60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Investigation, Detective, Crime, Adventure.
A mystery psychological thriller visual novel set in 2000. Follow a serial murder case through the eyes of three characters: the woman, the man, and the detective. With live-action backgrounds and silhouetted characters, every choice branches the story, and one wrong move means game over.
The Breakfast Serial Club
Join a serial killer enthusiast group to solve the town's recent murders in this mystery visual novel adventure, featuring point-and-click and text-based investigation and a detailed story.
Ashes of Holloway Bay
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.
Join a serial killer enthusiast group to solve the town's recent murders in this mystery visual novel adventure, featuring point-and-click and text-based investigation and a detailed story.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Thriller 14.7%, Crime 14.2%, Detective 13.5%, Investigation 10.8%
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 22.2%, Crime 21.1%, Investigation 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Thriller 9.4%
Use your psychic powers to read minds and catch an elusive serial killer!
Why similar: Crime 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Detective 13.9%, Noir 11.7%, Visual Novel 9.2%
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: Crime 17%, Detective 16.2%, Thriller 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Noir 10.9%
Lacuna: Prologue tasks you – CDI agent Neil Conrad – with investigating the murder of a high-profile victim whose death could plunge the solar system into war. Solve the first in a series of cases that lead you ever deeper into the conspiracy at the core of this captivating 2D sci-fi noir adventure.
Why similar: Crime 19.2%, Detective 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Noir 13.2%, Investigation 7.2%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Crime 20.9%, Detective 20.2%, Noir 14.1%, Investigation 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
You make every interaction with her feel like coincidence. You know her far more than she could ever imagine. But you don't seem to realize, a butterfliy don't usually fly into the net on their own.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Crime 16.2%, Thriller 14.7%, Detective 12.8%, Investigation 9.4%
Experience a race against time written by a former forensic investigation expert. As detective JACK, you are the last hope to rescue the US President's kidnapped daughter. With only 1% battery left on her phone, use authentic detective techniques to find her before the screen goes black.
Why similar: Crime 18.5%, Detective 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Noir 14.8%, Text-Based 7%
Play as Captain Grégoire Lefèbvre and investigate the murder of a controversial country priest in this gripping historical detective thriller.
Why similar: Detective 17.1%, Crime 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Thriller 11.1%, Noir 10.7%
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: Crime 19.3%, Detective 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Noir 11.1%, Investigation 8.2%
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 24.2%, Crime 17.6%, Thriller 11.6%, Investigation 11.4%, Noir 9%
Noir gamebook, now fully in English. A magnate vanishes from an office locked from the inside: 4 trails, 780 choices, 11 endings, and no luck to save you. 85% of runs end in death or arrest. You die; the case goes on — the dossier doesn't forget.
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Crime 13.8%, Noir 13%, Investigation 8.5%
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: Crime 21.9%, Detective 20.6%, Investigation 12.7%, Thriller 11.8%, Mystery 9.6%
戏班内扑朔迷离的死亡，步步紧逼的幕后黑手，封闭剧场内的死亡倒计时，案件主角的生命和救赎都取决于你的决断。当第一桩案件尘埃落定，你以为可以回到现实世界时，轮回之路才刚刚开始……
Why similar: Crime 22.4%, Detective 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Investigation 11.7%, Thriller 7.8%
This classic-style mystery adventure game, inspired by the Famicom Detective Club series and illustrated by Famitsu's legend Kiyokazu Arai, will take you on a suspenseful journey through the beautiful landscapes of Ise-Shima.
Why similar: Crime 20.7%, Detective 19.5%, Investigation 11.1%, Mystery 8.5%, Old School 8.5%
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: Crime 23%, Detective 20.3%, Investigation 16.3%, Mystery 9%, Visual Novel 8%
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 21.8%, Crime 21.4%, Thriller 13.4%, Investigation 12%, Noir 8.5%
Gather evidence, interview suspects and send your case to trial. Have you got what it takes to be Tokyo's top detective?
