- #1 Uncover the Smoking Gun
97% matchVery Positive96% of 449 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: Detective 24.3%, Investigation 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Futuristic 13.7%, Cinematic 11.4%
- #2 Silicon Dreams | cyberpunk interrogation
96% matchVery Positive94% of 256 reviews2021
Dev: James PattonPub: Clockwork Bird
Windows · Mac · Linux
It’s 2065, and you are an interrogator-model android tasked with rooting out deviants among your own kind. You must probe for lies, monitor and exploit emotional spikes, earn the trust of your subjects, and make the final call: release, or destroy?
Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Investigation 16.6%, Dialogue Heavy 15.8%, Emotional 14.5%, Futuristic 13.6%
- #3 Acolyte
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: SuperstringPub: Pantaloon
Windows
Acolyte is a narrative ARG/Detective game that gives you your own Acolyte; a digital assistant you can talk to freely with unlimited dialogue options. Just like a real conversation.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 24.1%, Detective 21.1%, Investigation 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Dialogue Heavy 11%
- #4 Interrogation Simulator
95% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2022
Dev: Otis MillerPub: Fire Cycle Games
Windows · Linux
Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.3%, Investigation 25.5%, Dialogue Heavy 21.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #5 Vaudeville
94% matchMixed51% of 334 reviews2025
Dev: Bumblebee Studios
Windows · Linux
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: Artificial Intelligence 24.5%, Detective 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Procedural Generation 11.8%, Dialogue Heavy 11.5%
- #6 Detective Sherlock: Shadow Stalker
92% matchVery Positive92% of 264 reviews2026
Dev: Gamercury
Windows
Every character remembers, watches, tests, and may deceive you like a living person. They have emotions, voices, expressions, and buried secrets. Break them with words or evidence — or realize too late that you were only a pawn in their game. A detective game built around truly lifelike NPCs.
Why similar: Detective 26.8%, Cinematic 17.9%, Dialogue Heavy 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Mystery 10.1%
- #7 Interrogation: You will be deceived
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 382 reviews2019
Dev: Critique GamingPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
As a detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means?
Why similar: Detective 57.3%, Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Story Rich 9.6%, Realistic 7%, 2D 1.6%
- #8 DOOMED Detective Game
93% matchMixed46% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: Azikton Studio
Windows
Doomed Detective Game is a game in which you will play the role of a detective who has arrived in the city of Redrock to figure out a very mysterious crime. Your task is to explore the city, find clues, talk to the residents of the city and find the killer! P.S: Every city resident is an AI...
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 39%, Detective 36.3%, Investigation 17.3%, Adventure 7.4%
- #9 Justice.exe
91% matchMixed69% of 103 reviews2022
Dev: Late Game ClutchPub: Gameclaw Studio
Windows · Mac
Justice.exe is a dialogue-heavy dystopian legal drama in which you defend sentient AI in court. Discover key story elements in dialogue, build your case by studying arguments, and engage the opposing counsel in wits, charisma and skullduggery. Small choices might alter the fate of your clients.
Why similar: Detective 41.2%, Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Mystery 14.3%, Story Rich 7.9%, Adventure 6.2%
- #10 Subsurface Circular
91% matchVery Positive94% of 1,940 reviews2017
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Investigation 14.4%, Dialogue Heavy 12.9%, Cinematic 11.8%, Futuristic 10.9%
- #11 Feline Forensics and the Meowseum Mystery
89% matchVery Positive94% of 102 reviews2026
Dev: Nobody Crown
Windows
There's only one detective to unravel this murder turned museum heist... and they're the cat's meow. Interrogate a "colorful" cast of suspects until they cough up hairballs... and the truth. Will you wrap up the case in time for an afternoon nap, and make injustice knead its last biscuit?
Why similar: Detective 36.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Dialogue Heavy 15.3%, Mystery 12.2%, Investigation 10.5%
- #12 Misty Judgment
88% matchVery Positive94% of 1,519 reviews2025
Dev: 次元边界
Windows
This is a suspense reasoning interactive work with real people. You will play the protagonist "Qi Yi", find evidence in a series of murders, piece together the truth, and find the ultimate murderer, all of which will lead you to an unpredictable future.
