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What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?

Why similar: Detective 63.1%, Mystery 11%, Puzzle 10.4%, RPG 9.9%, Story Rich 4.2%

Step into the shoes of a rookie police officer. Complete missions, solve mysteries, and rise through the ranks, all while using your detective skills to help your neighbor find her missing cat. Explore an open world full of quests, mini-games, and career choices that lead to multiple endings.

Why similar: Detective 37.6%, Open World 16%, Choices Matter 14.7%, RPG 13.2%, Multiple Endings 5.7%

Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.

Why similar: Detective 36.7%, Choices Matter 24.2%, RPG 14.3%, Mystery 7.5%, Story Rich 5.7%

The Kid Detective! The Murder Mystery RPG game that asks the question,"What's so great about the truth anyway?!?"

Why similar: Detective 35.6%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Open World 13.6%, RPG 9.7%, Mystery 7.7%

《兔子侦探》是一款手绘风格的悬疑解谜互动游戏。玩家将扮演兔子侦探，在前往拜访好友时，竟发现对方已意外身亡！案发现场疑点重重，线索错综复杂。玩家将使用时间回溯机制，从现场抽丝剥茧，在正确的时机放置正确的证据，找出杀害受害兔的真凶，洗清自己被迫背负的嫌疑。最终将罪犯绳之以法，并在审讯中揭露其罪行！

Why similar: Detective 63.5%, Mystery 14%, Puzzle 13%, RPG 8.3%, Singleplayer 1.1%

Freshly-graduated detective James Arnold is sent on a mission to investigate the death of the mayor of New Eastbrook, a little-known city where corruption is tradition. Investigate crime scenes, interrogate suspects, and fight criminals in a city where every choice pulls you deeper into the shadows.

Why similar: Detective 31.9%, Open World 20.3%, Action RPG 17.7%, RPG 11.2%, Choices Matter 8.1%

A story driven, open world, action adventure set in the northern and remote Fjord Island. Gabriel Nightgale, a Kaemi from the City of Pera, is dispatched to investigate and uncover the mystery surrounding the island.

Why similar: Detective 25.6%, Action RPG 21.4%, Open World 18.6%, RPG 13.2%, Mystery 8.2%

You are a special investigator sent to a construction site halted by a supernatural event. Beneath it lies a deadly mining accident where almost no one survived. Using old photos, trace the memories of the dead, relive their final moments, and uncover long-buried secrets.

Why similar: Detective 56.6%, Mystery 14%, Puzzle 9%, RPG 7.3%, Story Rich 6.1%

The Wild Detective: The Hound of the Foggy City is a classic detective mystery game. You play as Duke, a private investigator, collecting evidence through investigation and interviews, then using deductive reasoning to solve cases and reveal hidden truths.

Why similar: Detective 61.6%, Puzzle 12%, Mystery 9.6%, RPG 7.1%, Story Rich 5.3%

A short, story-driven, detective-mystery game where you are tasked with solving a deceptively simple break-in case. Meet the citizens of Arcadia Springs, find and follow the clues, make the right choices, and you may unlock a dark secret kept under lock and key.

Why similar: Detective 53.2%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Puzzle 10.8%, Mystery 9.8%, Story Rich 8.8%

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 61.8%, Mystery 11.2%, Choices Matter 7%, Puzzle 6.5%, Open World 6%

「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 59.7%, Mystery 12.9%, Puzzle 12.7%, Fantasy 6%, 2D 4%

A shocking murder has rocked the Ironwood Inn. Play as one of four detectives, each with unique interrogation styles. Search for clues, question suspects, and uncover secrets in this high-stakes mystery. Can you solve the case before time runs out?

Why similar: Detective 47%, Mystery 15.2%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Puzzle 8.8%, Multiple Endings 4.6%

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 54.7%, RPG 21.9%, Mystery 8.9%, Adventure 7.3%, Puzzle 7.2%

Why did the chicken cross the road? Only one squirrel can solve a murder most... fowl. Join Detective Cox as he encounters quirky characters, challenging puzzles, countless mini-games, and a town in disrepair where choices matter but morals don't. Will you be leaving... No Stone Unturned?

