- #1 Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
97% matchVery Positive95% of 6,572 reviews2024
Dev: Happy Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case.
Why similar: Detective 66.4%, Casual 9.6%, Funny 8.3%, Indie 7.4%, Puzzle 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This short, funny detective game features a charmingly absurd protagonist and a lighthearted approach to solving crimes.
- #2 Papers, Please
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 79,225 reviews2013
Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.
Why similar: Indie 54.4%, Puzzle 21.9%, Casual 10.4%, Singleplayer 7.7%, 2D 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: Like Fingered, this game forces you to make rapid, high-stakes judgments about people based on flawed documentation and strict, often cynical, rules.
- #3 The Darkside Detective
96% matchVery Positive94% of 5,154 reviews2017
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.
Why similar: Detective 59.6%, Funny 14.1%, Puzzle 8.3%, Indie 7.8%, Casual 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: This point-and-click adventure balances supernatural mystery with a sharp, witty sense of humor similar to the tone of Fingered.
- #4 Who's Lila?
95% matchVery Positive94% of 3,636 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Detective 74.8%, Puzzle 15.2%, Casual 10%
Why You'll Like It: This surreal detective game features a unique facial expression mechanic that requires careful observation and deduction in a bizarre, unsettling world.
- #5 Dude, Stop
94% matchVery Positive87% of 2,747 reviews2018
Dev: Team HalfBeard
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
"So, I made a game, right? I filled it with harmless funny puzzles, narrated it a little bit, and then players started making fun of it! They broke the game, ignored my rules! They... they... laughed at me! As if it was some kind of a joke! Why do they have to be so mean?!" - developer of Dude, Stop
Why similar: Funny 34.7%, Puzzle 25.4%, Indie 16.4%, Casual 13.2%, 2D 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game thrives on meta-humor and annoying the narrator, matching the chaotic and irreverent spirit of Fingered.
- #6 Death and Taxes
94% matchVery Positive86% of 8,354 reviews2020
Dev: Placeholder Gameworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In this 2D, short narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job. Your job is to decide which people are going to live or die. The consequences of your choices are yours to bear, while the mystery of your incarnation awaits revelation!
Why similar: Puzzle 33.3%, Casual 27.3%, Indie 24.8%, 2D 9.1%, Singleplayer 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: You play as a bureaucrat deciding who lives and dies, capturing the same dark humor and moral weight of judging suspects found in Fingered.
- #7 Puzzle Agent
93% matchVery Positive89% of 2,820 reviews2010
Dev: Telltale
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Created with indie comic artist Graham Annable's unique narrative and visual sensibilities, delivered with the distinctive Telltale storytelling style, Puzzle Agent is sure to challenge, thrill and engage in more ways than you can shake a cryptogram at!
Why similar: Detective 63.3%, Puzzle 16.2%, Casual 11.7%, Funny 5.9%, Singleplayer 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: The game features a distinct, quirky art style and a detective narrative that feels just as strange and offbeat as the world of Fingered.
- #8 Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island
92% matchVery Positive92% of 5,484 reviews2018
Dev: Grace BruxnerPub: worm club
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 29%
You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery.
Why similar: Detective 60.6%, Funny 19.3%, Casual 11.8%, Indie 6.6%, Singleplayer 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the same dry, comedic tone and simple investigation mechanics that make the detective genre feel approachable and funny.
- #9 Tangle Tower
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,170 reviews2019
Dev: SFB Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?
Why similar: Detective 65.8%, Funny 13%, Puzzle 10.8%, Indie 5.9%, 2D 3%
Why You'll Like It: A polished detective game that focuses on interviewing eccentric suspects and piecing together clues through clever puzzle-solving.
- #10 Scrutinized
90% matchVery Positive89% of 1,352 reviews2020
Dev: Reflect Studios
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Work to expose the numerous criminal degenerates that plague your quiet town. Use citizen-issued reports, police records, social media accounts, text conversations, and more to determine who’s an actual threat and who’s harmless, all while avoiding the killers trying to infiltrate your home.
