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Games Like Detective - The Test

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

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  1. #1 Mind Diver
    97% matchVery Positive96% of 327 reviews2025
    Dev: Indoor SunglassesPub: PLAYISM
    Windows

    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 20.1%, Investigation 17%, Detective 14.6%, Mystery 10%, Noir 8.7%

  2. #2 DETECTIVE - Scene Crime
    96% matchMixed43% of 20 reviews2025
    Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
    Windows

    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 21.2%, Investigation 16.6%, Walking Simulator 11.1%, Mystery 9%, Realistic 8.5%

  3. #3 Scene Investigators
    96% matchMostly Positive75% of 992 reviews2023
    Dev: EQ Studios
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    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 21.2%, Investigation 20.6%, Detective 14.6%, Mystery 9.8%, Realistic 7.6%

  4. #4 DETECTIVE - The Motel
    95% 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: Crime 25.5%, Detective 17.4%, Investigation 14.5%, Immersive Sim 9.2%, Noir 6%

  5. #5 Dark Memories: Prologue
    94% matchMixed65% of 46 reviews2025
    Dev: visioxr_studio
    Windows

    Dark Memories is an episodic psychological horror game based on road thriller, slasher, and survival thriller genres. You are currently viewing the prologue episode of the Dark Memories anthology.

    Why similar: Crime 18.6%, Investigation 16%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Detective 13.1%, Mystery 9.3%

  6. #6 FORENSIC - M.E. Protocol
    94% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
    Windows

    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 23.6%, Investigation 18.3%, Detective 12.5%, Realistic 9.4%, Immersive Sim 8.6%

  7. #7 Case Files: Internal Affairs
    93% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
    Dev: Think Ten Media Group
    Windows

    The 3rd installment in the Case Files series. An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.

    Why similar: Crime 22.9%, Investigation 18.4%, Detective 15.8%, Mystery 10.9%, Immersive Sim 6.6%

  8. #8 An Exercise in Mortality - Chapter I
    92% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: CorDubiumArts
    Windows

    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 27.4%, Detective 18.8%, Investigation 17.9%, Mystery 12.1%, Logic 7%

  9. #9 Forensics: Crime Scene Detective
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Binary ImpactPub: Aerosoft GmbH
    Windows

    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 28.6%, Investigation 23.1%, Detective 9.7%, Immersive Sim 9.3%, Realistic 9%

  10. #10 D.W. Dagger: Chapter One
    91% 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: Crime 19.5%, Investigation 18.9%, Detective 16.9%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Noir 10.8%

  11. #11 Obscura
    90% matchMixed68% of 19 reviews2025
    Dev: NomadsPub: IIM Digital School
    Windows

    Obscura is a first-person investigation game where, you play a medium who must solve cold cases by interacting with various elements and performing rituals. Learn about their past to understand their motives and crack the case. Please understand that the game will features sensitive topics.

    Why similar: Crime 25.5%, Investigation 17.7%, Detective 15.6%, Realistic 11.7%, Mystery 8.1%

  12. #12 Ashes of Holloway Bay
    89% 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: Crime 25%, Investigation 20.2%, Detective 20.1%, Mystery 12.1%, Noir 5.4%

  13. #13 Point Zero: Victoria
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: RosyGame
    Windows · Mac

    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 21.5%, Investigation 18.6%, Detective 16%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, Mystery 11%

  14. #14 Cursed Digicam | 呪われたデジカメ
    88% matchMostly Positive79% of 651 reviews2025
    Dev: Chilla's Art
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    You receive a cursed digital camera that captures ghosts from a strange website. The website allows you to liberate your loved ones by uploading images of their spirits using the camera. You decide to go to the nearest park where your girl was last seen.

    Why similar: Crime 32%, Walking Simulator 16.9%, Realistic 13.1%, Investigation 11.1%, Immersive Sim 10.9%

  15. #15 The Outer Islands
    87% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Slapstick Games
    Windows

    An exploration-driven mystery set on quarantined Scottish islands, where you investigate abandoned settlements, uncover hidden clues, and reveal the truth behind a decades-old government seal.

    Why similar: Investigation 18.5%, Detective 16.7%, Mystery 16.4%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Adventure 7.3%

  16. #16 The Poisoned Roots
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Artificial Absurdity
    Windows

    The Poisoned Roots is a narrative driven game about abuse, obsession, and the dark secrets of a troubled American home. It’s a short game, and is intended to be played in a single sitting.

