- #1 Conscience
97% matchVery Positive93% of 172 reviews2024
Dev: Bowker Studios
Windows
Jack Beckham is found dead, hanging in his apartment alone. Police rule it a suicide. His father, refusing to accept the conclusion, hires you to investigate. Delve into the clues left behind in his apartment to discover what really happened.
Why similar: Noir 24.7%, Detective 23.5%, Investigation 16.6%, Mystery 11.6%, Crime 6.3%
- #2 L.A. Noire
96% matchVery Positive86% of 36,495 reviews2011
Dev: Team BondiPub: Rockstar Games
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.
Why similar: Detective 31.2%, Noir 23.5%, Crime 18.5%, Investigation 10.7%, Mystery 7.3%
- #3 Man of Nollyn
96% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Slater Chae
Windows
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Noir 24.2%, Detective 22.6%, Investigation 17.3%, Crime 16.6%, Mystery 10.5%
- #4 Acrônimo Tupiniquim
95% 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: Noir 26%, Detective 25.8%, Investigation 17.4%, Crime 7.4%, Mystery 7.2%
- #5 Cross Country Case
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Space Cat StudioPub: Microwavebread
Windows
You are a detective on a rogue manhunt through the beautiful country of Italy. Gather clues, interview witnesses and uncover dark secrets to solve the case. Follow your own path to the solution in this 1970's noir crime road-trip.
Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Noir 24.2%, Investigation 17.9%, Mystery 12.3%, Puzzle 5.9%
- #6 Ashes of Holloway Bay
94% match5 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 26.2%, Investigation 17.7%, Crime 17.7%, Noir 12.2%, Mystery 12.1%
- #7 Detective Bass 2: The Case of the Stolen Pearls
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Team Grouper
Windows · Mac · Linux
Crime never rests... but thankfully, neither does Detective Bass! Put on your detective hat and help Detective Bass get to the bottom of a robbery, in this witty, narrative-driven detective game!
Why similar: Noir 25.5%, Detective 23.7%, Crime 17.6%, Investigation 15.5%, Mystery 11.1%
- #8 Mini Murder Mysteries
91% matchVery Positive93% of 67 reviews2026
Dev: BUNKWORKS
Windows · Mac
Solve cozy, crafty whodunits. Puzzle your way through nine unique investigations – and use your noggin to make intelligent deductions. Explore the evidence, scrutinize statements, and connect the dots.
Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Investigation 20.2%, Noir 18.7%, Crime 14.9%, Mystery 11.2%
- #9 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
92% matchVery Positive89% of 7,891 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 39.4%, Crime 16.8%, Investigation 16.5%, Mystery 12.9%, Puzzle 4.5%
- #10 The Murder of Ava Monroe
91% 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 31.9%, Investigation 23.4%, Noir 18.5%, Mystery 13.6%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #11 Mary
90% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Pinster Games
Windows
Mary is a mystery and investigation game, in which you are a private detective who has been called to solve a case of a massacre in a bar. Collect all the clues and find an answer to all the mysteries of this case!
Why similar: Detective 22%, Noir 20.9%, Crime 17.3%, Investigation 16.9%, Mystery 12.6%
- #12 The Ratline
88% matchVery Positive85% of 300 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 30.6%, Investigation 23%, Noir 17.5%, Mystery 12.7%, Puzzle 5.5%
- #13 26 Moves: The Queen's Plot
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Danari Games
Windows
A point-and-click mystery game. Search for the truth in 26 days, playing as two different characters, in a town during 1907.
Why similar: Noir 26.9%, Detective 18.6%, Investigation 14.4%, Crime 14.3%, Mystery 11.7%
- #14 Silhouette: Chapter One
89% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2016
Dev: Apeirogon Games
Windows
Explore Silhouette: Chapter One - A First-Person, Story-Driven Mystery Adventure. Assume the role of Jim Grayson, an unwavering homicide detective hot on the trail of a disturbing serial killer with confusing motives.
Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Crime 17.6%, Investigation 16.9%, Noir 14.9%, Mystery 11.4%
- #15 Mind Diver
86% 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: Noir 20.9%, Detective 20.3%, Investigation 15.8%, Crime 15.1%, Mystery 10.7%
- #16 Getting Away With Murder
87% 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 31.4%, Detective 25.3%, Mystery 15.3%, Crime 14.5%, Story Rich 5.4%
- #17 Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,718 reviews2025
Dev: Happy Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
You are the one and only Duck Detective, a depressed and recently divorced duck who must quack the case. Inspect evidence, make de-duck-tions, and solve this no-murder mystery!
Why similar: Detective 28%, Noir 24.9%, Investigation 21.1%, Mystery 10.8%, 2.5D 4%
- #18 Midnight Files: THE NOIR CUT
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 38 reviews2025
Dev: Paper Lynx Games
Windows
Truth hides in the details. Investigate crime scenes, photograph evidence, analyze case files, and search the police database. Connect clues on the detective board, return to locations when something does not add up, and identify the culprit in each standalone case.
Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Noir 20.2%, Investigation 20%, Crime 19.4%, Mystery 7.1%
- #19 Last Guest at Sunset
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Blackglass Interactive
Windows
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 24.7%, Investigation 18.6%, Crime 18.6%, Noir 14.1%, Mystery 14.1%
- #20 Private Eye: The Young Heir
84% 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 23.2%, Investigation 17.4%, Crime 15.1%, Noir 14.9%, Mystery 11.6%
- #21 Echoes of Ash
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ash Studio
Windows
Detective agency management × superpowered mystery. Former operative Lin Mo rebuilds the Ash Detective Agency in Collins City. Investigate crime scenes, use “Echoes” to recover memory fragments, rebut lies with evidence, dispatch partners for intel, and uncover conspiracy behind your mentor’s death.
Why similar: Detective 31.5%, Investigation 20.9%, Crime 15.3%, Mystery 11.7%, Noir 8.6%
- #22 Detective Bass in Fish out of Water
82% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: Team Grouper
Windows
A luxury cruise takes an unexpected turn when a passenger is gruesomely turned into fillet - and it's up to Detective Bass to deliver some justice in this short narrative-driven detective game!
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Noir 23.1%, Crime 16.6%, Investigation 15%, Mystery 11.3%
- #23 Inspector Pug: The Furrious Murder Case
82% 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 36.1%, Noir 23.6%, Mystery 15.2%, Crime 10%, Puzzle 8%
- #24 Tangle Tower
81% matchVery Positive95% of 6,230 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 29.8%, Noir 20%, Crime 14.5%, Mystery 9.8%, Investigation 8.5%
- #25 Mistmoon Falls
80% 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 23.1%, Noir 21%, Crime 15.3%, Investigation 15%, Mystery 11.3%
- #26 The Flower Collectors
81% matchVery Positive82% of 163 reviews2020
Dev: Mi'pu'mi Games GmbH
Windows
Barcelona, 1977. An ex-cop in a wheelchair witnesses a murder, and teams up with a young ambitious journalist to bring the truth to light. With camera, binoculars and transmitter in hand, uncover the town’s secrets from your balcony in this soul-searching detective mystery.
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Noir 20.9%, Investigation 15.7%, Crime 15.5%, Mystery 9.8%
- #27 I'M YOUR HOST
79% 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 39.2%, Investigation 26.6%, Mystery 15.8%, Puzzle 6.5%, Story Rich 4.5%
- #28 Thomas Ireham in Crimson Spotlight
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rebecca AhmedPub: Sagewing Studio
Windows
A complete time-loop detective story set in the 1940s — solve a case before it even happens in a single, self-contained sitting.
Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Noir 17.7%, Investigation 17.6%, Crime 13.6%, Mystery 10.9%
- #29 Death at Sycamore Hall
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hesperus Games
Windows · Mac
An arcane detective game set in an ill-fated magical academy. Find traces of magic and deduce the meaning of incantations. Examine scenes for clues to help you piece together the story, and determine the identity and fate of each former resident.
