- #1 Murders on the Yangtze River
96% 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 32.9%, Puzzle Platformer 17.8%, Mystery 12.3%, Historical 12%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #2 末日航路-The Termination
97% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
It's a story of deception and redemption. You receive a mysterious invitation to a seven days doomsday journey. An expectant interstellar journey has become a doomsday route to the end. There is only one word difference between "victim" and "perpetrator".
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Mystery 15.1%, RPG 13.6%, Puzzle Platformer 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%
- #3 我死后的那些天-After Death
96% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a suspense game, you are sitting in front of the TV, the news is broadcast: last night a young girl was killed, the body was found in a deep alley. And the girl who was murdered -- you. You are involved in a serial murder, and you are reborn as a female journalist.
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, RPG 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Mystery 14.8%, Puzzle Platformer 11.1%
- #4 Nangong Detective Agency
95% matchNo user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: 喵噫酱(Miao Yee)
Windows
A detective themed game where players transform into the son of a famous detective and freely explore crime scenes and question suspects. The producer challenges players' reasoning ability and encourages them to assist the police in solving cases in the fastest way possible!
Why similar: RPG 25.1%, Puzzle Platformer 23.8%, Detective 13.6%, Puzzle 9.6%, Mystery 8.7%
- #5 迷渡桥
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 犬狸工作室Pub: OKJOY
Windows
《迷渡桥》是一款水墨风格的国风悬疑推理游戏,你将扮演牵涉谋逆的罪臣后人宁不移,背负着家族十年的冤屈,在弥留之际踏上迷渡桥,换一个查明真相的机会。调查一桩桩离奇命案,窥见朝堂内的暗流涌动。当迷雾散尽,揭开深埋于王朝的骇人秘密......
Why similar: Detective 27.9%, Historical 15.8%, Mystery 14.8%, RPG 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
- #6 Twilight bride :VORMSLEGEND
94% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2022
Dev: 深圳市元计划科技有限公司Pub: 杭州悦动互娱科技有限公司
Windows
"Alice" silently protected "Philip" who broke into the underworld. She thought that after many tests, she could find the never withering rose symbolizing love and go to the wedding banquet hall. Who would have guessed that their ordeal is not over yet? How will it develop in the end?
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.8%, RPG 19.2%, Mystery 18.1%, Detective 14.5%, Hand-drawn 12.9%
- #7 死亡编码-Death Code
93% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
Death Code is a battle royale genre. It tells the story of Lin Mohuai, a female protagonist with amnesia, who wakes up to find herself involved in an eight-person battle royale game. Everyone is given a code, and the way to win is to kill the player whose number is plus one.
Why similar: Detective 25.6%, RPG 17.4%, Mystery 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Puzzle Platformer 11.1%
- #8 知更鸟-The Robin
92% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
“The Robin”tells the story of a school bully who kills a girl named "Robin." Thirteen people involved are kidnapped and embark on a desperate journey to survive. The work revolves around who is behind the black hand and who is responsible for the death of "Robin" these two questions unfold.
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, RPG 16.4%, Mystery 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Puzzle Platformer 10.3%
- #9 谍:玫瑰
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 星星火工作室Pub: OKJOY
Windows
《谍:玫瑰》是一款聚焦于1938年武汉的谍战文字冒险游戏。你将潜入情报漩涡中心的「玫瑰饭店」,在五位身份各异的嫌疑人中,揪出代号「尘土」的致命叛徒。通过搜证与周旋,在谎言与忠诚之间做出抉择。夜幕下的武汉暗流涌动,你能否揪出内奸,重建地下情报网,点燃象征黎明的星星火焰?
Why similar: Detective 31.5%, Historical 22.4%, Mystery 17.4%, RPG 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 3.8%
- #10 Sanfu
90% matchVery Positive83% of 17,826 reviews2023
Dev: Shiying StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
2000年,山城市新闻频道的电视画面莫名跳出一则旧广告,而广告的代言人是已经去世的特异功能少年——三眼神童。有传闻三眼神童的亡魂劫持了电视信号。 调查局受命展开调查。随着调查的深入,一个藏在黑暗处的犯罪团伙逐渐浮出水面。
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.2%, Mystery 20.6%, RPG 18.3%, Detective 15.8%, Hand-drawn 12.4%
- #11 Before Dawn 破碎的十七歲
91% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: 桃之夭夭Pub: Before Dawn
Windows
[Traditional Chinese Only] Lost in amnesia, Qian Sui must uncover the truth in this ADV centered on school bullying and cyber violence. Through social media simulation and puzzles, you will face heavy realities. As memories return, your choices will guide Qian Sui to drastically different endings.
