
A first-person horror investigation game set against a wartime backdrop. Explore an abandoned asylum, use psychometric abilities to uncover a criminal case from the past, solve puzzles, and collect evidence before time runs out.
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A first-person horror investigation game set against a wartime backdrop. Explore an abandoned asylum, use psychometric abilities to uncover a criminal case from the past, solve puzzles, and collect evidence before time runs out.

Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
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.

The Silver Case
The Silver Case – the debut title from world-renowned developer SUDA51 has been fully remastered and localized to English for the first time ever!
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 23.9%, Investigation 21.7%, Puzzle 5.1%, Story Rich 3.2%
The Silver Case – the debut title from world-renowned developer SUDA51 has been fully remastered and localized to English for the first time ever!
Why similar: Crime 24.5%, Investigation 21.5%, Detective 16.9%, 1990's 7.6%, Horror 7.1%
The end of the world is near! After a mysterious package unleashes paranormal events in Triton Town, experience a chapter-based narrative through the eyes of multiple protagonists. Solve puzzles, explore detailed environments, and interview witnesses to uncover the truth before time runs out!
Why similar: Investigation 21.2%, Detective 20.1%, Crime 14.8%, Dark Humor 11.7%, 1990's 8.2%
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: Investigation 26.8%, Detective 24.6%, Crime 21.4%, 1990's 10.1%, Choices Matter 3.9%
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 33.3%, Detective 18.5%, Investigation 16.4%, Dark Humor 10%, PvE 4.6%
Explore this haunted mansion as a detective, discover chilling secrets with your UV flashlight and fight to stay sane before the mannequins gets you.
Why similar: Crime 26.1%, Detective 21.2%, Investigation 17.8%, Horror 13.2%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
You are a detective who wants to investigate how all the inhabitants of a city died due to a virus. It all started in a hotel that was abandoned along with the city, and it was rumored to be haunted. You are on a quest for answers.
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Investigation 17.1%, Crime 12.3%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Horror 8.7%
[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: Investigation 29.2%, Detective 27.2%, Crime 25.7%, Puzzle 5.7%, Choices Matter 5.5%
The director's body was found in the office. It looks like a suicide but the detective has a different opinion.
Why similar: Detective 21%, Crime 17.3%, Dark Humor 13.7%, Investigation 13.3%, Horror 9.9%
Can the twin detectives solve a new case? You are the only one who can help them catch the killer. Are you up for the challenge?
Why similar: Crime 21.5%, Investigation 18.4%, Detective 17.6%, Horror 9.2%, Hidden Object 8.4%
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 27.2%, Detective 20.7%, Investigation 18.9%, Horror 9.1%, Puzzle 6.3%
A Narrative Horror Adventure game where you play as a Detective and unravel the bizarre mysteries of a seemingly Ordinary Hilly Town.
Why similar: Investigation 23.5%, Crime 22.1%, Detective 20.5%, Horror 11.1%, Psychological Horror 7%
Forget Her is a survival psychological horror game where you explore a haunted house, uncover chilling secrets, solve the mystery, and perform a deadly ritual or run.. Can you survive Alison’s ghost and discover the truth?
Why similar: Crime 19.1%, Investigation 17.6%, Detective 15.4%, Horror 10.5%, Psychological Horror 8%
You are the hotel doorman and a demon hunter. Check each guest, and if you find an anomaly, exorcise it without hesitation. After guarding the hotel for 10 days, you will face him on the final day.
Why similar: Investigation 24.2%, Detective 15.5%, Horror 12.2%, Dark Humor 11.3%, Psychological Horror 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: Crime 30%, Detective 26.8%, Investigation 17.5%, Puzzle 7.7%, Exploration 4.3%
Miles McDaniel, a police officer, is sent to the Darkvale Motel to investigate the troubling disappearance of a resident. What begins as a routine case quickly descends into a far darker and more terrifying story.