Why similar: Detective 87.4%, Indie 10%, Singleplayer 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines detective work with survival horror, forcing you to identify threats while managing your own safety.
- #11 Dialtown: Phone Dating Sim
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,207 reviews2022
Dev: DirectDoggo
Windows
If you've ever wanted to romantically pursue a phone, then hot DARN, do I have just the game for you.
Why similar: Indie 40.7%, Casual 34.8%, Funny 22.1%, 2D 1.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: An incredibly absurd and funny visual novel that matches the weird, off-kilter humor found in Fingered.
- #12 Adventures of Bertram Fiddle 2: A Bleaker Predicklement
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 224 reviews2017
Dev: RumpusPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A Bleaker Predicklement is a hilarious AND mysterious point and click adventure game. Explore smoggy alleys, meet suspicious characters and help Bertram as he finds himself framed for a murdering he did not commit!
Why similar: Detective 47.3%, Indie 18%, Casual 16.7%, Funny 14.9%, 2D 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a comedic take on the Victorian detective genre with a distinct visual style and plenty of dark humor.
- #13 Hypnospace Outlaw
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,448 reviews2019
Dev: TendershootPub: No More Robots
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!
Why similar: Detective 61.7%, Funny 15.1%, Puzzle 10.8%, Indie 9.9%, Singleplayer 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game tasks you with policing a bizarre, nostalgic internet, blending investigation with a highly unique and satirical aesthetic.
- #14 Crime O'Clock
89% matchMixed68% of 513 reviews2023
Dev: Bad SeedPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Crime O'Clock is a hidden objects investigation and time exploration game with a deep storyline. Investigate cases through time and evolving maps by unveiling a multi-eras linked story. Will you be observant enough to solve the mysteries? Crime waits for no man!
Why similar: Detective 57.4%, Funny 15.2%, Puzzle 12.2%, Casual 8.8%, 2D 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A hidden-object detective game that requires you to investigate crimes across different time periods, focusing on observation and deduction.
- #15 前程似锦 Excellent Expectations
87% matchVery Positive86% of 972 reviews2017
Dev: 内购人生PABL
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Excellent Expectations is a puzzle adventure game , you would use search engines to discover a story from a stranger's phone .
Why similar: Detective 47.9%, Indie 28.4%, Funny 11.2%, Puzzle 10.3%, Singleplayer 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: This indie title features dark humor and detective elements that align well with the cynical tone of Fingered.
- #16 Detective Penguin
86% matchVery Positive88% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: That Other Fish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Penguin is the first and only physics-and-penguin-based detective game on the market. Solve cases in your own way. Interrogate suspects, find clues, or use your flippers to punch your way to the answers.
Why similar: Detective 67.5%, Funny 19.9%, Casual 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, funny detective game that focuses on investigation and cute, character-driven interactions.
- #17 The Case of the Worst Day Ever
85% matchVery Positive97% of 70 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 79%, Puzzle 15.5%, Casual 4.3%, 2D 0.7%, Singleplayer 0.4%
Why You'll Like It: A cute and quirky detective mystery that focuses on investigation and puzzle-solving in a lighthearted, funny environment.
- #18 Not Tonight
86% matchVery Positive82% of 2,747 reviews2018
Dev: PanicBarnPub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Person of European Heritage #112: Welcome to Relocation Block B, your new home. Your designated role is 'Bouncer'. Work hard, stay out of trouble, and we might let you stay in the UK.
Why similar: Indie 52.1%, Casual 18.4%, 2D 17.2%, Singleplayer 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: You must quickly verify IDs and make split-second decisions in a dystopian setting, mirroring the fast-paced judgment mechanics of the seed game.
- #19 Feline Forensics and the Meowseum Mystery
84% matchVery Positive97% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: Nobody Crown
Windows
There's only one detective to unravel this murder turned museum heist... and they're the cat's meow. Interrogate a "colorful" cast of suspects until they cough up hairballs... and the truth. Will you wrap up the case in time for an afternoon nap, and make injustice knead its last biscuit?
