60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Investigation, Mystery, Crime.
Evidentia is a cooperative detective card game for friends. Each deck is a unique case. Analyze evidence, take risks, question everything — and find out if you can solve it before the final reveal.
It Was Not a Suicide
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.
Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
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!
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 23.7%, Crime 20.8%, Investigation 19.1%, Thriller 14.6%, Mystery 10.3%
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 22.1%, Crime 21.3%, Detective 19.8%, Mystery 10.9%, Text-Based 8.9%
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 22.4%, Crime 19.5%, Thriller 14.6%, Investigation 12.8%, Mystery 9.9%
Solve online cases with 2–6 players: investigate scenes, track leads, compare notes, and piece together the truth in Red Chair where misdirection is real, but evidence wins.
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Crime 19.4%, Investigation 16.7%, Online Co-Op 11.2%, Mystery 9.3%
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 21.1%, Thriller 15.4%, Investigation 14.2%, Crime 13.8%, Mystery 10.2%
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 24.4%, Crime 22%, Investigation 18.8%, Mystery 11.4%, Thriller 10.6%
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 22.5%, Crime 20.9%, Investigation 17.1%, Thriller 14.2%, Mystery 10.3%
A mystery psychological thriller visual novel set in 2000. Follow a serial murder case through the eyes of three characters: the woman, the man, and the detective. With live-action backgrounds and silhouetted characters, every choice branches the story, and one wrong move means game over.
Why similar: Crime 22.1%, Detective 20.4%, Thriller 15.3%, Investigation 13%, Mystery 8.1%
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 36.2%, Crime 20.5%, Investigation 17.2%, Mystery 12%, Adventure 4.1%
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 22%, Investigation 18.4%, Crime 11.3%, Mystery 11%, Text-Based 10.1%
[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 26.7%, Investigation 22.4%, Crime 21.4%, Mystery 12.3%, Choices Matter 6.4%
A psychological detective thriller. Everyone has already decided who did it. You don't have to. Investigate a double death, question everyone who loved them, and discover how much you can trust your own mind.
Why similar: Detective 22%, Crime 18.1%, Investigation 18%, Thriller 13.3%, Mystery 10.7%
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 25.8%, Investigation 20.2%, Crime 18.1%, Mystery 10.6%, Text-Based 8.2%
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 30.8%, Investigation 21.6%, Mystery 14.2%, Thriller 11.9%, Crime 10.5%
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 20.8%, Crime 20.1%, Investigation 18%, Thriller 15.6%, Mystery 10.5%
A mystery adventure game where you investigate 3D evidence and uncover the truth behind each case through the clues left behind.
Why similar: Crime 25%, Detective 23.9%, Investigation 23.2%, Mystery 15.2%, Adventure 4.7%
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 27.8%, Crime 26.9%, Mystery 16.6%, Investigation 10.2%, Text-Based 9.8%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 26.6%, Crime 23.3%, Investigation 22.4%, Mystery 11.5%, Text-Based 9.2%
An investigation and courtroom visual novel set in the electoral courts of a small Brazilian city. A first-case lawyer, a doctored campaign flyer, and a document with a date that does not add up. Two routes of around eight hours, six endings and a final act.
Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Investigation 20.1%, Crime 17.6%, Mystery 12.3%, Text-Based 7.5%
Investigate a series of murders at an abandoned school, examine evidence, connect clues, and reconstruct each crime. In this 2D psychological mystery adventure, every answer points to the dating sim heroine you trusted most—but is she truly the killer?
Why similar: Detective 26%, Investigation 22.1%, Mystery 15.2%, Crime 14.4%, Thriller 11.8%
Find the Golden Pineapple and the crimes against the Mayans. In Pineapple Legend, solve investigations with amusing and humorous situations. Explore the city of Takitani: investigate, solve puzzles, collect cards, equip accessories, fish, garden, fight in the arena, and increase your affinity!!!
Why similar: Crime 18.5%, Detective 17.9%, Investigation 17.1%, Card Game 13%, Text-Based 8.9%
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 22.8%, Detective 22.8%, Investigation 19.5%, Thriller 13.3%, Mystery 13.2%
A new kind of detective game where you uncover cases entirely represented with cards. Interrogate any character about ANY other card. Dissect the events that lead to Eliott Brown's demise... Then write your own thrilling investigation stories and share them to fellow detectives around the world.
