60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Investigation, Adventure, Mystery.
A genealogy deduction game set in Republican-era China. Play as a lawyer, search newspapers, case files, letters, and old photos, and follow clues to identify people and uncover family ties. Reconstruct the Chen family tree and uncover the secrets behind your commission.
I'M YOUR HOST
An audio deduction game where you have one task: restore a series of lost podcast episodes.
The Detective's Apprentice
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!
An audio deduction game where you have one task: restore a series of lost podcast episodes.
Why similar: Detective 36.6%, Investigation 25.3%, Mystery 12%, Point & Click 8.2%, Puzzle 6.7%
Step into the shoes of Clementine "Cleo" Ace, an apprentice to her aunt, the world-renowned detective, Maya Lynch. From heists to murders, use your deduction skills to solve "howdunnit" cases that are too tough for the local police to crack and uncover a deeper mystery along the way!
Why similar: Detective 33.6%, Investigation 23.9%, Mystery 11.4%, Point & Click 7.2%, Puzzle 7.1%
A college radio DJ has vanished, but the school says she withdrew. Search forum posts and confidential records to uncover the people behind anonymous handles. Piece together what happened to Starlingdive in a deduction mystery spanning three connected cases, from college radio to the music industry.
Why similar: Detective 31.8%, Investigation 18.5%, Mystery 11%, Point & Click 7.9%, Puzzle 7.9%
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 31.5%, Investigation 21.2%, Mystery 10.1%, Puzzle 7.8%, Historical 7.5%
In 1921: a kidnapping, a revolution... Investigate and uncover the truth behind a dark, mysterious story.
Why similar: Detective 29.9%, Investigation 16.8%, Mystery 11.6%, Historical 8.3%, Text-Based 8.1%
"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 35.2%, Investigation 15.4%, Mystery 9.3%, Puzzle 8.9%, Historical 6.9%
[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 27.4%, Investigation 20.6%, Mystery 15.1%, Puzzle 8.2%, Text-Based 8%
「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 40.8%, Investigation 26.5%, Mystery 12.3%, Puzzle 10%, Adventure 6.4%
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 35.2%, Investigation 22.1%, Mystery 13%, Puzzle 8.2%, Point & Click 5.7%
A mystery adventure game featuring a camera-headed detective and a superpowered girl teaming up to solve crimes. Play as the detective to gather and combine clues, reveal the hidden truth, and tear down fabricated lies.
Why similar: Detective 34.4%, Investigation 25.8%, Mystery 12.6%, Point & Click 8.6%, Story Rich 6.7%
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 35.5%, Investigation 19.7%, Mystery 13.7%, Puzzle 9.4%, Point & Click 7.9%
Gather information on social media in-game to take down every last boss in this deduction-based puzzle adventure game inspired by Return of the Obra Dinn. It's release day for the latest entry in a legendary action game series, and you need to beat it. Fun is secondary, victory is all.
Why similar: Detective 33.1%, Investigation 21.5%, Text-Based 8%, Puzzle 7.9%, Adventure 6.8%
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 31.1%, Investigation 22.3%, Mystery 8.7%, Puzzle 8.2%, Point & Click 8%
The mask of a legendary thief has been stolen. Follow Detective Time in a point-and-click investigation using her watch to witness key moments and uncover who is behind this new wave of robberies. Observe the past. Investigate the present. Uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 29.7%, Investigation 22.2%, Point & Click 10.8%, Mystery 9.4%, Puzzle 8.9%
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 29.6%, Investigation 23.3%, Mystery 10.7%, Point & Click 9.8%, Puzzle 7.7%
A hand-drawn and story-rich deduction mystery set in 1887. Pearl Lundgren is dead and two men have been arrested for her murder, but the full truth remains to be discovered, and only you can piece it together.
Why similar: Detective 28.6%, Investigation 21.6%, Puzzle 9.6%, Point & Click 9.6%, Historical 7.8%
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 44.6%, Investigation 19%, Mystery 11.8%, Adventure 5.9%, Puzzle 5.6%
A historical detective game mixing reasoning and puzzles, set during Northern Wei's early Sinicization reforms. As head of the Wuju Division, you're sent by the emperor to Pingcheng. Mysterious cases there seem unrelated but are deeply connected.
Why similar: Detective 30.2%, Investigation 22.5%, Historical 11.4%, Mystery 10%, Logic 8.9%
A gripping detective noir mystery that blends investigation and deduction with a rich, character-driven story. The Murder of Ava Monroe is cozy, twisty, and oozing with atmosphere.