Why similar: Detective 61.8%, Funny 16.7%, Puzzle 12.9%, Casual 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A detective puzzle game featuring hand-drawn art and a humorous premise that fits the indie detective vibe.
- #20 Guilty as Sock!
83% matchVery Positive90% of 5,491 reviews2025
Dev: Demon Max
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Enter a chaotic courtroom where socks play lawyers, prosecutors, and judges! Use absurd evidence, craft wild arguments, and deliver verdicts in this hilarious online party game. Improvise, strategize, and shout "Objection!"—because in Guilty as Sock!, chaos always wins!
Why similar: Funny 61.6%, Casual 33.8%, Indie 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A funny, dialogue-heavy simulation that centers on identifying the guilty party in a lighthearted, sandbox environment.
- #21 Beholder
84% matchVery Positive92% of 30,635 reviews2016
Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?
Why similar: Indie 68.4%, Singleplayer 19.3%, 2D 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A surveillance-heavy game where you must judge and report on your neighbors, capturing the same voyeuristic and judgmental themes.
- #22 Interrogation Simulator
82% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: Otis MillerPub: Fire Cycle Games
Windows · Linux
Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.
Why similar: Puzzle 52.5%, Casual 33.3%, 2D 14.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the dialogue and psychological pressure of questioning suspects, which is central to the experience of Fingered.
- #23 Detective Worden
81% matchVery Positive87% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Domestic Black CatPub: Studio Amateur
Windows · Mac
As a private detective, you’ll crack word clues left by a mysterious informant, gather evidence, and uncover the truth hidden in the shadows.
Why similar: Detective 48.3%, Casual 24.1%, Puzzle 18.6%, Indie 7.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: A word-based detective game that challenges your vocabulary and deduction skills in a casual setting.
- #24 Fingerdance
79% matchVery Positive96% of 420 reviews2025
Dev: zniqPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
The game that simply confuses your fingers.
Why similar: Funny 52.8%, Indie 41.5%, Singleplayer 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: While a rhythm game, it shares the 'finger' theme and fast-paced, difficult gameplay that requires quick reflexes.
- #25 A Case of the Crabs: Rehash
82% matchVery Positive94% of 87 reviews2020
Dev: Pinhead Games
Windows
A complete remake/remaster/rehash of the award winning Flash game: A Case of the Crabs! Play as smart-ass detective, Nick Bounty, in this hilarious point & click adventure and hunt down a nefarious counterfeit crab ringleader!
Why similar: Detective 55.6%, Casual 27.8%, Funny 15.2%, Singleplayer 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky investigation game that relies on point-and-click mechanics to solve a bizarre mystery.
- #26 Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
80% matchVery Positive90% of 15,473 reviews2016
Dev: Osmotic StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences.
Why similar: Detective 81.3%, Indie 15.1%, Singleplayer 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: You act as a government investigator sifting through private data to solve crimes, focusing on the power and responsibility of judgment.
- #27 Return of the Obra Dinn
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 34,408 reviews2018
Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
Why similar: Detective 78.2%, Puzzle 12.2%, Indie 7.4%, Singleplayer 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: A masterful deduction game that requires you to identify the fates of crew members, rewarding careful observation and logical thinking.
- #28 Doodle Mafia
81% matchMixed66% of 172 reviews2017
Dev: JoyBits Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
WATCH YOUR CRIME CITY COME ALIVE AS YOU PLAY! Doodle Mafia is the biggest “Doodle” game ever! Over 500 puzzles to solve and items to create as you play the role of Crime Boss or Cop. You decide how you want to play as you play through multiple hard-nosed storylines & play modes.
Why similar: Indie 39.4%, Casual 32.1%, Puzzle 23.7%, Singleplayer 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation game where you combine elements to build a crime empire, offering a different but thematic take on the crime genre.
