60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Story Rich, Mystery, Crime.
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.
Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Play as the great detective and track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul…
Clue: Murder By Death
A story-rich detective mystery set in 1930s England. Investigate a murder inside a sprawling manor, interrogate suspicious residents, and make meaningful choices to uncover the truth — before Scotland Yard arrives.
Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Play as the great detective and track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul…
Why similar: Detective 21%, Crime 17.5%, Thriller 13.6%, Investigation 11.8%, Mystery 9.6%
A story-rich detective mystery set in 1930s England. Investigate a murder inside a sprawling manor, interrogate suspicious residents, and make meaningful choices to uncover the truth — before Scotland Yard arrives.
Why similar: Detective 15.7%, Crime 14.7%, Investigation 12.6%, Conversation 10.9%, Thriller 8.9%
In a world of fairies, a childhood friend suddenly calls Beatrice back to her old hometown. Yet when she arrives, her friend is mysteriously missing.
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Investigation 15.6%, Mystery 11.9%, Conversation 10.1%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
The Lawyer - Episode 1: The White Bag is the first part of an episodic adventure game which combines gripping crime story with classic courtroom drama. Immerse yourself into a world set in early 90’s in which you gather (or fabricate!) evidence, deduct and run fierce courtroom battles.
Why similar: Crime 14.7%, Detective 14.5%, Investigation 12.7%, Thriller 11.7%, Conversation 10.2%
Join the Spooky Crew and uncover the secret of the Mask of the Mysterium in this point and click adventure game. An encounter with a masked figure leads the crew to investigate the secrets of a local museum.
Why similar: Crime 15.2%, Detective 14.1%, Investigation 13.7%, Conversation 11.5%, Mystery 7.9%
Mohism: Battle of Words is a detective game set in the world of wuxia. The game follows Zhang Xiaochen, investigates unsolved cases and comes into his own as a hero. He must rely on his wits and razor-sharp tongue to best his opponents, find the culprit and ensure justice prevails!
Why similar: Detective 22.4%, Investigation 17%, Crime 16.9%, Mystery 10.8%, Conversation 9.6%
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: Investigation 18.8%, Detective 16.3%, Crime 15.4%, Mystery 12.1%, Visual Novel 7.6%
The chart-topping itch.io and Newgrounds indie hit comes to Steam, with a slew of enhancements and new features! Step into court as Nina Aquila, rookie defense attorney in this thrilling VN/adventure game hybrid, and fight for justice in a world where all anime genres exist at once!
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Crime 18%, Investigation 13.6%, Mystery 9.9%, Conversation 9.3%
Investigate a mysterious case at the old English estate of Ravenhill in this adventure inspired by classic first-person point-&-click games. Explore the mansion and its surroundings, solve puzzles & riddles, and question suspects to find out "what was found at Ravenhill"
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Investigation 15.4%, Mystery 12%, Conversation 11.4%, Crime 10.4%
A direct sequel to 'Cold Verdict'. Another group of people wake up in a strange abandoned location, trying to find a way out and understand why they were put there. What is the killer's endgame in all this? A short interactive story with choices.
Why similar: Crime 20.3%, Detective 16.8%, Thriller 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%, Female Protagonist 7.8%
A narrative-driven detective thriller. Reed and partner Grant investigate a murder case that resets through a time loop. Gather clues, interrogate witnesses, build timelines in the mind palace, and uncover the truth through deduction and multiple endings.
Why similar: Crime 22.1%, Detective 21.3%, Investigation 14%, Thriller 11.7%, Choices Matter 9.6%
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 26.8%, Crime 21%, Mystery 11.3%, Investigation 8.4%, Visual Novel 7.5%
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 21.2%, Detective 19%, Investigation 16.2%, Life Sim 8.3%, Choices Matter 7.6%
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 34.7%, Crime 18.9%, Investigation 16.3%, Mystery 11.9%, Story Rich 4.5%
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 22.6%, Investigation 18.9%, Crime 18.4%, Mystery 8.6%, Story Rich 7.6%
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 21.7%, Crime 17.7%, Investigation 13.7%, Thriller 10%, Mystery 9.7%
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%, Investigation 16.8%, Crime 16.7%, Mystery 10.5%, Choices Matter 8.5%
Discover an untold crime story from the mysterious youth of the famous detective Hercule Poirot.
