- #1 The Operator
96% matchVery Positive92% of 8,099 reviews2024
Dev: Bureau 81
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 16.5%, Conspiracy 14.7% ★, Narrative 12.5% ★, Crime 12.3%, Investigation 10.2%
- #2 Keyword: A Spider's Thread
97% matchVery Positive82% of 277 reviews2021
Dev: City From Naught Inc.
Windows
Become an investigator in Keyword, a narrative thriller where you’ll depend on skills of logical deduction, hacking, and social engineering to solve challenging puzzles as the only means of finding your missing daughter.
Why similar: Hacking 23.3% ★, Detective 18.6%, Crime 11.9%, Thriller 9.7%, Logic 8%
- #3 Cyber Manhunt
96% matchVery Positive93% of 15,410 reviews2021
Dev: Aluba Van+
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Cyber Manhunt is a story-oriented puzzle game focusing on big data, hacking, citizen privacy, and social workers. It focuses on social issues such as cyber violence and privacy breaches.
Why similar: Hacking 42.4% ★, Detective 12.8%, Crime 12.3%, Mystery 10.2%, Puzzle 9%
- #4 The Case of the Golden Idol
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,171 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Detective 16%, Conspiracy 13.3% ★, Crime 10.2%, Narrative 10.1% ★, Investigation 10%
- #5 Palm Cracker
94% matchVery Positive98% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Petter Malmehed
Windows
Delve into a gripping world of puzzles, true ciphers on an old PalmPilot system. Will you uncover the Crypt Killer’s confession and bring him to justice, or will he escape the law?
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Hacking 24.8% ★, Point & Click 21.9%, Puzzle 9.7%, Mystery 7.7%
- #6 Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator
94% matchVery Positive93% of 5,341 reviews2025
Dev: Aluba Van+Pub: Spiral Up Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Discover a digital realm shrouded in mystery. Sequel to an award-winning narrative driven hacking simulator puzzle game. Play as an AI assistant in a major corporation. Deploy intricate social engineering tactics and expose hidden truths in a world of ambition and high-tech deception.
Why similar: Hacking 47.1% ★, Point & Click 14.5%, Detective 13.6%, Mystery 12.1%, Story Rich 8%
- #7 A Case of Fraud
93% matchVery Positive98% of 365 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 21.9%, Crime 16.2%, Investigation 12.9%, Point & Click 11.4%, Mystery 9.8%
- #8 Mind Diver
91% matchVery Positive97% of 307 reviews2025
Dev: Indoor SunglassesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.
Why similar: Detective 17.8%, Crime 16.5%, Thriller 12.4%, Investigation 11%, Mystery 9.3%
- #9 Tech Support: Error Unknown
92% matchMostly Positive74% of 635 reviews2019
Dev: Dragon SlumberPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Things are not what they seem at your new tech support specialist job. While resolving customer issues, you soon find yourself in the middle of a conspiracy. Will you side with your employer, join a rogue hacktivist group bent on destroying them, assist the police or stand alone?
Why similar: Hacking 72.8% ★, Story Rich 9.1%, Adventure 8.4%, Simulation 5.4%, Indie 4.2%
- #10 Family Mysteries 3: Criminal Mindset
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 151 reviews2020
Dev: Brave Giant LTDPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Take on a role of a famous scientist drawn into a dangerous game, where the goal is to save the mankind and uncover family secret. Get ready for a pulse-pounding adventure in the world of experiments, mysteries and espionage!
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Crime 14.8%, Point & Click 13.9%, Thriller 12.5%, Investigation 8.1%
- #11 Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
90% matchMostly Positive80% of 14,245 reviews2016
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Play as the great detective and track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul…
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Crime 18.5%, Thriller 13.4%, Mystery 9.9%, Point & Click 9.2%
- #12 Tangle Tower
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,973 reviews2019
Dev: SFB Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.7 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 29.5%, Crime 18.1%, Point & Click 17.4%, Mystery 9.8%, Puzzle 7.2%
- #13 Anonymous Hacker Simulator
88% matchVery Positive86% of 739 reviews2024
Dev: SicariusPub: G-DEVS.com
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Step into the shoes of a skilled Anonymous hacker and embark on a mission to unveil the truth hidden behind a sinister organization's plans to monitor civilian data and enforce mass surveillance.
