60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Investigation, Mystery, Singleplayer.
In this story-rich detective game, uncover clues through a card-like system to solve a series of bizarre murders. Combine pieces of evidence to build your case against the most likely culprit from within an eclectic cast of unusual characters.
Deep Focus
A mystery adventure game featuring a camera-headed detective and a superpowered girl teaming up to solve crimes. Play as the detective to gather and combine clues, reveal the hidden truth, and tear down fabricated lies.
The Murder of Ava Monroe
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.
A mystery adventure game featuring a camera-headed detective and a superpowered girl teaming up to solve crimes. Play as the detective to gather and combine clues, reveal the hidden truth, and tear down fabricated lies.
Why similar: Detective 37.1%, Investigation 28.2%, Mystery 8.8%, Visual Novel 8.4%, Story Rich 7.5%
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 37.7%, Investigation 28.5%, Mystery 8.5%, Story Rich 7.9%, Puzzle 5.4%
「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 45%, Investigation 29.6%, Puzzle 10.5%, Mystery 8.8%, Adventure 2.9%
An audio deduction game where you have one task: restore a series of lost podcast episodes.
Why similar: Detective 43.7%, Investigation 30.4%, Mystery 9.3%, Puzzle 7.6%, Story Rich 5.2%
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 33.1%, Investigation 25.4%, Mystery 10%, Puzzle 7.7%, Visual Novel 7.2%
Something strange happened in the old manor, but the Pond's premier puzzle-solver is here to uncover the truth. In this ribbiting and cozy mystery, explore the grounds, journey into the past, and unearth the secrets buried at Marsh Manor.
Why similar: Detective 41.4%, Investigation 30.8%, Puzzle 11.9%, Mystery 9.2%, Casual 4.8%
You wake up in a locked classroom with a few strangers and no memories of how you got there... With only your puzzle-solving skills to rely on, can you uncover the secrets and mysteries behind your captivity and escape? Put your skills to the test and escape if you can!!
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Investigation 24.3%, Visual Novel 8.5%, Puzzle 8.3%, Mystery 7.9%
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 44.2%, Investigation 29.2%, Story Rich 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, Mystery 6.1%
A point-and-click deduction game where you unravel complex events. Explore frozen moments in time, analyze the scene, and fill in the blanks. Piece together the who, how, and why behind each curious scenario.
Why similar: Detective 37.3%, Investigation 33.1%, Mystery 12.7%, Puzzle 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%
A genealogy deduction game set in Republican-era China. Play as a lawyer, search newspapers, case files, letters, and old photos, and follow clues to identify people and uncover family ties. Reconstruct the Chen family tree and uncover the secrets behind your commission.
Why similar: Detective 40.9%, Investigation 29.4%, Puzzle 8.8%, Mystery 8.3%, Story Rich 6.9%
《REWIND》 is a hardcore text-based detective puzzle game containing nearly a hundred clues. Players need to carefully examine and deduce the clues to find the answer to the case.
Why similar: Detective 33.8%, Investigation 25.3%, Puzzle 10.5%, RPG 9.9%, Mystery 9.3%
On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook is a pixel-art, dialogue-driven mystery game. You’re an AI in a taxi, teaming up with a talkative driver on late-night runs to hear bizarre passenger stories, solve cases in secret, and let him play the “great detective.”
Why similar: Detective 35.1%, Investigation 24.9%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Puzzle 8.4%, Story Rich 6.6%
A mystery detective game where you investigate a disappearance, search for clues, solve puzzles, question suspects, and uncover the truth before time runs out.
Why similar: Detective 39.9%, Investigation 30.3%, Puzzle 12.1%, Mystery 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 3.7%
Investigate crime scenes, interrogate witnesses and organize your evidence to catch the culprit. Solve multiple different cases in varying areas and talk to many unique and fun characters. Can you solve it? Come and see.
Why similar: Detective 39.2%, Investigation 29.5%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Puzzle 8.7%, Mystery 7.2%
WHODUNNIT is a mystery visual novel following a man who must answer a burning question: who the hell did he hook up with last night?
Why similar: Detective 40.8%, Investigation 26%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Mystery 8%, Story Rich 7.9%
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 37%, Investigation 24.6%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Mystery 8.5%, Story Rich 8%
A gripping point-and-click adventure – inspired by the real treasure hunt on Oak Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. Unravel a web of murder, myth, and forgotten history. Some secrets are better left buried.
Why similar: Detective 26.9%, Investigation 26.1%, Dark 10.8%, Mystery 9.2%, Puzzle 8.7%
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 38.4%, Investigation 29.6%, Mystery 8.4%, Dark 7.8%, Puzzle 7.2%
Passionate murders. Ripped out hearts. And something crawling within the walls. Find clues, gather the evidence and connect the dots in this point and click detective thriller game. Solve each murder and uncover the horror linking them all..
