Games Like Contradiction: Spot The Liar

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 18.1%, Investigation 15.4%, Conspiracy 14.8% ★, Crime 13.3%, Mystery 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: While not FMV, this game is the gold standard for logic-based deduction, requiring you to identify suspects and motives by analyzing static scenes.

Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.

Why similar: FMV 23.6% ★, Crime 15.5%, Detective 14.2%, Investigation 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: From the creator of Her Story, this FMV thriller requires you to watch video clips and cross-reference information to uncover a complex conspiracy.

A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.

Why similar: FMV 24.1% ★, Crime 18.1%, Detective 15.6%, Investigation 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: This seminal FMV game tasks you with searching a police database to piece together a fragmented narrative, perfectly capturing the investigative feel of Contradiction.

An eccentric FMV murder mystery with a twist: someone has poisoned Uncle Marcus. Uncover the truth in the yearly family quiz and try to save him before it is too late.

Why similar: FMV 33% ★, Conspiracy 13.5% ★, Crime 13%, Detective 12.4%, Mystery 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A high-quality FMV mystery that focuses on interviewing family members to uncover a secret, sharing the same interactive-fiction DNA as Contradiction.

The Shapeshifting Detective is a supernatural murder mystery FMV game where you play as a detective who can shapeshift into other characters, allowing you to unlock secret conversations and private encounters.

Why similar: FMV 58.6% ★, Detective 25.4%, Mystery 7%, Adventure 3.3%, Story Rich 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: This FMV mystery features a unique mechanic where you can transform into other characters to gather information, much like the interactive interviewing in Contradiction.

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

Why similar: Detective 48.5%, Mystery 20.5%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Story Rich 7.6%, Puzzle 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This masterpiece of deduction challenges you to identify the fates of a ship's crew using a magical device, mirroring the intense logic-puzzling of a detective investigation.

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 28%, Investigation 17.1%, Mystery 12.4%, Point & Click 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A brilliant detective game that requires you to cross-reference genealogical data and clues to solve a complex family mystery.

YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!

Why similar: FMV 41.1% ★, Detective 22.6%, Mystery 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Atmospheric 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: This FMV game allows you to type your own questions to suspects, creating a highly immersive and reactive detective experience.

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: Detective 47.3%, Mystery 13.5%, Investigation 6.8%, Puzzle 6.4%, RPG 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: You must solve crimes by listening to audio recordings and placing voices in a floor plan, focusing on the same 'listen and deduce' gameplay as Contradiction.

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 34.4%, Crime 21.2%, Investigation 15.7%, Mystery 10.1%, Point & Click 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: This title excels at the 'deduction board' mechanic, where you must connect clues to form conclusions, similar to catching liars in Contradiction.

Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?

Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Crime 19.4%, Point & Click 13%, Investigation 8.4%, Mystery 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A charming point-and-click detective game that features excellent character interrogation mechanics and a focus on finding contradictions in testimony.

At Dead Of Night is part horror film, part horror game and part ghost hunt. It blends live-action and graphics to create a unique immersive horror experience like no other.

Why similar: FMV 32.7% ★, Investigation 23.3%, Point & Click 13.6%, Mystery 8.9%, Atmospheric 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: This unique hybrid of FMV and survival horror forces you to investigate a hotel by talking to ghosts and piecing together their stories.

Explore a mysterious hotel and infiltrate a cult in this FMV detective game, featuring a cast from GoT, The Witcher, and more. Every decision counts as you gather clues and question guests. Can you unearth the ominous secrets at The Isle Tide Hotel before it's too late to save your missing daughter?

Why similar: FMV 31.3% ★, Crime 14.4%, Detective 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Point & Click 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: An FMV mystery that emphasizes exploration and dialogue choices, capturing the atmospheric, cult-like mystery vibe of Contradiction.

Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.

Why similar: FMV 16.5% ★, Detective 16.1%, Conspiracy 14.2% ★, Crime 13.9%, Investigation 13.6%

Why You'll Like It: This modern investigation game has you acting as a remote operator, using computer tools to solve mysteries through evidence analysis.

Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!

Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Crime 20.9%, Investigation 14.1%, Point & Click 12.7%, Mystery 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A lighthearted but engaging detective game that uses a 'thought process' mechanic to combine clues and confront suspects.

Guide local radio hosts Poe and Munro through six TV-like episodes of supernatural strangeness and sizzling on-screen chemistry. From the creators of The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker and The Shapeshifting Detective.

Why similar: FMV 40.1% ★, Detective 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Point & Click 11.8%, Story Rich 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A supernatural FMV mystery that features branching paths and character-driven dialogue, perfect for fans of the campy tone of Contradiction.

A hardcore deductive reasoning game for fans of the “true crime” genre. Only by unraveling the logic and grasping at the motivations behind each case can the crimes be completely solved. Perfect as a social-style mystery fiction.

Why similar: Crime 26.4%, Investigation 23.9%, Detective 23.2%, Mystery 10.7%, Puzzle 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore deduction game that strips away hand-holding, forcing you to observe environments and draw your own conclusions about what happened.

Solve a sinister murder by spending three reality-shifting nights in a haunted art gallery. An infinitely re-playable murder mystery blending deduction, exploration, puzzles, collectibles and FMV.

Why similar: FMV 33.3% ★, Detective 19.1%, Investigation 14.6%, Point & Click 8.2%, Mystery 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: This FMV mystery game tasks you with solving a murder by exploring a gallery and interviewing suspects, leaning heavily into the interactive movie genre.

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 18.8%, Conspiracy 17.3% ★, Investigation 16.7%, Crime 15.8%, Mystery 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: The sequel to the acclaimed deduction game, offering more complex logic puzzles that test your ability to synthesize information.

As a detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means?

Why similar: Crime 37.6%, Detective 31.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Story Rich 7.3%, Atmospheric 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This noir-style game focuses heavily on the psychology of interrogation, requiring you to manage pressure and catch suspects in lies.

Take on the role of a private investigator in this immersive detective simulator. Solve murders and other crimes in a procedurally generated and persistent city where every NPC lives and breathes their own independent lives. Find the killer quickly… or they will kill again!

Why similar: Detective 68.9%, RPG 8.2%, Puzzle 7.7%, Atmospheric 6.6%, Adventure 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: A procedural detective simulator that offers unparalleled freedom in how you investigate crimes and track down suspects in a living city.

Become the greatest detective of all time in The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, a twisting, turning investigation game set in a faithfully-reproduced London of 1898. As Sherlock Holmes, you must find clues, interrogate suspects and unveil a mystery in a story full of twists!

Why similar: Detective 41.3%, Point & Click 14.8%, Mystery 10.9%, Crime 10.3%, Investigation 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic detective adventure that features complex puzzles and interrogation sequences that feel very similar to the point-and-click investigation of Contradiction.

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: Crime 21.5%, Detective 20%, Investigation 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Mystery 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A unique mystery game where you dive into the memories of others to find clues, offering a fresh take on the detective genre.

A steampunk-ish detective adventure from the creator of A Golden Wake and Shardlight! Can you help private investigator Miles Fordham find justice for his clients and track down his partner's killer before his entire world comes apart?

Why similar: Detective 29.4%, Point & Click 16.3%, Mystery 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Retro 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A steampunk detective game where you can choose how to solve cases, including the ability to accuse the wrong person if your deduction is flawed.

In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…

Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Investigation 17.1%, Conspiracy 15.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Point & Click 10%

Why You'll Like It: A modern point-and-click mystery that features a strong investigative narrative and atmospheric puzzle-solving.

Join the District Crime Agency in this isometric, modern noir deduction thriller. Explore crime scenes in complex dioramas, organize your evidence effectively, and blur the lines between right and wrong to present your case. Do you have what it takes to be a real detective?

Why similar: Crime 29.6%, Detective 28%, Point & Click 11.8%, Mystery 9.5%, Strategy 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: An isometric detective game that focuses on connecting clues on a corkboard to build a case against suspects.

