60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Mystery, Investigation, Detective, 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.
Linework
A puzzle-detective game set in 1990s China: play as a forensic artist, interview witnesses, drag and drop testimony and documents, sketch suspects from clues, and piece together evidence to solve mysterious crimes.
The Last Hospital
Every decision made influences humanity's fate, with USMLE level medical questions woven into patient care, revealing the mysteries of a dying world.
A puzzle-detective game set in 1990s China: play as a forensic artist, interview witnesses, drag and drop testimony and documents, sketch suspects from clues, and piece together evidence to solve mysterious crimes.
Why similar: Investigation 20.9%, Detective 17.4%, Mystery 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Logic 10.4%
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 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Mystery 9.8%, Logic 8.8%
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 20%, Detective 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Logic 9.7%, Choices Matter 8.8%
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 17.1%, Investigation 14.8%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Strategy RPG 10.5%, RPG 9.7%
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 22.5%, JRPG 16.4%, Detective 16.3%, Mystery 13.8%, Anime 6.2%
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 15.9%, Investigation 15.3%, Hidden Object 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Drama 11.3%
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 17.9%, Mystery 17%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Thriller 10.1%
This's a distinctive puzzle adventure. A young teacher enters a remote archaeological school in the mountains to search for her missing father. During her time at the school, numerous inexplicable events occur, leading the teacher to realize that her father’s disappearance was not a mere coincidence
Why similar: JRPG 19.8%, Investigation 15.6%, Detective 13.8%, Mystery 12.6%, Drama 11.2%
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 15.9%, Detective 14.6%, Mystery 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Thriller 11%
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 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
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 25.8%, Detective 20.2%, Mystery 15.9%, Hidden Object 10.9%, Choices Matter 9.3%
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 26.5%, Mystery 20%, Detective 14.1%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Hidden Object 6.8%
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: Investigation 17.7%, Detective 17.3%, Mystery 13.7%, Thriller 13.7%, Logic 10%
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 17.2%, Investigation 14.6%, Mystery 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Drama 11%
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 15.7%, Detective 13%, Mystery 12.6%, Hidden Object 11.7%, Text-Based 11.4%
A serial killer is on the loose. Only you can stop him! In CrimeBot 2, you analyze crime scenes, interrogate suspects, and connect the clues to solve cold cases around the world. The truth is hidden in the details.
Why similar: Investigation 21%, Detective 16.6%, Thriller 12.8%, Mystery 12.7%, Hidden Object 12%
A desktop-detective mystery where you’re tasked with investigating an unsolved murder. Scour case files and use logic and deduction to discover the truth of a thrilling story.
Why similar: Investigation 26.1%, Detective 22.6%, Mystery 15.2%, Thriller 10.6%, Text-Based 7.9%
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 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Thriller 15.1%, Mystery 14.9%, Detective 12.9%
《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 20.1%, Mystery 15.1%, Investigation 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Drama 10.6%
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 24.7%, Detective 21.5%, Text-Based 12.2%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Mystery 9.7%
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 25.4%, Detective 25%, Mystery 18.3%, Thriller 10.1%, Logic 8.5%
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 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Thriller 15.1%, Mystery 14.8%, RPG 8.6%
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 18.6%, Mystery 14.8%, Hidden Object 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Anime 8.9%
Mirages is a 3D narrative and horror game with folk stories. One night, seven brides headed to the Captain Mansion but strayed into a place full of ghosts - Regret City. Horror haunts the small town. Due to destiny, actors, warlords, and offspring of the town are drawn in. They are closer to truth.
Why similar: Mystery 16.8%, Thriller 16.2%, Drama 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Choices Matter 9.7%
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 18.7%, Detective 14.7%, Thriller 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Text-Based 11.9%
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 20.2%, Detective 15.5%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Mystery 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
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 22%, Detective 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Mystery 17%, Text-Based 10.6%
“Just who are you…?” Uncover the truth behind K-pop idol Sena as you search through her social media accounts in Pricolage -IDOLIZED-. In order to locate K-pop idol Sena, pronounced missing, you must search for clues in the ocean of darkness and greed that is the internet.
Why similar: Hidden Object 16.5%, Mystery 15.8%, Drama 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Text-Based 9.1%
The owner of the Golden Rose Manor died mysteriously in the secret room. Everyone in the manor has an alibi, but their speech is full of loopholes... You will go to the crime scene, search for clues, analyze the suspect's statement, make reasonable inferences, reveal the truth of the case!
Why similar: Investigation 19.1%, Detective 16.8%, Mystery 12.2%, Choices Matter 11%, Drama 10%
“Are you truly happy?” — A near-future dystopian RPG of corporate satire. In a world where work is everything, 【Work Life Balance】 may be the key to happiness—or a crafted illusion. Join the mysterious “Work Life Balance Fellowship” and uncover the truth.
Why similar: JRPG 16.9%, Detective 13.4%, Investigation 12.9%, Drama 12.7%, Mystery 8.8%
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: Investigation 20.7%, Detective 16.7%, Mystery 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Choices Matter 9.9%
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 12.2%, Simulation 10.5%, Text-Based 10.2%
Flower in Us is a short, story-driven mystery adventure that invites players to unravel hidden secrets.