    Why similar: Crime 22.3%, Investigation 21%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, Mystery 12.2%, Realistic 9.8%

  17. #17 Midnight Files
    86% matchMostly Positive76% of 37 reviews2025
    Dev: Paper Lynx Games
    Windows

    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 26.2%, Investigation 21.8%, Detective 17.5%, Noir 8.6%, Mystery 6.8%

  18. #18 Crime Scene Technician
    85% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Technician Team
    Windows

    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 26.6%, Investigation 18.7%, Detective 16.6%, Immersive Sim 10.2%, Realistic 6.4%

  19. #19 Chains Of Clues
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Chema Luque
    Windows

    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 20.2%, Investigation 15.9%, Detective 14.3%, Mystery 8.6%, Noir 7.7%

  20. #20 The Department / Trosedd
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: COPA Gaming
    Windows

    The Department is a narrative driven detective game. Investigate crime scenes, interrogate suspects and bring the killer to justice in this gritty detective sim // Mae Trosedd yn gêm dditectif sy'n cael ei gyrru gan stori. Ymchwiliwch olygfeydd troseddau, holi amheuon a dod â'r lladdwr i gyfiawnder.

    Why similar: Crime 25.8%, Investigation 20.9%, Detective 17.2%, Mystery 11.3%, Realistic 9.3%

  21. #21 Dead On Arrival
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Recursive Games LLC
    Windows

    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 24.8%, Investigation 18.6%, Detective 15.6%, Mystery 9.9%, Realistic 9.2%

  22. #22 The Adventures of LinShanHai - Chapter3:The Headless Woman
    82% matchMixed56% of 18 reviews2023
    Dev: QZQ Studio
    Windows

    The third Lin Shanhai case involves a severed female corpse found hanging in an abandoned factory, missing from City A's hospital morgue. With the body assaulted and police stumped, you'll search multiple crime scenes to unravel this mysterious case.

    Why similar: Crime 18.2%, Investigation 13.4%, Detective 12.1%, Realistic 10.9%, Immersive Sim 10.7%

  23. #23 Wolf Peak: The Case of Ruth Choi
    81% matchPositive89% of 37 reviews2024
    Dev: Cloud Colony Games
    Windows

    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 35%, Detective 23.4%, Mystery 12.2%, Investigation 10.6%, First-Person 8.5%

  24. #24 Detective Simulator
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: DRAGO entertainment
    Windows

    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 28.3%, Crime 23.1%, Investigation 21%, Realistic 8.7%, Simulation 8%

  25. #25 Police Officer
    80% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Turquoise GamesPub: Game Discovery
    Windows

    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 33%, Detective 19.7%, Investigation 11.4%, Simulation 10.5%, Immersive Sim 10.2%

  26. #26 Silhouette: Chapter One
    83% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2016
    Dev: Apeirogon Games
    Windows

    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: Crime 25%, Detective 19.5%, Investigation 19.4%, Mystery 11.5%, Noir 6.7%

  27. #27 Unreachable
    79% matchMostly Positive71% of 41 reviews2025
    Dev: Lost Art Studios
    Windows

    A first-person investigative thriller where your family is kidnapped and you must carry out various demands from the kidnapper in order to prolong their lives. However, if you are sharp, you might also uncover clues to track down their location and devise a rescue plan.

    Why similar: Crime 19.1%, Detective 17.1%, Investigation 15.2%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Mystery 11.9%

  28. #28 The Remnants
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Team7 Studios
    Windows

    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 17.7%, Investigation 15.3%, Noir 12.1%, Walking Simulator 11%, Immersive Sim 9.8%

  29. #29 Call of the Golden Valley
    78% matchPositive88% of 42 reviews2025
    Dev: O'Saurus Studios
    Windows · Mac

    Your friend is missing in the Australian outback and you must find her. Search the Internet for clues, solve mysterious puzzles and uncover the conspiracy of the vanishing hikers of Golden Valley.

    Why similar: Investigation 17.2%, Detective 15.8%, Crime 14.2%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Mystery 13.2%

  30. #30 Mary
    78% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2024
    Dev: Pinster Games
    Windows

    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 25.4%, Investigation 20.1%, Detective 17.6%, Mystery 13.1%, Noir 9.6%

  31. #31 Dark Memories: Investigation
    77% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: visioxr_studio
    Windows

    Dark Memories is an episodic psychological horror game based on road thriller, slasher, and survival thriller genres. You are currently viewing the second episode of the Dark Memories anthology.

    Why similar: Investigation 20%, Walking Simulator 19.5%, Detective 16%, Mystery 11.9%, Realistic 9.8%

  32. #32 The way you died
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Cosy Entertainment
    Windows

    How did this person die?! Use your deduction skills to find out! In this first-person view detective game, you will role-play as a medical examiner through several real-life, weird cases. Inspect the crime scene to gather clues, collect intelligence, examine the corpse and perform an autopsy.

    Why similar: Crime 27.1%, Investigation 19.2%, Detective 13.6%, Mystery 10.6%, Realistic 8%

  33. #33 The Last Case of John Morley
    75% matchVery Positive84% of 289 reviews2025
    Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: JanduSoft
    Windows

    Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.

