60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Investigation, Detective, Mystery, Story Rich.
Inspect travel passes and question the strangers who reach your mountain gate after dark. In this yokai inspection game, compare every face, paper, and answer, then let them pass, turn them away, or draw your sword. Your family and the village bear the cost.
FIRST LINE
A retro office mystery about tech support, deadlines, and a floor that doesn't exist. It's 2001, and you're the L1 helpdesk tech at a corporation running on an OS from another era. Close tickets against the clock. Mind your tone. Don't ask about Floor 7.
Transmission in Progress…
Transmission in Progress is a detective game located in a sound powered world, playing in the shoes of Inres, a forensic detective falsely accused of murder. You must tap into several different audio channels to determine the real suspect of the crimes you were falsely accused of.
A retro office mystery about tech support, deadlines, and a floor that doesn't exist. It's 2001, and you're the L1 helpdesk tech at a corporation running on an OS from another era. Close tickets against the clock. Mind your tone. Don't ask about Floor 7.
Why similar: Time Management 15.9%, Detective 15.1%, Lore-Rich 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Investigation 8.8%
Transmission in Progress is a detective game located in a sound powered world, playing in the shoes of Inres, a forensic detective falsely accused of murder. You must tap into several different audio channels to determine the real suspect of the crimes you were falsely accused of.
Why similar: Time Management 21.5%, Detective 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Investigation 14.8%, Point & Click 9.2%
Who Did It? Is a detective puzzle-game. Your job is to read the given case files to find out who the murderer is! Do you have what it takes to master all cases and close them all for good?
Why similar: Time Management 25.8%, Detective 25.6%, Investigation 17.9%, Point & Click 12.3%, Mystery 4.9%
Six witnesses, six suspects, and thousands of discoverable lines of dialog. You're the fantasy detective on the case of a stolen magical artifact, and in order to determine the truth you'll have to cross examine, interrogate, and reference all your resources to catch the thief before time runs out.
Why similar: Detective 26.7%, Investigation 19.6%, Time Management 19.5%, Point & Click 8.5%, Lore-Rich 8.4%
A Master murdered. A dying wish: "Kill La." Nine suspects. One killer. All named 「La」. Valhalla hunts the truth by diving into their memories — in a world beautiful and cruel as a doll. Which 「La」 pulled the strings?
Why similar: Detective 18.1%, Investigation 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Lore-Rich 10.8%, Point & Click 10.8%
Your statement is already on record. Search messages, social media, and your calendar for evidence. Defend your story, explain contradictions, or shift the blame. What you submit will change the investigation and the story.
Why similar: Detective 23.6%, Investigation 22.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Lore-Rich 11.4%, Choices Matter 6.8%
The year is 840. Use your detective skills to weed out and banish the succubi terrorizing the citizens of Damaros and uncover the truth behind the recent spike in succubus victims, or become a corrupt tyrant who abuses his power, or even side with the succubi to terrorize the city.
Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Investigation 16.9%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Choices Matter 8.7%
A noir detective game played at your desk. Read evidence photos, CCTV footage and records, compare fingerprints and voices, and fill in the suspect matrix yourself before you accuse anyone. Juggle action points, fees and deadlines across eight cases as a criminal organization closes in.
Why similar: Detective 28.9%, Investigation 22.3%, Time Management 12.1%, Point & Click 11.8%, Simulation 4.9%
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 28.6%, Investigation 24%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Point & Click 11.7%, Mystery 5.4%
For every action, there is a reaction... For every choice, a result... Dive deep into your subconscious as you wander the halls of The Testing Chamber & join hundreds of thousands of other players in one of the biggest & most successful social experiments ever performed.
