- #1 The Ratline
97% matchVery Positive83% of 331 reviews2026
Dev: Owlskip Games
Windows · Mac
A murdered priest. A secret list. Hunt Nazi fugitives across the globe in this gritty 1971 detective thriller. Analyze evidence, follow leads, and make sharp deductions before the trail goes cold. From the creators of Family, Rivals, Conspiracy, Echo Beach and Riley & Rochelle.
Why similar: Detective 32.8%, Investigation 25.5%, Conspiracy 19.6% ★, Puzzle 6.6%, Mystery 5%
- #2 City of Voices
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kini Games
Windows
A short Golden Idol-like deduction game about a young girl who is catapulted from her suburban life into the mysterious world of the ancient Maya. Investigate a series of moments frozen in time. Examine clues and solve puzzles to uncover a story full of twists and turns.
Why similar: Detective 28.5%, Conspiracy 28.3% ★, Investigation 22.4%, Puzzle 6.9%, Mystery 5.3%
- #3 The Rise of the Golden Idol
96% matchVery Positive93% of 4,120 reviews2024
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.9 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Conspiracy 26% ★, Detective 25.7%, Investigation 21.9%, Puzzle 6.5%, Mystery 5.2%
- #4 Inkblood
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hey Bird!Pub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
You're an Inquisitor following a trail of death. A cult is at work, your predecessor has vanished, and the region teeters on the edge of chaos. Find the truth. Uphold the Inquisition. Do not fail.
Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Conspiracy 22.4% ★, Investigation 18.6%, Puzzle 7.6%, Choices Matter 6.6%
- #5 FoldLoop
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Keyhole Studio
Windows
FoldLoop is a detective game that emphasizes logical reasoning. To escape the curse of endless cycles, you'll observe the sandbox from a higher dimension, analyze the rulebook, and deduce the secrets of the real world.
Why similar: Detective 28.5%, Investigation 17.1%, Conspiracy 17% ★, Lovecraftian 13%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #6 Lost Wiki: Kozlovka
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,599 reviews2026
Dev: yattytheman
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 30.8%, Conspiracy 27.3% ★, Investigation 23.7%, Mystery 6.5%, Puzzle 6.2%
- #7 The Eventide
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Reset Ltd.
Windows
A supernatural mystery where perspective informs reality. Guide agents from the Eventide Agency through paranormal investigations across a neon-soaked cityscape. Explore, collect clues, and interpret the evidence to uncover the facts of each case and expose a deeper truth.
Why similar: Detective 26.8%, Investigation 19.7%, Conspiracy 9.8% ★, Puzzle 8.6%, Horror 7.8%
- #8 The Case of the Golden Idol
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,922 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 26.4%, Conspiracy 23.5% ★, Investigation 21.3%, Puzzle 6.5%, Mystery 5.2%
- #9 Mysteries of Perception
91% matchPositive86% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: 50 Rats Games
Windows · Mac
Mysteries of Perception is a detective game where you will see the same scene through the eyes of different characters. Uncover their secrets by analyzing all the clues. Switch perspectives and learn everything about the artifacts of the Distant and the deaths in their wake. Glory to the Stars!
Why similar: Conspiracy 27.7% ★, Detective 27.1%, Investigation 20.8%, Puzzle 6%, Mystery 5%
- #10 ギルド探求団へようこそ!
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,381 reviews2026
Dev: ぱるそに工房
Windows
「ギルド探求団へようこそ!」創立から1000日を迎えたギルドの、パーティ情報を復旧させる『推理パズルゲーム』です。過去1000日を振り返りながら、78人の冒険者が、20隊あるパーティのどこに所属していたのかを特定し、どのような結末を迎えたのかを推理で暴きましょう!それでは──良い旅を!
Why similar: Detective 45.7%, Investigation 30.3%, Puzzle 11.5%, Mystery 6.5%, 2D 3.1%
- #11 Emma Riley: Dream Detective
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Star Fort Games
Windows
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: Detective 32.9%, Investigation 26.4%, Puzzle 7.6%, Conspiracy 7.2% ★, Mystery 6%
- #12 Wild East: The Straw Man
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: David Zacik
Windows · Mac
A 2D point-and-click mystery set in the wild 1990s of Slovakia and Czechia. As two young reporters, follow a dead straw man, missing files, locked doors, and paper trails into a case that was never meant to be opened.