Why similar: RPG 23.6%, Puzzle Platformer 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Action RPG 11.1%, Detective 10.1%
- #12 春泥 Soil of Rebirth
88% matchMostly Positive74% of 312 reviews2026
Dev: 午夜说书人
Windows
《春泥》是一款刑侦题材的悬疑解谜推理游戏。2018年中秋前夕,刑警程佑接到报案,动身前往泥塑匠林家处理一起家庭伤人案。随着调查深入,案件的疑点层层浮现,将她引向一连串尘封已久的谜团。往事的土壤正在松动,深埋的真相即将揭开......
Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Puzzle Platformer 17.3%, Mystery 13.8%, RPG 13.3%, Hand-drawn 10.7%
- #13 你与月光同罪-As Guilty As the Moon
89% match5 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a realistic + survival oriented work. The murder of a girl in a ride-hailing service two years ago, brought your 12 fates back together. You wake up in a strange room, and things are getting weird around you. In the fog, not everything you see is the truth. Is everything real or unreal?
Why similar: Detective 25%, RPG 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Mystery 15.8%, Puzzle 6.7%
- #14 VAR paradise lifetime VIP
89% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Hidao
Windows
It is an explorative decryption game through horseback riding, shooting and role-playing. In the time loop, step by step to find the secret of VAR paradise, you will get different surprises and feelings.
Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Puzzle Platformer 25.3%, Mystery 19.2%, Puzzle 11.8%, RPG 8.8%
- #15 Rabbit Detective
86% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: PinkTokum Studio
Windows
《兔子侦探》是一款手绘风格的悬疑解谜互动游戏。玩家将扮演兔子侦探,在前往拜访好友时,竟发现对方已意外身亡!案发现场疑点重重,线索错综复杂。玩家将使用时间回溯机制,从现场抽丝剥茧,在正确的时机放置正确的证据,找出杀害受害兔的真凶,洗清自己被迫背负的嫌疑。最终将罪犯绳之以法,并在审讯中揭露其罪行!
Why similar: Detective 49%, Mystery 22.3%, Puzzle 13.6%, RPG 12%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #16 True Game
87% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows · Mac
"True Game" is a work of suspense reasoning. The work tells the story that people in trouble are taken to a closed space and ask to get chips from others through different competitions. This work has a high degree of brain burning, exquisite picture and strong sense of substitution.
Why similar: Detective 27.9%, Mystery 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Puzzle Platformer 12.9%, RPG 11.4%
- #17 黑土无归
86% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: CATTOFUN GAMES
Windows · Mac
As an ordinary truck driver seeking the truth behind his father's demise, you must pierce through a web of conspiracy fueled by tech-obsession and a rapidly shifting era.
Why similar: Detective 35.4%, RPG 23.5%, Mystery 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Hand-drawn 6.9%
- #18 Raid on Taihoku
85% matchVery Positive83% of 196 reviews2023
Dev: Mizoriot Creative Company LTD.Pub: Loftstar Entertainment Inc.
Windows
Raid On Taihoku is an adventure game with the backdrop of WW2 Taiwan. By controlling the characters pass through different danger and safe zones, you will experience the struggles of human nature and cruelty of war.
Why similar: Politics 44.8% ★, Historical 18.3%, Puzzle Platformer 15.9%, RPG 13%, Puzzle 5.1%
- #19 Funeral for the Sun
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nicolás Cid Delgado
Windows
Search the ashes of an abandoned Latin American town and uncover 500 years of secrets. A non-linear mystery where you travel back in time and untangle the complex history of a community cursed by supernatural forces.
Why similar: Detective 34.7%, Historical 15.9%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Mystery 12%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #20 我的一个多重人格朋友
83% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: 上海久游网络科技有限公司
Windows
This is an AVG game that involves reasoning and decryption. He Zhou has 7 different personalities, which alternate seven days a week. Players will play as a detective and deduce the truth behind the horrifying cases surrounding He Zhou through the diary he left behind.