Why similar: Detective 23%, Investigation 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
Your name is Gary Patterson. After waking up in a strange facility with your work partner Victor Adams, you must make a choice: Play along with Victor's plans? Or go it alone and make an escape? Only YOU can decide.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.6%, Detective 24.6%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Investigation 10.9%, Multiple Endings 6%
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: Time Management 23.7%, Detective 22.2%, Investigation 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Multiple Endings 8%
Rumor Reporter is a Golden Age whodunit mystery. Play as senior reporter Veronica Chase as you explore Greyhaven Island in the Celtic Sea, 1920s. Choose where to investigate, who to question, and what to publish. Your report shapes public opinion, drives arrests, and changes the island’s future.
Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Investigation 21.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Point & Click 8.8%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
You triage requests inside a corporate OS that lies by omission: cover a window and it keeps showing yesterday's data, perfectly confident. Every case hides in the gap between two windows, and someone in this building is counting on you not to look. Meridian is delighted with your progress.
Why similar: Time Management 29%, Detective 23.4%, Investigation 18.2%, Point & Click 11.2%, Simulation 4.8%
An audio deduction game where you have one task: restore a series of lost podcast episodes.
Why similar: Detective 39.5%, Investigation 29%, Point & Click 15.4%, Mystery 6.2%, Adventure 3.9%
In this detective horror visual novel, investigate a seabound anomaly. Explore areas of interest, uncover clues, and piece together evidence before time runs out — and before this mission becomes your last. Choose a side; don't look back.
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Investigation 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Lore-Rich 9.8%, Multiple Endings 6.4%
Inescapable: No Rules, No Rescue is a social thriller set in a tropical island resort: you’ve been kidnapped and forced to participate in a twisted reality TV show with 10 strangers. At the end of their stay, they’ll each receive $500,000... If they survive.
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Time Management 20.5%, Investigation 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Multiple Endings 5.9%
Play as squad captain of the Critical Containment Threat Verification division and watch live surveillance feeds from CCTV to report any anomalies and survive the night.
Why similar: Time Management 37.6%, Investigation 24.6%, Point & Click 14.9%, Psychological Horror 7.9%, Multiple Endings 6.5%
The miners of Rabbit Burrows are falling ill, and it is hurting production. As an eminent scholar of the Animal Kingdom, Charles Quill has been summoned by the Crown to help them solve the outbreak. The miners know and respect the young scholar, but there seem to be other things at play.
Why similar: Detective 29.5%, Investigation 24.9%, Point & Click 14.9%, Lore-Rich 12.3%, Story Rich 5.4%
You are a detective who is slowly going blind. The only faces you can still see clearly belong to those who are about to die. A visual novel investigation where every choice affects the fate of Tokyo and leads you either closer to the truth or deeper into darkness.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.5%, Detective 27.2%, Investigation 11.4%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
You're an insurance investigator. Review evidence, spot fraud, make decisions. Every case is a puzzle — approve, reject, or negotiate. Limited energy, a ticking clock, and your reputation on the line
Why similar: Detective 29%, Investigation 16.7%, Time Management 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Simulation 8%
Dragon Maiden is a 2D pixel-art mystery adventure. As Wang Xie, you’re trapped in a time loop on the day of the Mountain God Ceremony. Relive the 22 hours before midnight, uncover the truth behind the village’s destruction, and break free from the cycle.
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Time Management 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Lore-Rich 10.1%, Mystery 6.6%
A fake therapist loses her magic and must face real patients with nothing but words. Manage appointments, money, and emotional collapse in a narrative RPG about lies, deduction, and cognitive dissonance. Are lies your weapon... or your redemption?
Why similar: Time Management 23.8%, Detective 20.7%, Investigation 16.2%, Lore-Rich 11.4%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
Fulfill vows for clients too afraid to return in this Thai folk horror point-and-click game. Read clues, choose offerings, and complete rituals before dawn. You have 13 nights to pay for your mother's surgery, but each mistake may leave a debt that money cannot settle.
Why similar: Time Management 26.1%, Investigation 16.9%, Point & Click 15.8%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Multiple Endings 7.1%
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Investigation 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
A narrative investigation game played across multiple sessions. Read corporate documents, cross-reference fragments, and build a persistent Dossier as an AI uncovering the conspiracy — and the murder — at the heart of the network it lives in. Knowledge is the only progression.