Why similar: Hacking 52.7% ★, Crime 23.3%, Detective 17.3%, Simulation 4.5%, Indie 1.6%
- #14 Connected Clue
87% matchVery Positive88% of 98 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: Crime 21.9%, Detective 21.3%, Point & Click 12.9%, Investigation 11.8%, Mystery 9.1%
- #15 Brink of Consciousness: The Lonely Hearts Murders
89% matchVery Positive86% of 167 reviews2014
Dev: MagicIndiePub: Plug In Digital
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
HOW FAR WILL YOU GO TO SAVE YOUR ONLY DAUGHTER'S LIFE?
Why similar: Hidden Object 100%
- #16 Hacknet
86% matchVery Positive94% of 25,824 reviews2015
Dev: Team Fractal AlligatorPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports.
Why similar: Hacking 81.6% ★, Crime 5.9%, Detective 5.4%, Logic 2.8%, Story Rich 1.8%
- #17 Neon Hearts City
84% matchVery Positive84% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Cosmic VoidPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A private investigator, tracking a missing person, uncovers a conspiracy between humans and androids and a secret that could change everything. Neon Hearts City is a retro point-and-click adventure that thrusts you into a grungy cyberpunk city of the future.
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Crime 17.9%, Point & Click 17.2%, Investigation 14.3%, Puzzle 8%
- #18 Mu Complex
86% matchMostly Positive80% of 206 reviews2015
Dev: studiocime
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Play as a hacker and take control of an ultra secret company to reveal the darkest secrets. But beware , you seem not to be alone and what you will discover could change the world ...
Why similar: Hacking 75.7% ★, Adventure 8.7%, Puzzle 8.2%, Indie 7.3%
- #19 The Ratline
82% matchVery Positive92% of 157 reviews2026
Dev: Owlskip Games
Windows · Mac
A murdered priest. A secret list. Hunt Nazi fugitives across the globe in this gritty 1971 detective thriller. Analyze evidence, follow leads, and make sharp deductions before the trail goes cold. From the creators of Family, Rivals, Conspiracy, Echo Beach and Riley & Rochelle.
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Investigation 14.4%, Conspiracy 13.5% ★, Mystery 10.6%, Narrative 8.4% ★
- #20 Mainlining
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 359 reviews2017
Dev: RebelephantPub: ReadGraves
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
After MI7 has been hacked, your primary goal is to bring a cyber-criminal network to justice. Played entirely from your computer's desktop, Mainlining is a thrilling point and click hacking adventure that features a gripping narrative which will have you hooked from the very first case.
Why similar: Hacking 62.7% ★, Point & Click 12.7%, Puzzle 6.3%, Adventure 5.5%, Indie 4.4%
- #21 Dahlia View
84% matchVery Positive85% of 358 reviews2021
Dev: White Paper Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Thriller 19.3%, Investigation 15.4%, Mystery 9.6%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #22 Eye 4 Eye
83% matchVery Positive98% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: Team Eye 4 EyePub: Yi Dai
Windows
Embark on a mission to unveil the truth behind a missing daughter case. Utilize the search engine to gather clues and uncover the dark secrets of TempleTech. Experience a suspenseful journey through the eyes of Hazel.
Why similar: Detective 28.9%, Investigation 16.8%, Mystery 14.6%, Conspiracy 14.4% ★, Puzzle 9%
- #23 Anonymous Hacker Simulator: Prologue
82% matchVery Positive91% of 1,915 reviews2023
Dev: SicariusPub: G-DEVS.com
Windows
Step into the shoes of a skilled Anonymous hacker and embark on a mission to unveil the truth hidden behind a sinister organization's plans to monitor civilian data and enforce mass surveillance.
Why similar: Hacking 47.6% ★, Crime 25.2%, Detective 20.8%, Simulation 4.3%, Indie 1.5%
- #24 HackHub - Ultimate Hacker Simulator
80% matchVery Positive91% of 446 reviews2026
Dev: HotBunnyPub: G-DEVS.com
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Unravel cyber secrets and foil mass surveillance as a skilled hacker in Hackhub. Challenge authority, rewrite the rules, and emerge as the ultimate digital rebel.
Why similar: Hacking 49.9% ★, Crime 26.9%, Detective 8.8%, Puzzle 8.2%, Simulation 2.8%
- #25 LumineNight
81% matchVery Positive90% of 479 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 33%, Mystery 16.1%, Point & Click 15.4%, Investigation 11.7%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #26 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 580 reviews2026
Dev: BRANEPub: Surefire.Games
Windows · Mac
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?