Why similar: Detective 33%, Investigation 24.4%, Mystery 15.1%, Noir 12.7%, Atmospheric 7.2%
- #30 The Missing Threads
78% 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 31.1%, Investigation 22.9%, Crime 18.6%, Mystery 14.1%, Story Rich 5.3%
- #31 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story - Prologue
77% matchPositive96% of 23 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 21.7%, Noir 20.7%, Crime 16.1%, Investigation 15.3%, Mystery 9.9%
- #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 31.2%, Investigation 19.5%, Crime 15.4%, Mystery 14.3%, Noir 7.8%
- #33 The Detective's Apprentice
76% 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 35.5%, Investigation 24.8%, Mystery 14.9%, Crime 11%, Puzzle 6.8%
- #34 Evidence Officer
76% 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 27.1%, Investigation 23.2%, Crime 21.3%, Mystery 17%, Story Rich 4.2%
- #35 Sinheritance
75% matchNo user 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 28.8%, Investigation 20.3%, Noir 15.8%, Mystery 13.8%, Puzzle 7%
- #36 Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
74% matchVery Positive95% of 6,616 reviews2024
Dev: Happy Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case.
Why similar: Detective 31.7%, Noir 22.8%, Investigation 20.6%, Mystery 10.1%, 2.5D 4.3%
- #37 The Roottrees are Dead
73% 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 35%, Investigation 19.2%, Mystery 17%, Puzzle 8.4%, Noir 7.5%
- #38 Crime or Punishment
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Scale Issue
Windows
Play as a corrupt detective on the mob’s payroll, and cover up their crimes. Read files, collect information and obscure evidence to frame an innocent bystander, who was at the wrong place, at the wrong time. After all, crime pays.
Why similar: Noir 32.8%, Detective 23.1%, Crime 11%, Investigation 9.8%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #39 In a Detective's Mind
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Justo DiasPub: Justo Dias
Windows
In a Detective's Mind is an investigation game that seeks to put you in the role of a detective, who needs to solve cases and deal with obscure problems from his past.
Why similar: Detective 39.1%, Investigation 25.2%, Crime 15.5%, Mystery 10.3%, Story Rich 8%
- #40 Nirvana Noir
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Feral Cat DenPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
A noir adventure beyond time and space. The city of cosmic beings is under threat in two parallel realities - one where the Big Bang was never fired, the other exploding in color and sin. It’s up to you to solve the mysteries of the Bigger Bang in this follow up to the award-winning Genesis Noir.
Why similar: Noir 24.1%, Detective 20.6%, Investigation 15.3%, Crime 14.7%, Mystery 9.8%
- #41 D.W. Dagger: Chapter One
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Lime Interactive
Windows
A noir first-person murder mystery set in a gloomy 1947 Pacific Northwest city. Play as the renowned Detective D.W. Dagger to help solve his latest case. A violent murder, a possible suicide, and a handful of suspects. Can you deduce what happened?
Why similar: Noir 28.3%, Detective 25.7%, Investigation 19.3%, Crime 16%, Mystery 4.3%
- #42 Docket 87: The Novikov's Files
72% 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 26.3%, Investigation 24.4%, Crime 17.4%, Mystery 14.3%, Atmospheric 6.3%
- #43 Graywood: Noir Detective
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bobby & Jeni
Windows
GRAYWOOD is a 1950s crime comic-inspired graphic adventure. Investigate crime scenes, craft your own lines of questioning, and organize your findings on your corkboard all while navigating a morally-testing narrative. Respect the law, follow your conscience, or abuse your power to save your family.
Why similar: Noir 26.6%, Detective 24.9%, Crime 17.4%, Investigation 14.1%, Puzzle 5.6%
- #44 Green Mist over Portland
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bushmonkey GamesPub: Surefire.Games
Windows · Mac
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline during the cold war on a globe-trotting adventure following a trail of spies from a quiet English harbour town to a frozen Finnish fishing village and the corridors of an intelligence service rotten at its core.
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Noir 18.3%, Investigation 17.8%, Crime 13.4%, Mystery 11.1%
- #45 A Case of Fraud
69% matchVery Positive98% of 437 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 30.6%, Investigation 22.6%, Crime 18.4%, Mystery 13.7%, Puzzle 6.7%
- #46 The Wolf Is Dead
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fat Toad Games
Windows · Linux
The Wolf is Dead is a murder mystery game. When the Big Bad Wolf is found murdered at a party for his biopic, you're called in. Interrogate suspects, investigate the scene of the crime and use this to travel back in time and reconstruct the events of the evening. Who killed Alexander Wolff?
