60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Mystery, Detective, Investigation, Story Rich.
A procedural mystery game where you play as a detective racing against time to solve a murder case. As toxic gas slowly shrinks the map, find hidden clues and freely interrogate suspects with open-ended questioning. Manage your investigation under increasing pressure in a challenge against time.
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Step into a small town in 90s fictional China as a grieving detective. In a place plagued by twisted homicides, the truth hides in the lies. Interrogate unpredictable witnesses, expose their contradictions, and rebuild a suspect’s face from an imperfect memory. Just like yours.
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You wake up in a locked classroom with a few strangers and no memories of how you got there... With only your puzzle-solving skills to rely on, can you uncover the secrets and mysteries behind your captivity and escape? Put your skills to the test and escape if you can!!
Step into a small town in 90s fictional China as a grieving detective. In a place plagued by twisted homicides, the truth hides in the lies. Interrogate unpredictable witnesses, expose their contradictions, and rebuild a suspect’s face from an imperfect memory. Just like yours.
Why similar: Investigation 19.8%, Detective 16.7%, Mystery 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Logic 10%
You wake up in a locked classroom with a few strangers and no memories of how you got there... With only your puzzle-solving skills to rely on, can you uncover the secrets and mysteries behind your captivity and escape? Put your skills to the test and escape if you can!!
Why similar: Investigation 20.8%, JRPG 15.7%, Detective 15.3%, Mystery 12.9%, Visual Novel 6.2%
Take the night shift as a judge in Meridian. Examine evidence, manage pressure, issue reasoned rulings, and create precedents that reshape the cases—and consequences—still to come.
Why similar: Investigation 24.8%, Detective 16.1%, Mystery 14%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Choices Matter 7.5%
You make every interaction with her feel like coincidence. You know her far more than she could ever imagine. But you don't seem to realize, a butterfliy don't usually fly into the net on their own.
Why similar: Investigation 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Mystery 13.8%, Thriller 13%, Detective 10.7%
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 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Thriller 13.8%, Mystery 13.7%, Detective 12%
Staffer Retro is a mystery adventure game where you uncover past incidents related to ‘Mana’, the source of supernatural powers. Gather information through dialogue and exploration, and piece together clues found in documents to guide the choices of Verita Retro, the protagonist.
Why similar: Detective 16.7%, Investigation 16.4%, Mystery 12.8%, Thriller 12.6%, Logic 9.5%
Every decision made influences humanity's fate, with USMLE level medical questions woven into patient care, revealing the mysteries of a dying world.
Why similar: Investigation 17.8%, Detective 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Mystery 9.8%, Logic 8.9%
On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook is a pixel-art, dialogue-driven mystery game. You’re an AI in a taxi, teaming up with a talkative driver on late-night runs to hear bizarre passenger stories, solve cases in secret, and let him play the “great detective.”
Why similar: Investigation 22.7%, Detective 20.2%, Text-Based 11.1%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Mystery 9%
In 2005, a sophomore student named Maha Igarashi boarded a private train to Soukyo City. However, she vanished upon alighting at the "Kisaragi" station. Five years later, her lover, Shizuno Yokoyama, initiated an investigation into her disappearance, unraveling a series of mysteries along the way.
Why similar: Investigation 13.8%, Mystery 12.6%, Detective 11.8%, Thriller 10.8%, Text-Based 9.8%
This is a 2D game. Players operate the mouse, click to explore and obtain props, watch dialogue to advance the plot, and play the role of the protagonist alone in a house late at night, exploring daily and unfamiliar things, and unfolding the truth of her life.
Why similar: JRPG 17.1%, Investigation 15.9%, Hidden Object 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Mystery 8.8%
Explore a wikipedia-like database and solve a small town mystery in Eastern Europe. Step into the shoes of a journalist in the 90s as you sprawl through articles and uncover the secrets that have been laid in front of you.
Why similar: Investigation 22.6%, Detective 18.8%, Mystery 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Thriller 9.8%
Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.