Play as a sharp-witted detective in late 19th-century Leipzig, Germany, in this retro pixel-art point & click adventure. Search for clues, question suspects, and piece together evidence on your deduction board to solve four gripping murder cases.

Why similar: Crime 26.2%, Detective 24.7%, Investigation 19.8%, Point & Click 15.2%, Story Rich 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A traditional point-and-click detective game that focuses on historical investigation and gathering evidence to solve murders.

This is a suspense reasoning interactive work with real people. You will play the protagonist "Qi Yi", find evidence in a series of murders, piece together the truth, and find the ultimate murderer, all of which will lead you to an unpredictable future.

Why similar: FMV 28.6% ★, Detective 15.6%, Crime 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Investigation 9.4%

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: Conspiracy 22.3% ★, Detective 19.8%, Investigation 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Point & Click 9.8%

After a major bio-weapon attack on London, two scientists find themselves in a locked-down laboratory with time, and air, running out. The Complex is an interactive sci-fi thriller movie where your decisions lead to one of eight suspenseful endings.

Why similar: FMV 66.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Mystery 5.2%, Adventure 5.1%, Story Rich 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi FMV thriller that relies on player choices to determine the outcome, sharing the cinematic production values of Contradiction.

A ridiculous live-action B-movie adventure you will never forget! You wake up to find your town in chaos. Everyone has gone crazy and is just attacking each other! A cryptic message is the secret to survival-- Press X to not die!

Why similar: FMV 92.4% ★, Indie 3.9%, Funny 3.3%, Singleplayer 0.4%

Why You'll Like It: A self-aware, campy FMV game that embraces the absurdity of the genre while providing a fast-paced interactive experience.

Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.

Why similar: Investigation 22.3%, Mystery 15.3%, Crime 10%, Conspiracy 9.6% ★, Atmospheric 7.4%

A short non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight. Carefully read and cross-reference documents to unravel a CEO’s disappearance and expose a case of fraud.

Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Crime 20.4%, Investigation 18.6%, Point & Click 9.7%, Mystery 9.4%

The Bunker is an award-winning interactive psychological horror movie. You are John, born underground the day the bombs fell, now alone and trying to survive. But when an alarm goes off, a catastrophic chain of events begins. Unlock the dark secrets of your past as you try to escape The Bunker.

Why similar: FMV 67.5% ★, Story Rich 8.4%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Mystery 7.1%, Adventure 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: A live-action FMV psychological thriller that focuses on exploration and uncovering the dark secrets of a hidden facility.

Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.

Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Investigation 14.7%, Point & Click 12.5%, Mystery 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%

Uncover high drama in this whodunnit set in a small-town community theater. Gather clues by investigating the sets, casts and backstage crews of 10 theatrical productions, and piece together the story of each deadly crime.

Why similar: Crime 18.3%, Detective 16.8%, Investigation 13%, Conspiracy 12.3% ★, Point & Click 11.8%

There's been a murder aboard the Reuss Express, and you're the suspects! Prove your innocence in this comedy 'point n' click' murder mystery - packed with twists, laughs, and larger-than-life characters!

Why similar: Crime 23.9%, Detective 21.5%, Investigation 19%, Point & Click 12.1%, Mystery 10.4%

Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!

Why similar: Detective 20%, Crime 19.7%, Investigation 19%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Conspiracy 11.9% ★

Pick up your magnifying glass as writer-turned-detective Penelope Pendrick in this first-person point and click mystery adventure! Three people have suddenly vanished from the sleepy town of Carlisle. Follow the clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles to end this case - before it ends you.

Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Point & Click 19.4%, Mystery 19.1%, Investigation 16.3%, Story Rich 7.9%

Connected Clue is a quarter-view detective adventure game inspired by the atmosphere of 19th-century mystery novels. Gather clues, see through lies, and uncover the identity of the culprit shrouded in secrecy!

Why similar: Crime 28.9%, Detective 24.2%, Investigation 18.3%, Point & Click 11.8%, Mystery 9.3%

Unforeseen Incidents is a classical style interactive mystery set in a beautifully hand-painted world. Join Harper Pendrell and experience a challenging investigation, smart dialog and a rich cast of characters in this thrilling new adventure game.

