- #1 Blackhall
97% 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 25.9%, Detective 17.1%, Adventure 14.5%, First-Person 9.6%, 3D 7.9%
- #2 Cracks Where the Light Gets In
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Highland Boundary
Windows · Mac
You've been confined your whole life. Peering through cracks and eavesdropping passes the time, but it won't change the world. Until a foreign military threatens your home and forces you to act. Solve a cozy and fiendish detective-mystery, making logical deductions from limited perspectives.
Why similar: Detective 35.1%, First-Person 13.1%, Investigation 11.4%, Logic 10.6%, Adventure 9.5%
- #3 Open Roads
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 316 reviews2024
Dev: Open Roads TeamPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
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: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Investigation 18.4%, Detective 16.6%, Adventure 10.1%, First-Person 9.9%
- #4 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 28%, Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Adventure 16%, Female Protagonist 8.3%, Mystery 7%
- #5 Artificial: Proxy Bar
94% 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: Interactive Fiction 27.3%, Detective 26.3%, Investigation 15.5%, Logic 8.8%, First-Person 7%
- #6 The Game Maker: A Carol Reed Mystery
93% match6 user reviews100% of 6 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 30.5%, Investigation 19.3%, Adventure 17.6%, First-Person 9.2%, Mystery 7.6%
- #7 Reflections of Life: Spindle of Fate Collector's Edition
92% 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 29.6%, Detective 20.7%, Adventure 18.8%, Investigation 14.1%, First-Person 11.1%
- #8 The Missing Threads
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wynd_devPub: wysg
Windows
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. Start now.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.5%, Detective 26.3%, Adventure 19.4%, Investigation 15.4%, Mystery 5.1%
- #9 Eye 4 Eye
90% 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 26.6%, Investigation 18%, First-Person 12.9%, Adventure 9.1%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #10 Marcella Moon: Secret on the Hill
91% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2020
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
Follow amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to Ireland to investigate the disappearance of a famous writer.
Why similar: Detective 24%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Investigation 15.8%, Adventure 10.1%, First-Person 9.6%
- #11 Alchemist: Journey of the Soul Prologue
89% matchPositive92% of 12 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 25.4%, Investigation 17.8%, First-Person 13.2%, Logic 12.3%, Adventure 11.7%
- #12 A Little Time
89% 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 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Investigation 18.3%, First-Person 10.4%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #13 Mystery Case Files: Incident at Pendle Tower
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 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 29.5%, Adventure 18.6%, Detective 18%, Investigation 12.8%, First-Person 10.1%
- #14 Grim Tales: The Time Traveler
87% matchMixed64% of 11 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 29.2%, Adventure 18.6%, Detective 17.5%, Investigation 12.9%, First-Person 9.9%
- #15 The Detective's Apprentice
86% 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 35.6%, Investigation 23.1%, Adventure 11.6%, Logic 10.2%, Mystery 7.9%
- #16 Discarded Memories: A Red Iron Story
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Toby Davis
Windows · Linux
Enter a small town filled with mysteries to help Andrew Connor solve one of his own. Work your way through the past and help put it, and the people involved, to rest for good. Just remember to be careful, danger could be hidden around any corner.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.9%, Detective 26.8%, First-Person 14.9%, Investigation 8.5%, Story Rich 5.6%
- #17 Unhomely
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio 8-Track
Windows
Unhomely is a retro-inspired first person psychological indie horror game. You play a journalist who has 3 days alone in a reclusive tech CEO's cabin to get the exclusive on his new project and save your career.
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Investigation 17.5%, First-Person 10.8%, 3D 7.7%
- #18 Beach Cafe: Caribbean Sand
86% matchNo user 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: Interactive Fiction 29.1%, Investigation 22.1%, Adventure 19.3%, Mystery 9.6%, First-Person 9.3%
- #19 Major's Heart
83% 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 31.2%, Detective 23.2%, Adventure 18.3%, Investigation 16%, Mystery 5.2%
- #20 Chimeras: Blinding Love
84% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Elephant ArPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Something dangerous prowls the streets... Can you find out what's targeting young men in Paris?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.9%, Adventure 19.7%, Detective 18.5%, Investigation 13.1%, First-Person 10.5%
- #21 Linework
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Overlyunderqualified
Windows
A puzzle-detective game set in 1990s China: play as a forensic artist, interview witnesses, drag and drop testimony and documents, sketch suspects from clues, and piece together evidence to solve mysterious crimes.
