60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Investigation, Mystery, Point & Click.
What's this? A Point and Click, "Who Done It?", Murder Mystery Visual Novel, set in a Gothic Hotel on top of a lonely hill, during the Night of Halloween?
WHODUNNIT
WHODUNNIT is a mystery visual novel following a man who must answer a burning question: who the hell did he hook up with last night?
Daemonologie
A short folk horror story about the Scottish witch trials. You play the role of a witch finder. Speak to the locals and sort their truths from their lies. On the last morning a witch must hang, best you know who by then.
WHODUNNIT is a mystery visual novel following a man who must answer a burning question: who the hell did he hook up with last night?
Why similar: Detective 22.3%, LGBTQ+ 16.3%, Investigation 15.8%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Mystery 10.7%
A short folk horror story about the Scottish witch trials. You play the role of a witch finder. Speak to the locals and sort their truths from their lies. On the last morning a witch must hang, best you know who by then.
Why similar: Gothic 19.4% ★, Detective 12.5%, Investigation 9%, Point & Click 8.8%, Supernatural 8.3%
Can the twin detectives solve a new case? You are the only one who can help them catch the killer. Are you up for the challenge?
Why similar: Detective 13.1%, Crime 12.2%, Investigation 10.7%, Point & Click 10.5%, Visual Novel 8.8%
A thrilling detective mystery adventure set in a historical fantasy world. As a dragon detective, use your six senses to find evidence and hunt down the culprit.
Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Crime 14%, Point & Click 13.5%, Investigation 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.6%
The Truth Is Pretty Out There. Only you can decipher the mystery of Boomtown USA. Comb a mysterious government base for evidence, investigate the set of a ghost hunt, and unravel the truth, no matter how ridiculous it may be!
Why similar: Detective 17.1%, Supernatural 14.1%, Point & Click 12%, LGBTQ+ 11.2%, Mystery 10.8%
A murder-mystery visual novel about a young man who inherits a charming English hotel. Some would say he’s fortunate, but with a growing list of unexplained disasters and murder, has his luck finally run out?
Why similar: Investigation 16.4%, Detective 14%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Mystery 12.8%, Supernatural 12.3%
What's hidden in an ordinary toy? Is it possible to bring the dead back to life? Find answers to these questions using your wits, knowledge of the paranormal phenomena, and your special equipment – a magic camera! Are you up for the challenge?
Why similar: Detective 13.9%, Point & Click 11%, Investigation 10.2%, Supernatural 9.8%, Visual Novel 9.2%
Night Errand is a 2D detective adventure where you play as Sage & Nur, an unlikely detective duo solving murder and mixing coffee in the quiet town Morrowpines. Collect clues, piece together contrasting perspectives, uncover the truth — and don't forget to mix a cup of coffee while you're at it.
Why similar: Detective 17.1%, Investigation 13%, LGBTQ+ 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Point & Click 10%
Join a serial killer enthusiast group to solve the town's recent murders in this mystery visual novel adventure, featuring point-and-click and text-based investigation and a detailed story.
Why similar: Investigation 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Detective 12.7%, Mystery 11.8%, Crime 11.4%
A murder mystery visual novel about catharsis.
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Supernatural 14.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Point & Click 11.3%, Mystery 10.5%
Step in the shoes of Mr. Holmes or Dr. Watson and venture on a journey filled with intrigue and mystery. Use your logic and teamwork skills in order to solve the mysterious murder which shocked the 19th century London. Play it with a friend on 2 devices with an open voice connection.
Why similar: Crime 15.3%, Point & Click 14.8%, Detective 14.4%, Investigation 12.3%, Hand-drawn 11.8%
Famed twin detectives go on a new case! They are the only people skilled enough to find out what happened to a woman that vanished in the broad daylight. But it seems like they need your help to uncover this mystery.
Why similar: Detective 13.5%, Crime 11.9%, Point & Click 11%, Investigation 10.5%, Supernatural 9.8%
[DEMO available now!] Erased memories, scattered clues. What will you uncover, and what will you leave buried?As an amnesiac detective, investigate crime scenes with limited focus. You can't analyze everything. Strategically choose your leads to shape the case and reclaim your lost past.
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Investigation 18.4%, Crime 15.7%, Point & Click 14%, Mystery 12.9%
As a weird detective, you solve mysteries with your colorful sidekick. Everyone you meet in this bizarre world has a peculiar disease. A unique talent, or a mere curse? You must get to the bottom of it all. Investigate murders, search for clues and complete the puzzle.