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Cinematic 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Mystery 11.3%, Investigation 11.2%
- #13 Turlock Holmes
89% matchVery Positive80% of 984 reviews2024
Dev: Find the Lamp GamesPub: Neverland Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A detective narrative puzzler without pre-set options! Raise your questions at will, and an AI-host will answer only with 'yes' or 'no.' Drive the investigation with your curiosity; the path to solving the mystery lies in questions you ask. Can you dig out the truth through your questions?
Why similar: Detective 53%, Mystery 17.9%, Dialogue Heavy 12.4%, Story Rich 7.4%, Adventure 5.2%
- #14 Tell Me Everything
90% matchMixed61% of 72 reviews2018
Dev: LizardFactory
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 35%
A mysterious murder has shocked the inner city, and as the lead detective, it is your job to catch the real killer. Armed with words and wits, you uncover the secrets and capture the murderer, and make sure justice will be served.
Why similar: Detective 39%, Investigation 25.3%, Mystery 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.8%, Adventure 5.6%
- #15 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 759 reviews2026
Dev: BRANEPub: Surefire.Games
Windows · Mac
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?
Why similar: Detective 30.4%, Investigation 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Mystery 11%, Dialogue Heavy 9.8%
- #16 Case Files: Behind Closed Doors
87% matchPositive90% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Think Ten Media Group
Windows
An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.
Why similar: Detective 36.7%, Investigation 20.1%, Mystery 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Story Rich 5.2%
- #17 Detective Penguin
85% matchVery Positive88% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: That Other Fish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Penguin is the first and only physics-and-penguin-based detective game on the market. Solve cases in your own way. Interrogate suspects, find clues, or use your flippers to punch your way to the answers.
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Cinematic 15.1%, Investigation 14.3%, Dialogue Heavy 13.6%, Emotional 13.3%
- #18 Trials of Innocence
84% matchVery Positive92% of 1,779 reviews2025
Dev: 猫龙游戏Pub: Right Mind
Windows
Median: 18.5 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.
Why similar: Detective 33.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Investigation 14.4%, Dialogue Heavy 12.6%, Mystery 10.9%
- #19 The Occult Detective
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 332 reviews2025
Dev: Battlecry Studio
Windows
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Detective 49.4%, Artificial Intelligence 17%, Mystery 15.4%, Story Rich 10.7%, Adventure 6.3%
- #20 Interrogation Files: Port Landsend
86% matchVery Positive87% of 89 reviews2020
Dev: Visual Interactive
Windows
Search through the interrogation footage of suspects of a bizarre and horrific crime. Decide who committed the crime and see them get arrested and have their day in court. The latest interactive video experience.
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Cinematic 18.1%, Adventure 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Mystery 9.8%
- #21 The Real Face of a VTuber
81% matchVery Positive92% of 335 reviews2026
Dev: 莉莉恩工作室Pub: WhisperGames
Windows
A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber agency, doing their best to uncover the identity of both the killer and VTuber's real face.
Why similar: Detective 43.3%, Dialogue Heavy 21.3%, Mystery 14.9%, Story Rich 7.1%, Adventure 5.9%
- #22 Profession investigator
82% matchVery Positive99% of 109 reviews2022
Dev: Indie-Geek
Windows · Mac
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 44.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Adventure 11.1%, Investigation 11%, Simulation 9.2%
- #23 Murder On Space Station 52
82% matchVery Positive98% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Made From StringsPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Trapped on a space station with the Keychain Killer you must unravel this mystery, or it will be your last. Collect evidence, interrogate suspects and solve puzzles to stand a chance.
Why similar: Detective 35.3%, Sci-fi 16.5%, Dialogue Heavy 16%, Mystery 12.1%, Cinematic 8.5%
- #24 Acolyte: Prologue
83% matchMostly Positive77% of 83 reviews2021
Dev: SuperstringPub: Superstring
Windows
Acolyte: Prologue is the first act in a dynamic narrative detective/puzzle game that gives you your own Acolyte; a digital assistant you can talk to freely without pre-defined dialogue options. Just like a real conversation.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 35.9%, Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Investigation 23.3%, Adventure 7.1%, Detective 5.5%
- #25 Nobody Wants to Die
79% matchVery Positive83% of 7,373 reviews2024
Dev: Critical Hit GamesPub: PLAION
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Lose yourself in the dystopian world of New York, 2329; immortality comes at a price that someone has to pay. In this interactive noir story, lead the investigation using advanced technology, as Detective James Karra who risks it all in pursuit of a serial killer targeting the city’s elite.
