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Games Like Defective Detectives

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Point & Click, Story Rich, Visual Novel, Detective.

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This city fears me. I saw its true face... And it smelled like sawdust. Welcome to the world of pretentious film noir, where it rains even indoors, and cool guys don't look at explosions (because they forgot to wear sunglasses).

Reviews: Positive — 100% — of 21 reviews
Released: 2026-02-24
Developer: Reanim Games
Publisher: STuNT
Genres: Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2025
    Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
    Windows

    Instead of sunny days, carefree relaxation, and dates, he has a “responsible” task ahead of him — to look after the sinister but seemingly empty mansion of the mysterious, absent owner whom everyone calls Bluebeard. Denis thought it would be easy, watering flowers and bored in silence...

    Why similar: Point & Click 17.3%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Text-Based 15.3%, Detective 13.2%, Exploration 9.9%

  2. #2 Agatha Christie - Death on the Nile
    96% matchMostly Positive79% of 178 reviews2025
    Dev: Microids Studio LyonPub: Microids
    Windows

    Death on the Nile is an adventure-detective game, offering a fresh twist on Agatha Christie’s famous story. Set in the lively 1970s, play as Hercule Poirot and detective Jane Royce as they solve two connected mysteries. Dive into a journey filled with intrigue, deception, and unexpected revelations.

    Why similar: Detective 16.3%, Text-Based 16%, Point & Click 15.3%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Exploration 10.3%

  3. #3 The Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
    Windows

    You'd think that after 20+ cases, there'd be no crime left in Twin Lakes - but that's not how crime works, rookie. Six new mind-melting mysteries await Detective McQueen and Officer Dooley - just as soon as they get the mustard out of Dooley's gun.

    Why similar: Point & Click 16.9%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Text-Based 14.9%, Exploration 13.6%, Detective 13.5%

  4. #4 Arcane Investigations
    95% matchPositive100% of 44 reviews2025
    Dev: What's All That Racket
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    It's after midnight on the Quartzway Express, and there's been a MAGICAL CRIME! Investigate the crime scene, question suspects, and defend the accused through unique cross-examination puzzles in this "Phoenix Wright" inspired mystery comedy.

    Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Visual Novel 15%, Point & Click 15%, Text-Based 12.5%, Puzzle 8.3%

  5. #5 Who Stole My Beard?
    94% matchPositive93% of 28 reviews2021
    Dev: Cleardot Games
    Windows · Mac

    Your beard has been stolen! You and your loyal dog Leo must investigate the people and places of Beardsville to solve the crime. Uncover conspiracies, find new beards, and remember to pick up the groceries in this charming town of bearded intrigue.

    Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Point & Click 14%, Exploration 12.9%, Relaxing 9.3%, Puzzle 8.3%

  6. #6 Big Ear Detective
    94% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Fabula Improviso
    Windows · Mac

    Ironic point & click adventure where a once brilliant detective quits his trade and lands a job in IT to make a living. But even in the seemingly mundane world of office life, there are secrets to be uncovered. Navigate through puzzles, quirky colleagues, and intrigues to crack corporate mysteries.

    Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Point & Click 17.8%, Text-Based 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Puzzle 9.2%

  7. #7 NAIRI: Rising Tide
    93% matchVery Positive100% of 63 reviews2024
    Dev: HomeBearStudioPub: Hound Picked Games
    Windows

    Explore a lively oasis city filled with charming characters, forgotten ruins and ominous conspiracies in the second chapter of NAIRI, a narrative puzzle adventure about Nairi's perilous quest to save her family.