Why similar: Detective 28%, Investigation 22.4%, Conspiracy 20.5% ★, Puzzle 6.5%, Mystery 5%
- #13 One Rainy Night
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Werner Viljoen
Windows · Linux
Population 812. Current residents: none. Dinner is still on the tables, the bridge out is flooded, and the aerosol factory on the hill is running with nobody inside it. A pixel-art Sierra-style mystery: 26 scenes, 14 puzzle systems, three endings. One rainy night.
Why similar: Detective 28%, Conspiracy 22.7% ★, Investigation 19.3%, Puzzle 8.7%, Stylized 5%
- #14 The Duke is Dead
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bunk Bed Software, LLC
Windows · Linux
Duke Damian has been murdered! Collect clues, solve puzzles, and deduce the killer. Follow a growing trail of crimes and unravel the conspiracy tying them all together.
Why similar: Detective 41.2%, Investigation 19.8%, Conspiracy 16.8% ★, Puzzle 8.2%, Mystery 6.9%
- #15 Hillthorn
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fool MoonPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
A disappearance in a secluded community. A mountain hiding its secrets. A detective running out of time. Welcome to Hillthorn, a dark investigation game that invites you to uncover the mystery without a single word spoken, using your skills of logic and intuition through cards.
Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Investigation 22%, Conspiracy 15.3% ★, Lovecraftian 14.3%, Horror 8.4%
- #16 I'M YOUR HOST
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Calligram Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
An audio deduction game where you have one task: restore a series of lost podcast episodes.
Why similar: Detective 45.2%, Investigation 31.7%, Puzzle 8.5%, Mystery 6.8%, Story Rich 3.5%
- #17 Eye 4 Eye
86% matchVery Positive98% of 83 reviews2023
Dev: Team Eye 4 EyePub: Yi Dai
Windows
Embark on a mission to unveil the truth behind a missing daughter case. Utilize the search engine to gather clues and uncover the dark secrets of TempleTech. Experience a suspenseful journey through the eyes of Hazel.
Why similar: Detective 31.3%, Investigation 23.6%, Conspiracy 17.1% ★, Puzzle 8.6%, Mystery 5.9%
- #18 Black Layer
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Montego
Windows
You take part in testing a next-generation experimental android on a restricted floor of a research complex. But soon it becomes clear that the experiment is far more complicated, and you'll have to uncover what’s really happening here.
Why similar: Detective 34.6%, Investigation 31%, Puzzle 11.6%, Story Rich 6.9%, Choices Matter 6.8%
- #19 Locator: The Search for Abigail Lidari
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Empty ExhibitPub: Playstack
Windows
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: Conspiracy 27.3% ★, Detective 26.2%, Investigation 24%, Puzzle 8%, Mystery 6%
- #20 Crimson Seer
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Meridian Malice
Windows
Crimson Seer is a fantasy detective puzzle game. Investigate murder scenes frozen in time, gather clues, and deduce motive, method, and location. Use your prophetic visions to uncover sinister elven plots, ancient mysteries, and dark rituals in an underground world.
Why similar: Detective 30.5%, Investigation 23.8%, Conspiracy 20.2% ★, Puzzle 7.7%, Mystery 6.4%
- #21 The Occultist
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 357 reviews2026
Dev: DALOARPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
The Occultist is a first-person narrative thriller. You play as Alan Rebels, a paranormal investigator who travels to an abandoned British island after his father's disappearance. Explore Godstone island, face supernatural entities, and uncover long-buried occult rituals.
Why similar: Detective 32.3%, Investigation 26.9%, Lovecraftian 10%, Horror 8%, Puzzle 6.3%
- #22 Oblivistar
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: gurmpii
Windows
Oblivistar is a story-driven adventure game where you will help solve a mystery that sinks into the place you call home.
Why similar: Investigation 24.1%, Conspiracy 21.9% ★, Detective 21.7%, Horror 9.5%, Mystery 5.8%
- #23 FORKLIFT FLOWERPOT: Botanical Investigator
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Michael Mato
Windows
An exploration game about knowledge and discovery. Change the seasons, investigate plants, and discover secrets about the world to stop an ecological disaster.
Why similar: Conspiracy 28.7% ★, Detective 28.1%, Investigation 23.8%, Puzzle 7.1%, Mystery 5.2%
- #24 Scrutator Tenebris
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Empty Die Studio
Windows
Become a pathologist in a sinister mansion filled with unsolved mysteries. Examine bodies and make decisions that alter the course of the investigation. Your choices shape multiple story endings in this narrative-driven psychological horror — where every secret could cost your sanity.
Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Investigation 21.8%, Horror 11.1%, Lovecraftian 8.6%, Narrative 5.7% ★
- #25 petrichor
81% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: cumulet collective
Windows
Petrichor is a first person horror game inspired by Outer Wilds. Other older games inspired us for the graphics. You are in a cabin in the woods, some strange things are happening here.
Why similar: Conspiracy 26% ★, Detective 23.2%, Investigation 17.3%, Puzzle 8.4%, Horror 7.9%
- #26 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,354 reviews2025
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 25.2%, Conspiracy 22.6% ★, Investigation 21.8%, Horror 8.3%, Puzzle 6.7%
- #27 The Current Past
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Picky Bits
Windows · Mac
A fading seaside town, a dark secret lurking beneath the waves, and a plot that will test your powers of deduction... Use logic, observation and your trusty notebook to untangle your way to the truth in this puzzling mystery.
Why similar: Detective 32.9%, Conspiracy 24.4% ★, Investigation 16.2%, Puzzle 12%, Mystery 7.2%
- #28 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
80% matchVery Positive89% of 7,986 reviews2014
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 51.7%, Investigation 22.4%, Puzzle 6.6%, Mystery 6.3%, Choices Matter 3.8%
- #29 查无此人
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CopyCat.Studio
Windows · Mac
一款以清末民初的上海为时代背景的社会派推理游戏。你在一台历史悬案核查终端前接手这项任务:为墙中无名遗骸重建家族谱系。翻阅泛黄的婚书、讣告与老照片,看清旧秩序崩塌之际每个人的选择与挣扎。
Why similar: Detective 39.5%, Investigation 27.1%, Puzzle 10%, Mystery 5.8%, Narrative 5.6% ★
- #30 Mystery of the Sacred King
78% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Tarragon Games
Windows
You are the Lawspeaker, a defender of justice. Decode local rituals. Seek the truth. Dismantle conspiracies to save the innocent from execution. Put an end to the deception by revealing the mystery of the Sacred King in this deduction puzzle game.
Why similar: Conspiracy 34% ★, Detective 29.1%, Investigation 12.4%, Puzzle 10.5%, Mystery 6.5%
- #31 The Operator
76% matchVery Positive92% of 8,818 reviews2024
Dev: Bureau 81
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Detective 28.4%, Conspiracy 27.4% ★, Investigation 22.8%, Puzzle 7%, Narrative 5% ★
- #32 Edge on Truth
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ViGuselt
Windows · Mac
Explore the settlement, gather clues, interact with its inhabitants, and uncover a conspiracy. Your actions shape your relationships with the locals – will they help you, or deceive you? Your choices will determine whether the protagonist can escape, or if his tragic fate will repeat itself again.
Why similar: Detective 28.5%, Conspiracy 22.2% ★, Investigation 21.7%, Choices Matter 6.7%, Narrative 6.2% ★
- #33 The Marsh Manor Mystery
77% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: castergrams
Windows · Mac
Something strange happened in the old manor, but the Pond's premier puzzle-solver is here to uncover the truth. In this ribbiting and cozy mystery, explore the grounds, journey into the past, and unearth the secrets buried at Marsh Manor.
Why similar: Detective 44.2%, Investigation 33.2%, Puzzle 13.7%, Mystery 6.9%, Indie 1.2%
- #34 Thousand Wheels
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sloth Machine Studios
Windows · Mac
Investigate murders across parallel universes in a hand-drawn detective puzzle game inspired by Ottoman medieval art. Gather clues, identify suspects, and reconstruct events to uncover a mystery spanning multiple realities.
Why similar: Detective 30.5%, Conspiracy 26.6% ★, Investigation 23%, Puzzle 9.6%, Story Rich 4.7%
- #35 The Final Witness
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gamalone
Windows
The Final Witness is a first-person psychological horror detective game where every case tells a different story. Explore a haunted family mansion, uncover hidden truths, analyze conflicting evidence, and identify the true killer before the darkness consumes your sanity.
Why similar: Detective 35.3%, Investigation 25.8%, Horror 10.7%, Supernatural 6.2%, Choices Matter 5.7%
- #36 Sherlock Holmes The Awakened
75% matchVery Positive82% of 2,952 reviews2023
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience a nerve-racking Lovecraftian adventure, rebuilt from the ground up with modern graphics and gameplay. Become Sherlock Holmes, and find yourself at the heart of the terrifying Cthulhu Mythos as you investigate a series of mysterious disappearances in Europe and the US.
