
2027. One year since the superpowers’ standoff came to a head. The nuclear winter has lifted, but people still hide in bunkers, afraid of the radiation. Who gets a new home—and who is cast out into the wastes? Lives are in your hands, Captain.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Investigation, Point & Click, Mystery.

2027. One year since the superpowers’ standoff came to a head. The nuclear winter has lifted, but people still hide in bunkers, afraid of the radiation. Who gets a new home—and who is cast out into the wastes? Lives are in your hands, Captain.

speak of my sin
Speak of My Sin is a word reasoning game - players are supposed to find the truth of the cases, restore the story in a number of interrelated cases and finally detect the identification of “me”, speaking out “my” sin.

It Was Not a Suicide
A psychological horror detective simulation set in Rainier Falls in 2005. Uncover the truth behind Adele's death by finding contradictions in the case files. Are you brilliant enough to expose the suspects' lies in a single attempt? Because you only get one chance to make an arrest.
Speak of My Sin is a word reasoning game - players are supposed to find the truth of the cases, restore the story in a number of interrelated cases and finally detect the identification of “me”, speaking out “my” sin.
Why similar: Word Game 24.4%, Crime 20.3%, Detective 20.1%, Text-Based 14.9%, Point & Click 9.2%
A psychological horror detective simulation set in Rainier Falls in 2005. Uncover the truth behind Adele's death by finding contradictions in the case files. Are you brilliant enough to expose the suspects' lies in a single attempt? Because you only get one chance to make an arrest.
Why similar: Detective 26.8%, Crime 24.6%, Investigation 19.4%, Point & Click 8.8%, Text-Based 7.2%
你在一栋被完全封锁的公寓里觉醒,但是除了自己的化名以外对自己的过去一无所知。神秘的幕后黑手逼迫这所公寓里所有人自相残杀,而你以及这所公寓乃至整个世界真正的真相是什么?
Why similar: Word Game 36.3%, Detective 30.2%, Investigation 20%, Text-Based 13.5%
"Questscape: Escape from Cell 13" is the ultimate Escape Room Simulator! Can you make the escape? Play solo or in online co-op mode. Crack codes, find clues, and break free from the prison. Prove you have what it takes to break out – ready for the ultimate Escape Room experience!
Why similar: Outbreak Sim 43.9% ★, Crime 16.5%, Detective 15.2%, Investigation 11.9%, Point & Click 10.5%
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 27.2%, Crime 25.6%, Investigation 18.8%, Point & Click 9.5%, Nonlinear 6.6%
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 26.6%, Crime 19.4%, Investigation 19.1%, Point & Click 9.8%, Text-Based 8.4%
Explore the small town of ShadeCreek in this Indie point-and-click adventure.
Why similar: Crime 23.6%, Alternate History 18.8%, Detective 18.6%, Point & Click 16.9%, Investigation 14.1%
Void Encounter is a 3D FPS alternative to currently very popular impostor-hunt games. Void Encounter takes that concept a bit further and features creepy level design, lighting features and random or impostor-initiated events.
Why similar: Outbreak Sim 44.3% ★, Diplomacy 26.5% ★, Crime 14.1%, Investigation 11.7%, Dialogue Heavy 3.3%
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 30.2%, Crime 28.6%, Detective 25.7%, Point & Click 9.7%, Dialogue Heavy 4.7%
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: Crime 28.9%, Detective 25.5%, Investigation 13.5%, Point & Click 12.6%, Text-Based 10.1%
《田游族谱》是一款简洁的族谱树解谜游戏。故事发生在虚构的福建沿海城市田游,围绕一个家族展开。玩家将扮演探索者,通过社交链追踪与线索搜集,按图索骥,逐步拼凑出家族成员的真实信息,最终点亮族谱树上的每一个节点。
Why similar: Word Game 36.2%, Detective 28.5%, Investigation 14.6%, Text-Based 10.1%, Point & Click 7.3%
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 30%, Crime 25.2%, Investigation 19.9%, Word Game 13%, Point & Click 6.3%
The Cold Cases: Remembering Jory is a story rich, investigative mystery game where your only tools are your contacts and the people you can find and get to talk to you. Read through old internet archives, pick out what is important, and solve the mystery of the 10 year old cold case.
