nothing is as it seems. Uncover secrets, face gripping encounters, and unravel a chilling mystery in this story-focused third-person experience.

    Why similar: Narrative 24.5%, Detective 16.7%, Investigation 13.5%, Mystery 8.5%, Psychological Horror 6.8%

  26. #26 Sealed In
    80% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: Basement Key Studio
    Windows

    Explore this haunted mansion as a detective, discover chilling secrets with your UV flashlight and fight to stay sane before the mannequins gets you.

    Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Crime 20.1%, Investigation 14.2%, Horror 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.6%

  27. #27 Joy Land
    79% matchMixed67% of 57 reviews2024
    Dev: MK Creations
    Windows

    Lewis, an intelligent detective, finds himself on a mission to uncover the truth behind the many disappearances including his sister's. With the help of Joy, Lewis is going to explore what lies behind these walls. only to realize that there's much more to discover than he initially thought.

    Why similar: Detective 28.2%, Horror 15.6%, Survival Horror 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Mystery 11.2%

  28. #28 Bleu
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Sam Penberthy
    Windows

    After a mysterious and anonymous phone call to the police, Sonia's body was found in an abandoned public toilet. The more we learn about her, the more mysterious this case becomes. Become the detective, investigate her murder and find out who killed Sonia Verninac.

    Why similar: Detective 31%, Investigation 16.8%, Narrative 14.7%, Crime 13.7%, Mystery 10.7%

  29. #29 The Silent Witness
    78% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2025
    Dev: Abnormal Studios
    Windows

    You’re a detective tracking a brutal murder. The forest holds the documents. The warehouse hides the body. Evidence in hand, you head back—but the forest has changed. The path is gone. Something’s watching. And it doesn’t want you to leave.

    Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Crime 14.3%, Investigation 12.8%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Horror 9.1%

  30. #30 The Case of the Golden Idol
    77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,171 reviews2022
    Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    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 20.4%, Investigation 18.5%, Narrative 15.9%, Crime 12.7%, Mystery 10.4%

  31. #31 The Rise of the Golden Idol
    75% matchVery Positive93% of 3,814 reviews2024
    Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.

    Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Investigation 20.7%, Crime 15.5%, Narrative 15%, Mystery 11.4%

  32. #32 Urban Pulse: Nightwatch
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Rendrify Interactive
    Windows

    Monitor the city from your window. Identify anomalies, capture proof, and file reports before Exposure spikes. Miss too much, and what you’re watching starts watching back.

    Why similar: Investigation 20.8%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 13.2%, Mystery 11.8%, Survival Horror 11.1%

  33. #33 2x4 Nails
    77% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2024
    Dev: Cult Software
    Windows

    You are FBI crime scene photographer Thomas Greene, fighting violent street criminals and documenting the crimes of a German serial killer known to the press as "Der Kannibale".

    Why similar: Investigation 18.6%, Crime 17.6%, Detective 16%, Survival Horror 13.8%, Horror 10.2%

  34. #34 Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
    78% 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 25.1%, Crime 19.7%, Investigation 14.5%, Mystery 10.4%, Thriller 8%

  35. #35 Murmurs of Fear - A whisper of loneliness
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: BraveCat'Studios
    Windows

    Murmurs of Fear is an episodic psychological horror about those left alone with the unexplainable. Each episode tells a self-contained story of fear, isolation, and the struggle to stay sane when the world around you begins to fracture.

    Why similar: Narrative 30%, Detective 12.6%, Investigation 11.5%, Horror 10.3%, Psychological Horror 10.2%

  36. #36 Distant
    75% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Snow Peaks Studio
    Windows

    A mysterious object brings a former detective to a distant place in the middle of nowhere, where the worst nightmares clash with reality. Are you prepared to face your fears in what might be your last investigation?

    Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Investigation 18.8%, Survival Horror 16.1%, Horror 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.6%

  37. #37 The Occultist
    74% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: DALOARPub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows

    The Occultist is a first-person narrative thriller. You play as Alan Rebels, a paranormal investigator who travels to an abandoned British island after his father's disappearance. Explore Godstone island, face supernatural entities, and uncover long-buried occult rituals.

    Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Investigation 21.2%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Horror 7.7%

  38. #38 Woodside
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Paper Flower Games
    Windows

    Welcome to Woodside, a haunting survival horror adventure. Explore, investigate and survive as Grace, confronting supernatural terrors that plague a seemingly quaint British village. Experience dynamic horror as spirits react to the way you play. Can you find the truth before it's too late?

    Why similar: Investigation 22.7%, Detective 20.3%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Mystery 9.4%, Horror 7.8%

  39. #39 Mohism: Battle of Words
    74% 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 25%, Investigation 19.6%, Crime 17.7%, Visual Novel 12%, Mystery 10.9%

  40. #40 Nowhere
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Midnight Forge LTD
    Windows

    Nowhere is a Nordic inspired Narrative Mystery/Horror game. Telling the tale of what happened to the Norse Gods after Ragnarok when their worship ended. Nowhere features a unique blend of realistic detective gameplay and survival horror in Nordic aesthetics.

    Why similar: Detective 23%, Survival Horror 15.2%, Investigation 13.5%, Horror 10.5%, Mystery 10.3%

  41. #41 Crimson Seer
    73% 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 22.8%, Investigation 19.9%, Crime 16.1%, Narrative 15.1%, Mystery 12.4%

  42. #42 子归 - Blossom
    72% matchVery Positive89% of 601 reviews2024
    Dev: 糯米团子工作室Pub: 噪点游戏 SERICA GAMES
    Windows

    Early spring, 1999, Taoyuan Village. In just several days, a series of drowning incidents occurred in the same quaint village. Then, on the night of the fifteenth day, numerous villagers witnessed a woman in red who bore an uncanny resemblance to a lady who had previously met an unjust demise...

