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  1. #1 Buy Me Some Soup
    97% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: weekend
    Windows

    Heya! Long time no see. I just have a small -tiny- little favor to ask of you, could you buy me some soup? ...How? Well, that's for you to find out!

    Why similar: Detective 15.4%, Investigation 14.6%, 1990's 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Point & Click 11.6%

  2. #2 Neon Hearts City
    96% matchVery Positive85% of 53 reviews2025
    Dev: Cosmic VoidPub: Dionous Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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 16.9%, Investigation 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Point & Click 12.7%, 1990's 10.5%

  3. #3 A Detective Story
    96% 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 17.5%, Investigation 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Text-Based 11.8%, Point & Click 8.5%

  4. #4 Room2Room
    95% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Rooster Syndicate
    Windows

    Children have been vanishing while playing with the brand new Room2Room handheld gaming system. You have been contracted to monitor playtest sessions, document any unwanted quirks, and help young testers play safely.

    Why similar: 1990's 16.9%, Investigation 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Point & Click 12.3%, Psychological Horror 9.6%

  5. #5 Midnight Saturn
    94% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2026
    Dev: Cosmic Void
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A grizzled private eye in a sci-fi adventure takes a murder case no one else will touch. He’s seen it all before, but nothing’s prepared him for a conspiracy that leads off-world. Something big is about to happen. Whatever it is... it goes live at midnight.

    Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Point & Click 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Investigation 11.1%, 1990's 8.7%

  6. #6 The Roottrees are Dead
    93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,392 reviews2025
    Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    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 25.1%, Investigation 16.2%, Mystery 12.3%, Point & Click 12.1%, 1990's 11.4%

  7. #7 TELETEXT
    94% matchMostly Positive74% of 42 reviews2024
    Dev: div
    Windows

    Welcome back to 1995. You turn your TV on, but there's an ad break! You press the red button to check out your favorite passtime. As you browse through, you see there's a lot missing. News articles not displaying, games out of order. Is anyone even keeping this updated anymore? Where did they go?

    Why similar: 1990's 20%, Point & Click 14.3%, Detective 12.9%, Immersive Sim 9.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%

  8. #8 No Case Should Remain Unsolved
    92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,993 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: Investigation 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Detective 13.2%, Point & Click 11.8%, Text-Based 11.7%

  9. #9 FAKEBOOK
    91% matchVery Positive91% of 747 reviews2024
    Dev: banjihagames
    Windows · Mac

    Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual SNS! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.

    Why similar: Investigation 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Text-Based 11%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Mystery 10.4%

  10. #10 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
    90% matchMostly Positive73% of 179 reviews2025
    Dev: coly Inc.
    Windows · Mac

    Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi's first case, the Honjin Murder Mystery. Honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo lay dead in a bed of blood on the night of their wedding. Kosuke Kindaichi searches for the truth about this locked room murder mystery. However...

    Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Investigation 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Text-Based 11.5%, Mystery 11.1%

  11. #11 DELETE AFTER READING
    91% 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 15.6%, Text-Based 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Investigation 11.3%, Point & Click 10.7%

  12. #12 CD-ROM
    89% matchVery Positive91% of 75 reviews2026
    Dev: monoclelord
    Windows

    10 CDs, 10 passwords. Find hidden messages, text, numbers to unlock next CD to continue your steganography puzzle journey.

    Why similar: 1990's 19.6%, Detective 17.8%, Mystery 12.8%, Point & Click 9.4%, Puzzle 9.3%

  13. #13 The Children of The Woods - Lost Tape
    89% matchMixed48% of 29 reviews2024
    Dev: Another Dev Company
    Windows

    Playable trailer for the upcoming horror found footage movie "The Children of The Woods"

    Why similar: Point & Click 14%, Detective 13.5%, 1990's 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Investigation 9.8%

  14. #14 Big Ear Detective
    88% 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 20.7%, Investigation 16.9%, Point & Click 13.4%, Text-Based 12%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%

  15. #15 The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
    87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,947 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 18.4%, Point & Click 12.3%, Investigation 12%, Text-Based 11.9%, Mystery 8.8%

  16. #16 Major's Heart
    86% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2024
    Dev: Dormouse
    Windows

    A sci-fi detective game where you interrogate the brain scans of crime victims. Uncover the hidden truth behind the dystopian regime by any means necessary.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Detective 17.7%, Point & Click 16.2%, Investigation 15.2%, Puzzle 7.6%

  17. #17 Gumshoe Detective Agency: The First Case
    85% matchMostly Positive78% of 58 reviews2025
    Dev: Birdy Interactive
    Windows

    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 17.8%, Point & Click 11.8%, 1990's 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Mystery 9.4%

  18. #18 我的一个多重人格朋友
    86% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: 上海久游网络科技有限公司
    Windows

    This is an AVG game that involves reasoning and decryption. He Zhou has 7 different personalities, which alternate seven days a week. Players will play as a detective and deduce the truth behind the horrifying cases surrounding He Zhou through the diary he left behind.

    Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Investigation 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Mystery 10.1%

  19. #19 The Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon
    84% 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: Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Point & Click 13.9%, Detective 13.8%, Text-Based 13%, Visual Novel 8.5%

  20. #20 Kathy Rain: Director's Cut
    83% matchVery Positive93% of 1,427 reviews2021
    Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    The award-winning point-and-click adventure returns in the Director's Cut with an extended story, additional puzzles, and new areas to explore. Witness the rise of an iconic detective as you uncover a dark and sinister truth hiding behind the calm exterior of a small rural town.

    Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Investigation 15.7%, 1990's 15%, Point & Click 13.6%, Mystery 8.9%

  21. #21 Marcella Moon: Secret on the Hill
    84% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2020
    Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
    Windows

    Follow amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to Ireland to investigate the disappearance of a famous writer.

    Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Investigation 15.9%, Point & Click 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Mystery 10.9%

  22. #22 False Testimony
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Bizi Games
    Windows

    Explore different locations, talk to characters, collect evidence, and draw your own conclusions about who, how, and why is behind what happened.

    Why similar: Detective 21%, Point & Click 18%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Mystery 10.4%, Puzzle 8.8%

  23. #23
    81% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2026
    Dev: SeaCube Studio
    Windows

    “你醒啦?快起来,一起迎接新世纪!” 显示屏上闪烁的异常痕迹,突然出现在桌面又突然变异死亡的“小虫子”,主动弹出的错误日志,梦回千禧年的网站,探求千年虫的真相……

    Why similar: 1990's 16.5%, Text-Based 14.6%, Immersive Sim 13.6%, Detective 11%, Visual Novel 9.1%

  24. #24 雾尽时分
    82% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2022
    Dev: 济沧海工作室Pub: Pujia8 Studio
    Windows

    戏班内扑朔迷离的死亡,步步紧逼的幕后黑手,封闭剧场内的死亡倒计时,案件主角的生命和救赎都取决于你的决断。当第一桩案件尘埃落定,你以为可以回到现实世界时,轮回之路才刚刚开始……

    Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Investigation 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Point & Click 11.4%, Text-Based 10%

  25. #25 Neighborhood Video
    81% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Alex CarlsonPub: Almost Playable Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Crack the case of the missing video store employee in this 3D point and click mystery game by solving escape room puzzles, combing the computer database, and stocking shelves as an undercover detective posing as a cashier during your first weekend at the suspiciously understaffed Neighborhood Video.

    Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Investigation 18.4%, 1990's 15.8%, Text-Based 14.2%, Mystery 12.1%

  26. #26 Синяя Борода
    80% matchPositive82% of 22 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 14.8%, Detective 14%, Text-Based 13.8%, Investigation 12.7%, Visual Novel 9.1%

  27. #27 Mysterious Mystery, EP 1: The Duo Dilemma
    79% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
    Dev: Walker SheetsPub: GIGATANK 3000
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Mysterious Mystery is a fully voiced mystery visual novel centered around the detective duo, Justin and Dakota. Solve multiple cases using Dakota's evidence gathering abilities and Justin's expert interrogation. Discover outlandish cases, meet unique characters, and become world class detectives.

    Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Investigation 16.8%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Mystery 8.6%

  28. #28 The Fifth Bell: Frequency of Secrets
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Serhat Arslan
    Windows

    The Fifth Bell is a premium 2D point-and-click mystery adventure set in 1994 Europe. Investigate hidden mechanisms, decode historical clues, and stop a forbidden instrument before it is awakened.

    Why similar: Point & Click 18.5%, 1990's 16.2%, Detective 16%, Investigation 13.7%, Puzzle 8.8%

  29. #29 Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings
    78% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: NorthLightPixels
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A short pixel-art mystery where you play as Nathan, a private investigator drawn into a curious case. Interrogate suspects, examine clues, and uncover hidden details

    Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Investigation 19.8%, Point & Click 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Mystery 7.6%

  30. #30 Midnight Queue
    78% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: CORISCO STÚDIO
    Windows

    Vampires infiltrate the nightclub queue. You are the bouncer. Check documents, observe suspicious behavior, and use tools to decide who gets in and who stays outside, but the final decision is always yours.

    Why similar: Detective 16.1%, 1990's 14.5%, Point & Click 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Investigation 13.3%

  31. #31 YOUR HOUSE
    77% matchVery Positive87% of 69 reviews2025
    Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
    Windows · Mac

    A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.