Why similar: Gothic 21% ★, Detective 16.1%, Investigation 13.3%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Point & Click 10.8%
Set in 1970s southern France, you play a rookie private eye tasked to dig out the secrets of a stubborn old man. Think on your feet while you follow your leads : ask questions to witnesses, detect their lies, hypothesize why and finally confront the silent ones running from their past.
Why similar: Detective 14.2%, Investigation 12.6%, Crime 12.2%, Point & Click 10.4%, Cinematic 10.2%
An impossible locked-room murder: Captain Mortuga lies dead beside an ancient cauldron aboard the world’s strangest submarine, crewed by sketchy suspects. A handcrafted point-and-click with sharp humour and tricky puzzles. Dive into the next mystery from the creators of Tangle Tower & Crow Country.
Why similar: Detective 14.2%, Crime 12.4%, Investigation 11%, Supernatural 11%, Point & Click 10.5%
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: Detective 15.3%, Point & Click 14%, Supernatural 13.3%, Investigation 12.5%, Mystery 10.9%
One hundred detectives compete against each other in a crime-solving competition.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.4%, Detective 14.3%, Investigation 12.9%, Crime 11.8%, Point & Click 9.9%
Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller with narrative adventure elements and unsettling details. Join Detective Bennett on his final case and uncover dark secrets in a world where reality bends and sanity wavers.
Why similar: Detective 15.5%, Crime 15%, Investigation 12.7%, Cinematic 11.5%, Mystery 10.7%
Curtain Call in Flames is a single-player 2D courtroom mystery visual novel set in a traditional Chinese puppet troupe. As defense attorney Bian Bo, investigate a murder, question witnesses, examine evidence, and expose contradictions in court to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Investigation 16.7%, Crime 16.4%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Mystery 12.8%
A secluded mountain resort, 10 friends, 1 murderer. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you solve various mysteries throughout the night. Will you be able to reach the truth and uncover the culprit’s identity? Or will your deductions lead you to blame someone completely innocent...?
Why similar: Detective 18%, Investigation 16%, LGBTQ+ 14.2%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Mystery 11.4%
Join investigator and medium Emily Rivers as she explores the abandoned Starlight Dreams Hotel to find hidden objects and confront a malevolent force known as the Lurker!
Why similar: Detective 17.6%, Point & Click 14.9%, Crime 12.4%, Investigation 11%, Hand-drawn 9.8%
In this gothic point-and-click adventure, Eleanor Rosewood must confront a vampire haunting Victorian London. Gather evidence and seek help from the city’s diverse populace, each hiding their own secrets, in this atmospheric mystery.
Why similar: Gothic 16% ★, Detective 15.6%, Investigation 15.4%, Point & Click 11.2%, Mystery 10.6%
Investigate the murder of Evie Roots. Save the town from disaster. Learn the history of the Great Houses. Immerse yourself in the centuries-old history of Pineford.
Why similar: Gothic 19.9% ★, Detective 15.6%, Investigation 12.3%, Surreal 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.7%
Immerse yourself in a chilling, interactive cold-case investigation. Review crime scene photos, decrypt restricted hard drives, compare evidence, and deliver your final report in Ashes of Holloway Bay, a dark, atmospheric detective experience where every detail matters.
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Crime 17.3%, Investigation 16.6%, Mystery 12.8%, Point & Click 10.3%
An investigation and courtroom visual novel set in the electoral courts of a small Brazilian city. A first-case lawyer, a doctored campaign flyer, and a document with a date that does not add up. Two routes of around eight hours, six endings and a final act.
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Investigation 16.7%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Crime 13.1%, Mystery 13%
A point-and-click visual novel about unlikely friendship and loss of identity
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.3%, Investigation 17.4%, Point & Click 15.7%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Mystery 9.9%
A Philosophical Discussion of Worms is a Kinetic Visual Novel that explores two characters, Vynder and Ophiel, as they navigate cohabitation in a strange, unfamiliar house when they don't speak the same language.
Why similar: Gothic 23.7% ★, LGBTQ+ 20.5%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
From a single bone to a name — and the truth. A mystery adventure set in a forensic anthropology lab. Read the bones, search the scenes with your colleagues, run the experiments, and close in on the killer. Seven names waiting, 14 forensic tasks turned into play, and one very good dog.
Why similar: Detective 16.3%, Investigation 14.4%, Crime 13.6%, Mystery 11.4%, Point & Click 10%
Investigate a series of murders at an abandoned school, examine evidence, connect clues, and reconstruct each crime. In this 2D psychological mystery adventure, every answer points to the dating sim heroine you trusted most—but is she truly the killer?
Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Investigation 18.5%, Mystery 16.2%, Crime 10.8%, Visual Novel 9.5%
Investigate a murder at Grimwick’s harvest festival in this hand-drawn point-and-click mystery. Question suspicious locals, collect clues, use items, and uncover the truth behind a town that insists there was no murder.
Why similar: Detective 17.6%, Investigation 15.7%, Point & Click 12.7%, Mystery 12.1%, Crime 11.2%
Uncover hidden secrets in a haunted medieval park! Solve puzzles, find clues, and escape a ghostly knight in this thrilling hidden object adventure.
Why similar: Detective 19.1%, Point & Click 15.3%, Crime 12.8%, Investigation 11.3%, Hand-drawn 10.1%
A gritty, semi-kinetic visual novel about broken people and notorious gangsters, featuring six individualized routes with six different endings.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.3%, Detective 18.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Crime 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
Investigate an abandoned island and its haunted estate in this first-person psychological horror game. Recover paranormal equipment, unlock new areas, follow environmental clues, and uncover the history behind an escalating supernatural presence.
Why similar: Investigation 16.2%, Detective 15.4%, Supernatural 13%, Mystery 10.4%, Cinematic 9.7%
A true crime detective game where you map suspects, reconstruct timelines, and use deduction to find the truth everyone missed.
Why similar: Investigation 20.7%, Detective 19.5%, Crime 15.5%, Point & Click 13.8%, Mystery 13.7%
A psychological horror romance mystery inspired by Lovecraftian, Black Butler, and Danganronpa
Why similar: Gothic 21.7% ★, Detective 14.9%, LGBTQ+ 13.7%, Investigation 11.3%, Visual Novel 9.7%
戏班内扑朔迷离的死亡，步步紧逼的幕后黑手，封闭剧场内的死亡倒计时，案件主角的生命和救赎都取决于你的决断。当第一桩案件尘埃落定，你以为可以回到现实世界时，轮回之路才刚刚开始……
Why similar: Detective 18.1%, Crime 17.9%, Investigation 15.2%, Point & Click 12.2%, Visual Novel 12%
A gripping point-and-click adventure – inspired by the real treasure hunt on Oak Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. Unravel a web of murder, myth, and forgotten history. Some secrets are better left buried.
Why similar: Investigation 18.6%, Point & Click 17.5%, Detective 17.3%, Mystery 14.5%, Hand-drawn 10%
The mask of a legendary thief has been stolen. Follow Detective Time in a point-and-click investigation using her watch to witness key moments and uncover who is behind this new wave of robberies. Observe the past. Investigate the present. Uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 22%, Point & Click 19%, Investigation 18.5%, Crime 15.9%, Mystery 11.2%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Investigation 19.4%, Crime 18.1%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Mystery 12.6%
A supernatural mystery where perspective informs reality. Guide agents from the Eventide Agency through paranormal investigations across a neon-soaked cityscape. Explore, collect clues, and interpret the evidence to uncover the facts of each case and expose a deeper truth.
Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Supernatural 15.2%, Investigation 15%, Point & Click 14.9%, Mystery 12.7%
In a town of exactly 245 residents, every breath is a subtraction. A narrative experience blending Gothic hand-drawn art and natural history puzzles. Waking into a world of "domestic bliss" as thick as a fungal bloom, will you submit to the morbid order, or shatter the balance?
Why similar: Gothic 23% ★, LGBTQ+ 17.6%, Surreal 12.9%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Point & Click 10.4%
When a murdered family is discovered in 17th Century Salem, at the height of a witch hysteria, people start to suspect something supernatural to blame. An atmospheric murder mystery. Connect the evidence and see if you can deduce the secrets behind the mystery.
Why similar: Gothic 21.7% ★, Detective 18.5%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Mystery 12.3%, Point & Click 10.2%
Your journalist friend went missing while investigating weird happenings in a mysterious hotel. You are the only one who can save her and uncover the truth before it’s too late. Are you up for the challenge?
Why similar: Detective 14.3%, Crime 12.9%, Supernatural 12.8%, Point & Click 11.6%, Investigation 11.3%
A 2D side-scrolling point-and-click puzzle game. A mouse awakens in a nightmare, with no memory of who he is. But one image lingers in his mind — the one he loved most. Why is she gone? Find the way out. Find her.
