- #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 23.5%, Detective 23.3%, Investigation 16.3%, Puzzle 12.9%, Mystery 10.3%
- #2 Epigraph
96% matchVery Positive88% of 342 reviews2024
Dev: Matthew Brown
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Epigraph is a short, challenging, language decipherment puzzle game.
Why similar: Detective 29.7%, Investigation 19.2%, Logic 18.4%, Puzzle 13%, Mystery 12.1%
- #3 The Marsh Manor Mystery
96% matchNo user reviews2027
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 35.3%, Investigation 24.2%, Mystery 14.9%, Puzzle 14.7%, Casual 9.8%
- #4 The Roottrees are Dead
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,873 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 34.6%, Investigation 17.5%, Mystery 16.7%, Puzzle 12.6%, Logic 10.5%
- #5 TellTale - Casino Murder Case
94% 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 27.6%, Investigation 19.3%, Mystery 18.9%, Logic 13.9%, Puzzle 11.4%
- #6 REWIND
94% matchVery Positive91% of 356 reviews2026
Dev: Damian_Zhao
Windows
《REWIND》 is a hardcore text-based detective puzzle game containing nearly a hundred clues. Players need to carefully examine and deduce the clues to find the answer to the case.
Why similar: Detective 29.1%, Investigation 20.4%, Mystery 15.7%, Puzzle 13.2%, Logic 8.6%
- #7 Alchemist: Journey of the Soul Prologue
93% matchPositive88% of 17 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 26.2%, Investigation 18.7%, Logic 15.2%, Puzzle 11.8%, Mystery 10.2%
- #8 Logic Grid Puzzle
92% 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 25.9%, Investigation 18.9%, Logic 18.2%, Mystery 11.8%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #9 Detective Hindsight
91% 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 36%, Investigation 21%, Mystery 16.5%, Logic 11.5%, Puzzle 11.4%
- #10 Death at Sycamore Hall
91% 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 24.1%, Logic 16.5%, Mystery 15.7%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #11 The Detective's Apprentice
90% 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 "howdunnit" cases that are too tough for the local police to crack and uncover a deeper mystery along the way!
Why similar: Detective 36.5%, Investigation 24.1%, Mystery 15.4%, Logic 12.6%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #12 查无此人
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CopyCat.Studio
Windows · Mac
一款以清末民初的上海为时代背景的社会派推理游戏。你在一台历史悬案核查终端前接手这项任务:为墙中无名遗骸重建家族谱系。翻阅泛黄的婚书、讣告与老照片,看清旧秩序崩塌之际每个人的选择与挣扎。
Why similar: Detective 33.9%, Investigation 21.2%, Logic 15.8%, Mystery 13.6%, Puzzle 11.5%
- #13 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 34.9%, Investigation 20.3%, Logic 12.8%, Puzzle 11.6%, Mystery 11.6%
- #14 The City Knows
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DaiFire
Windows
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 32.9%, Mystery 19.4%, Puzzle 11.7%, Investigation 10%, Logic 9.7%
- #15 ギルド探求団へようこそ!
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,381 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 42.6%, Investigation 25.8%, Mystery 16.4%, Puzzle 14.4%, Indie 0.8%
- #16 The Golden Girl Case
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StickyLabs
Windows · Mac
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 32.5%, Investigation 19.2%, Mystery 15%, Logic 13.1%, Puzzle 10.4%
- #17 Cracks Where the Light Gets In
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Highland Boundary
Windows · Mac
Spy through cracks. Solve deductions. Save your country. You’re an outsider observing clues and characters through the walls and floorboards of an alpine shack. Become entangled in the mystery: a recluse who shapes a revolution.
