- #1 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story
97% matchMixed68% of 136 reviews2023
Dev: SenAm GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Hauma is a deduction visual novel set in Munich. Discover a conspiracy amongst the upper echelons of society alongside former detective Judith, while visiting real locations in a comic-inspired look.
Why similar: Conspiracy 14.3% ★, Detective 13.1%, Crime 12.1%, Investigation 11%, Dialogue Heavy 7.3%
- #2 Detective Kobayashi - A Visual Novel
96% matchPositive87% of 31 reviews2019
Dev: GenuinePub: Giiku Games
Windows
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 19.6%, Detective 19.5%, Investigation 11.4%, Point & Click 10.9%, Mystery 9.7%
- #3 Death Trick: Double Blind
96% matchVery Positive87% of 291 reviews2024
Dev: Citreat StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 12%, Crime 10.7%, Historical 9.7%, Investigation 9.1%, Dialogue Heavy 9.1%
- #4 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 788 reviews2026
Dev: BRANEPub: Surefire.Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 21.7% ★, Detective 15.3%, Investigation 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 9%, Point & Click 9%
- #5 Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle, Season One
95% matchVery Positive95% of 109 reviews2021
Dev: Tanuki-sama Studios
Windows · Linux
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 17.4%, Crime 15.2%, Investigation 11.9%, Dialogue Heavy 8.7%, Mystery 8.5%
- #6 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,386 reviews2025
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 17.7% ★, Detective 17.3%, Investigation 16.4%, Point & Click 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
- #7 Criminal Expert
94% matchMostly Negative38% of 24 reviews2023
Dev: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows
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: Detective 21.5%, Crime 21%, Investigation 18.6%, Dialogue Heavy 10.2%, Point & Click 8.9%
- #8 Wild East: The Straw Man
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: David Zacik
Windows · Mac
1993, just after Czechoslovakia split in two. Play as reporter Marek and investigate the death of a company director in name only. In Prague, journalist Eva pursues a case of her own. Explore locations, read documents, and uncover where their cases meet in a classic 2D point-and-click mystery.
Why similar: Detective 14.7%, Investigation 12.8%, Conspiracy 12.3% ★, Crime 11.4%, Point & Click 9.8%
- #9 The Case of the Golden Idol
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 11,013 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 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 14.8% ★, Detective 14.5%, Investigation 12.8%, Crime 9.1%, Mystery 8%
- #10 The Rise of the Golden Idol
91% matchVery Positive93% of 4,156 reviews2024
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.
Why similar: Conspiracy 17.7% ★, Detective 15.3%, Investigation 14.2%, Crime 11%, Mystery 8.7%
- #11 Best Served Cold
90% matchVery Positive88% of 747 reviews2025
Dev: Rogueside
Windows · Mac
Can you mix a cocktail while eye-to-eye with a criminal? Find out in Best Served Cold, a murder mystery set in a bustling speakeasy where you serve customers, make friends and enemies, and solve crimes. At the Nightcap bar, prohibition is a killer… and so are some of your customers!
Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Investigation 15.6%, Dialogue Heavy 15.3%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
- #12 Paper Perjury
89% matchVery Positive89% of 235 reviews2024
Dev: Paper Cat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed. Solve cases and outsmart criminals in a detective story full of lies, confessions, and maybe even a murder or two.
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Investigation 17.7%, Crime 13.8%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Mystery 9.6%
- #13 Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit
89% matchVery Positive81% of 486 reviews2022
Dev: Tag of JoyPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Legends of the past come back to life in this charming point-and-click adventure. Pack your bags and journey with Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit through modern day Europe to uncover the conspiracy behind a cursed relic and the secrets of the King who was never crowned.
Why similar: Detective 17%, Point & Click 15.1%, Conspiracy 11.8% ★, Mystery 10.9%, Investigation 9.2%
- #14 Black File
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Simurg Software and Games
Windows
Istanbul, after midnight. Black File is a noir detective game: investigate crime scenes, examine evidence in 3D — rotate it, zoom in, read the back — then use what you find to break a suspect's story.