    Why similar: Point & Click 17.8%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Exploration 10.3%, Puzzle 9.5%, Cute 8.2%

  8. #8 Camp "Burevestnik"
    92% matchMostly Positive76% of 21 reviews2026
    Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
    Windows

    For Nikita, time stood still long ago. His life has become an endless, exhausting marathon of anxiety, where night brings no rest. Trying to find some peace and escape the haunting nightmares, he suddenly discovers that reality has cracked.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19.1%, Text-Based 19%, Detective 16.9%, Exploration 13.8%, Multiple Endings 6.2%

  9. #9 The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 24,770 reviews2023
    Dev: SEGA
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 24.1%, Detective 22.5%, Point & Click 20.8%, Text-Based 15.8%, Funny 5.6%

  10. #10 Memory Patches
    91% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2023
    Dev: Game SunlightPub: STuNT
    Windows

    A visual short novel about a girl who wakes up in an empty apartment and tries to figure out what happened. In front of her are four boxes filled with different items from her past. Touching them, she recalls pieces of memories, but one of the items is cursed.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 22.6%, Point & Click 19.9%, Text-Based 16.4%, Puzzle 11.7%, Cute 7.3%

  11. #11 Spellchanted 2D Hidden Object Puzzle Adveture Tile-Matching
    90% matchMostly Positive72% of 189 reviews2024
    Dev: Shaman Games Studio
    Windows · Mac

    Enter a magical world filled with legendary Fairy Tale characters. Become the greatest wizard. Help a young witch break an evil curse and save the Fairy Tale kingdoms!

    Why similar: Point & Click 19.2%, Visual Novel 18%, Detective 17.8%, Text-Based 13.9%, Exploration 10.6%

  12. #12 Harold Rabbit - Finder of Lost Things
    89% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: Fasold Publishing
    Windows

    Harold Rabbit : Finder of Lost Things is a fully hand-drawn point & click game for all ages. Join Harold and his sidekick Maud on a quest to recover Harold's stolen trumpet!

    Why similar: Point & Click 23.2%, Detective 18.3%, Exploration 12.8%, Puzzle 12.1%, Casual 8.5%

  13. #13 Arsene Lupin - Once a Thief
    89% matchMostly Positive70% of 74 reviews2024
    Dev: Blazing GriffinPub: Microids
    Windows

    Discover the youth of a legend - Experience the transformation of Arsene Lupin, from whimsical thief to legendary hero, in 'Arsene Lupin - Once a Thief', an adventure and investigation game freely adapted from the works of Maurice Leblanc, with its events unfolding in the early 20th century.

    Why similar: Text-Based 20.3%, Point & Click 20.1%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Detective 17.1%, Exploration 11.7%

  14. #14 Harold Rabbit 2: The Case of the Pastry Pirate
    88% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: Fasold Publishing
    Windows

    A fully hand-drawn adventure game about the rabbit detective Harold and his sidekick, the bumblebee Maud. Join Harold and Maud on a new and exciting case, the case of the pastry pirate!

    Why similar: Point & Click 22.5%, Detective 16.7%, Exploration 13.2%, Puzzle 12%, Cute 7.5%

  15. #15 Orient on the Murder Express
    87% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
    Dev: Connor Atkins
    Windows · Mac

    This is a murder mystery visual novel where you take the role of the detective. Search for clues, make discoveries, and talk to other characters to find out what is truly going on on the Murder Express.

    Why similar: Detective 34%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Point & Click 11.7%, Exploration 9.4%, Casual 6.6%

  16. #16 Next of Kin: Fidelity
    86% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: Spelkväll Games
    Windows

    Step into the shoes of Bjorn, a man with a troubled past. One day, he meets a woman who resembles one of Bjorn's childhood friends who disappeared, and also shares the same name - Leyla. Is she his long-lost friend or someone else?

    Why similar: Point & Click 19.2%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Text-Based 14%, Exploration 10.5%, Puzzle 10.3%

  17. #17 Find the Gnome
    86% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2018
    Dev: GameFeelings
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A top-down 3D hidden object game.

    Why similar: Point & Click 18.6%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Exploration 10.6%, Puzzle 10.1%, Cute 8.4%

  18. #18 The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
    85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,922 reviews2021
    Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.

    Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Point & Click 17.2%, Text-Based 15.8%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Puzzle 8.4%

  19. #19 DELETE AFTER READING
    84% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2023
    Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
    Windows · Mac

    Turn on your ghost detector and join your new pals in a funny, thrilling, and lovingly-presented interactive text adventure. Brain-teasing puzzles, a cartoon visual style, and engaging audio design - Delete After Reading weaves a delightful interactive tale.

    Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Text-Based 16.4%, Point & Click 15.3%, Visual Novel 14%, Puzzle 8.6%

  20. #20 The Next Stop
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Paranoid Delusion
    Windows

    Embark on a mysterious ride. Solve puzzles, make choices, and uncover the truth behind a hidden crime in this point & click with the depth of a visual novel, all set in a haunting subway filled with secrets.

    Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Text-Based 15.9%, Point & Click 14.8%, Exploration 10.5%

  21. #21 The Wishing Stone
    83% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2021
    Dev: Dream Nyght Studio
    Windows · Mac

    A visual novel and point-and-click puzzle adventure game with challenging puzzles, a touching story, and multiple endings. In a world that deviates from reality, it's up to you to discover the truth and Ailsa's forgotten memory. Her fate is in your hands!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 18.4%, Point & Click 17.9%, Text-Based 15.2%, Puzzle 10%, Exploration 8.9%

  22. #22 James Peris 2: The fountain of eternal drunkenness
    82% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
    Dev: Pavo EntertainmentPub: Erbe Software
    Windows

    The long awaited new adventure by James Peris, after No License, No Control, Much more of everything! A point-and-click adventure with adult humor and a touch of hooliganism. Totally open gameplay and non-linear puzzles.

    Why similar: Point & Click 25.4%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Detective 17.9%, Puzzle 12%, Funny 6.4%

  23. #23 Detective Grimoire
    82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,328 reviews2014
    Dev: SFB Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    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 21.2%, Point & Click 18.2%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Exploration 11.6%, Puzzle 9.7%

  24. #24 The Hand of Glory - The Blowtorch Files
    81% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2022
    Dev: Madit Entertainment
    Windows

    A young girl, Erica Thimber, vanishes into thin air overnight. Is it a classic teen runaway? That's not what Lazarus Bundy, renowned serial killer hunter in charge of the case, believes.

    Why similar: Point & Click 27.2%, Detective 25.9%, Text-Based 16.7%, Exploration 16.1%, Adventure 7.6%

  25. #25 栖云异梦
    81% matchMostly Positive76% of 90 reviews2023
    Dev: 炭焱网络 Tantrum NetworkPub: East2West Games
    Windows

    《栖云异梦》是一款由叙事驱动的指向点击冒险解谜游戏。在一次午后,主角方哲收到了一个包裹,其中的线索竟指向失踪多年的母亲。循环的梦魇、惊悚的哨音、多年前的来信...方哲为了解开真相踏上了一段奇异的冒险。剧场中的魅影、不为人知的密室、诡异的古村,梦境与现实交错,指引他步步逼近真相......

    Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Point & Click 19.8%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Exploration 11.8%, Puzzle 11.2%

  26. #26 Conquering of the Royal Keep
    79% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
    Dev: Black Banshee Studios
    Windows · Mac

    Conquering of the Royal Keep is a choice-driven visual novel where a squire braves deadly trials, unravels dark mysteries, and endures each fatal loop until the secrets of the keep are finally conquered.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 28.4%, Point & Click 23.8%, Exploration 14.1%, Text-Based 9.7%, Casual 7.6%

  27. #27 Flibbius McDoogle and the Temple of the Toad King
    80% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Unsigned Double Collective
    Windows

    A group of adventurers have gone missing and it’s up to Flibbius McDoogle to find them! Solve puzzles, meet quirky characters and go on a grand adventure with our intrepid, goofy, tortoisey inventor.

    Why similar: Point & Click 27.1%, Exploration 15%, Puzzle 14.1%, Cute 9.3%, Adventure 7.5%

  28. #28 Exploring Friscott
    78% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
    Dev: WolfBite Interactive LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You're an adventurer going into Friscott Castle to see what treasures you can find within. Explore, meet the residents, find treasure & more. Be mindful though, as the castle isn't normal, & there are things about it that might drive a person to madness. That, or it might spell your demise.

