60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Investigation, Mystery, Story Rich.
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.
The Missing Threads
[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.
Curtain Call in Flames
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.
[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 28.3%, Investigation 20.2%, Crime 14.3%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Mystery 10%
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 28.7%, Investigation 18%, Crime 14.6%, Visual Novel 13%, Mystery 9.7%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 28.6%, Investigation 20.5%, Crime 15.9%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Mystery 9.4%
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 27.3%, Investigation 18.6%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Crime 12.7%, Mystery 9%
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 27%, Investigation 17.5%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Mystery 10.5%, Crime 10.2%
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 25.5%, Investigation 16.7%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Crime 12.6%, Mystery 9%
Can you defeat the world's oldest mastermind in their own game? Stretch your wits and deduction skills to the maximum as you battle in Paris' craziest court. Here, only those who sacrifice everything reach the truth. What are you willing to betray to make it out alive?
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Investigation 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Crime 12.2%, Mystery 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: Detective 23.9%, Investigation 22.7%, Crime 16.2%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Mystery 10%
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: Detective 26%, Crime 17.9%, Investigation 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Mystery 9.7%
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 31.7%, Crime 16.3%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Mystery 9.8%, Investigation 8.6%
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 26.8%, Investigation 18.1%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Crime 11.2%, Mystery 8.5%
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 29.5%, Investigation 16.5%, Crime 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Story Rich 6.4%
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 23.5%, Investigation 15.3%, Crime 13.9%, Visual Novel 11%, Mystery 8.7%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Detective 26%, Investigation 19.3%, Crime 16.1%, Mystery 9.4%, Visual Novel 9.2%
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 42.4%, Investigation 17.2%, Crime 15.2%, Mystery 10.7%, Story Rich 4.6%
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 25.9%, Investigation 18.5%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Mystery 9.8%, Crime 8.4%
Use your psychic powers to read minds and catch an elusive serial killer!
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Crime 13.9%, Investigation 13.2%, Story Rich 7.6%
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 30.5%, Investigation 19.8%, Crime 12.8%, Mystery 10.9%, Noir 8%
A gripping detective noir mystery that blends investigation and deduction with a rich, character-driven story. The Murder of Ava Monroe is cozy, twisty, and oozing with atmosphere.
Why similar: Detective 34.8%, Investigation 24.8%, Mystery 11.5%, Story Rich 7.9%, Visual Novel 7.5%
A mystery adventure game featuring a camera-headed detective and a superpowered girl teaming up to solve crimes. Play as the detective to gather and combine clues, reveal the hidden truth, and tear down fabricated lies.
Why similar: Detective 34.7%, Investigation 24.8%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Mystery 12.1%, Story Rich 7.5%
On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook is a pixel-art, dialogue-driven mystery game. You’re an AI in a taxi, teaming up with a talkative driver on late-night runs to hear bizarre passenger stories, solve cases in secret, and let him play the “great detective.”
Why similar: Detective 31.1%, Investigation 20.8%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Mystery 6.7%, Story Rich 6.3%
In AUREX, a city where every citizen's emotions are controlled, you are SOLDA, a rookie special investigator. Armed with an emotion scanner that reads what suspects try to hide, catch the tremor behind every lie, piece the clues together, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 29.3%, Investigation 19.5%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Mystery 12.5%, Story Rich 7.1%
The Burden of Proof saga continues! Step into the shoes of legendary prosecutor Conrad Cross during a pivotal moment of his journey. Investigate crime scenes, solve mysteries using evidence, and make your case in the courtroom. The burden lies with you to unravel the truth!
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Investigation 19%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Crime 11.6%, Mystery 7.7%
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 31.5%, Investigation 20.8%, Crime 15.2%, Mystery 11.7%, Noir 8.7%
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 "howdunnit" cases that are too tough for the local police to crack and uncover a deeper mystery along the way!