Why similar: Crime 20.6%, Detective 19.7%, Investigation 18%, Text-Based 11.8%, Point & Click 8.9%
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 33.5%, Detective 23.6%, Investigation 21%, Text-Based 12.7%, Point & Click 5%
In the middle of a world-ending pandemic, a group of scientists discover the galaxy has been watching. From the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Subsurface Circular, Quarantine Circular is the next mutation in text-based adventure.
Why similar: Diplomacy 36.6% ★, Detective 15.5%, Investigation 14.8%, Text-Based 13.2%, Point & Click 8.9%
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: Crime 27.6%, Detective 27.1%, Point & Click 14.2%, Text-Based 10.9%, Investigation 10.4%
Join the famous Detective Doyle to solve a series of murder cases in this captivating hidden object, adventure game.
Why similar: Word Game 27.9%, Crime 27.6%, Detective 24.3%, Point & Click 11.6%, Investigation 6.4%
[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 30.7%, Crime 25.7%, Investigation 23.2%, Point & Click 14.3%, Choices Matter 6.1%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 29.9%, Crime 27.5%, Investigation 22.7%, Text-Based 11%, Point & Click 8.9%
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 29.6%, Crime 24.9%, Investigation 22.4%, Point & Click 13.3%, Nonlinear 9.8%
Criminal Expert is a detective video game that puts you under the pressure of inexorably passing time. The story contains multiple selection paths, and you ultimately decide how it ends.
Why similar: Crime 27.8%, Detective 25.3%, Investigation 19.8%, Point & Click 9.3%, Dialogue Heavy 6.9%
A post-apocalyptic single-player simulator where you sell resources to survivors to withstand internal and external threats. Work with scavengers to gather supplies, keep your shelter secure, and uncover the secrets of the bunker.
Why similar: Outbreak Sim 43.1% ★, Diplomacy 30.4% ★, Crime 19%, Post-apocalyptic 6%, Simulation 0.9%
40 Days is a special strategy simulation game related to infectious diseases spread all over the city. You, as ahead of the quarantine department, have been given full authority and manpower to contain the city, deal with different parties, virus in the city and most importantly find out the cure.
Why similar: Outbreak Sim 97.3% ★, Simulation 2.7%
A noir detective game played at your desk. Read evidence photos, CCTV footage and records, compare fingerprints and voices, and fill in the suspect matrix yourself before you accuse anyone. Juggle action points, fees and deadlines across eight cases as a criminal organization closes in.
Why similar: Detective 29.6%, Crime 21.8%, Investigation 21.6%, Point & Click 12.1%, Choices Matter 4.5%
Trapped in a subway car that seems to have no end, you must solve a crime where the clues contradict each other and the environment changes without explanation. Investigate the passengers, defy logic, and try to escape before claustrophobia completely distorts your reality.
Why similar: Crime 26.2%, Detective 21.8%, Investigation 17.2%, Text-Based 13.3%, Point & Click 11.4%
Will you be able to infect all devices of the world? «Trojan Inc.» - simulator, which will involve you in a world of computer viruses and trojans.
Why similar: Outbreak Sim 96.9% ★, Simulation 3.1%
This is a click to decrypt game that includes storyline, role-playing, and detective gameplay. The student played by the player will reason and decrypt school gossip events in the school.
Why similar: Word Game 30.9%, Crime 23.8%, Detective 21.5%, Point & Click 10.5%, Text-Based 9.8%
A multiplayer social survival game inspired by the “Bunker” board game, where players must convince others that they deserve a place in the shelter. Debate, argue, reveal your character traits, and vote - only a few will survive.
Why similar: Outbreak Sim 52.4% ★, Post-apocalyptic 11.1%, Text-Based 10.7%, Word Game 8.7%, Dialogue Heavy 7.8%
A weird hospital in a weird place. It has been in deep controversy since the COVID-19 take place. It was closed a few months after the virus spread, for unknown reasons. The hospital is very ancient and familiar with its inhumane experiences
Why similar: Outbreak Sim 46.4% ★, Crime 20.8%, Investigation 16.1%, Detective 15.4%, Simulation 1.3%
I Am Your Lawyer is a game where you play the role of a lawyer. Your task is to represent your clients in court. You have to defend innocent, harmless people and shady guys (murderers, thieves, crooks). See you in court!
Why similar: Diplomacy 46.8% ★, Investigation 18.5%, Crime 18%, Dialogue Heavy 6.3%, Choices Matter 4.1%
THE MAIN POST - is a visual novel, which takes place in a USSR. You play as a military man who is being taken on a mission to a closed city in the USSR. You will have to reveal all the secrets of this place.