- #29 The Real Face of a VTuber
75% matchVery Positive92% of 314 reviews2026
Dev: 莉莉恩工作室Pub: WhisperGames
Windows
A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber agency, doing their best to uncover the identity of both the killer and VTuber's real face.
Why similar: Detective 59.7%, Funny 13%, Puzzle 9.8%, Indie 6.5%, Casual 6.1%
- #30 DOOMED Detective Game
78% matchMixed46% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: Azikton Studio
Windows
Doomed Detective Game is a game in which you will play the role of a detective who has arrived in the city of Redrock to figure out a very mysterious crime. Your task is to explore the city, find clues, talk to the residents of the city and find the killer! P.S: Every city resident is an AI...
Why similar: Detective 68.2%, Puzzle 19.1%, Funny 12.7%
- #31 Oh...Sir!! The Insult Simulator
77% matchVery Positive91% of 3,751 reviews2016
Dev: Vile MonarchPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A Hilarious Insult-‘em up in which players must verbally take-out their friends and family in different game modes. Assemble witty insults using different word strings, and employ combos, criticals, continuations and more to battle your opponents both offline and online across multiple devices.
Why similar: Funny 49.3%, Indie 34.8%, Casual 6.9%, 2D 5.7%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #32 Prison Simulator
76% matchVery Positive86% of 2,515 reviews2021
Dev: Baked Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Get a taste of prison life! Become a prison guard and deal with dangerous convicts. Prison management, lots of daily activities. Will you become the best guard in history? Or maybe you'll turn into the worst scumbag this Prison has ever seen?
Why similar: Funny 49.2%, Casual 42.6%, Singleplayer 8.2%
- #33 I (DON'T) HATE HENTAI PUZZLES
77% matchVery Positive85% of 212 reviews2019
Dev: PixelGreeds
Windows
Post-modern hentai-puzzle detective.
Why similar: Detective 53.8%, Funny 20%, Puzzle 12.8%, Casual 9.3%, 2D 4%
- #34 Trading Card Inspector
74% matchVery Positive98% of 80 reviews2026
Dev: Daydream GalleryPub: Catoptric Games
Windows · Mac
Inspect your way through dozens of unique, hilarious cards in this chilled-out papers-please-em-up! Identify and appraise cards from The World's Most Coolest TCG! Start your new job as an official Habubis Trading Card Inspector and uncover a tale of friendship, corporate espionage and murder?!
Why similar: Detective 52.6%, Funny 23.2%, Puzzle 17.9%, 2D 3.8%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #35 SEX Police 🔞🚨
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 154 reviews2024
Dev: Play and Cum 💦
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to SEX Police 🔞🚨, where you’re the city’s last line of defense! Take down the city’s most dangerous women, choose between justice and vice, and uncover the secrets hidden behind every interrogation. Will you clean up the streets or get entangled in the crime underworld?
Why similar: Casual 98.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #36 Hentai Police
75% matchVery Positive82% of 2,928 reviews2020
Dev: Podval GamesPub: GOSZAKAZ
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Try on the role of the fearless riot police in a unique historically reliable bestseller! Cleanse streets from insults to the authorities, deport illegal immigrants, beat peaceful protesters and rise to the rank of Hero of the Motherland!
Why similar: Indie 48.3%, Casual 48.1%, 2D 2.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #37 Safety First!
76% matchVery Positive81% of 421 reviews2016
Dev: JCOPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Safety First! is a twin stick physics puzzler in which you have to fix broken electric wires using your Magical Yellow Repair Liquid (MYRL). Can you beat all 69 levels?
Why similar: Indie 50.5%, Casual 49.5%
- #38 Loco Motive
71% matchVery Positive93% of 1,179 reviews2024
Dev: Robust GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
There's been a murder aboard the Reuss Express, and you're the suspects! Prove your innocence in this comedy 'point n' click' murder mystery - packed with twists, laughs, and larger-than-life characters!
