Games Like Find The Murderer

The director's body was found in the office. It looks like a suicide but the detective has a different opinion.

Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Third Person 12.6%, Crime 12.1%, Thriller 11.1%, Exploration 10.8%

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 27.1%, Crime 19.2%, Thriller 15.7%, Third Person 11.4%, Investigation 10.6%

The noir detective game where you can bribe people for puzzle hints.

Why similar: Detective 24.8%, Crime 18.2%, Thriller 16%, Exploration 12.8%, Investigation 12%

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 25.6%, Crime 17.7%, Open World 14.2%, Investigation 11.3%, Thriller 10.6%

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 41.5%, Crime 19.2%, Investigation 13.6%, Puzzle 7.7%, Adventure 6.5%

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 34.2%, Investigation 16.5%, Puzzle 11.8%, Thriller 11.8%, Crime 9.5%

In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.

Why similar: Detective 35%, Crime 22.6%, Open World 14.9%, Investigation 9.4%, Third Person 8.3%

Demo updated for the Detective Fest! Step into detective Brian Storm’s shoes and unravel a grim 17th-century mystery. Interrogate villagers, gather clues, and piece together the evidence in a deduction system where every secret matters.

Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Crime 19.2%, Thriller 14.5%, Investigation 11.6%, Open World 11.4%

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 29.8%, Crime 25.7%, Investigation 15%, Puzzle 8.9%, Exploration 8.1%

Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.

Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Crime 17.5%, Thriller 16.2%, Investigation 12.1%, Open World 10.7%

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 25.3%, Crime 20%, Thriller 16.9%, Investigation 15.1%, Third Person 10.5%

Dark Memories is an episodic psychological horror game based on road thriller, slasher, and survival thriller genres. You are currently viewing the prologue episode of the Dark Memories anthology.

Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Crime 18.1%, Investigation 13.9%, Thriller 13.5%, Exploration 11.9%

《人中怪物》是由九头龙工作室独立研发的一款恐怖策略解谜类游戏。迷途的你误入一段阴谋满满的事件，跌落不同的时空，探索所遇之人的纷纷纠葛。所有的故事等待真相，而你便是揭露真相的那一人。

Why similar: Detective 42.1%, Thriller 18%, Puzzle 16.2%, Adventure 14%, Horror 4.5%

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: Detective 20.5%, Crime 17.7%, Thriller 14.9%, Investigation 12.6%, Third Person 12%

Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?

Why similar: Detective 28%, Investigation 19.4%, Exploration 12.4%, Open World 12.4%, Puzzle 10.3%

Wheels Echo is a winter survival story where your thoughts shape the journey. As Fred Walker, explore a silent frozen world, write down clues in your notebook, uncover mysteries, survive the cold, and piece together what happened to everyone — and to you.

Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Third Person 14.3%, Investigation 14.1%, Open World 13.9%, Exploration 12.4%

Become a Crime Scene Investigator, gather evidence, and connect not obvious facts which will lead you to solve the crime and find the guilty! Don't let criminals get more innocent victims!

Why similar: Detective 26%, Crime 24.6%, Investigation 15.5%, Exploration 13.1%, Puzzle 11.3%

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 26.8%, Crime 23.3%, Investigation 20.2%, Puzzle 10.8%, Exploration 9.5%

A young man has disappeared from his apartment. Detective Silantyev begins to investigate the case

Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Crime 19%, Third Person 12.8%, Exploration 10.5%, Investigation 10.2%

A Narrative Horror Adventure game where you play as a Detective and unravel the bizarre mysteries of a seemingly Ordinary Hilly Town.

Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Crime 18.8%, Investigation 15.6%, Exploration 10.5%, Third Person 9.7%

A story-rich detective mystery set in 1930s England. Investigate a murder inside a sprawling manor, interrogate suspicious residents, and make meaningful choices to uncover the truth — before Scotland Yard arrives.

Why similar: Detective 23.6%, Crime 18.7%, Investigation 13.3%, Thriller 12%, Third Person 9.9%

In a third-person RPG detective story, set in Bavaria in 1866, the medical student Valentin Schmidt travels to Wolpertshofen, when a sudden death causes turmoil in the village. Use your skills, find clues and question the villagers to stop the murders.

Why similar: Crime 30.7%, Detective 24.8%, Investigation 11.8%, Third Person 10.6%, Exploration 8.6%

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 24.7%, Investigation 16%, Crime 15.6%, Puzzle 12.2%, Exploration 12.1%

An open world investigation game set in a futuristic city. Take on the role of Arkady Smith, the famous investigator in this third person adventure game.