Why similar: Detective 41.8%, Logic 15.2%, Puzzle 14%, Investigation 13.8%, Mystery 10.4%
- #18 Grill'd: The Vanishing
85% matchNo user reviews2027
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 31.6%, Investigation 19.9%, Logic 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Mystery 9.9%
- #19 Murders on the Yangtze River
84% 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 37.6%, Investigation 15.3%, Puzzle 13.2%, Mystery 12.5%, Logic 12.4%
- #20 Hawkshaw Case: Truth & Prevention
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hawkshaw Entertainment
Windows
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 35.8%, Investigation 24.8%, Logic 14.4%, Mystery 12.5%, Puzzle 11.5%
- #21 Case Sealed
83% match7 user reviews71% of 7 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 25.9%, Investigation 18.9%, Logic 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #22 Artificial: Proxy Bar
82% 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 31%, Investigation 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Mystery 15%, Logic 12.5%
- #23 The Duke is Dead
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bunk Bed Software, LLC
Windows · Linux
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 38.9%, Mystery 17.7%, Investigation 17%, Logic 13.6%, Puzzle 10.4%
- #24 Signal & Echo: Iris is Missing (demo)
81% 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 30.9%, Investigation 22.6%, Mystery 13.9%, Logic 12%, Puzzle 11.1%
- #25 Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery
81% matchVery Positive87% of 869 reviews2021
Dev: Kiary Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 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 18.6%, Logic 18.2%, Mystery 14.6%, Puzzle 12.4%
- #26 Dr. What & Detective Son
80% 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 22.6%, Puzzle 16.4%, Text-Based 13%, Mystery 11.5%
- #27 Docket 87: The Novikov's Files
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows · Mac
A true crime detective game where you map suspects, reconstruct timelines, and use deduction to find the truth everyone missed.
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Investigation 24.8%, Mystery 15.4%, Logic 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 9%
- #28 Deductopia
78% 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 37.6%, Investigation 25.1%, Logic 14.6%, Puzzle 11.9%, Mystery 10.9%
- #29 All Possible Suspects
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Johann Anton Myburgh
Windows
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: Detective 35.9%, Investigation 29.4%, Mystery 23.4%, Puzzle 11.4%
- #30 Spatial Puzzle 3D
77% matchNo user reviews2026
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 41.1%, Logic 30.7%, Puzzle 15%, Casual 6.4%, Exploration 5.2%
- #31 The Case of the Worst Day Ever
76% matchVery Positive95% of 73 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 28.6%, Investigation 20.8%, Logic 16%, Mystery 14.1%, Puzzle 10%
- #32 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 184 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 27.1%, Investigation 19%, Mystery 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Puzzle 10.8%
- #33 I'M YOUR HOST
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Calligram Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
An audio deduction game where you have one task: restore a series of lost podcast episodes.
Why similar: Detective 43.1%, Investigation 27.6%, Mystery 17.5%, Puzzle 10.9%, Indie 0.9%
- #34 W.I.T.S: INITIATION
75% 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 30%, Investigation 25.6%, Conversation 18.4% ★, Puzzle 10%, Text-Based 9.7%
- #35 52Hertz
73% matchVery Positive89% of 116 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 26.9%, Logic 16.8%, Investigation 14.5%, Mystery 13.5%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #36 Curtain Call in Flames
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gamescun
Windows
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 35.1%, Investigation 21.4%, Mystery 15.4%, Logic 9.4%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #37 Scene Investigators
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,027 reviews2023
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Detective 27.5%, Investigation 24.5%, Logic 16.9%, Mystery 14.2%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #38 田游族谱
72% matchVery Positive93% of 107 reviews2026
Dev: Silent Coder Studio
Windows
《田游族谱》是一款简洁的族谱树解谜游戏。故事发生在虚构的福建沿海城市田游,围绕一个家族展开。玩家将扮演探索者,通过社交链追踪与线索搜集,按图索骥,逐步拼凑出家族成员的真实信息,最终点亮族谱树上的每一个节点。
Why similar: Detective 33.6%, Puzzle 17.3%, Investigation 15.9%, Logic 12.5%, Casual 8.2%
- #39 GRIDBUSTERS
73% matchNo user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Jion Interactive
Windows
A logic deduction game. Read the grid. Deduce, don't guess. Bust the case.
Why similar: Detective 34.4%, Investigation 21.3%, Logic 20.8%, Puzzle 11.3%, Text-Based 7.6%
- #40 Linework
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Overlyunderqualified
Windows
Step into a small town in 90s fictional China as a grieving detective. In a place plagued by twisted homicides, the truth hides in the lies. Interrogate unpredictable witnesses, expose their contradictions, and rebuild a suspect’s face from an imperfect memory. Just like yours.