Why similar: Mystery 13.4%, Thriller 12.9%, Investigation 12.6%, Detective 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
Enter the burned crime scene and restore 8 cases from the past. The crime scene photos and records have been charred black, but as a cold case investigator, your deduction and forensic skills can reveal what happened. Search by keyword, reconstruct the sequence of events, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Mystery 18.6%, Investigation 17.2%, Text-Based 12.6%, Visual Novel 7.9%
Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi's first case, the Honjin Murder Mystery. Honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo lay dead in a bed of blood on the night of their wedding. Kosuke Kindaichi searches for the truth about this locked room murder mystery. However...
Why similar: Investigation 20.2%, Detective 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Mystery 15.7%, Text-Based 9.6%
You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...
Why similar: Investigation 18.8%, Detective 14.6%, Mystery 11.6%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%
Grab your magnifying glass and peek inside a series of tiny dioramas filled with crimes and carefully crafted mysteries! Think outside the box and solve them all in this new brand of detective game!
Why similar: Investigation 21.2%, Detective 19.5%, Mystery 15.5%, Anime 10.5%, Text-Based 10%
After you graduated from college, you were assigned to a small village as a doctor.It looks like an ordinary village, but there are many strange things in it.A man knocking at the door in the middle of the night may not be asking for a doctor.The person you saw may not be alive.Haunted?
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Thriller 14.4%, Mystery 14.1%, RPG 8.4%
Emma Riley: Dream Detective is a detective game where you must unravel an occult conspiracy spanning the real and dream worlds. Use keen observation to gather clues, carefully interrogate suspects for information, and use your logic and deduction skills to unravel the mystery!
Why similar: Investigation 25.4%, Detective 20.1%, Mystery 15.7%, Hidden Object 11.1%, Choices Matter 9%
Step into the role of a judge and decide the fate of every case. Listen to witnesses, examine evidence, uncover contradictions, and deliver verdicts that will change lives. Every decision matters in this tense courtroom simulation full of twists.
Why similar: Investigation 20.7%, Detective 17.4%, Mystery 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Choices Matter 9.7%
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 20.6%, Detective 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Mystery 12.1%, Text-Based 9.4%
Jing' an District is a peaceful place, but sometimes some interesting cases will happen. The cases here are not all so bloody. But it also brings us a lot of reflection and insight. You will play a young policeman in Jing 'an District. Go through and solve these cases with your partner.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Investigation 17%, Mystery 16%, RPG 9.3%, Logic 8.7%
Every story ever written has an alternate world that coexists with ours. When a large number of parallel universes are suddenly destroyed, Billie Beetleneck sets off on his hardest case yet in this interactive visual novel.
Why similar: Investigation 22.6%, Detective 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Mystery 12.7%, Text-Based 10.6%
After foreseeing your own death, an unknown colour grants you ten more days to live and the power of Mind-Intrusion. Investigate mysteries and intrude into the minds of locals. When the ten days are up, will you hold on to your sanity and humanity, or become a living mutation?
Why similar: Investigation 28.5%, Mystery 19.2%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%, Detective 8.7%
This is an AVG game that involves reasoning and decryption. He Zhou has 7 different personalities, which alternate seven days a week. Players will play as a detective and deduce the truth behind the horrifying cases surrounding He Zhou through the diary he left behind.
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Investigation 15%, Mystery 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Logic 8.1%
Many people dream of visiting London, but few ever stop to think about what would happen if they lost all their money in a foreign country. Unfortunately, Max's friend not only finds himself without any cash, but also discovers that it has been replaced with counterfeit banknotes.
Why similar: Investigation 17.8%, Detective 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Mystery 12.8%, Visual Novel 8.9%
A psychological suspense VN set in 19th-century Sicily. Follow a judge who receives anonymous letters predicting the truth behind each case—and is dragged into a series of rigged trials. Behind the flawless testimonies lies the cold truth of those who rule the city.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Mystery 18.5%, RPG 15.1%, Hidden Object 9.7%, Investigation 7.5%
《迷渡桥》是一款水墨风格的国风悬疑推理游戏，你将扮演牵涉谋逆的罪臣后人宁不移，背负着家族十年的冤屈，在弥留之际踏上迷渡桥，换一个查明真相的机会。调查一桩桩离奇命案，窥见朝堂内的暗流涌动。当迷雾散尽，揭开深埋于王朝的骇人秘密......
