- #1 Death by Deduction
97% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Snarkle Studios
Windows
Death by Deduction is a unique blend of logic puzzle and classic murder mystery set in an old English manor during the 1970s. Explore the manor, examine evidence, and question suspects to deduce who the murderer is in "Death by Deduction".
Why similar: Logic 21.8%, Detective 21.6%, Investigation 15.3%, Puzzle 11.8%, Mystery 9.6%
- #2 TellTale - Casino Murder Case
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: NeruyaPub: Team Detective
Windows
[Telltale - Casino Murder] is a full-voice indie mystery game with the youngest lawyer, Kang Ho-yeon, who reveals the truth of the casino murder case and achieves innocence at trial.
Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Investigation 17.8%, Mystery 17.5%, Logic 12.7%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #3 Epigraph
96% matchVery Positive92% of 258 reviews2024
Dev: Matthew Brown
Windows
Epigraph is a short, challenging, language decipherment puzzle game.
Why similar: Detective 29.6%, Investigation 19.4%, Logic 18.3%, Puzzle 12.8%, Mystery 12.2%
- #4 The Marsh Manor Mystery
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: castergrams
Windows · Mac
Something strange happened in the old manor, but the Pond's premier puzzle-solver is here to uncover the truth. In this ribbiting and cozy mystery, explore the grounds, journey into the past, and unearth the secrets buried at Marsh Manor.
Why similar: Detective 35.2%, Investigation 24.4%, Mystery 15%, Puzzle 14.5%, Casual 9.8%
- #5 Artificial: Proxy Bar
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HinaGames
Windows
Within a universe dominated by Artificial Intelligences, you step into the shoes of an AI detective to solve the mystery hidden within the Proxy Bar, a jazz club. You can ask the suspects ANYTHING, but will you ask the right questions?
Why similar: Detective 28.1%, Investigation 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Mystery 13.7%, Logic 11.3%
- #6 The Roottrees are Dead
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,749 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Detective 33.3%, Investigation 18.1%, Mystery 16.9%, Puzzle 12.1%, Logic 10.8%
- #7 The Detective's Apprentice
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: darqwerful
Windows
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 cases that are too tough for the local police to crack.
Why similar: Detective 34.8%, Investigation 23.3%, Mystery 14.8%, Logic 12%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #8 Puzzle Spy International
92% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Travel-Friendly Cake
Windows · Mac · Linux
Pursue diamond thieves and a trail of cryptic puzzles in this short ‘60s spy adventure. As Agent Epsilon you’ll choose your path as you chat with (or chat up!) suspicious contacts. Deduce the puzzle rules, decode cryptograms and decipher clues as you solve wordplay & logic puzzles across the globe!
Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Investigation 16.6%, Logic 13.1%, Mystery 12.6%, Conversation 10.2%
- #9 Legion Was Here
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Geoffroy MondePub: Surefire.Games
Windows
You are Legion, a secret agent who can change his appearance at will. Use your investigative and chameleon skills to infiltrate enemy ranks!
Why similar: Detective 25.4%, Investigation 20.1%, Stealth 15.1%, Logic 11.8%, Mystery 10.9%
- #10 Alchemist: Journey of the Soul Prologue
91% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: OnSkull Games
Windows
First-person escape room game. Use your magical abilities to solve puzzles or navigate through areas! Explore, use items, brew potions and unlock your full alchemical potential. Are you willing to do what it takes to claim a soul of your own?
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Investigation 18.9%, Logic 15.2%, Puzzle 11.6%, Mystery 10.3%
- #11 Logic Grid Puzzle
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RapidAnt
Windows
Logic Grid Puzzle is a multilingual story-driven logical deduction game in which you have to discover the whole story by using partially given facts.A pleasant yet challenging recreation for lovers of logical games and mystery-solving games.Are you ready for the challenge?
Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Investigation 19.1%, Logic 18.1%, Mystery 11.9%, Puzzle 10%
- #12 Detective Hindsight
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Broccoli Bunny Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 35.9%, Investigation 21.2%, Mystery 16.6%, Logic 11.4%, Puzzle 11.2%
- #13 Death at Sycamore Hall
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hesperus Games
Windows · Mac
An arcane detective game set in an ill-fated magical academy. Find traces of magic and deduce the meaning of incantations. Examine scenes for clues to help you piece together the story, and determine the identity and fate of each former resident.
