- #1 The Occult Detective
97% matchMostly Positive72% of 323 reviews2025
Dev: Battlecry Studio
Windows
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Story Rich 11.8%, Mystery 10.6%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #2 小林正雪復仇之密室重制版 Cheney Wood The Ultimate Revenge
96% matchVery Positive89% of 324 reviews2019
Dev: 傅真Pub: Genuine Studio
Windows
香港,密室逃脱,刑侦推理,解谜! 风流倜傥略爱搞怪的刑警,屡破奇案,轻松应付着海量的案件与狡猾的罪犯,直到那件事的发生……为了逃避最不喜欢的人,他调职到这座城市。然而,等待他的将是从警以来最大的敌人和暗中策划的巨大阴谋。外表看似有些憨傻,推理却过于常人的谜样男子小林正雪,能带领刑侦组走出困境吗?
Why similar: RPG 19.5%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Mystery 14.3%, Detective 13.5%, Puzzle 11.4%
- #3 Orient on the Murder Express
96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Connor Atkins
Windows · Mac
This is a murder mystery visual novel where you take the role of the detective. Search for clues, make discoveries, and talk to other characters to find out what is truly going on on the Murder Express.
Why similar: Detective 33.7%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Mystery 15.2%, Story Rich 10.3%, Exploration 6.7%
- #4 Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,849 reviews2023
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, the classic puzzle-solving mystery adventure directed by Ace Attorney creator Shu Takumi, is back! This long-awaited HD remaster features upgraded visuals and sound and new gallery content.
Why similar: Detective 27%, Mystery 18.2%, Puzzle 14.4%, Story Rich 12.6%, Visual Novel 9.5%
- #5 After-State:WoLong
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 猫龙游戏
Windows
In this surreal afterlife deduction game by CnD Games, play as Zhuge Liang—the East's legendary mastermind. Face off against Sherlock Holmes in the Underworld Olympics and unravel a deadly closed-circle mystery trapped within a snowed-in mountain lodge!
Why similar: Detective 28.6%, Visual Novel 15.5%, RPG 15.4%, Anime 8.9%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #6 无生之荣
94% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: 逐枫
Windows
Murder in a back room? Headless corpses? Disappearing murder weapon? Deadly messages?Murder? Suicide? You want it, it's all here. Let's start from the bloodshed in the Imperial City that shook the nation, pull them out of their cocoons, and get a glimpse of the truth behind them.
Why similar: Detective 22%, Mystery 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Lore-Rich 9.9%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #7 死亡旅店Ⅱ亡者归来-Death Inn Ⅱ The Immortal Is Coming
93% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
Death Inn Ⅱ- The Immortal Is Coming is a horror puzzle. The film crew is in a castle to finish, What is the mystery behind the mysterious death of a leading actress in a castle? Was it a homicide or was there more to it? It's a foggy castle, but none of the truth is buried forever.
Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Visual Novel 20.1%, RPG 19.4%, Mystery 15.9%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #8 AI: The Somnium Files
92% matchVery Positive92% of 9,101 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Mystery 15.8%, Anime 11.7%, Story Rich 11.7%
- #9 Chrono Crimes
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Chrono
Windows
Investigate crimes and solve them... before they happen. Scour future crime scenes, corroborate suspects' alibis, search for incriminating evidence and uncover the truth before the culprit can get away with it.
Why similar: Detective 26.8%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Mystery 14.4%, Story Rich 10.9%, Anime 9.9%
- #10 Hero for Hire
91% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: SK Games
Windows
Open world RPG where every quest is small puzzle.
Why similar: Detective 32.3%, Open World 20.7%, RPG 13.7%, Mystery 9.7%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #11 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 35,609 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.
Why similar: Detective 28%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Mystery 16.2%, Anime 12.8%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #12 Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 30,083 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 33.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Jabberwock Island—You and your classmates were ready for fun in the sun until Monokuma returned to restart his murderous game! Trapped in a kill-or-be-killed situation, your only hope rests in solving the island’s mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 31.2%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Mystery 15%, Anime 13.3%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #13 你与月光同罪-As Guilty As the Moon
89% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a realistic + survival oriented work. The murder of a girl in a ride-hailing service two years ago, brought your 12 fates back together. You wake up in a strange room, and things are getting weird around you. In the fog, not everything you see is the truth. Is everything real or unreal?
