- #1 Dusty Secrets
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NewGenPub: Perfect Gen
Windows
Investigate Mysteries in a Detective game where AI creates everything and suspects, clues change with every case.
Why similar: Conversation 31.7% ★, Detective 17.2%, Artificial Intelligence 12.3%, Investigation 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%
- #2 The False Culprit
96% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: HwachaPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
1년 전, 여중생 한 명이 흔적도 없이 사라진다. 그녀의 흔적을 찾기 위해 사건의 담당 형사는 여중생의 동급생이었던 6명의 학생을 심문하게 되는데...
Why similar: Conversation 30.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Detective 16.2%, Point & Click 11.1%, Investigation 8.4%
- #3 Alex Hill: Whispers at White Oak Inn
95% matchVery Positive93% of 383 reviews2025
Dev: hannahontrek
Windows · Mac
A young woman died near the White Oak Inn. Now, her spirit is roaming around, and an employee is receiving strange letters. What dark secrets wait to be found? The clock is ticking and you, as Alex Hill, must uncover the truth before it’s too late.
Why similar: Conversation 29.4% ★, Detective 21.7%, Point & Click 11.7%, Investigation 10%, Crime 8.4%
- #4 Murder In Complex
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Khalil HammoudaPub: AKM Games
Windows
Investigate a murder inside a building as a detective. Interrogate AI-powered residents, uncover hidden evidence, and analyze clues with your team. Every case is unique, with randomized stories and dynamic suspects. Can you catch the real killer?
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Investigation 18.6%, Conversation 14.9% ★, Crime 13.1%, Artificial Intelligence 11.1%
- #5 Chains of Judgment
94% match2 user reviews100% of 3 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: Conversation 16.3% ★, Detective 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Investigation 12.7%, Point & Click 12.6%
- #6 Alex Hill: The Body at Clearwater Bay
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: hannahontrek
Windows · Mac
When a body mysteriously washes up on the shores of Clearwater Bay, you, as Detective Alex Hill, are hired to investigate. Was it a tragic suicide or is something more sinister at work? Solve puzzles, look for evidence, and confront a web of lies as you work to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Conversation 17.9% ★, Detective 17.5%, Point & Click 13.8%, Investigation 13.7%, Crime 12%
- #7 Police Detective: Tokyo Beat
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dr. Cyril Splutterworth
Windows
Gather evidence, interview suspects and send your case to trial. Have you got what it takes to be Tokyo's top detective?
Why similar: Detective 29.9%, Conversation 14.2% ★, Crime 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Investigation 9.3%
- #8 44 The Jail
91% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: Marcial Gutierrez
Windows · Linux
They got locked up in a prison for a reason. Try to get the answers in this point and click adventure.
Why similar: Conversation 28.6% ★, Detective 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Point & Click 12.5%
- #9 DETECTIVE - Minerva case
91% matchPositive80% of 15 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: Detective 20%, Investigation 15.5%, Artificial Intelligence 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Crime 11.7%
- #10 Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders
90% matchVery Positive85% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: Homo Narrans Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as a sharp-witted detective in late 19th-century Leipzig, Germany, in this retro pixel-art point & click adventure. Search for clues, question suspects, and piece together evidence on your deduction board to solve four gripping murder cases.
Why similar: Conversation 23.6% ★, Detective 22.1%, Investigation 18%, Point & Click 14.2%, Crime 12.2%
- #11 执念刑警之消失的证人
89% matchNo user reviews90% of 256 reviews2026
Dev: 迷雾工作室
Windows · Mac
Lu Yan has 9 days to find the truth and bring five strangers back alive. Hours of cinematic video — surveillance, dashcam, interrogations — are the evidence you study; a punishing board demands you connect 130+ clues and 70+ deductions by hand. Stuck? Spend Intuition. 6–8 hours.
Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Investigation 20%, Crime 15.1%, Drama 13.2%, Conversation 12.9% ★
- #12 The Big Hollow: 1982
89% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2026
Dev: Krams DesignPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Can you think like a killer? In this short murder mystery find details in evidence, interpret criminal behaviors and prove your worth to the FBI as new detective Desmond.
