60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Mystery, Investigation, Crime.
Play as Lloyd Arch, the young private detective known for being total dick, and unravel the mystery of the Black Scar Serial Killer in this visual novel adventure, but remember that the truth tends to hurt the most.
Mysteries of Perception
Mysteries of Perception is a detective game where you will see the same scene through the eyes of different characters. Uncover their secrets by analyzing all the clues. Switch perspectives and learn everything about the artifacts of the Distant and the deaths in their wake. Glory to the Stars!
Echoes of Ash
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.
Mysteries of Perception is a detective game where you will see the same scene through the eyes of different characters. Uncover their secrets by analyzing all the clues. Switch perspectives and learn everything about the artifacts of the Distant and the deaths in their wake. Glory to the Stars!
Why similar: Conspiracy 16% ★, Detective 16%, Investigation 13.5%, Crime 13.2%, Dystopian 11.6%
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 23.5%, Investigation 17.9%, Crime 15.9%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Mystery 8.8%
A noir detective game played at your desk. Read evidence photos, CCTV footage and records, compare fingerprints and voices, and fill in the suspect matrix yourself before you accuse anyone. Juggle action points, fees and deadlines across eight cases as a criminal organization closes in.
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Investigation 17.7%, Crime 16.1%, Noir 13.6%, Conspiracy 10.2% ★
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Crime 19.8%, Detective 19.3%, Noir 19.2%, Investigation 16.9%, Mystery 9%
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: Crime 20.4%, Detective 18%, Investigation 11.6%, Noir 10.2%, Dark 7.6%
The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Conspiracy 18.5% ★, Investigation 17.5%, Crime 15.1%, Mystery 10.2%
A murdered priest. A secret list. Hunt Nazi fugitives across the globe in this gritty 1971 detective thriller. Analyze evidence, follow leads, and make sharp deductions before the trail goes cold. From the creators of Family, Rivals, Conspiracy, Echo Beach and Riley & Rochelle.
Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Investigation 21%, Conspiracy 14.3% ★, Noir 12.9%, Mystery 10.2%
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 21.3%, Detective 18.8%, Investigation 18%, Noir 14.8%, Dark 6.7%
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 15.9%, Noir 15.5%, Detective 15.3%, Conspiracy 14.3% ★, Investigation 13%
Truth Beneath the Shadows – A detective game where players unravel hidden mysteries by connecting clues to expose a secret organization. Every piece of evidence brings you closer to the dark truth lurking in the shadows.
Why similar: Noir 16.9%, Conspiracy 16.5% ★, Detective 15%, Crime 12.2%, Visual Novel 9.6%
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: Crime 21.4%, Investigation 21.3%, Detective 19%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Mystery 10.3%
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 21.9%, Crime 17.9%, Investigation 16.9%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Mystery 10%
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 20.2%, Detective 18.5%, Noir 16.2%, Investigation 16.2%, Mystery 10.6%
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 24%, Noir 20.8%, Crime 19.1%, Investigation 18.7%, Mystery 11.5%
Special Agents Mizuki and Ryuki, along with their AI partners Aiba and Tama, are tasked to solve the bizarre Half Body serial killings in this sequel to the critically acclaimed AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES.
Why similar: Detective 16.5%, Noir 14.2%, Investigation 13.8%, Crime 12.5%, Conspiracy 12.5% ★
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 21.3%, Noir 20.8%, Investigation 17.3%, Mystery 10.5%, Crime 8%
A narrative game set in 1943 Belém, legends are vanishing, and the river’s secrets need a detective. Pink, if you will. As a shapeshifting river dolphin detective that turns into human (almost), uncover a noir mystery where folklore, memory, and conspiracy flow beneath the city.
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Noir 19.6%, Investigation 18%, Crime 16.4%, Mystery 10.9%
As an independent police consultant, you're pulled into the hunt for a serial killer leaving cryptographic ciphers. Play as a detective, analyze crime scenes, and master real decryption methods. Your choices determine if you catch the killer and how many lives are saved.
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Crime 17.1%, Investigation 15.6%, Noir 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.7%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Crime 21.6%, Investigation 19.9%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Mystery 10%
Use your psychic powers to read minds and catch an elusive serial killer!
Why similar: Crime 17.9%, Noir 17%, Detective 14.3%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Investigation 12.2%
Chinatown Detective Agency is a cybernoir point and click adventure blending stunning retro design with innovative mechanics. Play as Amira Darma, an ex-cop who has just opened her own detective agency. Choose your clients, travel around the world and solve dangerous cases using real world research.
