- #1 CaseCracker
97% matchVery Positive90% of 3,325 reviews2022
Dev: BlackRobe
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
No flashy visuals, just pure mental gymnastics. Actively search, cross-reference, and unravel the truth from a complex database. In this hardcore text-based deduction game, the devil is always in the details. Detective, are you ready?
Why similar: Typing 18.7% ★, Word Game 17.4%, Detective 14.2%, Text-Based 12%, Psychological Horror 7.5%
- #2 CaseCracker3
96% matchVery Positive89% of 302 reviews2026
Dev: BlackRobe
Windows · Mac
Confronted with fragmented narratives and deceptive persons of interest, you must isolate crucial evidence. Shatter logical loopholes from testimonies and reconstruct the crime scene from subtle clues. Can you survive this immersive battle of wits?
Why similar: Typing 22.2% ★, Word Game 19.6%, Detective 15.2%, Immersive Sim 9.8%, Mystery 8.6%
- #3 Turlock Holmes
96% matchMostly Positive80% of 937 reviews2024
Dev: Find the Lamp GamesPub: Neverland Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 23.9%, Detective 21.1%, Mystery 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Point & Click 8%
- #4 Unheard - Voices of Crime
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 33,170 reviews2019
Dev: NEXT Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.4 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 49.6%, Mystery 17%, Puzzle 10%, Story Rich 7.9%, Simulation 6.4%
- #5 Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator
94% matchVery Positive93% of 5,440 reviews2025
Dev: Aluba Van+Pub: Spiral Up Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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: Detective 17.5%, Mystery 16.9%, Point & Click 16%, Word Game 14.3%, Story Rich 11.9%
- #6 Cyber Manhunt
94% matchVery Positive93% of 15,480 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: Detective 20.3%, Mystery 17.6%, Simulation 14.5%, Puzzle 12.8%, Immersive Sim 11.5%
- #7 Murders on the Yangtze River
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,567 reviews2024
Dev: OMEGAMES STUDIO
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 14.1 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 37%, Mystery 13%, Logic 12.6%, Story Rich 10.6%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #8 The Operator
92% matchVery Positive92% of 8,280 reviews2024
Dev: Bureau 81
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Conspiracy 26.8% ★, Detective 22.2%, Immersive Sim 13.2%, Mystery 10.5%, Point & Click 8.2%
- #9 Detective Worden
91% matchVery Positive86% of 57 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 26%, Typing 24.4% ★, Noir 15.7%, Detective 11.6%, Strategy 9.4%
- #10 The Roottrees are Dead
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,392 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 30.7%, Mystery 16.4%, Point & Click 12.5%, Logic 10.4%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #11 Palm Cracker
90% matchVery Positive98% of 91 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 26.8%, Point & Click 19.2%, Immersive Sim 17.1%, Simulation 11%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #12 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 660 reviews2026
Dev: BRANEPub: Surefire.Games
Windows · Mac
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?
Why similar: Conspiracy 24% ★, Detective 15.6%, Noir 14.9%, Logic 8.8%, Text-Based 8.4%
- #13 The Case of the Golden Idol
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,351 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: Conspiracy 26.5% ★, Detective 23.9%, Mystery 13.8%, Point & Click 11%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #14 Tell Me Everything
89% matchMixed61% of 72 reviews2018
Dev: LizardFactory
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 10.1 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 22.4%, Typing 17.1% ★, Detective 16.4%, Text-Based 10.8%, Mystery 8.4%
- #15 Interrogation Simulator
87% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: Otis MillerPub: Fire Cycle Games
Windows · Linux
Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.