Why similar: Detective 39.5%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Open World 12.1%, Mystery 8.6%, Action RPG 7.4%

Open world RPG inspired by Dungeons & Dragons and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. Explore, fight, gather evidence and solve mysteries in a fantasy realm of ghosts & magic. Choose how you Interact with the world & its inhabitants. Fight or logically reason your way out of a battle. The choice is yours.

Why similar: Detective 32.3%, Open World 20.7%, RPG 13.7%, Mystery 9.7%, Puzzle 9.6%

A crime-solving mystery game from the perspective of the culprit. You know everything they don't, and the only way to make it back home is to Guilt Trip.

Why similar: Detective 45.5%, RPG 15.9%, Mystery 12%, Choices Matter 8.8%, Multiple Endings 8.6%

Shape your unique adventure in Sef Saga, a roleplaying sandbox, every game is different! Master 14 skills, talk to anyone, and forge your path. Explore above ground, delve to Magamada, or hunt for treasure in desert Labyrinths. Be a combatant, a farmer, or a trader and more – your destiny awaits.

Why similar: Action RPG 29.5%, RPG 23.8%, Choices Matter 19.3%, Open World 19%, 2D 5.6%

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

Why similar: Detective 62.7%, Mystery 16.3%, Puzzle 10.7%, Story Rich 5.8%, Multiple Endings 2.4%

一个以好奇心为驱动力，你可以改写结局的解谜游戏

Why similar: Detective 51.1%, RPG 17%, Mystery 16.7%, Multiple Endings 8.3%, Story Rich 6.3%

《爱与命的彼端》是一款悬疑推理AVG。游戏中你将扮演男主角路杰，为拯救恋人许琳，开始一段爱与命的离奇冒险。你即将卷入扑朔迷离的连环杀人案件，也会接触到离奇的民间传说，躲藏在暗处的阴影也注视着你，蠢蠢欲动……你必须依靠自己的推理能力找出真凶，拯救恋人。

Why similar: Detective 62.8%, Mystery 14%, RPG 11.9%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Singleplayer 1.1%

《谍：玫瑰》是一款聚焦于1938年武汉的谍战文字冒险游戏。你将潜入情报漩涡中心的「玫瑰饭店」，在五位身份各异的嫌疑人中，揪出代号「尘土」的致命叛徒。通过搜证与周旋，在谎言与忠诚之间做出抉择。夜幕下的武汉暗流涌动，你能否揪出内奸，重建地下情报网，点燃象征黎明的星星火焰？

Why similar: Detective 34.3%, RPG 29.9%, Choices Matter 20.4%, Adventure 5.6%, Story Rich 5.4%

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 45.3%, RPG 17.7%, Puzzle 12.6%, Mystery 11.7%, Story Rich 8.9%

In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.

Why similar: Detective 41.6%, Open World 19.2%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Mystery 9.8%, Story Rich 5%

Recognized as one of the best licenses in gaming and lauded by the press, Sherlock Holmes is back with an investigation that is sure to be the most horrifying of the series. The famous detective stands against the most dangerous serial killer England has ever known - Jack the Ripper.

Why similar: Detective 51.1%, RPG 23.7%, Mystery 9.7%, Adventure 7.8%, Puzzle 5.2%

As an undercover cop, you'll infiltrate a criminal organization to bring it down. As a teacher, your mission is to stop the gang in school and the neighborhood! Your choices shape the story, relationships, and outcomes. The decisions are yours.

Why similar: Detective 34.6%, Open World 16.4%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Action RPG 13.2%, RPG 10.5%

The hit RPG returns! Remastered with stunning visuals and refined gameplay Re-Reckoning delivers intense, customizable RPG combat inside a sprawling game world.

Why similar: Action RPG 27.6%, Open World 26.9%, RPG 23.9%, Fantasy 7.4%, Choices Matter 4.6%

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 69.1%, Mystery 10.8%, Open World 6.2%, Puzzle 3.6%, Story Rich 3.6%

玩家将扮演一名平凡的货车司机，在追寻父亲死因的过程中，刺破由技术狂热与时代巨变交织而成的阴谋之网。

Why similar: Detective 53.9%, RPG 19.2%, Mystery 11%, Puzzle 6.7%, Adventure 4.6%

Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.