Why similar: Detective 26.9%, Crime 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Visual Novel 8.9%, Mystery 8.8%
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 21.4%, Investigation 12.9%, Crime 11.6%, Noir 10.6%, Mystery 8.6%
The Baron's daughter is missing, and you are the man to find her. No problem. With your inexhaustible arsenal of hard-boiled similes, there is nothing you can't handle.
Why similar: Crime 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Noir 12.6%, Detective 11.7%, Text-Based 7.3%
An interrogation adventure where you play as the lead detective. Exploit suspects’ weaknesses, shake their resolve, and force the truth out of them. Use the weaknesses of a cast of unique suspects to uncover the truth behind the case.
Why similar: Crime 22.5%, Detective 18.5%, Thriller 11.7%, Visual Novel 7.2%, Investigation 6.7%
A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.
Why similar: Crime 18.2%, Detective 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Thriller 12%, Noir 11.9%
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 19.8%, Crime 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Investigation 12.2%, Noir 8.3%
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 23.7%, Investigation 13.9%, Crime 12%, Noir 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%
Demo updated for the Detective Fest! Step into detective Brian Storm’s shoes and unravel a grim 17th-century mystery. Interrogate villagers, gather clues, and piece together the evidence in a deduction system where every secret matters.
Why similar: Crime 20.1%, Detective 18%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Thriller 12.8%, Investigation 9.7%
Play as Lloyd Arch, the young private detective known for being total dick, and unravel the mystery of the Black Scar Serial Killer in this visual novel adventure, but remember that the truth tends to hurt the most.
Why similar: Crime 20.4%, Detective 18%, Investigation 11.6%, Noir 10.2%, Dark 7.6%
Seven murders in motion by a killer calling himself the Messiah. Interrogate witnesses, spot contradictions in their testimonies, and build a criminal profile piece by piece in this detective thriller where every word is evidence.
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Noir 13.3%, Crime 12.7%, Thriller 11.7%
Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller with narrative adventure elements and unsettling details. Join Detective Bennett on his final case and uncover dark secrets in a world where reality bends and sanity wavers.
Why similar: Crime 20.7%, Detective 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Thriller 12.1%, Investigation 10.7%
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Investigation 13.1%, Crime 12%, Noir 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%
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: Crime 27.3%, Detective 26.7%, Mystery 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Investigation 7.1%
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 29.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Mystery 10.4%, Adventure 8.7%
A detective wakes up beside a corpse, and with no memories. The evidence points to him. Everyone thinks he’s the killer. Unravel the truth before time runs out in this hand-drawn detective mystery adventure set in 1990s Thailand, where every memory hides a lie.
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Crime 19.8%, Thriller 13.4%, Investigation 11.1%, Noir 9.5%
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Crime 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Thriller 13.2%, Noir 12.1%
Biocybernetic Trap — an interactive cyberpunk detective. You are given the quantum diary of a long-dead detective, where reality fractures into parallel versions of the investigation.
Why similar: Crime 16.6%, Detective 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Thriller 11.3%, Noir 9.9%
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: Crime 27%, Detective 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Investigation 11.1%, Noir 9.4%
A noir graphic adventure where your mind is your greatest enemy. Investigate crimes from the slums of Saltmire to the heights of Greyledge. Interrogate suspects and manage your clues in this 1980s cinematic remake. Play the free demo and wishlist now!
Why similar: Detective 17.3%, Crime 16.3%, Noir 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Investigation 11%
Step into a small town in 90s fictional China as a grieving detective. In a place plagued by twisted homicides, the truth hides in the lies. Interrogate unpredictable witnesses, expose their contradictions, and rebuild a suspect’s face from an imperfect memory. Just like yours.
Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Investigation 14.6%, Mystery 9.7%, Thriller 8.1%
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: Crime 24.2%, Detective 21.2%, Investigation 14.5%, Noir 11.7%, Dark 6.1%
Confined to a woodland cabin in the 1906 Rockies, your only way to solve a family massacre is by letters. The one responsible is already on the move — silence and madness claim your contacts, and you may be next. He will find you, and death resets the world; only your notebook carries on.