    Why similar: Point & Click 22.7%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Text-Based 17%, Puzzle 12%, Exploration 11.3%

  29. #29 Tangle Tower
    78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,973 reviews2019
    Dev: SFB Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    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 27.1%, Point & Click 20.4%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Exploration 10.7%, Puzzle 9.4%

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    79% matchPositive87% of 31 reviews2019
    Dev: GenuinePub: Giiku Games
    Windows

    Take on the role of Detective Kobayashi, the one and only genius detective who has a reputation for solving any case, however dark or difficult...if he isn't playing games at the office or awkwardly hitting on girls, that is.

    Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Point & Click 18.1%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Text-Based 13.4%, Puzzle 9.5%

  31. #31 REM
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Tomris Games
    Windows

    Dreams can bring back what you’ve lost… or bind you to it forever. REM is a point-and-click adventure with cinematic visuals, an emotional story, puzzles, and multiple endings shaped by your choices.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 23.4%, Point & Click 19.9%, Text-Based 14.1%, Multiple Endings 11%, Casual 8.5%

  32. #32 栖云异梦3:溯源 Oriental Dreams 3:Origin
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 炭焱网络 Tantrum NetworkPub: 山灰猫 ShanHuiMao
    Windows

    继《栖云异梦》系列前两作的好评之后,第三作《栖云异梦3:溯源》将以解谜加轻度文字RPG的形式,带来更深刻的情感体验与更精妙的叙事设计。这一次,玩家将只身进入赤乌神的游戏场,调查十几年前的考古队员失踪大案,揭开方哲父母死亡的缘由。隐藏在真相之下的究竟是饱含恨意的贪婪?还是跨越生死的羁绊?

    Why similar: Detective 25.8%, Text-Based 17.5%, Puzzle 12.6%, Exploration 10.9%, Casual 9%

  33. #33 Tokyo Stranger 东京诡事
    76% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: 吃了就睡工作室
    Windows

    Tokyo Stranger is an aerial genre of text horror game inspired by the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. You play as a tourist from an exotic country, looking for any possibility to escape Tokyo in a static world.

    Why similar: Point & Click 18.2%, Text-Based 18.1%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Detective 13.6%, Exploration 10.7%

  34. #34 Detective Dana
    75% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
    Dev: Vice Beast
    Windows

    Detective Dana is a 2D story-rich game about an Arabic police officer investigating murder cases. Investigate the crime scene, interrogate the witnesses, solve the mysteries and uncover the secrets until you catch the criminal!

    Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Point & Click 19.1%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Exploration 11.8%, Puzzle 9.9%

  35. #35 Something Weird in Space - A Hidden Object Adventure
    75% matchMixed59% of 22 reviews2022
    Dev: DnovelPub: Studio2760
    Windows

    A novel in the genre of searching for objects, in which you will plunge into the memories of a lonely astronaut stuck in orbit. Overcome the endless expanses of space, time and memory together with the hero and try to return home.

    Why similar: Point & Click 27.2%, Visual Novel 25%, Exploration 15.1%, Cute 8.4%, Adventure 7.2%

  36. #36 Doctor Watson - The Riddle of the Catacombs
    77% matchNegative8% of 12 reviews2016
    Dev: United Independent Entertainment
    Windows

    Dr. Watson experiences in the new part of the successful "3D Hidden Object" games exciting adventures at amazing destinations. NEW: The Gameplay of the famous Hidden Object Games will be ported to 3rd dimension.

    Why similar: Point & Click 24.5%, Detective 17.8%, Exploration 13.5%, Puzzle 12.8%, Casual 9.7%

  37. #37 The Wild Case
    74% matchVery Positive86% of 248 reviews2021
    Dev: Specialbit Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    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 21.6%, Point & Click 19.3%, Text-Based 17.4%, Exploration 10.4%, Puzzle 10.2%

  38. #38 Swords and Suspicion
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: thisGameDev
    Windows · Mac

    The consul has been brutally murdered and you are the quaestor, a detective who must find the murderer! Interrogate suspects in this challenging, yet lively, dialogue-based adventure. Become a detective of days-old in this Ancient Roman Whodunit Tale.