Why similar: Detective 26.8%, Investigation 17.5%, Mystery 12.3%, Conversation 10.6%, Crime 9.3%
This classic-style mystery adventure game, inspired by the Famicom Detective Club series and illustrated by Famitsu's legend Kiyokazu Arai, will take you on a suspenseful journey through the beautiful landscapes of Ise-Shima.
Why similar: Detective 20%, Crime 19.3%, Investigation 15.6%, Mystery 11.2%, Thriller 8.6%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Crime 21.3%, Investigation 21%, Mystery 11.3%, Female Protagonist 7.5%
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: Detective 17.6%, Crime 16.7%, Investigation 13.9%, Conversation 10.6%, Mystery 8.5%
A secluded mountain resort, 10 friends, 1 murderer. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you solve various mysteries throughout the night. Will you be able to reach the truth and uncover the culprit’s identity? Or will your deductions lead you to blame someone completely innocent...?
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Investigation 18.1%, Crime 13.7%, Mystery 10.6%, Thriller 9.1%
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 24.5%, Detective 24.1%, Investigation 17.3%, Mystery 12.5%, Story Rich 5.1%
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 27.1%, Investigation 21.3%, Crime 16.8%, Thriller 12.2%, Mystery 11.9%
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a cursed black cat statue that has been terrorizing a local theater.
Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Investigation 17.3%, Crime 14.5%, Mystery 12.2%, Thriller 8.5%
The star magician of Morgan’s Traveling Circus is missing, but the show must go on! In this non-linear detective visual novel, unravel the mystery from two different perspectives as you learn the varying stories of an entire circus of performers, each with their own lives... and their own secrets.
Why similar: Detective 17%, Crime 15.6%, Investigation 12.8%, Conversation 12%, Choices Matter 7.8%
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 22.1%, Crime 19.8%, Investigation 16.6%, Thriller 13.9%, Mystery 10.5%
Set in 1970s southern France, you play a rookie private eye tasked to dig out the secrets of a stubborn old man. Think on your feet while you follow your leads : ask questions to witnesses, detect their lies, hypothesize why and finally confront the silent ones running from their past.
Why similar: Detective 17.1%, Crime 15.7%, Investigation 14.9%, Conversation 10.3%, Mystery 8.9%
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 17.8%, Detective 17.2%, Investigation 13.9%, Thriller 11.6%, Mystery 9.7%
The noir detective game where you can bribe people for puzzle hints.
Why similar: Detective 22%, Crime 19%, Thriller 15.8%, Investigation 15.3%, Mystery 9%
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 19.9%, Crime 16.8%, Investigation 14.4%, Conversation 13.3%, Mystery 10.2%
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: Detective 22.9%, Crime 15%, Mystery 13.1%, Conversation 11.7%, Investigation 10.7%
Hercule Poirot is back in a brand-new adventure, set in the heart of London.
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Investigation 18.4%, Conversation 14.8%, Mystery 11.6%, Crime 7%
Join a serial killer enthusiast group to solve the town's recent murders in this mystery visual novel adventure, featuring point-and-click and text-based investigation and a detailed story.
Why similar: Thriller 17.4%, Investigation 17.1%, Detective 15.6%, Crime 15%, Mystery 11.8%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Detective 20%, Investigation 17.5%, Crime 13.2%, Thriller 12.7%, Mystery 11.2%
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: Detective 17.3%, Crime 17.2%, Investigation 15.9%, Thriller 12.1%, Mystery 9.9%
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 30.5%, Investigation 23.9%, Mystery 13.4%, Crime 12.1%, Conversation 6.5%
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: Detective 20.4%, Crime 20.3%, Investigation 17.6%, Thriller 15%, Mystery 10.3%
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to solve the cold case of her father's murder.
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Investigation 16.3%, Thriller 13.4%, Conversation 12.4%, Crime 12.3%
In a third-person RPG detective story, set in Bavaria in 1866, the medical student Valentin Schmidt travels to Wolpertshofen, when a sudden death causes turmoil in the village. Use your skills, find clues and question the villagers to stop the murders.
