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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?

Reviews: Very Positive — 88% — of 383 reviews
Released: 2026-05-13
Developer: BlackRobe
Genres: Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation
Platforms: Windows, Mac

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  1. #1 CaseCracker
    97% matchVery Positive89% of 3,398 reviews2022
    Dev: BlackRobe
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    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 18.2%, Word Game 17.6%, Detective 14.7%, Text-Based 11%, Psychological Horror 7%

  2. #2 CaseCracker2
    96% matchVery Positive91% of 808 reviews2024
    Dev: BlackRobePub: NPC Entertainment
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Officer Jia has vanished, leaving a classified message pointing to the CaseCracker 2.0 system. Tear through suspects' alibis, look beyond the text, and extract hidden threads from seemingly unrelated intel. Will you find the ultimate truth, or a trap?

    Why similar: Typing 20.1%, Word Game 18.2%, Detective 14.6%, Text-Based 9.9%, Immersive Sim 9.2%

  3. #3 Unheard - Voices of Crime
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 33,532 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 25%, Mystery 14.2%, Point & Click 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9%

  4. #4 Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator
    95% matchVery Positive93% of 5,524 reviews2025
    Dev: Aluba Van+Pub: Spiral Up Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 22.0 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: Detective 27.2%, Point & Click 15.3%, Mystery 14.9%, Word Game 11.7%, Puzzle 8.8%

  5. #5 Turlock Holmes
    94% matchVery Positive80% of 962 reviews2024
    Dev: Find the Lamp GamesPub: Neverland Entertainment
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.9 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 24.2%, Detective 22%, Mystery 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Point & Click 8.7%

  6. #6 Cyber Manhunt
    94% matchVery Positive93% of 15,550 reviews2021
    Dev: Aluba Van+Pub: 摸鱼游戏
    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 18.9%, Mystery 16.7%, Puzzle 13.6%, Simulation 12.4%, RPG 10.4%

  7. #7 Misty Judgment
    93% matchVery Positive94% of 1,487 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 22.4%, Detective 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Immersive Sim 13.3%, Mystery 13.2%

  8. #8 Murders on the Yangtze River
    92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,848 reviews2024
    Dev: OMEGAMES STUDIO
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 11.4 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 41.5%, Mystery 14.8%, Puzzle 12.5%, Story Rich 9.8%, Text-Based 8.1%

  9. #9 Interrogation Simulator
    91% 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 24.3%, Immersive Sim 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Text-Based 11.2%, Point & Click 10.6%

  10. #10 Palm Cracker
    90% matchVery Positive97% of 95 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 27.3%, Point & Click 20.4%, Immersive Sim 16.3%, Puzzle 10.3%, Simulation 10.2%

  11. #11 Myths of Rules
    89% matchVery Positive88% of 1,037 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 47%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Puzzle 10.8%, Text-Based 9.1%, Story Rich 7.9%

  12. #12 Tell Me Everything
    91% 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 24.5%, Detective 18.4%, Typing 18.1%, Text-Based 10.8%, Mystery 9.7%

  13. #13 Nodes Escape
    89% matchVery Positive85% of 548 reviews2023
    Dev: 夜喵
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.4 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 37.5%, Detective 20.6%, Text-Based 17.5%, Puzzle 8.5%, Mystery 6.7%

  14. #14 Profession investigator
    88% matchVery Positive99% of 107 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.

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  15. #15 探岛海龟汤
    87% 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~

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  16. #16 Uncover the Smoking Gun
    86% matchVery Positive96% of 443 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 17.8%, Typing 16.3%, Immersive Sim 14.3%, Text-Based 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%

  17. #17 Detective Worden
    86% matchVery Positive87% of 60 reviews2025
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    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 35.1%, Typing 32%, Detective 16.2%, Puzzle 9.5%, Realistic 6.6%

  18. #18 全网公敌:诡村
    85% matchVery Positive89% of 593 reviews2024
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    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.1 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。

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  19. #19 New Folder
    84% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2026
    Dev: Evicted Games
    Windows

    You log on to a computer having no clue of what lies within. Explore its files, solve puzzles to recover missing pieces, and decipher passwords to enter otherwise prohibited folders. As you delve deeper into its content, you’ll find that there is a greater mystery to be solved.