Why similar: Detective 18.1%, Investigation 14.7%, Conspiracy 9.5% ★, Point & Click 8.9%, Isometric 8.3%
- #15 The Honeypot Murders
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Supernormal Games
Windows
Arthur thinks he’s a smart guy. He isn’t. Help him solve puzzles, investigate the town, and uncover the mystery of his friends disappearance in this quirky adventure game inspired by classic cartoons.
Why similar: Conspiracy 17.1% ★, Detective 14.7%, Investigation 12.9%, Dialogue Heavy 8.5%, Mystery 8.3%
- #16 Curtain Call in Flames
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gamescun
Windows
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 20.7%, Crime 15.4%, Investigation 15.1%, Mystery 9.4%, Visual Novel 9.2%
- #17 L'Agence - The Hearts of Paris
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 1888 Studio
Windows
Paris, 1888. In this detective visual novel inspired by Ace Attorney and Golden Idol, play as a matchmaker-detective striving to keep her marriage agency open. Meet colourful characters, uncover their secrets, and spread love throughout the city!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 13.1%, Detective 13.1%, Investigation 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Point & Click 9.1%
- #18 Beware of the Cartographer!
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tohu Bohu Games
Windows
Map a mysterious land during the Age of Enlightenment. Draw the border between two warring kingdoms. Meet the locals. Juggle their demands with the requirements of your mission. Ethical dilemmas, secret plots, strange phenomena… will you be able to bring peace back to the land?
Why similar: Investigation 14.8%, Detective 14%, Historical 10.9%, Point & Click 10.9%, Dialogue Heavy 9.4%
- #19 The Missing Threads
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wynd_devPub: wysg
Windows
[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 20.7%, Investigation 17.2%, Crime 15.4%, Point & Click 10.8%, Mystery 9.8%
- #20 Inkblood
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hey Bird!Pub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
You're an Inquisitor following a trail of death. A cult is at work, your predecessor has vanished, and the region teeters on the edge of chaos. Find the truth. Uphold the Inquisition. Do not fail.
Why similar: Conspiracy 15.9% ★, Detective 15.7%, Investigation 12.6%, Crime 8%, Mystery 7.2%
- #21 Death at Fleming Manor
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SUPERTHUMb
Windows
"Your job is to write the death certificate." In 1959, a mysterious death awaits inside a grand British manor. Investigate eerie scenes and complete forensic documents, including death certificates and emergency reports. Stylish 1960s detective comic art. Perfect for fans of vintage whodunits.
Why similar: Crime 13.5%, Detective 13.5%, Conspiracy 12.5% ★, Investigation 12%, Point & Click 7.9%
- #22 Almanac: Detective Agency
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bergamot Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A narrative detective game about solving mysteries through investigation, evidence, and conversation. Question suspects in your own words, photograph clues, and piece together the truth in a town full of secrets. Who is lying, and what are they hiding?
Why similar: Detective 17.5%, Investigation 14.3%, Dialogue Heavy 12.2%, Crime 12.2%, Conspiracy 11.2% ★
- #23 Moses & Plato - Last Train to Clawville
81% matchVery Positive89% of 135 reviews2026
Dev: The Wild GentlemenPub: Toge Productions
Windows
A murder mystery where you are the main suspect! An ambassador on a peace mission has been killed on board the Clawville Express. Time progresses as you sniff out clues, eavesdrop on conversations, and interrogate passengers. Can you solve the case before the train reaches the last station? Or else.
Why similar: Crime 17.5%, Detective 17%, Investigation 15.2%, Point & Click 10.7%, Visual Novel 8.2%
- #24 Locator: The Search for Abigail Lidari
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Empty ExhibitPub: Playstack
Windows
A Geoguessr-inspired narrative detective puzzle game set on an alien planet. As the Cartographer, you must gather and examine clues to locate missing archaeologist Abigail Lidari and uncover the fate of an ancient alien civilization.
