60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Mystery, Adventure, Investigation.
A monster-themed deduction game focused on solving brutal murders. Investigate crime scenes by uncovering hidden evidence, analyzing fingerprints, and testing blood samples. Identify the killer, determine the creature responsible, and solve seven thrilling cases
Detective Boto: Belle Memoir
A narrative game set in 1943 Belém, legends are vanishing, and the river’s secrets need a detective. Pink, if you will. As a shapeshifting river dolphin detective that turns into human (almost), uncover a noir mystery where folklore, memory, and conspiracy flow beneath the city.
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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.
A narrative game set in 1943 Belém, legends are vanishing, and the river’s secrets need a detective. Pink, if you will. As a shapeshifting river dolphin detective that turns into human (almost), uncover a noir mystery where folklore, memory, and conspiracy flow beneath the city.
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Noir 22.5%, Investigation 16.6%, Crime 12.4%, Mystery 11.4%
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 24.8%, Detective 23.5%, Investigation 16.5%, Mystery 11.6%, Crime 6.3%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Noir 24.3%, Detective 22.6%, Investigation 17.2%, Crime 16.5%, Mystery 10.5%
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 23.6%, Crime 18.2%, Investigation 10.6%, Mystery 7.3%
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 26.1%, Detective 25.9%, Investigation 17.2%, Crime 7.3%, Mystery 7.2%
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 17.8%, Mystery 12.2%, Puzzle 5.9%
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 26.3%, Investigation 17.6%, Crime 17.5%, Noir 12.2%, Mystery 12.1%
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 27.4%, Investigation 20.1%, Noir 18.8%, Crime 14.8%, Mystery 11.2%
A noir detective game played at your desk. Read evidence photos, CCTV footage and records, compare fingerprints and voices, and fill in the suspect matrix yourself before you accuse anyone. Juggle action points, fees and deadlines across eight cases as a criminal organization closes in.
Why similar: Detective 27%, Investigation 19%, Noir 18.2%, Crime 14.1%, Mystery 11.6%
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 25.6%, Detective 23.7%, Crime 17.5%, Investigation 15.4%, Mystery 11.1%
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 22.1%, Noir 21%, Crime 17.2%, Investigation 16.8%, Mystery 12.6%
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 39.6%, Crime 16.7%, Investigation 16.4%, Mystery 12.9%, Puzzle 4.5%
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 32%, Investigation 23.3%, Noir 18.5%, Mystery 13.6%, Story Rich 6.6%
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 30.7%, Investigation 22.8%, Noir 17.6%, Mystery 12.7%, Puzzle 5.6%
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 27%, Detective 18.7%, Investigation 14.3%, Crime 14.2%, Mystery 11.6%
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 25.3%, Crime 17.4%, Investigation 16.8%, Noir 15%, Mystery 11.3%
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 28.1%, Noir 25%, Investigation 20.9%, Mystery 10.8%, 2.5D 4%
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 31.5%, Detective 25.3%, Mystery 15.2%, Crime 14.3%, Story Rich 5.5%
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 21%, Detective 20.4%, Investigation 15.7%, Crime 15%, Mystery 10.6%
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 24%, Noir 20.3%, Investigation 19.9%, Crime 19.3%, Mystery 7.1%
Istanbul, after midnight. Black File is a noir detective game: investigate crime scenes, examine evidence in 3D — rotate it, zoom in, read the back — then use what you find to break a suspect's story.
Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Noir 20.5%, Investigation 19.5%, Mystery 11.9%, Crime 9.8%
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 24.9%, Investigation 18.5%, Crime 18.5%, Noir 14.2%, Mystery 14.1%
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 17.3%, Crime 15%, Noir 15%, Mystery 11.5%
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 31.6%, Investigation 20.8%, Crime 15.2%, Mystery 11.7%, Noir 8.7%
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 27.2%, Noir 23.3%, Crime 16.5%, Investigation 14.9%, Mystery 11.3%
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 15.1%, Crime 9.9%, Puzzle 8.1%
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 14.4%, Mystery 9.8%, Investigation 8.5%
A 3D psychological detective thriller in a radical film noir style. Explore immersive environments, examine clues from every angle, and connect your evidence on a deduction board to solve a dark conspiracy. Use your pure logic to untangle the truth.
Why similar: Noir 23.9%, Detective 23.1%, Investigation 17.4%, Crime 14.8%, Mystery 11%
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 23.2%, Noir 21.1%, Crime 15.2%, Investigation 14.9%, Mystery 11.3%
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 21.9%, Noir 21%, Investigation 15.6%, Crime 15.4%, Mystery 9.8%
An audio deduction game where you have one task: restore a series of lost podcast episodes.
Why similar: Detective 39.3%, Investigation 26.4%, Mystery 15.8%, Puzzle 6.6%, Story Rich 4.5%
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 24.4%, Noir 17.8%, Investigation 17.4%, Crime 13.5%, Mystery 10.9%
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 24.5%, Mystery 15.1%, Noir 12.7%, Atmospheric 7.2%
[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 31.2%, Investigation 22.7%, Crime 18.5%, Mystery 14.1%, Story Rich 5.4%
A mystery adventure game where you investigate 3D evidence and uncover the truth behind each case through the clues left behind.
Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Investigation 23.1%, Crime 21.1%, Mystery 17%, Story Rich 4.2%
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 31.3%, Investigation 19.3%, Crime 15.3%, Mystery 14.3%, Noir 7.8%
Curtain Call in Flames is a single-player 2D courtroom mystery visual novel set in a traditional Chinese puppet troupe. As defense attorney Bian Bo, investigate a murder, question witnesses, examine evidence, and expose contradictions in court to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 31.7%, Investigation 20.3%, Crime 18.9%, Mystery 13.8%, Story Rich 6.6%
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 21.8%, Noir 20.8%, Crime 16%, Investigation 15.2%, Mystery 9.9%
Step into the shoes of Clementine "Cleo" Ace, an apprentice to her aunt, the world-renowned detective, Maya Lynch. From heists to murders, use your deduction skills to solve "howdunnit" cases that are too tough for the local police to crack and uncover a deeper mystery along the way!
Why similar: Detective 35.6%, Investigation 24.6%, Mystery 14.8%, Crime 10.9%, Puzzle 6.9%
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 22.9%, Investigation 20.4%, Mystery 10.1%, 2.5D 4.3%
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 10.8%, Investigation 9.7%, Puzzle 8.6%
As an independent police consultant, you're pulled into the hunt for a serial killer leaving cryptographic ciphers. Play as a detective, analyze crime scenes, and master real decryption methods. Your choices determine if you catch the killer and how many lives are saved.
Why similar: Detective 30.7%, Noir 17.6%, Investigation 17.5%, Crime 15.7%, Mystery 6.1%
Something is wrong in the ward. As a detective investigating a serious crime, navigate the ruins of an abandoned psychiatric hospital, gather evidence, and follow a trail that leads deeper into madness
Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Noir 27.7%, Crime 21.5%, Investigation 12.5%, Atmospheric 4.4%
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 39.3%, Investigation 25.1%, Crime 15.4%, Mystery 10.3%, Story Rich 8.1%
Tiptoe the thin line between curious and classified: A Noir Detective Adventure. 1957, the Atomic Age: Investigate strange cases, solve intricate mysteries, follow the evidence & question strange characters in the deserts of Area 7. As cases are solved, pieces of a deeper story are revealed.
Why similar: Noir 26.6%, Detective 22.7%, Investigation 15.2%, Crime 11.6%, Mystery 11.3%
Step into the role of a federal investigator and uncover the truth behind every disaster. Recover black boxes, cross-reference evidence, expose contradictions, and name the real cause before an innocent takes the fall. Every conclusion matters in this tense investigation sim full of twists.
Why similar: Detective 26.3%, Noir 20%, Investigation 19.2%, Mystery 12.9%, Crime 10%
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 35.8%, Investigation 19.3%, Mystery 16.9%, Puzzle 8.6%, Noir 6.9%
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 24.2%, Detective 20.6%, Investigation 15.2%, Crime 14.6%, Mystery 9.8%
Mohism: Battle of Words is a detective game set in the world of wuxia. The game follows Zhang Xiaochen, investigates unsolved cases and comes into his own as a hero. He must rely on his wits and razor-sharp tongue to best his opponents, find the culprit and ensure justice prevails!
Why similar: Detective 28.8%, Investigation 19.3%, Crime 16.7%, Mystery 13.1%, Puzzle 7.5%
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 28.4%, Detective 25.7%, Investigation 19.2%, Crime 15.9%, Mystery 4.3%
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 26.7%, Detective 25%, Crime 17.2%, Investigation 14%, Puzzle 5.7%
A true crime detective game where you map suspects, reconstruct timelines, and use deduction to find the truth everyone missed.
Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Investigation 24.3%, Crime 17.3%, Mystery 14.3%, Atmospheric 6.2%
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 28.3%, Noir 26.1%, Crime 20.6%, Mystery 10.7%, Puzzle 6.1%
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 23%, Noir 18.4%, Investigation 17.7%, Crime 13.3%, Mystery 11.1%
A story-driven deduction game set in Okayama, Japan, where everyone has an answer—but you need evidence. Examine evidence and records, cross-reference witness accounts, reconstruct timelines, and separate plausible theories from provable facts across six murder investigations.
Why similar: Detective 32.3%, Crime 23.1%, Mystery 18.8%, Investigation 10.3%, Puzzle 7.6%
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 30.7%, Investigation 22.4%, Crime 18.3%, Mystery 13.7%, Puzzle 6.7%
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 30.5%, Crime 21.5%, Mystery 14.6%, Investigation 13.6%, Puzzle 7.1%
A 1998-set deduction game. Trawl a period internet for documents, photographs, and dead ends, then correct the official record: who really wrote, played, drew, or built it. An anthology of credit fraud, set straight one careful search at a time.
Why similar: Detective 28.1%, Investigation 21%, Crime 18.4%, Mystery 13.2%, Puzzle 6.4%
A detective vanished. An office locked from the inside. You were his last appointment. Investigate every corner and uncover what Dean Archer hid. A noir point & click adventure in a city that prefers not to look.
Why similar: Noir 27.6%, Detective 27.1%, Investigation 13.2%, Crime 13.2%, Mystery 10.8%
Investigate a series of murders at an abandoned school, examine evidence, connect clues, and reconstruct each crime. In this 2D psychological mystery adventure, every answer points to the dating sim heroine you trusted most—but is she truly the killer?
Why similar: Detective 30.2%, Investigation 22.4%, Mystery 17.3%, Crime 12.4%, Puzzle 6.8%
