60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Story Rich, Mystery, Atmospheric.
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.
Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
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…
Draugen
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.
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 20.1%, Crime 15.5%, Thriller 12.7%, Mystery 9.2%, Investigation 8.8%
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.
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Mystery 15.5%, Investigation 10.4%, Emotional 9.5%, First-Person 9%
In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.
Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Crime 14.4%, Investigation 9.5%, Thriller 8.7%, Mystery 8.6%
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 19.5%, Investigation 13.3%, Thriller 12%, Crime 11.7%, Mystery 10.9%
Lose yourself in the dystopian world of New York, 2329; immortality comes at a price that someone has to pay. In this interactive noir story, lead the investigation using advanced technology, as Detective James Karra who risks it all in pursuit of a serial killer targeting the city’s elite.
Why similar: Noir 17.4%, Detective 14.5%, Thriller 11.2%, Dialogue Heavy 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
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: Noir 14.9%, Detective 13.3%, Crime 11.7%, Thriller 10%, Investigation 9.1%
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 23.4%, Noir 17.2%, Crime 13.5%, Dialogue Heavy 12.1%, Mystery 8.1%
Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.
Why similar: Noir 23.6%, Detective 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Mystery 9.5%, Exploration 6.2%
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: Detective 16.9%, Crime 15.1%, Thriller 14.1%, Investigation 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
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: Noir 27.2%, Detective 26.3%, Crime 22.8%, Mystery 10.4%, Puzzle 7.2%
Barcelona, 1977. An ex-cop in a wheelchair witnesses a murder, and teams up with a young ambitious journalist to bring the truth to light. With camera, binoculars and transmitter in hand, uncover the town’s secrets from your balcony in this soul-searching detective mystery.
Why similar: Noir 18.4%, Detective 17.7%, Crime 14.8%, Investigation 11.1%, Thriller 10.8%
The small town of Basswood will be changed forever by ex-investigative journalist Sam Higgs in this thrilling narrative experience from award-winning studio DON'T NOD. Will you find the truth – no matter the cost?
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Crime 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Psychological 12.5%, Choices Matter 9.5%
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 26.2%, Noir 22%, Mystery 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Third Person 9.6%
Ashwood Creek, 1985. A child disappears without a trace. A local policeman is drawn into a national park, seeking the truth. Mysterious radio signals beckon him further and further. Investigate, survive and face the unknown in Radiolight— an '80s thriller by solo dev Krystof Knesl.
Why similar: Noir 17.5%, Detective 14.3%, Thriller 12.7%, Investigation 10.7%, Dialogue Heavy 10.3%
Discover an untold crime story from the mysterious youth of the famous detective Hercule Poirot.
Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Crime 15.9%, Dialogue Heavy 14.8%, Investigation 10.9%, Mystery 8.8%
How far would you go to save your daughter? As an infamous hacker-for-hire you have the skills to steal almost any secret. But when your daughter is taken, will you be able to use these skills to uncover a dark conspiracy that goes further than you could ever imagine?
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Crime 19%, Thriller 15.1%, Mystery 11.4%, Investigation 10.8%
A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.
Why similar: Noir 17.3%, Detective 14.1%, Crime 13.3%, Dialogue Heavy 11.4%, Thriller 10.4%
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: Noir 20.2%, Detective 19.1%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Mystery 9%
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 18.5%, Crime 18.1%, Thriller 15.7%, Investigation 10.1%, Mystery 10%
Rainswept takes you on an emotional adventure in a small town shaken by a double shooting. Join Detective Stone and unravel a tangled web of love, relationships, and unresolved trauma in this character-driven murder mystery game.
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Crime 20%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Thriller 13%, Psychological 7%
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: Noir 19.9%, Detective 18.4%, Investigation 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Thriller 10.5%
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 25.4%, Investigation 16.1%, Mystery 13.5%, First-Person 8.1%, Puzzle 7.7%
Become an investigator in Keyword, a narrative thriller where you’ll depend on skills of logical deduction, hacking, and social engineering to solve challenging puzzles as the only means of finding your missing daughter.
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Crime 14.6%, Thriller 13.5%, Mystery 9.3%, Puzzle 7.8%
Eternal Threads is a single-player, first-person story-driven puzzle game of time manipulation, choice and consequence.
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Investigation 11.5%, Thriller 10.9%, Mystery 8.9%
A point-and-click adventure with innovative detective mechanics. Help Ollie, a fledgling reporter on his first day at the Signal & Echo newspaper, to solve the mystery behind a schoolgirl's disappearance. Developed by an ex-journalist.
Why similar: Detective 28.8%, Investigation 19.5%, Mystery 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%, Puzzle 8.5%
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 24.3%, Investigation 18.8%, Mystery 14.1%, Thriller 8.6%, Exploration 7.1%
LumineNight is a story-driven detective adventure. Play as Detective Foster and his daughter to solve a series of murders spanning a decade. Interrogate suspects, infiltrate locations, solve puzzles, and gather evidence from crime scenes. Uncover the dark truth behind these killings.
