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Games Like Dead On Arrival

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Investigation, Detective, Mystery, Crime.

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Step into the shoes of a CSI in Dead On Arrival, the ultimate crime scene investigation game. Analyse scenes, collect evidence, and use real-life forensic tools to solve cases. Test your problem-solving skills and uncover the truth to catch the killer. Do you have what it takes to crack the case?

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
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Developer: Recursive Games LLC
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Simulation, Strategy
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchMixed63% of 309 reviews2026
    Dev: Binary ImpactPub: Aerosoft GmbH
    Windows

    Become a forensic specialist in a realistic crime lab simulator. Investigate crime scenes, collect microscopic evidence, and identify perpetrators in the lab using DNA and digital analysis. Based on the experience and insights of experts from the State Criminal Police Office Rhineland-Palatinate.

    Why similar: Crime 26%, Investigation 21.4%, Detective 12.7%, Simulation 7.8%, Immersive Sim 7.7%

  2. #2 Scene Investigators
    96% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,027 reviews2023
    Dev: EQ Studios
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    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: Crime 21.3%, Investigation 19.9%, Detective 18%, Mystery 9.4%, Realistic 7.3%

  3. #3 Detective - The Test
    96% matchMixed50% of 16 reviews2025
    Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
    Windows

    Test your detective instincts across three challenging cases. No hints, no help—just you, your intuition, and your ability to piece together the truth. Can you solve the mystery?

    Why similar: Crime 24.5%, Investigation 18.6%, Detective 15.7%, Mystery 9.9%, Realistic 9.4%

  4. #4 An Exercise in Mortality - Chapter I
    95% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: CorDubiumArts
    Windows

    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 26.1%, Detective 22%, Investigation 16.5%, Mystery 11.1%, Science 8.1%

  5. #5 FORENSIC - M.E. Protocol
    94% matchMostly Positive77% of 26 reviews2026
    Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
    Windows

    Put on your gloves and enter the crime scene. In this investigation simulator, you will have to solve 9 unique and independent cases full of plot twists. Use drones, robots, and chemical analysis to discover what really happened. Here, you don't shoot the bad guys; you catch them with science.

    Why similar: Crime 23.8%, Investigation 17.7%, Detective 15.3%, Immersive Sim 9.2%, Realistic 9%

  6. #6 Silence of the Truth: Origins
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Last Souls Studios
    Windows

    A realistic archaeological simulation where you explore forgotten sites, solve puzzles, examine ancient relics, and piece together the secrets of history.

    Why similar: Science 19.9%, Investigation 17.3%, Detective 15.1%, Hidden Object 10.1%, Realistic 9.8%

  7. #7 The House of Tesla: Definitive Edition
    93% matchMostly Positive73% of 863 reviews2025
    Dev: Blue Brain Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Solve intricate puzzles to activate Nikola Tesla's creations, restore Wardenclyffe Tower, and unlock hidden devices in his New York lab. Explore the Chicago World's Fair in this mind-bending puzzle adventure.

    Why similar: Science 21.2%, Detective 15.8%, Investigation 15%, Hidden Object 11.1%, Mystery 9%

  8. #8 DETECTIVE - The Motel
    92% matchMixed47% of 17 reviews2024
    Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
    Windows

    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: Crime 27.4%, Detective 22.9%, Investigation 15%, Immersive Sim 10.6%, Exploration 6.2%

  9. #9 Hotel of Shadows
    91% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
    Dev: Piotr Boruszewski
    Windows

    Hotel of Shadows is an immersive detective game where you step into the shoes of a rookie investigator in a mysterious hotel. You must find all stoles items and gather them to identify theft. There are 3 investigations where player have to find different, stolen items.

    Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Hidden Object 17%, Crime 13%, Investigation 10.7%, Strategy 9.7%

  10. #10 Chains Of Clues
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Chema Luque
    Windows · Mac

    You are a field agent with the criminal investigation unit: sweep the scene, photograph it, bag the evidence and pin it to your board until one name is left. Five cases, 31 suspects, 83 pieces of evidence, no quest markers. Nobody confirms your theory: you sign the accusation.

