
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 Detective, Crime, Investigation, Mystery.

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 - 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.

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 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 22.1%, Detective 20.4%, Immersive Sim 12.7%, Investigation 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%
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 25.4%, Detective 17.4%, Investigation 14.5%, Immersive Sim 9.2%, Noir 6%
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 26.1%, Crime 24.5%, Investigation 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 9%, Noir 7.7%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Crime 23.9%, Detective 23.3%, Noir 16%, Investigation 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
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 19.4%, Detective 18.1%, Investigation 11.1%, Noir 10.8%, Immersive Sim 9.8%
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 23%, Crime 20.1%, Noir 16.2%, Investigation 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 6.8%
The 3rd installment in the Case Files series. An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.
Why similar: Crime 24.3%, Detective 22.2%, Investigation 14.3%, Immersive Sim 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
Put on your gloves and enter the crime scene. In this investigation simulator, you will have to solve 9 unique and independent cases full of plot twists. Use drones, robots, and chemical analysis to discover what really happened. Here, you don't shoot the bad guys; you catch them with science.
Why similar: Crime 25.6%, Detective 17.7%, Investigation 14.4%, Immersive Sim 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 7.4%
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 34.8%, Crime 28.8%, Noir 16.8%, Investigation 9.8%, Story Rich 5%
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 23.4%, Detective 18.4%, Immersive Sim 14.7%, Investigation 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%
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 32%, Detective 25.1%, Immersive Sim 14.4%, Simulation 10.9%, Investigation 8%
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 28.4%, Investigation 16.3%, Detective 14%, Immersive Sim 12.7%, Exploration 5.9%
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 20.8%, Detective 20%, Noir 13.2%, Investigation 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%
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 26.9%, Detective 22.1%, Immersive Sim 15.1%, Investigation 13.8%, Exploration 7%
A short, choose your own adventure detective experience, where your choices matter.
Why similar: Crime 25.1%, Detective 23%, Investigation 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Immersive Sim 10%
A mystery adventure game where you investigate 3D evidence and uncover the truth behind each case through the clues left behind.
Why similar: Crime 28.5%, Detective 26%, Investigation 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Story Rich 4.6%
An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.
Why similar: Crime 24.7%, Detective 23.4%, Investigation 14.2%, Immersive Sim 9.1%, Interactive Fiction 7.6%
A monster-themed deduction game focused on solving brutal murders. Investigate crime scenes by uncovering hidden evidence, analyzing fingerprints, and testing blood samples. Identify the killer, determine the creature responsible, and solve seven thrilling cases
Why similar: Detective 29.9%, Crime 23.9%, Noir 17.9%, Investigation 16.8%, Story Rich 5.6%
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 31.4%, Investigation 18.5%, Detective 14.6%, Immersive Sim 14%, Simulation 10.5%
A bizarre murder breaks the peace of Jin Xiao Apartment. As the new night guard, your only tools are the surveillance cameras and the residents' passing words. Everyone here has a secret. The truth is hidden between your screens and your deduction notes.
Why similar: Crime 21.6%, Detective 18.9%, Immersive Sim 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Investigation 11.7%
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: Crime 26.3%, Detective 23.9%, Investigation 18.7%, Immersive Sim 11.5%, Exploration 5.2%
Investigate a deadly conspiracy in Noire Police Detective: Gangster Drama Simulator. Search for clues, sneak through dangerous locations, solve environmental puzzles, and make choices that shape the fate of a corrupt 1950s border city.
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Crime 21%, Immersive Sim 16.7%, Investigation 15.2%, Exploration 8.4%
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 17.5%, Crime 17.3%, Detective 17.3%, Simulation 11.1%, Exploration 7.8%
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 38%, Crime 23.6%, Investigation 15.6%, Simulation 8.8%, Adventure 4.5%
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 24.1%, Detective 24%, Noir 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Investigation 10.4%
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 32.7%, Crime 27.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Investigation 7.6%, Story Rich 7.3%
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 24.5%, Detective 21.8%, Investigation 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Exploration 6.7%
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 44.1%, Crime 26.3%, Investigation 15.3%, Story Rich 4.9%, Adventure 4.4%
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 26.7%, Crime 26.1%, Investigation 14.7%, Noir 10.1%, Story Rich 6.8%
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 28.8%, Crime 21.2%, Noir 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 7.9%, Immersive Sim 7.3%
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 32.1%, Detective 29%, Investigation 15.3%, Story Rich 5.2%, Exploration 4.9%
Truth hides in the details. Investigate crime scenes, photograph evidence, analyze case files, and search the police database. Connect clues on the detective board, return to locations when something does not add up, and identify the culprit in each standalone case.