Why similar: Gothic 25% ★, Point & Click 17.2%, Detective 14.2%, Surreal 11.4%, Hand-drawn 11.4%
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 26.9%, Investigation 16.8%, Mystery 16.5%, Point & Click 14.3%, LGBTQ+ 6.8%
The chart-topping itch.io and Newgrounds indie hit comes to Steam, with a slew of enhancements and new features! Step into court as Nina Aquila, rookie defense attorney in this thrilling VN/adventure game hybrid, and fight for justice in a world where all anime genres exist at once!
Why similar: Detective 19.1%, Crime 16.2%, Investigation 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Mystery 11.7%
A detective wakes up beside a corpse, and with no memories. The evidence points to him. Everyone thinks he’s the killer. Unravel the truth before time runs out in this hand-drawn detective mystery adventure set in 1990s Thailand, where every memory hides a lie.
Why similar: Detective 18.1%, Crime 15.2%, Investigation 13.9%, Point & Click 12%, Mystery 11.1%
A wild tale of conspiracy, loss, friendship, and... chickens?! Two rooster detectives are about to venture into the insect underworld to uncover a worldwide conspiracy, while also battling their inherent demons in this animal noir adventure satire.
Why similar: Detective 14.1%, Crime 13.8%, Investigation 12.5%, Point & Click 10.9%, Surreal 10.6%
Step into the shoes of a detective tasked with solving the enigmatic murder of a man whose past is shrouded in mystery! Can you solve another complicated case?
Why similar: Detective 18%, Point & Click 15.1%, Crime 13.3%, Investigation 11.7%, Hand-drawn 10.3%
Still Ridge is a retro-style point-and-click adventure game set in a West Virginia town. Guide Omar Fletcher, a dream traveling therapist, as he investigates a murder he witnessed in his dreams. Navigate the nightmares of Still Ridge's citizens to uncover the mystery of the secluded mountain town.
Why similar: Point & Click 17.4%, Surreal 15.2%, Detective 14.4%, Investigation 11.8%, Mystery 10.4%
Take on the role of Detective Kobayashi, the one and only genius detective who has a reputation for solving any case, however dark or difficult...if he isn't playing games at the office or awkwardly hitting on girls, that is.
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Crime 20.1%, Point & Click 14%, Mystery 12.8%, Investigation 12.2%
Oblivistar is a story-driven adventure game where you will help solve a mystery that sinks into the place you call home.
Why similar: Investigation 17.3%, LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Detective 14.1%, Mystery 13.1%, Horror 7.2%
Detective Red July must stop a serial killer who patterns his murders after optical illusions in this mystery visual novel set in the world of Methods.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.3%, Detective 15.9%, Crime 13.8%, Investigation 11.5%, Visual Novel 11%
The Burden of Proof saga continues! Step into the shoes of legendary prosecutor Conrad Cross during a pivotal moment of his journey. Investigate crime scenes, solve mysteries using evidence, and make your case in the courtroom. The burden lies with you to unravel the truth!
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Investigation 16.9%, Cinematic 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Crime 12.5%
A mystery adventure game featuring a camera-headed detective and a superpowered girl teaming up to solve crimes. Play as the detective to gather and combine clues, reveal the hidden truth, and tear down fabricated lies.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Investigation 22.2%, Point & Click 15.7%, Mystery 15.3%, Visual Novel 12%
Investigate the mysterious disappearances plaguing the Halloween party and confront the elusive Allister, the sinister monster responsible for these chilling abductions!
Why similar: Gothic 21.9% ★, Detective 14.2%, Point & Click 14%, Investigation 12.1%, Mystery 8.5%
As a young private investigator trainee in 2006, you dive into the early internet - social profiles, websites, photos, and archived news - to uncover the truth behind Emily Parker’s death, ruled as an accident after a late-night gathering
Why similar: Detective 24%, Investigation 17.1%, Mystery 14.2%, Crime 14.2%, Point & Click 13%
A murder mystery puzzle game with visual novel elements in a Gothic, Lovecraftian world. Collect clues, solve puzzles, interrogate suspects, and uncover the mystery surrounding the death of Mini’s husband.
Why similar: Gothic 21.9% ★, Detective 16.4%, Investigation 14.8%, Point & Click 12.1%, Mystery 11.2%
The star magician of Morgan’s Traveling Circus is missing, but the show must go on! In this non-linear detective visual novel, unravel the mystery from two different perspectives as you learn the varying stories of an entire circus of performers, each with their own lives... and their own secrets.
Why similar: Detective 15.4%, Crime 13.3%, Point & Click 12%, Investigation 11.8%, Visual Novel 10.2%