Why similar: Detective 16.5%, Investigation 15.1%, Thriller 13.4%, Card Game 13.2%, Crime 12.1%
A noir detective game played at your desk. Read evidence photos, CCTV footage and records, compare fingerprints and voices, and fill in the suspect matrix yourself before you accuse anyone. Juggle action points, fees and deadlines across eight cases as a criminal organization closes in.
Why similar: Detective 26.4%, Investigation 21.3%, Crime 18.6%, Mystery 11.5%, Thriller 9.3%
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 34.8%, Investigation 25.5%, Crime 18.4%, Mystery 9.3%, Story Rich 8.1%
An interrogation adventure where you play as the lead detective. Exploit suspects’ weaknesses, shake their resolve, and force the truth out of them. Use the weaknesses of a cast of unique suspects to uncover the truth behind the case.
Why similar: Crime 23.2%, Detective 20.1%, Thriller 13.1%, Investigation 10.1%, Text-Based 8.9%
As an independent police consultant, you're pulled into the hunt for a serial killer leaving cryptographic ciphers. Play as a detective, analyze crime scenes, and master real decryption methods. Your choices determine if you catch the killer and how many lives are saved.
Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Crime 18.9%, Investigation 17.9%, Thriller 13.4%, Choices Matter 7.5%
It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.
Why similar: Detective 24.8%, Crime 24.2%, Mystery 12.6%, Investigation 10.6%, Text-Based 9.4%
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 28.9%, Investigation 20.3%, Crime 19.7%, Mystery 12.5%, Text-Based 9.1%
In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.
Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Crime 21.1%, Investigation 15.9%, Thriller 11.6%, Mystery 10.7%
The noir detective game where you can bribe people for puzzle hints.
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Crime 21%, Thriller 17%, Investigation 16.4%, Mystery 9.2%
You wake up locked up in an unknown place with 8 strangers. Who are these people ? Why are you here ? You have a bad feeling. But suddenly, the phone rings, and it's up to you : Will you dare answer and go deeper in this mysterious plot ? Will you reveal the horrible truth... and survive it ?
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Investigation 21.6%, Crime 15.2%, Mystery 13.2%, Thriller 12.4%
Take on the role of Detective Kobayashi, the one and only genius detective who has a reputation for solving any case, however dark or difficult...if he isn't playing games at the office or awkwardly hitting on girls, that is.
Why similar: Crime 26.5%, Detective 24.4%, Investigation 14.4%, Mystery 11.9%, Text-Based 9.1%
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 21.7%, Crime 20.3%, Investigation 16.6%, Thriller 14.9%, Mystery 10.5%
You make every interaction with her feel like coincidence. You know her far more than she could ever imagine. But you don't seem to realize, a butterfliy don't usually fly into the net on their own.
Why similar: Crime 18.1%, Thriller 17.9%, Investigation 15.4%, Detective 15.1%, Mystery 12.4%
A 3D psychological detective thriller in a radical film noir style. Explore immersive environments, examine clues from every angle, and connect your evidence on a deduction board to solve a dark conspiracy. Use your pure logic to untangle the truth.
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Investigation 18.4%, Crime 18.4%, Thriller 15.2%, Mystery 10.3%
Murder on the train? It doesn't matter, it's no longer our concern! Ladies and gentlemen, don't worry, we have four detectives who can handle this! After all, there's nothing complicated about murder investigations, right?
Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Party Game 17.6%, Crime 17.4%, Investigation 14.6%, Online Co-Op 12.7%
What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?
Why similar: Crime 23.7%, Detective 21.6%, Thriller 18.8%, Investigation 15.3%, Mystery 11.2%
In this atmospheric social deduction game, 3–7 players take on different roles around the same table, play their cards, and try to identify the right target. Decide who to trust, draw your weapon, and make sure your side is the one left standing.
Why similar: Card Game 18.3%, Party Game 17%, Crime 16.4%, Detective 15%, Tabletop 11.9%
The Silver Case – the debut title from world-renowned developer SUDA51 has been fully remastered and localized to English for the first time ever!
Why similar: Crime 23.1%, Detective 18.8%, Investigation 18.7%, Text-Based 11.8%, Mystery 10.7%
N.O.X. is a co-op horror game where up to four players take on the roles of paranormal investigators. Players must find clues, identify the type of spirit, and banish it using their tools, either alone or together with their crew.
