- #1 Cracks Where the Light Gets In
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Highland Boundary
Windows · Mac
Spy through cracks. Solve deductions. Save your country. You’re an outsider observing clues and characters through the walls and floorboards of an alpine shack. Become entangled in the mystery: a recluse who shapes a revolution.
Why similar: Detective 36.9%, Investigation 12.6%, Logic 12.2%, First-Person 10.5%, Adventure 9%
- #2 Blackhall
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: André ÅkessonPub: Anton Segovia Lundh
Windows
Blackhall takes place in the 1970s and lets you explore a remote underground shelter that became home to an isolated community. The facility, long abandoned and left to deteriorate, still shows traces of the people who lived there and the society they built.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Detective 19.2%, Adventure 14.6%, Logic 9.7%, Investigation 8.8%
- #3 Open Roads
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 347 reviews2024
Dev: Open Roads TeamPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Long-lost family secrets. Hints of a hidden fortune. And miles to go before they sleep. Tess Devine’s relationship with her mom has never been easy, but they’re about to set out together on a journey into the past that they’ll never forget.
Why similar: Investigation 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Detective 18.5%, Adventure 10%, First-Person 8.4%
- #4 Artificial: Proxy Bar
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HinaGames
Windows
Within a universe dominated by Artificial Intelligences, you step into the shoes of an AI detective to solve the mystery hidden within the Proxy Bar, a jazz club. You can ask the suspects ANYTHING, but will you ask the right questions?
Why similar: Detective 27.9%, Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Investigation 17.4%, Logic 10.2%, Mystery 8.7%
- #5 The Game Maker: A Carol Reed Mystery
94% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: MDNA Games
Windows
Follow detective Carol Reed in this colorful mystery, made with real-life photographs. The game features a classic adventure game interface, plenty of puzzles, and a series of minigames as an integrated part of the story.
Why similar: Detective 31%, Investigation 20.7%, Adventure 16.1%, Mystery 9.6%, Female Protagonist 7.9%
- #6 The Guilty Hearts
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Singlecore Games
Windows
Seoyeon Yu, a former police officer, works as a private investigator for a rich family. However, during her investigation, she discovers evidence linking them to her husband's death. Using her ability to see people's guilt, she begins an investigation to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Adventure 15.2%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Mystery 9.2%
- #7 The Detective's Apprentice
93% 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 cases that are too tough for the local police to crack.
Why similar: Detective 34.7%, Investigation 23.8%, Logic 10.8%, Adventure 10.2%, Mystery 9.5%
- #8 Point Zero: Victoria
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RosyGame
Windows · Mac
One cold case, four deathbed flashbacks. Every shift in perspective overturns the "truth" you believed. Story-driven, with exploration, deduction, puzzles, and combat. Ready for a mind-bending thrill ride with twists at every turn?
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Investigation 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Mystery 8.2%, Logic 8%
- #9 Eye 4 Eye
91% matchVery Positive98% of 83 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 27.8%, Investigation 19.8%, First-Person 10.3%, Mystery 9.2%, Female Protagonist 8.8%
- #10 Alchemist: Journey of the Soul Prologue
90% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: OnSkull Games
Windows
First-person escape room game. Use your magical abilities to solve puzzles or navigate through areas! Explore, use items, brew potions and unlock your full alchemical potential. Are you willing to do what it takes to claim a soul of your own?
Why similar: Detective 26.6%, Investigation 19.6%, Logic 14%, Adventure 10.9%, First-Person 10.6%
- #11 Linework
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Overlyunderqualified
Windows
Step into a small town in 90s fictional China as a grieving detective. In a place plagued by twisted homicides, the truth hides in the lies. Interrogate unpredictable witnesses, expose their contradictions, and rebuild a suspect’s face from an imperfect memory. Just like yours.
Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Investigation 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Logic 15.2%, Mystery 9.4%
- #12 Marcella Moon: Secret on the Hill
89% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2020
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
Follow amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to Ireland to investigate the disappearance of a famous writer.
Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Investigation 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Adventure 9.5%
- #13 Nancy Drew®: Mystery of the Seven Keys™
87% matchMixed57% of 337 reviews2024
Dev: HeR Interactive
Windows · Mac
A thrilling blend of adventure, mystery, and history! Play as Nancy Drew to uncover the truth behind the theft of a client's heirloom necklace. Solve challenging puzzles, uncover a sinister web of cyber crime, and sleuth through Prague's mysterious streets entwined with medieval legends and alchemy.
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Investigation 20.1%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Mystery 9.4%, Logic 8.3%
- #14 The hidden game society
88% matchMixed68% of 31 reviews2021
Dev: digital2 games
Windows
The hidden game society is a digital escape room experience. You have been invited to be a member of this mysterious club. You will find yourself alone and trapped in this curious board game-themed room full of atmosphere. Use your wit and deduction skills to find a way out.
Why similar: Detective 35.1%, Investigation 21.2%, Logic 11.7%, First-Person 10.3%, Mystery 7.5%
- #15 Evidence Officer
86% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: KAISOU GAMING
Windows
A mystery adventure game where you investigate 3D evidence and uncover the truth behind each case through the clues left behind.
Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Investigation 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Mystery 11.6%, Adventure 11.4%
- #16 Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle, Chapter IV: "Sacred Feathers"
86% matchPositive97% of 32 reviews2025
Dev: Tanuki-sama Studios
Windows · Linux
NINA AQUILA is back for her brightest, boldest, most magical adventure yet!
Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Investigation 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Logic 11.1%, Female Protagonist 8.3%
- #17 The Roottrees are Dead
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,122 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 36.8%, Investigation 19.7%, Mystery 11.6%, Logic 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
- #18 迷渡桥
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 犬狸工作室Pub: OKJOY
Windows
《迷渡桥》是一款水墨风格的国风悬疑推理游戏,你将扮演牵涉谋逆的罪臣后人宁不移,背负着家族十年的冤屈,在弥留之际踏上迷渡桥,换一个查明真相的机会。调查一桩桩离奇命案,窥见朝堂内的暗流涌动。当迷雾散尽,揭开深埋于王朝的骇人秘密......
Why similar: Detective 31%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Investigation 12.2%, Logic 12.1%, Mystery 9.5%
- #19 Signal & Echo: Iris is Missing (demo)
84% 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 30.6%, Investigation 23.1%, Adventure 10.8%, Logic 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
- #20 Christopher Ledger: Corporate Auditor
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Donnerwelle Inc.
Windows · Mac
Anime corporate murder mystery. Interrogate executives, uncover financial cover-ups, and audit your way to the truth alongside a team of investigators.
Why similar: Detective 32%, Investigation 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Adventure 11.9%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #21 Call of the Golden Valley
82% matchPositive88% of 43 reviews2025
Dev: O'Saurus Studios
Windows · Mac
Your friend is missing in the Australian outback and you must find her. Search the Internet for clues, solve mysterious puzzles and uncover the conspiracy of the vanishing hikers of Golden Valley.
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Investigation 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Mystery 9.6%
- #22 Emma Riley: Dream Detective
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Star Fort Games
Windows
Emma Riley: Dream Detective is a detective game where you must unravel an occult conspiracy spanning the real and dream worlds. Use keen observation to gather clues, carefully interrogate suspects for information, and use your logic and deduction skills to unravel the mystery!
Why similar: Detective 31.5%, Investigation 23.9%, Mystery 10.1%, Adventure 9.6%, Logic 9.5%
- #23 I'M YOUR HOST
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Calligram Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
An audio deduction game where you have one task: restore a series of lost podcast episodes.
Why similar: Detective 42.5%, Investigation 28.2%, Mystery 11.2%, Adventure 10.5%, Story Rich 4.9%
- #24 Wrongly Accused
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Elomelo GamesPub: SwopBots Ltd.