Why similar: Detective 29%, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Investigation 19.6%, Logic 13.6%, Mystery 7.4%
- #22 The hidden game society
82% 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 34.4%, Investigation 19.7%, First-Person 13.2%, Logic 10.5%, Adventure 7.4%
- #23 Brinkmanship
81% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: Jimi StinePub: USC Games
Windows
Brinkmanship is a first person sci-fi mystery about greed, manipulation, and trust. As a spaceborne colonist 20 years into your voyage you’ve just discovered that your ship has secretly altered its heading. Your parents give you a gun. The ship goes into lockdown. What do you do? Who will you trust?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.5%, Detective 26%, First-Person 14.3%, 3D 10.7%, Adventure 9.2%
- #24 Wits' End Labyrinth
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Vodka
Windows
Wits' End Labyrinth is a first-person psychological adventure game where you explore a shifting maze, solve environmental puzzles and collect personal items to uncover fragments of your forgotten past. Immersive atmosphere blending psychological tension with memory-driven storytelling.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.9%, First-Person 16.4%, Adventure 11.6%, Story Rich 10.9%, 3D 8.1%
- #25 DETECTIVE - The Motel
80% matchMixed44% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
DETECTIVE The Motel is a deduction game where, to advance, you must take a pencil and a piece of paper and write down everything that seems like evidence in order to answer all the questions that arise. Solving the case will depend only on you.
Why similar: Detective 29%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Investigation 15.1%, First-Person 8%, Adventure 7.3%
- #26 The Big Hollow: 1982
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Krams DesignPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
The Big Hollow: 1982 is a tightly focused 2D animated murder mystery. A serial killer’s dumping ground is exposed in a small truck stop town. Find details in the evidence, interpret criminal behaviors and prove your worth to the FBI’s new Behavioral Science Unit as new detective Desmond.
Why similar: Detective 33%, Interactive Fiction 24%, Investigation 21.9%, Adventure 8.5%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #27 Beach Cafe II: The Escape Room
79% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Killbug StudioPub: Cooking and Publishing
Windows
Grandpa is still missing. It's time to find out what's hidden in this beach cafe. Continue the adventure of puzzles and mystery with Cafe Beach II: The Escape Room! Explore, discover all the clues and interpret them correctly to advance.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.7%, Adventure 20.4%, Investigation 15.3%, First-Person 11.1%, 3D 8.4%
- #28 Filter World
79% 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: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Detective 18.6%, Investigation 12.2%, First-Person 10.4%, Adventure 8.9%
- #29 Spooky Crew: Mask of the Mysterium
78% 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: Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Detective 18.9%, Investigation 15.2%, Logic 9.5%, Adventure 8.2%
- #30 Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle, Chapter IV: "Sacred Feathers"
76% matchPositive97% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: Tanuki-sama Studios
Windows · Linux
NINA AQUILA is back for her brightest, boldest, most magical adventure yet!
Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Investigation 17%, Logic 9.8%, Adventure 8.4%
- #31 Shattered Dreams
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ince Czechner
Windows
A story-driven puzzle game where players unravel the mystery of a tragic accident by solving riddles and uncovering clues hidden in the lyrics of haunting songs.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.6%, Adventure 18.4%, Detective 17.3%, First-Person 11%, Investigation 10.5%
- #32 Private Eye: The Young Heir
77% 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 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Investigation 17.3%, Logic 10.1%, Adventure 7.3%
- #33 This is the last time
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: Zelldon
Windows
This is the Last Time is a minimalist first-person narrative game with a dark and heavy atmosphere.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 40.3%, Adventure 24.2%, First-Person 17.5%, 3D 12.9%, Exploration 4%
- #34 Reports from Vera Cruz
75% 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 27.3%, Investigation 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, First-Person 7.9%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #35 The Outer Islands
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cris Robson
Windows
An exploration-driven mystery set on quarantined Scottish islands, where you investigate abandoned settlements, uncover hidden clues, and reveal the truth behind a decades-old government seal.
Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Adventure 19%, Investigation 17.3%, Mystery 9.9%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #36 Puzzle Spy International
72% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Travel-Friendly Cake
Windows · Mac · Linux
Pursue diamond thieves and a trail of cryptic puzzles in this short ‘60s spy adventure. As Agent Epsilon you’ll choose your path as you chat with (or chat up!) suspicious contacts. Deduce the puzzle rules, decode cryptograms and decipher clues as you solve wordplay & logic puzzles across the globe!
Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Investigation 16.7%, Logic 11.3%, Adventure 8.5%
- #37 Nancy Drew®: Mystery of the Seven Keys™
73% matchMixed56% of 326 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 26.9%, Investigation 18.9%, First-Person 9.3%, Female Protagonist 8.4%, Adventure 8%
- #38 Attachment Error
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Susachiman
Windows
Attachment Error is a psychological horror experience where emotional attachment becomes a system failure. Test a VR build inside your own apartment while memories, messages, and a presence you can’t ignore push back. The closer you feel, the harder it is to survive.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 38%, Adventure 22.8%, First-Person 17.5%, 3D 13.2%, Story Rich 6%
- #39 Beach Cafe III: The Escape Room
75% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Killbug StudioPub: Cooking and Publishing
Windows
Grandpa is still missing and as you dive deeper into the investigation, everything becomes stranger and more enigmatic. The adventure of puzzles and mysteries continues with Beach Café III: The Escape Room. Investigate, discover all the clues and interpret them properly in order to advance.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.7%, Adventure 20.9%, Investigation 14.3%, First-Person 10.5%, 3D 8%
- #40 It Happened Here: Streaming Lives
74% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Elephant ArPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Are you ready, detective? Step into a tale of mystery, intrigue, deceit, and murder!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30%, Detective 20.1%, First-Person 11.1%, Investigation 11%, Female Protagonist 9.3%
- #41 Signal & Echo: Iris is Missing (demo)
73% 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 29.9%, Investigation 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Adventure 11.8%, Logic 9.7%
- #42 Call of the Golden Valley
71% matchPositive88% of 41 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 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Investigation 14.6%, Female Protagonist 8.6%, First-Person 8.4%
- #43 The Roottrees are Dead
69% 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 35.4%, Investigation 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Logic 9.5%, Mystery 9.3%
- #44 Fayburrow
72% matchVery Positive82% of 473 reviews2022
Dev: The Fayburrow TroupePub: The Animation Workshop VIA
Windows
In a world of fairies, a childhood friend suddenly calls Beatrice back to her old hometown. Yet when she arrives, her friend is mysteriously missing.
Why similar: Detective 28%, Investigation 18%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Adventure 11%, Female Protagonist 9.8%
- #45 Wrongly Accused
71% matchNo user reviews
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 32.1%, Investigation 21%, Adventure 16.1%, First-Person 6.4%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #46 FILENDS
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MFI GAMES
Windows
FILENDS is a dark multiplayer riddle-solving game for 3-7 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 30.8%, Investigation 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Logic 14.5%, Mystery 7.8%
- #47 Kona II: Brume
70% matchVery Positive83% of 491 reviews2023
Dev: ParabolePub: Ravenscourt
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 21.6%, Investigation 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, First-Person 10%, Adventure 8.8%
- #48 Get off Work
70% matchMixed50% of 34 reviews2024
Dev: 1tempobro
Windows
After coming home from work, the usual atmosphere is different. Suddenly, someone appears and starts giving you terrifying and strange tasks.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.9%, Adventure 22.4%, First-Person 13.9%, 3D 12%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #49 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
67% 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 37.5%, Adventure 18%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Investigation 11%, Mystery 8.4%
- #50 Mind Diver
67% 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 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Investigation 16.1%, Logic 10.1%, First-Person 9.7%
- #51 Dark Alley
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CheesecakeGamesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
A narrative noir thriller set in Kyoto. Detective Thomas Bennett investigates the disappearance of a British agent, only to collide with the Yakuza, a shadowy conspiracy, and a truth that should never surface.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30%, Detective 19.4%, Adventure 18.2%, Investigation 7.7%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #52 Point Zero: Victoria
69% 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 24.3%, Investigation 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, First-Person 9%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #53 Strange Investigations: Two for Solitaire Collector's Edition
70% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: ElephantPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows
An investigation into a fellow detective’s death uncovers details of his last case – and now Dana may be the next target!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.3%, Detective 20.3%, Adventure 18.3%, Investigation 13.9%, First-Person 13.6%
- #54 Marcella Moon: The Phantom of Harvest Grove
68% 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 24.9%, First-Person 13%, Logic 11.8%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Investigation 9.7%
- #55 [Redacted] The Safehouse
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Heartbeast
Windows · Linux
You're a detective. Investigate the haunting events surrounding the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend. Explore an old safehouse for clues, discover and deduce redacted words as you search Ann's digital journal, and piece together your case report as this unfortunate story unfolds.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.4%, Detective 28.5%, Investigation 19.8%, First-Person 8%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #56 The Final Print
66% matchPositive87% of 39 reviews2025
Dev: Dummy DetectivesPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
You're a journalist investigating a suspicious case during the Harlem riots. Take pictures of evidence, gather information by interrogating people, and put it all together in an article to show people the truth.
Why similar: Detective 25.4%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Investigation 12.3%, Adventure 9.2%, Logic 8.7%
- #57 The Last Hospital
68% 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: Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Detective 23.5%, Investigation 16.4%, Logic 11.3%, Adventure 11%
- #58 Profession investigator
67% matchVery Positive99% of 103 reviews2022
Dev: Indie-Geek
Windows · Mac
Profession Investigator is an immersive simulator with a text-based interface in which you have to deal with real criminal cases. The game uses materials from court archives and specialized literature.
Why similar: Detective 32.1%, Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Adventure 17.9%, Investigation 9.9%, Logic 9.2%
- #59 Cult of the sons
65% matchNo user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: SIENTURE
Windows
In a remote manor house in England, a series of murders came to an abrupt end never solved, never explained.Every trace leads back to this place.Now you return. Not as a visitor, but as an investigator.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.1%, Detective 23.5%, First-Person 14.8%, Investigation 12.5%, 3D 10.6%