Why similar: Detective 31.1%, Investigation 19.4%, Dark 8.7%, Visual Novel 8.5%, Puzzle 6.1%
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 41.6%, Investigation 26.3%, Mystery 10%, Puzzle 9.1%, Linear 3.9%
[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 32.5%, Investigation 24.6%, Mystery 11.6%, Puzzle 9.2%, Visual Novel 5.8%
[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 36.7%, Investigation 27.8%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Mystery 8.8%, Story Rich 6.5%
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 42.1%, Investigation 30.2%, Mystery 9.3%, Puzzle 8.4%, Story Rich 4.6%
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 33.9%, Investigation 23.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Puzzle 9.1%, Mystery 8.2%
"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 43.2%, Investigation 19.1%, Puzzle 10.3%, Story Rich 8.6%, Mystery 7.4%
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 38.8%, Investigation 26.5%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Mystery 7.6%, Story Rich 7.3%
Children vanish in a small town. Investigator Reacher is drawn to a cursed mansion, where members of the rescue team begin to die. Is it a curse — or a killer among them? Scapegoat & Rational blends mystery storytelling, key evidence collection, and escape-style Puzzles.
Why similar: Detective 33.9%, Investigation 23.1%, RPG 11.2%, Story Rich 10.3%, Puzzle 9.9%
Duke Damian has been murdered! Collect clues, solve puzzles, and deduce the killer. Follow a growing trail of crimes and unravel the conspiracy tying them all together.
Why similar: Detective 44%, Investigation 20.9%, Mystery 10.5%, Puzzle 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed. Solve cases and outsmart criminals in a detective story full of lies, confessions, and maybe even a murder or two.
Why similar: Detective 33.9%, Investigation 24.2%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Story Rich 7.6%, Puzzle 7.3%
Can you defeat the world's oldest mastermind in their own game? Stretch your wits and deduction skills to the maximum as you battle in Paris' craziest court. Here, only those who sacrifice everything reach the truth. What are you willing to betray to make it out alive?
Why similar: Detective 34.8%, Investigation 18.9%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Mystery 8.4%, Puzzle 7.7%
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 53%, Investigation 22.8%, Mystery 9.1%, Puzzle 6.3%, Story Rich 5.4%
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
Why similar: Investigation 30.9%, Detective 30.8%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Mystery 8.7%, Story Rich 7.4%
Gather information on social media in-game to take down every last boss in this deduction-based puzzle adventure game inspired by Return of the Obra Dinn. It's release day for the latest entry in a legendary action game series, and you need to beat it. Fun is secondary, victory is all.
Why similar: Detective 40.3%, Investigation 26.5%, Puzzle 9.1%, Story Rich 6.1%, Mystery 5.4%
Set in Ueno, Tokyo, where the wounds of the Pacific War have not yet healed, detective Takashiro Shugo becomes involved in a series of gruesome murders. A visual novel of love and hatred leading to obsession and madness…
Why similar: Detective 37%, Investigation 16.2%, Visual Novel 13%, Dark 12.5%, Gore 7.3%
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 43.5%, Investigation 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Mystery 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
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 35.5%, Investigation 28.2%, Puzzle 8.8%, Mystery 8.3%, Story Rich 7.1%
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 35.7%, Investigation 26%, Mystery 9.1%, Puzzle 8.7%, Story Rich 6.6%
Disembodied souls linger in this old estate. To each one, utter their name.
Why similar: Detective 32.6%, Investigation 23.7%, Dark 10.7%, Mystery 8.4%, Puzzle 7.4%
Step into a gripping medieval political thriller where intrigue, betrayal, and power struggles shape your fate. As a ghostly detective, you’ll uncover conspiracies, navigate a web of deception and unravel a larger mystery tied to your own demise
Why similar: Detective 43.2%, Investigation 21.5%, Puzzle 10.3%, Mystery 9.2%, RPG 7.8%
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 43.9%, Investigation 24.6%, Mystery 11%, Puzzle 10.9%, Story Rich 6.1%
Explore a wikipedia-like database and solve a small town mystery in Eastern Europe. Step into the shoes of a journalist in the 90s as you sprawl through articles and uncover the secrets that have been laid in front of you.
Why similar: Detective 35%, Investigation 26.6%, Mystery 10.5%, Story Rich 6.5%, Puzzle 6.5%
A historical detective game mixing reasoning and puzzles, set during Northern Wei's early Sinicization reforms. As head of the Wuju Division, you're sent by the emperor to Pingcheng. Mysterious cases there seem unrelated but are deeply connected.
Why similar: Detective 36.4%, Investigation 27.3%, Puzzle 8.4%, Mystery 7.8%, RPG 7.5%
Takemaru Abiko, creator of “Banshee's Last Cry,” the landmark mystery game that sold over 1 million copies, will release A brand-new game based on “Armchair Detective”. Search through in-game apps and Rescue YOUR sister, Hikari Takizawa, who has suddenly gone missing in Nagano Prefecture.
