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Games Like CaseCracker

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Story Rich, Puzzle, Singleplayer.

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In order to improve the efficiency of selecting talents, the Chicheng police specially developed a test system-the true detection system, with the black robe company. As a tester, you need to complete the cracking of the case under the rules of the system.

Reviews: Very Positive — 90% — of 3,209 reviews
Released: 2022-12-19
Developer: BlackRobe
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Platforms: Windows, Mac
Median playtime: 3.9 hrs
Mean playtime: 5.4 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 75%

Overview

CaseCracker stands out for its unique blend of text-based investigation, hacking mechanics, and psychological tension. These recommendations focus on games that prioritize deductive reasoning, digital surveillance, and immersive simulation to capture that same investigative thrill.

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  1. #1 CaseCracker2
    97% matchVery Positive91% of 761 reviews2024
    Dev: BlackRobePub: NPC Entertainment
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Jia huasheng ,the policeman of Chicheng police station, got disappeared without any trace after leaving a letter which illustrates the police station to start the CaseCracker system version 2.0.

    Why similar: Typing 17.6%, Word Game 16.2%, Detective 13.2%, Text-Based 11.3%, Psychological Horror 7%

    Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel continues the text-based investigative gameplay and system-cracking mechanics of the original.

  2. #2 Cyber Manhunt
    96% matchVery Positive93% of 15,410 reviews2021
    Dev: Aluba Van+
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Cyber Manhunt is a story-oriented puzzle game focusing on big data, hacking, citizen privacy, and social workers. It focuses on social issues such as cyber violence and privacy breaches.

    Why similar: Hacking 42.6%, Detective 12.4%, Puzzle 9%, RPG 8.3%, Simulation 8.2%

    Why You'll Like It: This game mirrors the hacking and social engineering aspects of CaseCracker by tasking you with uncovering secrets through digital investigation.

  3. #3 Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator
    96% matchVery Positive93% of 5,341 reviews2025
    Dev: Aluba Van+Pub: Spiral Up Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Discover a digital realm shrouded in mystery. Sequel to an award-winning narrative driven hacking simulator puzzle game. Play as an AI assistant in a major corporation. Deploy intricate social engineering tactics and expose hidden truths in a world of ambition and high-tech deception.

    Why similar: Hacking 40.9%, Detective 11.4%, Word Game 8.6%, Mystery 7.5%, Drama 7.2%

    Why You'll Like It: An expanded experience that deepens the hacking simulation and investigative depth found in the first title.

  4. #4 Unheard - Voices of Crime
    95% 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 52.3%, Mystery 12.2%, Puzzle 12.1%, RPG 8.2%, Story Rich 6.9%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses on audio-based deduction, requiring you to listen to conversations to solve crimes in a unique puzzle-solving format.

  5. #5 The Operator
    94% matchVery Positive92% of 8,099 reviews2024
    Dev: Bureau 81
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.

    Why similar: Detective 48.6%, Mystery 15.9%, Puzzle 14.2%, Simulation 9.3%, Story Rich 6.2%

    Why You'll Like It: Tasks you with acting as a remote operator who must hack into systems and guide field agents through dangerous investigations.

  6. #6 Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
    94% matchVery Positive90% of 15,333 reviews2016
    Dev: Osmotic StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences.

    Why similar: Hacking 41.3%, Detective 31.7%, Story Rich 10.9%, Simulation 6.9%, Mystery 5.3%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses on surveillance and data analysis, requiring you to piece together information to solve a larger mystery.

  7. #7 Her Story
    93% matchVery Positive89% of 10,228 reviews2015
    Dev: Sam Barlow
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.

    Why similar: Typing 35.9%, Detective 23.8%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Puzzle 7.7%, Realistic 7.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A seminal detective game that relies on searching a database of video clips to reconstruct a narrative, much like CaseCracker's text-based system.

  8. #8 Hacknet
    92% matchVery Positive94% of 25,824 reviews2015
    Dev: Team Fractal AlligatorPub: Fellow Traveller
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports.

    Why similar: Hacking 79%, Typing 8.3%, Detective 5.1%, Logic 2.7%, Simulation 1.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A terminal-based hacking simulator that captures the authentic feel of navigating command-line interfaces to uncover data.

  9. #9 Murders on the Yangtze River
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,376 reviews2024
    Dev: OMEGAMES STUDIO
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    "Murders on Yangtze River" is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries.