Why similar: Detective 35.9%, Investigation 24.4%, Mystery 11.7%, Crime 9.4%, Puzzle 5.6%
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 25%, Investigation 16.8%, Crime 14.9%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Mystery 9.2%
NINA AQUILA is back for her brightest, boldest, most magical adventure yet!
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Investigation 17.8%, Crime 15.7%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Anime 6.6%
A Mesozoic murder mystery, 4 suspects, 1 truth. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you set out to unravel the case with your team. Will you be able to accurately determine who took the victim's life? Or will your deductions lead you to arrest someone for a crime they did not commit...?
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Investigation 17.5%, Crime 16.5%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Mystery 8.9%
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 26.5%, Investigation 15.5%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Crime 11.2%, Mystery 9.9%
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 25.2%, Investigation 14.2%, Crime 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Mystery 8.5%
Investigate crime scenes, interrogate witnesses and organize your evidence to catch the culprit. Solve multiple different cases in varying areas and talk to many unique and fun characters. Can you solve it? Come and see.
Why similar: Detective 34.9%, Investigation 24.8%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Mystery 9.4%, Puzzle 6.1%
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 25.6%, Crime 15.3%, Investigation 15.1%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Mystery 9.4%
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 36.6%, Investigation 21.9%, Mystery 12.9%, Crime 7.9%, Puzzle 6.3%
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 33%, Crime 19.6%, Mystery 11.7%, Visual Novel 6.9%, Investigation 6.1%
Solve your own murder in this thrilling true crime adventure game. You've come face-to-face with your fate and someone close to you is going to kill you...unless you find out who it is before the time runs out!
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Crime 15.6%, Investigation 14.2%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Mystery 10.2%
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
Why similar: Detective 27.7%, Investigation 19.3%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Crime 8.9%, Mystery 8.3%
A graffiti mocking the Student Council President appears on the walls, and your best friend is the prime suspect! Play as a student detective in HoloTrials: Case Covered. Investigate the high school campus, face off against your rivals, and clear her name in this legal mystery.
Why similar: Detective 34.6%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Investigation 15.5%, Mystery 12.7%, Anime 9.7%
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 25.3%, Investigation 16.9%, Crime 16.1%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Mystery 10.4%
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 37.5%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Mystery 12.4%, Investigation 11.5%, Story Rich 5.9%
In a Detective's Mind is an investigation game that seeks to put you in the role of a detective, who needs to solve cases and deal with obscure problems from his past.
Why similar: Detective 41%, Investigation 25.6%, Crime 13.7%, Story Rich 9.4%, Mystery 8.3%
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 39.1%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Mystery 12.7%, Crime 9.1%, Noir 7.5%
After a mysterious and anonymous phone call to the police, Sonia's body was found in an abandoned public toilet. The more we learn about her, the more mysterious this case becomes. Become the detective, investigate her murder and find out who killed Sonia Verninac.
Why similar: Detective 37.9%, Investigation 17.2%, Crime 11.7%, Mystery 10.7%, Story Rich 8.7%
The greatest detective in São Paolo is dead, and you are the prime suspect in his death. Investigate the detective's past cases, unravel the web of mysteries that binds the great city, and prove your innocence. Enigmatic letters, hidden secrets, and one certainty: Every story has two sides.
Why similar: Detective 31.6%, Investigation 20.6%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Noir 9.4%, Story Rich 7.6%
A closed-off ghost town, and the unsolved bizarre serial murders that once occurred there. A “daily life collapse” suspense × death game novel ADV that depicts the obsessive love and revenge of 11 people whose lives were irrevocably shattered by that horrific incident.
Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Investigation 14.2%, Crime 13.5%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Mystery 7.9%
After being away at college, you meet up with two of your friends at a local movie theatre. What starts out as a simple reunion, quickly unravels to be a gruesome murder mystery with your friend as the victim. It is now your mission to find out who did it, and how in this visual novel style game.