Why similar: Detective 41.4%, Choices Matter 18.2%, RPG 16.7%, Mystery 7.6%, Story Rich 7.1%

Welcome, detective, to World’s End’s most luxurious hotel: the Tangerine Antarctic at Mt. Hope. The ultimate comfort for the powerful elites past, present and future. No desire is off-limits, privacy is absolute and nothing is certain. Except: you shouldn't be here. And the murders are very real.

Why similar: Detective 30.1%, Open World 14.9%, Action RPG 14.4%, Choices Matter 12.2%, RPG 8.8%

Solve a murder mystery set in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in this stand-alone detective game. Can you find Lord Russell Gallant’s treasure before it’s too late? The 6th game in the Murder Is Game Over franchise, Murder Is Game Over games can be played in any order.

Why similar: Detective 54.7%, RPG 15.2%, Mystery 13.8%, Puzzle 10%, Story Rich 3.6%

Step into Highgate a fog-shrouded town in 1956, where a mysterious murder shatters the silence. As a private investigator, explore scenes, gather evidence, and question suspects. Use your evidence board to trace lies, face branching choices, and uncover the hidden truth behind the crime.

Why similar: Detective 33.8%, RPG 27.1%, Puzzle 13.4%, Mystery 10.4%, 2D 5.6%

Become the greatest detective of all time in The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, a twisting, turning investigation game set in a faithfully-reproduced London of 1898. As Sherlock Holmes, you must find clues, interrogate suspects and unveil a mystery in a story full of twists!

Why similar: Detective 69.8%, Mystery 11.2%, Puzzle 10.5%, Adventure 5.6%, Story Rich 2.1%

This is a murder mystery visual novel where you take the role of the detective. Search for clues, make discoveries, and talk to other characters to find out what is truly going on on the Murder Express.

Why similar: Detective 63%, Mystery 13.7%, Open World 8.5%, Story Rich 6.5%, 2D 3.7%

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 46.2%, Action RPG 12.9%, Mystery 12.4%, Puzzle 10.1%, RPG 6.7%

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 48%, Puzzle 12.6%, RPG 12.1%, Mystery 11.1%, Story Rich 8.5%

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 56.8%, Mystery 12.6%, Puzzle 12.1%, RPG 10.5%, Story Rich 4%

Is a psychological dialogue-based RPG set in a world where genetic experiments coexist with occult practices.

Why similar: Detective 41.4%, Choices Matter 19%, RPG 15.6%, Open World 10.7%, Story Rich 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 53.8%, Mystery 14.1%, Puzzle 11.1%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Story Rich 6.3%

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.

Why similar: Detective 42.6%, Choices Matter 21.4%, RPG 16.5%, Open World 9.5%, Story Rich 7.8%

Explore different locations, talk to characters, collect evidence, and draw your own conclusions about who, how, and why is behind what happened.

Why similar: Detective 32.2%, RPG 24.9%, Puzzle 11.7%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Mystery 7.6%

Engage in a core roleplaying experience, and forge the destiny of a new world seeping with magic, and filled with riches, lost secrets, and fantastic creatures. With diplomacy, deception and force, become part of a living, evolving world - influence its course and shape your story.

Why similar: Open World 29.7%, RPG 24%, Choices Matter 20.4%, Action RPG 12.1%, Story Rich 6.1%

Shadow Seeker is a 2D survival-horror action game with a noir detective story. You are Carlos Ramirez, a detective from the Amorita Police Department. You must solve a mysterious case while braving the looming evil that awaits you at every turn.

Why similar: Detective 44.5%, Choices Matter 14%, RPG 13.8%, Mystery 11.9%, Multiple Endings 5.1%

I Am The Prosecutor is a non-linear Visual Novel about defending a cute Tomboy named Sophie where you're given just 30 seconds to make the right choice each time. Help make Sophie's case against her abusive mother and give her much needed closure.