Why similar: Detective 35.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Investigation 18.1%, Dialogue Heavy 18%, Story Rich 5.7%
- #26 Her Story
81% matchVery Positive89% of 10,391 reviews2015
Dev: Sam Barlow
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.
Why similar: Detective 29.6%, Investigation 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Dialogue Heavy 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.1%
- #27 AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative
79% matchVery Positive86% of 3,764 reviews2022
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 21.2%, Artificial Intelligence 19.2%, Futuristic 13%, Investigation 11.5%, Sci-fi 10.2%
- #28 Aliya's Awakening: DOGE 2042
80% matchMixed54% of 101 reviews2025
Dev: Digital Strategies
Windows · Mac
Aliya's Awakening: DOGE 2042 is a narrative-driven interactive cyberpunk adventure game with secrets, survival, and justice. Experience a deep, and personal story of Aliya, and with her point of view, explore the dystopian cyberpunk world through fun and immersive gameplay.
Why similar: Detective 41%, Cinematic 28.3%, Artificial Intelligence 15.5%, Story Rich 8%, Adventure 4.5%
- #29 The Murder Hotel
78% matchVery Positive93% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Wegenbartho Games
Windows
Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.
Why similar: Detective 48.8%, Mystery 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Story Rich 8.1%, Adventure 5%
- #30 Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
78% matchVery Positive92% of 2,943 reviews2021
Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.
Why similar: Detective 25.4%, Futuristic 15%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Dialogue Heavy 13.9%, Investigation 12.1%
- #31 BatteryNote
76% matchVery Positive99% of 223 reviews2025
Dev: 72studioPub: room6
Windows · Mac
BatteryNote is a multi-ending sci-fi adventure visual novel game. You can recharge three robots with limited lifespans, bringing them back to life. Interact with them through conversations or experiment by applying high voltage. How they spend their final moments is entirely up to you.
Why similar: Emotional 31.4%, Dialogue Heavy 27.2%, Sci-fi 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #32 Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
76% matchVery Positive88% of 527 reviews2024
Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Futuristic 16.6%, Investigation 14.1%, Dialogue Heavy 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%
- #33 It was a human.
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 489 reviews2024
Dev: Loser/sPub: GAMER Plan
Windows
A short SF psychedelic interrogation ADV game that focuses on the interrogation of a suspect in a dismemberment murder case. The protagonist is a lieutenant colonel, tasked with interrogating the suspect. The protagonist needs to find out why she killed the two men and how she committed the crime.
Why similar: Detective 32.7%, Sci-fi 23%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Mystery 14.4%, Adventure 9.8%
- #34 Long Knives
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 587 reviews2025
Dev: Jade Hex
Windows · Mac
Role-play as an ancient Chinese constable. Solving cases and bringing criminals to justice is only part of your duty. Every choice leads the story down a different path, and the world itself evolves in response to your actions.
Why similar: Detective 40.6%, Investigation 17.2%, Dialogue Heavy 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Story Rich 6.7%
- #35 Gensokyo:Presumption of Guilt~Pansies Before Dawn
73% matchVery Positive93% of 363 reviews2026
Dev: 戏壤游戏(Xirang Games)
Windows
Explore the intertwined fates of humans and youkai in this interactive fiction. As an unwitting protagonist, enter the sealed realm of Gensokyo to investigate a series of bizarre murders. Unearth ancient secrets and witness a gripping saga hidden for millennia.
Why similar: Detective 46.7%, Mystery 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Investigation 9.4%, Story Rich 4.1%
- #36 Tokyo Detectives
77% matchMixed69% of 59 reviews2021
Dev: Rincho Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 48.3%, Investigation 26.6%, Mystery 15.4%, Adventure 5.4%, Story Rich 4.3%
- #37 초동수사 - 증언/증거 추리게임
74% matchVery Positive80% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: leeroom shin
Windows · Mac
A time-limited investigation mystery game where you uncover the truth using only evidence and testimony.