    Why similar: Point & Click 21.2%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Detective 17.2%, Exploration 11.6%, Casual 5.9%

  39. #39 PepOS - Our Operating System
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: div
    Windows

    Available today for every citizen of Feagu, a new operating system - built for both your professional and personal use. Browse your email, visit the world wide web, do office tasks, and much more!

    Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Point & Click 17.6%, Puzzle 9.2%, Story Rich 7%

  40. #40 No Case Should Remain Unsolved
    71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,767 reviews2024
    Dev: Somi
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 18.6%, Point & Click 18.2%, Text-Based 17.1%, Detective 16.3%, Puzzle 10.7%

  41. #41 TOiLET
    72% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2024
    Dev: Terry Crow
    Windows · Linux

    A casual puzzle game. Go to the toilet, one must also strategize.

    Why similar: Detective 30.6%, Point & Click 23.8%, Puzzle 16.2%, Relaxing 10%, Funny 7.5%

  42. #42 Wax Heads
    73% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Patattie GamesPub: Curve Games
    Windows · Linux

    Wax Heads is a cozy-punk narrative sim about working in a struggling record store. Chat to quirky customers with unique tastes, explore a handcrafted record collection, fall in love with bands (and their drama!), or just slack off with your colleagues - whatever gets everyone’s groove back!

    Why similar: Point & Click 14.4%, Detective 14.2%, Text-Based 14.2%, Exploration 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.1%

  43. #43 Nancy Drew®: Ghost of Thornton Hall
    74% matchVery Positive93% of 314 reviews2013
    Dev: HeR Interactive, Inc.Pub: HeR Interactive
    Windows · Mac

    Some Families Keep Deadly Secrets!

    Why similar: Point & Click 33.4%, Detective 25.4%, Puzzle 16%, Exploration 7.6%, Adventure 7.1%

  44. #44 Murder Is Game Over
    71% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2022
    Dev: HitherYon Games
    Windows

    Join the investigation in Murder Is Game Over, a pixel art point-and-click game where you and Cleo try to solve the murder of a famous game designer. Can you uncover the clues and catch the killer before it's game over?

    Why similar: Text-Based 16.3%, Detective 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Point & Click 15.2%, Exploration 11.3%

  45. #45 名探偵カヌレの事件ダイアリー
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: シュークリームマン Studio
    Windows

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 24.4%, Point & Click 23.1%, Text-Based 16.9%, Detective 12.5%, Cute 7.8%

  46. #46 Piano at 5 a.m.
    70% matchVery Positive98% of 177 reviews2023
    Dev: Kazuhide Oka
    Windows · Mac

    "Piano at 5 a.m." is a short text adventure game. A girl who is the main character wanders in a fog forest while adjusting the four factors of "drowsiness," "thirst," "madness," and "recharge," which increase or decrease depending on the choices she makes.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 36%, Exploration 20.5%, Cute 15.1%, Adventure 9.7%, Story Rich 7.4%

  47. #47 Flying over the penguin's hollow
    69% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2026
    Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
    Windows

    Meet Vinnie, aka "The Trickster." In his dreams, he's a criminal mastermind, the terror of banks and the ladies. In reality, he's the guy who tried to break into a gumball machine, mistaking it for a safe, got his hand stuck, and screamed at it until the cops arrived.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.9%, Text-Based 17%, Exploration 15.9%, Cute 8.1%, Relaxing 6.8%

  48. #48 Vacuum Story
    70% matchMixed65% of 23 reviews2022
    Dev: lampersandl
    Windows

    A vacuum cleaner, tied to his daily cleaning routine, passively experiences the events that affect the family that owns it.

    Why similar: Point & Click 26%, Visual Novel 24.2%, Exploration 15.3%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Story Rich 6.8%

  49. #49 White Paper
    70% matchMostly Positive77% of 52 reviews2022
    Dev: DnovelPub: Studio2760
    Windows

    What is your subconscious mind trying to tell you when you are mindlessly drawing on a piece of paper? Maybe someone trapped there, in a dark, damp basement and yes, screaming for help and trying to break out?