    Why similar: Detective 18%, Investigation 15.8%, 1990's 11.2%, Text-Based 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%

  32. #32 From Ruins – A Detective Adventure
    77% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: DigiTales Interactive
    Windows

    A new-gen detective adventure combining deduction gameplay with a gripping story full of twists and turns. Gather clues, establish connections, and solve a series of increasingly challenging cases. Will you uncover the feud that began at the end of the world?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Point & Click 16.2%, Detective 15.4%, Investigation 11.3%, Puzzle 7.9%

  33. #33 Tales In Text: Multiplayer Immersive Adventures
    76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: Synthetic Mind Corp.
    Windows

    A co-op, text- and audio-driven collection of stories. Lead expeditions into uncharted cold waters, hiding a presence older than the Earth. Coordinate via proximity voice chat. More stories come after the release.

    Why similar: Text-Based 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Point & Click 12.6%, Investigation 10.9%, Detective 10.6%

  34. #34 Lost Wiki: Kozlovka
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,076 reviews2026
    Dev: yattytheman
    Windows · Linux

    Explore a wikipedia-like database and solve a small town mystery in Eastern Europe. Step into the shoes of a journalist in the 90s as you sprawl through articles and uncover the secrets that have been laid in front of you.

    Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Investigation 19.5%, Mystery 13%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Text-Based 10.3%

  35. #35 Inquisitor Shepherd
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Narrowdeep
    Windows

    Become Shepherd, an inquisitor sent to a suspicious village. Unveil the secrets of a world filled with fear, and make an inevitable choice. In this visual novel mystery, your decisions change the world. Can you survive the desperate horror?

    Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Investigation 14.7%, Text-Based 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Mystery 9.4%

  36. #36 Billie Beetleneck -A detective tale-
    75% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2025
    Dev: Retroactive Fort
    Windows

    Every story ever written has an alternate world that coexists with ours. When a large number of parallel universes are suddenly destroyed, Billie Beetleneck sets off on his hardest case yet in this interactive visual novel.

    Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Investigation 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Text-Based 13.4%, Mystery 9.5%

  37. #37 Deep Focus
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Vitamins
    Windows

    Play as a camera-headed detective and partner with a superpowered girl to solve memory manipulation crimes. Gather clues, piece together the truth, and shatter fabricated lies in this unique mystery game.

    Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Investigation 24.1%, Point & Click 14.9%, Mystery 12.7%, Visual Novel 8.6%

  38. #38 Linework
    74% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Overlyunderqualified
    Windows

    A puzzle-detective game set in 1990s China: play as a forensic artist, interview witnesses, drag and drop testimony and documents, sketch suspects from clues, and piece together evidence to solve mysterious crimes.

    Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Investigation 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Mystery 11.5%, 1990's 8.8%

  39. #39 The Adventures of LinShanHai - Chapter2:Bus Bombing
    74% matchMixed65% of 17 reviews2023
    Dev: QZQ Studio
    Windows

    The bus to the suburbs suddenly exploded, the scene was a mess, the sales staff, including all 10 people on board died. Lin Shanhai led the scene investigation team to conduct a detailed investigation and visited all the families and friends of the deceased, but the case is still no clue.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Detective 12.7%, 1990's 12.5%, Investigation 11.3%, Immersive Sim 10.1%

  40. #40 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 24.6%, Point & Click 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Mystery 11.3%, Immersive Sim 10.2%

  41. #41 Chains of Judgment
    73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: ChaniMK
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Homicide detective Ralph is distraught when his trusted, reliable partner goes missing around the same time strange killings begin to take place. While solving the case, Ralph is paired up with an impish rookie he can't get along with.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Detective 15.2%, Point & Click 14.4%, Text-Based 14%, Investigation 12.4%

  42. #42 ELISSA :Body in the bedroom
    72% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: KANUE
    Windows · Mac

    Detective novelist MEL Gideon, whose career is facing difficulties, receives a strange letter claiming someone is in trouble and needs her help. Intrigued, she decides to investigate. As she digs deeper, she starts to realize that her past is far more complicated than she ever imagined...

    Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Point & Click 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Mystery 10.6%

  43. #43 Ezrebeth
    71% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
    Dev: Tymedust Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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 22.9%, Point & Click 16%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Mystery 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.4%

  44. #44 The Next Stop
    71% 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 18.2%, Investigation 16.1%, Text-Based 13%, Point & Click 11.5%, Psychological Horror 9.1%

  45. #45 Signal & Echo: Iris is Missing (demo)
    72% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2022
    Dev: Kini Games
    Windows

    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 24%, Investigation 21.4%, Point & Click 16.6%, Mystery 10.7%, Puzzle 7.6%

  46. #46 Elegant Sleuth:Mystic Family
    70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: TAPROMANCE
    Windows

    Agent Allison received an unexpected dinner invitation from the head of the Johnson dynasty, controllers of a sprawling business empire. What required her presence? The story's curtain began lifting...

    Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Point & Click 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Mystery 11.1%, Investigation 10.5%

  47. #47 SOLEN
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Inkdrift
    Windows

    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 17.4%, Investigation 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Text-Based 11.8%, Point & Click 10.5%

  48. #48 Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins
    71% matchVery Positive89% of 726 reviews2021
    Dev: Maze Theory
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Uncover the dark secrets of Wester Drumlins and confront a new evil in a thrilling found-phone mystery from the award-winning creators of Sara Is Missing and SIMULACRA.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Investigation 16%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Immersive Sim 11.2%, Visual Novel 9.8%

  49. #49 Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Alperen Torun
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    As a gothic detective, you solve mysteries with your colorful sidekick. Everyone you meet in this bizarre world has a peculiar disease. A unique talent, or a mere curse? You must get to the bottom of it all. Investigate murders, search for clues and complete the puzzle.

    Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Investigation 16.1%, Point & Click 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Mystery 9.2%

  50. #50 New Folder
    69% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Evicted Games
    Windows

    You log on to a computer having no clue of what lies within. Explore its files, solve puzzles to recover missing pieces, and decipher passwords to enter otherwise prohibited folders. As you delve deeper into its content, you’ll find that there is a greater mystery to be solved.

    Why similar: Detective 25%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Text-Based 16.8%, Mystery 9.9%, Puzzle 8.9%

  51. #51 Arsene Lupin - Once a Thief
    69% matchMostly Positive70% of 76 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 17.3%, Detective 17.2%, Point & Click 16.1%, Investigation 13.9%, Visual Novel 9.8%

  52. #52 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
    67% matchVery Positive88% of 5,930 reviews2025
    Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
    Windows
    Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!

    Why similar: Detective 15.7%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Text-Based 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Mystery 12%

  53. #53 Happy Nuclear
    68% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2025
    Dev: Hi-Develop
    Windows

    Happy Nuclear is an evidence-based investigation game where players act as detectives to prevent a disaster. They analyze interconnected case information on an investigation board, primarily using old CCTV and access logs. Cases link together at the end, and each replay introduces changes.

    Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Investigation 20.5%, Immersive Sim 14.7%, Point & Click 13.2%, Puzzle 7.9%

  54. #54 The Game Maker: A Carol Reed Mystery
    68% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
    Dev: MDNA Games
    Windows

    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 27.3%, Investigation 21.3%, Point & Click 20.1%, Mystery 12.9%, Adventure 7.6%

  55. #55 Ashes of Holloway Bay
    67% match3 user reviews100% of 3 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: Detective 25.1%, Investigation 19.5%, Mystery 11.5%, Point & Click 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 10%

  56. #56 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
    66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,243 reviews2025
    Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    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: Detective 18.1%, Investigation 17.3%, 1990's 12.6%, Point & Click 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11%

  57. #57 The Silver Case
    70% matchVery Positive89% of 1,129 reviews2016
    Dev: GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    The Silver Case – the debut title from world-renowned developer SUDA51 has been fully remastered and localized to English for the first time ever!

    Why similar: Investigation 17.5%, Detective 17.4%, Text-Based 13.6%, 1990's 9.8%, Mystery 9.7%

  58. #58 Cold Case: The Red Dress Murder
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Nessie Games
    Windows

    A desktop-detective mystery where you’re tasked with investigating an unsolved murder. Scour case files and use logic and deduction to discover the truth of a thrilling story.

    Why similar: 1990's 19.5%, Detective 19.3%, Investigation 16.3%, Point & Click 11.3%, Mystery 10.2%

  59. #59 Mystery Island:Enigmatic Painting
    67% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: TAPROMANCE
    Windows

    After a difficult journey, Ada officially became a detective. This disappearance commission seemed extraordinary. During the exploration of the ancient castle, it seemed that a series of strange events also surfaced...

    Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Point & Click 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Mystery 12.1%, Puzzle 8.7%

  60. #60 Mystery Island:Missing Amy
    66% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2025
    Dev: TAPROMANCE
    Windows

    The adventure begins when Ada, a young explorer, receives a mysterious selfie from her sister, who in fact disappeared months ago. ...... The background of the selfie is a mysterious island with blood-red sea water. Ada decides to go out on the sea to look for her sister……

    Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Investigation 16.5%, Point & Click 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Mystery 10.1%

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