Why similar: Detective 34.3%, Investigation 16.9%, Adventure 12.2%, Dialogue Heavy 11.7%, Simulation 9.9%
- #38 CaseCracker3
72% matchVery Positive86% of 422 reviews2026
Dev: BlackRobe
Windows · Mac
Confronted with fragmented narratives and deceptive persons of interest, you must isolate crucial evidence. Shatter logical loopholes from testimonies and reconstruct the crime scene from subtle clues. Can you survive this immersive battle of wits?
Why similar: Detective 42.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Mystery 16.6%, Story Rich 6.3%, Adventure 5%
- #39 NeuroNet: Mendax Proxy
75% matchVery Positive81% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: Dream Harvest
Windows
You are Arc, a city management AI. Designed to manage a city-wide AR metaverse known as the NeuroNet. Meet its many users, build relationships and help or hinder their lives while trying to balance the wider needs of the city. Find your humanity in a world losing theirs to technology.
Why similar: Futuristic 21.5%, Dialogue Heavy 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Investigation 12.3%, Sci-fi 11.3%
- #40 Neon Hearts City
73% matchVery Positive84% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Cosmic VoidPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 33.4%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Investigation 19.2%, Mystery 7.7%, Adventure 6.2%
- #41 Kill The Shadow
70% matchVery Positive90% of 527 reviews2026
Dev: ShadowlightPub: Phoenix Game
Windows
Kill the Shadow is a detective game with multiple endings, featuring 2.5D pixel art and semi-open exploration and investigation. Play as Lucas, a former police officer, alongside a mysterious Shadow who can see the “past.” Remember—every choice you make will change the fate of countless characters!
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Cinematic 18.2%, Dialogue Heavy 16.4%, Emotional 15.6%, Mystery 10.5%
- #42 AI: The Somnium Files
72% matchVery Positive92% of 9,378 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 50.7%, Mystery 19.8%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Story Rich 9.1%, Adventure 5.9%
- #43 Game of Fate: Chasing Through Time
70% matchVery Positive87% of 1,127 reviews2024
Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Immerse yourself in the first-person perspective, cross time and space, solve bizarre cases, save innocent victims, and catch a mysterious killer! You will solve murders, uphold justice, and also gain love. Are you ready? Play the "Game of Fate" that crosses time and space, life and death!
Why similar: Cinematic 24.9%, Detective 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Emotional 13.4%, Mystery 12.8%
- #44 Mohism: Battle of Words
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 610 reviews2023
Dev: 玄镜工作室Pub: Yooreka Studio
Windows
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 36.3%, Dialogue Heavy 21.2%, Investigation 18.2%, Mystery 12.4%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #45 Chinatown Detective Agency
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 159 reviews2022
Dev: General Interactive Co.Pub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
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: Detective 36.7%, Investigation 20.9%, Dialogue Heavy 19.1%, Mystery 12.1%, Story Rich 6%
- #46 Best Served Cold
68% matchVery Positive88% of 727 reviews2025
Dev: Rogueside
Windows · Mac
Can you mix a cocktail while eye-to-eye with a criminal? Find out in Best Served Cold, a murder mystery set in a bustling speakeasy where you serve customers, make friends and enemies, and solve crimes. At the Nightcap bar, prohibition is a killer… and so are some of your customers!
Why similar: Detective 31.9%, Dialogue Heavy 16.4%, Investigation 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Emotional 8.6%
- #47 You are the Judge!
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 262 reviews2023
Dev: Steel Games
Windows
As a judge of the Kobardde court, solve complex cases inspired by actual events. Your decisions will directly affect people's (and perhaps yours) lives. You may have to make difficult decisions for your family, country, and life. What kind of judge will you be?
Why similar: Alternate History 35.6%, Investigation 33.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Simulation 6.3%, Story Rich 5.3%
- #48 Case #1472
71% matchMixed57% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Broken at Release Game Studio
Windows
A mysterious woman is sitting in front of you. Who is she? And who are you? And why are you both there? Case #1472 is mystery information digging interrogation thriller game where there are more things going on than what meets the eye, but are you able to unravel what has happened?
Why similar: Detective 27.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Investigation 15.2%, Dialogue Heavy 13.7%, Mystery 8%
- #49 Locke(d)
69% matchVery Positive93% of 1,113 reviews2023
Dev: KigyoDev
Windows · Mac · Linux
An algorithm decided to show you this. What now?