    Why similar: Detective 26.8%, Crime 19.3%, Mystery 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Horror 11.2%

  43. #43 Unwashed
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Good Monkey
    Windows

    Explore the nightmarish, simulated world of Unwashed, a horror game that you must stay clean! Play as AA and uncover the truth behind Lumina, a government secret project, while racing against time to stop a secret mission that endangers countless millions of lives.

    Why similar: Narrative 30.4%, Survival Horror 15.9%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Horror 10.7%, Mystery 7.3%

  44. #44 Foghorns Drown
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Studio Laaya
    Windows

    Foghorns Drown is a psychological thriller where you play as a ferryman, bringing passengers across a foggy lake to a town drenched in mystery and folklore.

    Why similar: Narrative 25.7%, Detective 16.6%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Mystery 10.4%, Horror 9%

  45. #45 Detective Hindsight
    71% 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 31.5%, Investigation 22.5%, Mystery 13.6%, Crime 9.7%, Thriller 6%

  46. #46 Dark Memories: Prologue
    69% 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 18.1%, Investigation 17.2%, Crime 16.9%, Mystery 9.3%, Psychological Horror 8.5%

  47. #47 Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3
    68% matchVery Positive97% of 347 reviews2025
    Dev: Strange Scaffold
    Windows

    MATCH DNA BUBBLES IN AN UNDERGROUND LAB TO KEEP YOUR PSYCHIC CLONE FROM INVADING YOUR MIND AND TURNING YOU INTO A CANNIBAL. This is the match-3 survival horror comedy RPG metroidvania you didn't know you needed.

    Why similar: Narrative 26.5%, Investigation 17.5%, Survival Horror 11.7%, Mystery 9.4%, Visual Novel 7.4%

  48. #48 Inside The Forest
    70% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
    Dev: Stepan Tsokur
    Windows

    You and a group of friends decide to go on a camping trip in the Darkwood Forest, It starts off smoothly, but unforeseen events occur. and it’s only a matter of time before the true horror reveals itself.

    Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Investigation 16.8%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 12.5%, Atmospheric 7%

  49. #49 Nocturnal Visitors: Book One
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Miguel H. DeathPub: Judatone Studios
    Windows

    Discover a world where magic and science, chaos and order, are two sides of the same coin.

    Why similar: Crime 18.1%, Detective 17.3%, Investigation 16.7%, Horror 10.2%, Mystery 10.1%

  50. #50 Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,302 reviews2024
    Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 30.3 hrsMean: 33.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!

    Why similar: Investigation 25.4%, Crime 22%, Detective 21.5%, Mystery 11.7%, Visual Novel 9.9%

  51. #51 Eye of Nollyn
    69% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2023
    Dev: Slater Chae
    Windows

    The noir detective game where you can bribe people for puzzle hints.

    Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Crime 18.9%, Investigation 16.7%, Mystery 8.6%, Thriller 8.3%

  52. #52 Tokyo Detectives
    70% matchMixed70% of 57 reviews2021
    Dev: Rincho Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.

    Why similar: Detective 27%, Investigation 23.2%, Crime 21.5%, Mystery 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.1%

  53. #53 The Restricted Index
    68% 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: Narrative 25.7%, Investigation 22.2%, Detective 18%, Mystery 13.4%, Exploration 5.6%

  54. #54 Supernatural
    67% matchMixed63% of 1,212 reviews2024
    Dev: Hitori De Productions
    Windows
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Detective Wyatt confronts a chilling mystery as he investigates a housemaid's disappearance. Unearth sinister secrets as you navigate through a haunted house, where every shadow hides a lurking terror.

    Why similar: Crime 20.1%, Detective 19.9%, Survival Horror 13.2%, Investigation 12%, Horror 10.4%

  55. #55 Friki
    70% matchMixed59% of 71 reviews2022
    Dev: Wompa Labs
    Windows

    Friki is an online co-op investigative horror. Solve how these supernatural beings have died, collect evidence to be paid, and survive the dangers that await you.

    Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Investigation 17.2%, Survival Horror 13.3%, Horror 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9%

  56. #56 Death at Fleming Manor
    68% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: SUPERTHUMb
    Windows

    "Your job is to write the death certificate." Investigate a mysterious death in a grand British manor, 1959. Explore eerie scenes and complete forensic documents like death certificates and medical reports. Stylish 1960s detective comic art. Perfect for fans of vintage whodunits.

    Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Crime 18.2%, Investigation 17.6%, Narrative 14.7%, Mystery 8.8%

  57. #57 An Exercise in Mortality - Chapter I
    67% 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 25.8%, Crime 24.8%, Investigation 19.2%, Mystery 12.1%, Exploration 4.4%

  58. #58 Connection: The Nightmare Within
    66% matchVery Positive87% of 126 reviews2024
    Dev: Dragon Level
    Windows

    Inspired by the classics such as Resident Evil, Silent Hill and Alone In the Dark: Detective Stone investigates a shadow conspiracy. Explore atmospheric levels, fight monsters, and solve puzzles. Unravel a story of twists and turns. Choose classic fixed camera, or over-the-shoulder.

    Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Survival Horror 13.4%, Horror 12.3%, Mystery 12.2%, Thriller 9.3%

  59. #59 The Unclosed Case: Pike
    67% 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 24%, Crime 23.5%, Investigation 16.3%, Horror 9.4%, Mystery 7.9%

  60. #60 Silhouette: Chapter One
    71% 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 23.4%, Crime 19.8%, Investigation 18.2%, Mystery 10.1%, Thriller 7.3%

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