    Why similar: Detective 34.1%, Drama 10.4%, Puzzle 10.4%, Logic 9.6%, Mystery 8.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A classic-style detective game that relies on gathering clues and presenting evidence to solve complex cases.

  10. #10 Telling Lies
    91% matchMixed63% of 1,290 reviews2019
    Dev: Sam BarlowPub: Annapurna Interactive
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.

    Why similar: Detective 32.7%, Mystery 13%, Realistic 12.6%, Drama 12%, Puzzle 9.2%

    Why You'll Like It: Uses a similar database-searching mechanic to uncover the truth behind a complex, non-linear story.

  11. #11 Keyword: A Spider's Thread
    91% matchVery Positive82% of 277 reviews2021
    Dev: City From Naught Inc.
    Windows

    Become an investigator in Keyword, a narrative thriller where you’ll depend on skills of logical deduction, hacking, and social engineering to solve challenging puzzles as the only means of finding your missing daughter.

    Why similar: Hacking 32.9%, Detective 25.1%, Logic 11.4%, Puzzle 8.6%, Mystery 6.9%

    Why You'll Like It: Combines investigation and hacking with a strong narrative focus, requiring you to manipulate information to find the truth.

  12. #12 SIMULACRA 2
    90% matchVery Positive86% of 1,648 reviews2020
    Dev: Kaigan GamesPub: Neon Doctrine
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece the truth together by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media in the follow up to the critically acclaimed SIMULACRA.

    Why similar: Hacking 35.8%, Detective 20.9%, Text-Based 16.4%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Story Rich 5%

    Why You'll Like It: An immersive phone-based horror mystery that uses digital investigation to solve a disappearance.

  13. #13 Shadows of Doubt
    89% matchVery Positive83% of 17,129 reviews2024
    Dev: ColePowered GamesPub: Fireshine Games
    Windows
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    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 50%, Hacking 19.6%, Puzzle 9.7%, First-Person 8.7%, RPG 7.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A procedural detective simulator that offers unparalleled freedom in how you investigate crimes and track suspects.

  14. #14 Turlock Holmes
    88% matchVery Positive80% of 917 reviews2024
    Dev: Find the Lamp GamesPub: Neverland Entertainment
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    A detective narrative puzzler without pre-set options! Raise your questions at will, and an AI-host will answer only with 'yes' or 'no.' Drive the investigation with your curiosity; the path to solving the mystery lies in questions you ask. Can you dig out the truth through your questions?

    Why similar: Word Game 25.1%, Detective 23.5%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Puzzle 8.1%, Mystery 7.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A detective puzzle game that challenges your ability to connect clues in a crime-solving context.

  15. #15 Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure
    86% matchVery Positive94% of 3,907 reviews2023
    Dev: Team Tetrapod
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Staffer Case is a new sort of mystery game, asking players to find clues, arrange them into documents, and point out the contradictions between them to solve a series of murders. Each mystery unraveled leads you closer to the truth lying at the heart of each case!

    Why similar: Detective 34.4%, Text-Based 21.3%, Mystery 10.4%, Drama 10.1%, Story Rich 8%

    Why You'll Like It: A detective game that emphasizes logical deduction and narrative-driven investigation in a supernatural setting.

  16. #16 Grey Hack
    87% matchVery Positive90% of 1,786 reviews2017
    Dev: Loading Home
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Grey Hack is a massively multiplayer hacking simulator game. You're a hacker with full freedom to act as you wish on a vast network of procedurally generated computers.

    Why similar: Hacking 58.7%, Typing 10.6%, Detective 6.7%, Text-Based 6.4%, Simulation 6.1%

    Why You'll Like It: A massively multiplayer hacking simulator that offers a highly realistic approach to network intrusion and system manipulation.

  17. #17 Paper Bride
    85% matchVery Positive91% of 2,220 reviews2021
    Dev: HeartBeat Plus
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Paper Bride is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game. You will play as the groom to search for the truth and have bizarre encounters, gradually learning about the dark mystic custom in the bride's home village and a story from the past...

    Why similar: Detective 22.8%, Word Game 20.5%, Drama 12.2%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Mystery 9%

    Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy mystery game that incorporates psychological horror elements and atmospheric storytelling.