Why similar: Crime 31.6%, Investigation 29.2%, Horror 14.5%, Hidden Object 6.5%, Psychological Horror 5.2%
When Sirens Fall Silent is a dark psychological thriller set in 1990s Italy. Play as Mila, a troubled policewoman drawn into a high-profile case of kidnappings and murders. As the case unravels you must not only save her from herself, but from being swallowed by a vortex of violence and confusion.
Why similar: Crime 22.7%, Detective 18.3%, Investigation 18.1%, 1990's 9.4%, Horror 8.3%
Heaven Does Not Respond is a psychological and analog horror game set in an alternate 2005 timeline. Play as an intelligence agent, exploring a retro computer interface to decipher secret files, watch mysterious videos, and uncover the dark secrets behind a young man's death.
Why similar: Crime 22.4%, Investigation 21.8%, Detective 17.6%, Horror 9.8%, Psychological Horror 7.5%
One cold case, four deathbed flashbacks. Every shift in perspective overturns the "truth" you believed. Story-driven, with exploration, deduction, puzzles, and combat. Ready for a mind-bending thrill ride with twists at every turn?
Why similar: Crime 24.3%, Investigation 23.9%, Detective 21.1%, 1990's 10.3%, Puzzle 6.2%
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 23.9%, Investigation 23.6%, Detective 19.6%, Hidden Object 8.8%, Comedy 6.7%
Okay, Pedro is AWOL, and you have to get this LAN Party set up at the Game Store for the session later. Connect cables, install software, and solve puzzles all while you and the gang uncover the mystery of your missing friend.
Why similar: Crime 26.9%, Investigation 20.7%, Detective 18.7%, 1990's 15.1%, Puzzle 7.2%
Dark Memories is an episodic psychological horror game based on road thriller, slasher, and survival thriller genres. You are currently viewing the prologue episode of the Dark Memories anthology.
Why similar: Crime 22.3%, Investigation 21.9%, Detective 18.3%, Horror 8.3%, Puzzle 7.3%
A monster-themed deduction game focused on solving brutal murders. Investigate crime scenes by uncovering hidden evidence, analyzing fingerprints, and testing blood samples. Identify the killer, determine the creature responsible, and solve seven thrilling cases
Why similar: Detective 28.5%, Investigation 28.3%, Crime 25.7%, Puzzle 6.8%, Atmospheric 4.7%
A psychological horror crime experience featuring Story mode and Anomaly mode. Where time is your only weapon.. travel back through fractured moments to stop a brutal crime before it happens uncover the truth, alter the outcome, and face the consequences of changing fate in a haunting reality.
Why similar: Crime 39%, Detective 33.5%, Horror 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Puzzle 3.6%
Methods: The Canada Files is a mystery visual novel. You play as a team of eccentric detectives in a mysterious crime-solving competition. To solve each mystery, you must use your team member’s unique detective methods, refute faulty theories with evidence, and find out the truth!
Why similar: Investigation 26.6%, Crime 23.2%, Detective 18.3%, Dark Humor 12.2%, Comedy 7.7%
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 32.9%, Detective 26.3%, Investigation 24.6%, Puzzle 6%, Story Rich 3.8%
Dive into a high-stakes investigation in Vincent Marconi Mystery, a hidden object game where you uncover secrets, solve puzzles, and track a cunning killer in a glitzy casino.
Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Crime 21.3%, Investigation 16.9%, Hidden Object 15.7%, Puzzle 9.9%
In a Detective's Mind is an investigation game that seeks to put you in the role of a detective, who needs to solve cases and deal with obscure problems from his past.
Why similar: Detective 36%, Investigation 33.8%, Crime 22.5%, Story Rich 6.9%, Singleplayer 0.9%
First-person psychological horror. You murdered four people and built an underground bunker to make them confess. Now you're trapped inside your own creation with no memory of why. Repair the machines. Decode the tapes. Don't trust the mannequins.
Why similar: Crime 24.9%, Investigation 14.5%, 1990's 13.8%, Horror 13.1%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
🧠 BRAINROOMS is a grotesque horror born from a twisted internet: rotten memes, entities laughing at you, rooms that feel all wrong. A trashy, surreal nightmare where you scream, laugh, and lose your mind. Survive… if you can even grasp what’s happening.
