Games Like Clash: Robot Detective - Complete Edition

Save the day with Clash!

Why similar: Robots 24.7%, Detective 23.6%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Mystery 8%, Sci-fi 7.7%

When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.

Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Robots 19.5%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Noir 11.9%, Conversation 8.3%

Gather evidence, interview suspects and send your case to trial. Have you got what it takes to be Tokyo's top detective?

Why similar: Detective 31.6%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Crime 18.4%, Mystery 9.6%, Adventure 7%

Something has been taken. Enter a new Grid and forge alliances via visual novel gameplay, uncovering truths through Identity Disc puzzles. Make critical decisions and plot your own course in a world without a creator.

Why similar: Detective 26.6%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Noir 13.1%, Mystery 9.7%, Sci-fi 9.2%

Early spring, 1999, Taoyuan Village. In just several days, a series of drowning incidents occurred in the same quaint village. Then, on the night of the fifteenth day, numerous villagers witnessed a woman in red who bore an uncanny resemblance to a lady who had previously met an unjust demise...

Why similar: Detective 30.5%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Crime 17.2%, Mystery 12.3%, Drama 8.3%

A mansion drenched in heavy rain. Heirs gathered, each eyeing the family fortune. And you—who committed a murder in their midst. As a chain of killings begins, YORAM follows Irene Lindbergh, a murderer hiding her crime, as she searches for the truth buried deep within the estate.

Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Noir 19.9%, Adventure 11.5%, Drama 8.4%

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 24.1%, Crime 15.1%, Noir 14%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Conversation 9.9%

An occult-mystery-adventure game set in Kyoto—detectives investigate to solve bizarre and complex cases. What did Kamotan detectives finally uncover on their way to the truth of these cryptic incidents?

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.1%, Detective 23.2%, Crime 17.3%, Adventure 13.4%, Mystery 11.2%

A film noir style audio-visual novella. A mysterious woman... a string of murders... and a man with a hidden past.

Why similar: Detective 35.3%, Noir 25.1%, Visual Novel 23.9%, Mystery 12.8%, Indie 2.5%

Detective agency management × superpowered mystery. Former operative Lin Mo rebuilds the Ash Detective Agency in Collins City. Investigate crime scenes, use “Echoes” to recover memory fragments, rebut lies with evidence, dispatch partners for intel, and uncover conspiracy behind your mentor’s death.

Why similar: Detective 33.5%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Crime 15.5%, Mystery 9.5%, Noir 5.9%

Set in school life, “Who is the Criminal” is a text-based adventure game featuring comedian and inference elements. With inquiring suspects and debating with “evildoers”, he gathers pieces of puzzles and reveals what truly happens in every incident.

Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Crime 17.5%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Mystery 9.5%, Conversation 8.8%

A shocking murder has rocked the Ironwood Inn. Play as one of four detectives, each with unique interrogation styles. Search for clues, question suspects, and uncover secrets in this high-stakes mystery. Can you solve the case before time runs out?

Why similar: Detective 33.7%, Crime 25.3%, Mystery 15.1%, Adventure 10%, Choices Matter 7.1%

Detective Dana is a 2D story-rich game about an Arabic police officer investigating murder cases. Investigate the crime scene, interrogate the witnesses, solve the mysteries and uncover the secrets until you catch the criminal!

Why similar: Detective 26.8%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Crime 13.8%, Noir 13.4%, Conversation 8.9%

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 29.7%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Crime 16.6%, Mystery 10.4%, Conversation 7.8%

A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber agency, doing their best to uncover the identity of both the killer and VTuber's real face.

Why similar: Detective 28.1%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Crime 17%, Conversation 10.8%, Mystery 9.8%

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 31.6%, Crime 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Noir 13.8%, Conversation 8.6%

As Devin and AV1NA, players will use a combination of psychic abilities and advanced artificial intelligence to solve intricate puzzles, interact with a cast of richly drawn characters, and untangle a web of intrigue that threatens the very heart of Neo-Chicago.

Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Robots 17.8%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Mystery 12.1%, Sci-fi 12%

It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.

Why similar: Detective 29.7%, Crime 20.6%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Mystery 11.3%, Choices Matter 9.4%

A detective who accidentally unsealed the monsters must find the man-eating monster before the deadline. Humans are afraid of monsters, but they were also made by themselves.

Why similar: Detective 31.2%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Drama 13.4%, Mystery 11.7%, Choices Matter 8.3%

Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo is a multi-ending mystery adventure game. A group of boys and girls who have lost their memories gather in a “Tokyo” that is both familiar and unfamiliar. They must trace their lost memories to escape the bizarre labyrinths. Are they prepared to confront their “true selves”?

Why similar: Detective 25.6%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Conversation 10.2%, Adventure 7.8%

In this game, play as Shenming University News Department members. Explore strange incidents—no need for truth. Write compelling reports from clues; eye-catching content excites readers. As for what really happened…do readers actually care? If you care, go find out yourself.