Why similar: Detective 32%, Investigation 22.1%, Logic 18%, Mystery 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%
- #41 Marcella Moon: Secret on the Hill
75% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2020
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
Follow amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to Ireland to investigate the disappearance of a famous writer.
Why similar: Detective 27%, Investigation 18.2%, Mystery 15.4%, Puzzle 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%
- #42 A Case of Fraud
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 518 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 33.7%, Investigation 23.5%, Logic 15.4%, Mystery 15.2%, Puzzle 11.1%
- #43 City of Voices
72% 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 31.8%, Investigation 22.8%, Mystery 16%, Puzzle 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%
- #44 The Incident at Galley House
69% matchVery Positive94% of 3,745 reviews2026
Dev: William RousPub: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In 1936, something terrible happened at Galley House. Decades later, with a strange contraption that reveals echoes of the past, you must uncover the truth behind this grisly mystery.
Why similar: Detective 35.5%, Mystery 24.2%, Logic 16.5%, Puzzle 15.6%, Investigation 4.9%
- #45 Sinheritance
70% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2026
Dev: STIM GAMES
Windows
Sinheritance is a terrifying and mind-bending puzzle game. Explore every corner in an intensely oppressive atmosphere to piece together a chilling story. Every step must be taken with caution, for the deepest fears often stem from your own choices and your gradually crumbling sanity.
Why similar: Detective 28.7%, Investigation 21%, Logic 16.7%, Mystery 15.2%, Puzzle 10.5%
- #46 Set the Record Straight
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anja Remic
Windows · Mac
A 1998-set deduction game. Trawl a period internet for documents, photographs, and dead ends, then correct the official record: who really wrote, played, drew, or built it. An anthology of credit fraud, set straight one careful search at a time.
Why similar: Detective 38%, Investigation 25.3%, Mystery 16.3%, Puzzle 11.2%, Casual 4.4%
- #47 迷渡桥
71% 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 33.1%, Mystery 15.6%, Logic 14.3%, Investigation 12.6%, Puzzle 11.9%
- #48 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 34.6%, Investigation 22.6%, Puzzle 12%, Logic 11.6%, Mystery 9.7%
- #49 Codename:Twilight
70% 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 31.8%, Investigation 17.2%, Stealth 13.6%, Puzzle 12.6%, Online Co-Op 12%
- #50 The Ratline
68% matchVery Positive83% of 331 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 26.6%, Mystery 15.7%, Puzzle 10.2%, Logic 9.3%
- #51 Demons' Timeline
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 872 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 28.2%, Investigation 19.9%, Mystery 17.6%, Logic 14.5%, Text-Based 10.7%
- #52 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 39.7%, Investigation 18.2%, Mystery 16.1%, Puzzle 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.1%
- #53 Lost Wiki: Kozlovka
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,599 reviews2026
Dev: yattytheman
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Explore a wikipedia-like database and solve a small town mystery in Eastern Europe. Step into the shoes of a journalist in the 90s as you sprawl through articles and uncover the secrets that have been laid in front of you.
Why similar: Detective 32.6%, Investigation 22.8%, Mystery 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #54 Wrongly Accused
68% matchNo user reviews2026
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 35.2%, Investigation 23.4%, Puzzle 12.7%, Mystery 12.2%, Logic 6.6%
- #55 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 33.7%, Investigation 24.7%, Mystery 16.6%, Logic 11.2%, Puzzle 10.5%
- #56 True Game
69% 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 30.7%, Logic 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Mystery 14.8%, Puzzle 12.7%
- #57 Nancy Drew®: Mystery of the Seven Keys™
67% matchMixed56% of 344 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 29.9%, Investigation 21.3%, Mystery 15.9%, Puzzle 11.6%, Logic 10.1%
- #58 An Exercise in Mortality - Chapter I
67% matchNo user reviews2026
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 33%, Investigation 20%, Mystery 16.4%, Logic 16.3%, Puzzle 9%
- #59 Dance Dance Detective
67% 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 36.4%, Investigation 23.6%, Mystery 17%, Puzzle 10.8%, Logic 6.8%