- #1 执念刑警之消失的证人
97% matchNo user reviews89% of 260 reviews2026
Dev: 迷雾工作室
Windows · Mac
Lu Yan has 9 days to find the truth and bring five strangers back alive. Hours of cinematic video — surveillance, dashcam, interrogations — are the evidence you study; a punishing board demands you connect 130+ clues and 70+ deductions by hand. Stuck? Spend Intuition. 6–8 hours.
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Drama 21.5%, Crime 16.3%, Investigation 14.8%, Mystery 10.8%
- #2 In Memoriam
96% 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 32%, Drama 14.8%, Investigation 13.9%, Mystery 11.5%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #3 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
96% matchVery Positive89% of 8,060 reviews2014
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 40.2%, Crime 15.2%, Investigation 15.1%, Mystery 11.7%, Puzzle 5.4%
- #4 The Detective's Apprentice
95% 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 33.2%, Investigation 20.8%, Mystery 12.4%, Crime 9.1%, Point & Click 8%
- #5 传家
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Paisley
Windows · Mac
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.
Why similar: Detective 33.9%, Investigation 21.3%, Mystery 11.7%, Puzzle 8.4%, Text-Based 7.7%
- #6 The Missing Threads
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wynd_devPub: wysg
Windows
[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 29.6%, Investigation 19.5%, Crime 15.7%, Mystery 12%, Point & Click 8.8%
- #7 Time O'Clock: The Mask of Crime
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fractal Pop Games
Windows
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 27.6%, Investigation 18.2%, Crime 14.7%, Point & Click 11.2%, Mystery 9.6%
- #8 I'M YOUR HOST
92% 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 37.7%, Investigation 22.9%, Mystery 13.6%, Point & Click 9.5%, Puzzle 7.5%
- #9 Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit
90% matchVery Positive97% of 606 reviews2025
Dev: Default Cube Games
Windows · Mac
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 21.3%, Mystery 17.9%, Drama 15%, Investigation 12.7%, Point & Click 12.5%
- #10 Set the Record Straight
91% 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 26.8%, Investigation 18.1%, Crime 15.7%, Mystery 11.3%, Point & Click 8.3%
- #11 Detective Kobayashi - A Visual Novel
91% matchPositive87% of 31 reviews2019
Dev: GenuinePub: Giiku Games
Windows
Take on the role of Detective Kobayashi, the one and only genius detective who has a reputation for solving any case, however dark or difficult...if he isn't playing games at the office or awkwardly hitting on girls, that is.
Why similar: Detective 26%, Crime 18.8%, Investigation 12.1%, Mystery 11.2%, Point & Click 8.3%
- #12 The City Knows
89% 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 31%, Crime 19.9%, Mystery 16.2%, Investigation 9%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #13 It Was Not a Suicide
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Poisonic Studio
Windows
A psychological horror detective simulation set in Rainier Falls in 2005. Uncover the truth behind Adele's death by finding contradictions in the case files. Are you brilliant enough to expose the suspects' lies in a single attempt? Because you only get one chance to make an arrest.
Why similar: Detective 30.4%, Investigation 19.3%, Crime 17.7%, Mystery 11.6%, Point & Click 6.4%
- #14 Detective Hindsight
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Broccoli Bunny Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Solve a variety of perplexing cases in the sleuthing shoes of Detective Hindsight - who gets help from Phoebe: a young orphaned girl with dreams of being a storyteller and powers to look into the past. Uncover the truth with her sketches done in crayon. The catch? She can't draw very well.
Why similar: Detective 35%, Investigation 19.3%, Mystery 14.2%, Puzzle 8.8%, Crime 7.9%
- #15 Curtain Call in Flames
87% 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 31.4%, Investigation 18.2%, Crime 16.8%, Mystery 12.2%, Puzzle 6.5%
- #16 Ashes of Holloway Bay
86% match4 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Cold Case Inc
Windows
Immerse yourself in a chilling, interactive cold-case investigation. Review crime scene photos, decrypt restricted hard drives, compare evidence, and deliver your final report in Ashes of Holloway Bay, a dark, atmospheric detective experience where every detail matters.
