60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Mystery, Investigation, Story Rich.
EXCALIMURDER is a nonlinear murder mystery game inspired by the sword in the stone legend. Explore an orphanage, meet weird people and solve logic puzzles, all in a colorful pixel art world. Bonus: Excalibur is the murder weapon.
Detective Fantasia DX
A corpse has been found on the beach! Explore a summery island to gather clues and uncover the truth in this mystery game, Detective Fantasia DX!
Blackwood's Dilemma
Demo updated for the Detective Fest! Step into detective Brian Storm’s shoes and unravel a grim 17th-century mystery. Interrogate villagers, gather clues, and piece together the evidence in a deduction system where every secret matters.
A corpse has been found on the beach! Explore a summery island to gather clues and uncover the truth in this mystery game, Detective Fantasia DX!
Why similar: Detective 14.6%, Crime 11.9%, Open World 8%, Investigation 7.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.7%
Demo updated for the Detective Fest! Step into detective Brian Storm’s shoes and unravel a grim 17th-century mystery. Interrogate villagers, gather clues, and piece together the evidence in a deduction system where every secret matters.
Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Crime 14%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Mystery 8.5%, Open World 8.2%
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 27%, Crime 13.5%, Mystery 12.1%, Investigation 11.9%, Logic 9%
Private Eye is a detective game where you play as Hakeem trying to solve the murder case of Amir. The wealthy heir Amir kept strange company, is one of them his murderer? Explore, investigate, solve puzzles, and find discrepancies to unravel his mysterious death.
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Crime 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Investigation 11.1%, Mystery 10.2%
Duke Damian has been murdered! Collect clues, solve puzzles, and deduce the killer. Follow a growing trail of crimes and unravel the conspiracy tying them all together.
Why similar: Detective 31.9%, Mystery 14.1%, Crime 12.7%, Investigation 10.4%, Logic 9.3%
A story-driven deduction game set in Okayama, Japan, where everyone has an answer—but you need evidence. Examine evidence and records, cross-reference witness accounts, reconstruct timelines, and separate plausible theories from provable facts across six murder investigations.
Why similar: Detective 27.9%, Crime 20.7%, Mystery 16%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Puzzle 7%
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 23%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Crime 15.8%, Investigation 8.9%, Logic 7.7%
Step into a small town in 90s fictional China as a grieving detective. In a place plagued by twisted homicides, the truth hides in the lies. Interrogate unpredictable witnesses, expose their contradictions, and rebuild a suspect’s face from an imperfect memory. Just like yours.
Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Investigation 13.1%, Mystery 12.1%, Logic 11.9%
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 27%, Crime 16.6%, Investigation 14.1%, Mystery 11.8%, Logic 10.2%
A true crime detective game where you map suspects, reconstruct timelines, and use deduction to find the truth everyone missed.
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Crime 15.8%, Investigation 15.3%, Mystery 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%
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 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Crime 13.3%, Investigation 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
Escape a time loop as an overworked office employee by solving cryptic puzzles with alternate reality game elements.
Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Nonlinear 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Logic 7.3%
After being away at college, you meet up with two of your friends at a local movie theatre. What starts out as a simple reunion, quickly unravels to be a gruesome murder mystery with your friend as the victim. It is now your mission to find out who did it, and how in this visual novel style game.
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Crime 17.6%, Investigation 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Mystery 10.6%
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 20.6%, Crime 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Mystery 8.2%
You're an insurance investigator. Review evidence, spot fraud, make decisions. Every case is a puzzle — approve, reject, or negotiate. Limited energy, a ticking clock, and your reputation on the line
Why similar: Detective 26.4%, Crime 16.7%, Mystery 11.1%, Investigation 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
This choices-matter visual novel is narrative-heavy, filled with beautifully illustrated characters, intricate stories, and two distinct endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Detective 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Crime 13.6%, Investigation 7.5%
A shocking murder has rocked the Ironwood Inn. Play as one of four detectives, each with unique interrogation styles. Search for clues, question suspects, and uncover secrets in this high-stakes mystery. Can you solve the case before time runs out?
Why similar: Detective 30.3%, Crime 24.4%, Mystery 17.3%, Multiple Endings 7.9%, Puzzle 6.4%
Play as Kenneth, a private detective, and Blue, a runaway searching for answers. Explore the megacity of Republica in a semi-open world, solve criminal cases, make decisive moral choices, and uncover the truth behind Blue’s past.