Why similar: Word Game 27%, Immersive Sim 15.1%, Text-Based 13.6%, Point & Click 11%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #16 Myths of Rules
86% matchVery Positive88% of 1,032 reviews2023
Dev: Sugarcane Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.8 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 43.8%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Text-Based 9.3%, Story Rich 8.7%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #17 SIMULACRA
86% matchVery Positive90% of 4,633 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Immersive Sim 15.3%, Point & Click 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Mystery 9.1%
- #18 全网公敌:诡村
84% matchVery Positive89% of 571 reviews2024
Dev: Triangel GamePub: Lightning Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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 37.2%, Simulation 13.6%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Detective 11.5%, Mystery 8.7%
- #19 SIMULACRA 2
85% matchVery Positive87% of 1,664 reviews2020
Dev: Kaigan GamesPub: Soft Source
Windows
Median: 3.8 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: Detective 23.8%, Text-Based 17.2%, Immersive Sim 16.4%, Point & Click 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11%
- #20 探岛海龟汤
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 118 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 28.1%, Detective 24.5%, Mystery 12.3%, Typing 11.8% ★, Puzzle 6.6%
- #21 Word Game
82% matchVery Positive94% of 6,324 reviews2022
Dev: Team9
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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: Noir 28.2%, Word Game 19.2%, Logic 11.9%, Exploration 8.6%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #22 Connected Clue
81% matchVery Positive88% of 112 reviews2026
Dev: Alpheratz Games Pub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Connected Clue is a quarter-view detective adventure game inspired by the atmosphere of 19th-century mystery novels. Gather clues, see through lies, and uncover the identity of the culprit shrouded in secrecy!
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Noir 17.9%, Text-Based 14.2%, Point & Click 11.7%, Mystery 10.5%
- #23 Keyword: A Spider's Thread
82% 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: Detective 28.6%, Immersive Sim 19%, Logic 15.8%, Mystery 11.5%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #24 Gumshoe Detective Agency: The First Case
80% matchMostly Positive78% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Birdy Interactive
Windows
A missing person case straight out of 1995. Search the early internet, dig through emails and dusty floppy discs, and uncover the secrets behind the disappearance of Victoria Mason.
Why similar: Typing 26.2% ★, Detective 19.1%, Immersive Sim 11.3%, Mystery 11%, Point & Click 10.6%
- #25 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,243 reviews2025
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
Why similar: Conspiracy 20.6% ★, Noir 19.3%, Detective 18.5%, Mystery 10.6%, Point & Click 10.6%
- #26 SELF
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 275 reviews2020
Dev: doBellPub: indienova
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
SELF is a suspenseful Kafkaesque text-based adventure game with simulation and puzzle mechanics. Could you seize the opportunity to find your father and your SELF back in this introspective journey?
Why similar: Word Game 35.9%, Mystery 17.6%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Psychological 13.4%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #27 Profession investigator
79% matchVery Positive99% of 105 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 30.7%, Text-Based 17.4%, Immersive Sim 13.8%, Simulation 12.1%, Logic 11.2%
- #28 No Case Should Remain Unsolved
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,993 reviews2024
Dev: Somi
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.
Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Text-Based 20.7%, Point & Click 16.8%, Immersive Sim 14.7%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #29 Nodes Escape
78% matchVery Positive85% of 542 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 38.6%, Detective 20.6%, Text-Based 19.8%, Puzzle 7.5%, Mystery 6.5%
- #30 Lost Wiki: Kozlovka
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,076 reviews2026
Dev: yattytheman
Windows · Linux
Explore a wikipedia-like database and solve a small town mystery in Eastern Europe. Step into the shoes of a journalist in the 90s as you sprawl through articles and uncover the secrets that have been laid in front of you.
Why similar: Conspiracy 28.8% ★, Detective 24.9%, Mystery 15.7%, Text-Based 11.9%, Story Rich 7%
- #31 Misty Judgment
75% matchVery Positive94% of 1,414 reviews2025
Dev: 次元边界
Windows
This is a suspense reasoning interactive work with real people. You will play the protagonist "Qi Yi", find evidence in a series of murders, piece together the truth, and find the ultimate murderer, all of which will lead you to an unpredictable future.
