Games Like Evidence Officer

Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.

Why similar: Detective 34.2%, Crime 19.8%, Investigation 17.9%, Mystery 14.6%, Adventure 6.1%

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 26.1%, Crime 25.7%, Mystery 20.1%, Investigation 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 8%

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 24.3%, Crime 22.3%, Investigation 20.5%, Mystery 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 7.2%

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 26.4%, Crime 21.7%, Investigation 21.3%, Mystery 15.1%, Story Rich 5.2%

A true crime detective game where you map suspects, reconstruct timelines, and use deduction to find the truth everyone missed.

Why similar: Investigation 25.4%, Detective 22%, Crime 19.8%, Mystery 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 7.6%

[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 26.4%, Investigation 24.2%, Crime 21.5%, Mystery 15.7%, Story Rich 4.3%

A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.

Why similar: Crime 22.4%, Detective 22.4%, Investigation 21.5%, Mystery 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 7.7%

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: Crime 26.7%, Detective 24.8%, Investigation 19.8%, Mystery 16%, Adventure 5.8%

Can you think like a killer? In this short murder mystery find details in evidence, interpret criminal behaviors and prove your worth to the FBI as new detective Desmond.

Why similar: Detective 27.9%, Investigation 24.9%, Crime 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Mystery 8.9%

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: Investigation 26.6%, Crime 23.9%, Detective 21.8%, Mystery 15.4%, Adventure 6.6%

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 34.1%, Investigation 27.5%, Crime 18.4%, Mystery 11.7%, Story Rich 6.6%

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 27.2%, Investigation 23.2%, Crime 21.2%, Mystery 17%, Story Rich 4.2%

A murder-mystery visual novel about a young man who inherits a charming English hotel. Some would say he’s fortunate, but with a growing list of unexplained disasters and murder, has his luck finally run out?

Why similar: Investigation 23.4%, Crime 18.3%, Detective 18.2%, Mystery 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%

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 29%, Crime 24.1%, Mystery 15.2%, Investigation 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%

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 31.2%, Investigation 27.2%, Mystery 17.1%, Crime 13.2%, Adventure 6.9%

《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: Crime 22.7%, Detective 20.3%, Investigation 17%, Mystery 14%, Interactive Fiction 10%

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 21.1%, Investigation 19.7%, Crime 18.7%, Mystery 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%

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 25.9%, Investigation 23.7%, Crime 21.2%, Mystery 13.3%, Adventure 7.7%

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 27.1%, Investigation 22.6%, Crime 18.4%, Mystery 16.3%, Adventure 6.7%

Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.

Why similar: Detective 27%, Investigation 24.9%, Crime 24.2%, Mystery 15%, Adventure 4.6%

Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller with narrative adventure elements and unsettling details. Join Detective Bennett on his final case and uncover dark secrets in a world where reality bends and sanity wavers.

Why similar: Crime 21.3%, Detective 19.4%, Investigation 17.4%, Mystery 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%

A psychological horror detective simulation set in Rainier Falls in 2005. Uncover the truth behind Adele's death by finding contradictions in the case files. Are you brilliant enough to expose the suspects' lies in a single attempt? Because you only get one chance to make an arrest.

Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Crime 24.7%, Investigation 24.3%, Mystery 15.4%, Adventure 2.3%

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: Crime 31.2%, Detective 29.1%, Mystery 22.3%, Adventure 8.7%, Story Rich 4.2%

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 28.1%, Investigation 21.8%, Crime 18.8%, Mystery 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 6.3%

Explore Silhouette: Chapter One - A First-Person, Story-Driven Mystery Adventure. Assume the role of Jim Grayson, an unwavering homicide detective hot on the trail of a disturbing serial killer with confusing motives.

Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Crime 23%, Investigation 20.2%, Mystery 14.3%, Adventure 5.4%

A detective investigates nine seemingly unrelated deaths in a corrupt 1949 port city. Search for clues, question witnesses, connect every piece of evidence through pure deduction, and uncover the conspiracy hiding behind every case.