Why similar: Detective 29.4%, Investigation 17.8%, Crime 17.5%, Mystery 12.1%, Point & Click 6.6%
- #17 A Case of Fraud
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 573 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 29.8%, Investigation 19.7%, Crime 15.9%, Mystery 11.9%, Point & Click 8.6%
- #18 Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,875 reviews2024
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 32.7 hrsMean: 35.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
Why similar: Detective 25%, Investigation 21.9%, Crime 17.7%, Mystery 12%, Text-Based 7.5%
- #19 The Golden Girl Case
84% 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 31.3%, Investigation 17.5%, Crime 13.6%, Mystery 12.8%, Point & Click 7.9%
- #20 There’s No Way the Dating Sim Heroine I Liked Could Be a Murderer...?!
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: H999 Games
Windows
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 29.8%, Investigation 20%, Mystery 15.3%, Crime 10.9%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #21 Tokyo Detectives
84% matchMixed69% of 59 reviews2021
Dev: Rincho Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 30.6%, Investigation 20.3%, Crime 17.8%, Mystery 11.6%, Text-Based 7%
- #22 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 36.8%, Investigation 15.2%, Mystery 14.8%, Crime 12.7%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #23 The Wild Detective: The Hound of the Foggy City
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZombieDogStudio
Windows
The Wild Detective: The Hound of the Foggy City is a classic detective mystery game. You play as Duke, a private investigator, collecting evidence through investigation and interviews, then using deductive reasoning to solve cases and reveal hidden truths.
Why similar: Detective 41.9%, Drama 24.9%, Mystery 10.5%, Puzzle 10.5%, Adventure 5%
- #24 Marcella Moon: Secret on the Hill
82% 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 24.8%, Investigation 15.8%, Mystery 12.5%, Crime 10.9%, Point & Click 9.2%
- #25 星象迷案 The Zodiac Mystery
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: LazyBoy
Windows
Step into The Zodiac Mystery, where a suspense-filled adventure begins! Players are immersed in a complex and bewildering cold case, searching for clues across time and space. Examine crime scenes, review files, and analyze evidence, following the trail concealed within a celestial haze.
Why similar: Detective 25.4%, Crime 21.1%, Drama 20.6%, Mystery 16.9%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #26 In a Detective's Mind
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Justo DiasPub: Justo Dias
Windows
In a Detective's Mind is an investigation game that seeks to put you in the role of a detective, who needs to solve cases and deal with obscure problems from his past.
Why similar: Detective 40.2%, Investigation 23.2%, Crime 14.1%, Mystery 9.4%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #27 The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
81% matchVery Positive80% of 3,965 reviews2012
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 44.8%, Mystery 11.6%, Point & Click 10.9%, Puzzle 8.5%, Investigation 7.7%
- #28 ギルド探求団へようこそ!
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,557 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 42.3%, Investigation 24.2%, Mystery 14%, Puzzle 11.3%, Adventure 5.4%
- #29 Where is Starlingdive
79% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Studio N
Windows · Mac
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 34.4%, Investigation 17.6%, Mystery 13.1%, Point & Click 9.5%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #30 Police Detective: Tokyo Beat
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dr. Cyril Splutterworth
Windows
Gather evidence, interview suspects and send your case to trial. Have you got what it takes to be Tokyo's top detective?
Why similar: Detective 33.9%, Crime 18.3%, Mystery 12.1%, Drama 11.1%, Investigation 8.5%
- #31 Assistant to the Lost Detective - Remaster -
78% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: LIKEMAD_GAMES
Windows
A novel-style mystery adventure game. Explore 2D top-down maps! Enjoy easy puzzles and comical text. Become the assistant to the lost detective Chiho-chan and help solve mysteries!
Why similar: Detective 35%, Drama 17.6%, Text-Based 13.3%, Investigation 12%, Mystery 8.9%
- #32 Deep Focus
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vitamins
Windows
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 35.5%, Investigation 23.5%, Mystery 14.3%, Point & Click 9.9%, Puzzle 7%
- #33 Mini Murder Mysteries
74% matchVery Positive96% of 154 reviews2026
Dev: BUNKWORKS
Windows · Mac
Solve cozy, crafty whodunits. Puzzle your way through nine unique investigations – and use your noggin to make intelligent deductions. Explore the evidence, scrutinize statements, and connect the dots.