Why similar: Investigation 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Mystery 12.1%, Thriller 11.3%
Inescapable: No Rules, No Rescue is a social thriller set in a tropical island resort: you’ve been kidnapped and forced to participate in a twisted reality TV show with 10 strangers. At the end of their stay, they’ll each receive $500,000... If they survive.
Why similar: Investigation 20.2%, Detective 15.7%, Thriller 13.2%, Mystery 13%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
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 19.6%, JRPG 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Text-Based 9.2%, Drama 9.2%
A point-and-click adventure with innovative detective mechanics. Help Ollie, a fledgling reporter on his first day at the Signal & Echo newspaper, to solve the mystery behind a schoolgirl's disappearance. Developed by an ex-journalist.
Why similar: Investigation 27.2%, Detective 21.3%, Mystery 15.3%, Logic 8.8%, Interactive Fiction 7.8%
A short pixel-art mystery where you play as Nathan, a private investigator drawn into a curious case. Interrogate suspects, examine clues, and uncover hidden details
Why similar: Investigation 25.7%, Detective 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Hidden Object 11.3%, Mystery 11.1%
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 23.2%, Detective 21.1%, Mystery 17%, Anime 11.3%, Text-Based 11.1%
Homicide detective Ralph is distraught when his trusted, reliable partner goes missing around the same time strange killings begin to take place. While solving the case, Ralph is paired up with an impish rookie he can't get along with.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, Investigation 16.1%, Detective 13.8%, Text-Based 12.3%, Drama 8.8%
Private Eye is a detective game where you play as Hakeem trying to solve the murder case of Amir. The wealthy heir Amir kept strange company, is one of them his murderer? Explore, investigate, solve puzzles, and find discrepancies to unravel his mysterious death.
Why similar: Investigation 22.2%, Detective 17.9%, Mystery 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Choices Matter 11.1%
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 23.2%, Detective 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Mystery 13%, Text-Based 11%
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 22.1%, Detective 17.6%, Mystery 14.1%, Thriller 13.7%, Choices Matter 11.5%
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: Mystery 14%, Detective 13%, Thriller 12%, Drama 11.6%, Text-Based 11.1%
Welcome to the brand new world of Mississauga Tycoon. Various styles of Mississauga, including horror, suspense, thriller, science fiction, and aesthetics, are waiting for you to explore. Can you escape perfectly and find out the truth? Become an escape master and create a perfect escape myth?
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Investigation 19.4%, Mystery 16.6%, Drama 13.7%, Logic 13%
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 28.3%, Detective 18%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Mystery 11.4%
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: Investigation 20.1%, Detective 14.6%, Mystery 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Hidden Object 10.2%
[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 25.1%, Mystery 22.6%, Detective 20.6%, Logic 11.1%, Text-Based 10.1%
Detective Red July must stop a serial killer who patterns his murders after optical illusions in this mystery visual novel set in the world of Methods.
Why similar: Investigation 16.2%, Detective 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Text-Based 11.9%, Mystery 11.5%
A mystery visual novel taking place aboard the underwater train Marine Express. Follow student Ranko Togawa on her quest to find the culprit on the murder of an accompanying teacher... with lots of surprises along the way!
Why similar: Investigation 20.8%, Detective 20.6%, Mystery 15.5%, Text-Based 10.8%, Drama 10.6%
You were just the owner of an office, but something piqued your curiosity. Understand what happened to Andy by browsing through his most personal archives and memories. OS: Memories is a short and engaging storyline about the everyday life of a game developer.
Why similar: Investigation 17.1%, Detective 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Drama 10%, Mystery 9.8%
Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.
Why similar: Investigation 20.3%, Detective 15.8%, Mystery 13.3%, Thriller 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%
In a dark world where reality blends with illusion, you strive to uncover the mystery of your sister's death. Explore locations, interact with characters, and gather clues. Gradually, your mind begins to betray you, and each step could lead either to the truth or to madness.
Why similar: Investigation 21.5%, Detective 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Hidden Object 10.6%, Drama 9.4%
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: Investigation 22.7%, Detective 17.6%, Mystery 15.1%, Thriller 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%
NINA AQUILA is back for her brightest, boldest, most magical adventure yet!
Why similar: Investigation 22.2%, Detective 18%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Anime 9.3%, Logic 9.3%
"Murders on Yangtze River" is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Investigation 18.6%, Mystery 13.6%, Drama 10.8%, Logic 9%
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 20.6%, Investigation 18.7%, Mystery 17.6%, RPG 10%, Logic 9.5%
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: Investigation 19.7%, Detective 15.6%, Mystery 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Drama 9.2%
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: Thriller 18.2%, Mystery 18.1%, Detective 13.1%, Hidden Object 13.1%, RPG 10.5%
玩家将扮演一名平凡的货车司机，在追寻父亲死因的过程中，刺破由技术狂热与时代巨变交织而成的阴谋之网。
Why similar: Detective 25.8%, Mystery 15.3%, Drama 14%, Interactive Fiction 13%, RPG 12.9%