    Why similar: Detective 20%, Walking Simulator 17.2%, Noir 12.8%, Mystery 11.9%, Realistic 11.1%

  34. #34 Man of Nollyn
    74% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2026
    Dev: Slater Chae
    Windows

    A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.

    Why similar: Crime 26.3%, Investigation 22.2%, Detective 19.4%, Noir 12%, Mystery 11.8%

  35. #35 Case Files: Behind Closed Doors
    75% matchPositive90% of 48 reviews2024
    Dev: Think Ten Media Group
    Windows

    An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.

    Why similar: Crime 25.1%, Investigation 19.8%, Detective 18.1%, Mystery 11.5%, Realistic 8.5%

  36. #36 This Bed We Made
    74% matchVery Positive91% of 3,051 reviews2023
    Dev: Lowbirth Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    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 21.4%, Investigation 17.4%, Mystery 13%, Detective 12.7%, Walking Simulator 11%

  37. #37 The Flower Collectors
    76% matchVery Positive82% of 163 reviews2020
    Dev: Mi'pu'mi Games GmbH
    Windows

    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 21.5%, Investigation 17.6%, Detective 16.4%, Mystery 9.6%, Noir 9.1%

  38. #38 Murder Diaries 2
    76% matchPositive96% of 25 reviews2021
    Dev: EpiXR Games UG
    Windows

    In this game you abstractly follow the narration of a murderer and a joung detective through their lifes and thoughts. This leads you straight into the middle of an exciting murder case and a murder mystery unlike you have ever seen before unfolds.

    Why similar: Crime 27.4%, Detective 17.1%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Mystery 12.1%, Noir 8.5%

  39. #39 Uncover the Smoking Gun
    71% matchVery Positive95% of 432 reviews2024
    Dev: ReLU Games, Inc.
    Windows

    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 25%, Investigation 19.8%, Detective 15%, Immersive Sim 10.8%, Mystery 8%

  40. #40 Drowning Dream
    72% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: d273
    Windows

    A dreamcore liminal-space exploration game where you wander through beautifully strange environments with cinematic lighting and artful level design. No enemies, no chases, no jump scares—just you getting lost in your own dream

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.9%, Investigation 15.1%, Immersive Sim 11.9%, Simulation 11.2%, Realistic 9%

  41. #41 The Empty Desk
    71% matchPositive88% of 26 reviews2025
    Dev: CheesecakeGames
    Windows

    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 24.4%, Investigation 17.5%, Detective 16.4%, Mystery 11.5%, Realistic 7.7%

  42. #42 Case Files: The Death of Paulette Williams
    73% matchMostly Positive72% of 39 reviews2022
    Dev: Think Ten Media Group
    Windows · Mac

    A short, choose your own adventure detective experience, where your choices matter.

    Why similar: Crime 25.7%, Investigation 20%, Detective 17.9%, Mystery 11.6%, Realistic 7.2%

  43. #43 Forest Grove
    72% matchMostly Negative36% of 14 reviews2023
    Dev: Miga GamesPub: Blowfish Studios
    Windows

    In Forest Grove, a teenage heiress has gone missing. Foul play is suspected. Uncover a cast of characters, collect evidence, and find the truth in this futuristic detective game!

    Why similar: Crime 21.3%, Detective 16.3%, Investigation 15.9%, Mystery 10.4%, Realistic 7.8%

  44. #44 Apestin Explorer
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: SAND Games
    Windows

    In the early 2000s, a series of horrifying incidents shattered countless lives across the world. No one truly understood the purpose behind them. Some called it corruption, others called it power beyond humanity. The real monsters were never demons, but humans with absolute control over others.

    Why similar: Crime 22.2%, Investigation 16.2%, Detective 15.7%, Walking Simulator 11.6%, Noir 9.9%

  45. #45 Sealed In
    70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: Basement Key Studio
    Windows

    Explore this haunted mansion as a detective, discover chilling secrets with your UV flashlight and fight to stay sane before the mannequins gets you.

    Why similar: Crime 26.9%, Detective 18.8%, Investigation 16.1%, Realistic 12.7%, First-Person 8.4%

  46. #46 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
    73% matchVery Positive89% of 7,813 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 32.3%, Crime 25.4%, Investigation 20.2%, Mystery 13.8%, Adventure 4.9%

  47. #47 The Painscreek Killings
    73% matchVery Positive91% of 6,095 reviews2017
    Dev: EQ Studios
    Windows
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?