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  20. #20 Game of Fate: Chasing Through Time
    83% matchVery Positive87% of 1,119 reviews2024
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    Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%

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    Why similar: Immersive Sim 22.1%, Mystery 18.5%, Detective 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Story Rich 7.2%

  21. #21 Game Of Fate 3:Clash Of Crowns
    82% matchVery Positive86% of 869 reviews2025
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    An accident transports you from 1945 to 2010, embroiling you in a high-society kidnapping case. Confused and disoriented, you discover that the victim is your own descendant. Gunfire erupts, chaos escalates, and schemes unfold within schemes... Don’t want to be a pawn? How to become the player?

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  22. #22 Word Game
    82% matchVery Positive93% of 6,384 reviews2022
    Dev: Team9
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.8 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!

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  23. #23 Breakout 13
    80% matchVery Positive88% of 7,447 reviews2023
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Breakout 13 is a thrilling narrative game with interactive cinematic experience. Based on true stories. Embark on a revealing journey as you attempt to break free from a negligent correctional institute and carve out your own path to justice. Each decision you make shapes the story.

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  24. #24 Connected Clue
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    Windows · Mac

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    Why similar: Detective 29.9%, Text-Based 16.7%, Point & Click 16.2%, Mystery 14.2%, Puzzle 9.4%

  25. #25 Keyword: A Spider's Thread
    81% 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.

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  26. #26 The Roottrees are Dead
    78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,122 reviews2025
    Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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  27. #27 SIMULACRA 2
    81% matchVery Positive87% of 1,679 reviews2020
    Dev: Kaigan GamesPub: Soft Source
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 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.

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  28. #28 Mind Diver
    77% matchVery Positive95% of 350 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: Detective 29.4%, Mystery 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Puzzle 9.3%, Realistic 8.5%

  29. #29 再见断刀
    76% matchVery Positive93% of 2,615 reviews2025
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    Windows
    Median: 12.7 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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  30. #30 Scene Investigators
    78% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,012 reviews2023
    Dev: EQ Studios
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    A hardcore deductive reasoning game for fans of the “true crime” genre. Only by unraveling the logic and grasping at the motivations behind each case can the crimes be completely solved. Perfect as a social-style mystery fiction.

    Why similar: Detective 33.7%, Mystery 19.1%, Immersive Sim 16.3%, Puzzle 10.9%, Realistic 10.5%

  31. #31 Kanna Maze
    77% matchVery Positive88% of 382 reviews2024
    Dev: 致意
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    In an isolated lab beneath the earth, a childhood friend is resurrected. Amidst sealed walls, a spree of killings unfolds. In a godless abyss, parallel worlds entwine like a maze. Where does one find the path to the sole universe of bliss?

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  32. #32 Murder Mystery Machine
    79% matchMixed55% of 176 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 42.5%, Point & Click 19.9%, Mystery 17.6%, Puzzle 12.1%, Adventure 6.6%

  33. #33 [Redacted] The Safehouse
    74% matchVery Positive100% of 121 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 26.1%, Typing 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Text-Based 15.8%, Story Rich 6.5%

  34. #34 Trials of Innocence
    73% matchVery Positive92% of 1,723 reviews2025
    Dev: 猫龙游戏
    Windows
    Median: 18.7 hrsMean: 21.5 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 29.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Mystery 14%, Point & Click 12%, Story Rich 7.7%

  35. #35 疑案追了声
    76% matchMostly Positive75% of 52 reviews2024
    Dev: 布衣个人工作室
    Windows

    疑案追声粉丝自制,为爱发电,一样的声音推理游戏 在《疑案追了声》中,你将扮演一名拥有特殊能力的侦探,通过收集、分析和解读案发现场的回声,还原案件的真相。每个案件都有其独特的故事背景和情节,你需要仔细聆听角色的对话,观察现场的细节,寻找线索,逐步揭示案件的真相。

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  36. #36 3D Escape Room: Detective Story
    75% matchMostly Positive70% of 130 reviews2025
    Dev: Shenzhen Zhonglian Interactive Technology Co.,Ltd
    Windows

    3D Escape Room: Detective Story is an immersive 3D puzzle game that takes you to 1930s London. In the game, you play as an insightful private detective, searching for clues in realistic 3D environments, solving intricate puzzles and mini-games, and cracking bizarre cases.

    Why similar: Point & Click 28%, Mystery 27.9%, Puzzle 16.8%, Realistic 12.3%, Adventure 6.6%

  37. #37 Idiom Royale
    73% matchMostly Positive74% of 125 reviews2026
    Dev: NyxWorks
    Windows

    React fast, spell precisely — when idiom chaining meets Battle Royale. Join a 40-player ultimate word battle royale, solve idiom puzzles or face brutal punishment. Only one will survive to the end.

