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  1. #1 Interrogation Simulator
    97% matchVery Positive95% of 65 reviews2022
    Dev: Otis MillerPub: Fire Cycle Games
    Windows · Linux

    Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.

    Why similar: Crime 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Immersive Sim 11.9%, Point & Click 11.3%

  2. #2 Profession investigator
    96% matchVery Positive99% of 110 reviews2022
    Dev: Indie-Geek
    Windows · Mac

    Profession Investigator is an immersive simulator with a text-based interface in which you have to deal with real criminal cases. The game uses materials from court archives and specialized literature.

    Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Simulation 14.3%, Text-Based 13.7%, Immersive Sim 12%

  3. #3 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
    96% matchMostly Positive78% of 788 reviews2026
    Dev: BRANEPub: Surefire.Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?

    Why similar: Detective 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Point & Click 12.9%, Investigation 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%

  4. #4 The Operator
    95% matchVery Positive92% of 8,890 reviews2024
    Dev: Bureau 81
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.

    Why similar: Detective 16.4%, Crime 14.6%, Investigation 14.1%, Immersive Sim 11.9%, Point & Click 9.7%

  5. #5 Desktop Explorer
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,312 reviews2026
    Dev: Recurring Dream
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?

    Why similar: Detective 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Point & Click 13%, Investigation 12.3%, Text-Based 11.7%

  6. #6 Case Files: Behind Closed Doors
    94% matchPositive90% of 50 reviews2024
    Dev: Think Ten Media Group
    Windows

    An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.

    Why similar: Crime 21.6%, Detective 18.8%, Investigation 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Immersive Sim 9.8%

  7. #7 The Case of the Golden Idol
    92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 11,013 reviews2022
    Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    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 17.1%, Investigation 14.9%, Crime 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Point & Click 12.8%

  8. #8 For Your Tranquility
    93% matchMixed68% of 195 reviews2023
    Dev: Gamesung Games
    Windows · Mac

    It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.

    Why similar: Crime 19.6%, Detective 17.7%, Point & Click 15.1%, Immersive Sim 9.9%, Text-Based 9.8%

  9. #9 Unheard - Voices of Crime
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 34,052 reviews2019
    Dev: NEXT Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    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: Crime 20.9%, Detective 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Investigation 11.6%, Point & Click 11.6%

  10. #10 [Redacted] The Safehouse
    91% matchVery Positive97% of 155 reviews2026
    Dev: Heartbeast
    Windows · Linux

    You're a detective. Investigate the haunting events surrounding the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend. Explore an old safehouse for clues, deduce keywords and reveal redacted words as you search Ann's digital journal, and piece together your case report as this unfortunate story unfolds.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Detective 21.4%, Investigation 17.9%, Text-Based 16.6%, Dark 5.2%

  11. #11 New Folder
    90% matchVery Positive89% of 63 reviews2026
    Dev: Evicted Games
    Windows

    You log on to a computer having no clue of what lies within. Explore its files, solve puzzles to recover missing pieces, and decipher passwords to enter otherwise prohibited folders. As you delve deeper into its content, you’ll find that there is a greater mystery to be solved.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.3%, Detective 23.5%, Text-Based 18.7%, Simulation 12.3%, Mystery 9%

  12. #12 CaseCracker3
    89% matchVery Positive86% of 433 reviews2026
    Dev: BlackRobe
    Windows · Mac

    Confronted with fragmented narratives and deceptive persons of interest, you must isolate crucial evidence. Shatter logical loopholes from testimonies and reconstruct the crime scene from subtle clues. Can you survive this immersive battle of wits?

    Why similar: Detective 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Point & Click 14.1%, Text-Based 13.8%, Immersive Sim 13.7%

  13. #13 No Results Found
    88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,027 reviews2026
    Dev: Zzangdol GamesPub: Jungle Game Lab
    Windows · Mac

    Search, dig deeper, and search again. Can you reach the end of the truth?

    Why similar: Crime 21%, Investigation 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Immersive Sim 14.8%, Text-Based 10.9%

  14. #14 Interrogation: You will be deceived
    89% matchMostly Positive78% of 383 reviews2019
    Dev: Critique GamingPub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    As a detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means?

    Why similar: Crime 23.8%, Detective 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Text-Based 11.5%, Dark 9.4%

  15. #15 Forensics: Crime Scene Detective
    87% matchMixed64% of 327 reviews2026
    Dev: Binary ImpactPub: Aerosoft GmbH
    Windows

    Become a forensic specialist in a realistic crime lab simulator. Investigate crime scenes, collect microscopic evidence, and identify perpetrators in the lab using DNA and digital analysis. Based on the experience and insights of experts from the State Criminal Police Office Rhineland-Palatinate.