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Investigation 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
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 27.5%, Crime 18.9%, Investigation 13.2%, Mystery 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
After a mysterious and anonymous phone call to the police, Sonia's body was found in an abandoned public toilet. The more we learn about her, the more mysterious this case becomes. Become the detective, investigate her murder and find out who killed Sonia Verninac.
Why similar: Detective 33.4%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Crime 12.5%, Mystery 11.8%, Investigation 11.1%
Curtain Call in Flames is a single-player 2D courtroom mystery visual novel set in a traditional Chinese puppet troupe. As defense attorney Bian Bo, investigate a murder, question witnesses, examine evidence, and expose contradictions in court to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Crime 18.3%, Investigation 13.7%, Mystery 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 6.8%
Do you believe that parallel worlds really exist? An ordinary college student, Chen Chou, wakes up one day to find himself transported aboard a space research vessel. The strangers on the ship all claim to know him. Could it be that he has crossed over into a parallel world...
Why similar: Detective 29.9%, Crime 21.5%, Mystery 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
Solve a variety of perplexing cases in the sleuthing shoes of Detective Hindsight - who gets help from Phoebe: a young orphaned girl with dreams of being a storyteller and powers to look into the past. Uncover the truth with her sketches done in crayon. The catch? She can't draw very well.
Why similar: Detective 33.4%, Mystery 14.9%, Investigation 14.6%, Logic 8.9%, Crime 8.7%
In this detective game you will write your own questions and deductions. Use your detective skills to solve these cases and the mystery of your forgotten memories in the way.
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Crime 17.6%, Investigation 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Mystery 9.7%
「ギルド探求団へようこそ！」創立から1000日を迎えたギルドの、パーティ情報を復旧させる『推理パズルゲーム』です。過去1000日を振り返りながら、78人の冒険者が、20隊あるパーティのどこに所属していたのかを特定し、どのような結末を迎えたのかを推理で暴きましょう！それでは──良い旅を！
Why similar: Detective 39.1%, Investigation 17.8%, Mystery 14.6%, Fantasy 9.4%, Puzzle 9.3%
Explore the scenes, find clues, and sort out people, pets, and belongings in this cozy slice-of-life detective puzzle game. Fans of Duck Detective, Little Problems, and The Case of the Worst Day Ever will enjoy this new deduction game for all ages.
Why similar: Detective 33.1%, Investigation 16.5%, Logic 10.6%, Mystery 9.3%, Puzzle 7.4%
Step into the shoes of Clementine "Cleo" Ace, an apprentice to her aunt, the world-renowned detective, Maya Lynch. From heists to murders, use your deduction skills to solve "howdunnit" cases that are too tough for the local police to crack and uncover a deeper mystery along the way!
Why similar: Detective 34%, Investigation 16.8%, Mystery 13.9%, Crime 10.8%, Logic 9.7%
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 41.3%, Crime 17.9%, Mystery 13.2%, Investigation 12.2%, Puzzle 5%
Mistmoon Falls is an open world murder mystery set in a farm-sim town that's now sans farmer. Question the locals, use tools to uncover clues, form hypotheses, and sift through some sinister goings-on to find the killer.
Why similar: Detective 22.4%, Crime 15.1%, Mystery 10.7%, Investigation 10.3%, Open World 9%
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: Detective 27.5%, Crime 22.2%, Mystery 13.3%, Investigation 12.5%, Logic 11.3%
You're a journalist investigating a suspicious case during the Harlem riots. Take pictures of evidence, gather information by interrogating people, and put it all together in an article to show people the truth.
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Crime 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Mystery 10.5%, Investigation 8.6%
Help solve a crime.
Why similar: Detective 20%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Crime 18.5%, Investigation 10.2%, Mystery 8.9%
Confined to a woodland cabin in the 1906 Rockies, your only way to solve a family massacre is by letters. The one responsible is already on the move — silence and madness claim your contacts, and you may be next. He will find you, and death resets the world; only your notebook carries on.
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Investigation 12.2%, Mystery 11.1%
A short, story-driven, detective-mystery game where you are tasked with solving a deceptively simple break-in case. Meet the citizens of Arcadia Springs, find and follow the clues, make the right choices, and you may unlock a dark secret kept under lock and key.
Why similar: Detective 36%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Mystery 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Puzzle 8.3%
Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.
Why similar: Detective 23.6%, Crime 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Mystery 10.1%, Investigation 9.7%
A mystery psychological thriller visual novel set in 2000. Follow a serial murder case through the eyes of three characters: the woman, the man, and the detective. With live-action backgrounds and silhouetted characters, every choice branches the story, and one wrong move means game over.
