60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Investigation, Detective, Story Rich.
A sci-fi VR exploratory puzzle game, The Callisto pushes the boundaries of VR with stunning visuals, dynamic puzzles, and a rich storyline that unfolds piece-by-piece through your own exploration.
Detective VR
Step into a thrilling narrative investigation in Virtual Reality! In DETECTIVE VR, you control time, collect crucial clues, and interview witnesses to unravel the plot.
The City Knows
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.
Step into a thrilling narrative investigation in Virtual Reality! In DETECTIVE VR, you control time, collect crucial clues, and interview witnesses to unravel the plot.
Why similar: VR 23.5%, Crime 21.1%, Detective 14%, Immersive 13.5% ★, Investigation 10.5%
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%, Crime 21%, Mystery 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Dialogue Heavy 8.8%
The mysterious missing of a collector challenges you to start your own investigation. Explore secret locations, pick up details like a detective, build logic chains and solve riddles. Use vintage gadgets and incredible alchemical compounds. Resist the digital spirits of the NFT. Be careful!
Why similar: VR 24.5%, Detective 18.5%, Investigation 13.2%, Mystery 11.2%, Immersive 9.7% ★
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 22.2%, Crime 19.8%, Dialogue Heavy 14.8%, Mystery 11.9%, Investigation 11.3%
A story-driven adventure among the stars, Journey to Foundation puts you at the center of your own sci-fi saga. Unleash your unique Mentalic abilities, gain information through diplomacy or coercion, and choose who to trust. Where will your journey lead you?
Why similar: VR 16.5%, Immersive 14.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Space 11.5%, Investigation 10.8%
A sci-fi detective game where you interrogate the brain scans of crime victims. Uncover the hidden truth behind the dystopian regime by any means necessary.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Detective 17.3%, Investigation 14.6%, Dialogue Heavy 9.7%, Puzzle 8.3%
Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Crime 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Lore-Rich 12.3%, Investigation 12.2%
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 24.4%, Crime 18.5%, Investigation 17.9%, Mystery 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 6.9%
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
Why similar: Detective 14%, Crime 13.5%, Investigation 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Dialogue Heavy 10%
COSMOS is an atmospheric VR puzzle adventure following Nora Voss, a young scientist sent on a mission to Venus. A mysterious alien transmission will bring her to the edge of the known universe.
Why similar: VR 23%, Immersive 14.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Space 13.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11.2%
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 21.9%, Crime 16%, Dialogue Heavy 14.5%, Mystery 13.4%, Puzzle 9.9%
Time travel to the past as Detective Cobie Cromwell. Find clues and solve puzzles in this story rich, immersive, virtual reality escape room game. Game to be released in successive chapters, with four total planned.
Why similar: VR 26%, Detective 22.3%, Investigation 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Mystery 9.1%
A mystery adventure game where you investigate 3D evidence and uncover the truth behind each case through the clues left behind.
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Crime 21%, Investigation 20.7%, Mystery 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%
戏班内扑朔迷离的死亡，步步紧逼的幕后黑手，封闭剧场内的死亡倒计时，案件主角的生命和救赎都取决于你的决断。当第一桩案件尘埃落定，你以为可以回到现实世界时，轮回之路才刚刚开始……
Why similar: Crime 19.6%, Detective 19%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Investigation 15.8%, Lore-Rich 11.2%
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 22.4%, Crime 17.5%, Dialogue Heavy 13.8%, Investigation 13.5%, Mystery 10.7%
Investigate the life of John Doe as he resides in his lost memories in this story-driven Alternate Reality Game (ARG) that merges Your Real Life with science fiction as it explores the Dark Limits of Alternate History and The SCP Foundation.
Why similar: Crime 19.5%, Detective 17.8%, Investigation 15.7%, Lore-Rich 10.4%, Puzzle 7.1%
A completely open-dialog murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 19.2%, Investigation 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Mystery 11.9%, Dialogue Heavy 10%
Within a universe dominated by Artificial Intelligences, you step into the shoes of an AI detective to solve the mystery hidden within the Proxy Bar, a jazz club. You can ask the suspects ANYTHING, but will you ask the right questions?