Why similar: Conspiracy 18.6% ★, Detective 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Point & Click 14.4%, Mystery 10.6%

You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery.

Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Investigation 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Mystery 12%, Point & Click 10.9%

Search through the interrogation footage of suspects of a bizarre and horrific crime. Decide who committed the crime and see them get arrested and have their day in court. The latest interactive video experience.

Why similar: FMV 31.8% ★, Detective 16.6%, Crime 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 7.7%, Mystery 7.2%

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 18.9%, Crime 16.9%, Investigation 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Point & Click 11.2%

A detective narrative puzzler without pre-set options! Raise your questions at will, and an AI-host will answer only with 'yes' or 'no.' Drive the investigation with your curiosity; the path to solving the mystery lies in questions you ask. Can you dig out the truth through your questions?

Why similar: Crime 32.2%, Detective 28%, Mystery 11.4%, Point & Click 10%, Puzzle 5.6%

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: Crime 27.5%, Detective 26.2%, Point & Click 12.9%, Mystery 11.8%, Investigation 10.7%

There's only one detective to unravel this murder turned museum heist... and they're the cat's meow. Interrogate a "colorful" cast of suspects until they cough up hairballs... and the truth. Will you wrap up the case in time for an afternoon nap, and make injustice knead its last biscuit?

Why similar: Detective 31.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Investigation 13.2%, Mystery 12.7%, Story Rich 6.8%

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 25.8%, Crime 24.3%, Investigation 14%, Mystery 10.1%, Point & Click 8.3%

A thrilling point-and-click adventure game where you play as Di Renjie, ancient China's most famous and gifted investigator, as he tracks a serial killer in the heart of the Tang Dynasty's capital city.

Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Investigation 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Point & Click 14.1%, Mystery 7.7%

Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.

Why similar: Crime 30%, Investigation 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Point & Click 12.7%, RPG 5.5%

"Mutes" is a live-action mystery game. From a third-person perspective, you will make critical choices, engage in deductive reasoning to communicate for the protagonist, and perform quick-time reactions to survive a murder mystery.

Why similar: FMV 45.5% ★, Detective 22.1%, Mystery 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 9%, Puzzle 4.9%

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: Detective 23.9%, Conspiracy 20.2% ★, Investigation 19.5%, Mystery 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 10%

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: Crime 32.3%, Detective 24.5%, Mystery 9.5%, Point & Click 9.3%, Atmospheric 6.4%

Legends of the past come back to life in this charming point-and-click adventure. Pack your bags and journey with Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit through modern day Europe to uncover the conspiracy behind a cursed relic and the secrets of the King who was never crowned.

Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Point & Click 17%, Mystery 12.6%, Conspiracy 12.5% ★, Investigation 11.8%

Murder. Nothin’ nice about it. In this old school detective adventure, step into the boots of whip-smart Inspector Waffles and travel the city to track hidden clues, interrogate shady suspects, and unravel a dangerous mystery. But be warned: curiosity killed the cat...

Why similar: Crime 26.9%, Detective 20.7%, Investigation 14.5%, Point & Click 10.4%, Mystery 8%

"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 38.8%, Investigation 18.2%, Mystery 11.3%, Story Rich 7.8%, Puzzle 6.9%

Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.

Why similar: Detective 35.3%, Point & Click 19.2%, Mystery 14%, Story Rich 8%, Retro 8%

When his 2 young children vanish mysteriously throughout the night, it's up to single-dad Dean Hamilton to do what any good dad would do: Go to the end of the universe and bring them back home in this thrilling FMV/Interactive Movie.

Why similar: FMV 29.4% ★, Investigation 13.9%, Conspiracy 12.7% ★, Detective 12.3%, Point & Click 9%

Crime O'Clock is a hidden objects investigation and time exploration game with a deep storyline. Investigate cases through time and evolving maps by unveiling a multi-eras linked story. Will you be observant enough to solve the mysteries? Crime waits for no man!

Why similar: Crime 24.4%, Detective 21.8%, Investigation 19.6%, Point & Click 10.5%, Mystery 9.3%