- #1 Mark & Lara: Partners In Justice
97% matchVery Positive85% of 62 reviews2021
Dev: Mark Lara Devs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Call your partner and become the best detective duo in this CO-OP adventure! Gather evidence, question the suspects and point out their contradictions. Cooperation is key as neither of you have the full picture of the case! Play on two devices, local or remotely, all you need is a voice connection.
Why similar: Investigation 22.9%, Detective 21.7%, Online Co-Op 20.5%, Logic 13.9%, Co-op 11.1%
- #2 Unsolved Case
96% matchVery Positive87% of 6,695 reviews2022
Dev: Eleven Puzzles
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 45%
A new lead turns up old doubts about an 'Unsolved Case'. A trap, or a copycat killer? In this co-op puzzle game prequel to the award-winning Cryptic Killer series, put on your detective badges as you collaborate and communicate to crack the codes, solve the riddles, and catch the Cryptic Killer.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 26.5%, Detective 21.6%, Investigation 16.6%, Logic 12.2%, Co-op 8.8%
- #3 LumineNight
95% matchVery Positive89% of 596 reviews2024
Dev: Spickasoft
Windows
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 36.4%, Investigation 16.2%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Story Rich 9.6%, Cartoony 7.6%
- #4 Tokyo Detectives
96% matchMixed69% of 59 reviews2021
Dev: Rincho Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 36.7%, Investigation 27.7%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Text-Based 11.9%, Story Rich 5.1%
- #5 Connected Clue
94% matchVery Positive87% of 121 reviews2026
Dev: Alpheratz Games Pub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Connected Clue is a quarter-view detective adventure game inspired by the atmosphere of 19th-century mystery novels. Gather clues, see through lies, and uncover the identity of the culprit shrouded in secrecy!
Why similar: Detective 29.4%, Investigation 20.9%, Text-Based 13.4%, 2.5D 13.2%, 1990's 10.2%
- #6 ステータス確認探偵
94% matchVery Positive96% of 96 reviews2025
Dev: 風切羽
Windows
Check the suspect's status and solve the mystery! A status-checking mystery ADV in which a rookie detective takes on difficult cases that take place in a fantasy world.
Why similar: Logic 25.8%, Investigation 22.6%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Online Co-Op 14.6%, Adventure 8.3%
- #7 Unboxing the Cryptic Killer
92% matchVery Positive90% of 2,755 reviews2023
Dev: Eleven Puzzles
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Unravel the mystery of a cryptic box in this 2-player co-op puzzle game. Join forces as two detectives, solve cooperative puzzles, communicate effectively, crack the codes and outsmart the killer.
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Online Co-Op 22.9%, Investigation 18.1%, Logic 12.9%, Co-op 9%
- #8 Whispers in the West - Co-op Murder Mystery
93% matchMixed69% of 106 reviews2023
Dev: Infinite Whys
Windows · Mac
Whispers in the West is a point-and-click murder mystery game that supports online co-op for 1-4 players. Each story is an hour-long intriguing mystery waiting to be solved. You can either work solo or team up with your friends to solve the cases. Things may get heated!
Why similar: Detective 28.9%, Online Co-Op 19.7%, Investigation 17.2%, Co-op 9.6%, Visual Novel 8.1%
- #9 Escape Memoirs: Mini Stories
91% matchVery Positive84% of 6,158 reviews2022
Dev: 0 Deer Soft
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
"Escape Memoirs: Mini Stories" is a series of co-operative escape-room style puzzle scenarios. Each one is sure to test your wits as you try to overcome the challenges that stand in the way of your escape.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 26.2%, Detective 23.4%, Investigation 15.2%, Logic 12.2%, Co-op 11.8%
- #10 Split Echo: Demo
91% matchVery Positive80% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: OneMac
Windows
Two minds. Two perspectives. One solution. Step into a cooperative puzzle experience where you and your partner see different sides of the same world. Communicate, connect the clues, uncover the truth.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 30%, Logic 24.3%, Co-op 16.6%, Story Rich 11.6%, Multiplayer 9.6%
- #11 The Roottrees are Dead
89% 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 43.2%, Investigation 24%, Logic 11.4%, 1990's 8.5%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #12 Parallel Experiment
89% matchVery Positive85% of 849 reviews2025
Dev: Eleven Puzzles
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Two detectives, one deadly experiment, a race against time. Each player only has one half of the puzzle. In this 2-player co-op puzzle game you can survive the parallel experiment only by working together.