    Why similar: Crime 20.3%, Detective 17.1%, Investigation 15.1%, Hidden Object 9.5%, Mystery 8.2%

  11. #11 DETECTIVE - Scene Crime
    90% matchMixed43% of 20 reviews2025
    Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
    Windows

    Step into the role of a detective in DETECTIVE Scene Crime, a challenging mystery game where you’ll investigate five gripping crime scenes. Each level presents clues, testimonies, and puzzles to analyze carefully in your quest for the truth. Do you have what it takes to solve them all?

    Why similar: Crime 26.1%, Investigation 19.8%, Detective 12%, Mystery 10.6%, Realistic 10%

  12. #12 Family Mysteries 3: Criminal Mindset
    89% matchMostly Positive79% of 152 reviews2020
    Dev: Brave Giant LTDPub: Artifex Mundi
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Take on a role of a famous scientist drawn into a dangerous game, where the goal is to save the mankind and uncover family secret. Get ready for a pulse-pounding adventure in the world of experiments, mysteries and espionage!

    Why similar: Science 21.7%, Detective 18.3%, Crime 17.2%, Hidden Object 13.6%, Investigation 11.5%

  13. #13 The way you died
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Cosy Entertainment
    Windows

    How did this person die?! Use your deduction skills to find out! In this first-person view detective game, you will role-play as a medical examiner through several real-life, weird cases. Inspect the crime scene to gather clues, collect intelligence, examine the corpse and perform an autopsy.

    Why similar: Crime 24.4%, Investigation 16.6%, Detective 15%, Hidden Object 9.1%, Mystery 9.1%

  14. #14 Bone to Pick: Forensic Case Files
    88% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Studio K Games
    Windows

    From a single bone to a name and the truth. A forensic mystery adventure where every case starts with the evidence. Search crime scenes, analyze bones, outwit lying witnesses, and close all 7 cases with your brilliant colleagues — plus 5 minigames and one very good dog. Hand-drawn comic-book style.

    Why similar: Science 26.5%, Crime 19.9%, Detective 19.1%, Investigation 17.4%, Mystery 10.5%

  15. #15 Crime Scene Technician
    87% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Technician Team
    Windows

    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 25.1%, Detective 19.3%, Investigation 17%, Immersive Sim 10.3%, Exploration 6.4%

  16. #16 The Department / Trosedd
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: COPA Gaming
    Windows

    The Department is a narrative driven detective game. Investigate crime scenes, interrogate suspects and bring the killer to justice in this gritty detective sim // Mae Trosedd yn gêm dditectif sy'n cael ei gyrru gan stori. Ymchwiliwch olygfeydd troseddau, holi amheuon a dod â'r lladdwr i gyfiawnder.

    Why similar: Crime 24.4%, Detective 20%, Investigation 19.1%, Mystery 10.3%, Realistic 8.5%

  17. #17 Mary
    86% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2024
    Dev: Pinster Games
    Windows

    Mary is a mystery and investigation game, in which you are a private detective who has been called to solve a case of a massacre in a bar. Collect all the clues and find an answer to all the mysteries of this case!

    Why similar: Crime 23.7%, Detective 20.2%, Investigation 18.1%, Mystery 11.7%, Strategy 5.8%

  18. #18 Red Chair
    85% matchMostly Negative29% of 17 reviews2025
    Dev: RedChair Gameworks
    Windows

    Solve online cases with 2–6 players: investigate scenes, track leads, compare notes, and piece together the truth in Red Chair where misdirection is real, but evidence wins.

    Why similar: Crime 22.5%, Detective 20.2%, Investigation 17.8%, Co-op 12.3%, Mystery 9.6%

  19. #19 Evidence Officer
    84% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: KAISOU GAMING
    Windows

    A mystery adventure game where you investigate 3D evidence and uncover the truth behind each case through the clues left behind.