Why similar: Detective 23%, RPG 17.9%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Mystery 14.7%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #14 末日航路-The Termination
88% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
It's a story of deception and redemption. You receive a mysterious invitation to a seven days doomsday journey. An expectant interstellar journey has become a doomsday route to the end. There is only one word difference between "victim" and "perpetrator".
Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Mystery 15.3%, RPG 11.2%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #15 Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus
86% matchVery Positive81% of 1,984 reviews2024
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Yuma, an amnesiac detective-in-training, and Shinigami, the spirit haunting him, tackle unsolved mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 29.6%, Anime 12.7%, Mystery 12.5%, Adventure 11.8%, Exploration 11.7%
- #16 Root Letter Last Answer
87% matchVery Positive84% of 177 reviews2019
Dev: DRAGAMI GAMES, LTD.
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mystery adventure which is solved by using two visual features: Live Action and Illustrations.
Why similar: Detective 30.7%, Adventure 21.4%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Mystery 16.9%, Anime 11.2%
- #17 Aviary Attorney
86% matchVery Positive95% of 2,252 reviews2015
Dev: Sketchy Logic
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The hottest bird lawyering game to come out of 1840s France! Join Jayjay Falcon and his witty apprentice, Sparrowson, as the two take on clients, interview witnesses, collect evidence, and deliver justice to the guilty.
Why similar: Detective 31.2%, Visual Novel 23%, Mystery 14.7%, Comedy 11.1%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #18 The Dungeon Experience
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jacob JanerkaPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
The Dungeon Experience is a comedy first-person adventure about a low-level mudcrab chasing his dream of helping YOU experience the true bliss of Financial Freedom*
Why similar: Dungeons & Dragons 31.8% ★, Mystery 11.7%, Comedy 11.3%, Story Rich 10%, Fantasy 7.8%
- #19 Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,574 reviews2023
Dev: Diamondhenge Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 12.0 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
In Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane, you play as a defense attorney who practices law in a world of fantasy and wizards. You must defend clients accused of various crimes committed using magic and use the rules of magic to prove them innocent.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.3%, Mystery 19.5%, Anime 15.2%, Detective 13.6%, Story Rich 12.8%
- #20 子归 - Blossom
83% matchVery Positive89% of 601 reviews2024
Dev: 糯米团子工作室Pub: 噪点游戏 SERICA GAMES
Windows
Early spring, 1999, Taoyuan Village. In just several days, a series of drowning incidents occurred in the same quaint village. Then, on the night of the fifteenth day, numerous villagers witnessed a woman in red who bore an uncanny resemblance to a lady who had previously met an unjust demise...
Why similar: Detective 27.9%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Mystery 16.9%, RPG 13.1%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #21 The Wild Detective: The Hound of the Foggy City
84% 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 39.8%, Puzzle 13.8%, Mystery 12.9%, Story Rich 10.2%, Adventure 8.5%
- #22 The Temple of Elemental Evil
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 267 reviews2025
Dev: Troika GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
Years ago a demoness’s elemental cult ruled from a temple near Nulb until the Circle of Eight razed it. Now bandits stalk Hommlet and dark forces gather at the ruins. In this classic party‑based D&D RPG, unmask their true purpose and confront the reborn evil before chaos engulfs the land.
Why similar: Dungeons & Dragons 53.6% ★, RPG 18.1%, Turn-Based 9.6%, Fantasy 6.9%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #23 The Real Face of a VTuber
81% matchVery Positive93% of 276 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 24.8%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Mystery 13%, Story Rich 10.1%, Comedy 9.8%
- #24 PepOS - Our Operating System
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: div
Windows
Available today for every citizen of Feagu, a new operating system - built for both your professional and personal use. Browse your email, visit the world wide web, do office tasks, and much more!
Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Mystery 14.6%, Comedy 12.7%, Story Rich 11.4%
- #25 Friendly Facade
81% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2023
Dev: Emergence
Windows
In this visual novel, Maggie Crane and 15 others are invited to partake in the Isolated Society Study, where they must forge a peaceful society while attempting to outsmart each other in complex challenges. Just as the study is about to conclude, the Golding Foundation introduces a sinister twist.
Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Mystery 16.7%, Story Rich 11.7%, Anime 10.8%
- #26 The Incident at Galley House
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: William RousPub: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
In 1936, something terrible happened at Galley House. Decades later, with a strange contraption that reveals echoes of the past, you must uncover the truth behind this grisly mystery.