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Investigation 17.1%, Point & Click 10.6%, Psychological Horror 6.5%
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
Why similar: Detective 27%, Investigation 21.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Point & Click 9.6%, Choices Matter 7.7%
Linework is a story about a broken grieving detective set in 1990s Gui Dou, a town full of mysteries. Solve each murder with clues they left behind, and discover the truth behind your wife’s death
Why similar: Detective 29.7%, Investigation 23.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Mystery 5.6%, Point & Click 5.2%
Enter the burned crime scene and restore 8 cases from the past. The crime scene photos and records have been charred black, but as a cold case investigator, your deduction and forensic skills can reveal what happened. Search by keyword, reconstruct the sequence of events, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 31.3%, Investigation 17.7%, Point & Click 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Mystery 7%
Infiltrate, rule and rescue the mind of the father of Psychoanalysis: Sigmund Freud, in this surreal and obscure adventure. Take control of his inner voice, choose his destiny, solve clinical cases, save or condemn your patients, all whilst trying to save Freud from himself.
Why similar: Detective 25%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Investigation 17.4%, Point & Click 14.7%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
Embark on a mystical quest that blends Slavic folklore with arcane witchcraft, uncover hidden secrets, and rescue a village lost to the shadows in this magical detective visual novel. Oh, and never forget your cat - he might save you!
Why similar: Detective 26%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Investigation 17.3%, Choices Matter 7.6%, Simulation 6.9%
Follow detective Carol Reed in this colorful mystery, made with real-life photographs. The game features a classic adventure game interface, plenty of puzzles, and a series of minigames as an integrated part of the story.
Why similar: Detective 33.6%, Investigation 24.8%, Point & Click 20.5%, Adventure 7%, Mystery 6.2%
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 23.4%, Time Management 16%, Investigation 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Point & Click 11.3%
Play as a detective tasked with catching a serial killer in this visual novel set in post-war Japan. Investigate key locations, question many complex characters, piece together clues, and try to stop the culprit before they end yet another young girl's smile.
Why similar: Detective 23%, Investigation 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Point & Click 9.9%, Psychological Horror 8.2%
You agreed to deliver one package because it might save your child. Instead, you wake before the gates of the afterlife and are put to work in the Department of Final Judgment. Examine the lives of the dead and decide who deserves Heaven and who will be sent to Hell.
Why similar: Time Management 31%, Detective 17.9%, Investigation 12.9%, Multiple Endings 7.6%, Point & Click 6.9%
Map a mysterious land during the Age of Enlightenment. Draw the border between two warring kingdoms. Meet the locals. Juggle their demands with the requirements of your mission. Ethical dilemmas, secret plots, strange phenomena… will you be able to bring peace back to the land?
Why similar: Investigation 22.7%, Detective 22.4%, Point & Click 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Choices Matter 5.2%
Play as one of the Squad Captain from C.C.T.V division and monitor live surveillance feeds and neutralize anomalies by reporting them, including dangerous entities.
Why similar: Time Management 32.8%, Point & Click 18.5%, Investigation 17.8%, Simulation 14.1%, Psychological Horror 6.7%
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Investigation 18.3%, Lore-Rich 12.2%, Point & Click 12%, Multiple Endings 6.5%
Convince the cannibals not to eat you.
Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Point & Click 11.4%, Choices Matter 9.9%
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Investigation 18%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Point & Click 11.8%, Multiple Endings 6.8%
You're dead, understaffed, and temporarily in charge of the Kingdom's admissions desk. Read lives, question souls, follow an incomplete rulebook, and stamp ASCEND, HOLD, DESCEND, or REFER—then live with the Kingdom your paperwork creates.
Why similar: Time Management 21.7%, Investigation 20.2%, Detective 17.5%, Lore-Rich 14%, Point & Click 7.2%
A 2D point-and-click investigation game where you play as an undercover agent checking guest documents and appearances to uncover a criminal conspiracy.