Windows
Explore historical locations, find and analyse evidence. Unmask the real perpetrator so that justice can be served and the Wrongly Accused can be found innocent. Use problem solving, deduction and critical thinking skills to uncover the truth and maybe even expose a conspiracy in your own time.
Why similar: Detective 33.1%, Investigation 22.8%, Adventure 14.8%, Mystery 7.5%, Logic 5.6%
- #25 Murders on the Yangtze River
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,848 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 38.5%, Investigation 16.3%, Logic 11.3%, Adventure 10.4%, Mystery 8.1%
- #26 TellTale - Casino Murder Case
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: NeruyaPub: Team Detective
Windows
[Telltale - Casino Murder] is a full-voice indie mystery game with the youngest lawyer, Kang Ho-yeon, who reveals the truth of the casino murder case and achieves innocence at trial.
Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Investigation 21.5%, Adventure 14.9%, Logic 13.6%, Mystery 13.2%
- #27 A Little Time
80% matchMixed57% of 23 reviews2022
Dev: Michael Thorson
Windows
A Little Time is a first-person interactive story. You play as a young but determined detective investigating a man's disappearance. You will travel to a variety of locations and pick up clues while experiencing the story, dialogue, and atmospheric visuals.
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Investigation 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Mystery 9.2%, First-Person 8.7%
- #28 The Big Hollow: 1982
77% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2026
Dev: Krams DesignPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Can you think like a killer? In this short murder mystery find details in evidence, interpret criminal behaviors and prove your worth to the FBI as new detective Desmond.
Why similar: Detective 34.8%, Investigation 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Adventure 8.1%, Mystery 5.5%
- #29 Yokai Crossing
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jotaz Larrain
Windows
A 7-year-old boy has vanished inside his own home. Find him and uncover what happened beneath its walls, while evading the Yōkai that have claimed this place as their own.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23%, Detective 20.1%, Adventure 16.1%, Investigation 14.5%, First-Person 8.2%
- #30 Detective Hindsight
78% 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 38.3%, Investigation 23.1%, Mystery 11.4%, Logic 11%, Adventure 8.2%
- #31 Spooky Crew: Mask of the Mysterium
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Matt Sanderson
Windows
Join the Spooky Crew and uncover the secret of the Mask of the Mysterium in this point and click adventure game. An encounter with a masked figure leads the crew to investigate the secrets of a local museum.
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Investigation 17%, Logic 11.1%, Adventure 7.8%
- #32 Private Eye: The Young Heir
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lucky 7 Studios
Windows
Private Eye is a detective game where you play as Hakeem trying to solve the murder case of Amir. The wealthy heir Amir kept strange company, is one of them his murderer? Explore, investigate, solve puzzles, and find discrepancies to unravel his mysterious death.
Why similar: Detective 26%, Investigation 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Logic 11.5%, Mystery 8.5%
- #33 Docket 87: The Novikov's Files
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows · Mac
A true crime detective game where you map suspects, reconstruct timelines, and use deduction to find the truth everyone missed.
Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Investigation 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Logic 12.4%, Mystery 10%
- #34 The Golden Girl Case
75% 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 34.2%, Investigation 20.8%, Logic 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Mystery 10.2%
- #35 FILENDS
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MFI GAMES
Windows
FILENDS is a dark multiplayer riddle-solving game for 2-7 players. Work together to solve levels filled with murder mysteries and tragic tales. Use environmental clues and real-time chat to uncover the truth. Will you solve the riddles or become a part of them?
Why similar: Detective 31.5%, Investigation 19.9%, Logic 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Mystery 9.9%
- #36 Marcella Moon: The Phantom of Harvest Grove
74% 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 25.5%, Logic 13.2%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Mystery 10.9%, Investigation 10.5%
- #37 Afterglow-The fifth ending
73% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: 夜色羽灵
Windows
A Memory Maze Spanning Life and Death: A Tender Web of Salvation and Deception Follow protagonist Ye Yuyao into the Tai Xu. Through fragmented memories and relentless inquiry, unravel the hidden truth behind an anonymous organ donor in this haunting interplay of light and shadow.