Why similar: Detective 28.8%, Mystery 21.1%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Puzzle 13.6%, Story Rich 11.5%
- #27 The Bygone Days of Her and the Flowers
78% matchVery Positive99% of 200 reviews2025
Dev: luern0313
Windows · Mac · Linux
和纳西妲一起,回到「过去」的须弥。真正的花神诞祭、密室中发生的「不可能犯罪」、预示着世界将毁灭的地震……在「神」不在的须弥城,你能否揭开命案的真相,探寻提瓦特世界的终极秘密,然后…与「那个人」再次相见? 和伙伴们一起,去见证《只属于「她与花」的往日》
Why similar: Detective 28.2%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Mystery 16.1%, Story Rich 11.2%, Anime 11.1%
- #28 ココロトーカーズ
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Cbeats
Windows
舞台は廃校。記憶喪失の少年と、「モノ」を自身に宿すことができる「モノマネ」の力を持つ少女。 校舎内のあらゆる「モノ」と会話してモノだけが知っている情報を聞き出し、失われた記憶を取り戻そう!
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.8%, Mystery 20.2%, Adventure 17%, Exploration 14%, Anime 13.1%
- #29 Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle, Season One
79% matchVery Positive96% of 100 reviews2021
Dev: Tanuki-sama Studios
Windows · Linux
The chart-topping itch.io and Newgrounds indie hit comes to Steam, with a slew of enhancements and new features! Step into court as Nina Aquila, rookie defense attorney in this thrilling VN/adventure game hybrid, and fight for justice in a world where all anime genres exist at once!
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Mystery 12.7%, Anime 10.2%, Story Rich 10%
- #30 Gray Protocol
77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Ctrl Z Crew
Windows
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 24.8%, Visual Novel 16%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Story Rich 11%, Mystery 10.2%
- #31 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 42,629 reviews2019
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 26.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Become Phoenix Wright and experience the thrill of battle as you fight to save your innocent clients in a court of law. Play all 14 episodes, spanning the first three games, in one gorgeous collection.
Why similar: Detective 30.7%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Mystery 13.8%, Story Rich 10.9%, Anime 8.6%
- #32 誰是犯案者 Who is the Criminal
78% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2021
Dev: 莉莉恩工作室
Windows
Set in school life, “Who is the Criminal” is a text-based adventure game featuring comedian and inference elements. With inquiring suspects and debating with “evildoers”, he gathers pieces of puzzles and reveals what truly happens in every incident.
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Mystery 12.9%, Story Rich 10%, Anime 8.8%
- #33 Lawless Lands
76% matchVery Positive88% of 114 reviews2020
Dev: Corrosive Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Lawless Lands is a dark medieval role-playing game featuring a grim setting and innovative mechanics that allow players to delve into a low-fantasy, apocalyptic world of epic proportions. Defy and destroy the darkness that has taken hold over these Lawless Lands.
Why similar: Dungeons & Dragons 39.5% ★, Open World 12.4%, Lore-Rich 8.8%, RPG 8.1%, Party-Based RPG 7.5%
- #34 我死后的那些天-After Death
76% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a suspense game, you are sitting in front of the TV, the news is broadcast: last night a young girl was killed, the body was found in a deep alley. And the girl who was murdered -- you. You are involved in a serial murder, and you are reborn as a female journalist.
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, RPG 18.1%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Mystery 15%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #35 栖云异梦
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 90 reviews2023
Dev: 炭焱网络 Tantrum NetworkPub: East2West Games
Windows
《栖云异梦》是一款由叙事驱动的指向点击冒险解谜游戏。在一次午后,主角方哲收到了一个包裹,其中的线索竟指向失踪多年的母亲。循环的梦魇、惊悚的哨音、多年前的来信...方哲为了解开真相踏上了一段奇异的冒险。剧场中的魅影、不为人知的密室、诡异的古村,梦境与现实交错,指引他步步逼近真相......
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Mystery 13.9%, Puzzle 11.2%, Story Rich 11%, Visual Novel 10.4%
- #36 知更鸟-The Robin
75% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
“The Robin”tells the story of a school bully who kills a girl named "Robin." Thirteen people involved are kidnapped and embark on a desperate journey to survive. The work revolves around who is behind the black hand and who is responsible for the death of "Robin" these two questions unfold.
Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Mystery 15.7%, RPG 13.2%, Puzzle 10%
- #37 노베나 디아볼로스
74% matchVery Positive93% of 1,571 reviews2020
Dev: H5DEV Games
Windows · Mac
Novena diabolos is an Ocult mystery adventure game. The main character, Park Joon-sung, has to find a single human woman who doesn't know who she is and get out of town safely.
Why similar: Detective 33.1%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Mystery 17.2%, Adventure 7.8%, Puzzle 7.2%
- #38 Murders on the Yangtze River
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,376 reviews2024
Dev: OMEGAMES STUDIO
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 14.0 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 33.1%, Puzzle 12.8%, Mystery 12.3%, Story Rich 11.9%, Lore-Rich 8.3%
- #39 Honor Cry: Aftermath
75% matchMostly Negative36% of 14 reviews2018
Dev: SimProse StudiosPub: SA Industry
Windows · Mac
A war that has lasted over 100 years is coming to an end. Guide 2 soldiers on their mission to end the long conflict and escape with their lives. Includes hundreds of items, over 20 quests to complete and professional writing and voice acting.
Why similar: RPG 20.3%, Party-Based RPG 13.3%, Adventure 12.6%, Puzzle 12.3%, Turn-Based 11.6%
- #40 Duppy Detective Tashia
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Spritewrench
Windows
Help Tashia unravel the case of a heinous murder and find her cell phone in this point & click, mystery adventure based on Caribbean folklore!
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Mystery 11.9%, Lore-Rich 9.6%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #41 Unheard - Voices of Crime
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 32,839 reviews2019
Dev: NEXT Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.5 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 47.7%, Mystery 17.2%, Puzzle 13.9%, RPG 11.5%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #42 Who is the Defendant: Deliberately Rough
72% matchPositive95% of 38 reviews2024
Dev: 莉莉恩工作室
Windows
"Who is the Defendant" is a mystery genre visual novel. Players take on the role of a prosecutor, investigating a case involving "a game with rudimentary art published on STEAM."
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Comedy 12.5%, RPG 12.4%, Funny 9.5%
- #43 12 Hours to Die
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: Wesley ReitsmaPub: Westeford
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel about six students forced to play a 12-hour long killing game.
Why similar: Detective 29.4%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Mystery 16%, Puzzle 11.4%, Anime 8.4%
- #44 夏日事件簿 Summer Fantasy
70% matchPositive96% of 46 reviews2025
Dev: Summer Fantasy
Windows
It is a story of going forward together with childhood sweetheart monsters and saving each other, accompanying each other to experience those sparkling youthful times that are both troublesome and joyful. There is unparalleled passion and warmth in the daily life of fighting and teasing each other.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.4%, RPG 19%, Anime 16.5%, Story Rich 15.7%, Adventure 12.9%
- #45 Mohism: Battle of Words
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 606 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 27.5%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Mystery 14.4%, Puzzle 11.8%, Story Rich 11.4%
- #46 Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
71% matchVery Positive83% of 21,767 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A new cast of 16 characters find themselves kidnapped and imprisoned in a school. Inside, some will kill, some will die, and some will be punished. Reimagine what you thought high-stakes, fast-paced investigation was as you investigate twisted murder cases and condemn your new friends to death.
Why similar: Detective 30.6%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Mystery 15.1%, Story Rich 11.8%, Anime 11.8%
- #47 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
69% matchVery Positive95% of 385 reviews2025
Dev: Armonica LLC
Windows
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Detective 34.4%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Mystery 16.8%, Adventure 12%, Story Rich 9%
- #48 东方裁判梦~Rookie Attorney Legendry
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 138 reviews2024
Dev: YEARSPub: WindField Games
Windows
"Touhou Saibanmu ~Rookie Attorney Legendry" is a puzzle-solving detective game based on the Touhou series. It mainly tells the story of Marisa Kirisame who, by chance, becomes a lawyer. The story is divided into three chapters, each with multiple endings.
Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Visual Novel 18.1%, RPG 15.5%, Puzzle 12.1%, Anime 11.7%
- #49 山:临界幸存者
70% matchVery Positive92% of 625 reviews2022
Dev: 迩来工作室Pub: WindField Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
偏远的山村中,正举行着古老的祭祀『仙姑宴』。少女吟诵着,舞动着,一场漫长而恐怖的杀戮剧正在悄然上演……
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.2%, Mystery 20.8%, Story Rich 18.1%, Anime 16.7%, Adventure 12.8%
- #50 Detective Sherlock: Shadow Stalker
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gamercury AI
Windows · Mac
As Sherlock Holmes, you will engage in battles of wits with dozens of AI-driven characters, uncover clues, and solve intricate puzzles. There’s no choices, every clue must be obtained by you—the renowned detective—through conversations, interrogations, exploration, and deduction.