Why similar: Detective 30.2%, Investigation 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Point & Click 13.8%, Crime 9.8%
- #13 DETECTIVE - The Motel
88% 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: Detective 27%, Investigation 16.8%, Crime 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Immersive Sim 11.5%
- #14 Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings
87% 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 28.3%, Investigation 22.4%, Point & Click 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%
- #15 The Guilty Hearts
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Singlecore Games
Windows
Seoyeon Yu, a former police officer, works as a private investigator for a rich family. However, during her investigation, she discovers evidence linking them to her husband's death. Using her ability to see people's guilt, she begins an investigation to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Detective 29.5%, Conversation 21.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Point & Click 10.3%, Adventure 9.7%
- #16 W.I.T.S: INITIATION
86% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Rashidi Interactive
Windows
A puzzle game where you are the newest recruit to a government agency dedicated to stopping cyber crimes. You must prove yourself and level up in the system by solving puzzles, at the same time there is a mystery to uncover at the agency. Who can you trust?
Why similar: Conversation 32.5% ★, Detective 26.5%, Investigation 26.4%, Immersive Sim 8.2%, Puzzle 6.3%
- #17 FILENDS
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MFI GAMES
Windows
FILENDS is a dark multiplayer riddle-solving game for 2-7 players. Work together to solve levels filled with murder mysteries and tragic tales. Use environmental clues and real-time chat to uncover the truth. Will you solve the riddles or become a part of them?
Why similar: Detective 28.2%, Conversation 26.7% ★, Investigation 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #18 Time O'Clock: The Mask of Crime
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fractal Pop Games
Windows
The mask of a legendary thief has been stolen. Follow Detective Time in a point-and-click investigation using her watch to witness key moments and uncover who is behind this new wave of robberies. Observe the past. Investigate the present. Uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 28.6%, Investigation 23.2%, Point & Click 17.8%, Crime 13%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #19 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 24%, Investigation 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Point & Click 13.7%, Crime 9%
- #20 Gap World Events
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 荔枝加盐
Windows
This is an original orthodox detective mystery game. The player suddenly takes possession of Roran, who hopes to report to the academy. You must investigate and deduce the truth behind a series of bizarre incidents that obstruct his journey, helping him successfully reach the academy.
Why similar: Detective 31.6%, Investigation 21.5%, Crime 12.2%, Drama 10.8%, Point & Click 9.5%
- #21 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
83% matchVery Positive89% of 7,891 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 42.7%, Investigation 19.8%, Crime 13.8%, Point & Click 7.4%, Adventure 6.5%
- #22 Nocturne for Cyl-Hestia
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Spore and Sorcery
Windows · Mac
Play as a memorialist and investigate a dystopian city in this 3D adventure game. Collect memories, unlock visions, hack encrypted data, and expose the truth in the face of a regime that manipulates memory.
Why similar: Investigation 25.3%, Point & Click 17.5%, Detective 14.1%, Conversation 13.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.5%
- #23 M.S. Salmon
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SoybloQ
Windows · Mac · Linux
M.S. Salmon is an interactive 2D story adventure. Help Ben Hearnden and Ranieri solve a murder on a luxury liner. As they gather more evidence, they uncover not only the truth about the murder but also their own dark past.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Detective 17.6%, Point & Click 14.2%, Conversation 12.4% ★, Investigation 12%
- #24 Major's Heart
81% 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: Detective 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Investigation 18.6%, Point & Click 17%, Adventure 10.3%
- #25 My Own Murder
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unseen InteractivePub: Abiding Bridge
Windows
After yet another night of brooding over his wife's murder, Detective Edgar receives a mysterious letter. A music star asks to investigate her own murder. Interrogate the suspects, search for clues and find out what happened. Will you be able to unravel the truth from the lies?
Why similar: Conversation 45.5% ★, Detective 23.9%, Investigation 18%, Puzzle 5.3%, Adventure 2.9%
- #26 The Last Wizard - A Goblin Detective Mystery
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: The Red Tower
Windows
Investigate a murder as the first goblin detective in a comedic fantasy world without magic...where a wizard is the prime suspect!
Why similar: Investigation 28.5%, Conversation 27.2% ★, Detective 25.2%, Point & Click 9.2%, Puzzle 5.1%
- #27 Sammy Jukes: Twin Lakes
79% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: Wamill
Windows
Detective Sammy Jukes is the man on the job when an anti-oil activist is reported missing in a small town on the new oil pipeline route. Talk to witnesses, shovel through evidence, wrestle with the wolves and chase after chickens to find the truth in this first-person open-world adventure game.
