Games Like Clash: Robot Detective - Complete Edition

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Why similar: Robots 26.2%, Detective 24.7%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Mystery 8.3%, Sci-fi 8.1%

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 29.6%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Crime 16.9%, Mystery 8.9%, Drama 7.5%

A dark noir detective story starring a not-so-bright pug. Combine clues, build chains of deductions, and solve a murder — even if your reasoning isn’t always… impressive.

Why similar: Detective 35.8%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Noir 14.9%, Mystery 11.4%, Adventure 9.6%

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 29.1%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Crime 16.2%, Drama 12.6%, Mystery 11.6%

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 18.5%, Noir 13.1%, Mystery 9.6%, Sci-fi 9.3%

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 24.5%, Visual Novel 20%, Noir 18.9%, Drama 12.7%, Adventure 11.3%

Use your psychic powers to read minds and catch an elusive serial killer!

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.7%, Detective 18.4%, Crime 15.5%, Noir 15.1%, Choices Matter 8.8%

As an independent police consultant, you're pulled into the hunt for a serial killer leaving cryptographic ciphers. Play as a detective, analyze crime scenes, and master real decryption methods. Your choices determine if you catch the killer and how many lives are saved.

Why similar: Detective 31%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Crime 15%, Noir 11.3%, Choices Matter 8.1%

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: Robots 21.5%, Detective 21.5%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Noir 12.9%, Sci-fi 7.9%

Welcome to the world of Saloon Sleuth, a 1-bit murder mystery horror social deduction visual novel. Serve drinks and gather clues, both of the recent murder and the deeper conspiracy deep in the washed up boomtown of Quicksand Town.

Why similar: Detective 32.2%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Noir 9.5%, Multiple Endings 6.6%

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 12.7%, Indie 2.4%

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 24.2%, Detective 23.2%, Crime 17%, Adventure 13.8%, Mystery 11.1%

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 33.7%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Crime 15.3%, Mystery 9.5%, Noir 5.9%

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 33.9%, Crime 25%, Mystery 15%, Adventure 10.3%, Choices Matter 6.9%

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 29%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Drama 19.8%, Mystery 10.8%, Choices Matter 7.5%

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 34.4%, Visual Novel 26%, Drama 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Adventure 7.4%

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 26.5%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Crime 14.2%, Noir 12.2%, Mystery 10.1%

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 23.8%, Visual Novel 23.5%, Drama 16.1%, Adventure 14.3%, Sci-fi 9.6%

Step into the role of a federal investigator and uncover the truth behind every disaster. Recover black boxes, cross-reference evidence, expose contradictions, and name the real cause before an innocent takes the fall. Every conclusion matters in this tense investigation sim full of twists.

Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Noir 13.3%, Mystery 10.2%, Crime 9.9%

In AUREX, a city where every citizen's emotions are controlled, you are SOLDA, a rookie special investigator. Armed with an emotion scanner that reads what suspects try to hide, catch the tremor behind every lie, piece the clues together, and uncover the truth.

Why similar: Detective 30.6%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Mystery 12.7%, Noir 11.9%, Sci-fi 9.3%

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 19.7%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Drama 17%, Noir 15.9%, Conversation 12.3% ★

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%, Detective 20.1%, Mystery 14.7%, Adventure 13.9%, Drama 7.1%

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 30.5%, Visual Novel 22.9%, Crime 20.8%, Drama 10.4%, Adventure 5.9%

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

Why similar: Detective 35.7%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Adventure 15.7%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Mystery 12.6%

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 38.1%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Adventure 12.6%, Mystery 12.3%, Noir 9.4%

Lu Yan has 9 days to find the truth and bring five strangers back alive. Hours of cinematic video — surveillance, dashcam, interrogations — are the evidence you study; a punishing board demands you connect 130+ clues and 70+ deductions by hand. Stuck? Spend Intuition. 6–8 hours.

Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Crime 21.5%, Drama 20.8%, Mystery 11.5%, Conversation 7.4% ★

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 29.9%, Crime 20.4%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Mystery 11.3%, Choices Matter 9.1%

“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 38.1%, Visual Novel 28.6%, Drama 12.1%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Adventure 9.1%

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

Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Crime 19.5%, Noir 19.4%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Mystery 10%

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 42.5%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Mystery 12.7%, Drama 8.2%, Adventure 7.3%

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 29.6%, Mystery 11.4%, Adventure 8.3%, Choices Matter 4.1%

[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 33.9%, Crime 19%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Mystery 11.7%, Choices Matter 7.8%

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

Why similar: Detective 32.6%, Visual Novel 25.9%, Mystery 12.9%, Sci-fi 8.1%, Adventure 5.9%

A narrative game set in 1943 Belém, legends are vanishing, and the river’s secrets need a detective. Pink, if you will. As a shapeshifting river dolphin detective that turns into human (almost), uncover a noir mystery where folklore, memory, and conspiracy flow beneath the city.