Why similar: Detective 23%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Investigation 16.7%, Mystery 12.3%, Dialogue Heavy 12.1%
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 23.5%, Crime 20%, Investigation 18.1%, Mystery 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%
Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!
Why similar: Crime 18.3%, Detective 17.9%, Investigation 15%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Immersive 12.6% ★
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 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Detective 14.8%, Investigation 14.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12.5%
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 20.3%, Crime 18.1%, Investigation 14%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Mystery 10.7%
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 21.3%, Investigation 17.5%, Crime 15%, Dialogue Heavy 14.3%, Mystery 11.5%
Face logic challenges in this Escape Room game, where every second counts! Join Mirra, your mercenary partner, to uncover the mysteries of an abandoned colonizer ship on an unknown planet.
Why similar: Space 19.2%, Mystery 16.8%, Dialogue Heavy 11.7%, Exploration 11.1%, Investigation 10.2%
Help solve a crime.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Crime 19.3%, Detective 16.8%, Investigation 13.8%, Mystery 8.6%
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 21.9%, Dialogue Heavy 16.9%, Investigation 16.7%, Crime 16.1%, Mystery 11.2%
An impossible locked-room murder: Captain Mortuga lies dead beside an ancient cauldron aboard the world’s strangest submarine, crewed by sketchy suspects. A handcrafted point-and-click with sharp humour and tricky puzzles. Dive into the next mystery from the creators of Tangle Tower & Crow Country.
Why similar: Detective 16.5%, Crime 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Investigation 12.8%, Dialogue Heavy 9.8%
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 19.8%, Detective 17%, Crime 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Mystery 13.4%
Follow amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to Ireland to investigate the disappearance of a famous writer.
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Investigation 16%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Mystery 12.5%, Crime 12.4%
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 17.8%, Crime 16.6%, Investigation 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Dialogue Heavy 11.1%
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 26%, Crime 23.1%, Mystery 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Puzzle 7.7%
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 35.5%, Crime 19%, Investigation 16.9%, Mystery 12.9%, Puzzle 6%
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: Detective 17.5%, Crime 16.4%, Investigation 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Mystery 10.3%
Every character remembers, watches, tests, and may deceive you like a living person. They have emotions, voices, expressions, and buried secrets. Break them with words or evidence — or realize too late that you were only a pawn in their game. A detective game built around truly lifelike NPCs.
Why similar: Immersive 18.4% ★, Detective 18%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Dialogue Heavy 13.2%, Lore-Rich 10.7%
A true crime detective game where you map suspects, reconstruct timelines, and use deduction to find the truth everyone missed.
Why similar: Investigation 22.6%, Detective 21.4%, Crime 17.8%, Mystery 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%
A private investigator, tracking a missing person, uncovers a conspiracy between humans and androids and a secret that could change everything. Neon Hearts City is a retro point-and-click adventure that thrusts you into a grungy cyberpunk city of the future.
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Investigation 16.9%, Crime 15%, Puzzle 7.8%
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 17.8%, Crime 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Investigation 13.4%, Mystery 10%
Explore a collapsing multiverse, make first contact with 75 alien civilizations, and uncover the truth behind reality’s unraveling—one discovery at a time.
Why similar: Investigation 19.7%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Mystery 13.5%, Space 11.9%, Lore-Rich 11.3%
Escape the Urban Underground delivers a terrifying, highly immersive VR escape room experience that will push your mind to the limit. Deep beneath the bustling city lies a forgotten subway station, sealed off from the world. A gruesome murder has just taken place on these decaying platforms.
Why similar: VR 19.3%, Investigation 14.7%, Crime 13.9%, Detective 13.7%, Mystery 9.5%
A Geoguessr-inspired narrative detective puzzle game set on an alien planet. As the Cartographer, you must gather and examine clues to locate missing archaeologist Abigail Lidari and uncover the fate of an ancient alien civilization.