Why similar: Crime 28.7%, Detective 25.3%, Investigation 17.4%, Noir 13.7%, First-Person 4%
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 32.9%, Crime 19.8%, Investigation 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Story Rich 5.5%
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Crime 20.1%, Noir 14%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Investigation 10.5%
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%, Crime 19.7%, Immersive Sim 15.8%, Investigation 13.5%, Simulation 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 23.1%, Detective 22.3%, Noir 13.6%, Investigation 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%
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 26.9%, Detective 24.6%, Investigation 15.6%, Noir 14.9%, Exploration 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 24.5%, Crime 22.4%, Investigation 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Noir 10.1%
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 24.5%, Detective 22.9%, Noir 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Investigation 7.5%
Investigate a replayable Hollywood murder mystery where everyone has something to hide. Question guests, uncover contradictions, and identify the killer before they escape justice.
Why similar: Crime 27.7%, Detective 26.3%, Investigation 16.3%, Noir 9.6%, Interactive Fiction 6.7%
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 22.2%, Detective 21.6%, Investigation 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Story Rich 7.2%
The greatest detective in São Paolo is dead, and you are the prime suspect in his death. Investigate the detective's past cases, unravel the web of mysteries that binds the great city, and prove your innocence. Enigmatic letters, hidden secrets, and one certainty: Every story has two sides.
Why similar: Detective 31.1%, Noir 20.1%, Investigation 17.2%, Crime 12.4%, Story Rich 7.6%
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 29.3%, Crime 25.1%, Noir 16%, Investigation 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
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 25%, Detective 24.5%, Investigation 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Story Rich 6.9%
Are you ready to solve the case and bring a criminal to justice?
Why similar: Crime 45.1%, Detective 38.1%, Simulation 10.9%, Adventure 5.9%
You, a supernatural detective, are sent to investigate Hawthorne Residences on the Cunningham property. Something isn’t right. Observe carefully, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth before the building begins to distort around you.
Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Noir 19.2%, Immersive Sim 15.6%, Investigation 12.1%, Exploration 6.1%
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%, Crime 25.7%, Investigation 17.9%, Story Rich 8.2%, Exploration 7.3%
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: Detective 23.2%, Crime 23%, Noir 14.2%, Investigation 13.8%, Adventure 8%
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 38.7%, Detective 34%, Investigation 8.5%, First-Person 6.4%, Story Rich 3.7%
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 29.5%, Noir 19.8%, Investigation 17.2%, Crime 11.1%, 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 41.4%, Crime 22.9%, Investigation 22%, Story Rich 9.6%, Mystery 2.6%
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 22.8%, Detective 18.4%, Noir 16.2%, Investigation 16%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%
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 27.5%, Detective 22.8%, Investigation 15.1%, Immersive Sim 10.6%, Exploration 6.1%
A deep US police precinct management simulation. You are the Captain. Hire officers, manage your fleet, respond to a living city, and carry responsibility for every officer under your command. The job has a cost. So does ignoring it.
Why similar: Crime 31.9%, Detective 25.1%, Immersive Sim 20.9%, Investigation 15.2%, Simulation 6.1%
The Wolf is Dead is a murder mystery game. When the Big Bad Wolf is found murdered at a party for his biopic, you're called in. Interrogate suspects, investigate the scene of the crime and use this to travel back in time and reconstruct the events of the evening. Who killed Alexander Wolff?
Why similar: Detective 31.9%, Crime 31.7%, Investigation 11.8%, Exploration 6.9%, Story Rich 5.8%
A psychological horror crime experience featuring Story mode and Anomaly mode. Where time is your only weapon.. travel back through fractured moments to stop a brutal crime before it happens uncover the truth, alter the outcome, and face the consequences of changing fate in a haunting reality.
Why similar: Crime 40.3%, Detective 39%, Interactive Fiction 10%, First-Person 5.9%, 3D 2.9%
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%, Detective 27.9%, Noir 19.2%, Investigation 15.1%, Mystery 3.1%
[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 32.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Investigation 17.7%, Adventure 7.3%, First-Person 6.8%
Play as the Cat Detective Albert Wilde. Walk, talk, interrogate, joke, solve a mystery, and experience an old film noir setting with humanoid animal characters. A story of quantum theory and parallel universes served with a lot of humour.
Why similar: Crime 22.4%, Detective 18.6%, Noir 12.2%, Investigation 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10%
What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?
Why similar: Crime 29.2%, Detective 25.1%, Investigation 13%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Story Rich 6.2%