Why similar: Detective 34.1%, Investigation 24.2%, Logic 16.5%, Mystery 15.9%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #14 The hidden game society
89% matchMixed68% of 31 reviews2021
Dev: digital2 games
Windows
The hidden game society is a digital escape room experience. You have been invited to be a member of this mysterious club. You will find yourself alone and trapped in this curious board game-themed room full of atmosphere. Use your wit and deduction skills to find a way out.
Why similar: Detective 34.8%, Investigation 20.5%, Logic 12.8%, Mystery 11.7%, Puzzle 11.4%
- #15 ギルド探求団へようこそ!
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 740 reviews2026
Dev: ぱるそに工房
Windows
「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 42%, Investigation 26.3%, Mystery 16.7%, Puzzle 14.2%, Indie 0.9%
- #16 Signal & Echo: Iris is Missing (demo)
87% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2022
Dev: Kini Games
Windows
A point-and-click adventure with innovative detective mechanics. Help Ollie, a fledgling reporter on his first day at the Signal & Echo newspaper, to solve the mystery behind a schoolgirl's disappearance. Developed by an ex-journalist.
Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Investigation 22%, Mystery 13.5%, Logic 11.6%, Puzzle 10.5%
- #17 Cracks Where the Light Gets In
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Highland Boundary
Windows · Mac
You've been confined your whole life. Peering through cracks and eavesdropping passes the time, but it won't change the world. Until a foreign military threatens your home and forces you to act. Solve a cozy and fiendish detective-mystery, making logical deductions from limited perspectives.
Why similar: Detective 41.7%, Logic 15.2%, Investigation 13.9%, Puzzle 13.8%, Mystery 10.4%
- #18 Code: 9
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Riding Turtles
Windows
Resurrected through fusion with the hostile entity K.L.A.R.A., you now owe a debt to the Resistance. Explore crime scenes without quest markers, write your deductions in your own words rather than choosing pre-made answers, and expose lies during intense interrogations.
Why similar: Detective 22%, Investigation 16.2%, Logic 13.3%, Mystery 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
- #19 Linework
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Overlyunderqualified
Windows
A puzzle-detective game set in 1990s China: play as a forensic artist, interview witnesses, drag and drop testimony and documents, sketch suspects from clues, and piece together evidence to solve mysterious crimes.
Why similar: Detective 30.4%, Investigation 21.2%, Logic 17.1%, Mystery 15%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%
- #20 Case Sealed
84% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Mergen Games
Windows
You found a new opportunity to save your daughter. The authorities who learned about your situation gave you a job opportunity. You have to be successful in this job, which is your last chance, and save up for your daughter's surgery. Remember, you only have 30 days.
Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Investigation 19.1%, Logic 15%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #21 The Duke is Dead
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bunk Bed Software, LLC
Windows
The duke is dead! Collect clues, solve puzzles, and use deduction to find the killer. Put your detective skills to the test to unravel the trail of crimes and uncover the truth!
Why similar: Detective 38.8%, Mystery 17.9%, Investigation 17.2%, Logic 13.6%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #22 Nancy Drew®: Mystery of the Seven Keys™
82% matchMixed56% of 326 reviews2024
Dev: HeR Interactive
Windows · Mac
A thrilling blend of adventure, mystery, and history! Play as Nancy Drew to uncover the truth behind the theft of a client's heirloom necklace. Solve challenging puzzles, uncover a sinister web of cyber crime, and sleuth through Prague's mysterious streets entwined with medieval legends and alchemy.
Why similar: Detective 28%, Investigation 20.3%, Mystery 15.1%, Puzzle 10.7%, Logic 9.4%
- #23 Dr. What & Detective Son
82% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: VILQ
Windows · Mac · Linux
Join Dr. What and Detective Son on an exhilarating journey through mind-bending puzzles and perplexing mysteries in this immersive logic game! With multiple levels to conquer, sharpen your deductive skills and unravel intricate cases.