Why similar: Detective 27.9%, Investigation 21.8%, Online Co-Op 19.1%, Co-op 13.2%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #13 Antioch: Scarlet Bay
90% matchVery Positive80% of 266 reviews2022
Dev: Midnight Mood StudioPub: Unexpected
Windows · Mac · Linux
Antioch: Scarlet Bay is an online cooperative narrative adventure. Play as two detectives working together to solve a murder in the shadowy city of Antioch. Wander in a city filled with characters with their own agendas and attitudes, all your decisions change the story and lead to multi endings.
Why similar: Detective 31.7%, Online Co-Op 19.6%, 1990's 11.2%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Co-op 11.1%
- #14 ESPIONAGE: Mafia Evolved
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 174 reviews2022
Dev: Another Time
Windows
A free-to-play Single-and-Multiplayer social deduction game in which role-based play rewards those who rely on strategy and their creative instincts. Also features full cross-play, cross-progression, and a story-rich experience. Supports up to 8 players with any combination of humans and AI.
Why similar: Detective 28.5%, Investigation 21.1%, Online Co-Op 20.1%, Logic 13.1%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #15 Staffer Retro : A Supernatural Mystery Quest
85% matchVery Positive90% of 1,235 reviews2026
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows · Mac
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 30.3%, Investigation 18.3%, Logic 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Text-Based 11.8%
- #16 Gumshoe Detective Agency: The First Case
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Birdy Interactive
Windows
A missing person case straight out of 1995. Search the early internet, dig through emails and dusty floppy discs, and uncover the secrets behind the disappearance of Victoria Mason.
Why similar: Detective 55.9%, Visual Novel 22.6%, 1990's 16.3%, Adventure 5.1%
- #17 Tvö
87% matchMostly Positive72% of 608 reviews2022
Dev: Artless GalleryPub: Umbra Evolution
Windows
Tvö is an online cooperative puzzle game where two players must use their wits and communication skills to find a way into the heart of the labyrinth. This game can be played using our in-game voice chat or a third-party option.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 33.9%, Logic 22.3%, Co-op 18%, Investigation 12.2%, Multiplayer 10.3%
- #18 Demons' Timeline
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,164 reviews2026
Dev: DigitalCats
Windows
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 27.4%, Investigation 20.6%, Text-Based 18.2%, Logic 11.8%, Visual Novel 10.1%
- #19 Puzzle Compound
86% matchVery Positive93% of 70 reviews2023
Dev: Noble Phantom Games LLC
Windows
Puzzle Compound is an online cooperative multiplayer puzzle solving game where 2-4 friends gather clues, work together and explore multiple locations with the goal of escaping.
Why similar: Investigation 32%, Online Co-Op 26.4%, Logic 15.8%, Co-op 12.7%, Multiplayer 5.2%
- #20 Operation: Tango
84% matchVery Positive86% of 8,934 reviews2021
Dev: Clever PlaysPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
It takes two to save the world in this cooperative spy adventure. Pair up with a friend as Agent or Hacker—with only your voices to connect you—and work together to bring a hi-tech global menace to its knees. Now with a FREE CONTENT UPDATE!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 32.3%, Detective 26.5%, Investigation 19%, Co-op 12.7%, Multiplayer 6.1%
- #21 Murders on the Yangtze River
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,291 reviews2024
Dev: OMEGAMES STUDIO
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"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 43.8%, Investigation 19.2%, Logic 12.2%, Story Rich 9.8%, Text-Based 6.8%
- #22 United heist
82% matchVery Positive82% of 2,019 reviews2023
Dev: No more Sleep
Windows
Your crew consists of two elite thieves. A client hires you to steal a mysterious item. One handles intel; the other infiltrates. Choose your roles and master the heist in this asymmetric co-op puzzle game.
Why similar: Logic 31.7%, Co-op 22.6%, Online Co-Op 21.4%, Multiplayer 12.8%, Adventure 7.5%
- #23 Kika & Daigo: A Curious Tale
83% matchMixed63% of 135 reviews2020
Dev: Big Fat Cat Studio
Windows
Kika & Daigo: A Curious Tale is a local splitscreen co-op game where you go on an adventure to find your lost grandpa. Use your unique abilities to work together to solve the mystery of grandpa's disappearance. Can you find back grandpa?
