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

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.

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

DETECTIVE - Minerva case
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.
Test your detective instincts across three challenging cases. No hints, no help—just you, your intuition, and your ability to piece together the truth. Can you solve the mystery?
Why similar: Crime 25%, Detective 17%, Investigation 14.3%, Immersive Sim 9.1%, Noir 5.9%
DETECTIVE Minerva Case is a crime deduction and solving game, with an adult and original story. Visit the crime scene, look for all the evidence and understand what happened.
Why similar: Crime 22.2%, Detective 20.2%, Immersive Sim 12.7%, Investigation 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Crime 24.1%, Detective 23.2%, Noir 16%, Investigation 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
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 22.9%, Crime 20.2%, Noir 16.2%, Investigation 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 6.8%
The 3rd installment in the Case Files series. An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.
Why similar: Crime 24%, Detective 21.6%, Investigation 14%, Immersive Sim 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 10%
Solve crimes in VR. Investigate crime scenes, collect evidence with your hands, and reconstruct the truth by connecting clues back at your office. Every case challenges your observation, logic, and deduction.
Why similar: Crime 19.5%, Detective 18%, Investigation 11.1%, Noir 10.8%, Immersive Sim 9.8%
Vaudeville is an experimental whodunit game based on the latest AI technologies to generate dialogues in real time. This tale of murder, suspense and absurdity unfolds as you play, and you are the protagonist.
Why similar: Crime 24.2%, Detective 22%, Noir 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Investigation 12.1%
In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.
Why similar: Detective 34.7%, Crime 29%, Noir 16.8%, Investigation 9.8%, Story Rich 5%
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. Start now.
Why similar: Crime 32.5%, Detective 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Investigation 12.9%, Adventure 6.8%
A Battle of Wits with AI: Solve the case by conversing with a suspect robot using GPT to gather evidence. What single truth emerges from countless dialogues and pieces of information?
Why similar: Crime 23.5%, Detective 18.3%, Immersive Sim 14.7%, Investigation 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%
Police Officer is a first-person police station simulator where you manage a police station: process suspects, hear citizens’ pleas, and manage the daily chaos of law enforcement—one decision at a time.
Why similar: Crime 31.9%, Detective 24.8%, Immersive Sim 14.9%, Simulation 10.9%, Investigation 8%
Become a Crime Scene Investigator, gather evidence, and connect not obvious facts which will lead you to solve the crime and find the guilty! Don't let criminals get more innocent victims!
Why similar: Crime 27%, Detective 22%, Immersive Sim 15.2%, Investigation 13.8%, Exploration 7%
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: Detective 29.9%, Crime 20.4%, Investigation 17.4%, Noir 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 6.6%
A narrative noir thriller set in Kyoto. Detective Thomas Bennett investigates the disappearance of a British agent, only to collide with the Yakuza, a shadowy conspiracy, and a truth that should never surface.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Crime 17.6%, Detective 17.4%, Simulation 11.3%, Exploration 8%
Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.
Why similar: Crime 21.1%, Detective 20%, Noir 13.3%, Investigation 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%
A short, choose your own adventure detective experience, where your choices matter.
Why similar: Crime 25.2%, Detective 22.8%, Investigation 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Immersive Sim 10%
Step into the role of a detective in DETECTIVE Scene Crime, a challenging mystery game where you’ll investigate five gripping crime scenes. Each level presents clues, testimonies, and puzzles to analyze carefully in your quest for the truth. Do you have what it takes to solve them all?
Why similar: Crime 28.2%, Investigation 16.1%, Detective 13.8%, Immersive Sim 12.6%, Exploration 5.9%
An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.
Why similar: Crime 25%, Detective 23.5%, Investigation 14.4%, Immersive Sim 9.3%, Interactive Fiction 7.7%
Scene Investigators is a hardcore deductive reasoning game for fans of the "true crime" genre. Step into re-created crime scenes, observe closely for pieces of evidence, analyze possible motives behind the crimes, and uncover what truly happened.
Why similar: Crime 26.5%, Detective 23.5%, Investigation 18.8%, Immersive Sim 11.6%, Exploration 5.2%
Assume the role of a modern detective and solve fascinating cases using lots of gadgets and your own skills. Let a sophisticated narrative help you uncover clues and secrets that might not be apparent right away and become a star detective.
Why similar: Detective 37.3%, Crime 24%, Investigation 15.8%, Simulation 8.9%, Adventure 4.5%
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 23.8%, Crime 22%, Investigation 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Noir 9.9%
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 44%, Crime 26.4%, Investigation 15.3%, Story Rich 4.9%, Adventure 4.3%
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 33%, Crime 28.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Investigation 7.7%, Story Rich 7.4%
Experience how people with autism see, feel and interact with the world around them in this thrilling detective adventure, taking place near the Belgian coast and in the woods around a local nature reserve.
Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Crime 21.1%, Noir 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 7.9%, Immersive Sim 7.2%
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: Crime 24.2%, Detective 23.9%, Noir 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Investigation 10.4%
Become a forensic specialist in a realistic crime lab simulator. Investigate crime scenes, collect microscopic evidence, and identify perpetrators in the lab using DNA and digital analysis. Based on the experience and insights of experts from the State Criminal Police Office Rhineland-Palatinate.
Why similar: Crime 30.8%, Investigation 18.1%, Immersive Sim 14.7%, Detective 13.7%, Simulation 10.3%
Slip into the role of a detective and find out why a seemingly peaceful village suddenly has to hold a funeral every other day. To solve the mysteries, act as the perpetrator and simulate the crimes. Left completely to your own devices, it’s up to you to prove your ingenuity and wit.
Why similar: Crime 32.3%, Detective 28.8%, Investigation 15.4%, Story Rich 5.2%, Exploration 4.9%
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 24.3%, Crime 20.1%, Immersive Sim 16.2%, Investigation 13.7%, Simulation 7.6%
The Big Hollow: 1982 is a tightly focused 2D animated murder mystery. A serial killer’s dumping ground is exposed in a small truck stop town. Find details in the evidence, interpret criminal behaviors and prove your worth to the FBI’s new Behavioral Science Unit as new detective Desmond.
Why similar: Detective 32.9%, Crime 19.6%, Investigation 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Story Rich 5.5%
Mary is a mystery and investigation game, in which you are a private detective who has been called to solve a case of a massacre in a bar. Collect all the clues and find an answer to all the mysteries of this case!
Why similar: Crime 27.1%, Detective 24.4%, Investigation 15.6%, Noir 14.9%, Exploration 5%
Explore Silhouette: Chapter One - A First-Person, Story-Driven Mystery Adventure. Assume the role of Jim Grayson, an unwavering homicide detective hot on the trail of a disturbing serial killer with confusing motives.
Why similar: Detective 26.6%, Crime 26.2%, Investigation 14.8%, Noir 10.1%, Story Rich 6.7%
One cold case, four deathbed flashbacks. Every shift in perspective overturns the "truth" you believed. Story-driven, with exploration, deduction, puzzles, and combat. Ready for a mind-bending thrill ride with twists at every turn?
Why similar: Crime 24.3%, Detective 23.6%, Investigation 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%, Story Rich 6.7%
Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller with narrative adventure elements and unsettling details. Join Detective Bennett on his final case and uncover dark secrets in a world where reality bends and sanity wavers.
Why similar: Crime 23.8%, Detective 20.9%, Investigation 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Exploration 6.5%
A murder-mystery visual novel about a young man who inherits a charming English hotel. Some would say he’s fortunate, but with a growing list of unexplained disasters and murder, has his luck finally run out?
Why similar: Crime 22.3%, Detective 21.5%, Investigation 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Story Rich 7.2%
Barcelona, 1977. An ex-cop in a wheelchair witnesses a murder, and teams up with a young ambitious journalist to bring the truth to light. With camera, binoculars and transmitter in hand, uncover the town’s secrets from your balcony in this soul-searching detective mystery.
Why similar: Crime 22.5%, Detective 22.4%, Noir 13.8%, Investigation 13.4%, Adventure 7.6%
Are you ready to solve the case and bring a criminal to justice?
Why similar: Crime 45.3%, Detective 37.9%, Simulation 11%, Adventure 5.8%
The camera doesn’t lie, but the truth isn’t always obvious. Photograph traces, gather evidence, link clues on the board, search police databases for key info, and identify the culprit and the next attack site. Each case is a standalone mystery waiting to be solved.
Why similar: Crime 28.5%, Detective 24.9%, Investigation 17.3%, Noir 13.5%, First-Person 4%
Experience a race against time written by a former forensic investigation expert. As detective JACK, you are the last hope to rescue the US President's kidnapped daughter. With only 1% battery left on her phone, use authentic detective techniques to find her before the screen goes black.
Why similar: Crime 23.8%, Detective 22%, Noir 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Investigation 7.3%
A luxury cruise takes an unexpected turn when a passenger is gruesomely turned into fillet - and it's up to Detective Bass to deliver some justice in this short narrative-driven detective game!
Why similar: Detective 29.1%, Crime 25.2%, Noir 16%, Investigation 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%
Play as a detective and solve multiple cases by interrogating individuals tied to the case through voice-based conversations. Powered by generative AI, every individual responds with unique, context-driven replies, helping you piece together the evidence to crack the case.