Why similar: Word Game 23.2%, Detective 21.6%, Immersive Sim 14.2%, Logic 13%, Mystery 13%
- #32 Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure
76% matchVery Positive94% of 4,035 reviews2023
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 32.7%, Text-Based 18.7%, Mystery 14.5%, Story Rich 9.1%, Atmospheric 6.5%
- #33 Mohism: Battle of Words
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 607 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 39.4%, Mystery 19.5%, Story Rich 12.9%, Puzzle 11.5%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #34 Murder Mystery Machine
79% matchMixed54% of 173 reviews2021
Dev: Blazing GriffinPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Join the District Crime Agency in this isometric, modern noir deduction thriller. Explore crime scenes in complex dioramas, organize your evidence effectively, and blur the lines between right and wrong to present your case. Do you have what it takes to be a real detective?
Why similar: Detective 28.1%, Noir 28.1%, Point & Click 12.7%, Mystery 11.5%, Strategy 8.3%
- #35 Hymer 2000
74% matchVery Positive90% of 1,048 reviews2025
Dev: doBellPub: indienova
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Hymer 2000 is an interactive text puzzle game, where players freely converse with the "Hymer" and use an open "Search" function to retrieve past conversations. By discovering keywords, gathering clues, and collecting "Faces", players uncover Hymer's secrets and ultimately shut it down.
Why similar: Typing 30.9% ★, Text-Based 19.1%, Detective 13.8%, Immersive Sim 12.2%, Point & Click 8.2%
- #36 A Case of Fraud
73% matchVery Positive98% of 404 reviews2025
Dev: Hesperus Games
Windows · Mac
A short non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight. Carefully read and cross-reference documents to unravel a CEO’s disappearance and expose a case of fraud.
Why similar: Detective 29.2%, Mystery 14.1%, Logic 13.8%, Conspiracy 13.1% ★, Point & Click 13%
- #37 Project DeepWeb
77% matchVery Positive82% of 129 reviews2020
Dev: NightCat Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Typing 33.3% ★, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Mystery 10.6%, Story Rich 7.4%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #38 Mind Diver
73% matchVery Positive96% of 327 reviews2025
Dev: Indoor SunglassesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.
Why similar: Noir 24.8%, Detective 22.9%, Logic 13.2%, Mystery 13%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #39 Paper Bride
74% matchVery Positive91% of 2,228 reviews2021
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.8 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 24.9%, Word Game 23.8%, Mystery 14.4%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #40 Uncover the Smoking Gun
72% matchVery Positive95% of 432 reviews2024
Dev: ReLU Games, Inc.
Windows
A Battle of Wits with AI: Solve the case by conversing with a suspect robot using GPT to gather evidence. What single truth emerges from countless dialogues and pieces of information?
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Typing 20% ★, Immersive Sim 17.7%, Text-Based 16.9%, Mystery 9.1%
- #41 再见断刀
70% matchVery Positive93% of 2,493 reviews2025
Dev: 非侠游戏Pub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
古风悬疑推理AVG《再见断刀》——在与世隔绝的山庄之中,接二连三地发生了骇人命案。只有通过细致入微的调查,抽丝剥茧的推理,才能定一个是非清白,还一个天理公道。 然而,在逐渐浮出水面的真相之下,似乎还有暗流涌动……
Why similar: Detective 42.4%, Mystery 20.8%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Story Rich 14.8%, 2D 4%
- #42 [Redacted] The Safehouse
70% matchVery Positive100% of 88 reviews2026
Dev: Heartbeast
Windows · Linux
You're a detective. Investigate the haunting events surrounding the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend. Explore an old safehouse for clues, deduce keywords and reveal redacted words as you search Ann's digital journal, and piece together your case report as this unfortunate story unfolds.
Why similar: Detective 30%, Typing 29.4% ★, Text-Based 20.5%, Story Rich 9%, Mystery 6.6%
- #43 Malware
71% matchVery Positive88% of 1,186 reviews2024
Dev: Odd Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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 19.8%, Point & Click 19.8%, Puzzle 11.4%, Simulation 10.9%, Strategy 9.7%
- #44 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
70% matchVery Positive88% of 5,930 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.9 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: Detective 18.4%, Text-Based 17.7%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Mystery 15.3%, Point & Click 9%
- #45 LONGEYED PROJ
73% matchMixed63% of 98 reviews2022
Dev: wadishTheCreatorPub: WTCD
Windows
Prepare to be assigned to help investigate and identify anomalous creatures called the LONGEYED.