  18. #18 Detective Worden
    84% matchVery Positive85% of 54 reviews2025
    Dev: Domestic Black CatPub: Studio Amateur
    Windows · Mac

    As a private detective, you’ll crack word clues left by a mysterious informant, gather evidence, and uncover the truth hidden in the shadows.

    Why similar: Word Game 27.9%, Typing 24.3%, Detective 13.2%, Strategy 10%, Puzzle 7.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A strategy-based word game that tests your vocabulary and deduction skills in a detective setting.

  19. #19 Tell Me Everything
    86% matchMixed61% of 71 reviews2018
    Dev: LizardFactory
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 12 minMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 34%

    A mysterious murder has shocked the inner city, and as the lead detective, it is your job to catch the real killer. Armed with words and wits, you uncover the secrets and capture the murderer, and make sure justice will be served.

    Why similar: Word Game 23.4%, Detective 18.2%, Typing 16.6%, Text-Based 12.9%, Logic 7.7%

    Why You'll Like It: An investigation-focused adventure that relies on word-based puzzles to uncover secrets.

  20. #20 Word Game
    82% matchVery Positive94% of 6,256 reviews2022
    Dev: Team9
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Word game is literally a game of words. Player controls "I" to find clues between lines, delete words to change the meaning of sentences, or shift words to rewrite facts. “I” must be wise and brave enough complete the mission of words. May the best "I” win!

    Why similar: Puzzle 21.5%, Logic 21.3%, RPG 15.7%, Story Rich 14.7%, Strategy 14.1%

    Why You'll Like It: A unique title where the environment is made of words, requiring you to manipulate text to solve puzzles and progress.

  21. #21 Do Not Feed the Monkeys
    83% matchVery Positive94% of 12,088 reviews2018
    Dev: Fictiorama StudiosPub: Alawar
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    A digital voyeur simulator where you watch strangers through surveillance cameras. Invade their privacy and witness their most intimate moments, but don’t interact with the subjects – anything could happen if you dare feed the monkeys!

    Why similar: Story Rich 26.5%, Strategy 24.2%, Simulation 21%, 2D 15.7%, Adventure 8.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A surveillance-based strategy game where you observe subjects through cameras and must decide how to interact with the information you find.

  22. #22 Mainlining
    84% matchMostly Positive77% of 359 reviews2017
    Dev: RebelephantPub: ReadGraves
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    After MI7 has been hacked, your primary goal is to bring a cyber-criminal network to justice. Played entirely from your computer's desktop, Mainlining is a thrilling point and click hacking adventure that features a gripping narrative which will have you hooked from the very first case.

    Why similar: Hacking 57%, Typing 23%, Simulation 7.2%, Puzzle 5.6%, Story Rich 3.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click hacking game that forces you to navigate a simulated internet to track down criminals.

  23. #23 Hypnospace Outlaw
    81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,338 reviews2019
    Dev: TendershootPub: No More Robots
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!

    Why similar: Detective 42.7%, Simulation 18.4%, Puzzle 11.9%, Mystery 11.2%, Story Rich 10.7%

    Why You'll Like It: An OS-simulation game that tasks you with investigating a 90s-style internet to find rule-breakers and solve mysteries.

  24. #24 Nodes Escape
    80% matchVery Positive85% of 533 reviews2023
    Dev: 夜喵
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    The game presents realistic game graphics through sound effects, narration and imagination. The level design is subtle and challenging, allowing players to challenge their intelligence and logic skills in solving puzzles.

    Why similar: Word Game 38.8%, Text-Based 22.7%, Detective 22%, Puzzle 9.2%, Mystery 4.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A text-based puzzle game that emphasizes exploration and deduction within a digital environment.

  25. #25 Palm Cracker
    79% matchVery Positive98% of 86 reviews2025
    Dev: Petter Malmehed
    Windows

    Delve into a gripping world of puzzles, true ciphers on an old PalmPilot system. Will you uncover the Crypt Killer’s confession and bring him to justice, or will he escape the law?

    Why similar: Detective 31.3%, Hacking 31%, Puzzle 12%, Simulation 11.9%, Mystery 6.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A simulation game that focuses on point-and-click detective work and puzzle-solving.

  26. #26 Profession investigator
    79% matchVery Positive99% of 103 reviews2022
    Dev: Indie-Geek
    Windows · Mac

    Profession Investigator is an immersive simulator with a text-based interface in which you have to deal with real criminal cases. The game uses materials from court archives and specialized literature.