    Why similar: Crime 27.1%, Detective 23.1%, Investigation 23%, Mystery 14.7%, Hidden Object 6.8%

  20. #20 Locator: The Search for Abigail Lidari
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Empty ExhibitPub: Playstack
    Windows

    A Geoguessr-inspired narrative detective puzzle game set on an alien planet. As the Cartographer, you must gather and examine clues to locate missing archaeologist Abigail Lidari and uncover the fate of an ancient alien civilization.

    Why similar: Investigation 19.7%, Detective 19%, Crime 18.7%, Science 15.4%, Mystery 11.9%

  21. #21 Case Files: Internal Affairs
    82% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2026
    Dev: Think Ten Media Group
    Windows

    The 3rd installment in the Case Files series. An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.

    Why similar: Crime 24.4%, Detective 20.8%, Investigation 19%, Mystery 11.2%, Immersive Sim 7.5%

  22. #22 It Was Not a Suicide
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Poisonic Studio
    Windows

    A psychological horror detective simulation set in Rainier Falls in 2005. Uncover the truth behind Adele's death by finding contradictions in the case files. Are you brilliant enough to expose the suspects' lies in a single attempt? Because you only get one chance to make an arrest.

    Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Crime 25.7%, Investigation 21.6%, Mystery 11.4%, Puzzle 3.8%

  23. #23 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
    83% matchVery Positive89% of 7,986 reviews2014
    Dev: Frogwares
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    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 36.8%, Crime 23.4%, Investigation 18%, Mystery 12.2%, Puzzle 4.4%

  24. #24 The Wolf Is Dead
    81% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Fat Toad Games
    Windows · Linux

    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 27.2%, Detective 25.6%, Investigation 13.4%, Mystery 12.5%, Puzzle 6.2%

  25. #25 Ashes of Holloway Bay
    80% match4 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
    Dev: Cold Case Inc
    Windows

    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 25.7%, Detective 25.5%, Investigation 20.1%, Mystery 12%, Realistic 4.8%

  26. #26 Obscura
    81% matchMixed65% of 20 reviews2025
    Dev: NomadsPub: IIM Digital School
    Windows

    Obscura is a first-person investigation game where, you play a medium who must solve cold cases by interacting with various elements and performing rituals. Learn about their past to understand their motives and crack the case. Please understand that the game will features sensitive topics.

    Why similar: Crime 26.8%, Detective 20.3%, Investigation 18%, Realistic 11.8%, Mystery 8.2%

  27. #27 DETECTIVE - Minerva case
    79% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2024
    Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
    Windows

    DETECTIVE Minerva Case is a crime deduction and solving game, with an adult and original story. Visit the crime scene, look for all the evidence and understand what happened.

    Why similar: Crime 21.9%, Detective 18.9%, Investigation 15.5%, Hidden Object 11.4%, Immersive Sim 9.2%

  28. #28 Police Officer
    79% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Turquoise GamesPub: TK Interactive
    Windows

    Police Officer is a first-person police station simulator where you manage a police station: process suspects, hear citizens' pleas, and manage the daily chaos of law enforcement—one decision at a time.

    Why similar: Crime 31.5%, Detective 23.1%, Investigation 10.5%, Immersive Sim 10.4%, Simulation 10.2%

  29. #29 Detective Simulator
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: DRAGO entertainment
    Windows

    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 33.7%, Crime 22.4%, Investigation 19.6%, Realistic 8.1%, Simulation 7.9%

  30. #30 The Empty Desk
    77% matchPositive82% of 28 reviews2025
    Dev: CheesecakeGames
    Windows

    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.

    Why similar: Crime 23.1%, Detective 19.1%, Investigation 16%, Mystery 10.4%, Hidden Object 8%

  31. #31 Uncover the Smoking Gun
    77% matchVery Positive96% of 449 reviews2024
    Dev: ReLU Games, Inc.
    Windows

    A Battle of Wits with AI: Solve the case by conversing with a suspect robot using GPT to gather evidence. What single truth emerges from countless dialogues and pieces of information?