Why similar: Crime 24.7%, Detective 21.4%, Investigation 21.3%, Mystery 14.4%, Adventure 9.7%

An evidence-based detective game set in rural India. Investigate your friend's disappearance by searching crime scenes, interrogating suspects, and presenting proof to break through lies. Race against time to expose a conspiracy before the 9:45 PM train leaves.

Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Crime 21.2%, Investigation 20.3%, Mystery 14%, Interactive Fiction 6.5%

The 3rd installment in the Case Files series. An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.

Why similar: Crime 23.6%, Detective 22.1%, Investigation 21.5%, Mystery 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%

Investigate a replayable Hollywood murder mystery where everyone has something to hide. Question guests, uncover contradictions, and identify the killer before they escape justice.

Why similar: Crime 23.7%, Detective 23.2%, Investigation 21.7%, Mystery 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 5.1%

You play as a tourist trapped in a scam compound. fight to survive, sneak around and seize escape chances. Gather hidden clues, master scam skills reluctantly to survive, meet captives stuck here for various reasons, dig out its dark secrets, and choose between escaping the den or ruling it.

Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Investigation 23.2%, Crime 21.5%, Mystery 11.9%, Adventure 5.9%

A narrative detective game about solving mysteries through investigation, evidence, and conversation. Question suspects in your own words, photograph clues, and piece together the truth in a town full of secrets. Who is lying, and what are they hiding?

Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Investigation 21.5%, Crime 18.2%, Mystery 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 5.9%

Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Play as the great detective and track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul…

Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Crime 23.2%, Investigation 16.4%, Mystery 14.9%, Adventure 6%

Lu Yan has 9 days to find the truth and bring five strangers back alive. Hours of cinematic video — surveillance, dashcam, interrogations — are the evidence you study; a punishing board demands you connect 130+ clues and 70+ deductions by hand. Stuck? Spend Intuition. 6–8 hours.

Why similar: Crime 26.5%, Detective 24%, Investigation 21.9%, Mystery 16.8%, Adventure 4%

The Wolf is Dead is a murder mystery game. When the Big Bad Wolf is found murdered at a party for his biopic, you're called in. Interrogate suspects, investigate the scene of the crime and use this to travel back in time and reconstruct the events of the evening. Who killed Alexander Wolff?

Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Crime 26.4%, Mystery 17.1%, Investigation 15.3%, Story Rich 4.1%

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 27.4%, Investigation 25.2%, Crime 22.5%, Mystery 16.1%, Adventure 3.6%

An audio deduction game where you have one task: restore a series of lost podcast episodes.

Why similar: Detective 36%, Investigation 30.5%, Mystery 19.1%, Adventure 6.8%, Story Rich 3.9%

You're an insurance investigator. Review evidence, spot fraud, make decisions. Every case is a puzzle — approve, reject, or negotiate. Limited energy, a ticking clock, and your reputation on the line

Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Crime 21.9%, Investigation 17.2%, Mystery 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 7%

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 26.5%, Investigation 23.2%, Crime 19.9%, Mystery 14.7%, Adventure 7.8%

A secluded mountain resort, 10 friends, 1 murderer. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you solve various mysteries throughout the night. Will you be able to reach the truth and uncover the culprit’s identity? Or will your deductions lead you to blame someone completely innocent...?

Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Investigation 22.4%, Crime 16.2%, Mystery 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%

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 29.8%, Investigation 24.7%, Crime 19.7%, Mystery 14.5%, Story Rich 5.1%

DETECTIVE The Motel is a deduction game where, to advance, you must take a pencil and a piece of paper and write down everything that seems like evidence in order to answer all the questions that arise. Solving the case will depend only on you.

Why similar: Crime 28.4%, Detective 26.1%, Investigation 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Story Rich 4.6%

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: Investigation 24%, Detective 23.4%, Crime 18.5%, Mystery 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 6%

One cold case, four deathbed flashbacks. Every shift in perspective overturns the "truth" you believed. Story-driven, with exploration, deduction, puzzles, and combat. Ready for a mind-bending thrill ride with twists at every turn?

Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Crime 21.5%, Investigation 21%, Mystery 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 6.9%

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 23.3%, Crime 22.4%, Investigation 17.7%, Mystery 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%

This is an original orthodox detective mystery game. The player suddenly takes possession of Roran, who hopes to report to the academy. You must investigate and deduce the truth behind a series of bizarre incidents that obstruct his journey, helping him successfully reach the academy.

Why similar: Detective 29.7%, Investigation 22.9%, Crime 20.7%, Mystery 16.6%, Adventure 5.3%

A short, choose your own adventure detective experience, where your choices matter.

Why similar: Crime 23.8%, Detective 22.3%, Investigation 21%, Mystery 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%

From a single bone to a name and the truth. A forensic mystery adventure where every case starts with the evidence. Search crime scenes, analyze bones, outwit lying witnesses, and close all 7 cases with your brilliant colleagues — plus 5 minigames and one very good dog. Hand-drawn comic-book style.

Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Investigation 20.9%, Crime 20.4%, Mystery 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 5%

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: Crime 24.3%, Detective 21.4%, Investigation 20.6%, Mystery 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 10%

Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a series of sabotage incidents on the Louisiana bayou.

Why similar: Investigation 23.2%, Crime 23.2%, Detective 19.6%, Mystery 17.6%, Adventure 5.6%

An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.

Why similar: Crime 23.5%, Detective 22.8%, Investigation 20.9%, Mystery 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 6.4%

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: Crime 24%, Investigation 22%, Detective 20.3%, Mystery 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%

Test your detective instincts across three challenging cases. No hints, no help—just you, your intuition, and your ability to piece together the truth. Can you solve the mystery?

Why similar: Crime 28.2%, Investigation 25%, Detective 19.8%, Mystery 16.1%, Adventure 5.2%

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 33.1%, Investigation 25.4%, Mystery 19.7%, Crime 11.5%, Adventure 5.4%

The Cold Cases: Remembering Jory is a story rich, investigative mystery game where your only tools are your contacts and the people you can find and get to talk to you. Read through old internet archives, pick out what is important, and solve the mystery of the 10 year old cold case.

Why similar: Investigation 21.5%, Crime 19.7%, Detective 19.3%, Mystery 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%

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 29.7%, Crime 28.6%, Mystery 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%, Investigation 7.1%

A hardcore deductive reasoning game for fans of the “true crime” genre. Only by unraveling the logic and grasping at the motivations behind each case can the crimes be completely solved. Perfect as a social-style mystery fiction.

Why similar: Investigation 27.5%, Crime 25%, Detective 23.3%, Mystery 15.7%, Adventure 2.8%

A point-and-click deduction game where you unravel complex events. Explore frozen moments in time, analyze the scene, and fill in the blanks. Piece together the who, how, and why behind each curious scenario.

Why similar: Investigation 33.4%, Detective 30.9%, Mystery 26.2%, Adventure 7.8%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Follow amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to Ireland to investigate the disappearance of a famous writer.

Why similar: Detective 22.8%, Investigation 20.3%, Mystery 16.9%, Crime 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%

Crimson Seer is a fantasy detective puzzle game. Investigate murder scenes frozen in time, gather clues, and deduce motive, method, and location. Use your prophetic visions to uncover sinister elven plots, ancient mysteries, and dark rituals in an underground world.

Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Investigation 23%, Crime 19.5%, Mystery 18.3%, Adventure 4.8%

In 1991 Ruth Choi was murdered, it was whittled down to 6 suspects, but the case was never solved. Watch interviews, go through evidence and build your case. A game where you are never told who the killer is, unless you convict them. Use your own deductive skills to find out, who killed Ruth Choi.

Why similar: Crime 33.8%, Detective 30.5%, Mystery 15.9%, Investigation 11.6%, Story Rich 2.8%