Why similar: Crime 26.4%, Detective 21.8%, Investigation 15.9%, Alternate History 13.8%, Thriller 7%
Running an international organization called the Global Quarantine Bureau, dealing with pandemics and public health issues worldwide, while also ensuring increasing revenue and personal enrichment.
Why similar: Outbreak Sim 40.9% ★, Diplomacy 28.7% ★, Text-Based 10.9%, Alternate History 9.5%, Investigation 6.8%
Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game. It involves searching crime scenes for evidence, combining clues and questioning suspects. Puzzles can have multiple solutions as you guide the protagonist - Detective Will Stanhope - through the story.
Why similar: Detective 29.4%, Crime 21.4%, Point & Click 20.2%, Investigation 13.7%, Choices Matter 8.4%
A completely open-dialog murder mystery.
Why similar: Word Game 30%, Detective 24.6%, Investigation 21%, Crime 8.4%, Dialogue Heavy 7.6%
Solve your own murder in this thrilling true crime adventure game. You've come face-to-face with your fate and someone close to you is going to kill you...unless you find out who it is before the time runs out!
Why similar: Crime 25.1%, Detective 23.4%, Investigation 14.6%, Point & Click 14.4%, Text-Based 11.8%
Mistmoon Falls is an open world murder mystery set in a farm-sim town that's now sans farmer. Question the locals, use tools to uncover clues, form hypotheses, and sift through some sinister goings-on to find the killer.
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Crime 21.8%, Investigation 15.7%, Point & Click 10.8%, Dialogue Heavy 9.7%
The year is 2155. As an officer of the Mutant Detection Unit, you stand guard at humanity’s last safe zones after a global nuclear catastrophe. Inspect, question, and decide who’s human—because one mistake could doom them all.
Why similar: Outbreak Sim 46.1% ★, Word Game 23%, Detective 18.2%, Post-apocalyptic 11%, Simulation 1.7%
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
Why similar: Detective 44%, Crime 26.1%, Investigation 18.9%, Point & Click 7.6%, Choices Matter 3.4%
Assume the role of a modern detective and solve fascinating cases using lots of gadgets and your own skills. Let a sophisticated narrative help you uncover clues and secrets that might not be apparent right away and become a star detective.
Why similar: Detective 39.8%, Crime 24.6%, Investigation 20.3%, Choices Matter 5.5%, Simulation 3.6%
This is an original orthodox detective mystery game. The player suddenly takes possession of Roran, who hopes to report to the academy. You must investigate and deduce the truth behind a series of bizarre incidents that obstruct his journey, helping him successfully reach the academy.
Why similar: Detective 32.9%, Crime 23.4%, Investigation 20.8%, Text-Based 11.1%, Point & Click 10%
You are a detective. You have been assigned a partner to investigate a horrid case. But things are not what it seems. Navigate the paths as you attempt to unravel the truth behind your lost memories and your new disturbing detective partner.
Why similar: Crime 26.4%, Detective 23.3%, Text-Based 13.8%, Surreal 12.1%, Point & Click 11.7%
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: Crime 28.3%, Detective 24.8%, Investigation 18.6%, Point & Click 12.1%, Text-Based 10.9%
Do you believe that parallel worlds really exist? An ordinary college student, Chen Chou, wakes up one day to find himself transported aboard a space research vessel. The strangers on the ship all claim to know him. Could it be that he has crossed over into a parallel world...
Why similar: Detective 32.6%, Crime 32%, Word Game 22.7%, Investigation 6.4%, Multiple Endings 6.3%
Confined to a woodland cabin in the 1906 Rockies, your only way to solve a family massacre is by letters. The one responsible is already on the move — silence and madness claim your contacts, and you may be next. He will find you, and death resets the world; only your notebook carries on.
Why similar: Word Game 26.8%, Detective 25.7%, Investigation 18.8%, Crime 14.7%, Text-Based 10.5%
Investigate a replayable Hollywood murder mystery where everyone has something to hide. Question guests, uncover contradictions, and identify the killer before they escape justice.
Why similar: Crime 28.1%, Detective 26.8%, Investigation 20.6%, Dialogue Heavy 8.8%, Point & Click 6.6%
It’s the 1920s and the world’s foremost detective is about to embark on his most challenging case yet. Thankfully, in this world that’s not quite like our own, there’s nobody better to crack the case than the great detective and gentleman giraffe, Lord Winklebottom.