Why similar: Crime 16.4%, Detective 16%, Noir 15.2%, Investigation 14%, Dystopian 9%
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: Noir 20.3%, Detective 19.8%, Crime 17.3%, Investigation 17%, Dark 8.3%
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 18%, Investigation 16.1%, Noir 15.6%, Conspiracy 14% ★, Crime 13.7%
Play as Blissville’s lone switchboard operator in this atmospheric, story-rich mystery. From your dimly lit station, connect calls, listen in, and uncover the secrets that bind the townsfolk—and the darkness beneath their polite masquerade.
Why similar: Crime 18.1%, Conspiracy 17.9% ★, Detective 16.4%, Investigation 13%, Dark 10.8%
A noir adventure beyond time and space. The city of cosmic beings is under threat in two parallel realities - one where the Big Bang was never fired, the other exploding in color and sin. It’s up to you to solve the mysteries of the Bigger Bang in this follow up to the award-winning Genesis Noir.
Why similar: Noir 17.3%, Detective 15.9%, Crime 15.9%, Conspiracy 14.6% ★, Investigation 13.6%
Spend a week on the microplanet of Archalh, cut off from the wider universe until the next macrocosmic pulse. Through the eyes of the planet's inhabitants and visitors, each with conflicting agendas; unearth what’s emerging within its confines before the next pulse frees it to spread beyond.
Why similar: Noir 15.6%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Crime 12.1%, Mystery 12%, Conspiracy 11.7% ★
Find evidence, interrogate suspects, and shoot down contradictions in this magical girl detective game! Your magic turns each interrogation into a bullet hell logic battle - use it to prove your skills and uncover the truth of each magical mystery! Will you live up to the ideals of a true detective?
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Crime 19.2%, Investigation 15.4%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Mystery 9.3%
Investigate a series of murders at an abandoned school, examine evidence, connect clues, and reconstruct each crime. In this 2D psychological mystery adventure, every answer points to the dating sim heroine you trusted most—but is she truly the killer?
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Investigation 20%, Mystery 13.5%, Crime 13.5%, Visual Novel 9%
Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
Why similar: Detective 23.6%, Investigation 18.5%, Crime 17.3%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Mystery 9.6%
To save your life, an underground resistance group fused you with a hostile entity. Now as 'partners', you need to work as investigators to pay off your debt… and find out what truly happened to you.
Why similar: Crime 15.1%, Noir 13.6%, Detective 12.8%, Investigation 11.7%, Dystopian 10.3%
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 24.3%, Detective 21.4%, Investigation 12.7%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Mystery 10.3%
A detective wakes up beside a corpse, and with no memories. The evidence points to him. Everyone thinks he’s the killer. Unravel the truth before time runs out in this hand-drawn detective mystery adventure set in 1990s Thailand, where every memory hides a lie.
Why similar: Detective 19%, Crime 18.5%, Investigation 14.6%, Noir 12.7%, Visual Novel 10.2%
Dive into a decade of secrets, mysterious characters and their inexplicable deaths - in the shadow of the darkest time in human history. Investigate crimes, decode documents, collect clues and solve riddles - one word at a time. The deeper you read, the less any of it seems to be an accident.
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Investigation 18.5%, Conspiracy 16.1% ★, Crime 15.5%, Mystery 8.2%
Istanbul, after midnight. Black File is a noir detective game: investigate crime scenes, examine evidence in 3D — rotate it, zoom in, read the back — then use what you find to break a suspect's story.
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Investigation 18.6%, Noir 15.8%, Crime 11.4%, Conspiracy 10.2% ★
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 26.4%, Crime 22.5%, Visual Novel 13%, Mystery 10.6%, Investigation 8.5%
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 19.4%, Detective 19.4%, Noir 16%, Investigation 11.6%, Dark 9.1%
Play as Conrad, the town's executioner. Investigate a mysterious death, gather clues, question suspects and solve puzzles in this classic point-and-click mystery where witchcraft and superstition conceal a far darker truth.
Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Crime 16%, Conspiracy 16% ★, Investigation 15.5%, Dark 7.8%
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 25.4%, Crime 21.3%, Investigation 18.8%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Mystery 11.1%
A sci-fi interrogation game. No more than ten people in the galaxy can do your job. The person across the table is already convicted. Find out why they did it, then decide what the truth will cost them.
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Investigation 17%, Crime 15.5%, Conspiracy 13% ★, Dystopian 11.8%
After Death is a police horror videogame based on real events, where the fate of Bisman is in your hands. Prosecutor Bisman is murdered, next to his body there is only his ghost, without memories, wanting to solve the mystery of his own death. Meanwhile, the Reaper is on the prowl...
