
A narrative noir thriller set in Kyoto. Detective Thomas Bennett investigates the disappearance of a British agent, only to collide with the Yakuza, a shadowy conspiracy, and a truth that should never surface.
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A narrative noir thriller set in Kyoto. Detective Thomas Bennett investigates the disappearance of a British agent, only to collide with the Yakuza, a shadowy conspiracy, and a truth that should never surface.

DETECTIVE - The Motel
DETECTIVE The Motel is a deduction game where, to advance, you must take a pencil and a piece of paper and write down everything that seems like evidence in order to answer all the questions that arise. Solving the case will depend only on you.

Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo
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.
DETECTIVE The Motel is a deduction game where, to advance, you must take a pencil and a piece of paper and write down everything that seems like evidence in order to answer all the questions that arise. Solving the case will depend only on you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Crime 17.4%, Detective 17.3%, Simulation 11.1%, Exploration 7.8%
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: Narration 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Drama 14.1%, Detective 11.3%, Adventure 8%
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Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Crime 16%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Mystery 10.1%, Investigation 8%
Enter a small town filled with mysteries to help Andrew Connor solve one of his own. Work your way through the past and help put it, and the people involved, to rest for good. Just remember to be careful, danger could be hidden around any corner.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Narration 20.3%, Detective 16.8%, Exploration 12.2%, First-Person 4.7%
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Why similar: Simulation 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Detective 19.2%, Narration 15.1%, Adventure 14.9%
Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller with narrative adventure elements and unsettling details. Join Detective Bennett on his final case and uncover dark secrets in a world where reality bends and sanity wavers.
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Crime 13.5%, Detective 12.7%, Adventure 12.2%, Drama 9.4%
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A psychological thriller where reality and memory collide. Unravel abandonment, depression, and shattered love through mysterious tapes. Dare to face your ghosts...
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Why similar: Simulation 30.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Narration 19.7%, Adventure 19.3%, Story Rich 5.6%
Lu Yan has 9 days to find the truth and bring five strangers back alive. Hours of cinematic video — surveillance, dashcam, interrogations — are the evidence you study; a punishing board demands you connect 130+ clues and 70+ deductions by hand. Stuck? Spend Intuition. 6–8 hours.
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Help solve a crime.
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Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Crime 15.1%, Drama 9.5%, Narration 9.3%, Adventure 9.1%
The line, is a game with puzzles integrated into the narrative. The story takes place in a dystopian future, where the sea level rose so much that it flooded most of the planet, thus collapsing societies.
Why similar: Narration 21.4%, Adventure 19.9%, Drama 15.2%, Exploration 12.2%, Investigation 11.1%
Embark down the small path of a girl named Abby as she goes back home and digs through her childhood, reliving the past to help reveal the secrets of what actually happened. What will you uncover? Will the family mystery end with you, or will it be just another legend. REIMAGINED VERSION OUT NOW!!
Why similar: Narration 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Drama 13.2%, Exploration 9.2%, Mystery 7.2%
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A serial killer is on the loose. Only you can stop him! In CrimeBot 2, you analyze crime scenes, interrogate suspects, and connect the clues to solve cold cases around the world. The truth is hidden in the details.
Why similar: Narration 18%, Detective 14.9%, Crime 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Simulation 9.3%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Simulation 23.1%, Adventure 16.5%, Detective 14.3%, Mystery 8%
Demo updated for the Detective Fest! Step into detective Brian Storm’s shoes and unravel a grim 17th-century mystery. Interrogate villagers, gather clues, and piece together the evidence in a deduction system where every secret matters.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Detective 15%, Crime 15%, Simulation 10.9%, Mystery 8.8%
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Why similar: Narration 20.1%, Crime 17.8%, Detective 17.8%, Mystery 9.6%, Drama 9.2%
When a long-forgotten race returns for an artifact capable of controlling the destiny of the know worlds, can you find the Spindle of Fate first and save the realms from destruction?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.7%, Narration 21.1%, Adventure 18.7%, Detective 14.8%, Investigation 6.9%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Detective 14.3%, Crime 13.6%, Simulation 9.3%, Mystery 8.8%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.8%, Simulation 26.7%, Narration 14.1%, Detective 11.1%, Adventure 11.1%
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Why similar: Narration 23.5%, Detective 21.9%, Adventure 13.9%, Drama 11%, Exploration 9.7%
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Why similar: Narration 31.3%, Simulation 11.9%, Crime 11.5%, Exploration 9.1%, Adventure 8.7%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30%, Detective 19.4%, Adventure 18.3%, Investigation 7.7%, Story Rich 6.8%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Narration 16.5%, Detective 15.8%, Adventure 15.2%, Mystery 14.3%
这一天回到了熟悉的高中教室,但这次我的身份从学生变为了老师(虽然是实习的),面对九个性格完全不同的学生,我该如何让他们在这最后一年真正的毕业继续前行?一场年轻老师与问题学生共同成长的青春舞台剧即将拉开序幕!
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The 3rd installment in the Case Files series. An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.4%, Adventure 21.8%, Drama 21%, Exploration 12.9%, Story Rich 6.4%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.1%, Adventure 16.5%, Detective 13.3%, Exploration 10.4%, Cinematic 8.4%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Detective 13.2%, Crime 12.5%, Mystery 11%, Simulation 10.3%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Detective 15.3%, Crime 14.4%, Mystery 9.4%, Investigation 7.5%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14%, Crime 13.7%, Detective 12.6%, Cinematic 9.7%, Adventure 8.7%
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Why similar: Adventure 20.8%, Narration 14.9%, Mystery 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Drama 9.7%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.7%, Simulation 14.1%, Mystery 12%, Adventure 11.5%, Story Rich 9.8%
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Why similar: Narration 26.3%, Simulation 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Drama 15.6%, Mystery 10.8%
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Why similar: Narration 27%, Adventure 19.7%, Drama 14.7%, Exploration 8.8%, Mystery 8.7%
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Why similar: Detective 17%, Crime 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Mystery 10.4%, Investigation 8.4%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.8%, Simulation 26.5%, Adventure 18%, Narration 13.7%, First-Person 4.2%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.1%, Detective 22.3%, Adventure 17.7%, Mystery 12.4%, Drama 10.4%
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Why similar: Crime 20.5%, Detective 15.6%, Simulation 12.2%, Mystery 11.2%, Investigation 9.9%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Detective 15.3%, Crime 14.2%, Mystery 12.6%, Investigation 9.9%
a weird console message appears on your screen should you check it out or shut down the pc the choices are yours but be careful your choices will shift everything
Why similar: Simulation 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 24%, Adventure 17%, Detective 12.4%, Exploration 7.5%
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Why similar: Narration 37.6%, Interactive Fiction 30.7%, Adventure 11.3%, Exploration 10.7%, Investigation 5.3%
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Why similar: Narration 29.7%, Investigation 12.5%, Crime 12.5%, Mystery 11.3%, Drama 10.8%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.9%, Simulation 30.3%, Exploration 11.3%, Cinematic 9.4%, Mystery 7.3%
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Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Crime 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Mystery 10.3%, Simulation 9.6%
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Why similar: Adventure 18.8%, Detective 17.8%, Mystery 15.6%, Exploration 12.4%, Story Rich 8.8%
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Why similar: Detective 28.8%, Simulation 19.8%, Crime 16.1%, Adventure 12.7%, Investigation 9%