    Why similar: Typing 30.5%, Word Game 20%, Detective 17.1%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Immersive Sim 9.6%

  38. #38 For Your Tranquility
    75% matchMixed68% of 192 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.

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  39. #39 DETECTIVE - Rainy night
    73% matchMostly Positive75% of 91 reviews2025
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    Windows

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  40. #40 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
    72% matchMostly Positive78% of 701 reviews2026
    Dev: BRANEPub: Surefire.Games
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    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?

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  41. #41 Case #1472
    74% matchMixed57% of 68 reviews2025
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    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?

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  42. #42 Hymer 2000
    70% matchVery Positive90% of 1,075 reviews2025
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    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.

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  43. #43 The Operator
    69% matchVery Positive92% of 8,412 reviews2024
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%

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  44. #44 Cellveillance
    70% matchVery Positive86% of 614 reviews2025
    Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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  45. #45 SIMULACRA
    71% matchVery Positive90% of 4,658 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.

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  46. #46 SELF
    72% matchMostly Positive77% of 278 reviews2020
    Dev: doBellPub: indienova
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.6 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?

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  47. #47 Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure
    68% matchVery Positive94% of 4,108 reviews2023
    Dev: Team Tetrapod
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    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 40.3%, Text-Based 20.4%, Mystery 18.2%, Story Rich 9.3%, Puzzle 8.3%

  48. #48 UNMEMORY
    71% matchVery Positive84% of 99 reviews2020
    Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Unravel a mystery: A game you can read, a book you can play.

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  49. #49 The Murder Hotel
    68% matchVery Positive95% of 66 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.

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  50. #50 The Detective Reaper Invites
    71% matchMixed52% of 77 reviews2024
    Dev: SHIZU KANO UMIPub: PLAYISM
    Windows

    Use various cards to solve randomly generated murder cases in this roguelite deduction adventure game. The culprit always lies, and the innocent always tell the truth. Make too many mistakes, and it's back to square one. Put your wits to the test and solve as many cases as you can!

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  51. #51 Mohism: Battle of Words
    69% matchMostly Positive78% of 608 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 40.6%, Mystery 20.5%, Puzzle 13.6%, Story Rich 11%, Adventure 4.4%

  52. #52 Knell of St. Godhrkar
    68% matchVery Positive93% of 1,565 reviews2021
    Dev: -二律背反-
    Windows · Mac

    In this game, you can watch as 7 protagonists come to a crossroad, facing their own destiny. You will witness their own choices and the blood-splattering consequence they have on one another. There is no way out except to plunge them into the abyss...

    Why similar: Word Game 31.3%, Text-Based 16.1%, Immersive Sim 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%, Story Rich 7.5%

  53. #53 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
    66% matchVery Positive88% of 6,076 reviews2025
    Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
    Windows
    Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    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 20.6%, Text-Based 17.2%, Mystery 17.1%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Point & Click 10.2%

  54. #54 HackHub - Ultimate Hacker Simulator
    66% matchVery Positive90% of 627 reviews2026
    Dev: HotBunnyPub: G-DEVS.com
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    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: Typing 48.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Detective 10.3%, Puzzle 9.8%, Simulation 7.9%

  55. #55 Interrogation: You will be deceived
    70% matchMostly Positive78% of 381 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: Detective 32.4%, Text-Based 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Realistic 11%

  56. #56 Mystery of the Malign
    66% matchVery Positive94% of 82 reviews2025
    Dev: Gameplay Supremacy
    Windows

    Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.

    Why similar: Mystery 37.9%, Puzzle 20.7%, Story Rich 16.9%, Detective 11.6%, First-Person 7.7%

  57. #57 Paper Bride 3 Unresolved Love
    67% matchVery Positive93% of 967 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 24.3%, Detective 16.8%, Text-Based 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Psychological Horror 8.6%

  58. #58 Paper Bride
    67% matchVery Positive91% of 2,251 reviews2021
    Dev: HeartBeat Plus
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    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 23.5%, Word Game 21.8%, Mystery 13.8%, Puzzle 8.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.1%

  59. #59 초동수사 - 증언/증거 추리게임
    66% matchVery Positive80% of 60 reviews2025
    Dev: leeroom shin
    Windows · Mac

    A time-limited investigation mystery game where you uncover the truth using only evidence and testimony.

    Why similar: Detective 29%, Immersive Sim 18.1%, Simulation 14.5%, Text-Based 11.9%, Mystery 11.9%

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