Why similar: Detective 30.5%, Investigation 18%, Lovecraftian 16.8%, Horror 9.7%, Choices Matter 6.8%
- #37 A Case of Fraud
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 518 reviews2025
Dev: Hesperus Games
Windows · Mac
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 36.4%, Investigation 27.8%, Conspiracy 13.3% ★, Puzzle 8.9%, Mystery 6.1%
- #38 The Golden Girl Case
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StickyLabs
Windows · Mac
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 38.1%, Investigation 24.6%, Conspiracy 16.3% ★, Puzzle 9.1%, Mystery 6.5%
- #39 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 759 reviews2026
Dev: BRANEPub: Surefire.Games
Windows · Mac
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 31.9% ★, Detective 25.8%, Investigation 20.4%, Puzzle 7%, Mystery 4.6%
- #40 Laura.ai
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: thomtwin1
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to Laura.ai, the world's leading AGI company. As our developer, you'll investigate logs, browse files, and monitor applications across our proprietary operating system. Your access is limited. Some directories are restricted for good reason. We trust you'll respect those boundaries.
Why similar: Detective 32.6%, Conspiracy 26.3% ★, Investigation 24.2%, Puzzle 7.9%, Mystery 4.1%
- #41 The Painscreek Killings
74% matchVery Positive91% of 6,246 reviews2017
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?
Why similar: Detective 32.4%, Investigation 29.7%, Horror 9.2%, Puzzle 8%, Mystery 6.6%
- #42 枫叶
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZiZhuo Gaming
Windows
《枫叶》是一款以南海市时代疑案为背景的中式恐怖悬疑解谜游戏。故事横跨三个年代,你将通过新人警察宋逸平的视角,从一桩看似普通的寺庙杀人案入手,逐步揭开一宗尘封数十年的冤案真相。当正义与程序、真相与代价纠缠不清,你能否在迷雾中找到那一片染血的枫叶?
Why similar: Detective 24.8%, Conspiracy 20% ★, Horror 15.1%, Investigation 14.2%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #43 Liar’s Line
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PexeliesPub: Aroko Game Studio
Windows
A monster is hiding behind one of the voices on the line. Identify the liar before you reveal your location. One wrong judgment, and it comes to your door. Each playthrough changes who's lying.
Why similar: Detective 29.6%, Investigation 20.4%, Horror 11.5%, Supernatural 7.7%, Narrative 6.5% ★
- #44 The Detective's Apprentice
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: darqwerful
Windows
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 43.7%, Investigation 31.7%, Puzzle 9.4%, Mystery 6.8%, Story Rich 3.1%
- #45 The Outer Frame
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sapucai Games
Windows
Dual role as detective and fixer, commanding the perfect cover-up from your desk. Intercept calls, stay ahead of the media, gather intel, and decide the fate of everyone involved before the masses catch on. Try again and again to reshape the narrative in this choice-driven mystery. Or you are fired.
Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Conspiracy 25.1% ★, Investigation 14.6%, Puzzle 7.6%, Choices Matter 6.8%
- #46 Deep Focus
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vitamins
Windows
A mystery adventure game featuring a camera-headed detective and a superpowered girl teaming up to solve crimes. Play as the detective to gather and combine clues, reveal the hidden truth, and tear down fabricated lies.
Why similar: Detective 42.4%, Investigation 32.5%, Puzzle 7.9%, Mystery 7.1%, Story Rich 5.6%
- #47 Set the Record Straight
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anja Remic
Windows · Mac
A 1998-set deduction game. Trawl a period internet for documents, photographs, and dead ends, then correct the official record: who really wrote, played, drew, or built it. An anthology of credit fraud, set straight one careful search at a time.
Why similar: Detective 41.8%, Investigation 30.5%, Puzzle 9.1%, Mystery 6.6%, Story Rich 4%
- #48 Security 51
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 416 reviews2026
Dev: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%
You're a security officer deep within Area 51. Scan the staff, verify clearances, and decide who can enter the elevator and who absolutely mustn't leave. The deeper you go, the less certain you are that anyone standing before you is still human.
Why similar: Detective 26.4%, Investigation 21.8%, Political Sim 16.3% ★, Horror 9.6%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #49 DAEMON MASQUERADE
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 503 reviews2024
Dev: Callum Page
Windows · Mac · Linux
An anime-inspired supernatural detective game. Uncover the identities and powers of your adversaries using a conspiracy board full of evidence.
Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Investigation 20.3%, Conspiracy 19.9% ★, Lovecraftian 10.1%, Puzzle 5.9%
- #50 The Outer Islands
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ancient Clockwork Games
Windows
Explore a quarantined island chain and a vast automated hospital abandoned for twenty years. Uncover the secrets of the Malin Corporation while evading the machines that still believe they have patients.
Why similar: Investigation 27.5%, Detective 21.2%, Conspiracy 18.8% ★, Lovecraftian 11.5%, Mystery 6.8%
- #51 The Silver Crow
67% matchVery Positive98% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: Dreamagination
Windows · Mac
Play as Conrad, the town's executioner. Investigate a mysterious death, gather clues, question suspects and solve puzzles in this classic point-and-click mystery where witchcraft and superstition conceal a far darker truth.
Why similar: Detective 30.8%, Conspiracy 25.4% ★, Investigation 21.9%, Puzzle 8.4%, Mystery 4.4%
- #52 A Death in the Red Light
69% matchMixed69% of 49 reviews2024
Dev: Mystery City Games BV
Windows
Amsterdam, 1988. A dead body in the Red Light District, the Dutch capital of sex and drugs, is a washed-up detective’s one shot at redemption. Explore the seedy underbelly of Europe’s most notorious city, solve complex puzzles, and crack the case while experiencing Amsterdam at its worst.
Why similar: Detective 28.6%, Investigation 23.2%, Conspiracy 22.8% ★, Puzzle 7.8%, Mystery 5.6%
- #53 Saturnalia
69% matchVery Positive91% of 130 reviews2023
Dev: Santa Ragione
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A Single-Player Survival Horror Adventure: play as a cast of characters exploring an isolated village haunted by an ancient ritual—but beware, its labyrinthine roads will change each time you lose all your characters.
Why similar: Conspiracy 25.6% ★, Detective 23.4%, Investigation 17.9%, Lovecraftian 11.9%, Horror 8.4%
- #54 The Roottrees are Dead
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,873 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 44.3%, Investigation 24.6%, Puzzle 12%, Mystery 7.9%, Story Rich 4.1%
- #55 All Possible Suspects
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Johann Anton Myburgh
Windows
A point-and-click deduction game where you unravel complex events. Explore frozen moments in time, analyze the scene, and fill in the blanks. Piece together the who, how, and why behind each curious scenario.
Why similar: Detective 41.1%, Investigation 36.8%, Mystery 9.8%, Puzzle 9.7%, Adventure 1.7%
- #56 A Hand With Many Fingers
70% matchVery Positive84% of 520 reviews2020
Dev: Colestia
Windows
Unravel a real conspiracy from deep within the CIA’s archives. Search classified documents and follow new leads in this non-linear investigative thriller.
Why similar: Conspiracy 39.2% ★, Investigation 34.8%, Detective 15.5%, Mystery 6.4%, Indie 2.5%
- #57 The Missing Threads
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wynd_devPub: wysg
Windows
[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 39.1%, Investigation 29.8%, Choices Matter 7.5%, Puzzle 7.3%, Mystery 6.6%
- #58 Almanac: Detective Agency
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bergamot Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 33%, Investigation 24.8%, Conspiracy 18.4% ★, Choices Matter 7.1%, Mystery 5.9%
- #59 Nancy Drew®: Mystery of the Seven Keys™
67% matchMixed56% of 344 reviews2024
Dev: HeR Interactive
Windows · Mac
A thrilling blend of adventure, mystery, and history! Play as Nancy Drew to uncover the truth behind the theft of a client's heirloom necklace. Solve challenging puzzles, uncover a sinister web of cyber crime, and sleuth through Prague's mysterious streets entwined with medieval legends and alchemy.
Why similar: Detective 32.6%, Investigation 25.6%, Conspiracy 20.1% ★, Puzzle 9.4%, Mystery 6.4%
- #60 The Honeypot Murders
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Supernormal Games
Windows
Arthur thinks he’s a smart guy. He isn’t. Help him solve puzzles, investigate the town, and uncover the mystery of his friends disappearance in this quirky adventure game inspired by classic cartoons.
Why similar: Conspiracy 29.5% ★, Detective 29%, Investigation 23.3%, Puzzle 7.6%, Mystery 5.8%