- #1 Marcella Moon: Four Are Watching
97% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to solve the cold case of her father's murder.
Why similar: Detective 14.1%, Investigation 12.3%, Point & Click 9.7%, Noir 9.1%, Mystery 8.5%
- #2 Grégoire Lefèbvre Investigations : The Vow of Hate
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TcherryPub: Viridis Cosmos Games
Windows
Play as Captain Grégoire Lefèbvre and investigate the murder of a controversial country priest in this gripping historical detective thriller.
Why similar: Detective 15.1%, Noir 12.4%, Point & Click 10.6%, Crime 9.8%, Investigation 9.7%
- #3 Last Guest at Sunset
96% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Blackglass Interactive
Windows · Mac
Investigate a replayable Hollywood murder mystery where everyone has something to hide. Question guests, uncover contradictions, and identify the killer before they escape justice.
Why similar: Detective 18.1%, Investigation 15.4%, Crime 13.8%, Mystery 10.5%, Noir 8.8%
- #4 Tangle Tower
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,826 reviews2019
Dev: SFB Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Noir 12.3%, Point & Click 11.8%, Crime 10.6%, Dialogue Heavy 7.7%
- #5 Acrônimo Tupiniquim
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cigarras & Cigarros
Windows
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 21.1%, Noir 18.1%, Investigation 16%, Logic 6.3%, Point & Click 6.1%
- #6 Disordered
94% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Lumas Studio
Windows · Linux
A detective wakes up beside a corpse, and with no memories. The evidence points to him. Everyone thinks he’s the killer. Unravel the truth before time runs out in this hand-drawn detective mystery adventure set in 1990s Thailand, where every memory hides a lie.
Why similar: Detective 16.9%, Investigation 12.9%, Crime 12%, Noir 10.5%, Point & Click 8.9%
- #7 Sinheritance
93% matchVery Positive93% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: STIM GAMES
Windows
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 18%, Investigation 15.8%, Noir 11.1%, Point & Click 10%, Mystery 9.6%
- #8 The Detective's Apprentice
92% 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 25.3%, Investigation 20%, Mystery 10.8%, Point & Click 10.3%, Crime 8%
- #9 Marcella Moon: Curse of the Black Cat
91% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a cursed black cat statue that has been terrorizing a local theater.
Why similar: Detective 17.6%, Investigation 15.1%, Point & Click 11.3%, Mystery 10.2%, Crime 10%
- #10 Curtain Call in Flames
91% 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 22.6%, Investigation 16.6%, Crime 13.8%, Mystery 10%, Visual Novel 8.3%
- #11 Detective Dana
90% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Vice Beast
Windows
Detective Dana is a 2D story-rich game about an Arabic police officer investigating murder cases. Investigate the crime scene, interrogate the witnesses, solve the mysteries and uncover the secrets until you catch the criminal!
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Noir 12.5%, Point & Click 11.1%, Crime 10.3%, Dialogue Heavy 8.3%
- #12 Ashes of Holloway Bay
89% 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 21.3%, Investigation 16.3%, Crime 14.6%, Mystery 10%, Noir 8.5%
- #13 OBSIDIAN 7
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Double Jackdaw
Windows
Tiptoe the thin line between curious and classified: A Noir Detective Adventure. 1957, the Atomic Age: Investigate strange cases, solve intricate mysteries, follow the evidence & question strange characters in the deserts of Area 7. As cases are solved, pieces of a deeper story are revealed.
Why similar: Noir 16.3%, Detective 16.3%, Investigation 12.5%, Point & Click 10.6%, Crime 8.5%
- #14 Marcella Moon: Saboteurs on the River
88% 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: Investigation 16.5%, Detective 15.4%, Crime 13.5%, Point & Click 11.4%, Mystery 10.7%
- #15 Marcella Moon: Killer at the Cove
87% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a murder in a coastal California town.