Why similar: Detective 28%, Mystery 16.1%, RPG 14.7%, Puzzle Platformer 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%
- #21 盗梦诡探:神鬼出游
82% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: 猎奇的面具猫Pub: MengChenGame
Windows
Mind Reader: Ghost Trip is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game. The story takes place on a remote southern island, where a former detective and current game daily reporter comes to visit, only to be caught up in the murder of a well-known game producer. As the investigation deepens......
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.9%, Detective 22.2%, RPG 17.1%, Mystery 13.6%, Historical 9.2%
- #22 Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper
84% matchVery Positive81% of 1,370 reviews2009
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Recognized as one of the best licenses in gaming and lauded by the press, Sherlock Holmes is back with an investigation that is sure to be the most horrifying of the series. The famous detective stands against the most dangerous serial killer England has ever known - Jack the Ripper.
Why similar: Detective 35.5%, RPG 30.8%, Mystery 13.8%, Historical 13.4%, Puzzle 4.9%
- #23 Under The Shack
82% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Grumpy Guppy Games
Windows
Please don't let the fact I used RPG Maker Discourage you from buying the game its cheap and fun. It is also the first part to a larger series i am working on! The full version of this game is releasing in Nov it will overwrite the old game free/cheap upgrades.
Why similar: RPG 36%, Puzzle Platformer 34.2%, Mystery 14.8%, Puzzle 12.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #24 灯
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Polar_Fish
Windows
《Falling Light》is a suspenseful game with Chinese horror. In a remote small village, there stands an evil Buddha statue. To do research for her studies in folkloristics, college student Ruan Qing arrives in this distant village, only to find herself entangled in a series of deadly mysteries...
Why similar: RPG 26.3%, Mystery 25.3%, Puzzle Platformer 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #25 After-State:WoLong
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 猫龙游戏
Windows
In this surreal afterlife deduction game by CnD Games, play as Zhuge Liang—the East's legendary mastermind. Face off against Sherlock Holmes in the Underworld Olympics and unravel a deadly closed-circle mystery trapped within a snowed-in mountain lodge!
Why similar: Detective 27.8%, Historical 16%, RPG 15.8%, Anime 10.2%, Mystery 9.7%
- #26 阎罗索命
78% matchVery Positive91% of 143 reviews2026
Dev: Reptilian Brain Studio
Windows
古风悬疑探案文字冒险游戏——北宋天圣年间,科举省试方毕,汴京国子监突发连环命案,遇害者死状惊悚离奇,如遭阎罗审判。玩家将化身为被卷入权斗暗流的新科进士文彦博,通过勘验尸体、搜寻线索、推演谜局,找出案件背后的骇人真相……
Why similar: Historical 26.9%, Detective 24.8%, Mystery 19.7%, RPG 10.9%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #27 Broken Cavalier
81% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: 双担工作室
Windows · Mac
你是一位小说家,和网友相约来到传闻闹鬼的城堡寻找灵感,不似普通人接受过贵族礼仪教育的管理员,多次被警告禁止踏足的古堡,还有一本本残破的日记,将为你揭开隐藏在历史上完美婚姻背后的阴谋,破碎的玻璃骑士能否修复?如破镜一般的婚姻能否重圆?一切都由你决定! 欢迎来到霍华德古堡......
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.1%, RPG 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Detective 13.2%, Mystery 9.7%
- #28 烟雨山异闻 - The Mystery of Misty Mount
79% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Southern-twelve Studio
Windows
The Mystery of Misty Mount is a 2D mystery puzzle-adventure game. In order to save his father who has turned into a parrot, players take on the role of Wang Di and go into Misty Mount to uncover the truth of an accident that occurred fifteen years ago.
Why similar: Detective 29.7%, Mystery 18.6%, Puzzle Platformer 15%, Puzzle 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%
- #29 Unregistered Scene
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: G-Yao
Windows · Mac
A psychological suspense VN set in 19th-century Sicily. Follow a judge who receives anonymous letters predicting the truth behind each case—and is dragged into a series of rigged trials. Behind the flawless testimonies lies the cold truth of those who rule the city.