Why similar: Investigation 21.5%, Online Co-Op 18.2%, Detective 17.7%, Team-Based 16.1%, Crime 9.1%
Join a serial killer enthusiast group to solve the town's recent murders in this mystery visual novel adventure, featuring point-and-click and text-based investigation and a detailed story.
Why similar: Thriller 19.1%, Investigation 18.9%, Crime 17%, Detective 17%, Mystery 12.4%
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 31.5%, Detective 30%, Mystery 17.8%, Choices Matter 6.4%, Adventure 5.8%
This year's Desire Hierarchy has begun. The stakes are now deadly. Hop into The Specter's Desire, a Visual Novel in which you play against the city's top talents to save your parents. Includes puzzling gameplay that has you tearing down arguments, hatching schemes, and revealing the truth!
Why similar: Card Game 19.3%, Detective 17.7%, Text-Based 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%, Thriller 9.1%
Who Do Voodoo is a multiplayer party game of real-time combat and social deduction for up to 16 players. Collect and craft cards, cast spells to deal damage and defeat opponents, or deceive your friends using proximity voice chat.
Why similar: Party Game 19.6%, Detective 16.4%, Team-Based 15.9%, Investigation 15.1%, Card Game 13.7%
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 27.7%, Crime 26.3%, Investigation 14.2%, Mystery 13.5%, Choices Matter 5.1%
You are sentenced to death in the torture chamber! To stop the approaching saw, you must solve 2-player co-op or 4-player 2v2 competitive asymmetric puzzles. As the silent guide and the circuit solver, race against time and escape execution!
Why similar: Team-Based 31.2%, Party Game 27.9%, Thriller 16%, Online Co-Op 8.8%, Multiplayer 7.9%
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: Crime 22.4%, Detective 22.3%, Investigation 17.6%, Mystery 12%, Thriller 9.6%
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 29.5%, Crime 23.7%, Investigation 21.7%, Mystery 13.1%, Story Rich 7%
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 26.7%, Crime 22.1%, Investigation 16.2%, Mystery 11.6%, Story Rich 6.4%
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 30.4%, Investigation 23%, Crime 19.7%, Mystery 11.5%, Story Rich 6.3%
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 33.3%, Investigation 26.5%, Mystery 14.2%, Crime 13.8%, Adventure 4.7%
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 23.5%, Investigation 19.8%, Text-Based 16.5%, Mystery 14.8%, Crime 12.9%
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 26.8%, Investigation 20.4%, Crime 16%, Mystery 13.6%, Text-Based 11.7%
A genealogy deduction game set in Republican-era China. Play as a lawyer, search newspapers, case files, letters, and old photos, and follow clues to identify people and uncover family ties. Reconstruct the Chen family tree and uncover the secrets behind your commission.
Why similar: Detective 33.9%, Investigation 26.9%, Mystery 13.3%, Text-Based 11.6%, Story Rich 6.3%
Become a forensic specialist in a realistic crime lab simulator. Investigate crime scenes, collect microscopic evidence, and identify perpetrators in the lab using DNA and digital analysis. Based on the experience and insights of experts from the State Criminal Police Office Rhineland-Palatinate.
Why similar: Crime 31%, Investigation 27%, Detective 16.9%, Choices Matter 7.7%, Thriller 4.7%
Your statement is already on record. Search messages, social media, and your calendar for evidence. Defend your story, explain contradictions, or shift the blame. What you submit will change the investigation and the story.
Why similar: Investigation 23.8%, Detective 23.5%, Mystery 12.6%, Text-Based 10.4%, Choices Matter 8.8%
The Lawyer - Episode 1: The White Bag is the first part of an episodic adventure game which combines gripping crime story with classic courtroom drama. Immerse yourself into a world set in early 90’s in which you gather (or fabricate!) evidence, deduct and run fierce courtroom battles.
Why similar: Crime 19.1%, Detective 18.1%, Investigation 16.1%, Thriller 14.7%, Mystery 8.8%
Final Night At Hotel is a horror game for up to 5 players. Together, you must investigate the creature haunting the hotel, collect clues, and vote each night for determine the strategy to defeat it. When night falls, your goal is clear: kill or exorcise the creature...
Why similar: Investigation 21.1%, Detective 19.9%, Team-Based 16%, Online Co-Op 12.9%, Thriller 12.3%