Why similar: Conspiracy 21.9% ★, Detective 19.3%, Point & Click 11.9%, Investigation 11.8%, Mystery 9.3%
- #27 LAN Party Adventures
78% matchVery Positive90% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: LEAP Game Studios
Windows
Okay, Pedro is AWOL, and you have to get this LAN Party set up at the Game Store for the session later. Connect cables, install software, and solve puzzles all while you and the gang uncover the mystery of your missing friend.
Why similar: Crime 17.8%, Detective 15.7%, Thriller 12.6%, Conspiracy 12.1% ★, Investigation 9.5%
- #28 Murder Mystery Machine
81% matchMixed54% of 172 reviews2021
Dev: Blazing GriffinPub: Microids
Windows
Join the District Crime Agency in this isometric, modern noir deduction thriller. Explore crime scenes in complex dioramas, organize your evidence effectively, and blur the lines between right and wrong to present your case. Do you have what it takes to be a real detective?
Why similar: Detective 28.6%, Crime 26.1%, Point & Click 15%, Mystery 10.8%, Puzzle 8%
- #29 The Roottrees are Dead
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,749 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.7 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 27.7%, Mystery 13.8%, Point & Click 13.4%, Investigation 12.6%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #30 Song of Farca
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,559 reviews2021
Dev: Wooden MonkeysPub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Hack into crime scenes, look for evidence, analyze data, interrogate criminals, track suspects and deal with the consequences of your decisions. This is a dark and brutal detective story with a Black Mirror-esque atmosphere of digital dominance and the narrative structure of a US crime procedural.
Why similar: Hacking 32.2% ★, Detective 27%, Point & Click 16.8%, Story Rich 8.5%, Dark 5.3%
- #31 Marlon’s Mystery: The darkside of crime
78% matchVery Positive88% of 73 reviews2023
Dev: Made in Mavis
Windows · Mac · Linux
Marlon's Mystery will test your skills as an investigator. Join Abby Marlon to solve the riddles in this captivating mystery and hidden object game. Embark on an enigmatic adventure and discover the darkest secrets of the Taylor family.
Why similar: Crime 18.7%, Detective 18.3%, Conspiracy 15.8% ★, Thriller 12.2%, Point & Click 11%
- #32 Hacker Simulator
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,255 reviews2021
Dev: Save All Studio
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Become a hacker and build your online reputation to the top. Complete contracts, buy new programs, upgrade your computer, crack wifi networks and infiltrate peoples or companies online systems.
Why similar: Hacking 52.5% ★, Crime 21.4%, Detective 17.1%, Simulation 3%, Adventure 2.9%
- #33 Unheard - Voices of Crime
74% 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 47.5%, Mystery 14.9%, Puzzle 10.7%, Story Rich 6.6%, Investigation 4.9%
- #34 XXX_CYBERRAT_XXX
75% matchVery Positive94% of 144 reviews2023
Dev: Nocturne Studio
Windows
A paranoid cybercriminal tries to regain control over an underground marketplace stolen by his former coworkers. You must utilize your hacking and intelligence gathering skills to get rid of hitmen sent by your enemies in a race with worsening mental state and terrifying hallucinations.
Why similar: Hacking 35.3% ★, Crime 16%, Detective 12.7%, Investigation 8.6%, Logic 7.7%
- #35 Signal & Echo: Iris is Missing (demo)
76% matchVery Positive95% of 58 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 26.1%, Point & Click 17.7%, Investigation 16.1%, Mystery 11.6%, Logic 8.3%
- #36 Project DeepWeb
77% matchVery Positive82% of 129 reviews2020
Dev: NightCat Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
This is a deep web exploration simulator. Discover hundreds of websites and files around the Web to get to the Silent House and save your friend. Find out creepy stories from the Web and meet its inhabitants. It's showtime!
Why similar: Hacking 51.4% ★, Mystery 12%, Puzzle 10.1%, Story Rich 7.9%, Dark 6.4%
- #37 Secrets of Blackrock Manor - Escape Room
74% matchVery Positive82% of 202 reviews2025
Dev: Biri Biri
Windows
Find the hidden fortune of Blackrock Manor. Discover the truth about the family deaths. In this mysterious Escape room, you will have to solve puzzles to find the hidden vault with the treasure. But you will find much more...