Why similar: Conspiracy 17.9% ★, Investigation 15%, Detective 15%, Crime 12.2%, Mystery 9.6%
- #25 Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
81% matchVery Positive94% of 1,369 reviews2024
Dev: Revolution Software Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The classic multi-award winning adventure "Broken Sword - the Shadow of the Templars" returns with glorious 4K visuals and iconic remastered audio, pitching intrepid tourist George Stobbart and fearless journalist Nico Collard into a journey of perilous adventures and ancient conspiracies.
Why similar: Conspiracy 15% ★, Detective 13.3%, Investigation 12%, Dialogue Heavy 10.3%, Historical 9.8%
- #26 The Mystery of Oak Island
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Visionaire Studio UG
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 16.5%, Detective 15.5%, Point & Click 12.9%, Mystery 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 7.2%
- #27 CENSOR
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quack Duck Games
Windows · Mac
A sci-fi interrogation game. No more than ten people in the galaxy can do your job. The person across the table is already convicted. Find out why they did it, then decide what the truth will cost them.
Why similar: Detective 16.7%, Investigation 14.2%, Conspiracy 12.9% ★, Crime 11.7%, Dialogue Heavy 10.6%
- #28 Água Suja (Nobody Dies Here)
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: B&B Studios
Windows
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 19.5%, Investigation 15.5%, Crime 12.7%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Mystery 9.8%
- #29 No Murders in Grimwick
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bee and Boo Games
Windows
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 16.2%, Investigation 14.3%, Dialogue Heavy 10.9%, Crime 10.6%, Point & Click 9.6%
- #30 Mohism: Battle of Words
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 610 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 19.5%, Investigation 14.8%, Crime 14.1%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Mystery 9.2%
- #31 Last Night Last Call
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rogueside
Windows · Mac
Can you solve a murder with only your wits, cocktail shaker, and silver tongue? Last Night Last Call is a narrative detective game where you mix cocktails, interrogate suspects, gather clues, and shape relationships to solve five murders. Every customer has something to hide.
Why similar: Detective 14.5%, Crime 13.1%, Investigation 12.5%, Dialogue Heavy 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%
- #32 Trails and Traces: The Tomb of Thomas Tew
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Because Because Games
Windows
A classic point-and-click adventure game full of puzzles and humor!
Why similar: Detective 14.7%, Dialogue Heavy 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Crime 10.9%, Point & Click 9.8%
- #33 The Wolf Is Dead
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fat Toad Games
Windows · Linux
The Wolf is Dead is a murder mystery game. When the Big Bad Wolf is found murdered at a party for his biopic, you're called in. Interrogate suspects, investigate the scene of the crime and use this to travel back in time and reconstruct the events of the evening. Who killed Alexander Wolff?
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Crime 18.2%, Dialogue Heavy 14.4%, Investigation 10.5%, Mystery 10.4%
- #34 City of Voices
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kini Games
Windows
A short Golden Idol-like deduction game about a young girl who is catapulted from her suburban life into the mysterious world of the ancient Maya. Investigate a series of moments frozen in time. Examine clues and solve puzzles to uncover a story full of twists and turns.
Why similar: Conspiracy 22.3% ★, Detective 19.7%, Investigation 16.9%, Mystery 10.2%, Point & Click 9.1%
- #35 Voodoo Detective
75% matchVery Positive96% of 377 reviews2022
Dev: Short Sleeve Studio, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Do you like adventure, comedy, and dime store detective novels? Then boy have we got the game for you! Join Voodoo Detective in a hand-drawn, point-and-click noir where you’ll pit your wits and hoodoo know-how against a sinister evil that’s taken root on beautiful Zo Wanga Isle.
Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Investigation 16.1%, Point & Click 12.9%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%, Hand-drawn 10.5%
- #36 Pentiment
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,846 reviews2022
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.
