60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Investigation, Mystery, Singleplayer.
Garisani Detective Agency is a story-driven real-time co-op deduction game for two.In 1990s Korea, play as a brother and his ghost sister, taking cases from the living and the dead. Gather clues from two angles and solve puzzles together.An analog era of pagers and payphones.
On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook
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.”
Little Locked Rooms
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!
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 29.9%, Investigation 22.9%, Text-Based 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Logic 9.3%
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 29.2%, Investigation 21.6%, Visual Novel 14%, Text-Based 13.3%, Logic 11%
Anime corporate murder mystery. Interrogate executives, uncover financial cover-ups, and audit your way to the truth alongside a team of investigators.
Why similar: Detective 31%, Investigation 25.9%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Story Rich 9.8%, Logic 7.7%
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 25.3%, Investigation 21.3%, Text-Based 18.8%, Logic 12.3%, Visual Novel 10%
Tape Detective is a text-based mystery puzzle game. Use cassette tapes to play back fragments of recorded conversations, challenge witness testimonies, uncover the truth behind a mysterious cold case, and bring every suspect to justice.
Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Investigation 23.4%, Espionage 15.5% ★, Logic 9.5%, 1990's 8%
A mystery comedy visual novel game told strictly through the eyes of a news anchor. Learn about the city of Brookside, report the news as best you can, and guide the citizens toward a happy ending.
Why similar: Investigation 28.7%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Detective 15.3%, 1990's 11.3%, 2.5D 9.7%
A logic deduction game. Read the grid. Deduce, don't guess. Bust the case.
Why similar: Detective 32.7%, Investigation 23.7%, Logic 18.3%, Text-Based 13.9%, Story Rich 6.7%
[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 29.2%, Investigation 23.8%, Logic 13.7%, Text-Based 12.3%, Visual Novel 8%
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 36.4%, Investigation 29.5%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Logic 13.7%, Indie 1.7%
Play as a camera-headed detective and partner with a superpowered girl to solve memory manipulation crimes. Gather clues, piece together the truth, and shatter fabricated lies in this unique mystery game.
Why similar: Detective 37.6%, Investigation 30.8%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Story Rich 9.4%, Cartoony 7%
《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 31.5%, Investigation 25.8%, Text-Based 15.3%, 2.5D 9%, Visual Novel 8.7%
Staffer Retro is a mystery adventure game where you uncover past incidents related to ‘Mana’, the source of supernatural powers. Gather information through dialogue and exploration, and piece together clues found in documents to guide the choices of Verita Retro, the protagonist.
Why similar: Detective 27.8%, Investigation 19%, Logic 13.9%, Text-Based 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.1%
The greatest detective in São Paolo is dead, and you are the prime suspect in his death. Investigate the detective's past cases, unravel the web of mysteries that binds the great city, and prove your innocence. Enigmatic letters, hidden secrets, and one certainty: Every story has two sides.
Why similar: Detective 33.2%, Investigation 24.7%, Logic 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Story Rich 9.2%
Epigraph is a short, challenging, language decipherment puzzle game.
Why similar: Detective 35.4%, Investigation 26.7%, Logic 20.3%, Text-Based 13.6%, Adventure 2.5%
An intricate mystery visual novel. Search text, piece together clues, and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events within the sealed tower.
Why similar: Detective 28.6%, Investigation 20.2%, Logic 14.3%, Visual Novel 14%, Text-Based 11.5%
Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
Why similar: Detective 32.6%, Investigation 25.3%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Text-Based 11.4%, Story Rich 7.3%
FILENDS is a dark multiplayer riddle-solving game for 2-7 players. Work together to solve levels filled with murder mysteries and tragic tales. Use environmental clues and real-time chat to uncover the truth. Will you solve the riddles or become a part of them?
Why similar: Detective 32.6%, Investigation 23.4%, Logic 17.2%, Online Co-Op 12.6%, Text-Based 8.7%
Step into a small town in 90s fictional China as a grieving detective. In a place plagued by twisted homicides, the truth hides in the lies. Interrogate unpredictable witnesses, expose their contradictions, and rebuild a suspect’s face from an imperfect memory. Just like yours.
Why similar: Detective 32.7%, Investigation 26.3%, Logic 17.1%, Visual Novel 11.3%, 1990's 6.1%
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: Investigation 31%, Detective 28.6%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Text-Based 13.3%, Story Rich 8.4%
Seventy-eight years after the Great Collapse, the city of Belmarc stands as a beacon of civilization amid the ruins. A city where magic and technology intertwine, where humans and machines coexist. And in its depths, one Courier begins to chase the forgotten sins of the past.
Why similar: Detective 31.6%, Investigation 21.5%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Story Rich 9.7%, Cartoony 8.2%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 34.6%, Investigation 28.4%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Text-Based 12.5%, Story Rich 5.2%
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 29.3%, Investigation 25.1%, Logic 19.2%, Text-Based 17%, Story Rich 8.3%
Ranko and her friend Astrid must investigate the case of some missing scores just before the big Christmas concert of the academy. Help them question the seven daunting suspects before it's too late!