Why similar: Investigation 18.8%, Detective 18.7%, Crime 15.5%, Mystery 12.8%, Space 7.8%
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 19.9%, Crime 18.1%, Investigation 17.1%, Dialogue Heavy 11.9%, Mystery 11%
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 29.6%, Investigation 23.5%, Mystery 13.9%, Crime 11.6%, Puzzle 8.5%
Six witnesses, six suspects, and thousands of discoverable lines of dialog. You're the fantasy detective on the case of a stolen magical artifact, and in order to determine the truth you'll have to cross examine, interrogate, and reference all your resources to catch the thief before time runs out.
Why similar: Detective 25%, Investigation 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Mystery 12.9%, Lore-Rich 9.1%
In a third-person RPG detective story, set in Bavaria in 1866, the medical student Valentin Schmidt travels to Wolpertshofen, when a sudden death causes turmoil in the village. Use your skills, find clues and question the villagers to stop the murders.
Why similar: Crime 25.9%, Detective 18.1%, Dialogue Heavy 13.6%, Investigation 12.4%, Mystery 10.3%
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 29.6%, Investigation 20.7%, Mystery 15.1%, Crime 9.5%, Puzzle 9.3%
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 21.5%, Crime 20.3%, Investigation 18.4%, Mystery 13.7%, Dialogue Heavy 11.9%
Journey into the world of Tesseract, a mind-bending VR puzzle adventure through a labyrinth of mysterious realms. Navigate perplexing shifts in gravity, travel through portals bridging dimensions, and activate ancient mechanisms that transform the environment around you.
Why similar: VR 34.4%, Sci-fi 13.8%, Puzzle 12.8%, Mystery 12.7%, Adventure 10.7%
A detective story set in a jazzy robot world. Solve mysterious robot crimes by solving puzzles and interacting with a bunch of funny yet fairly incompetent Police bots.
Why similar: VR 39.9%, Detective 21.7%, Crime 15.8%, Adventure 8.2%, Puzzle 7.4%
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 23.7%, Crime 18.3%, Investigation 14.8%, Mystery 11%, Dialogue Heavy 10.6%
As a young private investigator trainee in 2006, you dive into the early internet - social profiles, websites, photos, and archived news - to uncover the truth behind Emily Parker’s death, ruled as an accident after a late-night gathering
Why similar: Detective 26.4%, Investigation 18.7%, Crime 16.4%, Mystery 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
ANDERSON is a story-driven VR game inspired by classic point & click adventures. Experience a world of science and mystery, with the assistance of a peculiar simulated personality.
Why similar: VR 26%, Immersive 20.4% ★, Mystery 11.2%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Puzzle 8.5%
A gripping point-and-click adventure – inspired by the real treasure hunt on Oak Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. Unravel a web of murder, myth, and forgotten history. Some secrets are better left buried.
Why similar: Investigation 20.9%, Detective 19.5%, Mystery 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Puzzle 9.1%
The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.
Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Investigation 20.2%, Crime 15.8%, Mystery 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 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 25.8%, Investigation 19.6%, Crime 16.2%, Mystery 13.2%, Dialogue Heavy 10.2%
King’s Detectives is a 2–4 player co-op detective game set in the fictional medieval kingdom of Westmoor. Appointed by King Edmund IV, explore castles, monasteries, villages, and towns, gather evidence, question suspects, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Detective 15.4%, Puzzle 10.3%, Crime 9.8%, Investigation 9.3%
Step into the fractured mind of a dying scientist in Remembrance, a mind-bending VR narrative puzzle adventure. Piece together broken memories, uncover devastating truths, and decide the fate of a world teetering on the edge of collapse. Will you save humanity?
Why similar: VR 21%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Immersive 13.8% ★, Puzzle 13.3%, Exploration 13.2%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Detective 30.5%, Investigation 18.5%, Mystery 16.3%, Puzzle 11%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
After crash-landing on a mysterious planet, novice engineer Nova Collins must unravel the secrets of a town's messy past to escape it. Talk your way through this enigmatic place, but beware: ideas manifest as things that can be traded and lost, so don't lose yourself along the way...
Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Investigation 17.3%, Dialogue Heavy 14.4%, Mystery 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%
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 17.3%, Crime 15.5%, Investigation 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Dialogue Heavy 10.7%