    Why similar: Detective 34%, Text-Based 20.8%, Simulation 12.4%, Puzzle 10.8%, Logic 10.2%

    Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction game that puts you in the shoes of a private investigator solving various cases.

  27. #27 Project DeepWeb
    81% matchVery Positive82% of 129 reviews2020
    Dev: NightCat Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    This is a deep web exploration simulator. Discover hundreds of websites and files around the Web to get to the Silent House and save your friend. Find out creepy stories from the Web and meet its inhabitants. It's showtime!

    Why similar: Hacking 36.6%, Typing 24.4%, Puzzle 7.1%, Mystery 6.1%, Text-Based 5.8%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the darker side of the internet, tasking you with hacking and investigation in an atmospheric setting.

  28. #28 全网公敌:诡村
    77% matchVery Positive90% of 527 reviews2024
    Dev: Triangel GamePub: Lightning Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 53%

    本作是与《全网公敌》联动的全新故事,通过一台“旧电脑”进行互联网搜索解密的剧情互动游戏。你作为一名特殊调查员,需要负责解开隐藏在“登山客意外失踪”背后的超自然事件。随着调查深入,始作俑者也渐渐浮出水面,“祂”,似乎又与四十多年前消失在大火中的白河村,有着千丝万缕的联系。

    Why similar: Word Game 25.5%, RPG 10%, Simulation 9.2%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Detective 8.4%

  29. #29 Return of the Obra Dinn
    78% 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 52%, Mystery 18.2%, Puzzle 12.5%, Story Rich 9.5%, First-Person 4.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in deduction that requires you to piece together a tragic history using only limited information and logic.

  30. #30 HackHub - Ultimate Hacker Simulator
    76% matchVery Positive91% of 446 reviews2026
    Dev: HotBunnyPub: G-DEVS.com
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Unravel cyber secrets and foil mass surveillance as a skilled hacker in Hackhub. Challenge authority, rewrite the rules, and emerge as the ultimate digital rebel.

    Why similar: Hacking 41.3%, Typing 30.4%, Detective 7%, Puzzle 6.7%, Simulation 5.4%

  31. #31 Myths of Rules
    77% matchVery Positive88% of 1,027 reviews2023
    Dev: Sugarcane Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 53%

    This is a text-based adventure puzzle game, where you must struggle to survive in a world filled with ghosts and urban legends. While collecting clues, you'll uncover the truth behind the world and find the way out. The game features a wealth of levels, unconventional rules, and a touch of horror.

    Why similar: Word Game 42.9%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Text-Based 10.4%, Puzzle 10.3%, Story Rich 7.5%

  32. #32 探岛海龟汤
    76% matchMostly Positive79% of 111 reviews2025
    Dev: 探岛工作室
    Windows · Mac

    最烧脑的单人海龟汤!训练有素的超智能主持人支持完全自由提问,每个问题都可能撕开隐藏的真相。层层迷雾与反转步步逼近,让你在推理的每一秒都感受到紧张与压迫。防卡关系统保证游戏顺畅,畅玩不虐心~

    Why similar: Word Game 25.8%, Detective 23.9%, Typing 10.1%, Mystery 8.2%, Puzzle 7.4%

  33. #33 Hymer 2000
    75% matchVery Positive91% of 1,002 reviews2025
    Dev: doBellPub: indienova
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%

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    Why similar: Typing 30.9%, Text-Based 23.5%, Detective 15.8%, Puzzle 7.8%, Story Rich 7.2%

  34. #34 Hacker Evolution
    78% matchMixed68% of 1,083 reviews2010
    Dev: exosyphen studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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    Why similar: Hacking 39.5%, Typing 19.2%, Text-Based 18.6%, Simulation 7.3%, Puzzle 7.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A classic hacking simulation that focuses on puzzle-solving and terminal-based strategy.

  35. #35 Hacker Simulator
    75% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,255 reviews2021
    Dev: Save All Studio
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%

    Become a hacker and build your online reputation to the top. Complete contracts, buy new programs, upgrade your computer, crack wifi networks and infiltrate peoples or companies online systems.

    Why similar: Hacking 44.7%, Typing 20.8%, Detective 14%, Realistic 8.5%, Simulation 6%

  36. #36 HackHub: Free Trial
    72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 680 reviews2024
    Dev: HotBunnyPub: G-DEVS.com
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 48 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 40%

    Unravel cyber secrets and foil mass surveillance as a skilled hacker in HackHub. Challenge authority, rewrite the rules, and emerge as the ultimate digital rebel.