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Point & Click 15.5%, Investigation 13.8%, Mystery 10.6%, Logic 9.7%
- #38 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,163 reviews2025
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Conspiracy 15.9% ★, Investigation 13%, Point & Click 12.9%, Thriller 10.3%
- #39 DETECTIVE - Rainy night
73% matchVery Positive81% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Detective Rainy Night is a narrative adventure with elements of deduction. Violent crimes, mature stories, and a touch of psychological horror await you at the Motel Holiday. Grab a pencil and paper because solving this case won’t be easy.
Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Crime 23.3%, Conspiracy 16% ★, Mystery 12.7%, Point & Click 11.2%
- #40 Trust No One
73% matchMixed61% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Triomatica Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You'll need to think outside more than just the box. In "Trust No One,” a point-and-click detective adventure, you play as a journalist who tries to unravel a web of secrets about a mysterious AI-company. Explore the nooks and alleyways of Kyiv to discover the identity of your informant.
Why similar: Detective 22%, Conspiracy 19.4% ★, Point & Click 15.4%, Investigation 13.1%, Logic 11.4%
- #41 SIMULACRA
71% matchVery Positive90% of 4,596 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Detective 28.9%, Point & Click 18.4%, Thriller 17%, Mystery 10.5%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #42 Dingir OS
70% matchVery Positive82% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
Windows
Congratulations, you've found Dingir OS — an operating system that lets you glimpse into the darkest corners of the internet. Browse forbidden websites, investigate lethal files, and immerse yourself in the world of digital legends. (We are not responsible for anything that may happen to you.)
Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Conspiracy 24.4% ★, Point & Click 17.1%, Puzzle 7.9%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #43 Contradiction: Spot The Liar
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,223 reviews2015
Dev: Baggy Cat Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!
Why similar: Crime 17.8%, Detective 17.5%, Immersive 15.7% ★, Conspiracy 11% ★, Investigation 10.3%
- #44 Mystery of the Malign
69% matchVery Positive93% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: Gameplay Supremacy
Windows
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Mystery 19.7%, Investigation 19.1%, Puzzle 11.7%, Conspiracy 11.2% ★, Story Rich 10.2%
- #45 Save Koch
73% matchMixed64% of 154 reviews2019
Dev: Wooden Monkeys
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You are local mafia kingpin, Jeffrey Koch. Your empire in New Kandinski is in total chaos because an unknown Mastermind has decided to take your place. And they’ve planted a sleeper Mole inside your operation. It’s time to act, but you need to act smart.
Why similar: Detective 41.9%, Story Rich 13.2%, Point & Click 12.3%, Thriller 11.8%, Adventure 8.8%
- #46 Hacker Simulator: Free Trial
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 474 reviews2022
Dev: Save All Studio
Windows
Become a hacker and build your online reputation to the top by discovering a simplified and enjoyable version of real-life hacking methods. Complete contracts, buy new programs, upgrade your computer, crack wifi networks and infiltrate peoples or companies online systems.
Why similar: Hacking 45.2% ★, Crime 23.5%, Detective 15.1%, Simulation 5.7%, Adventure 5.5%
- #47 Grey Hack
70% matchVery Positive90% of 1,786 reviews2017
Dev: Loading Home
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Grey Hack is a massively multiplayer hacking simulator game. You're a hacker with full freedom to act as you wish on a vast network of procedurally generated computers.
Why similar: Hacking 71.2% ★, Detective 8.4%, Crime 8.3%, Logic 5%, Simulation 3.2%
- #48 HACK_IT
75% matchMostly Negative25% of 145 reviews2016
Dev: Dan_D
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
HACK_IT presents players with a fully immersive hacking experience, you’ll meet characters and find out things you never imagined. Including interactive apps that will give you the power to shutdown servers and retrieve passwords.
Why similar: Hacking 56.9% ★, Crime 18.1%, Adventure 6.5%, Indie 5.1%, Puzzle 4.8%
- #49 Silicon Dreams | cyberpunk interrogation
70% matchVery Positive94% of 253 reviews2021
Dev: James PattonPub: Clockwork Bird
Windows · Mac · Linux
It’s 2065, and you are an interrogator-model android tasked with rooting out deviants among your own kind. You must probe for lies, monitor and exploit emotional spikes, earn the trust of your subjects, and make the final call: release, or destroy?