Why similar: RPG 31.6%, Mystery 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Detective 11.2%, Puzzle 5.5%
- #30 梦境森林(The Dreaming Woods)
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 北冥有鱼
Windows
The Dreaming Woods is a pixel-art psychological suspense puzzle game. As you trace the path to the Mnemosyne Tree, can you truly tell where dreams end and reality begins?
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.9%, RPG 29.2%, Detective 15.8%, Puzzle 11.2%, Mystery 11.1%
- #31 一人之下之寻炁迷踪
78% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: 天津鑫鱼科技有限公司Pub: 天津动漫堂艺术发展有限公司
Windows
《一人之下寻炁迷踪》是让粉丝充分能参与其中的互动式漫画,进入漫画后,粉丝们就可以变身异人,与全新的用炁高手过招,探秘异人世界!围绕原著展开的多条支线剧情也为粉丝提供了丰富的阅读选择,每一步的决定,都将解锁全新的世界。
Why similar: RPG 28.4%, Puzzle Platformer 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Action RPG 11.9%, Puzzle 10.8%
- #32 White Crow Castle: Loop
76% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Alpacat
Windows
A fantasy mystery otome RPG with time loop mechanics. Explore a cursed castle, collect clues, solve puzzles, make critical choices, and experience branching storylines, emotional bonds, and life-or-death survival in an inescapable cycle.
Why similar: RPG 28.8%, Detective 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Puzzle 10%, Mystery 9.9%
- #33 The Occult Detective
75% 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 32.9%, Mystery 15.6%, RPG 15.5%, Anime 14.2%, Puzzle 11.7%
- #34 GAZE IN SHADOWS
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BION
Windows · Mac
GAZE IN SHADOWS is a narrative detective adventure. In Prohibition-era Ashford, PI Zack Brennan solves five deadly cases shrouded in greed and lies. Search crime scenes, interrogate suspects, and confront corruption with hard evidence. A murder can be closed... but who will put this city on trial?
Why similar: Detective 32.5%, Mystery 17.1%, RPG 15.8%, Puzzle Platformer 15.5%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #35 凶宅 HouseHaunting
77% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: 炉火绘题本
Windows
《HouseHaunting》 is a horizontal puzzle solving game. You need to solve puzzles in a haunted house. There is no fixed sequence for solving puzzles. You can freely explore the room, and finally complete the task "she" gave you, satisfy "their" wishes, and finally find "your" memory and destination.
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Puzzle Platformer 21.5%, Mystery 15.1%, RPG 15%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%
- #36 黑白灰 Woolhampton Chronicles
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 超绝鸽子精
Windows
The mayor vanished. The port exploded, unearthing the city's buried past. This case will entangle Hughes and Anderson's fates. Hunt the truth, or play it safe? Both are valid. In a world this broken, it's just about choosing how to survive.
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Puzzle Platformer 18.5%, RPG 14.5%, Mystery 13%, Hand-drawn 9.5%
- #37 Paper Bride
74% matchVery Positive91% of 2,295 reviews2021
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Paper Bride is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game. You will play as the groom to search for the truth and have bizarre encounters, gradually learning about the dark mystic custom in the bride's home village and a story from the past...
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Puzzle Platformer 18.7%, Mystery 16.5%, RPG 10.9%, Puzzle 10%
- #38 Paper Bride 7 Lethal Bond
73% matchVery Positive93% of 303 reviews2025
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Speak not of love untouched by passion's fire, as it's a torturous journey. If lovers would remain faithful evermore,On Peony Pavilion’s road they’ll meet for three lives more. Paper Bride 7: Lethal Bond is a Chinese horror puzzle game, and the 7th title of the Paper Bride series.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.4%, RPG 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Detective 13.1%, Mystery 10.8%
- #39 Creature Pedia 怪物手冊
74% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: 魔法學園學生Pub: 魔法學園
Windows
A broke college student accidentally takes a job from a mysterious Magic Academy—oops. Now you’re stuck solving magical mishaps, meeting NPCs, collecting odd materials, and summoning monsters to survive this chaotic campus.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.7%, Detective 21%, RPG 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, 2D Platformer 8%
- #40 Di Renjie: The Legendary Investigator
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 阳瑞
Windows · Mac
Become a legendary detective of ancient China! In "Di Renjie: The Legendary Investigator", play as Di Renjie, solving thrilling cases across Bianzhou and Bingzhou in the Tang Dynasty and uncovering the truth.