Why similar: Detective 26.3%, Noir 22.1%, Mystery 13.5%, Investigation 10.1%, Story Rich 7.1%
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 31.6%, Mystery 16.3%, Investigation 15.3%, Puzzle 9.6%, Interactive Fiction 8%
When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.
Why similar: Noir 21.2%, Detective 20.7%, Dialogue Heavy 16.4%, Investigation 14.5%, Mystery 9.9%
Chinatown Detective Agency is a cybernoir point and click adventure blending stunning retro design with innovative mechanics. Play as Amira Darma, an ex-cop who has just opened her own detective agency. Choose your clients, travel around the world and solve dangerous cases using real world research.
Why similar: Noir 19.1%, Detective 17.2%, Crime 14.9%, Dialogue Heavy 13.2%, Investigation 11.5%
Jack Beckham is found dead, hanging in his apartment alone. Police rule it a suicide. His father, refusing to accept the conclusion, hires you to investigate. Delve into the clues left behind in his apartment to discover what really happened.
Why similar: Noir 24%, Detective 21%, Investigation 13%, Mystery 10.9%, Crime 6.7%
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: Detective 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Crime 15%, Thriller 10.8%, Mystery 10.6%
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 23.1%, Dialogue Heavy 17.9%, Crime 17%, Investigation 11.3%, Mystery 9.1%
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 22.5%, Crime 15.9%, Investigation 15.3%, Thriller 14.9%, Mystery 10.3%
Explore the entangled lives of two families across thirty years in an original interactive drama from INTERIOR/NIGHT. Starting in 1998 with a robbery-gone-wrong, the character's lives depend on the choices you make.
Why similar: Crime 21.5%, Dialogue Heavy 17.2%, Thriller 14.8%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Mystery 11.5%
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: Noir 18.5%, Detective 15.5%, Crime 13.6%, Investigation 10.1%, Dialogue Heavy 9.3%
JENNY LECLUE is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet, mysteries and puzzles to solve across a vibrant, atmospheric world.
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Crime 21.6%, Mystery 13.2%, Emotional 11.7%, Puzzle 7.4%
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.
Why similar: Noir 23%, Detective 22.1%, Investigation 12.7%, Mystery 10.7%, Choices Matter 7.4%
A missing person case straight out of 1995. Search the early internet, dig through emails and dusty floppy discs, and uncover the secrets behind the disappearance of Victoria Mason.
Why similar: Detective 30.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Mystery 17.2%, Puzzle 9.4%, First-Person 7.9%
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Investigation 19.4%, Mystery 19.4%, Puzzle 10.6%, Exploration 8.9%, Story Rich 8.9%
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Noir 19.2%, Thriller 16.3%, Investigation 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%
Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.8%, Mystery 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Psychological 10.1%, Emotional 9.2%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Thriller 17.8%, Psychological 11.1%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Mystery 10.8%
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: Detective 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Crime 16.1%, Investigation 14.9%, Puzzle 7.4%
Virginia is a single-player first-person thriller set in a small town with a secret. Experience a missing person investigation through the eyes of graduate FBI agent Anne Tarver.
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Thriller 15%, Mystery 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Psychological 10.2%
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 29.3%, Investigation 19%, Mystery 16.8%, Puzzle 11.2%, Exploration 8.5%
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 31%, Investigation 15.5%, Mystery 15.3%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Story Rich 8.3%
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 25.5%, Mystery 25.3%, Investigation 14.9%, Story Rich 10.3%, Puzzle 8.8%
The Wild Case is a 2D first-person point-and-click adventure. In this story-focused adventure, players meet a cast of colorful characters, experience mysterious encounters, and solve puzzles to progress through the game.
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Noir 15.1%, Thriller 11.6%, Investigation 9.4%, Linear 7.5%
In a world of fairies, a childhood friend suddenly calls Beatrice back to her old hometown. Yet when she arrives, her friend is mysteriously missing.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.3%, Detective 19.8%, Investigation 12%, Mystery 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 7.1%
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Detective 40.7%, Mystery 17.9%, Puzzle 14.2%, Story Rich 13.9%, Exploration 9.6%
A mysterious woman is sitting in front of you. Who is she? And who are you? And why are you both there? Case #1472 is mystery information digging interrogation thriller game where there are more things going on than what meets the eye, but are you able to unravel what has happened?
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.3%, Detective 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Investigation 10.5%, Psychological 9.1%
Can you trust your own mind? Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller of a new kind, playing with the limits between reality and fantasy. Freely inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s universe.
Why similar: Thriller 21.4%, Detective 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Investigation 16.4%, Psychological 10.4%
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.
Why similar: Mystery 21.8%, Detective 15.9%, Puzzle 12.7%, Exploration 10.5%, Investigation 8.1%
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 23.4%, Crime 22.9%, Noir 19.3%, Investigation 14.2%, Mystery 10.6%
Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!
Why similar: Detective 22%, Crime 21.3%, Investigation 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Mystery 9.9%
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%, Investigation 15%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Crime 12%, Choices Matter 8.9%
Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.
Why similar: Detective 31.3%, Noir 22.9%, Mystery 11.9%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Puzzle 6.2%
Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 34.6%, Mystery 12.9%, Investigation 10.7%, First-Person 8.7%, Exploration 8.7%