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Investigation 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Point & Click 11.2%
- #28 The Detective's Apprentice
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: darqwerful
Windows
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 cases that are too tough for the local police to crack.
Why similar: Detective 35.3%, Investigation 27.3%, Point & Click 13.1%, Crime 8.3%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #29 VR Cop Simulator
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Technolomics
Windows
Dive into a voice-controlled VR cop simulator, where humor meets intense drama. Engage in realistic talks with AI characters, navigate tough situations, and make impactful decisions. Your virtual journey awaits!
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Artificial Intelligence 19%, Investigation 17.7%, Immersive Sim 11.2%, Crime 10.4%
- #30 Neon Hearts City
77% matchVery Positive85% of 54 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 23.3%, Investigation 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Point & Click 14.4%, Crime 10.9%
- #31 Artificial: Proxy Bar
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HinaGames
Windows
Within a universe dominated by Artificial Intelligences, you step into the shoes of an AI detective to solve the mystery hidden within the Proxy Bar, a jazz club. You can ask the suspects ANYTHING, but will you ask the right questions?
Why similar: Detective 28.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Artificial Intelligence 21.5%, Investigation 20.4%, First-Person 3.3%
- #32 I'M YOUR HOST
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Calligram Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
An audio deduction game where you have one task: restore a series of lost podcast episodes.
Why similar: Detective 39.4%, Investigation 29.6%, Point & Click 15.3%, Puzzle 7.1%, Adventure 6.3%
- #33 Ashes of Holloway Bay
74% match5 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: Detective 29.7%, Investigation 22.2%, Crime 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Point & Click 10.3%
- #34 Docket 87: The Novikov's Files
75% 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 26.8%, Detective 26.1%, Point & Click 13.4%, Crime 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%
- #35 Flower in Us
73% matchVery Positive94% of 431 reviews2025
Dev: ChalkseagullPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Flower in Us is a short, story-driven mystery adventure that invites players to unravel hidden secrets.
Why similar: Conversation 41.7% ★, Investigation 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Drama 6.9%, Puzzle 6.6%
- #36 Unsolved Case: Fatal Clue Collector's Edition
76% matchPositive78% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
Solve a series of tough cases, full of personal drama! In the new game series, you have to unravel some of the hardest mysteries using both logic and your intuition!
Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Point & Click 15%, Investigation 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Crime 11%
- #37 SOLEN
75% 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 20.7%, Artificial Intelligence 18.3%, Investigation 17%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%
- #38 No Case Should Remain Unsolved
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,281 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 23.6%, Detective 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Point & Click 13.2%, Immersive Sim 8%
- #39 The Golden Girl Case
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StickyLabs
Windows · Mac
As a young private investigator trainee in 2006, you dive into the early internet - social profiles, websites, photos, and archived news - to uncover the truth behind Emily Parker’s death, ruled as an accident after a late-night gathering
Why similar: Detective 31.6%, Investigation 21.8%, Point & Click 12.3%, Crime 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
- #40 The Missing Threads
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wynd_devPub: wysg
Windows
[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 31.5%, Investigation 25.6%, Point & Click 14.5%, Crime 14.2%, Puzzle 5.7%
- #41 No Questions Asked
72% matchVery Positive94% of 83 reviews2023
Dev: Troubadour Collective
Windows
A neo-noir point&click thriller about a delivery service for illegal goods. Play as a Courier who—after hours—has to solve the mystery of his friend's disappearance. Visit various locations, collect clues, navigate branching dialogue options, and hurry as time is not on your side.
Why similar: Conversation 32.4% ★, Detective 21.3%, Investigation 17.8%, Point & Click 9.4%, Interactive Fiction 7.9%
- #42 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 183 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 25.7%, Investigation 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #43 In Memoriam
71% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: MoCaps
Windows · Linux
Step into a gripping medieval political thriller where intrigue, betrayal, and power struggles shape your fate. As a ghostly detective, you’ll uncover conspiracies, navigate a web of deception and unravel a larger mystery tied to your own demise
Why similar: Detective 36%, Investigation 19.3%, Point & Click 14%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Drama 9.4%
- #44 雾尽时分
72% 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 24.8%, Investigation 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Crime 15.4%, Point & Click 12%
- #45 Chimeras: Blinding Love
71% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Elephant ArPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Something dangerous prowls the streets... Can you find out what's targeting young men in Paris?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Detective 18.8%, Point & Click 17.5%, Investigation 15.8%, Adventure 11.5%
- #46 The Wolf Among Us Remastered
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Telltale
Windows
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Investigation 21.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Point & Click 9.3%
- #47 Murder Mystery Mayhem AI
68% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: AI Media Design
Windows
Murder Mystery Mayhem AI is a single-player detective game set in a stylish 1920s world of secrets, suspicion, and social intrigue. Talk freely to a colorful cast of cunning suspects, gather clues, uncover motives, and deduce who among them is the killer.