Why similar: Detective 31.4%, Investigation 20.8%, Crime 15.2%, Mystery 11.5%, Point & Click 8.2%
- #34 The Marsh Manor Mystery
76% 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 38.1%, Investigation 24.7%, Mystery 14.3%, Puzzle 12.6%, Casual 8.5%
- #35 Thank You 4 Playing
75% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Libragames
Windows
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 34.2%, Investigation 19.6%, Puzzle 8.8%, Mystery 7.7%, Text-Based 7.7%
- #36 Água Suja (Nobody Dies Here)
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: B&B Studios
Windows
An investigation and courtroom visual novel set in the electoral courts of a small Brazilian city. A first-case lawyer, a doctored campaign flyer, and a document with a date that does not add up. Two routes of around eight hours, six endings and a final act.
Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Investigation 18.7%, Crime 13.9%, Mystery 12.8%, Point & Click 7%
- #37 Fateful End: True Case Files
76% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: GenuinePub: Giiku Games
Windows
Solve your own murder in this thrilling true crime adventure game. You've come face-to-face with your fate and someone close to you is going to kill you...unless you find out who it is before the time runs out!
Why similar: Detective 24%, Crime 16.4%, Investigation 13.1%, Mystery 11.7%, Point & Click 9.5%
- #38 Chains of Judgment
73% match2 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: ChaniMK
Windows · Mac · Linux
Homicide detective Ralph is distraught when his trusted, reliable partner goes missing around the same time strange killings begin to take place. While solving the case, Ralph is paired up with an impish rookie he can't get along with.
Why similar: Detective 19.1%, Crime 15.5%, Drama 14.5%, Investigation 12.1%, Point & Click 9.7%
- #39 Murder In Complex
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Khalil HammoudaPub: AKM Games
Windows
Investigate a murder inside a building as a detective. Interrogate AI-powered residents, uncover hidden evidence, and analyze clues with your team. Every case is unique, with randomized stories and dynamic suspects. Can you catch the real killer?
Why similar: Detective 26.6%, Crime 18.7%, Investigation 18.3%, Drama 11.6%, Mystery 11%
- #40 Docket 87: The Novikov's Files
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows
A true crime detective game where you map suspects, reconstruct timelines, and use deduction to find the truth everyone missed.
Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Investigation 22.7%, Crime 16%, Mystery 13.2%, Point & Click 9.1%
- #41 Marcella Moon: Saboteurs on the River
74% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a series of sabotage incidents on the Louisiana bayou.
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Investigation 18.8%, Crime 17%, Mystery 13.5%, Point & Click 9.7%
- #42 Hired Eye
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nightdesk
Windows
A noir detective game played at your desk. Read evidence photos, CCTV footage and records, compare fingerprints and voices, and fill in the suspect matrix yourself before you accuse anyone. Juggle action points, fees and deadlines across eight cases as a criminal organization closes in.
Why similar: Detective 31.2%, Investigation 19.9%, Crime 14.6%, Mystery 12%, Point & Click 8.2%
- #43 The Roottrees are Dead
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,219 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Detective 37.4%, Investigation 18.3%, Mystery 15.8%, Puzzle 10.7%, Point & Click 9.3%
- #44 Marcella Moon: The Phantom of Harvest Grove
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
A prankster is loose at the Harvest Grove autumn festival. Find the culprit before things get out of hand.
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Mystery 14.3%, Crime 13.2%, Drama 12.9%, Point & Click 10.5%
- #45 Escape The Ordinary: Tales of Romina Manor
73% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: megaseven
Windows
Based on the escape room board game of the same name. Discover the mystery of Romina Manor as you investigate the disappearance of the Master by searching for clues and solving puzzles in locations like the Parlor, Kitchen or even the Observatory.
Why similar: Detective 34.5%, Crime 20.9%, Mystery 18.1%, Puzzle 9.1%, Point & Click 5.5%
- #46 Who Did It?
71% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: BeldrProductionsPub: BeldrProductions Games
Windows
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 31.5%, Investigation 18.1%, Mystery 13.9%, Point & Click 9.7%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #47 Laura Bow and the Mechanical Codex
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NineZyme OÜ
Windows · Mac · Linux
LAURA BOW IS BACK, in an all new point-and-click adventure! Get ready for lots of wonderful nostalgia, in this third installment of the Laura Bow franchise, originally created by Sierra Online and designed by Roberta Williams & Bruce Balfour.