Why similar: Detective 16.8%, Investigation 14.1%, Crime 11.9%, Point & Click 10.8%, Mystery 9.5%
- #16 Hired Eye
86% 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 21.8%, Investigation 17.5%, Noir 12.5%, Crime 11.7%, Point & Click 9.7%
- #17 Signal & Echo: Iris is Missing (demo)
86% 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 21.2%, Investigation 18.5%, Point & Click 13.2%, Mystery 9.6%, Puzzle 6.5%
- #18 The Millhaven Murders
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kiloupa Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A hand-drawn and story-rich deduction mystery set in 1887. Pearl Lundgren is dead and two men have been arrested for her murder, but the full truth remains to be discovered, and only you can piece it together.
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Investigation 17.3%, Point & Click 13%, Historical 9.2%, Crime 9%
- #19 Murder Mystery Mayhem AI
84% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: AI Media Design
Windows
Murder Mystery Mayhem AI is a single-player detective game set in a stylish 1920s world of secrets, suspicion, and social intrigue. Talk freely to a colorful cast of cunning suspects, gather clues, uncover motives, and deduce who among them is the killer.
Why similar: Detective 16.8%, Investigation 14.2%, Crime 11%, Noir 10.4%, Point & Click 9%
- #20 Grimtrace
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: HoodaThunk Games
Windows
A monster-themed deduction game focused on solving brutal murders. Investigate crime scenes by uncovering hidden evidence, analyzing fingerprints, and testing blood samples. Identify the killer, determine the creature responsible, and solve seven thrilling cases
Why similar: Detective 23%, Noir 18.4%, Investigation 17.7%, Crime 13.3%, Mystery 11.1%
- #21 The Missing Threads
83% 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 23.2%, Investigation 19.3%, Crime 14.1%, Point & Click 11.7%, Mystery 10.7%
- #22 Time O'Clock: The Mask of Crime
82% 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 21.6%, Investigation 17.9%, Point & Click 14.8%, Crime 13.2%, Mystery 8.6%
- #23 Staffer Retro : A Supernatural Mystery Quest
80% 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 19.2%, Investigation 12.9%, Thriller 9.7%, Crime 9.5%, Mystery 9.3%
- #24 Black File
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Simurg Software and Games
Windows
Istanbul, after midnight. Black File is a noir detective game: investigate crime scenes, examine evidence in 3D — rotate it, zoom in, read the back — then use what you find to break a suspect's story.
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Investigation 17.1%, Noir 13.5%, Point & Click 10.1%, Mystery 9.4%
- #25 Detective Boto: Belle Memoir
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ludus Studio
Windows
A narrative game set in 1943 Belém, legends are vanishing, and the river’s secrets need a detective. Pink, if you will. As a shapeshifting river dolphin detective that turns into human (almost), uncover a noir mystery where folklore, memory, and conspiracy flow beneath the city.
Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Noir 17.4%, Investigation 17.1%, Crime 11.5%, Mystery 10.5%
- #26 Detective Hindsight
81% 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 26.4%, Investigation 18.4%, Mystery 12.2%, Point & Click 8.1%, Puzzle 7.2%
- #27 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story - Prologue
79% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2023
Dev: SenAm GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Hauma is a deduction visual novel set in Munich. Discover a conspiracy amongst the upper echelons of society alongside former detective Judith, while visiting real locations in a comic-inspired look.
Why similar: Detective 16.3%, Noir 13.3%, Investigation 12.9%, Crime 12.2%, Dialogue Heavy 8%
- #28 Mistmoon Falls
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: portmantoga
Windows · Mac
Mistmoon Falls is an open world murder mystery set in a farm-sim town that's now sans farmer. Question the locals, use tools to uncover clues, form hypotheses, and sift through some sinister goings-on to find the killer.
Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Noir 13.6%, Investigation 12.8%, Crime 11.7%, Dialogue Heavy 9.5%
- #29 There’s No Way the Dating Sim Heroine I Liked Could Be a Murderer...?!
78% 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 22.1%, Investigation 18.7%, Mystery 12.9%, Crime 9.3%, Point & Click 7.4%
- #30 Mohism: Battle of Words
78% 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 21.3%, Investigation 16.2%, Crime 12.6%, Mystery 9.9%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #31 Trials of Innocence
76% matchVery Positive92% of 1,812 reviews2025
Dev: 猫龙游戏Pub: Right Mind
Windows
Median: 18.6 hrsMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Investigation 11.9%, Crime 11.8%, Lore-Rich 9.6%, Mystery 8%
- #32 The Golden Girl Case
77% 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 23.4%, Investigation 16.5%, Crime 11.7%, Mystery 10.9%, Point & Click 10.1%
- #33 The Bird of the North
74% matchVery Positive97% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: Uvost
Windows
In 1921: a kidnapping, a revolution... Investigate and uncover the truth behind a dark, mysterious story.
Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Investigation 14.5%, Mystery 11.2%, Historical 10.6%, Puzzle 7%
- #34 Sanguine Thread
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pouet Games
Windows
A 3D psychological detective thriller in a radical film noir style. Explore immersive environments, examine clues from every angle, and connect your evidence on a deduction board to solve a dark conspiracy. Use your pure logic to untangle the truth.
Why similar: Detective 17.5%, Noir 15.4%, Investigation 15%, Crime 11.4%, Thriller 8.6%
- #35 Criminal Archives: City on Fire Collector's Edition
77% matchPositive88% of 41 reviews2021
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
San Francisco is shaken by a chain of horrible murders. You are the only one that can bring to justice a masked arsonist calling himself the Plague Doctor. Are you strong enough to face the challenge?
Why similar: Detective 16.2%, Noir 14.5%, Crime 13.3%, Investigation 10.8%, Point & Click 9.3%
- #36 Seraph's Kiss
74% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Domino
Windows
Winchester, 1906. Arabella Ravencroft is dead, and nine suspects are trapped inside a mansion. You are Inspector Hartwell. Combine clues to forge facts, break their lies, and solve the case. The story doesn't unlock with keys or puzzles. It unlocks through what you can prove.
Why similar: Noir 17.8%, Investigation 15.9%, Crime 10.4%, Detective 10%, Point & Click 9.1%
- #37 Cold Case: The Red Dress Murder
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nessie Games
Windows
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 17%, Investigation 14.3%, Crime 11.4%, Mystery 9.2%, Logic 9%
- #38 Set the Record Straight
75% 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 20.7%, Investigation 17.7%, Crime 13.9%, Point & Click 10.9%, Mystery 9.9%
- #39 Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
73% matchVery Positive81% of 424 reviews2024
Dev: The Wild GentlemenPub: Joystick Ventures
Windows
A wild tale of conspiracy, loss, friendship, and... chickens?! Two rooster detectives are about to venture into the insect underworld to uncover a worldwide conspiracy, while also battling their inherent demons in this animal noir adventure satire.
Why similar: Detective 14%, Noir 13.4%, Investigation 12.3%, Crime 11.5%, Point & Click 8.6%
- #40 The Murder of Ava Monroe
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BUNKWORKS
Windows · Mac
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 26.3%, Investigation 21.8%, Noir 13%, Mystery 11.4%, Point & Click 7.7%
- #41 The Roottrees are Dead
71% 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 27%, Investigation 16.6%, Mystery 13%, Point & Click 11.4%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #42 查无此人
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CopyCat.Studio
Windows · Mac
一款以清末民初的上海为时代背景的社会派推理游戏。你在一台历史悬案核查终端前接手这项任务:为墙中无名遗骸重建家族谱系。翻阅泛黄的婚书、讣告与老照片,看清旧秩序崩塌之际每个人的选择与挣扎。
Why similar: Detective 25%, Investigation 18.7%, Mystery 10%, Historical 9.7%, Logic 8.7%
- #43 A Case of Fraud
70% 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 23%, Investigation 19.2%, Crime 14%, Point & Click 11.3%, Mystery 10.4%
- #44 Last Night Last Call
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rogueside
Windows · Mac
Can you solve a murder with only your wits, cocktail shaker, and silver tongue? Last Night Last Call is a narrative detective game where you mix cocktails, interrogate suspects, gather clues, and shape relationships to solve five murders. Every customer has something to hide.
Why similar: Detective 16%, Investigation 13.8%, Noir 12.8%, Crime 11.9%, Dialogue Heavy 8.7%
- #45 Sound Agent
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Suspense Games
Windows
Sound Agent is a narrative puzzle game where you solve cold cases by listening. Use the sound device to rewind to crime scenes, listen to the sounds at the scene, and uncover truths hidden in plain sound.