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Investigation 17%, Crime 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Immersive Sim 11.7%
In 1991 Ruth Choi was murdered, it was whittled down to 6 suspects, but the case was never solved. Watch interviews, go through evidence and build your case. A game where you are never told who the killer is, unless you convict them. Use your own deductive skills to find out, who killed Ruth Choi.
Why similar: Crime 38.8%, Detective 33.9%, Investigation 8.5%, First-Person 6.3%, Story Rich 3.7%
You play as a tourist trapped in a scam compound. fight to survive, sneak around and seize escape chances. Gather hidden clues, master scam skills reluctantly to survive, meet captives stuck here for various reasons, dig out its dark secrets, and choose between escaping the den or ruling it.
Why similar: Detective 29.3%, Crime 26.2%, Investigation 18.2%, Story Rich 8.3%, Exploration 7.4%
Hauma is a deduction visual novel set in Munich. Discover a conspiracy amongst the upper echelons of society alongside former detective Judith, while visiting real locations in a comic-inspired look.
Why similar: Crime 23.2%, Detective 22.2%, Noir 13.6%, Investigation 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%
[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 29%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Investigation 15.1%, First-Person 8%, Adventure 7.3%
NINA AQUILA is back for her brightest, boldest, most magical adventure yet!
Why similar: Crime 27.1%, Detective 25.3%, Investigation 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Story Rich 6.7%
Step into the shoes of a CSI in Dead On Arrival, the ultimate crime scene investigation game. Analyse scenes, collect evidence, and use real-life forensic tools to solve cases. Test your problem-solving skills and uncover the truth to catch the killer. Do you have what it takes to crack the case?
Why similar: Crime 27.6%, Detective 22.7%, Investigation 15.1%, Immersive Sim 10.6%, Exploration 6.1%
This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links guests together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!
Why similar: Crime 23.3%, Detective 18%, Noir 15.1%, Investigation 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%
Jack Beckham is found dead, hanging in his apartment alone. Police rule it a suicide. His father, refusing to accept the conclusion, hires you to investigate. Delve into the clues left behind in his apartment to discover what really happened.
Why similar: Detective 29.4%, Noir 19.8%, Investigation 17.3%, Crime 11.2%, Exploration 6.1%
In a Detective's Mind is an investigation game that seeks to put you in the role of a detective, who needs to solve cases and deal with obscure problems from his past.
Why similar: Detective 41.2%, Crime 23%, Investigation 22%, Story Rich 9.6%, Mystery 2.6%
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: Crime 29.3%, Detective 25.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Investigation 15.4%, Story Rich 5.1%
Crime never rests... but thankfully, neither does Detective Bass! Put on your detective hat and help Detective Bass get to the bottom of a robbery, in this witty, narrative-driven detective game!
Why similar: Crime 29.2%, Detective 27.8%, Noir 19.2%, Investigation 15.1%, Mystery 3.1%
Profession Investigator is an immersive simulator with a text-based interface in which you have to deal with real criminal cases. The game uses materials from court archives and specialized literature.
Why similar: Detective 32.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Immersive Sim 13.6%, Simulation 12.3%, Investigation 8.9%
Help solve a crime.
Why similar: Crime 28.4%, Detective 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Investigation 13.3%, Exploration 8.7%
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 25.2%, Crime 22%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Investigation 16.1%, Exploration 7.4%
Murdered sisters, mind altering drugs and flying cities, to a case that goes way further than the banks of this one detective's little neighbourhood in this Indigenous cybernoir detective narrative adventure set in a post-post-apocalyptical future.
Why similar: Crime 23%, Detective 18.4%, Noir 16.3%, Investigation 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%
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: Crime 25.9%, Detective 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Investigation 12.7%, Simulation 5.7%
An evidence-based detective game set in rural India. Investigate your friend's disappearance by searching crime scenes, interrogating suspects, and presenting proof to break through lies. Race against time to expose a conspiracy before the 9:45 PM train leaves.
Why similar: Crime 26.2%, Detective 25.6%, Investigation 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 9%, Story Rich 6.4%
Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.
Why similar: Crime 23.5%, Detective 22%, Investigation 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Story Rich 5.7%
Join the famous Detective Doyle to solve a series of murder cases in this captivating hidden object, adventure game.
Why similar: Crime 30.2%, Detective 26.2%, Immersive Sim 12.3%, Story Rich 6.5%, Simulation 6.3%
A serial killer is on the loose. Only you can stop him! In CrimeBot 2, you analyze crime scenes, interrogate suspects, and connect the clues to solve cold cases around the world. The truth is hidden in the details.
Why similar: Crime 28.1%, Detective 25.7%, Investigation 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Simulation 5.4%