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, First-Person 10%, Investigation 9.7%, Logic 9.6%
- #38 Kona II: Brume
73% matchVery Positive82% of 507 reviews2023
Dev: ParabolePub: Ravenscourt
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Northern Québec, 1970. A bizarre mist —the Brume— is disconnecting a rural mining village from its quiet reality. Step into the shoes of Detective Carl Faubert as he unfolds the mysteries haunting the region while battling for his own survival.
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Investigation 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Mystery 8.7%, Adventure 8.5%
- #39 ギルド探求団へようこそ!
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,091 reviews2026
Dev: ぱるそに工房
Windows
「ギルド探求団へようこそ!」創立から1000日を迎えたギルドの、パーティ情報を復旧させる『推理パズルゲーム』です。過去1000日を振り返りながら、78人の冒険者が、20隊あるパーティのどこに所属していたのかを特定し、どのような結末を迎えたのかを推理で暴きましょう!それでは──良い旅を!
Why similar: Detective 44.5%, Investigation 28.5%, Adventure 12.8%, Mystery 11.3%, Indie 1.5%
- #40 Reports from Vera Cruz
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Monkey Suits
Windows
Investigate the country of Vera Cruz in this journalistic first-person adventure! Solve puzzles, take photos of clues and report news exposing the horrific truths behind General Galba and his bizarre government!
Why similar: Detective 29.2%, Investigation 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Mystery 8.3%, First-Person 6.5%
- #41 Time O'Clock: The Mask of Crime
72% 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 32.1%, Investigation 23.1%, Adventure 12.6%, Logic 12.4%, Mystery 8.2%
- #42 Filter World
74% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: DaWenYu
Windows
《影视界》是一款兼具视觉小说、冒险、探索、悬疑和剧情元素的独特游戏体验。在这个神秘的世界中,每个场景都有多个NPC实时演绎剧情,而玩家需要精明地选择观察哪一部分剧情。通过掌握有限的信息或不断重复游玩,以不同视角审视事件,玩家将逐渐理解每个角色的行为轨迹和动机,最终破解一切的谜团。 在《影视界》中,您将扮演局外人的角色,以上帝视角观察并影响这个充满悬念和挑战的世界。选择不同的视角会对剧情有着不同的理解。准备好挑战自己的观察力、推理能力,探索这个引人入胜的冒险世界,揭示隐藏在每个角色之间的秘密,解开这个充满谜团的世界的终极真相。
Why similar: Detective 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Investigation 14.2%, Logic 9.1%, First-Person 8.8%
- #43 Bleu
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sam Penberthy
Windows
After a mysterious and anonymous phone call to the police, Sonia's body was found in an abandoned public toilet. The more we learn about her, the more mysterious this case becomes. Become the detective, investigate her murder and find out who killed Sonia Verninac.
Why similar: Detective 39.5%, Investigation 18.1%, First-Person 11.5%, Mystery 9.3%, Logic 8.2%
- #44 Major's Heart
70% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Dormouse
Windows
A sci-fi detective game where you interrogate the brain scans of crime victims. Uncover the hidden truth behind the dystopian regime by any means necessary.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.8%, Detective 25.2%, Investigation 18.3%, Adventure 17.8%, Mystery 7%
- #45 An Exercise in Mortality - Chapter I
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CorDubiumArts
Windows
Slip into the role of a detective and find out why a seemingly peaceful village suddenly has to hold a funeral every other day. To solve the mysteries, act as the perpetrator and simulate the crimes. Left completely to your own devices, it’s up to you to prove your ingenuity and wit.