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Investigation 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Crime 11.6%, Point & Click 11.6%
- #48 Mystery Case Files: Incident at Pendle Tower
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Grandma StudiosPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Pendle Tower was once a lavish high-rise hotel, but a new renovation has awakened a long-dormant secret within its foreboding halls.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Detective 18.9%, Point & Click 17.2%, Investigation 16%, Adventure 11.2%
- #49 Signal & Echo: Iris is Missing (demo)
69% 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 30.2%, Investigation 25.8%, Point & Click 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #50 Dragon Detective: A Friend from the Shadows
67% matchPositive98% of 47 reviews2025
Dev: Sungazer Software LLC
Windows
A thrilling detective mystery adventure set in a historical fantasy world. As a dragon detective, use your six senses to find evidence and hunt down the culprit.
Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Investigation 16.7%, Point & Click 15.5%, Crime 14%
- #51 Grégoire Lefèbvre Investigations : The Vow of Hate
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: TcherryPub: Viridis Cosmos Games
Windows
Play as Captain Grégoire Lefèbvre and investigate the murder of a controversial country priest in this gripping historical detective thriller.
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Investigation 15%, Point & Click 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%
- #52 Grim Tales: The Time Traveler
69% matchMixed62% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Elephant ARPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
A time-traveling killer is taking out the Gray family, one by one.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22%, Point & Click 19.1%, Detective 18.1%, Investigation 16%, Adventure 11.1%
- #53 Transmission in Progress…
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Infinicats
Windows
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: Detective 22.8%, Investigation 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Point & Click 11.7%
- #54 Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo
68% matchVery Positive82% of 1,036 reviews2021
Dev: Pendulo StudiosPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Can you trust your own mind? Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller of a new kind, playing with the limits between reality and fantasy. Freely inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s universe.
Why similar: Investigation 21.5%, Detective 18.8%, Conversation 17.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Drama 11.1%
- #55 The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
70% matchVery Positive80% of 3,898 reviews2012
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Become the greatest detective of all time in The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, a twisting, turning investigation game set in a faithfully-reproduced London of 1898. As Sherlock Holmes, you must find clues, interrogate suspects and unveil a mystery in a story full of twists!
Why similar: Detective 45.8%, Point & Click 17.1%, Adventure 10.4%, Investigation 9.7%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #56 Grill'd: The Vanishing
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Yellow Room
Windows
[Grill'd] is a dinner party detective game played from the first-person perspective of a royal investigator. Trapped in a mansion located in the estate of a fallen aristocrat, collect clues about the cases, connect them to one another, and interrogate the suspect to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 31.6%, Investigation 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Adventure 10.9%, First-Person 7%
- #57 A Case of Fraud
65% matchVery Positive98% of 437 reviews2025
Dev: Hesperus Games
Windows · Mac
A short non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight. Carefully read and cross-reference documents to unravel a CEO’s disappearance and expose a case of fraud.
Why similar: Detective 32.1%, Investigation 26.2%, Crime 14.6%, Point & Click 14.3%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #58 AI Schoolgirls Murder Mystery
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cogoo
Windows · Mac
Step into a suspenseful murder mystery at a prestigious boarding school. As a new student, you must question AI-driven suspects, uncover secrets, and solve the murder before the police arrive. Your choices determine the outcome—can you find the real killer before it’s too late?
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Artificial Intelligence 19.7%, Investigation 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Crime 10.3%
- #59 D.W. Dagger: Chapter One
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Lime Interactive
Windows
A noir first-person murder mystery set in a gloomy 1947 Pacific Northwest city. Play as the renowned Detective D.W. Dagger to help solve his latest case. A violent murder, a possible suicide, and a handful of suspects. Can you deduce what happened?
Why similar: Detective 26.8%, Investigation 22.3%, Crime 12.6%, Point & Click 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%