Why similar: Detective 64%, Funny 18.3%, Indie 10.5%, 2D 4.4%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #39 Detective Ridelle
73% matchVery Positive99% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: PuzzLab
Windows
Detective Ridelle is a cozy murder mystery game featuring escape room style puzzles. Find clues, interrogate suspects, solve the mystery - before it's too late.
Why similar: Detective 72.9%, Puzzle 12.7%, Casual 7.2%, Indie 5.1%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #40 Turlock Holmes
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 954 reviews2024
Dev: Find the Lamp GamesPub: Neverland Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A detective narrative puzzler without pre-set options! Raise your questions at will, and an AI-host will answer only with 'yes' or 'no.' Drive the investigation with your curiosity; the path to solving the mystery lies in questions you ask. Can you dig out the truth through your questions?
Why similar: Detective 66.1%, Puzzle 14.8%, Casual 7.5%, Funny 7.3%, 2D 3.1%
- #41 Detective Grimoire
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,376 reviews2014
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!
Why similar: Detective 60.9%, Funny 16.7%, Puzzle 13.3%, 2D 4.1%, Indie 4%
- #42 Unheard - Voices of Crime
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 33,330 reviews2019
Dev: NEXT Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: Detective 68.4%, Puzzle 14%, Indie 11.2%, 2D 3.7%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #43 Fap Simulator
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 149 reviews2020
Dev: NL Studio
Windows
Fap Simulator 2020 - is a classic game styled like Memory where you have to find paired pictures as quick as you can. After finding all similar pictures on the level you will be able to enjoy the opened image.
Why similar: Puzzle 42.1%, Casual 21.7%, Indie 16.1%, 2D 13.1%, Singleplayer 7%
- #44 Nobodies: Murder Cleaner
72% matchVery Positive90% of 463 reviews2019
Dev: Blyts
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Nobodies is a puzzle-filled point-and-click adventure in which you must cover up government-sanctioned assassinations. Hide the bodies, destroy the evidence, and leave no trace you were ever there. They do the dirty work. You clean it up.
Why similar: Puzzle 37%, Indie 28.7%, Casual 19.7%, 2D 8.5%, Singleplayer 6.1%
- #45 Lisa Total investigation!
71% matchVery Positive86% of 106 reviews2024
Dev: DragofinderPub: Dragofinder Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lisa Total investigation is an adult game about corruption. Play as the future husband of Lisa, who was forced into an investigation by a mysterious Scotland Yard officer. How far will you push your fiancée to successfully complete this investigation? Beware of your most perverse desire!
Why similar: Funny 40.1%, Indie 31.4%, Casual 22.8%, Singleplayer 5.6%
- #46 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 681 reviews2026
Dev: BRANEPub: Surefire.Games
Windows · Mac
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?
Why similar: Detective 79.2%, Puzzle 16.2%, 2D 4.6%
- #47 Laundering Simulator - Clean Cash and Laundry
69% matchVery Positive81% of 411 reviews2025
Dev: Ritual Interactive
Windows
Laundering Simulator puts you in charge of a two-faced enterprise – a hidden counterfeiting workshop with a laundromat as its front! Help Eddie Wiser run this crazy show and deal with small-business management, a criminal underground, nosy authorities, and a rage-inducing grandmother!
Why similar: Funny 63.6%, Casual 36.4%
- #48 Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,666 reviews2025
Dev: Happy Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
You are the one and only Duck Detective, a depressed and recently divorced duck who must quack the case. Inspect evidence, make de-duck-tions, and solve this no-murder mystery!
Why similar: Detective 64.1%, Casual 11.7%, Indie 9.5%, Puzzle 7%, Funny 5.6%
- #49 Inspector Waffles
69% matchVery Positive95% of 291 reviews2021
Dev: Goloso Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Murder. Nothin’ nice about it. In this old school detective adventure, step into the boots of whip-smart Inspector Waffles and travel the city to track hidden clues, interrogate shady suspects, and unravel a dangerous mystery. But be warned: curiosity killed the cat...