Why similar: Detective 50.1%, Choices Matter 19.8%, Multiple Endings 8.3%, Puzzle 7.5%, Story Rich 7.1%

Immerse yourself in a 2D action RPG where you explore the metropolis of Dicefall and let the roll of the dice decide victory or defeat. Craft powerful dice, upgrade your abilities, make crucial decisions, and survive the city’s political power struggles to find your missing brother.

Why similar: Open World 25.2%, Action RPG 23.4%, RPG 22.4%, Choices Matter 11%, 2D 3.8%

The minds of New York Times bestselling author R.A. Salvatore, Spawn creator Todd McFarlane, and Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion lead designer Ken Rolston have combined to create Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, a new role-playing game set in a world worth saving.

Why similar: Open World 32%, RPG 27.1%, Action RPG 24.1%, Fantasy 9.3%, Story Rich 3.6%

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 65.5%, Puzzle 13.6%, Mystery 8.9%, Story Rich 7.7%, Adventure 3.6%

Ingredients For The Chaos is an open-world RPG in which you'll be able to choose between two different combat modes.The game will take you on an epic adventure full of greed, passion and intrigue. Get to know different companions and defeat chaos with them.

Why similar: Action RPG 25.4%, Open World 20%, Choices Matter 16.9%, RPG 14.1%, Mystery 11.6%

The owner of the Golden Rose Manor died mysteriously in the secret room. Everyone in the manor has an alibi, but their speech is full of loopholes... You will go to the crime scene, search for clues, analyze the suspect's statement, make reasonable inferences, reveal the truth of the case!

Why similar: Detective 37.9%, Choices Matter 15.1%, RPG 12.4%, Puzzle 10.3%, Mystery 9.5%

An Action-RPG game where you can recruit characters from all over the world as you go on adventures and explore new areas.

Why similar: Action RPG 30.9%, Detective 27.3%, RPG 18%, 2D 6.4%, Fantasy 5.8%

The "Kailoukan", a strange building surrounded by the sea on all sides. Inside a mansion closed underwater, the curtain rises on a tragedy.

Why similar: Detective 70.5%, Mystery 17.3%, Adventure 6%, Story Rich 5.4%, Singleplayer 0.9%

A lost chihuahua and a kind policeman in town. With the image of the detective they longed to be in their hearts, the uneven duo runs the streets!

Why similar: Detective 70.5%, Mystery 17.3%, Adventure 6%, Story Rich 5.4%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Embraced by illusions, I put on a mask... A mysterious series of murders intertwine in the virtual and real worlds.

Why similar: Detective 70.5%, Mystery 17.3%, Adventure 6%, Story Rich 5.4%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Online RPG that dies when played. Uncover the secret behind the game and its truth.

Why similar: Detective 70.5%, Mystery 17.3%, Adventure 6%, Story Rich 5.4%, Singleplayer 0.9%

I follow his shadow in the pale dull sky.... Eight years ago, the Kibukawa Detective Agency, another great detective.

Why similar: Detective 70.5%, Mystery 17.3%, Adventure 6%, Story Rich 5.4%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Early spring, 1999, Taoyuan Village. In just several days, a series of drowning incidents occurred in the same quaint village. Then, on the night of the fifteenth day, numerous villagers witnessed a woman in red who bore an uncanny resemblance to a lady who had previously met an unjust demise...

Why similar: Detective 49.8%, RPG 15.2%, Mystery 14.5%, Puzzle 9.3%, 2D 4.6%

Serial Murder x Disappearance of a female secretary Uncover the hidden truth from these two intersecting perspectives.

Why similar: Detective 70.5%, Mystery 17.3%, Adventure 6%, Story Rich 5.4%, Singleplayer 0.9%

The Outer Worlds 2 is the sequel to the award-winning first-person sci-fi RPG from Obsidian Entertainment.

Why similar: Action RPG 28.2%, Open World 26.9%, RPG 25.3%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Story Rich 3.5%

The year is 1999. The end of the century is a whirlwind of ominous prophecies and incidents. What is the purpose of the "Eigo-kai," an unidentified organization involved...

Why similar: Detective 70.5%, Mystery 17.3%, Adventure 6%, Story Rich 5.4%, Singleplayer 0.9%