Why similar: Adventure 26.1%, Detective 25.8%, Co-op 23.5%, Indie 19.2%, Multiplayer 5.4%
- #24 In Sink: A Co-Op Escape Prologue
79% matchVery Positive90% of 5,876 reviews2023
Dev: Clock Out GamesPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Play an early version of the first level for free! Work together to solve the puzzles and escape a desert island in this multiplayer co-op adventure. Success requires more than just you and your partner thinking alike - you'll have to communicate and stay In Sink to overcome the challenges ahead.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 51.1%, Co-op 13.5%, Multiplayer 13.2%, Logic 13%, Strategy 3.4%
- #25 Get Together: A Coop Adventure
82% matchMixed66% of 104 reviews2021
Dev: Studio Sterneck
Windows
Two lost beings and you are the only bond... Play with a friend to guide and reunite them on their journey in this communication-based coop puzzle adventure. You play on two devices with no connection except your voice!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 57.2%, Co-op 22%, Multiplayer 14.5%, Adventure 6.2%
- #26 The Red Pearls Of Borneo
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,537 reviews2026
Dev: Bushmonkey Games
Windows · Mac
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline as a clairvoyant investigator in 1941 Borneo. Jump between time and locations to uncover motives and discover what truly happened in the Goodwill tobacco plantation that fateful night on the eve of the WW2 Japanese invasion.
Why similar: Detective 48.2%, Text-Based 17.4%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Story Rich 10%, Adventure 5.7%
- #27 The Two of Us
80% matchVery Positive85% of 5,499 reviews2021
Dev: Flow State Games
Windows
The Two of Us is a 2D Co-op Platformer that has a strong emphasis on working together. You will be greeted with various puzzle levels where you must work in conjunction with your friend to navigate the level.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 63.1%, Retro 15.1%, Strategy 9.8%, Multiplayer 9.4%, Indie 2.6%
- #28 The Grade 5B Case Files
79% matchVery Positive91% of 137 reviews2026
Dev: 狸老师工作室Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
A narrative AVG focused on everyday mysteries from the lives of elementary school students. The two protagonists encounter ordinary yet unusual incidents at school, and through investigation and deduction, players uncover the truth together with them.
Why similar: Detective 63.4%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Adventure 8.5%, Story Rich 7.3%, Indie 1.7%
- #29 last seen online
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,361 reviews2024
Dev: Sochin Studio
Windows · Mac
Look through someone else’s computer. Inspired by early “escape room” flash games.
Why similar: Investigation 29.9%, Visual Novel 17.6%, 2.5D 16.6%, 1990's 13.1%, Story Rich 11.3%
- #30 Lateral Thinking Together
81% matchMixed43% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: PushForward
Windows · Mac
Crack the Mystery Together! "Lateral Thinking Together" is a cooperative and competitive online multiplayer game that challenges your knowledge and deductive reasoning to uncover the truth. Solve incomprehensible stories with creative thinking and flashes of insight!
Why similar: Detective 46.9%, Text-Based 22.4%, Investigation 13.8%, Multiplayer 8.6%, Online Co-Op 8.3%
- #31 REWIND
76% matchVery Positive91% of 421 reviews2026
Dev: Damian_Zhao
Windows
《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 34.1%, Investigation 25.3%, Text-Based 14.9%, Logic 8.2%, 2.5D 8.2%
- #32 [Redacted] The Safehouse
74% matchVery Positive97% of 155 reviews2026
Dev: Heartbeast
Windows · Linux
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 34.9%, Investigation 26.6%, Text-Based 17.3%, Story Rich 8.4%, 1990's 7.2%
- #33 Escape From Crimson Manor: Trapped Together
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 91 reviews2026
Dev: MediaCity Games
Windows
Work together to escape the manor in "Trapped Together", a narrative co-op puzzle campaign where logic reigns and death is not an option. Communicate, trade items via dumbwaiter, and solve intricate riddles.
Why similar: Investigation 21.1%, Online Co-Op 20.2%, Detective 18.6%, Logic 16.4%, Co-op 13.5%
- #34 Shift At Midnight
72% matchVery Positive88% of 12,524 reviews2026
Dev: Bun MuenPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 27.6%, Detective 20.9%, Investigation 18%, Co-op 10.1%, Retro 8.4%
- #35 Detective Butler: Maiden Voyage Murder
78% matchVery Positive82% of 312 reviews2017
Dev: Goldbar Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Follow Detective Butler and his sidekick Gilligan as they solve a locked-room murder during a haunted cruise ship's maiden voyage. Can you solve the mystery before Detective Butler reveals the answer?