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Open World 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Mystery 11.4%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #51 The Agency: Chapter 2
71% matchMixed58% of 19 reviews2018
Dev: Sapphire Dragon Productions
Windows · Mac
After experiencing engine problems on board Commodore Ashemont’s flagship “The Orion”, our team of cunning detectives have been forced to land near the affluent town of Pera, a playground for the Empire’s nobility.
Why similar: Detective 29%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Mystery 16.3%, Story Rich 11.5%, Adventure 9.8%
- #52 Cross The Boundaries
68% matchVery Positive99% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: AlfredProsPub: Ziel Graywords
Windows · Linux
This is a Touhou Fangame. Maribel Hearn is a girl with unusual experience with ghosts and supernatural beings. In Cross The Boundaries, you will solve riddles while trying to stay alive, and looking for a way out of the nightmare.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.3%, Puzzle 13.1%, Mystery 12.4%, Anime 11.4%, Exploration 11.2%
- #53 深渊档案
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Night Walker Studio
Windows
You are a special investigator sent to a construction site halted by a supernatural event. Beneath it lies a deadly mining accident where almost no one survived. Using old photos, trace the memories of the dead, relive their final moments, and uncover long-buried secrets.
Why similar: Detective 39.1%, Mystery 20%, Story Rich 12.5%, Puzzle 11.1%, Adventure 9.3%
- #54 Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection Two
68% matchVery Positive90% of 256 reviews2022
Dev: Stormfront StudiosPub: SNEG
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 31%
The Forgotten Realm Archives - Collection Two brings a healthy mix of “Gold Box” and nostalgia goodness to your PC, along with a combination of adventure builders, turn-based and real-time role-playing gameplay.
Why similar: Dungeons & Dragons 53.4% ★, RPG 18.7%, Party-Based RPG 14.4%, Fantasy 7.5%, Exploration 5.7%
- #55 Demonfo
67% matchVery Positive96% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: BI SHUI YU
Windows
A girl at the bottom of the ladder with bad luck finds a cleaning job, but she mistakenly enters a cleaning company that is in the business of exorcising ghosts. As the story develops, the girl realizes that there is a reason for her constant bad luck, and gradually her divine power awakens ......
Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Mystery 14.1%, RPG 13.3%, Puzzle 11%
- #56 Project C.U.R.E. Origins
67% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: goldknight555
Windows
A Turn-Based RPG that follows the story of Kin on his journey to discover his past and the mysteries of this world. You, the player, must guide Kin and help him remember who he truly is and complete his mission.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 17.6%, RPG 15.3%, Puzzle 11.9%, Anime 10.4%, Exploration 10.2%
- #57 Coffee shop "Keyhole"
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Luma
Windows
This is a mystery adventure game where you run a coffee shop and explore the mysteries of this coffee shop and this town! This coffee shop has some secrets Main character quit his job as a locksmith and rented a property last month to run a coffee shop. But this property seems to have a history...
Why similar: Detective 28.9%, Mystery 18.2%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Puzzle 11.3%, Adventure 9.3%
- #58 Little Locked Rooms
66% matchVery Positive89% of 132 reviews2024
Dev: riolucci
Windows · Linux
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 28.1%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Mystery 16.1%, Anime 12.5%, Story Rich 11.4%
- #59 七夜怪谈 - 都市校园禁锢传说
68% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2018
Dev: Atansoft
Windows
Wanderer in the dark corridor,woman crying at midnight,blood words sudden appeared on the mirror,strange patterns draw on the note,the music from an empty classroom,tightly shuted door of the archive room...
Why similar: RPG 26.4%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Mystery 20%, Adventure 15%, Puzzle 14.3%
- #60 Murder Is Game Over: Treasure & Terror
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HitherYon Games
Windows
Solve a murder mystery set in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in this stand-alone detective game. Can you find Lord Russell Gallant’s treasure before it’s too late? The 6th game in the Murder Is Game Over franchise, Murder Is Game Over games can be played in any order.
Why similar: Detective 33.9%, Mystery 17.7%, RPG 14.4%, Puzzle 11%, Exploration 10.5%