Why similar: Detective 28.6%, Historical 23.1%, Mystery 15.8%, RPG 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%
- #41 YinYang Street: Separate Ways
71% matchVery Positive85% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: 彼云工作室Pub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows
Street Li Fang Zhuan is a Chinese micro horror game set in 1980s China, combining the story of understanding puzzles and text adventures. In the game, the scroll scene that can be moved by four axes is applied to bring different game experience to the player.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.7%, Historical 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Detective 11.8%, Hand-drawn 11.1%
- #42 画笔勇者 | Paintbrush Warrior
72% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: 板蓝庚
Windows
Once upon a time, there was a kingdom of drawing paper. There, the prince and princess lived happily together. One day, the devil appeared, and the devil took the prince. So, at the request of the princess, the paintbrush brave set out to fight the demon king and save the prince.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.6%, RPG 14.8%, Anime 13.1%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Puzzle 10.8%
- #43 村庄-The Village
73% matchMostly Negative38% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
After you graduated from college, you were assigned to a small village as a doctor.It looks like an ordinary village, but there are many strange things in it.A man knocking at the door in the middle of the night may not be asking for a doctor.The person you saw may not be alive.Haunted?
Why similar: Detective 29.7%, RPG 18.3%, Mystery 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Puzzle 8%
- #44 大侦探之勃艮第古堡
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 知行合一
Windows
欢迎来到温泉岛,我是您的私人向导。您听说过……勃艮第古堡吗?那里是欲望与邪恶滋生的黑暗角落,那里有超出认知的生物和违反人性的生存规则。准确说,那里是另一个世界,由贪婪,欲念构成的炼狱……最后,请您一定要警惕每一个出现在勃艮第古堡里的人。祝您旅途愉快。
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.2%, Detective 19.4%, RPG 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Anime 9.5%
- #45 小林正雪復仇之密室重制版 Cheney Wood The Ultimate Revenge
72% matchVery Positive89% of 324 reviews2019
Dev: 傅真Pub: Genuine Studio
Windows
香港,密室逃脱,刑侦推理,解谜! 风流倜傥略爱搞怪的刑警,屡破奇案,轻松应付着海量的案件与狡猾的罪犯,直到那件事的发生……为了逃避最不喜欢的人,他调职到这座城市。然而,等待他的将是从警以来最大的敌人和暗中策划的巨大阴谋。外表看似有些憨傻,推理却过于常人的谜样男子小林正雪,能带领刑侦组走出困境吗?
Why similar: RPG 32.3%, Mystery 19.3%, Detective 18.3%, Puzzle 11.8%, Anime 11.2%
- #46 Embrace Of The Embers
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hunan Xinghe Yingchuang Digital Technology Co., Ltd.
Windows
Remember, what you see may not be real; what you believe may not be correct. This is not just an adventure to escape a nightmare, but also a journey questioning love, guilt, and loss. Welcome home, Arthur.
Why similar: RPG 27.5%, Puzzle Platformer 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Action RPG 11.9%, Detective 10.1%
- #47 Past Angel
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 灰灰樱scarlet
Windows
This is an RPG adventure game that combines puzzle solving and role-playing elements. Players will take on the role of a high school student who, in addition to his busy academic schedule, explores a mysterious world hidden in his computer.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.6%, Detective 21.1%, RPG 19.2%, Puzzle 11%, Hand-drawn 7.4%
- #48 不可能犯罪事件簿-Impossible Crime Book
70% match9 user reviews40% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a decryption class of interactive novel. One accident, two suicides. In order to prevent more innocent lives from being killed, you will be assigned to lurk on campus with your partner and find out the suspicious in different criminal cases.
Why similar: RPG 26.7%, Detective 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Mystery 16.5%, Anime 5.1%
- #49 In Memoriam
69% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: MoCaps
Windows · Linux
Step into a gripping medieval political thriller where intrigue, betrayal, and power struggles shape your fate. As a ghostly detective, you’ll uncover conspiracies, navigate a web of deception and unravel a larger mystery tied to your own demise
Why similar: Detective 40.4%, Mystery 18.5%, RPG 14%, Puzzle 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%
- #50 Mobocratic Union
68% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Proqet Studios
Windows
Welcome to Mobocratic Union, a thrilling political simulation game where you'll navigate the politics of the European Union. Make strategic decisions, form alliances, and shape the course of the continent’s future!