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Crime 12.6%, Mystery 11.8%, Thriller 11.8%, Dialogue Heavy 11.2%
- #46 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
72% 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 33%, Investigation 15.6%, Crime 14.2%, Mystery 10.9%, Point & Click 6.2%
- #47 Criminal Archives: Blade of Deceit Collector's Edition
71% matchMixed71% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
A judge's body is discovered with a clean cut across his jugular, setting the stage for an intense puzzle of motives and clues.
Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Noir 16.9%, Point & Click 11.7%, Investigation 10.7%, Crime 7.9%
- #48 Inspector Pug: The Furrious Murder Case
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wardrobe Entertainment
Windows
A dark noir detective story starring a not-so-bright pug. Combine clues, build chains of deductions, and solve a murder — even if your reasoning isn’t always… impressive.
Why similar: Detective 28.7%, Noir 16%, Mystery 12.2%, Puzzle 8.3%, Point & Click 8.2%
- #49 Marcella Moon: The Phantom of Harvest Grove
70% 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 18%, Point & Click 13.1%, Mystery 12%, Crime 11.2%, Thriller 8.7%
- #50 Phantom: Hidden Sins
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Prioplot Games
Windows
As an independent police consultant, you're pulled into the hunt for a serial killer leaving cryptographic ciphers. Play as a detective, analyze crime scenes, and master real decryption methods. Your choices determine if you catch the killer and how many lives are saved.
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Investigation 15.4%, Crime 12.4%, Noir 11.6%, Visual Novel 8.4%
- #51 City Legends: The Witness in the Rye Collector's Edition
69% matchPositive79% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
The line between life and death is as thin as the autumn breeze. Will you escape, or will Darkwood claim you as another victim of its harvest?
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Noir 15.7%, Point & Click 11.9%, Crime 10.4%, Investigation 9.7%
- #52 传家
68% 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 27.9%, Investigation 22%, Mystery 10.9%, Point & Click 8.3%, Puzzle 7.5%
- #53 Criminal Archives: Murder in the Pages Collector's Edition
69% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
There's no such thing as a perfect crime! You have to solve a series of mysterious murders in San Francisco. It turns out that this bright city has its own dark side...
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Noir 15.8%, Point & Click 11.9%, Crime 10.4%, Investigation 9.7%
- #54 Água Suja (Nobody Dies Here)
68% 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 22.3%, Investigation 17.7%, Crime 11.8%, Mystery 10.9%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #55 The Rivergrove Files
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ninja Chompek
Windows
It's 1999. You are sitting at a computer when you receive a mysterious message: “Don’t let them walk free,” along with a strange set of files. Can you piece together the truth before you run out of time?
Why similar: Detective 14.4%, Investigation 13.9%, Crime 12.2%, Thriller 8.6%, Immersive Sim 8.5%
- #56 Wuju Division
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MIRALIM STUDIO
Windows
A historical detective game mixing reasoning and puzzles, set during Northern Wei's early Sinicization reforms. As head of the Wuju Division, you're sent by the emperor to Pingcheng. Mysterious cases there seem unrelated but are deeply connected.
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Investigation 18.9%, Historical 14.2%, Logic 12.1%, Mystery 9.5%
- #57 It Was Not a Suicide
67% 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 24%, Investigation 19.2%, Crime 16%, Mystery 10.4%, Thriller 10.3%
- #58 Getting Away With Murder
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Indie Remix Studios
Windows
1954. You killed a man. Now cover your tracks. Getting Away With Murder is a noir point-and-click mystery where every decision is about what you leave behind and whether anyone will find it.
Why similar: Noir 22.4%, Detective 21.1%, Point & Click 16.9%, Mystery 12.9%, Crime 12.2%
- #59 Paper Perjury
66% 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 22%, Investigation 17.3%, Crime 11%, Mystery 9.1%, Point & Click 9%
- #60 Max Sterling PI: The Grady Case
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Saint Cloud Studios
Windows
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 16.9%, Investigation 13.9%, Noir 13.4%, Point & Click 9.5%, Mystery 9.3%