Why similar: Historical 14.2%, Investigation 13.9%, Detective 12.1%, Conspiracy 12% ★, Interactive Fiction 9.5%
- #37 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
76% matchVery Positive89% of 8,060 reviews2014
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 30%, Crime 15.8%, Investigation 14.2%, Mystery 10.2%, Point & Click 5.9%
- #38 Murder Mystery Mayhem AI
73% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: AI Media Design
Windows
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 15.9%, Investigation 13.5%, Crime 12.7%, Dialogue Heavy 10.4%, Historical 10.3%
- #39 Ashes of Holloway Bay
72% match4 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Cold Case Inc
Windows
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 20.6%, Crime 17.2%, Investigation 15.7%, Mystery 9.9%, Point & Click 8.1%
- #40 Dynasty Detective
73% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: COSDOTS
Windows
DynastyDetective is a visual Novel-style mystery story game set in the fictional Joseon Dynasty where monsters appear.
Why similar: Conspiracy 16.1% ★, Detective 15.2%, Investigation 12.1%, Dialogue Heavy 9.5%, Crime 9.1%
- #41 Tangle Tower
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,826 reviews2019
Dev: SFB Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Crime 12.8%, Point & Click 12%, Dialogue Heavy 10%, Mystery 7.2%
- #42 The Golden Girl Case
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StickyLabs
Windows · Mac
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 21.9%, Investigation 15.4%, Crime 13.3%, Conspiracy 10.8% ★, Mystery 10.4%
- #43 Call of the Golden Valley
71% matchPositive85% of 46 reviews2025
Dev: O'Saurus Studios
Windows · Mac
Your friend is missing in the Australian outback and you must find her. Search the Internet for clues, solve mysterious puzzles and uncover the conspiracy of the vanishing hikers of Golden Valley.
Why similar: Conspiracy 16.5% ★, Detective 15.1%, Investigation 12.4%, Mystery 10%, Crime 9.1%
- #44 The Price of Grief
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zero Budget Mystery
Windows · Mac
Dive into a decade of secrets, mysterious characters and their inexplicable deaths - in the shadow of the darkest time in human history. Investigate crimes, decode documents, collect clues and solve riddles - one word at a time. The deeper you read, the less any of it seems to be an accident.
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Conspiracy 16.5% ★, Investigation 16.1%, Crime 12.1%, Point & Click 11.5%
- #45 The Millhaven Murders
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kiloupa Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A hand-drawn and story-rich deduction mystery set in 1887. Pearl Lundgren is dead and two men have been arrested for her murder, but the full truth remains to be discovered, and only you can piece it together.
Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Investigation 16.4%, Point & Click 12.8%, Historical 11.2%, Crime 10.5%
- #46 Grégoire Lefèbvre Investigations : The Vow of Hate
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TcherryPub: Viridis Cosmos Games
Windows
Play as Captain Grégoire Lefèbvre and investigate the murder of a controversial country priest in this gripping historical detective thriller.
Why similar: Detective 15.3%, Crime 12.1%, Point & Click 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Historical 10.4%
- #47 Just in Crime
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Gomet Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Just in Crime is a detective video game in which you play a detective dog and a wizard cat. With a twist; you are able to travel back in time and examine the crime scene a few seconds before it happened.
Why similar: Detective 16.8%, Investigation 14.5%, Point & Click 9.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%, Mystery 8.4%
- #48 Intruder In Antiquonia
71% matchVery Positive90% of 118 reviews2022
Dev: Aruma Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Intruder In Antiquonia is a narrative mystery adventure that will immerse you in the Internet-hostile town of Antiquonia. Sarah does not remember who she is and how she got there. Help her solve the mysteries of her past while exploring beautiful hand-drawn environments.
Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Investigation 14.8%, Point & Click 12.3%, Mystery 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
- #49 The Lawyer - Episode 1: The White Bag
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ManyDev Studio
Windows
The Lawyer - Episode 1: The White Bag is the first part of an episodic adventure game which combines gripping crime story with classic courtroom drama. Immerse yourself into a world set in early 90’s in which you gather (or fabricate!) evidence, deduct and run fierce courtroom battles.
Why similar: Conspiracy 16.7% ★, Detective 13.5%, Crime 13.2%, Investigation 11.9%, Dialogue Heavy 10.1%
- #50 Spooky Crew: Mask of the Mysterium
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Matt Sanderson
Windows
Join the Spooky Crew and uncover the secret of the Mask of the Mysterium in this point and click adventure game. An encounter with a masked figure leads the crew to investigate the secrets of a local museum.
Why similar: Crime 13.6%, Detective 13.1%, Investigation 12.8%, Dialogue Heavy 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
- #51 Mistmoon Falls
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: portmantoga
Windows · Mac
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 16.5%, Crime 13.5%, Investigation 12.1%, Dialogue Heavy 11.9%, Point & Click 8.5%
- #52 Set the Record Straight
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anja Remic
Windows · Mac
A 1998-set deduction game. Trawl a period internet for documents, photographs, and dead ends, then correct the official record: who really wrote, played, drew, or built it. An anthology of credit fraud, set straight one careful search at a time.
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Investigation 16.6%, Crime 15.9%, Historical 11.2%, Point & Click 10.6%
- #53 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story - Prologue
69% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2023
Dev: SenAm GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Hauma is a deduction visual novel set in Munich. Discover a conspiracy amongst the upper echelons of society alongside former detective Judith, while visiting real locations in a comic-inspired look.
Why similar: Detective 15.4%, Crime 14.1%, Investigation 12.3%, Dialogue Heavy 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%
- #54 Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
67% matchVery Positive81% of 424 reviews2024
Dev: The Wild GentlemenPub: Joystick Ventures
Windows
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: Crime 15.8%, Detective 15.7%, Investigation 13.9%, Point & Click 10%, Mystery 8.2%
- #55 Broken Sword - The Smoking Mirror: Reforged
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Revolution Software Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
The classic award winning adventure returns in glorious 4K with fully remastered audio. Step into the shoes of intrepid tourist George Stobbart and sharp-witted journalist Nico Collard as they unravel a deadly Mayan conspiracy steeped in ancient artifacts and dark magic.
Why similar: Investigation 15.2%, Detective 12.4%, Conspiracy 11.2% ★, Historical 10.9%, Dialogue Heavy 9.4%
- #56 The Cold Cases: Remembering Jory
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: JasperMarie
Windows
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: Investigation 14.9%, Detective 14.7%, Crime 13.7%, Dialogue Heavy 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
- #57 The Empty Desk
67% matchPositive82% of 28 reviews2025
Dev: CheesecakeGames
Windows
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 15.7%, Crime 15.6%, Investigation 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Cinematic 8.9%
- #58 The Silver Crow
65% matchVery Positive96% of 100 reviews2026
Dev: Dreamagination
Windows · Mac
Play as Conrad, the town's executioner. Investigate a mysterious death, gather clues, question suspects and solve puzzles in this classic point-and-click mystery where witchcraft and superstition conceal a far darker truth.
Why similar: Detective 17.8%, Conspiracy 16.8% ★, Investigation 13.8%, Crime 12.8%, Point & Click 12.5%
- #59 Hired Eye
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nightdesk
Windows
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 21.3%, Investigation 17.1%, Crime 13.9%, Conspiracy 11.7% ★, Point & Click 9.8%
- #60 Devi : A light in the dark
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flying Robot Studios
Windows
An evidence-based detective game set in rural India. Investigate your friend's disappearance by searching crime scenes, interrogating suspects, and presenting proof to break through lies. Race against time to expose a conspiracy before the 9:45 PM train leaves.
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Crime 15.4%, Investigation 14.8%, Dialogue Heavy 10.7%, Mystery 8.9%