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 39.1%, Dialogue Heavy 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Mystery 14.1%, Adventure 4.7%
- #50 DIVINATION
70% matchVery Positive89% of 206 reviews2019
Dev: Mojiken
Windows · Mac
"What if you're born into this world without your permission?" DIVINATION is a very short visual novel where you act as a fortune teller in a futuristic world. Talk and listen to people's stories, then foresee their future using the runes they had drawn.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 38.7%, Sci-fi 28.3%, Mystery 19.1%, Story Rich 12.4%, 2D 1.5%
- #51 RE:CALL
69% matchVery Positive87% of 84 reviews2023
Dev: maitan69Pub: Whitethorn Games
Windows
Memories are malleable and changing them will modify the present. Tackle mind-bending puzzles that rely on altering your own recollections to shape the future.
Why similar: Detective 40.8%, Dialogue Heavy 22%, Emotional 18.5%, Investigation 15.3%, Adventure 3.5%
- #52 Staffer Retro : A Supernatural Mystery Quest
65% matchVery Positive90% of 1,084 reviews2026
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows · Mac
Staffer Retro is a mystery adventure game where you uncover past incidents related to ‘Mana’, the source of supernatural powers. Gather information through dialogue and exploration, and piece together clues found in documents to guide the choices of Verita Retro, the protagonist.
Why similar: Detective 41.7%, Investigation 18.8%, Mystery 15.1%, Story Rich 6.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.1%
- #53 探岛海龟汤
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 119 reviews2025
Dev: 探岛工作室
Windows · Mac
最烧脑的单人海龟汤!训练有素的超智能主持人支持完全自由提问,每个问题都可能撕开隐藏的真相。层层迷雾与反转步步逼近,让你在推理的每一秒都感受到紧张与压迫。防卡关系统保证游戏顺畅,畅玩不虐心~
Why similar: Detective 41.4%, Artificial Intelligence 36.1%, Mystery 14.3%, Adventure 4.4%, Casual 2.9%
- #54 CaseCracker2
66% matchVery Positive91% of 824 reviews2024
Dev: BlackRobePub: NPC Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Officer Jia has vanished, leaving a classified message pointing to the CaseCracker 2.0 system. Tear through suspects' alibis, look beyond the text, and extract hidden threads from seemingly unrelated intel. Will you find the ultimate truth, or a trap?
Why similar: Detective 56.6%, Mystery 21.4%, Story Rich 9.4%, Simulation 6.7%, Adventure 4.9%
- #55 SIMULACRA 2
68% matchVery Positive87% of 1,688 reviews2020
Dev: Kaigan GamesPub: Soft Source
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece the truth together by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media in the follow up to the critically acclaimed SIMULACRA.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 37.8%, Detective 34.8%, Dialogue Heavy 14.9%, Story Rich 5.1%, Simulation 3.3%
- #56 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
69% matchVery Positive82% of 616 reviews2017
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
Why similar: Detective 43.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Mystery 16%, Story Rich 7.7%, Adventure 5.5%
- #57 Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator
63% matchVery Positive93% of 5,660 reviews2025
Dev: Aluba Van+Pub: Spiral Up Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Discover a digital realm shrouded in mystery. Sequel to an award-winning narrative driven hacking simulator puzzle game. Play as an AI assistant in a major corporation. Deploy intricate social engineering tactics and expose hidden truths in a world of ambition and high-tech deception.
Why similar: Detective 44.7%, Investigation 25.1%, Mystery 16.6%, Story Rich 7.2%, Simulation 4.1%
- #58 Murders on the Yangtze River
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,156 reviews2024
Dev: OMEGAMES STUDIO
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
"Murders on Yangtze River" is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 53.8%, Investigation 17.3%, Mystery 13.3%, Story Rich 7.9%, Adventure 7.3%
- #59 The Detective Reaper Invites
68% matchMixed52% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: SHIZU KANO UMIPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Use various cards to solve randomly generated murder cases in this roguelite deduction adventure game. The culprit always lies, and the innocent always tell the truth. Make too many mistakes, and it's back to square one. Put your wits to the test and solve as many cases as you can!
Why similar: Detective 35.4%, Procedural Generation 29.4%, Investigation 20.4%, Adventure 7.7%, Story Rich 5.8%