Why similar: Detective 31.7%, Investigation 19.9%, Logic 14.2%, Mystery 10.2%, Adventure 9.8%
- #46 Beach Cafe: Caribbean Sand
72% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Killbug StudioPub: Cooking and Publishing
Windows
Where is Grandpa? and why has his beach bar been closed for more than 2 years? An adventure full of puzzles and mystery begins! Explore, discover all the clues and read them correctly in order to advance. Let yourself be enveloped by a story of intrigue set on a beach.
Why similar: Investigation 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 24.4%, Adventure 19%, Mystery 13.1%, First-Person 7.8%
- #47 The Case of the Worst Day Ever
68% matchVery Positive97% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Hero Game Co LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A deceptively difficult deduction game about one very unfortunate family. Revisit their worst moments, form your own conclusions, and solve this silly yet challenging mystery.
Why similar: Detective 29%, Investigation 21.8%, Logic 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Mystery 9.2%
- #48 Marcella Moon: Curse of the Black Cat
71% 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 27.3%, Investigation 20.3%, Logic 14.6%, Mystery 10.1%, Adventure 9.7%
- #49 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
67% matchVery Positive94% of 423 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 39.4%, Adventure 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Investigation 12.2%, Mystery 10.9%
- #50 The Last Hospital
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Reve Realm
Windows
Every decision made influences humanity's fate, with USMLE level medical questions woven into patient care, revealing the mysteries of a dying world.
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Investigation 18.1%, Logic 12.9%, Adventure 10.3%
- #51 City of Voices
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kini Games
Windows
A short Golden Idol-like deduction game about a young girl who is catapulted from her suburban life into the mysterious world of the ancient Maya. Investigate a series of moments frozen in time. Examine clues and solve puzzles to uncover a story full of twists and turns.
Why similar: Detective 31.5%, Investigation 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Mystery 10.2%, Adventure 7.5%
- #52 Mystery Case Files: Incident at Pendle Tower
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Grandma StudiosPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Pendle Tower was once a lavish high-rise hotel, but a new renovation has awakened a long-dormant secret within its foreboding halls.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Detective 20.3%, Adventure 18.7%, Investigation 15.1%, First-Person 8.7%
- #53 Mind Diver
66% matchVery Positive95% of 350 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 23.6%, Investigation 18%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Logic 11.7%, Mystery 8.1%
- #54 Deadly Match
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Belba Games PTY LTD
Windows
Deadly Match is a single‑player third‑person murder mystery. Investigate the deaths of two young women in a small, seemingly peaceful town.
Why similar: Detective 43.3%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Mystery 12.3%, Adventure 11.9%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #55 Epigraph
67% matchVery Positive89% of 316 reviews2024
Dev: Matthew Brown
Windows
Epigraph is a short, challenging, language decipherment puzzle game.
Why similar: Detective 34.9%, Investigation 23.4%, Logic 19.5%, Mystery 9.2%, Adventure 6.5%
- #56 Rumor Reporter
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Greyhaven Craft
Windows
Rumor Reporter is a Golden Age whodunit mystery. Play as senior reporter Veronica Chase as you explore Greyhaven Island in the Celtic Sea, 1920s. Choose where to investigate, who to question, and what to publish. Your report shapes public opinion, drives arrests, and changes the island’s future.
Why similar: Detective 30.9%, Investigation 22%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Mystery 10.9%
- #57 Grim Tales: The Time Traveler
68% matchMixed62% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Elephant ARPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
A time-traveling killer is taking out the Gray family, one by one.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Detective 19.3%, Adventure 18.4%, Investigation 15.1%, First-Person 8.3%
- #58 Reflections of Life: Spindle of Fate Collector's Edition
68% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Grandma StudiosPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows
When a long-forgotten race returns for an artifact capable of controlling the destiny of the know worlds, can you find the Spindle of Fate first and save the realms from destruction?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Detective 23.5%, Adventure 19.1%, Investigation 16.9%, First-Person 9.7%
- #59 Marcella Moon: Saboteurs on the River
69% 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: Detective 23.6%, Investigation 21.9%, Logic 11.6%, Mystery 10.5%, First-Person 9.4%