Why similar: Detective 20.5%, Mystery 15.3%, Investigation 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Logic 9.4%
You found a new opportunity to save your daughter. The authorities who learned about your situation gave you a job opportunity. You have to be successful in this job, which is your last chance, and save up for your daughter's surgery. Remember, you only have 30 days.
Why similar: Investigation 21.4%, Detective 17%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Logic 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.3%
Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Investigation 16%, Choices Matter 13%, Strategy RPG 11.5%, RPG 10.7%
After losing his parents and barely escaping his burning home, Zach wakes up in the hospital where he meets Aya, the ghost of a girl. Who is she, and why can only Zach see her? Together they try to investigate Aya's past, which quickly awakens new dangers.
Why similar: Thriller 14.9%, Mystery 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Text-Based 11%, Choices Matter 9.4%
The night before the wedding, the altar burns down and the wedding planner is injured. The family blames a curse, but she suspects foul play. Play as a college student who goes undercover as her replacement. Can you solve the mystery before the wedding?
Why similar: Investigation 26.4%, Mystery 20%, Detective 14.3%, Choices Matter 9%, Hidden Object 7%
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual Social Media! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Investigation 22.8%, Mystery 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Text-Based 9.7%
《REWIND》 is a hardcore text-based detective puzzle game containing nearly a hundred clues. Players need to carefully examine and deduce the clues to find the answer to the case.
Why similar: Investigation 24.8%, Detective 20.5%, Mystery 17.5%, Text-Based 11.4%, RPG 9.1%
When a murder is committed under mysterious and supernatural circumstances, the Inspector arrives on the scene, ready to interrogate witnesses, decipher riddles, and fend off attackers seeking their next victim. Ready your spyglass and sword as you take on these two murder mystery RPGs.
Why similar: Investigation 15.6%, Detective 13.2%, Mystery 12.6%, Hidden Object 12%, Text-Based 11.2%
Solve a variety of perplexing cases in the sleuthing shoes of Detective Hindsight - who gets help from Phoebe: a young orphaned girl with dreams of being a storyteller and powers to look into the past. Uncover the truth with her sketches done in crayon. The catch? She can't draw very well.
Why similar: Investigation 25.3%, Detective 25.2%, Mystery 18.2%, Thriller 10%, Logic 8.6%
Only 7 days remain until death embraces you -- the everyday life of a young boy begins to distort little by little, unfolding into a bizarre and ghastly series of events... When fate comes knocking, will you have the courage to make a choice?
Why similar: Investigation 19.2%, JRPG 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Mystery 9%, Text-Based 8.9%
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: Investigation 21.1%, Detective 17.1%, Mystery 13.5%, Thriller 13.1%, Choices Matter 10.9%
Moving into a shabby apartment, a saturnine girl with hidden secrets finds a notebook that allows her to communicate with another world. A thrilling adventure taking place across multiple timelines ensues.
Why similar: Mystery 17.4%, Thriller 17.4%, Hidden Object 12.9%, Detective 12.7%, RPG 10.3%
[Telltale - Casino Murder] is a full-voice indie mystery game with the youngest lawyer, Kang Ho-yeon, who reveals the truth of the casino murder case and achieves innocence at trial.
Why similar: Investigation 23.8%, Mystery 21.5%, Detective 19.8%, Logic 10.6%, Text-Based 9.4%
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: Investigation 22.9%, Detective 18.1%, Mystery 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Thriller 8.2%
This game is a unique puzzle adventure game. It follows a young female teacher who enters a remote mountain archaeological school to find her missing father. As bizarre and inexplicable events unfold around her, she begins to realize that his disappearance is far from accidental.
Why similar: JRPG 22.7%, Investigation 17.3%, Detective 15.6%, Mystery 14.1%, Anime 11%
После неожиданной смерти студент Александр попадает в "Отделение 38", где бюрократия переплетается с мистикой. Раскройте тайны этого потустороннего мира и найдите ответы, которые изменят всё.
Why similar: Investigation 22.1%, Detective 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Thriller 8%
A deceptively cozy narrative game about an alchemist that immigrates to a new country and opens an apothecary. Get to know your weird and wonderful community, brew the potions your customers need, and use your words to stir up a country on the brink of change.