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Crime 17.2%, Drama 17.1%, Investigation 12.1%, Point & Click 10.2%
- #48 The Price of Grief
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zero Budget Mystery
Windows · Mac
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 31.2%, Investigation 19.3%, Crime 13.1%, Point & Click 10%, Mystery 9.7%
- #49 Unsolved Case: Fatal Clue Collector's Edition
70% matchPositive78% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
Solve a series of tough cases, full of personal drama! In the new game series, you have to unravel some of the hardest mysteries using both logic and your intuition!
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Drama 16.6%, Crime 13.7%, Investigation 11.4%, Point & Click 10.3%
- #50 密市大亨
71% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Dream Clockwork
Windows
Welcome to the brand new world of Mississauga Tycoon. Various styles of Mississauga, including horror, suspense, thriller, science fiction, and aesthetics, are waiting for you to explore. Can you escape perfectly and find out the truth? Become an escape master and create a perfect escape myth?
Why similar: Detective 29.4%, Drama 22.6%, Investigation 14.5%, Mystery 12.7%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #51 Mohism: Battle of Words
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 610 reviews2023
Dev: 玄镜工作室Pub: Yooreka Studio
Windows
Mohism: Battle of Words is a detective game set in the world of wuxia. The game follows Zhang Xiaochen, investigates unsolved cases and comes into his own as a hero. He must rely on his wits and razor-sharp tongue to best his opponents, find the culprit and ensure justice prevails!
Why similar: Detective 30.4%, Investigation 18.4%, Crime 15.8%, Mystery 12.4%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #52 Clue For Your Thoughts
69% match7 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Sean Kuehl
Windows
Sift through the evidence to find out who did it.
Why similar: Detective 35%, Crime 28.5%, Mystery 20.2%, Puzzle 9.7%, Casual 5.8%
- #53 The Silver Crow
66% matchVery Positive96% of 100 reviews2026
Dev: Dreamagination
Windows · Mac
Play as Conrad, the town's executioner. Investigate a mysterious death, gather clues, question suspects and solve puzzles in this classic point-and-click mystery where witchcraft and superstition conceal a far darker truth.
Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Investigation 16.3%, Crime 13.6%, Point & Click 10.6%, Mystery 9.1%
- #54 Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 14,521 reviews2016
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 30.7%, Crime 17.7%, Investigation 13.8%, Mystery 11.8%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #55 All Possible Suspects
68% 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 35.3%, Investigation 27.4%, Mystery 20.3%, Puzzle 8.9%, Adventure 5.3%
- #56 TellTale - Casino Murder Case
67% 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 29.6%, Investigation 19.5%, Mystery 17.9%, Puzzle 9.6%, Text-Based 7.9%
- #57 Paper Perjury
67% matchVery Positive89% of 235 reviews2024
Dev: Paper Cat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 30%, Investigation 18.7%, Crime 13.2%, Mystery 10.9%, Puzzle 7.4%
- #58 Alex Hill: Whispers at White Oak Inn
66% matchVery Positive93% of 392 reviews2025
Dev: hannahontrek
Windows · Mac
A young woman died near the White Oak Inn. Now, her spirit is roaming around, and an employee is receiving strange letters. What dark secrets wait to be found? The clock is ticking and you, as Alex Hill, must uncover the truth before it’s too late.
Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Mystery 13.3%, Crime 12.4%, Drama 11.4%, Investigation 10.2%
- #59 Signal & Echo: Iris is Missing (demo)
68% matchVery Positive95% of 59 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 21.4%, Mystery 12.3%, Point & Click 11.4%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #60 捞金骗徒
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 云洲工作室
Windows
You play as a tourist trapped in a scam compound. fight to survive, sneak around and seize escape chances. Gather hidden clues, master scam skills reluctantly to survive, meet captives stuck here for various reasons, dig out its dark secrets, and choose between escaping the den or ruling it.
Why similar: Detective 29.6%, Investigation 19.8%, Crime 16.6%, Drama 12.5%, Mystery 9.6%