Why similar: Detective 35%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Investigation 16.1%, Text-Based 15.2%, Story Rich 6.3%
"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 41.4%, Investigation 19.8%, Logic 12.5%, Story Rich 10.3%, Text-Based 7.2%
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 40.6%, Investigation 24.5%, Logic 11.8%, 1990's 9.2%, Story Rich 7.3%
A desktop-detective mystery where you’re tasked with investigating an unsolved murder. Scour case files and use logic and deduction to discover the truth of a thrilling story.
Why similar: Detective 26.3%, Investigation 21.7%, Logic 17.3%, 1990's 13.5%, Retro 9.7%
Project Judgment is a story-driven detective adventure game where the narrative unfolds as you complete quests. Play as Cain, a detective who has lost his memory. Travel from city to city, solve cases, and uncover the truth behind your forgotten past.
Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Investigation 23.7%, Text-Based 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.7%, 2.5D 11.4%
WHODUNNIT is a mystery visual novel following a man who must answer a burning question: who the hell did he hook up with last night?
Why similar: Detective 41.3%, Investigation 28.3%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Story Rich 9.9%, Adventure 1.7%
Detective agency management × superpowered mystery. Former operative Lin Mo rebuilds the Ash Detective Agency in Collins City. Investigate crime scenes, use “Echoes” to recover memory fragments, rebut lies with evidence, dispatch partners for intel, and uncover conspiracy behind your mentor’s death.
Why similar: Detective 38.2%, Investigation 28.1%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Story Rich 8.9%, Logic 6.4%
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 42.1%, Investigation 32.6%, Logic 13.5%, Story Rich 5.7%, Adventure 4.7%
Andrey comes to the city to enroll in college and moves into a communal apartment. Neighbors, alcoholics, cult members, and gangsters test his mettle. Every decision is a choice between morality and survival. A visual novel where one wrong move turns a college applicant into a criminal.
Why similar: Detective 32.5%, Text-Based 22.9%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Investigation 12.9%, Story Rich 8.3%
The second retro-style travel mystery adventure! This game is a suspense command ADV set in Akita's Oga region in Japan.The character designer is a manga artist Kiyokazu Arai, following his previous work "Iseshima Mystery Annai".
Why similar: Investigation 33.5%, Detective 29.8%, Visual Novel 16.7%, 1990's 8.9%, Retro 6.5%
Conduct a high-stakes espionage operation at the height of the Cold War. Intercept and decipher classified intelligence to uncover a hidden threat. Break codes, cover your tracks, and escape before it’s too late.
Why similar: Espionage 31.9% ★, Detective 25.4%, Investigation 23.2%, Logic 11.8%, Story Rich 6.1%
Every story ever written has an alternate world that coexists with ours. When a large number of parallel universes are suddenly destroyed, Billie Beetleneck sets off on his hardest case yet in this interactive visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 31.3%, Investigation 26.9%, Text-Based 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Story Rich 5.6%
A mysterious murder has shocked the inner city, and as the lead detective, it is your job to catch the real killer. Armed with words and wits, you uncover the secrets and capture the murderer, and make sure justice will be served.
Why similar: Detective 28.9%, Investigation 27.8%, Text-Based 15.3%, Logic 13.2%, Story Rich 5%
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 48.5%, Investigation 18.7%, Logic 16.5%, Story Rich 11.8%, Adventure 4.5%
A mystery visual novel taking place aboard the underwater train Marine Express. Follow student Ranko Togawa on her quest to find the culprit on the murder of an accompanying teacher... with lots of surprises along the way!
Why similar: Detective 32.7%, Investigation 22.2%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Text-Based 14.7%, Story Rich 8%
Can you defeat the world's oldest mastermind in their own game? Stretch your wits and deduction skills to the maximum as you battle in Paris' craziest court. Here, only those who sacrifice everything reach the truth. What are you willing to betray to make it out alive?
Why similar: Detective 34.4%, Investigation 20.1%, Logic 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Story Rich 9.3%
The life of an ordinary freelance programmer Romero, whose existence is swallowed up by darkness. Not the fairy tail, but a dark part of humanity.
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Investigation 23.6%, Text-Based 16.3%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Logic 9.9%
This is a detective adventure game. About 2 hours to complete. Find the murderer!
Why similar: Investigation 35.7%, Detective 23.6%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Cartoony 9.3%, Adventure 6.5%
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 42.2%, Investigation 34.3%, Story Rich 11%, Visual Novel 8.8%, Adventure 3.6%
Steal a face. Study a life. Survive the conversation.
Why similar: Espionage 30.5% ★, Detective 24%, Investigation 22.4%, Logic 13.3%, Story Rich 6.4%
You're a detective. Investigate the haunting events surrounding the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend. Explore an old safehouse for clues, deduce keywords and reveal redacted words as you search Ann's digital journal, and piece together your case report as this unfortunate story unfolds.