Why similar: Crime 25.1%, Detective 24.2%, Investigation 17.1%, Point & Click 14.9%, Surreal 11.4%
The Magic Circle is excited to welcome you to a truly wondrous experience. Relax by bonding with your fellow Guests! Then investigate and argue over their murders! In this Danganronpa-inspired Visual Novel, your mystery-solving skills will truly be put to the test. Please, enjoy your stay.
Why similar: Underground 23.9% ★, Crime 20.3%, Detective 17.6%, Investigation 14.8%, Point & Click 9.9%
Heaven Does Not Respond is a psychological and analog horror game set in an alternate 2005 timeline. Play as an intelligence agent, exploring a retro computer interface to decipher secret files, watch mysterious videos, and uncover the dark secrets behind a young man's death.
Why similar: Crime 23.2%, Detective 20.5%, Investigation 17.9%, Point & Click 11.8%, Surreal 11.3%
10 EPISODES. 8 HOURS+ OF GAMEPLAY. HUMOR, CHOICES, MULTIPLE ENDINGS. PROFILING, INTERROGATIONS AND INVESTIGATION. Play as a young FBI agent in New Orleans: search scenes, interrogate and profile suspects. Make choices that shape a branching story mixing offbeat humor with a gripping crime thriller.
Why similar: Crime 21.8%, Detective 20.5%, Investigation 16.6%, Point & Click 11.1%, Text-Based 10.8%
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 32.9%, Crime 22.5%, Investigation 21%, Point & Click 13%, Nonlinear 9.2%
A true crime detective game where you map suspects, reconstruct timelines, and use deduction to find the truth everyone missed.
Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Investigation 26%, Crime 25.2%, Point & Click 14.1%, Nonlinear 7.4%
Murder Mystery Mayhem AI is a single-player detective game set in a stylish 1920s world of secrets, suspicion, and social intrigue. Talk freely to a colorful cast of cunning suspects, gather clues, uncover motives, and deduce who among them is the killer.
Why similar: Detective 24%, Crime 21.6%, Investigation 18.4%, Point & Click 11.8%, Text-Based 9.3%
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
Why similar: Crime 24.4%, Detective 21.5%, Investigation 18%, Surreal 12.8%, Point & Click 11.7%
Play as the zombies! Infect and Destroy is an indie game in which you play as an infectious disease with the sole purpose of eliminating everyone on Earth. Play as an ultra-intelligent self-aware virus capable of reanimating the dead and turning them into your minions.
Why similar: Outbreak Sim 95.4% ★, Simulation 2.7%, Casual 1.9%
Step into the thrilling world of "A Million Murder Mysteries," where every second counts and every word holds the key to solving a gripping case. This intense text-based detective game challenges your analytical skills and deductive reasoning as you race against time to unravel a million mysteries.
Why similar: Word Game 38.8%, Crime 19%, Detective 14.7%, Text-Based 13.1%, Investigation 9.6%
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 28%, Crime 23.5%, Investigation 16.2%, Text-Based 11.1%, Point & Click 10.9%
The adventure begins when Ada, a young explorer, receives a mysterious selfie from her sister, who in fact disappeared months ago. ...... The background of the selfie is a mysterious island with blood-red sea water. Ada decides to go out on the sea to look for her sister……
Why similar: Word Game 28.3%, Detective 21.4%, Investigation 18.3%, Crime 16.4%, Point & Click 15.6%
Step into the shoes of Clementine "Cleo" Ace, an apprentice to her aunt, the world-renowned detective, Maya Lynch. From heists to murders, use your deduction skills to solve "howdunnit" cases that are too tough for the local police to crack and uncover a deeper mystery along the way!
Why similar: Detective 37.7%, Investigation 27%, Crime 16.3%, Point & Click 14.1%, Dialogue Heavy 4.9%
Become a forensic specialist in a realistic crime lab simulator. Investigate crime scenes, collect microscopic evidence, and identify perpetrators in the lab using DNA and digital analysis. Based on the experience and insights of experts from the State Criminal Police Office Rhineland-Palatinate.
Why similar: Crime 36.4%, Investigation 27.3%, Detective 19%, Choices Matter 7.2%, Simulation 4.4%
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
Why similar: Crime 30%, Investigation 26.8%, Detective 26.8%, Text-Based 12.8%, Point & Click 3.6%