    Why similar: Investigation 26%, Detective 19.7%, Mystery 14.2%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Realistic 8%

  48. #48 Who Killed John Malone? - VR investigation game
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Web2Print sp. z o.o.Pub: Web2Print
    Windows

    Step into the shoes of a detective in the first realistic VR investigation game! Explore 1980s New Orleans and solve a captivating murder mystery. Interrogate suspects, each with their own motives, and use your deduction skills to reconstruct the events and reach a conclusive resolution.

    Why similar: Investigation 20.6%, Detective 17.6%, Walking Simulator 14.7%, Realistic 9.7%, Immersive Sim 9%

  49. #49 Burden of Truth
    69% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2025
    Dev: RobProductions
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The Burden of Proof saga continues! Step into the shoes of legendary prosecutor Conrad Cross during a pivotal moment of his journey. Investigate crime scenes, solve mysteries using evidence, and make your case in the courtroom. The burden lies with you to unravel the truth!

    Why similar: Investigation 22.1%, Crime 19.2%, Detective 18%, Walking Simulator 10.1%, Mystery 9.9%

  50. #50 Day 22
    70% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: MTTLE Games
    Windows

    An anomaly horror game where you investigate a barn as Officer Walsh while paranoia, your relationship and the reality of it all slowly collapse, and decisions are gonna have to be made.

    Why similar: Crime 22%, Investigation 21.5%, Detective 12.5%, Walking Simulator 12.3%, Realistic 9.7%

  51. #51 A Case of Fraud
    67% matchVery Positive98% of 404 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: Crime 25.9%, Investigation 25.4%, Detective 23.2%, Mystery 13.5%, Logic 7.9%

  52. #52 The Unclosed Case
    69% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: CazimG
    Windows

    Truth is not singular. Gather the evidence, build your own scenario, and experience the outcome.

    Why similar: Crime 21.9%, Investigation 20.7%, Detective 19.3%, Mystery 12.1%, Walking Simulator 9.9%

  53. #53 Dread Neighbor
    66% matchVery Positive85% of 442 reviews2026
    Dev: GhostcasePub: Erabit
    Windows

    Dread Neighbor is a first-person, multi-perspective psychological horror game. Play as a young woman living alone in an unusually cheap apartment. As the days pass, combat the overwhelming sense of unease, malice, and the unshakable feeling that you’re being watched from every crack in the room.

    Why similar: Crime 23.7%, Walking Simulator 21.2%, Investigation 16.9%, Mystery 12.9%, First-Person 8.6%

  54. #54 The Detective's Apprentice
    69% 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: Investigation 28.3%, Detective 27.2%, Crime 15.6%, Mystery 14.9%, Logic 7%

  55. #55 Forensic Finish
    68% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Thorn Media
    Windows

    A retro-inspired 1970s first-person psychological horror game where you clean crime scenes, remove biohazards, and restore disturbing locations using a high-tech mop and sponge. Scrub surfaces, dispose of remains, explore eerie environments, and uncover increasingly disturbing paranormal activity.

    Why similar: Crime 24.3%, Investigation 15.2%, Immersive Sim 13%, Realistic 11.3%, Simulation 8.5%

  56. #56 Thomas Ireham in Crimson Spotlight
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Rebecca AhmedPub: Sagewing Studio
    Windows

    A complete time-loop detective story set in the 1940s — solve a case before it even happens in a single, self-contained sitting.

    Why similar: Investigation 20.3%, Crime 19.4%, Detective 18.8%, Mystery 11.1%, Noir 8%

  57. #57 Detective Hindsight
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Broccoli Bunny Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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 27.3%, Investigation 25.1%, Mystery 16.2%, Crime 12.8%, Logic 6.5%

  58. #58 The Wolf Is Dead
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Fat Toad Games
    Windows

    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: Crime 30.3%, Detective 23.2%, Investigation 15.5%, Mystery 14.5%, First-Person 6.7%

  59. #59 Hotel Luximinal
    66% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
    Dev: Art Deco GamesPub: Art Deco Empire
    Windows

    210 anomalies, 7 levels, 1 mystery to solve. Uncover the terrible event and fix the time paradox to save a machine and a human. Use the time-travel elevators from the Golden Twenties to 2125 and find the solution through clues in anomalies. You're the guest hotel detective to solve the mystery.

    Why similar: Crime 21.7%, Investigation 21.2%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Detective 14.3%, Mystery 12.7%

  60. #60 TRAILCAM
    66% matchMixed66% of 73 reviews2024
    Dev: NiceSoup
    Windows

    In TRAILCAM, you are a wildlife investigator called to the Appalachian Mountains to solve mysterious missing person cases. Using trail cameras from your watchtower, you’ll uncover a sinister truth, navigating a non-linear plot full of twists. Can you solve the mystery?

    Why similar: Crime 34.7%, Investigation 22.5%, Simulation 9.6%, Walking Simulator 8.3%, Realistic 7.4%

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