Why similar: Detective 30.4%, Crime 21.6%, Mystery 14.6%, Investigation 13.7%, Puzzle 7%
- #47 A Death in the Red Light
70% matchMixed69% of 48 reviews2024
Dev: Mystery City Games BV
Windows
Amsterdam, 1988. A dead body in the Red Light District, the Dutch capital of sex and drugs, is a washed-up detective’s one shot at redemption. Explore the seedy underbelly of Europe’s most notorious city, solve complex puzzles, and crack the case while experiencing Amsterdam at its worst.
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Noir 22%, Investigation 18.4%, Crime 12.8%, Mystery 12.4%
- #48 Murder Mystery Machine
71% matchMixed55% of 176 reviews2021
Dev: Blazing GriffinPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 27.9%, Noir 26.6%, Crime 20.5%, Mystery 10.5%, Puzzle 6.1%
- #49 The Duke is Dead
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bunk Bed Software, LLC
Windows · Linux
The duke is dead! Collect clues, solve puzzles, and use deduction to find the killer. Put your detective skills to the test to unravel the trail of crimes and uncover the truth!
Why similar: Detective 37.1%, Investigation 17.1%, Mystery 16.8%, Crime 14.4%, Puzzle 6.6%
- #50 The Final Print
69% matchPositive88% of 42 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 24.7%, Noir 21.9%, Crime 17.7%, Investigation 12.9%, Mystery 11.4%
- #51 LumineNight
68% matchVery Positive89% of 534 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 28%, Noir 21.6%, Mystery 13.6%, Investigation 12.3%, Atmospheric 7.2%
- #52 Murdered: Soul Suspect
71% matchVery Positive86% of 17,302 reviews2014
Dev: Airtight GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT™ takes players into a whole new realm of mystery where the case is personal and the clues just out of reach, challenging gamers to solve the hardest case of all… their own murder.
Why similar: Detective 44.6%, Noir 14.5%, Crime 14.4%, Mystery 12.5%, Atmospheric 5.5%
- #53 ギルド探求団へようこそ!
66% 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 42.2%, Investigation 27.6%, Mystery 16.5%, Puzzle 9.6%, Adventure 2.1%
- #54 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 130 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: Noir 22.6%, Detective 20.6%, Crime 15.4%, Investigation 15.3%, Mystery 10%
- #55 SideEye High
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Fundamental Studios
Windows
A grounded detective mystery set in the most dangerous place in America: a 1997 public high school.
Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Noir 20.4%, Investigation 18.1%, Crime 13.8%, Mystery 12%
- #56 Detective Hindsight
68% 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 36.8%, Investigation 22.7%, Mystery 16.7%, Crime 9.4%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #57 Detective: Ritual of the Sea
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: InterStudioPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Step into the shoes of an experienced detective and uncover dark secrets while solving criminal cases. In this thrilling detective world, you'll face stressful decision-making moments, reconstruct crime scenes, and utilize cutting-edge technology for evidence analysis.
Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Crime 20.4%, Noir 18.5%, Investigation 15.8%, Mystery 9.4%
- #58 An Exercise in Mortality - Chapter I
67% 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 30%, Crime 23.8%, Investigation 19.2%, Mystery 14.8%, Puzzle 5.4%
- #59 Spade Investigations
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Little Grim Entertainment
Windows
Use your investigating skills to solve Zephyr City’s most heinous crimes through the eyes of infamous detective Nick Spade. This steampunk noir city is a rats nest of secrets and lies. Do you have what it takes to earn the title The Ace of Spades?
Why similar: Noir 21.6%, Detective 20.4%, Crime 16.5%, Investigation 15.3%, Mystery 10.1%
- #60 Gap World Events
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 荔枝加盐
Windows
This is an original orthodox detective mystery game. The player suddenly takes possession of Roran, who hopes to report to the academy. You must investigate and deduce the truth behind a series of bizarre incidents that obstruct his journey, helping him successfully reach the academy.
Why similar: Detective 33.5%, Investigation 20.7%, Crime 17.1%, Mystery 14.3%, Puzzle 7.5%