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Crime 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Investigation 9.4%, Mystery 9%
A deceptively difficult deduction game about one very unfortunate family. Revisit their worst moments, form your own conclusions, and solve this silly yet challenging mystery.
Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Investigation 13.9%, Mystery 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Logic 11.9%
A Mesozoic murder mystery, 4 suspects, 1 truth. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you set out to unravel the case with your team. Will you be able to accurately determine who took the victim's life? Or will your deductions lead you to arrest someone for a crime they did not commit...?
Why similar: Detective 22.4%, Crime 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Investigation 12.2%, Mystery 10.7%
Investigate a little girl's disappearance at a rundown trailer park. Play as Detective Partridge and cross examine three suspects to find the truth with fully freeform interrogation. Type anything and ask anything you want.
Why similar: Detective 27.7%, Crime 13.8%, Investigation 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Mystery 10.3%
A mystery adventure game where you investigate 3D evidence and uncover the truth behind each case through the clues left behind.
Why similar: Detective 26.7%, Crime 21.4%, Mystery 16.3%, Investigation 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%
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 31.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Investigation 16.2%, Crime 14%, Mystery 7.6%
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 29%, Investigation 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
NINA AQUILA is back for her brightest, boldest, most magical adventure yet!
Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Crime 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Investigation 12.7%, Logic 9.7%
Soulflow is a 2.5D fantasy-detective game that offers a unique experience with its graphic style. In this story-based role play game, players must gather information from others during the day and try to solve the murders in the neighborhood to stay free.
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Investigation 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11%, Crime 10.5%
Detective Trent is a narrative-driven mystery game inspired by Trent’s Last Case. Investigate crime scenes, interrogate suspects, and uncover the truth through evidence and dialogue. Your reasoning shapes the case, leading to multiple outcomes and endings.
Why similar: Detective 20%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Crime 18%, Investigation 10.8%, Logic 9.7%
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
Why similar: Detective 25%, Crime 20.5%, Investigation 17.3%, Mystery 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.8%
In this short point 'n' click adventure, you are Star Seeker - a WIZARD solving a WIZARD crime to not get put in WIZARD jail by the WIZ- I mean, PLAIN OLD cops. With a useless detective, countless red herrings, and unique dialogue for every evidence combination... will this case ever be cracked?
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Crime 16.4%, Investigation 14.6%, Mystery 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.
Why similar: Detective 27.6%, Crime 17.8%, Open World 14.2%, Mystery 11.4%, Investigation 10.9%
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: Detective 24.7%, Crime 19.9%, Investigation 16.5%, Logic 12.6%, Mystery 12.4%
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 29%, Crime 17.8%, Investigation 15.1%, Mystery 11.1%, Logic 10.3%
Six witnesses, six suspects, and thousands of discoverable lines of dialog. You're the fantasy detective on the case of a stolen magical artifact, and in order to determine the truth you'll have to cross examine, interrogate, and reference all your resources to catch the thief before time runs out.
Why similar: Detective 29.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Investigation 14.4%, Mystery 13.5%, Puzzle 6.5%
Amsterdam, 1988. A dead body in the Red Light District, the Dutch capital of sex and drugs, is a washed-up detective’s one shot at redemption. Explore the seedy underbelly of Europe’s most notorious city, solve complex puzzles, and crack the case while experiencing Amsterdam at its worst.
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Crime 12.8%, Investigation 12.8%, Mystery 11.9%
Staffer Retro is a mystery adventure game where you uncover past incidents related to ‘Mana’, the source of supernatural powers. Gather information through dialogue and exploration, and piece together clues found in documents to guide the choices of Verita Retro, the protagonist.
Why similar: Detective 25.8%, Crime 13.2%, Mystery 12.2%, Logic 11.4%, Investigation 11%
A completely open-dialog murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Investigation 14.3%, Mystery 13.2%, Nonlinear 7.7%
It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed. Solve cases and outsmart criminals in a detective story full of lies, confessions, and maybe even a murder or two.
Why similar: Detective 28.1%, Crime 14.2%, Investigation 13.8%, Mystery 11.2%, Logic 9.2%
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 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Investigation 13.2%, Nonlinear 11.3%, Mystery 10.2%
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 26.3%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Mystery 12.8%, Puzzle 8.7%, Exploration 6.3%