Why similar: Detective 33.2%, Noir 19%, Crime 15.5%, Mystery 11.5%, Adventure 8.3%

A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.

Why similar: Detective 29.1%, Noir 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Crime 10.4%, Choices Matter 10.3%

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

Why similar: Detective 36.7%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Adventure 24.2%, Mystery 13.3%

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 27.3%, Crime 24.1%, Drama 17.2%, Mystery 15.4%, Multiple Endings 8.4%

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 33.6%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Drama 14.6%, Mystery 14%, Adventure 13.1%

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 26.9%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Crime 15.4%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Mystery 8%

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 26.3%, Crime 17.2%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Noir 12.1%, Mystery 9.5%

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 35.2%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Crime 19.9%, Mystery 11.6%, Adventure 6%

A keenly dark twist on the traditional murder mystery setting, The Deed is an Adventure/RPG game about getting away with murder. Arran Bruce, the rightful heir to Dunshiel House, returns home to settle a score with his estranged family.

Why similar: Detective 28.2%, Crime 24.1%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Mystery 9.2%, Adventure 7.2%

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Why similar: Detective 34.9%, Visual Novel 30.7%, Adventure 18.4%, Mystery 15.1%, Singleplayer 0.9%

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 47.2%, Visual Novel 32.4%, Adventure 15.5%, Indie 5%

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 26.9%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Crime 18.9%, Mystery 10.8%, Choices Matter 7%

Seoyeon Yu, a former police officer, works as a private investigator for a rich family. However, during her investigation, she discovers evidence linking them to her husband's death. Using her ability to see people's guilt, she begins an investigation to solve the mystery.

Why similar: Detective 33.9%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Adventure 13.3%, Mystery 12.2%, Conversation 12.2% ★

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 35%, Visual Novel 26.6%, Drama 13.4%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Adventure 11.6%

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 35.6%, Crime 23.5%, Mystery 12.3%, Visual Novel 10%, Multiple Endings 6.2%

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 32.7%, Visual Novel 26.2%, Crime 16.9%, Mystery 10.5%, Adventure 9.8%

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%, Visual Novel 18%, Crime 13.8%, Sci-fi 10.6%

Take part in one of the most complex interactive adventure stories ever written! What if the sun inexplicably vanished only to return hours later? Investigate with your AI companion, Moti. Uncover conspiracies. Discover ancient religions. Travel the globe.

Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Noir 17.5%, Conversation 12.8% ★, Visual Novel 11.6%, Drama 10.1%

"Hold on!" A court battle game set in ancient China's Song Dynasty! In the government office of Lin'an County during the Song Dynasty of ancient China, many bizarre murder cases occurred! The protagonist engages in intense court battles with the county captain of Lin'an to find the real culprit!

Why similar: Detective 28.6%, Visual Novel 22%, Drama 14.8%, Conversation 12.1% ★, Mystery 10.6%

《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 46.2%, Visual Novel 26.6%, Mystery 14.1%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Indie 2%

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 42.6%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Noir 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Adventure 9.6%

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 30.8%, Crime 23.5%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Mystery 11.2%, Adventure 5.6%

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 46.7%, Visual Novel 27.2%, Sci-fi 16.5%, Story Rich 5.1%, Indie 3.4%

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 41.2%, Crime 22.8%, Noir 19.8%, Mystery 7.3%, Adventure 5.4%

"Scorpion's Tail" is a AVG set in an alternate historical timeline. In the war-born nation of SouthXi, a conspiracy involving girls begins to surface.Investigator Zhang Cheng meets a mysterious girl. After accepting request, he is drawn into a web of secrets.

Why similar: Detective 36.2%, Visual Novel 28.1%, Drama 13.6%, Mystery 13%, Adventure 8.5%

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 23.1%, Detective 21.2%, Crime 18.5%, Robots 13.9%, Sci-fi 10.6%

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 31.9%, Visual Novel 28.1%, Mystery 13.5%, Drama 11%, Multiple Endings 5.7%