    Why similar: Crime 27.6%, Investigation 20.6%, Simulation 13.8%, Detective 13.2%, Immersive Sim 13.2%

  16. #16 Uncover the Smoking Gun
    85% matchVery Positive96% of 450 reviews2024
    Dev: ReLU Games, Inc.
    Windows

    A Battle of Wits with AI: Solve the case by conversing with a suspect robot using GPT to gather evidence. What single truth emerges from countless dialogues and pieces of information?

    Why similar: Crime 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Immersive Sim 13.9%, Detective 13%, Investigation 12.8%

  17. #17 Interrogation Files: Port Landsend
    86% matchVery Positive87% of 89 reviews2020
    Dev: Visual Interactive
    Windows

    Search through the interrogation footage of suspects of a bizarre and horrific crime. Decide who committed the crime and see them get arrested and have their day in court. The latest interactive video experience.

    Why similar: Crime 16.9%, Detective 16.2%, Adventure 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%

  18. #18 Justice.exe
    86% matchMixed69% of 103 reviews2022
    Dev: Late Game ClutchPub: Gameclaw Studio
    Windows · Mac

    Justice.exe is a dialogue-heavy dystopian legal drama in which you defend sentient AI in court. Discover key story elements in dialogue, build your case by studying arguments, and engage the opposing counsel in wits, charisma and skullduggery. Small choices might alter the fate of your clients.

    Why similar: Crime 18%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Detective 16.4%, Point & Click 15.1%, Simulation 7.9%

  19. #19 FAKEBOOK
    83% matchVery Positive91% of 889 reviews2024
    Dev: banjihagames
    Windows · Mac

    Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual Social Media! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Investigation 16%, Point & Click 12.5%, Text-Based 12.2%, Mystery 9.7%

  20. #20 Heaven Does Not Respond
    82% matchVery Positive90% of 565 reviews2026
    Dev: Rise Studios
    Windows

    Heaven Does Not Respond is a psychological and analog horror game set in an alternate 2005 timeline. Play as an intelligence agent, exploring a retro computer interface to decipher secret files, watch mysterious videos, and uncover the dark secrets behind a young man's death.

    Why similar: Crime 18%, Detective 14.7%, Investigation 14%, Point & Click 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%

  21. #21 The Death Game Report
    81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,217 reviews2026
    Dev: shu3
    Windows

    Identify how every participant in the death game died, and submit your report.

    Why similar: Mystery 25.3%, Investigation 19.7%, Text-Based 14.8%, Adventure 12.1%, Story Rich 9.6%

  22. #22 Tell Me Everything
    84% matchMixed61% of 72 reviews2018
    Dev: LizardFactory
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 12 minMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 35%

    A mysterious murder has shocked the inner city, and as the lead detective, it is your job to catch the real killer. Armed with words and wits, you uncover the secrets and capture the murderer, and make sure justice will be served.

    Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Investigation 20.2%, Text-Based 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Mystery 9.5%

  23. #23 TOKYO PSYCHODEMIC
    84% matchMostly Negative31% of 106 reviews2024
    Dev: GRAVITY GAME ARISEPub: GRAVITY
    Windows

    5% of murder cases remain unsolved... it's time to open up these cases and confront the supernatural with forensic science! Solve cases by analyzing evidence and consulting with specialists. Enter a world that artfully blends 2D illustration and real-life visuals!

    Why similar: Crime 15%, Detective 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Text-Based 10.8%, Simulation 10.8%

  24. #24 Legal Dungeon
    82% matchMostly Positive78% of 594 reviews2019
    Dev: Somi
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Legal Dungeon is a game about organizing Police Investigation Documents. The player must review and provide an Investigation Verdict on reports ranging from petty theft to murder, in eight different criminal cases. Weigh the value of people’s lives to unlock all the collectables.

    Why similar: Simulation 48.9%, Detective 26.9%, Adventure 24.2%

  25. #25 Detective Worden
    80% matchVery Positive88% of 66 reviews2025
    Dev: Domestic Black CatPub: Studio Amateur
    Windows · Mac

    As a private detective, you’ll crack word clues left by a mysterious informant, gather evidence, and uncover the truth hidden in the shadows.

    Why similar: Detective 70%, Casual 26.9%, Singleplayer 3.1%

  26. #26 Palm Cracker
    79% matchVery Positive96% of 104 reviews2025
    Dev: Petter Malmehed
    Windows

    Delve into a gripping world of puzzles, true ciphers on an old PalmPilot system. Will you uncover the Crypt Killer’s confession and bring him to justice, or will he escape the law?

    Why similar: Point & Click 25.7%, Detective 22.2%, Immersive Sim 17.6%, Simulation 15.5%, Mystery 6.3%

  27. #27 Connected Clue
    79% matchVery Positive87% of 121 reviews2026
    Dev: Alpheratz Games Pub: CFK Co., Ltd.
    Windows · Mac

    Connected Clue is a quarter-view detective adventure game inspired by the atmosphere of 19th-century mystery novels. Gather clues, see through lies, and uncover the identity of the culprit shrouded in secrecy!