Why similar: Detective 38.6%, Investigation 28.5%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Mystery 11.4%, Adventure 5.3%
The award-winning point-and-click adventure returns in the Director's Cut with an extended story, additional puzzles, and new areas to explore. Witness the rise of an iconic detective as you uncover a dark and sinister truth hiding behind the calm exterior of a small rural town.
Why similar: Detective 29.3%, Investigation 21.9%, Dark 9.1%, Mystery 7.4%, Puzzle 6.7%
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 33.5%, Investigation 23.7%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Mystery 9.9%, Story Rich 7.4%
You play as a tourist trapped in a scam compound. fight to survive, sneak around and seize escape chances. Gather hidden clues, master scam skills reluctantly to survive, meet captives stuck here for various reasons, dig out its dark secrets, and choose between escaping the den or ruling it.
Why similar: Detective 34.3%, Investigation 26.3%, RPG 15.8%, Story Rich 8.8%, Mystery 6.6%
Go undercover as a ballroom dance teacher on a cruise ship full of wacky murder suspects. Create dance routines to uncover their dark secrets, follow the leads, and combine clues to find who killed the head scientist of the Bolero Chocolate Company.
Why similar: Detective 39.3%, Investigation 27.7%, Mystery 9.6%, Story Rich 8.8%, Puzzle 8%
In this first-person horror mystery game, you set out to bury the horrible past of a tyrannical government. Retrieve and destroy the documents that unravel the secrets that lie beneath Oack Grove. Will you discover the terrifying truth and find your way out?
Why similar: Detective 40%, Dark 16.5%, Puzzle 10.5%, Mystery 8.1%, Story Rich 7%
《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 37%, Investigation 15.3%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Puzzle 9.2%, Mystery 9.1%
Seventy-eight years after the Great Collapse, the city of Belmarc stands as a beacon of civilization amid the ruins. A city where magic and technology intertwine, where humans and machines coexist. And in its depths, one Courier begins to chase the forgotten sins of the past.
Why similar: Detective 34.6%, Investigation 21.8%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Story Rich 8.6%, Puzzle 8.1%
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 38.5%, Investigation 22.7%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Dark 8.1%, Story Rich 7.8%
Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi's first case, the Honjin Murder Mystery. Honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo lay dead in a bed of blood on the night of their wedding. Kosuke Kindaichi searches for the truth about this locked room murder mystery. However...
Why similar: Detective 31.3%, Investigation 23.9%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Mystery 9.7%, Puzzle 8.6%
In 1921: a kidnapping, a revolution... Investigate and uncover the truth behind a dark, mysterious story.
Why similar: Detective 39.2%, Investigation 22.2%, Mystery 9.9%, Puzzle 9.5%, Story Rich 8.3%
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 50.5%, Investigation 18.1%, Puzzle 11.7%, Story Rich 9.9%, Mystery 6.5%
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Detective 37%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Story Rich 11%, Puzzle 10.8%, RPG 9.2%
The Apple Tree is an interactive story in the genre of a visual novel. Investigate a series of murders together with police Captain Christian Tyler and try not to fall into the trap of criminals!
Why similar: Detective 33.5%, Investigation 20.6%, Dark 12.6%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Story Rich 6.1%
Explore the scenes, find clues, and sort out people, pets, and belongings in this cozy slice-of-life detective puzzle game. Fans of Duck Detective, Little Problems, and The Case of the Worst Day Ever will enjoy this new deduction game for all ages.
Why similar: Detective 43.8%, Investigation 31.7%, Puzzle 9.6%, Mystery 6.6%, Hand-drawn 4.4%
A graffiti mocking the Student Council President appears on the walls, and your best friend is the prime suspect! Play as a student detective in HoloTrials: Case Covered. Investigate the high school campus, face off against your rivals, and clear her name in this legal mystery.
Why similar: Detective 42.7%, Investigation 20.5%, Visual Novel 16%, Mystery 10.7%, Story Rich 5%
This new Sherlock Holmes game sends us to 19th Century London where Arséne Lupin, a young French burglar with an impressive track record, has just challenged Scotland Yard and the most famous of detectives - Sherlock Holmes.
Why similar: Detective 47.1%, RPG 18.5%, Investigation 13.9%, Mystery 7.3%, Puzzle 6.9%
Turtle Soup World – lateral-thinking mystery game. Each chapter: one strange case. Explore, inspect, question NPCs, ask the host Yes/No/Both questions to find the truth. Works with local LLM or API.
Why similar: Detective 38.4%, Investigation 20.9%, Puzzle 11.4%, Mystery 9.8%, Story Rich 8.2%