Why similar: Detective 36.1%, Investigation 27%, Mystery 12.5%, Story Rich 7.4%, Point & Click 5.6%
Who Did It? Is a detective puzzle-game. Your job is to read the given case files to find out who the murderer is! Do you have what it takes to master all cases and close them all for good?
Why similar: Detective 31.3%, Investigation 20.4%, Mystery 12.5%, Point & Click 8.6%, Text-Based 8.5%
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 31%, Investigation 24.4%, Mystery 12.3%, Point & Click 7.3%, Puzzle 7.1%
Epigraph is a short, challenging, language decipherment puzzle game.
Why similar: Detective 33.1%, Investigation 22.9%, Mystery 10.8%, Puzzle 10.5%, Text-Based 8.8%
This is an original orthodox detective mystery game. The player suddenly takes possession of Roran, who hopes to report to the academy. You must investigate and deduce the truth behind a series of bizarre incidents that obstruct his journey, helping him successfully reach the academy.
Why similar: Detective 33.9%, Investigation 21.3%, Mystery 11.7%, Puzzle 8.4%, Text-Based 7.7%
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 29.2%, Investigation 22.4%, Mystery 11.2%, Point & Click 8.1%, Historical 8%
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 35.1%, Investigation 30.9%, Mystery 18.4%, Puzzle 8.1%, Adventure 6.5%
Follow detective Carol Reed in this colorful mystery, made with real-life photographs. The game features a classic adventure game interface, plenty of puzzles, and a series of minigames as an integrated part of the story.
Why similar: Detective 34.2%, Investigation 23.6%, Mystery 13.2%, Point & Click 12%, Adventure 9.9%
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 32.3%, Investigation 24.2%, Mystery 11.7%, Point & Click 8.4%, Puzzle 7.8%
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 33.1%, Investigation 23.2%, Text-Based 11.1%, Puzzle 8.4%, Mystery 7.5%
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 36.4%, Investigation 22.8%, Mystery 9.7%, Puzzle 8.8%, Historical 6.5%
[DEMO available now!] Erased memories, scattered clues. What will you uncover, and what will you leave buried?As an amnesiac detective, investigate crime scenes with limited focus. You can't analyze everything. Strategically choose your leads to shape the case and reclaim your lost past.
Why similar: Detective 33.9%, Investigation 25.3%, Mystery 12.5%, Point & Click 9.1%, Puzzle 6.2%
A mystery detective game where you investigate a disappearance, search for clues, solve puzzles, question suspects, and uncover the truth before time runs out.
Why similar: Detective 37.5%, Investigation 28.1%, Mystery 13.3%, Puzzle 12%, Adventure 7%
Cyber Detective L solves Paradoxes—bizarre incidents by supernatural Demons—via the social media giant Parrotter. The Cyber Detective Squad, L and his Demon partner Nyasuteria, wield elite hacking and psychic powers to take on the final Paradox investigation.
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Investigation 20.3%, Text-Based 13.7%, Mystery 13.6%, Story Rich 6.6%
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 43.7%, Investigation 15.5%, Puzzle 10.7%, Mystery 8.7%, Story Rich 8.3%
In an investigation where the thieves are not necessarily the ones you think they are, follow the clues, question the suspects, and get to the truth by avoiding false leads. But beware, some people are not ready to give up so easily.
Why similar: Detective 34.6%, Investigation 31.8%, Point & Click 10.1%, Text-Based 7.7%, Adventure 6.4%
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 37.7%, Investigation 27%, Mystery 8.8%, Puzzle 8.7%, Logic 6.1%
"All Antarctic researchers dead. Cause of death: Emperor Penguin attack?" Log into the isolated 'Amundsen-4' server. Extract and combine [keywords] from fragmented emails, chats, and logs to uncover the truth behind the bizarre disaster.