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Investigation 12.4%, Crime 12.2%, Noir 9.8%
Staffer Retro is a mystery adventure game where you uncover past incidents related to ‘Mana’, the source of supernatural powers. Gather information through dialogue and exploration, and piece together clues found in documents to guide the choices of Verita Retro, the protagonist.
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Thriller 15.9%, Crime 15.6%, Investigation 11%, Mystery 8.7%
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 27%, Crime 22.9%, Investigation 14.3%, Mystery 9.6%, Visual Novel 9.3%
A mystery adventure game where you investigate 3D evidence and uncover the truth behind each case through the clues left behind.
Why similar: Crime 25.8%, Detective 23.4%, Investigation 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Mystery 12%
A psychological horror detective simulation set in Rainier Falls in 2005. Uncover the truth behind Adele's death by finding contradictions in the case files. Are you brilliant enough to expose the suspects' lies in a single attempt? Because you only get one chance to make an arrest.
Why similar: Detective 26.4%, Crime 24.4%, Thriller 15.9%, Investigation 15.3%, Mystery 9.2%
A short interlude from the world of The Slaughter.
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Crime 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Noir 14.8%, Old School 6.9%
A grounded detective mystery set in the most dangerous place in America: a 1997 public high school.
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Crime 16.3%, Investigation 12.5%, Noir 11.2%, Thriller 10.2%
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to solve the cold case of her father's murder.
Why similar: Detective 19%, Crime 13.6%, Thriller 13.3%, Investigation 12%, Old School 11.6%
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
Why similar: Detective 19.2%, Thriller 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Investigation 12%, Noir 11%
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 19.7%, Crime 16.2%, Investigation 12.6%, Noir 10.3%, Thriller 10.2%
A murder-mystery visual novel about a young man who inherits a charming English hotel. Some would say he’s fortunate, but with a growing list of unexplained disasters and murder, has his luck finally run out?
Why similar: Crime 18.8%, Detective 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Investigation 15.3%, Mystery 10.5%
A secluded mountain resort, 10 friends, 1 murderer. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you solve various mysteries throughout the night. Will you be able to reach the truth and uncover the culprit’s identity? Or will your deductions lead you to blame someone completely innocent...?
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Crime 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Investigation 13.9%, Thriller 9.5%
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: Detective 20.3%, Crime 18.5%, Thriller 14.1%, Noir 13.7%, Investigation 12.6%
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 19.3%, Crime 19.3%, Noir 12.1%, Thriller 11.9%, Investigation 11.4%
Reflections in Amber is a mystical detective visual novel. Investigate a mysterious death in a remote village alongside Detective Redbreast, who battles the weight of depression. Use an old supernatural camera to uncover hidden paths. Shape the course of the story with your choices!
Why similar: Detective 15.6%, Crime 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Noir 12.4%, Thriller 10.6%
A private investigator, tracking a missing person, uncovers a conspiracy between humans and androids and a secret that could change everything. Neon Hearts City is a retro point-and-click adventure that thrusts you into a grungy cyberpunk city of the future.
Why similar: Detective 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Crime 17.8%, Investigation 12.9%, Old School 5.9%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Crime 14.9%, Investigation 13.3%, Thriller 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%
Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
Why similar: Detective 25.4%, Crime 19.7%, Investigation 14.6%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Mystery 8.8%
An evidence-based detective game set in rural India. Investigate your friend's disappearance by searching crime scenes, interrogating suspects, and presenting proof to break through lies. Race against time to expose a conspiracy before the 9:45 PM train leaves.
Why similar: Crime 21.4%, Detective 21%, Thriller 15.3%, Investigation 13%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
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: Detective 22.4%, Crime 19.7%, Noir 16.1%, Investigation 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