Why similar: Conspiracy 23.8% ★, Word Game 20.2%, Detective 18.5%, Logic 14.3%, Exploration 6%
- #46 Hacknet
71% matchVery Positive94% of 25,910 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: Typing 39.2% ★, Detective 20.8%, Logic 13.8%, Story Rich 7.7%, Simulation 7.6%
- #47 For Your Tranquility
72% matchMixed68% of 191 reviews2023
Dev: Gamesung Games
Windows · Mac
It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.
Why similar: Detective 29.3%, Mystery 15.8%, Point & Click 15.5%, Text-Based 14.4%, Immersive Sim 13.2%
- #48 The Katydids Incident
71% matchVery Positive100% of 53 reviews2022
Dev: Punx Studios
Windows
There is a big discussion going on about a mysterious group named The Katydids proposing riddles and challenges on online forums, Are you clever enough to unravel the mystery of this obscure organization?
Why similar: Conspiracy 31% ★, Point & Click 12.5%, Logic 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Puzzle 6.9%
- #49 The Occult Detective
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 326 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 38.4%, Mystery 17.4%, Story Rich 16.2%, Puzzle 12.3%, Exploration 8.4%
- #50 The Murder Hotel
67% matchVery Positive95% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Wegenbartho Games
Windows
Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Mystery 14.5%, Immersive Sim 13.5%, Logic 12.7%, Text-Based 11.9%
- #51 The Séance of Blake Manor
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,226 reviews2025
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Linux
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.
Why similar: Word Game 21.9%, Noir 21.1%, Detective 20.7%, Mystery 10.3%, Psychological Horror 8%
- #52 Trials of Innocence
66% matchVery Positive93% of 1,658 reviews2025
Dev: 猫龙游戏
Windows
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 32.3%, Mystery 15.3%, Logic 14.1%, Point & Click 12.7%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #53 Case #1472
69% matchMixed57% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Broken at Release Game Studio
Windows
A mysterious woman is sitting in front of you. Who is she? And who are you? And why are you both there? Case #1472 is mystery information digging interrogation thriller game where there are more things going on than what meets the eye, but are you able to unravel what has happened?
Why similar: Typing 39.4% ★, Detective 20.4%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Mystery 8.5%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #54 DETECTIVE - Rainy night
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Detective Rainy Night is a narrative adventure with elements of deduction. Violent crimes, mature stories, and a touch of psychological horror await you at the Motel Holiday. Grab a pencil and paper because solving this case won’t be easy.
Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Conspiracy 17.6% ★, Immersive Sim 12.7%, Mystery 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
- #55 The Last Case of John Morley
66% matchVery Positive84% of 289 reviews2025
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.
Why similar: Noir 27.3%, Detective 23.6%, Mystery 11.7%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #56 Firework
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 44,022 reviews2021
Dev: Shiying StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
An accidental fire at a funeral forces the police to re-investigate a closed case of massacre. Lin Lixun participates the re-investigation by chances. As the investigation goes deeper, the past of the victims gradually emerges. However, the case becomes more bewildering.
Why similar: Mystery 23%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Puzzle 16.9%, Text-Based 10.9%, Atmospheric 9.4%
- #57 Interrogation: You will be deceived
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 375 reviews2019
Dev: Critique GamingPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
As a detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means?
Why similar: Noir 27.4%, Detective 23.5%, Text-Based 12.5%, Psychological 9.2%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
- #58 The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
68% matchVery Positive87% of 288 reviews2021
Dev: Trinitite Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
An intricate mystery visual novel. Search text, piece together clues, and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events within the sealed tower.
Why similar: Detective 28.1%, Mystery 16.8%, Logic 15.9%, Text-Based 14.1%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #59 Dingir OS
66% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
Windows
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: Conspiracy 18.4% ★, Word Game 18%, Noir 14.7%, Detective 14.4%, Point & Click 8.1%