Why similar: Time Management 34.2%, Point & Click 18%, Simulation 13.9%, Lore-Rich 13.8%, Adventure 7.5%
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 36.7%, Investigation 29.4%, Point & Click 16%, Mystery 6.4%, Story Rich 5.9%
Let's escape the room before the countdown ends, or☆……?
Why similar: Time Management 33.5%, Investigation 18.5%, Point & Click 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
“Intervene in Tsumimi’s stream” through comments and Mega Chats, then use your deductions to change their fate in this 14-day psychological horror adventure.
Why similar: Investigation 23.5%, Detective 22.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, Multiple Endings 6.9%, Mystery 6.1%
15 minutes and a terminal. Your sister's life in your hands. Navigate the Silicon Sneaky system, explore the digital underworld to secure $20,000, and make irreversible decisions. Your choices define her fate.
Why similar: Time Management 23.7%, Investigation 18.6%, Detective 16.4%, Lore-Rich 13.2%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
Wota (otaku) Culture × Life Sim × Mystery: A Slice-of-Life Mystery Adventure Game—Balance your daily life, manage your time, build friendships over the course of a year, and unravel the truth behind a series of incidents in Hohsen's idol wota community.
Why similar: Time Management 33%, Investigation 20.5%, Detective 17.5%, Lore-Rich 9.5%, Story Rich 6.1%
You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...
Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Investigation 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Multiple Endings 8.3%, Psychological Horror 7.8%
A closed-off ghost town, and the unsolved bizarre serial murders that once occurred there. A “daily life collapse” suspense × death game novel ADV that depicts the obsessive love and revenge of 11 people whose lives were irrevocably shattered by that horrific incident.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Investigation 16%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
As the priest of Santa Cecilia, save a village’s souls or exploit their sins. Sinful Hearts is a dark fantasy RPG visual novel with point & click investigation, branching choices, and consequences that can redeem, corrupt, or destroy.
Why similar: Time Management 37%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.4%, Point & Click 13.3%, Simulation 6.3%, Multiple Endings 5.3%
A mystery game where you investigate a murder by searching the crime scene and interrogating AI-powered NPCs with unique personas.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Investigation 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Point & Click 10.8%, Simulation 6.9%
Embark on an undercover mission in a medieval kingdom hovering on the brink of a civil war. Become part of a vile conspiracy or choose to act against your orders. Stand by your unlikely allies or ruin them for personal gain. The fate of the divided realm rests in your hands.
Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Investigation 15.7%, Point & Click 12.7%, Lore-Rich 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%
Christmas lights, winter snow, and a serial killer on the loose. Follow a gifted detective through a twisted holiday night in this story-driven, interactive horror game. Your choices determine who lives, and who dies. Can you outsmart the killer?
Why similar: Detective 23%, Investigation 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Point & Click 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.8%, Detective 19.6%, Investigation 17.4%, Psychological Horror 9%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
[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 33.8%, Investigation 27%, Point & Click 15.7%, Choices Matter 6.3%, Mystery 6%
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 31.5%, Point & Click 21.7%, Investigation 15.6%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Choices Matter 8.4%
Ezrebeth is an old, bitter recluse who finds herself constantly invaded by her peculiar relatives during the winter holidays. Oh, and she's stuck in a time loop! Investigate, interview and cross-reference as you attempt to figure out what's going on in this surreal visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Point & Click 17.3%, Lore-Rich 10.6%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Psychological Horror 8%
Investigate your way in a branching noir horror detective game inspired by Lovecraftian horror and ancient Minoan myth. Analyze evidence, connect clues, and uncover dark secrets through genre-bending deduction mechanics. Face a sinister plot—and an ultimate choice.
Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Investigation 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, Point & Click 10.6%
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 38.6%, Investigation 29.3%, Point & Click 14.5%, Mystery 6.3%, Adventure 4.5%