Why similar: Investigation 27.9%, Detective 20%, Horror 15.8%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Hidden Object 11.5%
Assume the role of a modern detective and solve fascinating cases using lots of gadgets and your own skills. Let a sophisticated narrative help you uncover clues and secrets that might not be apparent right away and become a star detective.
Why similar: Detective 36%, Investigation 26.1%, Crime 25.2%, Choices Matter 5.1%, Adventure 3.5%
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: Crime 29.1%, Detective 27.4%, Investigation 27%, Puzzle 5.3%, Story Rich 4.5%
Uncover the dark past of an orphanage, gather clues and evidence, solve puzzles, and unveil the truth in a gripping suspense game. Your main mission is to unravel the mystery. Get ready for shocking revelations as you immerse yourself in the intriguing and chilling atmosphere.
Why similar: Crime 22.8%, Investigation 21.6%, Detective 16.9%, Horror 8.9%, Psychological Horror 7.3%
A Wild-West-themed visual-novel/bullet-hell game where you collect clues to shoot down suspects' arguments to solve a murder mystery.
Why similar: Crime 28.9%, Detective 23.3%, Investigation 21.5%, Puzzle 8.4%, Horror 7.9%
A killer hides behind familiar faces. Solve puzzles, uncover hidden clues, and expose the conspiracy tearing the village apart before fear consumes it whole.
Why similar: Crime 29.5%, Detective 23.8%, Hidden Object 13.6%, Investigation 10%, Puzzle 8.8%
Famed twin detectives go on a new case! They are the only people skilled enough to find out what happened to a woman that vanished in the broad daylight. But it seems like they need your help to uncover this mystery.
Why similar: Crime 20.8%, Detective 18%, Investigation 17.8%, Horror 9.7%, Hidden Object 8.7%
Detective Wyatt confronts a chilling mystery as he investigates a housemaid's disappearance. Unearth sinister secrets as you navigate through a haunted house, where every shadow hides a lurking terror.
Why similar: Crime 27.2%, Detective 20.7%, Investigation 15.7%, Horror 11.6%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
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: Investigation 31.9%, Crime 28.7%, Detective 23.2%, Puzzle 7.2%, Exploration 3.7%
Detective agency management × superpowered mystery. Former operative Lin Mo rebuilds the Ash Detective Agency in Collins City. Investigate crime scenes, use “Echoes” to recover memory fragments, rebut lies with evidence, dispatch partners for intel, and uncover conspiracy behind your mentor’s death.
Why similar: Detective 30.3%, Investigation 29.3%, Crime 23.2%, Puzzle 5.9%, Story Rich 5.2%
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 33.1%, Investigation 29.8%, Crime 13.3%, Puzzle 8.7%, Linear 4.4%
Uncover hidden secrets in a haunted medieval park! Solve puzzles, find clues, and escape a ghostly knight in this thrilling hidden object adventure.
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Crime 21.2%, Investigation 18.2%, Hidden Object 11.8%, Puzzle 8.3%
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 31.1%, Detective 27.6%, Puzzle 7.1%, Hidden Object 7%, Story Rich 5.4%
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
Why similar: Investigation 33.4%, Crime 30.2%, Detective 23.2%, Story Rich 5%, Adventure 3.2%
Monsters roamed among us, wearing masks of wealth and status. In the early 2000s, disturbing crimes were hidden behind power and influence. Explore, gather evidence, connect clues, and expose a web of corruption. The real monsters are never supernatural, they are people protected by power.
Why similar: Crime 23.6%, Investigation 19.7%, Detective 19.4%, Horror 8.8%, Hidden Object 8.4%
[IS THE GIRL IN THE MANOR ALIVE OR DEAD?] Investigate an abandoned manor, gather evidence, and make choices that affect both the past and future in this mystery point-and-click adventure.