    Why similar: Crime 23.9%, Investigation 18.2%, Detective 17.6%, Immersive Sim 11%, Mystery 7.3%

  32. #32 Detective Super Star
    78% matchMixed65% of 17 reviews2023
    Dev: Ourhsow Games
    Windows

    Join the famous Detective Doyle to solve a series of murder cases in this captivating hidden object, adventure game.

    Why similar: Crime 26.3%, Detective 21.6%, Mystery 11%, Hidden Object 10.5%, Immersive Sim 7.9%

  33. #33 Sealed In
    75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: Basement Key Studio
    Windows

    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 25.9%, Detective 22.2%, Investigation 14.9%, Realistic 11.7%, Mystery 7.5%

  34. #34 The Adventures of LinShanHai - Chapter3:The Headless Woman
    76% matchMixed56% of 18 reviews2023
    Dev: QZQ Studio
    Windows

    The third Lin Shanhai case involves a severed female corpse found hanging in an abandoned factory, missing from City A's hospital morgue. With the body assaulted and police stumped, you'll search multiple crime scenes to unravel this mysterious case.

    Why similar: Crime 18.3%, Detective 14.9%, Investigation 13%, Immersive Sim 11.5%, Realistic 10.5%

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    76% matchMixed68% of 31 reviews2021
    Dev: digital2 games
    Windows

    The hidden game society is a digital escape room experience. You have been invited to be a member of this mysterious club. You will find yourself alone and trapped in this curious board game-themed room full of atmosphere. Use your wit and deduction skills to find a way out.

    Why similar: Detective 30%, Investigation 21.6%, Mystery 10.1%, Exploration 8%, Puzzle 7%

  36. #36 Is Guilty
    73% matchPositive98% of 42 reviews2026
    Dev: KeeraGames
    Windows

    A psychological horror job simulator. Serve coffee at a lonely drive-thru. But when a mysterious email arrives, your shift changes. Watch the cars. Check the plates. Someone in line is hiding a dark secret, and something else is watching you from the dark.

    Why similar: Crime 22.1%, Detective 18%, Investigation 17.9%, Mystery 9.9%, Realistic 7.5%

  37. #37 Sanguine Thread
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Pouet Games
    Windows

    A 3D psychological detective thriller in a radical film noir style. Explore immersive environments, examine clues from every angle, and connect your evidence on a deduction board to solve a dark conspiracy. Use your pure logic to untangle the truth.

    Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Crime 20.2%, Investigation 18.6%, Mystery 10.2%, Hidden Object 9.1%

  38. #38 Police Simulator: Patrol Officers
    73% matchMostly Positive75% of 22,842 reviews2022
    Dev: Aesir InteractivePub: astragon Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Welcome to Brighton! Join the police force of this fictitious American city and experience the day to day life of a police officer.

    Why similar: Crime 24.3%, Investigation 16.6%, Co-op 11.1%, Education 10.9%, Realistic 9.2%

  39. #39 The Clues
    74% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Knotwise Games
    Windows · Mac

    A detective investigates nine seemingly unrelated deaths in a corrupt 1949 port city. Search for clues, question witnesses, connect every piece of evidence through pure deduction, and uncover the conspiracy hiding behind every case.

    Why similar: Crime 27.3%, Detective 21.6%, Investigation 20.1%, Strategy 12.1%, Mystery 11.3%

  40. #40 Chicken Holmes - The Mystery of Bartolomeu
    75% matchMostly Positive73% of 37 reviews2021
    Dev: Dreamlike
    Windows

    Use your most valuable chicken detective skills to solve the Bartolomeu's mystery. In this point'n click game you explore a kidnapper house guided by a series of ink marks of poor Rubens, the Butcher of the city. Judite gathered the information and just disappeared. Now, fend for yourself!