Why similar: Politics 51.5% ★, RPG 20.1%, Political Sim 19.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 6.5%, Strategy 1.7%
- #51 欢迎回家-Welcome Home
70% match8 user reviews80% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a secret room to escape burning brain puzzle work, which is divided into five chapters, puzzle level interesting design, complicated and confusing story, criticism and comment on the real society, is full of exquisite everywhere.
Why similar: Mystery 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Puzzle Platformer 18.2%, RPG 16.1%, Puzzle 11.9%
- #52 THE BREAKFIVE
68% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Nanjing Baiku Network Technology Co., Ltd
Windows
In 1421, the seemingly peaceful Ming Empire is actually rife with undercurrents. As the capital relocation project progresses, numerous forces across the realm are beginning to stir. A massive conspiracy is quietly brewing, and the facade of peace and tranquility is about to be torn apart.
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Historical 18.7%, Puzzle Platformer 15.6%, RPG 15.3%, Mystery 13.6%
- #53 见习侦探
69% matchMixed61% of 59 reviews2021
Dev: 全能侦探社
Windows
"Internship Detective" is a text adventure game of detective story from the perspective of double female masters. The two heroines Doudou (Intership detective) and Bobo (“big” detective) .
Why similar: Detective 31.3%, RPG 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Mystery 16%, Anime 10.5%
- #54 Trick Eight
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: White Babel StudioPub: WhisperGames
Windows · Mac
On a remote village shrouded in bloody tradition, a centuries-old ritual endures. You are a detective with unique skills, yet branded as a traitor. Will you surrender your limbs to ascend like an immortal? Or risk everything at the edge of science and plunge into the abyss of truth?
Why similar: Detective 30.4%, Mystery 17%, RPG 16.7%, Anime 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%
- #55 Crossed Parallel Lines Murder Case
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 雨幡洞云工作室
Windows
Do you believe that parallel worlds really exist? An ordinary college student, Chen Chou, wakes up one day to find himself transported aboard a space research vessel. The strangers on the ship all claim to know him. Could it be that he has crossed over into a parallel world...
Why similar: Detective 36.8%, Mystery 19.1%, RPG 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #56 Hero for Hire
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: SK Games
Windows
Open world RPG where every quest is small puzzle.
Why similar: Detective 41.3%, RPG 21.4%, Action RPG 13%, Mystery 12.3%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #57 Return of the Obra Dinn
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 35,035 reviews2018
Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
Why similar: Detective 47.4%, Mystery 25.2%, Puzzle 11%, Historical 10.1%, Story Rich 3.3%
- #58 火起雪中寺
66% matchVery Positive81% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: 江湖奇事录
Windows
Huoqi Xuezhong Temple is a 3D suspense exploration game. The ancient temple covered in heavy snow suddenly caught fire. A mysterious shadow transported you back three hours before the fire started. Faced with six people gathered at this temple with different purposes.
Why similar: Detective 28.8%, Puzzle Platformer 20.8%, Mystery 13.8%, Historical 12.9%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #59 侦探R和预言者J
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: NUMBER7Pub: Pujia8 studio
Windows · Mac
收集证据,与多方周旋,揭开真相。 过去与现在交错的案件,沟通型的悬疑冒险游戏。
Why similar: Detective 41%, RPG 37.7%, Puzzle 12.2%, Exploration 4.3%, Story Rich 2.6%
- #60 Detective Agency: Murder at the Manor
67% matchMixed58% of 24 reviews2022
Dev: 吉祥如意工作室
Windows
The owner of the Golden Rose Manor died mysteriously in the secret room. Everyone in the manor has an alibi, but their speech is full of loopholes... You will go to the crime scene, search for clues, analyze the suspect's statement, make reasonable inferences, reveal the truth of the case!
Why similar: Detective 26.6%, Puzzle Platformer 16.2%, RPG 16.2%, Mystery 13.7%, Puzzle 9.8%