    Why similar: Hacking 45.7%, Typing 20.4%, Puzzle 9.5%, Simulation 8.5%, Strategy 8.5%

  37. #37 CHAQS
    74% matchMostly Positive77% of 53 reviews2022
    Dev: nomorevalid
    Windows

    CHAQS is an instructive CTF (Capture The Flag) game that performs the basic functions of an operating system. While it meets your expectations from an operating system to a certain extent with the applications it contains, CHAQS progresses in the direction of more challenges in terms of gameplay.

    Why similar: Hacking 33.5%, Typing 28.3%, Detective 13.7%, Realistic 6.6%, Logic 6.1%

  38. #38 XXX_CYBERRAT_XXX
    73% matchVery Positive94% of 144 reviews2023
    Dev: Nocturne Studio
    Windows

    A paranoid cybercriminal tries to regain control over an underground marketplace stolen by his former coworkers. You must utilize your hacking and intelligence gathering skills to get rid of hitmen sent by your enemies in a race with worsening mental state and terrifying hallucinations.

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  39. #39 Hacker Simulator: Free Trial
    74% matchMostly Positive79% of 474 reviews2022
    Dev: Save All Studio
    Windows

    Become a hacker and build your online reputation to the top by discovering a simplified and enjoyable version of real-life hacking methods. Complete contracts, buy new programs, upgrade your computer, crack wifi networks and infiltrate peoples or companies online systems.

    Why similar: Hacking 38.5%, Typing 20.9%, Detective 12.4%, Simulation 11.1%, First-Person 5.5%

  40. #40 Anonymous Hacker Simulator
    72% matchVery Positive86% of 739 reviews2024
    Dev: SicariusPub: G-DEVS.com
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Step into the shoes of a skilled Anonymous hacker and embark on a mission to unveil the truth hidden behind a sinister organization's plans to monitor civilian data and enforce mass surveillance.

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  41. #41 The Simen Rumors
    70% matchVery Positive92% of 88 reviews2026
    Dev: 羊之口
    Windows

    本游戏以视觉小说的形式,收录了十四个奇幻恐怖的短篇故事。从网站专栏的投稿、社团的恐怖故事分享会、到某座设施中的秘密实验……你将以不同的视角,探索发生在鸶门市周边的种种奇妙传闻。

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  42. #42 流言侦探
    73% matchVery Positive82% of 116 reviews2021
    Dev: WoodenWolf
    Windows

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  43. #43 Midnight Protocol
    71% matchVery Positive86% of 442 reviews2021
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Midnight Protocol is a tactical narrative-driven RPG with unique keyboard-only controls. Hack into servers, beat security systems and discover encrypted secrets while you try to find answers to why and how you got doxxed.

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    71% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2022
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    Windows · Linux

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    Windows

    Step into the shoes of a skilled Anonymous hacker and embark on a mission to unveil the truth hidden behind a sinister organization's plans to monitor civilian data and enforce mass surveillance.

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    71% 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 45.6%, Mystery 15.5%, Puzzle 15.4%, Story Rich 12.5%, 2D 4.1%

  47. #47 The Occult Detective
    69% matchMostly Positive72% of 323 reviews2025
    Dev: Battlecry Studio
    Windows

    A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.

    Why similar: Detective 34.5%, Puzzle 12.7%, Drama 12.6%, Story Rich 12.1%, Mystery 10.7%

  48. #48 Trials of Innocence
    67% matchVery Positive92% of 1,556 reviews2025
    Dev: 猫龙游戏
    Windows
    Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.

    Why similar: Detective 36.3%, Logic 13.1%, Mystery 11.8%, Story Rich 9.7%, Puzzle 8.9%

  49. #49 SAS:绝响诡计 | Case 0 风暴蝴蝶
    68% matchVery Positive86% of 184 reviews2025
    Dev: 秦遥
    Windows

    这是一款以中式校园为背景的推理类文字游戏,你将扮演一名高中生司空茂,在开学第一天目击密室杀人事件的现场,并经过调查和推理解决案件,找出真正的犯人和真相背后更深的阴谋。但在享受侦探游戏的同时,请千万不要忽视学习。保持情绪稳定,尽量维持活下去的念头...记住,你的成绩,永远比案件要更重要。

    Why similar: Detective 28%, Text-Based 19.1%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Puzzle 9.1%, Drama 8.6%

  50. #50 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
    67% matchVery Positive88% of 5,751 reviews2025
    Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
    Windows
    Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!