    Why similar: Point & Click 28.8%, Visual Novel 24.7%, Exploration 13.5%, Adventure 8.9%, Casual 8%

  50. #50 The Little Witch and The Lost Memories
    68% matchPositive100% of 24 reviews2024
    Dev: Studio AsahiPub: DAS
    Windows

    The Little Witch and The Lost Memories is an exploration-based adventure game set in the dreams of a girl who has lost her memories. The game's story unfolds as she uncovers various secrets while exploring her dream world.

    Why similar: Point & Click 18.7%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Puzzle 12.3%, Exploration 11.4%, Relaxing 10.4%

  51. #51 Anomaly Hunter
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Hook Games
    Windows

    Hidden object puzzler about time-traveling detective. Somebody really messed up with time-travel machine..

    Why similar: Point & Click 27%, Exploration 15.2%, Detective 15%, Puzzle 7.2%, Cute 6.2%

  52. #52 Searching for objects in the forest
    69% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2021
    Dev: wow wow Games
    Windows

    Searching for objects in the forest is a classic game in the genre of "I'm looking for". During the game, you will have to get acquainted and search various places.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, Puzzle 19.6%, Detective 17.9%, Exploration 16.8%, Casual 10.4%

  53. #53 The Real Face of a VTuber
    65% matchVery Positive93% of 276 reviews2026
    Dev: 莉莉恩工作室Pub: WhisperGames
    Windows

    A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber agency, doing their best to uncover the identity of both the killer and VTuber's real face.

    Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Point & Click 13.8%, Text-Based 12.1%, Puzzle 8.8%

  54. #54 A Detective Story
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Methodox Technologies, Inc.
    Windows

    An 80s-style pixel art detective simulator where you interrogate suspects using natural language. Characters respond dynamically as you uncover clues and solve the crime.

    Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Text-Based 18%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Point & Click 13.8%, Puzzle 9.9%

  55. #55 Nancy Drew®: Shadow at the Water's Edge
    69% matchVery Positive82% of 410 reviews2011
    Dev: HeR Interactive
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Confront Terrifying Secrets in a Haunted Japanese Inn!

    Why similar: Detective 29.6%, Point & Click 28.9%, Puzzle 13.1%, Adventure 6.8%, Exploration 6.7%

  56. #56 Love's Sweet Garnish 2
    68% matchVery Positive96% of 147 reviews2020
    Dev: Canvas+GardenPub: Sekai Project
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 107.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%

    Taking place months after the reopening of the café, Milk Hall Caramella, the season now shifts to summer. The café is as busy as ever so even Ciel and Koron have come to help out. No longer unsure of what to do, Asaki is steadfast in his goal to protect Caramella.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 37.8%, Text-Based 26.2%, Cute 15%, Casual 10%, Multiple Endings 9.7%

  57. #57 Broken Shell
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Foggy Studio
    Windows

    Broken Shell is a cute and cozy adventure game filled with love and courage. Join Mr. and Mrs. Hermit, an adorable couple, as they navigate through a charming world filled with puzzles, challenges, and heartwarming moments on their heartfelt journey to a better life.

    Why similar: Point & Click 24.8%, Puzzle 14.3%, Cute 11.1%, Exploration 8.3%, Casual 6.4%

  58. #58 Little Locked Rooms
    66% matchVery Positive89% of 132 reviews2024
    Dev: riolucci
    Windows · Linux

    Grab your magnifying glass and peek inside a series of tiny dioramas filled with crimes and carefully crafted mysteries! Think outside the box and solve them all in this new brand of detective game!

    Why similar: Detective 26.8%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Text-Based 17.2%, Point & Click 7.8%, Story Rich 6.8%

  59. #59 The Spirit Weaver
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: StarBullet StudioPub: GameChanger Studio
    Windows

    The Spirit Weaver is a narrative-driven visual novel where you use the power of Tarot to guide lost spirits through their grief, and maybe figure out your own. Explore a mystical spirit realm, help its denizens, and restore balance in a bittersweet story of love, loss, and empathy.

    Why similar: Point & Click 21.3%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Detective 15%, Text-Based 12.3%, Casual 8%

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