60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Mystery, Investigation, Story Rich.
A story-rich detective mystery set in 1930s England. Investigate a murder inside a sprawling manor, interrogate suspicious residents, and make meaningful choices to uncover the truth — before Scotland Yard arrives.
Devi : A light in the dark
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.
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You're an insurance investigator. Review evidence, spot fraud, make decisions. Every case is a puzzle — approve, reject, or negotiate. Limited energy, a ticking clock, and your reputation on the line
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 15.8%, Crime 14.5%, Investigation 12.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11.3%, Thriller 8.9%
You're an insurance investigator. Review evidence, spot fraud, make decisions. Every case is a puzzle — approve, reject, or negotiate. Limited energy, a ticking clock, and your reputation on the line
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Crime 14.8%, Dialogue Heavy 13.8%, Investigation 10.5%, Mystery 8.4%
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 13.5%, Dialogue Heavy 12.8%, Detective 12.7%, Investigation 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%
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: Crime 13.3%, Detective 13.3%, Dialogue Heavy 11.5%, Investigation 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%
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 21.2%, Crime 19%, Dialogue Heavy 16.9%, Mystery 10.6%, Investigation 9.9%
Federal Cadet is a single-player police simulation and investigation game. Start as a cadet in Pinewood, patrol the town, question witnesses and suspects, analyze evidence, and rise through the department ranks.
Why similar: Crime 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Detective 12.4%, Investigation 9.6%
Sound Agent is a narrative puzzle game where you solve cold cases by listening. Use the sound device to rewind to crime scenes, listen to the sounds at the scene, and uncover truths hidden in plain sound.
Why similar: Detective 20%, Dialogue Heavy 15.9%, Crime 14.8%, Thriller 12%, Mystery 11.4%
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 20.6%, Investigation 15.5%, Dialogue Heavy 9.9%, Isometric 9.6%, Mystery 9.4%
A story-driven deduction game set in Okayama, Japan, where everyone has an answer—but you need evidence. Examine evidence and records, cross-reference witness accounts, reconstruct timelines, and separate plausible theories from provable facts across six murder investigations.
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Crime 21.2%, Mystery 14.2%, Dialogue Heavy 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%
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 14.8%, Crime 13.5%, Dialogue Heavy 12.9%, Investigation 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%
Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Play as the great detective and track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul…
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Crime 17.6%, Investigation 11.2%, Thriller 10.4%, Mystery 9.7%
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: Detective 17.8%, Crime 14.7%, Investigation 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Mystery 9.2%
Set in 1970s southern France, you play a rookie private eye tasked to dig out the secrets of a stubborn old man. Think on your feet while you follow your leads : ask questions to witnesses, detect their lies, hypothesize why and finally confront the silent ones running from their past.
Why similar: Detective 15.1%, Crime 13.6%, Investigation 12.3%, Dialogue Heavy 11.2%, Isometric 9.9%
Detective Sammy Jukes is the man on the job when an anti-oil activist is reported missing in a small town on the new oil pipeline route. Talk to witnesses, shovel through evidence, wrestle with the wolves and chase after chickens to find the truth in this first-person open-world adventure game.
Why similar: Detective 16.7%, Crime 13.5%, Dark Comedy 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%
A completely open-dialog murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Investigation 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Dialogue Heavy 11.4%, Isometric 11.1%
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 15.9%, Crime 14.7%, Dialogue Heavy 13%, Investigation 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
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 24.2%, Crime 18.5%, Investigation 16.3%, Mystery 11%, Dialogue Heavy 8%
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 20.2%, Dialogue Heavy 16.2%, Investigation 15.2%, Crime 14.3%, Mystery 10.1%
Investigate a replayable Hollywood murder mystery where everyone has something to hide. Question guests, uncover contradictions, and identify the killer before they escape justice.
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Crime 18.9%, Investigation 15.6%, Dialogue Heavy 13.1%, Mystery 11.8%
A narrative social simulator set in a high school. Study, make friends, and live unforgettable moments where every decision matters.