Why similar: Adventure 19%, Crime 17.3%, Open World 15.1%, Investigation 12.8%, Third Person 10.8%

Don’t Shoot the Humans! is a horror-detective game where you must decide friend from foe. One wrong choice will doom you to a fate worse than death. Every shot counts.

Why similar: Detective 31.3%, Exploration 15.5%, Thriller 13.7%, Open World 13.4%, Investigation 12.2%

Arkham Detective is an immersive and captivating psychological thriller that unfolds within the eerie and otherworldly universe crafted by the master of cosmic horror, H.P. Lovecraft.

Why similar: Detective 26.4%, Crime 21.1%, Thriller 19.7%, Exploration 9.2%, Puzzle 8.8%

The mansion your grandfather left you is more than an inheritance. When the power comes on, not only the lights awaken, but the darkness buried inside. Shadow Mansion 2 is a first-person psychological horror focused on atmosphere, exploration, and stealth.

Why similar: Detective 30.1%, Thriller 21.9%, Investigation 15%, Puzzle 11.4%, Exploration 8.7%

Explore, survive and discover where the missing persons are. A fictional story, based on a real tale. A first and third person experience.

Why similar: Detective 27.7%, Third Person 17.8%, Exploration 15.7%, Open World 15.7%, Violent 9.8%

Some rooms hide more than just dirt.

Why similar: Detective 29.6%, Investigation 18%, Third Person 15%, Exploration 14.9%, Puzzle 12.7%

A call. A secluded mansion cloaked in mystery. A family with deadly secrets. Federal investigator Scott Watkins answers a tip about a missing woman but what he uncovers inside the Monteiroz estate will change everything. Who can you trust? What really happened here How far will you go for the truth?

Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Thriller 20.4%, Crime 14.3%, Puzzle 9.9%, Exploration 9.5%

Criminal Expert is a detective video game that puts you under the pressure of inexorably passing time. The story contains multiple selection paths, and you ultimately decide how it ends.

Why similar: Detective 28.7%, Crime 24.7%, Thriller 17.3%, Investigation 17.2%, Puzzle 6.9%

Manage a hotel for criminals, spot anomalies, and find out who killed your sister 15 years ago.

Why similar: Detective 30.2%, Thriller 21.5%, Exploration 10.8%, Puzzle 10.6%, Violent 8.1%

Play as Mona, a modern-day witch who has the ability to “enter” crime scenes through photographs. She uses her ability to help the police with supernatural cases. But what happens when, one day, a case becomes personal and the murderer gets too close?

Why similar: Crime 22.3%, Detective 21.1%, Exploration 16.9%, Puzzle 16.3%, Adventure 11.8%

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: Detective 32.1%, Crime 27.9%, Investigation 14.2%, Exploration 13.2%, Violent 6.1%

Use your investigating skills to solve Zephyr City’s most heinous crimes through the eyes of infamous detective Nick Spade. This steampunk noir city is a rats nest of secrets and lies. Do you have what it takes to earn the title The Ace of Spades?

Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Crime 19.1%, Open World 12.9%, Investigation 12.8%, Third Person 11.2%

Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.

Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Crime 19.6%, Thriller 16.7%, Investigation 14.7%, Puzzle 9.5%

「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 46.8%, Investigation 24%, Puzzle 17.5%, Adventure 8.9%, Indie 1.5%

上个年代的偏远小城，看电影的时候收到一个“意外”的快递，诡异随着而来……随着故事揭开，发现自己似乎忘了家人往事，自己的命是借来的？

Why similar: Detective 33.9%, Thriller 31.2%, Puzzle 9.9%, Adventure 9.1%, Exploration 9.1%

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 40.8%, Investigation 22.4%, Crime 13.8%, Puzzle 12.8%, Adventure 8%

MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT™ takes players into a whole new realm of mystery where the case is personal and the clues just out of reach, challenging gamers to solve the hardest case of all… their own murder.

Why similar: Detective 50.2%, Crime 17.5%, Third Person 10%, Adventure 6.8%, Open World 5.4%

Azrael is a first-person Detective/Horror Game in which you play as a detective capable of reliving crime scenes. Explore different environments, find clues and try to find out who is the serial killer in a murder case among a group of friends.

Why similar: Detective 40%, Investigation 19.3%, Puzzle 13.8%, Exploration 13.1%, Violent 7.4%

Hotel of Shadows is an immersive detective game where you step into the shoes of a rookie investigator in a mysterious hotel. You must find all stoles items and gather them to identify theft. There are 3 investigations where player have to find different, stolen items.

Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Exploration 19.9%, Puzzle 15%, Thriller 14.9%, Crime 13.5%

The Curse of Grimsey Island is a futuristic detective game in two parts. Collect evidence, find motives, construct a timeline, and solve one of the greatest mysteries in modern times. Why are so many notable individuals disappearing across the world?

Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Crime 24.6%, Investigation 16.2%, Exploration 13.4%, Third Person 12.4%

After yet another night of brooding over his wife's murder, Detective Edgar receives a mysterious letter. A music star asks to investigate her own murder. Interrogate the suspects, search for clues and find out what happened. Will you be able to unravel the truth from the lies?

Why similar: Detective 31.4%, Thriller 19.8%, Investigation 16.8%, Exploration 15%, Puzzle 10.5%

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 39.3%, Crime 30.1%, Puzzle 14.3%, Exploration 7.7%, Adventure 5.6%

A serial killer is on the loose. Only you can stop him! In CrimeBot 2, you analyze crime scenes, interrogate suspects, and connect the clues to solve cold cases around the world. The truth is hidden in the details.

Why similar: Detective 27.7%, Crime 23.4%, Thriller 18.3%, Investigation 16.7%, Puzzle 5.9%

EXCALIMURDER is a nonlinear murder mystery game inspired by the sword in the stone legend. Explore an orphanage, meet weird people and solve logic puzzles, all in a colorful pixel art world. Bonus: Excalibur is the murder weapon.

Why similar: Detective 28.7%, Crime 18.4%, Open World 17.5%, Investigation 10.9%, Puzzle 9.4%

Mary is a mystery and investigation game, in which you are a private detective who has been called to solve a case of a massacre in a bar. Collect all the clues and find an answer to all the mysteries of this case!

Why similar: Detective 28.2%, Crime 24.1%, Investigation 17%, Puzzle 10%, Exploration 9.2%

A masked filmmaker hunts his cast. Step into a cinematic nightmare where every scene is a trap. Solve puzzles, uncover clues, and escape before the director calls “Cut.”

Why similar: Detective 29.7%, Thriller 21.1%, Crime 18.3%, Puzzle 14%, Investigation 11.6%

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 27.6%, Crime 19.9%, Investigation 14.1%, Open World 12%, Exploration 11.8%

Okay, Pedro is AWOL, and you have to get this LAN Party set up at the Game Store for the session later. Connect cables, install software, and solve puzzles all while you and the gang uncover the mystery of your missing friend.

Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Crime 23.6%, Thriller 18.9%, Investigation 14.2%, Puzzle 12%

Barcelona, 1977. An ex-cop in a wheelchair witnesses a murder, and teams up with a young ambitious journalist to bring the truth to light. With camera, binoculars and transmitter in hand, uncover the town’s secrets from your balcony in this soul-searching detective mystery.

Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Crime 19.9%, Investigation 14.5%, Thriller 14.5%, Adventure 14.1%

A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.

Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Thriller 20.2%, Investigation 16%, Third Person 11.6%, Exploration 10.8%

A narrative-driven detective thriller. Reed and partner Grant investigate a murder case that resets through a time loop. Gather clues, interrogate witnesses, build timelines in the mind palace, and uncover the truth through deduction and multiple endings.

Why similar: Detective 31.7%, Crime 27.8%, Thriller 15.6%, Investigation 14.5%, Adventure 4.5%

DOMUS ABSCONDITA is single player horror and mystery adventure. Step into the shoes of a private investigator and try to uncover all the secrets of the Manor. Will you escape with the truth, or will you become another lost soul within its haunted halls?

Why similar: Detective 28.7%, Thriller 23.2%, Investigation 16.9%, Puzzle 13%, Exploration 8%

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 36.2%, Crime 23.6%, Investigation 20.9%, Puzzle 12.6%, Adventure 4.2%

Assume the role of a modern detective and solve fascinating cases using lots of gadgets and your own skills. Let a sophisticated narrative help you uncover clues and secrets that might not be apparent right away and become a star detective.

Why similar: Detective 45.6%, Crime 22.6%, Investigation 18.3%, Adventure 8.9%, Indie 3.5%

Daniel wakes up to the same nightmare every night. A girl he cannot escape. When he finds a missing child report tied to his childhood home, he returns to uncover a truth buried in twisted games and shattered memories.

Why similar: Crime 21.4%, Detective 20.8%, Puzzle 14.9%, Exploration 13%, Thriller 12%

Explore the small town of ShadeCreek in this Indie point-and-click adventure.

Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Crime 23.5%, Exploration 16.6%, Investigation 13.8%, Adventure 12.5%

Psychological horror about a girl captured by an insane family.

Why similar: Thriller 25.6%, Exploration 18.4%, Puzzle 18%, Violent 14.9%, Adventure 14.1%