Why similar: Detective 29.4%, Logic 22.5%, Puzzle 16.1%, Text-Based 13.3%, Mystery 11.6%
- #24 Deductopia Demo
81% matchPositive96% of 49 reviews2025
Dev: Nightwell Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
So you think you're a detective? Try your skills in the world of Deductopia! This demo features three zany and creative chapters about chaos in the classroom, mix-ups on the hiking trail, and confusion at the scout camp. Match everyone with the right names, pets, goals, and belongings to win!
Why similar: Detective 33.3%, Investigation 19.7%, Mystery 18.8%, Logic 16.2%, Puzzle 12.1%
- #25 Murder Mystery Mayhem AI
81% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: AI Media Design
Windows
Murder Mystery Mayhem AI is a single-player detective game set in a stylish 1920s world of secrets, suspicion, and social intrigue. Talk freely to a colorful cast of cunning suspects, gather clues, uncover motives, and deduce who among them is the killer.
Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Investigation 17.9%, Mystery 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Logic 9.7%
- #26 Deductopia
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nightwell Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore the scenes, find clues, and sort out people, pets, and belongings in this cozy slice-of-life detective puzzle game. Fans of Duck Detective, Little Problems, and The Case of the Worst Day Ever will enjoy this new deduction game for all ages.
Why similar: Detective 37.5%, Investigation 25.3%, Logic 14.5%, Puzzle 11.7%, Mystery 10.9%
- #27 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 174 reviews2025
Dev: coly Inc.
Windows · Mac
Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi's first case, the Honjin Murder Mystery. Honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo lay dead in a bed of blood on the night of their wedding. Kosuke Kindaichi searches for the truth about this locked room murder mystery. However...
Why similar: Detective 27%, Investigation 19.2%, Mystery 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #28 Murders on the Yangtze River
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,376 reviews2024
Dev: OMEGAMES STUDIO
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"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 37.7%, Investigation 15.6%, Puzzle 13%, Mystery 12.4%, Logic 12.2%
- #29 Mens Rea
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mens Rea DeveloperPub: Mens Rea Publisher
Windows · Linux
A completely open-dialog murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 26.3%, Investigation 20.9%, Mystery 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #30 The Case of the Worst Day Ever
77% matchVery Positive98% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Hero Game Co LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A deceptively difficult deduction game about one very unfortunate family. Revisit their worst moments, form your own conclusions, and solve this silly yet challenging mystery.
Why similar: Detective 28.5%, Investigation 21%, Logic 15.9%, Mystery 14.2%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #31 Spatial Puzzle 3D
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DGMUMU
Windows
This is a casual puzzle game that combines spatial logic and brain-teasing challenges.The game features simple controls and a relaxed pace with a satisfying level of challenge. It is designed for players who enjoy Sudoku, Rubik’s Cube, and other spatial logic puzzles.
Why similar: Detective 41.2%, Logic 30.7%, Puzzle 14.8%, Casual 6.4%, Exploration 5.2%
- #32 Dance Dance Detective
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blue Tango Street
Windows
Go undercover as a ballroom dance teacher on a cruise ship full of wacky murder suspects. Create dance routines to uncover their dark secrets, follow the leads, and combine clues to find who killed the head scientist of the Bolero Chocolate Company.
Why similar: Detective 34.3%, Investigation 22.7%, Mystery 16.3%, Puzzle 10.1%, Logic 6.4%
- #33 Spooky Crew: Mask of the Mysterium
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Matt Sanderson
Windows
Join the Spooky Crew and uncover the secret of the Mask of the Mysterium in this point and click adventure game. An encounter with a masked figure leads the crew to investigate the secrets of a local museum.
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Investigation 16.9%, Logic 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Mystery 11.1%
- #34 Symbols
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blizz Haeden
Windows
Symbols is a story-driven puzzle game that you can experience solo or with a friend. Investigate intriguing cases, uncover hidden clues, and piece together the mystery step by step. Follow every lead, examine every detail, and leave no stone unturned.
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Puzzle 12.3%, Logic 11.4%, Stealth 10.5%, Conversation 10.3%
- #35 Major's Heart
75% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Dormouse
Windows
A sci-fi detective game where you interrogate the brain scans of crime victims. Uncover the hidden truth behind the dystopian regime by any means necessary.
Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Investigation 18%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Puzzle 12.1%, Mystery 11%
- #36 Neighborhood Video
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Alex CarlsonPub: Almost Playable Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Crack the case of the missing video store employee in this 3D point and click mystery game by solving escape room puzzles, combing the computer database, and stocking shelves as an undercover detective posing as a cashier during your first weekend at the suspiciously understaffed Neighborhood Video.
Why similar: Detective 29.2%, Investigation 21%, Mystery 17%, Text-Based 8.6%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #37 Scene Investigators
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 971 reviews2023
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Scene Investigators is a hardcore deductive reasoning game for fans of the "true crime" genre. Step into re-created crime scenes, observe closely for pieces of evidence, analyze possible motives behind the crimes, and uncover what truly happened.
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Investigation 25%, Logic 16.7%, Mystery 14.4%, Puzzle 10%
- #38 Marcella Moon: Secret on the Hill
76% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2020
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
Follow amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to Ireland to investigate the disappearance of a famous writer.
Why similar: Detective 26.9%, Investigation 18.3%, Mystery 15.4%, Puzzle 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%
- #39 GRIDBUSTERS
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jion Interactive
Windows
A logic deduction game. Read the room. Deduce, don't guess. Bust the case.
Why similar: Detective 34.3%, Investigation 21.5%, Logic 20.7%, Puzzle 11.1%, Text-Based 7.7%
- #40 In Memoriam
73% 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 39.6%, Investigation 18.3%, Mystery 16.2%, Puzzle 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.1%
- #41 A Case of Fraud
70% matchVery Positive98% of 365 reviews2025
Dev: Hesperus Games
Windows · Mac
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 33.9%, Investigation 23.9%, Mystery 15.4%, Logic 15%, Puzzle 10.7%
- #42 City of Voices
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kini Games
Windows
A short Golden Idol-like deduction game about a young girl who is catapulted from her suburban life into the mysterious world of the ancient Maya. Investigate a series of moments frozen in time. Examine clues and solve puzzles to uncover a story full of twists and turns.
Why similar: Detective 31.7%, Investigation 23%, Mystery 16.1%, Puzzle 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
- #43 Grill'd: The Vanishing
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Yellow Room
Windows
[Grill'd] is a dinner party detective game played from the first-person perspective of a royal investigator. Trapped in a mansion located in the estate of a fallen aristocrat, collect clues about the cases, connect them to one another, and interrogate the suspect to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 30.8%, Investigation 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Logic 14.5%, Mystery 7.8%
- #44 Codename:Twilight
71% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: ArarwayS
Windows
The treacherous world of Cyber Neon and Data Mist, with the core gameplay of puzzle solving, deduction and parkour. Single-player or multi-player play as a time and space hacker, collect the subtle evidence scattered everywhere, to reveal the unknown shocking truth.
Why similar: Detective 31.7%, Investigation 17.3%, Stealth 13.6%, Puzzle 12.4%, Online Co-Op 12.3%
- #45 Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery
72% matchVery Positive88% of 834 reviews2021
Dev: Kiary Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Everybody are missing in a town. Find the answers of town mystery in a point and click adventure game with escape the room mechanics
Why similar: Detective 26.6%, Investigation 18.8%, Logic 18.3%, Mystery 14.7%, Puzzle 12.1%
- #46 On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 373 Studio
Windows
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 34.3%, Investigation 22.9%, Puzzle 11.8%, Logic 11.5%, Mystery 9.8%
- #47 The Ratline
68% matchVery Positive92% of 157 reviews2026
Dev: Owlskip Games
Windows · Mac
A murdered priest. A secret list. Hunt Nazi fugitives across the globe in this gritty 1971 detective thriller. Analyze evidence, follow leads, and make sharp deductions before the trail goes cold. From the creators of Family, Rivals, Conspiracy, Echo Beach and Riley & Rochelle.