Why similar: Detective 31.6%, Investigation 23.9%, Text-Based 18.7%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #36 Mystery Manor: hidden objects
77% matchMixed44% of 82 reviews2024
Dev: Game Insight UAB
Windows
A mysterious adventure at the old manor begins. Become a detective and solve the vanishing of the elusive Mister X. Uncover the secrets of the manor and its inhabitants. Find hidden objects, solve challenging puzzles and explore all the corners of the estate.
Why similar: Detective 36.2%, Investigation 26.5%, Online Co-Op 12.4%, Story Rich 9.2%, Co-op 5.8%
- #37 The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
75% matchVery Positive87% of 299 reviews2021
Dev: Trinitite Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 30.3%, Investigation 19.9%, Logic 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Text-Based 11.1%
- #38 H.I.A: Horror Investigation Agency
74% matchMixed50% of 559 reviews2024
Dev: Kekdot
Windows
H.I.A: Horror Investigation Agency is a fun multiplayer horror game in which you and co-players have to investigate exciting horror cases. Among finding victims and evidence of the horror event that has taken place, you will be faced with jumpscares and scary monsters along your investigation.
Why similar: Investigation 27.1%, Detective 26.2%, Online Co-Op 25.1%, Co-op 10.5%, Multiplayer 8%
- #39 Ghostwire: Tokyo - Prelude
73% matchMixed61% of 453 reviews2022
Dev: Tango GameworksPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Join KK and his gang of supernatural detectives as they investigate a strange disappearance, only to stumble upon something more sinister. Build relationships with your team and piece together their stories.
Why similar: Visual Novel 62.6%, Story Rich 26.7%, Adventure 10.6%
- #40 Chinatown Detective Agency
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 163 reviews2022
Dev: General Interactive Co.Pub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Chinatown Detective Agency is a cybernoir point and click adventure blending stunning retro design with innovative mechanics. Play as Amira Darma, an ex-cop who has just opened her own detective agency. Choose your clients, travel around the world and solve dangerous cases using real world research.
Why similar: Detective 42.7%, Investigation 33.3%, Story Rich 10.8%, Retro 9.8%, Adventure 3.4%
- #41 The Darkside Detective
71% matchVery Positive94% of 5,262 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 53.9%, Story Rich 13.6%, Retro 10.2%, 1990's 7.9%, Cartoony 6.2%
- #42 GashiShachiNoSachi
71% matchVery Positive95% of 157 reviews2021
Dev: XPLORER SIX
Windows
Virtual Internet
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #43 Im Bann Der Dunklen Jagd
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 219 reviews2025
Dev: smi.
Windows
Dive into an immersive co-op horror experience with a friend. As detectives, you’ll search for clues in a sinister area and must survive the horrors lurking within. Work together to find all the objects and escape before doom catches up with you.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 31.2%, Detective 28.7%, Co-op 19.6%, Multiplayer 8.6%, Adventure 6.2%
- #44 Friki
73% matchMixed58% of 71 reviews2022
Dev: Wompa Labs
Windows
Friki is an online co-op investigative horror. Solve how these supernatural beings have died, collect evidence to be paid, and survive the dangers that await you.
Why similar: Detective 33.2%, Investigation 25.6%, Online Co-Op 20.9%, Story Rich 7.5%, Multiplayer 6.8%
- #45 Tead
70% matchVery Positive98% of 59 reviews2023
Dev: Tead
Windows · Mac · Linux
A murder-mystery visual novel following 12 strangers with mysterious pasts. Make arguments and identify the murderer, but don't lose sight of the ultimate goal of eliminating the Game Master.
Why similar: 2.5D 29.5%, Visual Novel 28.2%, 1990's 21.3%, Strategy 7.4%, Text-Based 7.2%
- #46 The Detective Reaper Invites
72% matchMixed52% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: SHIZU KANO UMIPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Use various cards to solve randomly generated murder cases in this roguelite deduction adventure game. The culprit always lies, and the innocent always tell the truth. Make too many mistakes, and it's back to square one. Put your wits to the test and solve as many cases as you can!