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Investigation 19.4%, Crime 16.9%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Mystery 9.8%
The mask of a legendary thief has been stolen. Follow Detective Time in a point-and-click investigation using her watch to witness key moments and uncover who is behind this new wave of robberies. Observe the past. Investigate the present. Uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 31.2%, Investigation 22.2%, Crime 15.8%, Mystery 9.5%, Puzzle 7%
Immerse yourself in a chilling, interactive cold-case investigation. Review crime scene photos, decrypt restricted hard drives, compare evidence, and deliver your final report in Ashes of Holloway Bay, a dark, atmospheric detective experience where every detail matters.
Why similar: Detective 31.7%, Investigation 20.8%, Crime 18%, Mystery 11.4%, Story Rich 6.2%
A shocking murder has rocked the Ironwood Inn. Play as one of four detectives, each with unique interrogation styles. Search for clues, question suspects, and uncover secrets in this high-stakes mystery. Can you solve the case before time runs out?
Why similar: Detective 34.8%, Crime 23.1%, Mystery 15.8%, Story Rich 5.9%, Puzzle 5.7%
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: Detective 30.7%, Crime 20.6%, Investigation 19.1%, Mystery 11.8%, Story Rich 5.4%
A short non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight. Carefully read and cross-reference documents to unravel a CEO’s disappearance and expose a case of fraud.
Why similar: Detective 32.3%, Investigation 23.1%, Crime 16.4%, Mystery 11.2%, Puzzle 5.8%
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 33.6%, Investigation 20.3%, Crime 14%, Mystery 11.9%, Puzzle 5.9%
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 25.7%, Investigation 18.7%, Crime 14.2%, Mystery 9.9%, Story Rich 6.2%
A story-driven deduction game set in Okayama, Japan, where everyone has an answer—but you need evidence. Examine evidence and records, cross-reference witness accounts, reconstruct timelines, and separate plausible theories from provable facts across six murder investigations.
Why similar: Detective 34.2%, Crime 20.9%, Mystery 15.6%, Investigation 10.7%, Puzzle 6.6%
「ギルド探求団へようこそ！」創立から1000日を迎えたギルドの、パーティ情報を復旧させる『推理パズルゲーム』です。過去1000日を振り返りながら、78人の冒険者が、20隊あるパーティのどこに所属していたのかを特定し、どのような結末を迎えたのかを推理で暴きましょう！それでは──良い旅を！
Why similar: Detective 44.6%, Investigation 27.7%, Mystery 13.2%, Puzzle 8.2%, Adventure 3.8%
I Am The Prosecutor is a non-linear Visual Novel about defending a cute Tomboy named Sophie where you're given just 30 seconds to make the right choice each time. Help make Sophie's case against her abusive mother and give her much needed closure.
Why similar: Detective 33.2%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Story Rich 8.5%, Multiple Endings 7.4%, Anime 7.4%
Become Aaron Drake and experience the thrill of the hunt as you interrogate suspects, spot contradictions, and corner killers across three murder cases — alongside a rookie partner who is trying her very best.
Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Crime 15.6%, Investigation 14.1%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Mystery 9.3%
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 39.3%, Investigation 17.6%, Mystery 13.8%, Crime 12.9%, Puzzle 5.7%
Cyber Detective L solves Paradoxes—bizarre incidents by supernatural Demons—via the social media giant Parrotter. The Cyber Detective Squad, L and his Demon partner Nyasuteria, wield elite hacking and psychic powers to take on the final Paradox investigation.
Why similar: Detective 26.9%, Investigation 19.6%, Mystery 13%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Crime 9.5%
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 25.3%, Investigation 15.9%, Crime 14.1%, Mystery 9.6%, Visual Novel 8.8%
An audio deduction game where you have one task: restore a series of lost podcast episodes.
Why similar: Detective 42.9%, Investigation 28.2%, Mystery 13.5%, Puzzle 5.9%, Story Rich 5.5%
