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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Story Rich, Mystery, Adventure.

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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.

Reviews: Very Positive — 85% — of 361 reviews
Released: 2021-11-02
Developer: White Paper Games
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 3.6 hrs
Mean playtime: 9.2 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 60%

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    Dev: Frogwares
    Windows
    Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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    Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Crime 14.2%, Thriller 13.2%, Mystery 9.5%, Investigation 8.5%

  2. #2 Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
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    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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    Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Crime 13.4%, Investigation 9.2%, Thriller 9.1%, Mystery 9%

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    95% matchVery Positive84% of 6,806 reviews2024
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    Windows
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%

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    Why similar: Noir 17.8%, Detective 14.6%, Thriller 11.4%, Dialogue Heavy 11%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%

  4. #4 Draugen
    96% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,125 reviews2019
    Dev: Red Thread Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir mystery set in 1920s Norway. Explore a forgotten coastal village in your search for your missing sister, accompanied by your independent and enigmatic young ward. Norwegian Game of the Year 2019.

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  5. #5 The Case of the Golden Idol
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,351 reviews2022
    Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.0 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 20%, Investigation 12.7%, Thriller 12.4%, Mystery 11.2%, Crime 10.8%

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    94% matchVery Positive84% of 289 reviews2025
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    Windows

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  8. #8 Tangle Tower
    92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,076 reviews2019
    Dev: SFB Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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    91% matchVery Positive82% of 163 reviews2020
    Dev: Mi'pu'mi Games GmbH
    Windows

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  10. #10 Telling Lies
    91% matchMixed63% of 1,297 reviews2019
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%

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  11. #11 Lamplight City
    89% matchVery Positive90% of 844 reviews2018
    Dev: Grundislav GamesPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    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?

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    90% matchMixed54% of 173 reviews2021
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    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%

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  13. #13 Radiolight
    87% matchVery Positive92% of 411 reviews2025
    Dev: Krystof KneslPub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows

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    89% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,651 reviews2021
    Dev: DON'T NOD
    Windows
    Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%

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  15. #15 Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases
    88% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,392 reviews2021
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    Windows · Mac
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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Windows
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    Windows

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    Windows
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    Windows
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    Windows

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    Windows · Mac
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    Dev: Frostwood Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%

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    Windows
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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    Windows · Mac

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    78% matchMixed65% of 264 reviews2023
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    Windows · Mac
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    74% matchVery Positive91% of 4,224 reviews2022
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    Windows
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  35. #35 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story
    76% matchMostly Positive71% of 129 reviews2023
    Dev: SenAm GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows

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  36. #36 Gumshoe Detective Agency: The First Case
    73% matchMostly Positive78% of 58 reviews2025
    Dev: Birdy Interactive
    Windows

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    73% matchVery Positive87% of 69 reviews2025
    Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
    Windows · Mac

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  38. #38 Jenny LeClue - Detectivu
    74% matchVery Positive87% of 1,363 reviews2019
    Dev: Mografi
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%

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    71% matchVery Positive94% of 80 reviews2025
    Dev: Gameplay Supremacy
    Windows

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    75% matchMostly Positive71% of 228 reviews2021
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    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

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    72% matchVery Positive85% of 53 reviews2025
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    72% matchVery Positive83% of 2,770 reviews2023
    Dev: Frogwares
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%

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  43. #43 SIMULACRA
    73% matchVery Positive90% of 4,633 reviews2017
    Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
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    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,226 reviews2025
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  45. #45 Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit
    67% matchVery Positive98% of 480 reviews2025
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    Windows · Mac

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    71% matchVery Positive82% of 1,017 reviews2021
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    Windows
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    70% matchMixed57% of 68 reviews2025
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    Windows

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    68% matchMostly Positive71% of 326 reviews2025
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    Windows

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    70% matchVery Positive81% of 481 reviews2022
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    Windows

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    69% matchVery Positive94% of 83 reviews2023
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    Windows

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    71% matchMixed64% of 3,360 reviews2016
    Dev: Variable StatePub: 505 Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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    69% matchVery Positive87% of 7,021 reviews2017
    Dev: Blue Brain Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Enter The House of Da Vinci, a new must-try 3D puzzle adventure game. Solve mechanical puzzles, discover hidden objects, escape from rooms and dive into the authentic atmosphere of the Renaissance. Use all your wits to find out what's behind your master's disappearance.

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  53. #53 Kona II: Brume
    68% matchVery Positive83% of 500 reviews2023
    Dev: ParabolePub: Ravenscourt
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Northern Québec, 1970. A bizarre mist —the Brume— is disconnecting a rural mining village from its quiet reality. Step into the shoes of Detective Carl Faubert as he unfolds the mysteries haunting the region while battling for his own survival.

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    67% matchVery Positive88% of 502 reviews2024
    Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%

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    68% matchVery Positive89% of 7,813 reviews2014
    Dev: Frogwares
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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    64% matchVery Positive88% of 112 reviews2026
    Dev: Alpheratz Games Pub: CFK Co., Ltd.
    Windows · Mac

    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: Detective 24.2%, Crime 21.1%, Noir 20.2%, Investigation 13.7%, Mystery 11%

  58. #58 Soulflow
    69% matchMixed53% of 90 reviews2022
    Dev: Bluespy StudiosPub: Next in Game
    Windows

    Soulflow is a 2.5D fantasy-detective game that offers a unique experience with its graphic style. In this story-based role play game, players must gather information from others during the day and try to solve the murders in the neighborhood to stay free.

    Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Investigation 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Crime 11.1%, Choices Matter 9%

  59. #59 Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery
    66% matchVery Positive88% of 842 reviews2021
    Dev: Kiary Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Everybody are missing in a town. Find the answers of town mystery in a point and click adventure game with escape the room mechanics

    Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Investigation 18%, Mystery 17.1%, Puzzle 11.4%, Exploration 8.7%

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