Why similar: Detective 37.5%, Investigation 25.8%, Mystery 16.1%, Puzzle 10.3%, Logic 9.5%
- #48 52Hertz
69% matchVery Positive88% of 102 reviews2026
Dev: Moonlit Apple
Windows
An eternally snowbound town. An inescapable time loop. A group of travelers trapped between memory and truth…You will embody Mo Shi, the amnesiac protagonist, stepping into this enigmatic town known as the "Singularity" , partner with the protagonist to solve murder cases and expose the killer.
Why similar: Detective 26.8%, Logic 16.7%, Investigation 14.6%, Mystery 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
- #49 Reports from Vera Cruz
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Monkey Suits
Windows
Investigate the country of Vera Cruz in this journalistic first-person adventure! Solve puzzles, take photos of clues and report news exposing the horrific truths behind General Galba and his bizarre government!
Why similar: Detective 30.1%, Investigation 20.3%, Mystery 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Conversation 8.5%
- #50 Marcella Moon: Saboteurs on the River
71% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a series of sabotage incidents on the Louisiana bayou.
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Investigation 21.6%, Mystery 16.5%, Logic 12.9%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #51 Wrongly Accused
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Elomelo GamesPub: SwopBots Ltd.
Windows
Explore historical locations, find and analyse evidence. Unmask the real perpetrator so that justice can be served and the Wrongly Accused can be found innocent. Use problem solving, deduction and critical thinking skills to uncover the truth and maybe even expose a conspiracy in your own time.
Why similar: Detective 35%, Investigation 23.7%, Puzzle 12.5%, Mystery 12.3%, Logic 6.6%
- #52 True Game
70% matchVery Positive88% of 51 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 30.6%, Logic 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Mystery 15%, Puzzle 12.5%
- #53 Emma Riley: Dream Detective
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Star Fort Games
Windows
Emma Riley: Dream Detective is a detective game where you must unravel an occult conspiracy spanning the real and dream worlds. Use keen observation to gather clues, carefully interrogate suspects for information, and use your logic and deduction skills to unravel the mystery!
Why similar: Detective 33.6%, Investigation 24.9%, Mystery 16.7%, Logic 11.1%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #54 密市大亨
69% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Dream Clockwork
Windows
Welcome to the brand new world of Mississauga Tycoon. Various styles of Mississauga, including horror, suspense, thriller, science fiction, and aesthetics, are waiting for you to explore. Can you escape perfectly and find out the truth? Become an escape master and create a perfect escape myth?
Why similar: Detective 32.7%, Logic 18.6%, Investigation 17.2%, Mystery 16.1%, Puzzle 11.9%
- #55 Little Locked Rooms
67% matchVery Positive89% of 132 reviews2024
Dev: riolucci
Windows · Linux
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 32.9%, Investigation 21.1%, Mystery 16.8%, Logic 13.3%, Text-Based 7.9%
- #56 An Exercise in Mortality - Chapter I
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CorDubiumArts
Windows
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 32.9%, Investigation 20.2%, Mystery 16.5%, Logic 16.2%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #57 Demons' Timeline
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DigitalCats
Windows
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 27.8%, Investigation 20.2%, Mystery 17.3%, Logic 14.8%, Text-Based 10.8%
- #58 Thomas Ireham in Crimson Spotlight
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rebecca AhmedPub: Sagewing Studio
Windows
A complete time-loop detective story set in the 1940s — solve a case before it even happens in a single, self-contained sitting.
Why similar: Detective 27.8%, Investigation 19.2%, Logic 13.7%, Mystery 12.7%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #59 Blackhall
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: André ÅkessonPub: Anton Segovia Lundh
Windows
Blackhall takes place in the 1970s and lets you explore a remote underground shelter that became home to an isolated community. The facility, long abandoned and left to deteriorate, still shows traces of the people who lived there and the society they built.
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Puzzle 13.7%, Logic 13.1%, Investigation 10.5%
- #60 W.I.T.S: INITIATION
66% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Rashidi Interactive
Windows
A puzzle game where you are the newest recruit to a government agency dedicated to stopping cyber crimes. You must prove yourself and level up in the system by solving puzzles, at the same time there is a mystery to uncover at the agency. Who can you trust?
Why similar: Detective 33.1%, Investigation 28.7%, Text-Based 11%, Puzzle 10.8%, Conversation 9.4%