    Why similar: Text-Based 20.2%, Detective 19.5%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Drama 13.1%, Mystery 11.2%

  51. #51 Paper Bride 3 Unresolved Love
    67% matchVery Positive93% of 942 reviews2022
    Dev: HeartBeat Plus
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Paper Bride 3 is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game This is the third horror puzzle game from our team. This time the story takes place in Moshui Village, which is near Zangling Village, and Fulu City, a small town nearby.

    Why similar: Word Game 24.8%, Detective 17.7%, Text-Based 17%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Drama 7.4%

  52. #52 Malware
    66% matchVery Positive89% of 1,164 reviews2024
    Dev: Odd Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    Malware lurks where you least expect it. Unscrupulous software vendors have hidden traps inside legitimate installers — can you spot them all and keep your computer clean?

    Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Hacking 17%, Puzzle 13.6%, Simulation 10.6%, Strategy 9.4%

  53. #53 Cellveillance
    66% matchVery Positive86% of 596 reviews2025
    Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    "Cellveillance" is a detective drama entertainment product, you will visit the apartment every day, and the entire apartment is responsible for everything that happens in the apartment, a mysterious organization asks you to return the information of the residents.

    Why similar: Word Game 29.3%, Detective 22.4%, Drama 12.6%, Mystery 10.8%, Story Rich 8.2%

  54. #54 TOUQI
    65% matchVery Positive92% of 406 reviews2025
    Dev: 橙光游戏Pub: Paleo
    Windows

    《頭七》(头七怪谈)是一款中式民俗恐怖解谜游戏。作为刚入职西封杂志社的成员,你需要根据主编的要求,整合“頭七”论坛中民间灵异故事贴之间的关联,并在必要时与同伴实地探索,以揭开帖子后隐藏的秘密。

    Why similar: Word Game 38.1%, Detective 19.3%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, RPG 8.8%, Story Rich 7.4%

  55. #55 HACK_IT
    73% matchMostly Negative25% of 145 reviews2016
    Dev: Dan_D
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    HACK_IT presents players with a fully immersive hacking experience, you’ll meet characters and find out things you never imagined. Including interactive apps that will give you the power to shutdown servers and retrieve passwords.

    Why similar: Hacking 49%, Typing 14.8%, Simulation 7.6%, RPG 6.1%, Strategy 4.8%

  56. #56 Perfect Crime
    70% matchMixed69% of 472 reviews2020
    Dev: Skeleton
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    With superb script and calm narrative style, Perfect Crime will reproduce every detail of a criminal case. How to make use of common objects to make a perfect crime is all up to you. An editor of cases is accompanied if help is needed. Now it’s time to log on and create your own murder.

    Why similar: RPG 47.1%, Strategy 40.1%, Puzzle 12.8%

  57. #57 CODE CRACKER 代码破译者
    69% matchVery Positive90% of 160 reviews2019
    Dev: 致意
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Relive nostalgic dream of that golden old age with the retrospective graphic. In this game, you play as a college student who meets diverse characters and solve multiple puzzles together with them. The story unfolds in different ways corresponding to the choices you made along with the gameplay.

    Why similar: RPG 38.9%, Simulation 31.1%, Casual 16%, Adventure 14%

  58. #58 Tales of the Mirror
    70% matchMixed56% of 261 reviews2021
    Dev: Cotton Game
    Windows · Mac

    Tales of the Mirror is a landscape-mode visual novel game created by Cotton Games. As a player, you solve a series of mysteries in the mid and late Ming Dynasty, in the south of Yangtze River.

    Why similar: Word Game 30.1%, Detective 14.5%, RPG 10.9%, Text-Based 10%, Drama 8.1%

  59. #59 Tomb of the Bloodletter
    65% matchVery Positive92% of 96 reviews2026
    Dev: Ethan's SecretionsPub: indie.io
    Windows

    Tomb of the Bloodletter is a strategic word roguelike where your keyboard becomes your arsenal. Use your wit to unleash deadly words through tactical combinations of your letters to defeat the denizens of this dingy tomb and claim the Bloodletter for yourself...

    Why similar: Word Game 39.9%, Typing 25.9%, Text-Based 13.3%, Strategy 7.4%, Puzzle 6.6%

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