Why similar: Crime 17.6%, Conspiracy 16.4% ★, Detective 13.5%, Investigation 10.5%, Anime 8.1%
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 18.8%, Crime 17.4%, Noir 15.9%, Investigation 14%, Mystery 9.2%
[DEMO available now!] 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.
Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Investigation 21.3%, Crime 21.1%, Mystery 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.4%
The coiling chains of obsession that began with The Shell now threaten to strangle Detective Reiji Tokisaka in the third and final entry in the trilogy. As old friends and foes rise up for one last confrontation, can anyone break the cycle—and can Reiji's heart ever be set free?
Why similar: Noir 15.3%, Crime 14.6%, Detective 14.3%, Conspiracy 12.7% ★, Investigation 12.6%
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 22.7%, Investigation 18.1%, Crime 15.8%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Mystery 9.4%
A point-and-click mystery game. Search for the truth in 26 days, playing as two different characters, in a town during 1907.
Why similar: Noir 21.7%, Crime 17.3%, Detective 16.1%, Investigation 14.3%, Mystery 10.1%
A disappearance in a secluded community. A mountain hiding its secrets. A detective running out of time. Welcome to Hillthorn, a dark investigation game that invites you to uncover the mystery without a single word spoken, using your skills of logic and intuition through cards.
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Investigation 17.4%, Noir 15%, Crime 13.5%, Conspiracy 10.8% ★
Step into the role of a federal investigator and uncover the truth behind every disaster. Recover black boxes, cross-reference evidence, expose contradictions, and name the real cause before an innocent takes the fall. Every conclusion matters in this tense investigation sim full of twists.
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Investigation 18%, Noir 15%, Crime 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.7%
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 29.7%, Crime 16.1%, Investigation 15.7%, Mystery 13.5%, Conspiracy 11.9% ★
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 22.1%, Detective 21.3%, Noir 21.3%, Investigation 16%, Mystery 10%
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Detective 29.2%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Mystery 12.5%, Investigation 10.6%, Noir 10.5%
A dark noir detective story starring a not-so-bright pug. Combine clues, build chains of deductions, and solve a murder — even if your reasoning isn’t always… impressive.
Why similar: Detective 30.3%, Noir 18.4%, Mystery 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Crime 11.7%
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 19.4%, Investigation 17.3%, Conspiracy 16.9% ★, Crime 13.8%, Mystery 10.4%
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 25.7%, Investigation 18.3%, Crime 17.6%, Mystery 11.8%, Conspiracy 10.8% ★
You are a detective on a rogue manhunt through the beautiful country of Italy. Gather clues, interview witnesses and uncover dark secrets to solve the case. Follow your own path to the solution in this 1970's noir crime road-trip.
Why similar: Detective 24%, Noir 21.3%, Investigation 19.5%, Mystery 11.7%, Puzzle 4.9%
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 18.3%, Detective 17.6%, Noir 16.8%, Investigation 15.7%, Mystery 9.3%
Embark on a mission to unveil the truth behind a missing daughter case. Utilize the search engine to gather clues and uncover the dark secrets of TempleTech. Experience a suspenseful journey through the eyes of Hazel.
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Investigation 18.7%, Conspiracy 12% ★, Mystery 11.5%, First-Person 6.9%
Neon Noir is a cyberpunk visual novel with interactive mechanics. It is set in the megalopolis of New Devon in the year 2169, where large private corporations have more power than the government. The player follows the crimes investigated by Colden, a Snatcher.
Why similar: Noir 20.2%, Detective 16.7%, Crime 15%, Investigation 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.1%
Tiptoe the thin line between curious and classified: A Noir Detective Adventure. 1957, the Atomic Age: Investigate strange cases, solve intricate mysteries, follow the evidence & question strange characters in the deserts of Area 7. As cases are solved, pieces of a deeper story are revealed.
Why similar: Noir 20.3%, Detective 18.7%, Investigation 14.5%, Conspiracy 14.5% ★, Crime 13.4%
Grab your magnifying glass and peek inside a series of tiny dioramas filled with crimes and carefully crafted mysteries! Think outside the box and solve them all in this new brand of detective game!
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Investigation 18.2%, Crime 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Mystery 12%
Uncover high drama in this whodunnit set in a small-town community theater. Gather clues by investigating the sets, casts and backstage crews of 10 theatrical productions, and piece together the story of each deadly crime.
Why similar: Noir 16.9%, Crime 15.3%, Detective 15%, Investigation 12.2%, Conspiracy 11.5% ★