Why similar: Detective 27%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Isometric 9.3%, Dialogue Heavy 7.2%
No criminal has ever been a match for you, and everybody is looking forward to a description of your brilliant deductions. There is just one small problem. One tiny detail that makes it different this time. A mere trifle, really. This time you have no idea who did it.
Why similar: Detective 17.1%, Dialogue Heavy 14.4%, Investigation 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%
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 23%, Crime 19.6%, Investigation 16.2%, Mystery 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
Why similar: Detective 16.9%, Crime 14.4%, Investigation 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Thriller 9.4%
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 19.7%, Crime 17.6%, Investigation 12.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11.3%, Mystery 9.7%
A mystery adventure game where you investigate 3D evidence and uncover the truth behind each case through the clues left behind.
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Crime 21.2%, Investigation 19%, Mystery 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
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 23.5%, Investigation 16.6%, Crime 15.1%, Mystery 11.4%, Dialogue Heavy 11.3%
A grounded detective mystery set in the most dangerous place in America: a 1997 public high school.
Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Investigation 14.4%, Dark Comedy 13.5%, Crime 13.2%, Mystery 9.5%
Play as Captain Grégoire Lefèbvre and investigate the murder of a controversial country priest in this gripping historical detective thriller.
Why similar: Detective 17%, Crime 13.8%, Dialogue Heavy 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%
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: Detective 16.4%, Crime 15.5%, Investigation 15.2%, Dialogue Heavy 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%
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 34.1%, Crime 18.4%, Investigation 14.9%, Mystery 11.6%, Story Rich 4.6%
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: Detective 17.2%, Crime 17.2%, Investigation 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Dialogue Heavy 10.1%
A mystery game where you investigate a murder by searching the crime scene and interrogating AI-powered NPCs with unique personas.
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Dialogue Heavy 16.5%, Investigation 13.4%, Mystery 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
雪山ペンションで起こる殺人事件を阻止するため、 聞き込みとパソコンで情報整理するマルチエンドミステリーADV『夜明けの影法師』！
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Mystery 11.8%, Detective 10.4%, Crime 9.6%
A psychological horror detective simulation set in Rainier Falls in 2005. Uncover the truth behind Adele's death by finding contradictions in the case files. Are you brilliant enough to expose the suspects' lies in a single attempt? Because you only get one chance to make an arrest.
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Crime 20.5%, Investigation 18.2%, Thriller 11.4%, Mystery 11%
A British detective has vanished in Kyoto. Step into Detective Bennett's shoes and uncover a mystery that reaches far beyond the Yakuza.
Why similar: Crime 20.2%, Detective 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Mystery 10.8%, Investigation 8.1%
COLIVING is an interactive narrative adventure where you play as a hard-boiled detective and a relentless journalist on two distinct paths. As their cases converge on a shared apartment, your choices shape a complex, branching story. Trust no one—the real danger lives right behind the wall.
Why similar: Crime 16.8%, Detective 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Investigation 11.6%
GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.
Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Dialogue Heavy 14.4%, Dark Comedy 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%
Turtle Soup World – lateral-thinking mystery game. Each chapter: one strange case. Explore, inspect, question NPCs, ask the host Yes/No/Both questions to find the truth. Works with local LLM or API.
Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Dialogue Heavy 15.7%, Investigation 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Mystery 12.3%
A luxury cruise takes an unexpected turn when a passenger is gruesomely turned into fillet - and it's up to Detective Bass to deliver some justice in this short narrative-driven detective game!
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Crime 17.7%, Investigation 13.2%, Dialogue Heavy 12.2%, Mystery 9.9%
In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.