    Why similar: Crime 31.4%, Detective 23.2%, Mystery 14.7%, Hidden Object 13.3%, Strategy 6.5%

  41. #41 Grimtrace
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: HoodaThunk Games
    Windows

    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 28.3%, Crime 24.2%, Investigation 22.6%, Mystery 13.7%, Puzzle 5.7%

  42. #42 Hotel Luximinal
    71% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
    Dev: Art Deco GamesPub: Art Deco Empire
    Windows

    210 anomalies, 7 levels, 1 mystery to solve. Uncover the terrible event and fix the time paradox to save a machine and a human. Use the elevators for your decision and find the solution through clues in anomalies. You're the guest hotel detective to solve the mystery. It is hard – prepare your mind!

    Why similar: Crime 20.6%, Investigation 19.4%, Detective 16.7%, Mystery 11.6%, Hidden Object 10.8%

  43. #43 Clue For Your Thoughts
    72% match7 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2024
    Dev: Sean Kuehl
    Windows

    Sift through the evidence to find out who did it.

    Why similar: Crime 41.3%, Detective 30%, Mystery 19.8%, Puzzle 7.4%, Singleplayer 1.6%

  44. #44 Escape: The Research Center
    71% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
    Dev: Woodcrest Games, LLC
    Windows

    Trapped by your colleague Victor in a mysterious research center, surrounded by strange science projects and an unknown toxin coursing through your veins...it's up to you to explore, find clues, and solve the puzzles. Will you escape The Research Center?

    Why similar: Science 40.6%, Investigation 14%, Mystery 13.4%, Puzzle 9.9%, Realistic 8.4%

  45. #45 Dark Memories: Prologue
    70% matchMixed66% of 50 reviews2025
    Dev: visioxr_studio
    Windows

    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 21.4%, Detective 18.5%, Investigation 17.7%, Mystery 10.2%, Realistic 9.2%

  46. #46 Wolf Peak: The Case of Ruth Choi
    71% matchPositive88% of 42 reviews2024
    Dev: Cloud Colony Games
    Windows

    In 1991 Ruth Choi was murdered, it was whittled down to 6 suspects, but the case was never solved. Watch interviews, go through evidence and build your case. A game where you are never told who the killer is, unless you convict them. Use your own deductive skills to find out, who killed Ruth Choi.

    Why similar: Crime 35.9%, Detective 29.5%, Mystery 12%, Investigation 10.5%, First-Person 7.4%

  47. #47 Mad Experiments: Escape Room
    72% matchMixed66% of 424 reviews2020
    Dev: PlayTogether Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    Award-nominated escape game. Alone or with up to 5 players, explore 3 unique rooms, solve mind-bending puzzles, and unravel the dark secrets of the Professor Cheshire and his experiments.

    Why similar: Detective 14.4%, Investigation 13.8%, Hidden Object 9.6%, Co-op 9%, Mystery 8.2%

  48. #48 Table 9
    69% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2026
    Dev: BwBro
    Windows · Mac

    Deliver coffee to 9 tables in a looping European-style specialty cafe, spot the anomalies creeping in and reach Table 9.

    Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Investigation 20%, Hidden Object 14.7%, Immersive Sim 11.9%, Exploration 7.7%

  49. #49 Forensic Finish
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Thorn Media
    Windows

    A retro-inspired 1970s first-person psychological horror game where you clean crime scenes, remove biohazards, and restore disturbing locations using a high-tech mop and sponge. Scrub surfaces, dispose of remains, explore eerie environments, and uncover increasingly disturbing paranormal activity.

    Why similar: Crime 23.6%, Investigation 14.3%, Immersive Sim 13.5%, Realistic 10.5%, Exploration 8.6%

  50. #50 King's Detectives
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Earl of Blackmoor
    Windows

    King’s Detectives is a 2–4 player co-op detective game set in the fictional medieval kingdom of Westmoor. Appointed by King Edmund IV, explore castles, monasteries, villages, and towns, gather evidence, question suspects, and uncover the truth.