Why similar: Detective 28.6%, Investigation 25.2%, Point & Click 14.5%, Story Rich 12.3%, Emotional 9.8%
- #50 Noir Chronicles: City of Crime
72% matchMixed61% of 231 reviews2018
Dev: Brave Giant LTDPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Step into the shoes of Alfred Fox, a private eye with a knack for getting into trouble, and confront the danger looming over your old flame, Barbara Le Purr. Using your own intuition and wide investigation techniques you will follow the intrigue and face many, sometimes deadly, consequences.
Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Crime 22.3%, Point & Click 16%, Mystery 10.6%, Hidden Object 8.8%
- #51 Malware
66% matchVery Positive89% of 1,164 reviews2024
Dev: Odd Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Malware lurks where you least expect it. Unscrupulous software vendors have hidden traps inside legitimate installers — can you spot them all and keep your computer clean?
Why similar: Point & Click 24.3%, Detective 20.9%, Hacking 16.5% ★, Puzzle 13.3%, Hidden Object 10.2%
- #52 Radiolight
65% matchVery Positive92% of 368 reviews2025
Dev: Krystof KneslPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Ashwood Creek, 1985. A child disappears without a trace. A local policeman is drawn into a national park, seeking the truth. Mysterious radio signals beckon him further and further. Investigate, survive and face the unknown in Radiolight— an '80s thriller by solo dev Krystof Knesl.
Why similar: Narrative 21.4% ★, Detective 19%, Thriller 15.5%, Conspiracy 13.3% ★, Investigation 13%
- #53 The Katydids Incident
68% matchVery Positive100% of 53 reviews2022
Dev: Punx Studios
Windows
There is a big discussion going on about a mysterious group named The Katydids proposing riddles and challenges on online forums, Are you clever enough to unravel the mystery of this obscure organization?
Why similar: Hacking 30.3% ★, Crime 20.7%, Conspiracy 19.5% ★, Point & Click 12.4%, Logic 7.9%
- #54 Interrogation Simulator
67% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2022
Dev: Otis MillerPub: Fire Cycle Games
Windows · Linux
Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.
Why similar: Crime 35%, Point & Click 21.5%, Investigation 21.1%, Puzzle 11.4%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #55 Detective Worden
66% matchVery Positive85% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Domestic Black CatPub: Studio Amateur
Windows · Mac
As a private detective, you’ll crack word clues left by a mysterious informant, gather evidence, and uncover the truth hidden in the shadows.
Why similar: Detective 46.8%, Puzzle 27.1%, Logic 19.7%, Indie 4.9%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #56 Interrogation: You will be deceived
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 369 reviews2019
Dev: Critique GamingPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
As a detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means?
Why similar: Crime 39%, Detective 38.3%, Story Rich 10.8%, Dark 10%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #57 Scene Investigators
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 971 reviews2023
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Scene Investigators is a hardcore deductive reasoning game for fans of the "true crime" genre. Step into re-created crime scenes, observe closely for pieces of evidence, analyze possible motives behind the crimes, and uncover what truly happened.
Why similar: Detective 22.4%, Crime 22.3%, Investigation 17.2%, Mystery 11.7%, Logic 11.4%
- #58 FAKEBOOK
65% matchVery Positive91% of 732 reviews2024
Dev: banjihagames
Windows · Mac
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual SNS! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Investigation 21.2%, Mystery 18.7%, Point & Click 16.9%, Detective 16.2%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #59 The Hand of Glory
67% matchVery Positive95% of 205 reviews2020
Dev: Madit Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
The challenge of a dangerous serial killer plummets detective Lazarus Bundy’s career into a chasm with no way out. In a desperate attempt at a comeback, Lazarus decides to secretly investigate the disappearance of Kathrin Mulzberg.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.6%, Thriller 26.4%, Mystery 18.2%, Story Rich 9.7%, Adventure 9.5%
- #60 Queen's Quest: Tower of Darkness
69% matchMixed65% of 340 reviews2015
Dev: Brave Giant LTDPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Defeat the sorcerer and save your daughter!
Why similar: Point & Click 32.8%, Hidden Object 22.3%, Adventure 13.8%, Mystery 11.2%, Puzzle 9.1%