Why similar: Detective 33.9%, Investigation 16.6%, Text-Based 14%, Mystery 11.7%, Point & Click 8.2%
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 36.3%, Investigation 27.7%, Mystery 12.2%, Puzzle 7.2%, Adventure 6.9%
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 37.2%, Investigation 27.7%, Mystery 10.5%, Puzzle 8.7%, Point & Click 6.4%
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 31.3%, Investigation 24.1%, Mystery 12.6%, Puzzle 7.5%, Point & Click 7.4%
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 34.5%, Investigation 21.9%, Mystery 12.8%, Puzzle 8.1%, Point & Click 7.8%
Enter the burned crime scene and restore 8 cases from the past. The crime scene photos and records have been charred black, but as a cold case investigator, your deduction and forensic skills can reveal what happened. Search by keyword, reconstruct the sequence of events, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 33.2%, Investigation 17.5%, Mystery 15.5%, Text-Based 12.6%, Point & Click 9.1%
Become the greatest detective of all time in The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, a twisting, turning investigation game set in a faithfully-reproduced London of 1898. As Sherlock Holmes, you must find clues, interrogate suspects and unveil a mystery in a story full of twists!
Why similar: Detective 48%, Mystery 11.3%, Point & Click 10.4%, Adventure 9.5%, Investigation 9.4%
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 40.8%, Investigation 30%, Mystery 13.9%, Puzzle 12.4%, Indie 2.1%
Pick up your magnifying glass as writer-turned-detective Penelope Pendrick in this first-person point and click mystery adventure! Three people have suddenly vanished from the sleepy town of Carlisle. Follow the clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles to end this case - before it ends you.
Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Mystery 18.6%, Investigation 16.5%, Point & Click 12.8%, Story Rich 8.3%
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 23.1%, Mystery 12.4%, Story Rich 7.3%, Puzzle 6.7%
A gripping point-and-click adventure – inspired by the real treasure hunt on Oak Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. Unravel a web of murder, myth, and forgotten history. Some secrets are better left buried.
Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Investigation 24.5%, Mystery 13.4%, Point & Click 10.8%, Puzzle 8.7%
Investigate a series of murders at an abandoned school, examine evidence, connect clues, and reconstruct each crime. In this 2D psychological mystery adventure, every answer points to the dating sim heroine you trusted most—but is she truly the killer?
Why similar: Detective 32.9%, Investigation 25%, Mystery 15.4%, Puzzle 8.1%, Story Rich 6.3%
《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 33.3%, Investigation 24.6%, Mystery 14.2%, Text-Based 11.1%, Puzzle 10.9%
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 37%, Investigation 28.1%, Mystery 13.7%, Logic 7.5%, Puzzle 7.5%
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 32.1%, Investigation 21.8%, Mystery 13%, Text-Based 10.1%, Story Rich 7%
Dive into a decade of secrets, mysterious characters and their inexplicable deaths - in the shadow of the darkest time in human history. Investigate crimes, decode documents, collect clues and solve riddles - one word at a time. The deeper you read, the less any of it seems to be an accident.
Why similar: Detective 33%, Investigation 23.1%, Point & Click 9.5%, Mystery 9.4%, Puzzle 7.5%
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 41.3%, Investigation 19.4%, Mystery 15.1%, Puzzle 8.1%, Logic 6.1%
Ironic point & click adventure where a once brilliant detective quits his trade and lands a job in IT to make a living. But even in the seemingly mundane world of office life, there are secrets to be uncovered. Navigate through puzzles, quirky colleagues, and intrigues to crack corporate mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 30.5%, Investigation 22%, Mystery 10.2%, Text-Based 10.2%, Point & Click 9.4%
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 19.5%, Mystery 12.9%, Puzzle 10%, Point & Click 8.9%
A point & click mystery adventure game set in 1920s Southeast England. Assume the role of Dr. Doyle, gather clues, interrogate witnesses, make assumptions, reach conclusions, decide the guilty party and solve the mystery of the cloche hat.
Why similar: Detective 35.2%, Mystery 16%, Point & Click 13.3%, Adventure 11.3%, Puzzle 9.8%
Recognized as one of the best licenses in gaming and lauded by the press, Sherlock Holmes is back with an investigation that is sure to be the most horrifying of the series. The famous detective stands against the most dangerous serial killer England has ever known - Jack the Ripper.
Why similar: Detective 36.7%, Investigation 14.8%, Adventure 13.9%, Mystery 10.2%, Point & Click 9.8%
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 36.1%, Mystery 17.2%, Investigation 11.8%, Puzzle 9.3%, Text-Based 9.2%
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 29%, Investigation 22.8%, Text-Based 11.6%, Mystery 10.7%, Logic 8.6%
It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed. Solve cases and outsmart criminals in a detective story full of lies, confessions, and maybe even a murder or two.
Why similar: Detective 31.9%, Investigation 22.5%, Mystery 10.6%, Puzzle 7.3%, Story Rich 6.9%