Why similar: Investigation 30.7%, Detective 22.9%, Horror 14%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Choices Matter 5.8%
Dread: The Cold Case: First-person psychological horror blending investigation and intense melee combat. Scavenge, improvise, and survive using everything at your disposal against unimaginable horrors.
Why similar: Crime 24%, Investigation 19.4%, Detective 16.8%, 1990's 12.7%, Horror 10.1%
The mask of a legendary thief has been stolen. Follow Detective Time in a point-and-click investigation using her watch to witness key moments and uncover who is behind this new wave of robberies. Observe the past. Investigate the present. Uncover the truth.
Why similar: Investigation 29.3%, Detective 27.4%, Crime 26%, Puzzle 9.4%, Adventure 3.7%
Assigned to monitor live surveillance feeds, you must identify and report anomalies before the threat escalates beyond containment.
Why similar: Investigation 31.9%, Horror 17.4%, Hidden Object 17.2%, Psychological Horror 13%, Puzzle 11.4%
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: Investigation 30.5%, Detective 28.4%, Crime 26.9%, Puzzle 7.8%, Story Rich 2.4%
Escape and explore a mystery puzzle adventure where you must manage sanity, solve challenges, and uncover the dark secrets of a cursed town. Navigate eerie environments, find hidden objects, and survive the witch's realm.
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Investigation 18.2%, 1990's 13.2%, Horror 11.7%, Hidden Object 9.4%
Deliver coffee to 9 tables in a looping European-style specialty cafe, spot the anomalies creeping in and reach Table 9.
Why similar: Investigation 25.7%, Detective 23.3%, Hidden Object 10.5%, Horror 10.2%, Puzzle 8%
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: Investigation 24.8%, Detective 22.1%, Crime 21.6%, 1990's 11%, Puzzle 7.5%
Ethan Reid, a 33 year old man craving a break from his demanding routine, decides to take a much needed trip with his girlfriend. What was meant to be a peaceful getaway quickly takes an unexpected turn, setting events in motion that Ethan could have never anticipated.
Why similar: Crime 29.1%, Investigation 24.1%, Horror 14.8%, 1990's 13.3%, Exploration 5.4%
Become a Crime Scene Investigator, gather evidence, and connect not obvious facts which will lead you to solve the crime and find the guilty! Don't let criminals get more innocent victims!
Why similar: Crime 30.4%, Investigation 24.4%, Detective 22.1%, Puzzle 7.3%, Choices Matter 5.4%
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: Crime 28%, Detective 27.2%, Investigation 19.9%, Puzzle 7.1%, Story Rich 5.1%
Join investigator and medium Emily Rivers as she explores the abandoned Starlight Dreams Hotel to find hidden objects and confront a malevolent force known as the Lurker!
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Crime 21.6%, Investigation 18.5%, Hidden Object 12%, Puzzle 8.4%
Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game. It involves searching crime scenes for evidence, combining clues and questioning suspects. Puzzles can have multiple solutions as you guide the protagonist - Detective Will Stanhope - through the story.
Why similar: Detective 27.7%, Crime 22.8%, Investigation 18.3%, Horror 15.2%, Choices Matter 8%
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 cases that are too tough for the local police to crack.
Why similar: Investigation 34.3%, Detective 33.7%, Crime 16.5%, Puzzle 8.1%, Adventure 3.4%
A short solo developed psychological narrative horror game where you close your eyes to reveal a hidden layer of reality, the REDSHIFT. Uncover the secrets of the facility, Tower 7, and survive what hunts you within the REDSHIFT.
Why similar: Investigation 46.2%, Horror 23.1%, Psychological Horror 14%, Linear 9.4%, Story Rich 5.7%
The second part of the detective saga! Help Amanda find the stolen masterpiece in France. Explore mysterious locations, find hidden objects and solve puzzles. The Collector's Edition includes 20 mini-games and additional locations!
Why similar: Crime 23.5%, Detective 23.5%, Investigation 19.1%, Hidden Object 11%, Puzzle 7.8%