Why similar: Crime 28.2%, Detective 19.3%, Investigation 13.1%, Mystery 10.4%, Atmospheric 5.6%
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 22.9%, Investigation 17.5%, Detective 16.5%, Mystery 10.3%, Thriller 10%
"Your job is to write the death certificate." Investigate a mysterious death in a grand British manor, 1959. Explore eerie scenes and complete forensic documents like death certificates and medical reports. Stylish 1960s detective comic art. Perfect for fans of vintage whodunits.
Why similar: Crime 18.5%, Detective 17.7%, Investigation 16.4%, Thriller 13.5%, Mystery 9.4%
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: Detective 23.4%, Investigation 17.9%, Conversation 16.8%, Thriller 16.4%, Mystery 9.9%
雪山ペンションで起こる殺人事件を阻止するため、 聞き込みとパソコンで情報整理するマルチエンドミステリーADV『夜明けの影法師』！
Why similar: Conversation 13.6%, Mystery 12.6%, Thriller 12%, Detective 11.1%, Crime 10.3%
A prankster is loose at the Harvest Grove autumn festival. Find the culprit before things get out of hand.
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Crime 16%, Thriller 14.1%, Mystery 14.1%, Female Protagonist 10.5%
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: Detective 17.5%, Crime 17%, Thriller 14.9%, Investigation 14.3%, Mystery 9.8%
Pursue diamond thieves and a trail of cryptic puzzles in this short ‘60s spy adventure. As Agent Epsilon you’ll choose your path as you chat with (or chat up!) suspicious contacts. Deduce the puzzle rules, decode cryptograms and decipher clues as you solve wordplay & logic puzzles across the globe!
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Investigation 17%, Conversation 14.6%, Mystery 11.4%, Crime 8.6%
Detective agency management × superpowered mystery. Former operative Lin Mo rebuilds the Ash Detective Agency in Collins City. Investigate crime scenes, use “Echoes” to recover memory fragments, rebut lies with evidence, dispatch partners for intel, and uncover conspiracy behind your mentor’s death.
Why similar: Detective 28.1%, Investigation 20.9%, Crime 17.5%, Mystery 11%, Visual Novel 7.8%
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 19.1%, Investigation 16.7%, Thriller 16.5%, Conversation 11.3%, Mystery 7.8%
Criminal Expert is a detective video game that puts you under the pressure of inexorably passing time. The story contains multiple selection paths, and you ultimately decide how it ends.
Why similar: Crime 22.4%, Detective 22.2%, Investigation 19%, Thriller 14.9%, Conversation 9.8%
Discover a world where magic and science, chaos and order, are two sides of the same coin.
Why similar: Crime 18.7%, Detective 16.8%, Investigation 15.7%, Mystery 10.9%, Thriller 10.5%
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: Investigation 23%, Crime 21.9%, Detective 21.4%, Mystery 11.7%, Realistic 6%
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 30.8%, Investigation 21.3%, Mystery 14.7%, Thriller 11.8%, Crime 10.1%
NINA AQUILA is back for her brightest, boldest, most magical adventure yet!
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Crime 20.3%, Investigation 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 7.8%, Female Protagonist 7.8%
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 21.9%, Detective 21%, Investigation 19.2%, Mystery 11.1%, Female Protagonist 7%
Take on the role of Detective Kobayashi, the one and only genius detective who has a reputation for solving any case, however dark or difficult...if he isn't playing games at the office or awkwardly hitting on girls, that is.
Why similar: Crime 24.7%, Detective 23.7%, Investigation 13.7%, Mystery 11.9%, Visual Novel 6.8%
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 29.5%, Crime 26.6%, Mystery 14.7%, Conversation 7.6%, Story Rich 7.5%
A mystery game where you investigate a murder by searching the crime scene and interrogating AI-powered NPCs with unique personas.
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Investigation 16%, Conversation 14.9%, Mystery 12.6%, Choices Matter 10.1%
A Narrative Horror Adventure game where you play as a Detective and unravel the bizarre mysteries of a seemingly Ordinary Hilly Town.
Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Investigation 17.8%, Crime 17.7%, Mystery 9.6%, Thriller 7.4%
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: Detective 18.6%, Crime 17.8%, Investigation 16.2%, Thriller 14.3%, Mystery 10.2%