Why similar: Detective 22.4%, Crime 18%, Investigation 13.1%, Mystery 9.9%, Choices Matter 8.2%
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 23.1%, Crime 17.2%, Investigation 16.3%, Dialogue Heavy 12.2%, Mystery 11%
Investigate a series of murders at an abandoned school, examine evidence, connect clues, and reconstruct each crime. In this 2D psychological mystery adventure, every answer points to the dating sim heroine you trusted most—but is she truly the killer?
Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Investigation 18.8%, Mystery 14.5%, Crime 12.7%, Thriller 8.2%
After being away at college, you meet up with two of your friends at a local movie theatre. What starts out as a simple reunion, quickly unravels to be a gruesome murder mystery with your friend as the victim. It is now your mission to find out who did it, and how in this visual novel style game.
Why similar: Crime 19.3%, Detective 17.6%, Investigation 15.9%, Mystery 10%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?
Why similar: Crime 20.2%, Detective 19.4%, Thriller 12.6%, Investigation 12.6%, Mystery 10.4%
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 25.2%, Crime 16.5%, Investigation 15.1%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Thriller 9.2%
Investigate the country of Vera Cruz in this journalistic first-person adventure! Solve puzzles, take photos of clues and report news exposing the horrific truths behind General Galba and his bizarre government!
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Investigation 16.1%, Dialogue Heavy 12.4%, Mystery 10%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
[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 25.8%, Investigation 19.8%, Crime 19.6%, Mystery 12.2%, Choices Matter 8.5%
Kamilia is a story-driven, choices-matter detective mystery. Follow a talented painter who finds himself wrapped up in an unsolved case, as he tries to unveil a hidden truth that has been buried for years.
Why similar: Detective 16.9%, Dialogue Heavy 15.1%, Investigation 13.4%, Mystery 12.4%, Choices Matter 10.5%
You're a journalist investigating a suspicious case during the Harlem riots. Take pictures of evidence, gather information by interrogating people, and put it all together in an article to show people the truth.
Why similar: Detective 20%, Crime 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Investigation 10.9%, Mystery 9.7%
Slip into the role of a detective and find out why a seemingly peaceful village suddenly has to hold a funeral every other day. To solve the mysteries, act as the perpetrator and simulate the crimes. Left completely to your own devices, it’s up to you to prove your ingenuity and wit.
Why similar: Crime 23.8%, Detective 23.8%, Investigation 15.9%, Mystery 12.2%, Story Rich 5.1%
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: Detective 29.4%, Investigation 18.9%, Mystery 13.9%, Crime 9.5%, Thriller 8.5%
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 20.6%, Investigation 16.5%, Crime 16.4%, Dialogue Heavy 12.4%, Mystery 10.3%
Linework is a story about a broken grieving detective set in 1990s Gui Dou, a town full of mysteries. Solve each murder with clues they left behind, and discover the truth behind your wife’s death
Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Investigation 18.2%, Mystery 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Investigation 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Choices Matter 11%, Crime 10.8%
The director's body was found in the office. It looks like a suicide but the detective has a different opinion.
Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Dark Comedy 15.3%, Crime 13%, Investigation 8.9%, Thriller 8.6%
Crime never rests... but thankfully, neither does Detective Bass! Put on your detective hat and help Detective Bass get to the bottom of a robbery, in this witty, narrative-driven detective game!
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Crime 20.5%, Investigation 14.9%, Dialogue Heavy 14.7%, Mystery 10.7%
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: Detective 19.9%, Investigation 16.2%, Crime 12.8%, Mystery 11%, Thriller 9.4%
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 18.7%, Detective 17.4%, Crime 16.2%, Mystery 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%
Step into the shoes of Clementine "Cleo" Ace, an apprentice to her aunt, the world-renowned detective, Maya Lynch. From heists to murders, use your deduction skills to solve "howdunnit" cases that are too tough for the local police to crack and uncover a deeper mystery along the way!
Why similar: Detective 29.7%, Investigation 21.7%, Mystery 13%, Crime 11.7%, Dialogue Heavy 7.8%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Crime 20.5%, Investigation 17.6%, Mystery 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