Why similar: Investigation 27.6%, Detective 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Mystery 11.2%
Nothing To Remember is an immersive murder mystery that runs in real-time, right on your desktop. Through their personal messages, you'll uncover two characters unknowingly intertwined as they hunt a killer long thought dead. When your next choice could mean life or death, will you answer the call?
Why similar: Investigation 18.9%, Detective 15%, Thriller 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Text-Based 11.8%
You and seven strangers are trapped in a countryside mansion, forced to play a killing game. For everyone else, the only way to survive is to find the killer. But for you, my dear killer, the only path forward is to slaughter them all.
Why similar: JRPG 22.8%, Investigation 16.7%, RPG 14%, Detective 13.8%, Anime 9.2%
A mystery comedy visual novel game told strictly through the eyes of a news anchor. Learn about the city of Brookside, report the news as best you can, and guide the citizens toward a happy ending.
Why similar: Investigation 29.3%, Mystery 16.1%, Thriller 13.5%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Detective 10.6%
a weird console message appears on your screen should you check it out or shut down the pc the choices are yours but be careful your choices will shift everything
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Investigation 14.7%, Detective 12.3%, Simulation 10.4%, Text-Based 10.1%
“Intervene in Tsumimi’s stream” through comments and Mega Chats, then use your deductions to change their fate in this 14-day psychological horror adventure.
Why similar: Investigation 24.4%, Mystery 17.3%, Detective 15.4%, Text-Based 9.1%, Visual Novel 8.8%
On a remote village shrouded in bloody tradition, a centuries-old ritual endures. You are a detective with unique skills, yet branded as a traitor. Will you surrender your limbs to ascend like an immortal? Or risk everything at the edge of science and plunge into the abyss of truth?
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Mystery 15.1%, Hidden Object 15%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Anime 9.3%
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 19.9%, Investigation 16.8%, Mystery 15.2%, Text-Based 8.8%, Anime 8.4%
You wake up locked up in an unknown place with 8 strangers. Who are these people ? Why are you here ? You have a bad feeling. But suddenly, the phone rings, and it's up to you : Will you dare answer and go deeper in this mysterious plot ? Will you reveal the horrible truth... and survive it ?
Why similar: Investigation 25%, Detective 18%, Mystery 16.8%, Thriller 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.3%
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: Investigation 23.1%, Detective 19.2%, Mystery 15%, Text-Based 10.5%, Choices Matter 7.5%
After moving to the village, Lurk begins a new, independent life. However, the place turns out to be no ordinary village on the outskirts of the city, but something far more mysterious... Are you ready to dive into this abyss?
Why similar: JRPG 18.4%, Hidden Object 17.2%, Detective 14.6%, Text-Based 11.4%, Choices Matter 9.1%
Become a legendary detective of ancient China! In "Di Renjie: The Legendary Investigator", play as Di Renjie, solving thrilling cases across Bianzhou and Bingzhou in the Tang Dynasty and uncovering the truth.
Why similar: Investigation 20.6%, Detective 18.8%, Mystery 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Text-Based 8.4%
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 25.7%, Mystery 17.3%, Detective 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Visual Novel 9.5%
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: Investigation 29.6%, Detective 18.6%, Mystery 15.9%, Text-Based 9.8%, Visual Novel 8.2%
Demo updated for the Detective Fest! Step into detective Brian Storm’s shoes and unravel a grim 17th-century mystery. Interrogate villagers, gather clues, and piece together the evidence in a deduction system where every secret matters.
Why similar: Investigation 17.2%, Detective 16%, Mystery 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Thriller 11.9%
March 2012, Nagano. The brave and clever high school girl, Chio Aozora, is facing a major crisis: she doesn’t have enough money to buy a croquette! Navigate through the streets and alleys of Nagano, interact with a variety of characters, solve complex puzzles, collect 380 yen, and buy a croquette!
Why similar: JRPG 17.8%, Mystery 16%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Detective 11.2%, Strategy RPG 9.6%
Death Code is a battle royale genre. It tells the story of Lin Mohuai, a female protagonist with amnesia, who wakes up to find herself involved in an eight-person battle royale game. Everyone is given a code, and the way to win is to kill the player whose number is plus one.
Why similar: Detective 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Mystery 16.3%, JRPG 13.4%, RPG 9.9%