Why similar: Detective 33.2%, Investigation 27.5%, Text-Based 18.1%, Story Rich 8.7%, 1990's 7.4%
After washing onto a private island, you soon find yourself in the middle of a murder mystery puzzle. The worst part? Everyone thinks you've dunnit! Will you be able to prove Detective Sal's innocence? Find clues, spot contradictions and solve puzzles to discover the truth and find the real killer.
Why similar: Detective 33%, Text-Based 20.5%, Investigation 17%, 2.5D 15.8%, Story Rich 5.9%
The second of seven chapters of a courtroom battle style visual novel, in which the story follows brand new lawyer Samuel Prince as he solves a strange variety of different crimes. Investigate the crime scene for evidence, then use it in court to find the real truth behind the case.
Why similar: Investigation 28.7%, Visual Novel 22%, Logic 21.3%, Story Rich 12.2%, Cartoony 11.7%
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 35.3%, Investigation 30.2%, Logic 12.8%, Story Rich 8.7%, Retro 7.9%
A mystery set in Fukuoka, Japan. Former cop Kengo Kamiya and assistant Hikaru tackle a high school girl's disappearance. A "Photoreal Novel" fully utilizing actual photos and AI. Enjoy snappy banter and unexpected twists in this simple, choice-driven mystery visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 31%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Text-Based 15.7%, Investigation 15%, Logic 11.8%
Tap into the mystery as a stranger in the city — a mild mystery visual novel. Kisen runs a tracing agency in a city far from his home. There, he is asked by a local university student to look for his brother missing from twelve years ago. Investigate what happened back then to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 39.2%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Text-Based 21.3%, Story Rich 12.2%, Adventure 3.4%
《AI Detective Collection》 combines the AI large language model to create a detective deciphering game. Players will be integrated into the deduction story, using AI assistants to deeply investigate clues, examine evidence, and uncover the truth behind the case through logical thinking and deduction.
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Text-Based 16.1%, Logic 15.3%, Investigation 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.9%
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 33.3%, Investigation 26.2%, Text-Based 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Story Rich 9.5%
No criminal has ever been a match for you, and everybody is looking forward to a description of your brilliant deductions. There is just one small problem. One tiny detail that makes it different this time. A mere trifle, really. This time you have no idea who did it.
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Investigation 23.1%, Text-Based 20.9%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Retro 6.2%
In this classic Investigative Mystery game, you are hired to find the truth behind Mr. Grady's untimely death. Explore 40+ areas, compile a multitude of evidence, and interview over 30 unique characters to assist you in your search for answers. Do YOU have what it takes to crack the case?
Why similar: Detective 26.7%, Investigation 21.4%, Text-Based 14.9%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Logic 10.5%
Mindjack is a plot-progression Visual novels and investigation game about social violence. Hijack instructors' vision terminals, eavesdrop on conspiracies, and capture violent acts. You must uncover dark secrets, and decide whether to save your friends trapped within the time limit.
Why similar: Detective 31.6%, Investigation 26.2%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Text-Based 12.1%, Story Rich 5.8%
Ranko and her friend Astrid must investigate the vanishing of a girl from their school. Learn about the secrets of St. Joachim to find her, but be cautious! A bad step may lead you towards an ugly end...
Why similar: Detective 31.3%, Investigation 18.8%, Text-Based 17.4%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Story Rich 6.6%
Sinheritance is a terrifying and mind-bending puzzle game. Explore every corner in an intensely oppressive atmosphere to piece together a chilling story. Every step must be taken with caution, for the deepest fears often stem from your own choices and your gradually crumbling sanity.
Why similar: Detective 35.6%, Investigation 27.7%, Logic 16.7%, Story Rich 8.7%, Visual Novel 5.8%
Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi's first case, the Honjin Murder Mystery. Honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo lay dead in a bed of blood on the night of their wedding. Kosuke Kindaichi searches for the truth about this locked room murder mystery. However...
Why similar: Detective 30.9%, Investigation 25.4%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Text-Based 15.7%, Story Rich 8.8%
[Grill'd] is a dinner party detective game played from the first-person perspective of a royal investigator. Trapped in a mansion located in the estate of a fallen aristocrat, collect clues about the cases, connect them to one another, and interrogate the suspect to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 37.2%, Investigation 27.5%, Logic 17.7%, Story Rich 7.8%, Adventure 7.5%
LumineNight is a story-driven detective adventure. Play as Detective Foster and his daughter to solve a series of murders spanning a decade. Interrogate suspects, infiltrate locations, solve puzzles, and gather evidence from crime scenes. Uncover the dark truth behind these killings.
Why similar: Detective 34.3%, Investigation 16.6%, Visual Novel 14%, Story Rich 10%, 2.5D 7.9%
An online co-op detective horror for up to 3 players. Work together across randomly generated shifts to investigate your customers, as some are only pretending to be human. Make one mistake, and you’ll be forced to board up, set traps, and hide.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 23.1%, Detective 22.1%, Investigation 20.3%, Co-op 10%, Retro 9.2%
Detective Bloodphobia is a black-and-white noir visual novel with point-and-click investigations and deduction gameplay.
Why similar: Logic 21%, Text-Based 19.6%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Detective 16.4%, Investigation 10.4%