Why similar: Detective 58.7%, Funny 16.3%, Puzzle 10.3%, Indie 7.7%, 2D 4.5%
- #50 Interrogation Files: Port Landsend
70% matchVery Positive86% of 88 reviews2020
Dev: Visual Interactive
Windows
Search through the interrogation footage of suspects of a bizarre and horrific crime. Decide who committed the crime and see them get arrested and have their day in court. The latest interactive video experience.
Why similar: Detective 39.6%, Indie 26.5%, Casual 25.1%, Funny 8.8%
- #51 Cash Cleaner Simulator
65% matchVery Positive92% of 7,668 reviews2025
Dev: Mind Control GamesPub: Forklift Interactive
Windows
Median: 12.7 hrsMean: 43.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Check it, clean it, sort it, ship it. Welcome to the life of a cash cleaner. Take jobs from underworld contacts and clean some cash. Just don't try to leave...
Why similar: Casual 80.9%, Singleplayer 19.1%
- #52 The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,968 reviews2021
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
Why similar: Detective 62.7%, Funny 12.5%, Puzzle 12%, Casual 9.5%, 2D 3.3%
- #53 Hello Pollution!
73% matchMostly Negative23% of 80 reviews2018
Dev: Steady Mushroom Ltd.
Windows
Hello Pollution is a 2D physics puzzle game about a dysfunctional waste disposal company.
Why similar: Puzzle 32.5%, Funny 32.4%, Casual 25.1%, 2D 10%
- #54 Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
67% matchVery Positive81% of 389 reviews2024
Dev: The Wild GentlemenPub: Joystick Ventures
Windows
A wild tale of conspiracy, loss, friendship, and... chickens?! Two rooster detectives are about to venture into the insect underworld to uncover a worldwide conspiracy, while also battling their inherent demons in this animal noir adventure satire.
Why similar: Detective 73%, Puzzle 23.9%, Singleplayer 3%
- #55 Beat Cop
68% matchVery Positive82% of 6,121 reviews2017
Dev: Pixel CrowPub: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A retro, pixel art style adventure in New York, inspired by ’80s cop shows. You are Jack Kelly and you’ve been framed for murder. Now as a regular beat cop you have to find out, who did that. Expect thick crime story, a lot of black humour and all the other things you can find on the streets of Brooklyn.
Why similar: Detective 62.4%, Indie 30.7%, 2D 3.8%, Singleplayer 3%
- #56 Contradiction: Spot The Liar
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,235 reviews2015
Dev: Baggy Cat Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!
Why similar: Detective 71.5%, Indie 11.1%, Puzzle 8.8%, Funny 7.2%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #57 NSFW ~ Not a Simulator For Working
70% matchVery Positive86% of 140 reviews2016
Dev: GameChanger Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
NSFW or Not a Simulator For Working is a casual simulator game where you try not to work anytime you can. Be careful of your snitching co-worker and strict boss. If you get caught, you will get FIRED !!!
Why similar: Puzzle 31.5%, Casual 31.2%, Indie 27.5%, 2D 9.8%
- #58 Fashion Police Squad
66% matchVery Positive88% of 1,570 reviews2022
Dev: Mopeful GamesPub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Even at this moment, our fashionable city is under assault. Baggy pants, dull suits, sightings of socks with sandals. A message needs to be sent, and it needs to be sent in style... Time to serve some good ol' Fashion Justice!
Why similar: Funny 89.3%, Singleplayer 10.7%
- #59 Methods: The Detective Competition
66% matchVery Positive91% of 724 reviews2020
Dev: LockedOn GamesPub: Erabit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
One hundred detectives compete against each other in a crime-solving competition.
Why similar: Detective 59.8%, Funny 17.2%, Puzzle 10.1%, Indie 9.4%, 2D 3.6%
- #60 Hentai Detective
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 67 reviews2021
Dev: KuKo
Windows
Enigmatic psycho challenges famous detective. Help detective solve riddles and overcome challenges on his way to save the local town from bombing by stopping a mysterious madman.
Why similar: Puzzle 89.9%, Singleplayer 10.1%