    Why similar: Detective 16.6%, Hidden Object 16.4%, Crime 12.6%, Investigation 10.3%, Realistic 9.5%

  51. #51 Docket 87: The Novikov's Files
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
    Windows · Mac

    A true crime detective game where you map suspects, reconstruct timelines, and use deduction to find the truth everyone missed.

    Why similar: Investigation 26%, Detective 24%, Crime 23.7%, Mystery 13.2%, Puzzle 4.6%

  52. #52 Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
    70% matchMostly Positive80% of 14,468 reviews2016
    Dev: Frogwares
    Windows
    Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    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 26.3%, Crime 25.7%, Investigation 15.5%, Mystery 11.7%, Puzzle 5.9%

  53. #53 Carmen Sandiego
    68% matchMixed69% of 95 reviews2025
    Dev: Gameloft
    Windows

    The scarlet super thief Carmen Sandiego is back! Adorn Carmen’s signature red hat and play as the vigilante herself to navigate a world of espionage, utilizing high-tech gadgets, and ultimately capturing VILE.

    Why similar: Investigation 30.6%, Detective 27.4%, Education 9.1%, Strategy 8.3%, Puzzle 6.4%

  54. #54 Hidden Object: Prison Diaries
    68% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2024
    Dev: Peaksel
    Windows · Mac

    Find all the hidden objects and deep dive into the psychology of murder cases!

    Why similar: Crime 25.2%, Detective 17.8%, Hidden Object 17%, Investigation 16.4%, Realistic 11.4%

  55. #55 Case Files: The Death of Paulette Williams
    68% matchMostly Positive72% of 39 reviews2022
    Dev: Think Ten Media Group
    Windows · Mac

    A short, choose your own adventure detective experience, where your choices matter.

    Why similar: Crime 26%, Detective 22.2%, Investigation 19.5%, Mystery 11.3%, Immersive Sim 7.6%

  56. #56 Ghost Bros
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Wahmpire GamesPub: Surreality
    Windows

    Ghost Bros is a 1-4 player co-op ghost investigation game where you and your crew scour the globe for proof of the afterlife...and stream it for profit. Travel to real-life haunted destinations, search for the supernatural, use CPU companions, and build an audience as you risk your health for fame.

    Why similar: Investigation 19.3%, Detective 16.1%, Co-op 12.9%, Mystery 10.2%, Realistic 9.4%

  57. #57 Mind Echoes: The Lost Mysteries Collector's Edition
    67% matchMixed54% of 13 reviews2025
    Dev: Do Games Limited
    Windows

    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 22.8%, Crime 20.1%, Hidden Object 16.9%, Investigation 14.5%, Mystery 9.1%

  58. #58 Case Files: Behind Closed Doors
    66% matchPositive90% of 50 reviews2024
    Dev: Think Ten Media Group
    Windows

    An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.

    Why similar: Crime 25.7%, Detective 22.8%, Investigation 19.6%, Mystery 11.3%, Realistic 8.3%

  59. #59 The Remnants
    65% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: Team7 Studios
    Windows

    You, a supernatural detective, are sent to investigate Hawthorne Residences on the Cunningham property. Something isn’t right. Observe carefully, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth before the building begins to distort around you.

    Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Investigation 15.3%, Immersive Sim 10.9%, Hidden Object 10.8%, Mystery 9.5%

  60. #60 The Curse Of Grimsey Island
    67% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2024
    Dev: Miga Games
    Windows

    The Curse of Grimsey Island is a futuristic detective game in two parts. Collect evidence, find motives, construct a timeline, and solve one of the greatest mysteries in modern times. Why are so many notable individuals disappearing across the world?

    Why similar: Crime 28%, Detective 22.7%, Investigation 20.1%, Exploration 7.2%, Mystery 6.5%

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