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Investigation 21.5%, Text-Based 20.5%, Logic 15.7%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #47 奇天烈相談ダイヤル
70% matchVery Positive83% of 351 reviews2024
Dev: 法螺会
Windows · Mac
矛盾を見つけ、相談者の悩みを解決する怪異判定アドベンチャー
Why similar: Text-Based 38.5%, Visual Novel 32.5%, Adventure 13.5%, Retro 12.2%, Indie 3.2%
- #48 Detective Ridelle
69% matchVery Positive99% of 90 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 35.8%, Investigation 23%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Logic 13.3%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #49 Detective Bloodphobia
67% matchPositive100% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Gustav
Windows
Detective Bloodphobia is a black-and-white noir visual novel with point-and-click investigations and deduction gameplay.
Why similar: Logic 20.7%, Text-Based 19.2%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Detective 17.7%, Investigation 10.3%
- #50 In Sink: A Co-op Escape Adventure
67% matchVery Positive87% of 1,699 reviews2024
Dev: Clock Out GamesPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Work together to solve puzzles and escape a desert island in this stylized multiplayer co-op adventure. Success requires more than just you and your partner thinking alike - you'll have to communicate and stay In Sink to overcome the challenges ahead.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 30.3%, Logic 23.1%, Co-op 16.9%, Cartoony 11.8%, Multiplayer 9.7%
- #51 Operation: Tango - Friend Pass
69% matchVery Positive85% of 2,291 reviews2020
Dev: Clever Plays
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Download the Friend Pass and play for free with a friend who owns the full Operation: Tango game. It takes two to save the world, but it only takes one to pay for it.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 29.5%, Detective 27.4%, Investigation 23.5%, Co-op 9.8%, Multiplayer 6%
- #52 초동수사 - 증언/증거 추리게임
68% matchVery Positive80% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: leeroom shin
Windows · Mac
A time-limited investigation mystery game where you uncover the truth using only evidence and testimony.
Why similar: Detective 35.3%, Investigation 23.7%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Text-Based 11.8%, Adventure 8.7%
- #53 Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure
66% matchVery Positive94% of 4,356 reviews2023
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Staffer Case is a new sort of mystery game, asking players to find clues, arrange them into documents, and point out the contradictions between them to solve a series of murders. Each mystery unraveled leads you closer to the truth lying at the heart of each case!
Why similar: Detective 43.7%, Text-Based 18%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Story Rich 9.8%, Cartoony 7.8%
- #54 Together in Forgotten Lands
65% matchVery Positive92% of 119 reviews2026
Dev: Vellichor Games
Windows
Two souls, one destiny. Embark on a co-op adventure through a forgotten land, where teamwork and wit are the only way to navigate the wonders and dangers of a magical cave.
Why similar: Detective 39.8%, Online Co-Op 30.3%, Co-op 14.2%, Story Rich 8.4%, Multiplayer 7.3%
- #55 Detective Grimoire
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,625 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 43.1%, Investigation 24.7%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Story Rich 10%, Adventure 2.6%
- #56 Detective INNA DUKE
65% matchVery Positive100% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: HmarkaTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Inna Duke is a noir story-driven visual novel where you team up with lieutenant Inna Duke and her partner corporal Fernal to investigate the mysterious abduction of the popular streamer Oleh Hamston. But will you manage to track down the poor hamster in rainy city?
Why similar: Detective 46.3%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Investigation 14.8%, Cartoony 12%, Adventure 3.6%
- #57 Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders
66% matchVery Positive85% of 111 reviews2025
Dev: Homo Narrans Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as a sharp-witted detective in late 19th-century Leipzig, Germany, in this retro pixel-art point & click adventure. Search for clues, question suspects, and piece together evidence on your deduction board to solve four gripping murder cases.
Why similar: Detective 43.3%, Investigation 32.5%, Story Rich 8.4%, Adventure 5.3%, 1990's 5.2%
- #58 Paranormal Detective: Escape from the 90's
69% matchVery Positive82% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: LunaBeat
Windows
90's teen Delia has disappeared in an abandoned arcade and it’s up to you to find her in this thrilling VR escape room adventure! Solve challenging puzzles and discover mysterious clues, all while playing awesome retro 90's arcade games!
Why similar: Detective 39.8%, 1990's 18.7%, Retro 12%, Story Rich 11.3%, Logic 11.1%