Why similar: Detective 35.9%, Visual Novel 27%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Mystery 7.7%, Adventure 7.5%

Enadakina is a mystery science fiction future-wave adventure video game.

Why similar: Detective 35.8%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Adventure 15.3%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Mystery 12.8%

A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.

Why similar: Detective 28.2%, Crime 19.8%, Noir 19.4%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Mystery 10.1%

A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!

Why similar: Detective 38.2%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Mystery 12.4%, Adventure 12.3%, Noir 9.5%

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 29.4%, Crime 22.8%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Mystery 10.8%, Adventure 5.2%

Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.

Why similar: Detective 32.5%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Mystery 13.1%, Sci-fi 8%, Adventure 5.9%

The hottest bird lawyering game to come out of 1840s France! Join Jayjay Falcon and his witty apprentice, Sparrowson, as the two take on clients, interview witnesses, collect evidence, and deliver justice to the guilty.

Why similar: Detective 36.8%, Visual Novel 29.5%, Mystery 11.5%, Adventure 8.1%, Choices Matter 4.3%

A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!

Why similar: Visual Novel 30.7%, Detective 20.7%, Mystery 15.3%, Adventure 13.9%, Choices Matter 6.4%

A "Visual Novel Play" about the nature of love and relationships! Caught between his fiance and an android, Dan Garland must make a choice that will change lives forever.

Why similar: Robots 25.1%, Visual Novel 25.1%, Adventure 14.9%, Drama 10.8%, Sci-fi 10.2%

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 36.8%, Crime 24.7%, Mystery 13.3%, Adventure 5.9%, Conversation 5.8%

他期待着事业的成果，她期待着追逐的爱情，她期待能给身边的人们带来笑容，他期待能成为故事的主角，他们生活的这座城市期待着海啸后的痊愈……可是，一场突如其来的爆炸扰乱了这一切。烟火暗淡，琉璃蒙尘，他们所期待的，能够实现吗？

Why similar: Detective 31.7%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Crime 22%, Drama 6.8%, Adventure 6%

A mystery adventure which is solved by using two visual features: Live Action and Illustrations.

Why similar: Detective 36.9%, Visual Novel 25.9%, Adventure 23.7%, Mystery 13.5%

因習村推理ADV

Why similar: Detective 35%, Visual Novel 30.8%, Adventure 18%, Mystery 15.3%, Singleplayer 0.9%

This is a murder mystery visual novel where you take the role of the detective. Search for clues, make discoveries, and talk to other characters to find out what is truly going on on the Murder Express.

Why similar: Detective 43.9%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Mystery 13.2%, Adventure 7.3%, Drama 5.3%

“Machina” is the world’s first android to pass the Turing Test. Incidentally, she is also dressed like a maid. Dr. Hiro Koshino ends up taking Machina home and has her work as a maid. As she continues to learn and grow, he also begins to develop certain feelings towards her…

Why similar: Robots 39.7%, Visual Novel 30.1%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Adventure 9.4%, Drama 8%

Play as college student who majors in criminal investigation and solve the weird cases happened right beside him! A visual novel involves puzzle solving, reasoning, humor and of course adventures! English version is available now.

Why similar: Detective 47.4%, Visual Novel 32.4%, Adventure 15.1%, Indie 5.1%

Play as a noir detective in a dark, seductive world — investigate the Blood Moon case while making choices, uncovering secrets, and indulging in explicit encounters.

Why similar: Detective 26.7%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Crime 14.4%, Noir 12.3%, Mystery 10.2%

This classic-style mystery adventure game, inspired by the Famicom Detective Club series and illustrated by Famitsu's legend Kiyokazu Arai, will take you on a suspenseful journey through the beautiful landscapes of Ise-Shima.

Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Crime 19.6%, Mystery 11.1%, Choices Matter 7.3%

Neon Noir is a cyberpunk visual novel with interactive mechanics. It is set in the megalopolis of New Devon in the year 2169, where large private corporations have more power than the government. The player follows the crimes investigated by Colden, a Snatcher.

Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Noir 19.1%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Crime 14%, Sci-fi 10.5%

《爱与命的彼端》是一款悬疑推理AVG。游戏中你将扮演男主角路杰，为拯救恋人许琳，开始一段爱与命的离奇冒险。你即将卷入扑朔迷离的连环杀人案件，也会接触到离奇的民间传说，躲藏在暗处的阴影也注视着你，蠢蠢欲动……你必须依靠自己的推理能力找出真凶，拯救恋人。

Why similar: Detective 46.1%, Visual Novel 26.4%, Mystery 14.2%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Indie 2%

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 26.2%, Crime 17.4%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Noir 12.1%, Mystery 9.5%

A closed-off ghost town, and the unsolved bizarre serial murders that once occurred there. A “daily life collapse” suspense × death game novel ADV that depicts the obsessive love and revenge of 11 people whose lives were irrevocably shattered by that horrific incident.

Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Crime 16%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Mystery 8.1%

Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.

Why similar: Detective 31.6%, Visual Novel 26.6%, Crime 17.6%, Mystery 10.6%, Adventure 9.7%

Follow the story of Markus Orwell, a First Generation soldier of the North Alliance while he tries to solve a painful crime and get his life back on track. Navigate through branching paths, multiple endings, where each decision crafts a different journey.

Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, Detective 21.2%, Crime 18.8%, Robots 13.7%, Sci-fi 10.5%

Step into The Zodiac Mystery, where a suspense-filled adventure begins! Players are immersed in a complex and bewildering cold case, searching for clues across time and space. Examine crime scenes, review files, and analyze evidence, following the trail concealed within a celestial haze.

Why similar: Detective 29%, Crime 26%, Mystery 16.5%, Drama 11.4%, Multiple Endings 9%

A short horror game where a terrifying ancient god manifests itself through worms, maggots, etc, looking to be reborn through someone's body. You will have to find that someone, speaking to the locals, investigating, uncovering truths and decide who to kill before the world is taken over.

Why similar: Detective 42.5%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Noir 12.3%, Choices Matter 12%, Adventure 9.3%

Play as a robot flight attendant in this 20-30 minute visual novella with 3D exploration. Explore the ship, talk to plants, clean up, and most importantly: empathize with the captain as he tries to figure out some personal stuff during your lonely journey. Oh, and make sure you get his coffee right!

Why similar: Robots 46.3%, Visual Novel 27.3%, Sci-fi 16.6%, Story Rich 5.2%, Indie 3.4%

A suspense visual novel replete with life-or-death situations, puzzles and six different endings. Make your own decisions, solve riddles and reach the truth about the disappearance of the world's leading geneticist - and your best friend.

Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Noir 13.6%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Choices Matter 9.9%

Become a righteous hacker detective who solves people's problems... and hack the requested PC by solving riddles! Analyze the PC by hacking! And... solve the source of your client's problems in the PC! This game is a puzzle solving adventure. You can hack by solving riddles.

Why similar: Detective 35.6%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Mystery 15%, Adventure 13.5%, Drama 9.7%

Become Phoenix Wright and experience the thrill of battle as you fight to save your innocent clients in a court of law. Play all 14 episodes, spanning the first three games, in one gorgeous collection.

Why similar: Detective 37.8%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Crime 15.4%, Mystery 11.3%, Adventure 4.2%

A crime-solving mystery game from the perspective of the culprit. You know everything they don't, and the only way to make it back home is to Guilt Trip.

Why similar: Detective 34.4%, Visual Novel 27.4%, Mystery 12.6%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Conversation 6.2%

In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.

Why similar: Detective 41%, Crime 23.2%, Noir 19.8%, Mystery 7.3%, Adventure 5.3%

The Shadows of Fallen City is a reality mystery drama that tracks a violent incident caused by someone's fall, as people who have fallen with different stories gathering in a city where common sense and human relationships have fallen.

Why similar: Crime 22.9%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Noir 18.2%, Drama 12.2%, Mystery 10.4%

Thanks to the rising popularity of the PhoneDroid—a device which features augmented reality (A.R.)—the age of advanced technology has finally reached Tanegashima. On that island, Central Tanegashima High's "Robot Research Club" is about to have their club disbanded.

Why similar: Visual Novel 34.6%, Robots 19.6%, Adventure 16%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Mystery 10.8%

An old man and a little girl! Robot! Visual Novel fully animated in Live2D! A father "covered up" his daughter's extraordinary talent in order to prevent her from being sent to the battlefield. Is there a tomorrow for the father who turned the world against him to protect his beloved daughter?

Why similar: Robots 36.7%, Visual Novel 28.2%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Adventure 12.1%, Drama 9%

A thriller and mystery visual novel about broken trust and the search for truth, when a high-school student is accused of his parents’ brutal murder. Every choice might bring you closer to the truth... or end in tragedy.

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.6%, Crime 16.5%, Detective 14.4%, Mystery 11.5%, Choices Matter 9.6%

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 50.2%, Crime 20.4%, Mystery 12.5%, Adventure 8.9%, Choices Matter 4.5%

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 24.7%, Crime 17.4%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Noir 15.1%, Conversation 9.1%

Inspired by Danganronpa and Ace Attorney series, Final Frame is a murder mystery Visual Novel set in modern Japan.

Why similar: Visual Novel 32.9%, Adventure 16.7%, Detective 15.4%, Crime 12.4%, Mystery 6.5%

Death Inn Ⅱ- The Immortal Is Coming is a horror puzzle. The film crew is in a castle to finish, What is the mystery behind the mysterious death of a leading actress in a castle? Was it a homicide or was there more to it? It's a foggy castle, but none of the truth is buried forever.

Why similar: Detective 33.3%, Visual Novel 29.2%, Mystery 14.2%, Drama 7.2%, Multiple Endings 6.1%