    Why similar: Crime 20.7%, Detective 16.4%, Point & Click 13.8%, Investigation 12.7%, Text-Based 11.7%

  28. #28 Tokyo Detectives
    81% matchMixed69% of 59 reviews2021
    Dev: Rincho Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.

    Why similar: Crime 22%, Detective 21.9%, Investigation 18.1%, Text-Based 11.1%, Point & Click 10.7%

  29. #29 A Case of Fraud
    77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 573 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 22.8%, Crime 20.9%, Investigation 18.8%, Point & Click 16.8%, Mystery 9.8%

  30. #30 YOUR HOUSE
    78% matchVery Positive84% of 74 reviews2025
    Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
    Windows · Mac

    A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.

    Why similar: Detective 16.7%, Investigation 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Text-Based 12.1%, Point & Click 11.1%

  31. #31 Lacuna: Prologue
    78% matchVery Positive91% of 174 reviews2021
    Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 50%

    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%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Detective 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Text-Based 11.7%

  32. #32 CaseCracker2
    76% matchVery Positive91% of 829 reviews2024
    Dev: BlackRobePub: NPC Entertainment
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Officer Jia has vanished, leaving a classified message pointing to the CaseCracker 2.0 system. Tear through suspects' alibis, look beyond the text, and extract hidden threads from seemingly unrelated intel. Will you find the ultimate truth, or a trap?

    Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Text-Based 17%, Immersive Sim 16.4%, Point & Click 13.9%, Mystery 9.4%

  33. #33 Gamedec - Definitive Edition
    77% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,755 reviews2021
    Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Anshar Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.

    Why similar: Espionage 48.4% ★, Detective 13.6%, Text-Based 9.8%, Investigation 9.4%, Mystery 6.3%

  34. #34 Mind Diver
    75% matchVery Positive95% of 383 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: Crime 19.9%, Detective 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Investigation 15.3%, Mystery 8.8%

  35. #35 Turlock Holmes
    76% matchVery Positive80% of 997 reviews2024
    Dev: Find the Lamp GamesPub: Neverland Entertainment
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    A detective narrative puzzler without pre-set options! Raise your questions at will, and an AI-host will answer only with 'yes' or 'no.' Drive the investigation with your curiosity; the path to solving the mystery lies in questions you ask. Can you dig out the truth through your questions?

    Why similar: Crime 31.2%, Detective 25.7%, Point & Click 15.8%, Mystery 11.1%, Story Rich 4.8%

  36. #36 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
    74% matchMostly Positive72% of 185 reviews2025
    Dev: coly Inc.
    Windows · Mac

    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: Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Detective 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Investigation 12.6%, Text-Based 10.9%

  37. #37 초동수사 - 증언/증거 추리게임
    73% matchVery Positive80% of 61 reviews2025
    Dev: leeroom shin
    Windows · Mac

    A time-limited investigation mystery game where you uncover the truth using only evidence and testimony.

    Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Simulation 17.1%, Immersive Sim 15.3%, Investigation 13.5%, Adventure 10.9%

  38. #38 Misty Judgment
    71% matchVery Positive94% of 1,519 reviews2025
    Dev: 次元边界
    Windows

    This is a suspense reasoning interactive work with real people. You will play the protagonist "Qi Yi", find evidence in a series of murders, piece together the truth, and find the ultimate murderer, all of which will lead you to an unpredictable future.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Detective 17.2%, Crime 16%, Immersive Sim 14.1%, Investigation 10.6%

  39. #39 Silicon Dreams | cyberpunk interrogation
    74% matchVery Positive94% of 256 reviews2021
    Dev: James PattonPub: Clockwork Bird
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    It’s 2065, and you are an interrogator-model android tasked with rooting out deviants among your own kind. You must probe for lies, monitor and exploit emotional spikes, earn the trust of your subjects, and make the final call: release, or destroy?

    Why similar: Investigation 29.6%, Detective 24%, Point & Click 17.1%, Story Rich 8.2%, Atmospheric 7.5%

  40. #40 Feline Forensics and the Meowseum Mystery
    71% matchVery Positive94% of 112 reviews2026
    Dev: Nobody Crown
    Windows

    There's only one detective to unravel this murder turned museum heist... and they're the cat's meow. Interrogate a "colorful" cast of suspects until they cough up hairballs... and the truth. Will you wrap up the case in time for an afternoon nap, and make injustice knead its last biscuit?

    Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Investigation 12.1%, Mystery 12%, Stylized 8.5%

  41. #41 Doki Doki AI Interrogation
    72% matchVery Positive82% of 516 reviews2024
    Dev: YAMADA
    Windows · Mac

    A short interrogation game taking full advantage of ChatGPT! You are tasked with interrogating the suspect [AI] of a murder case as an [excellent police officer]. How you choose to interrogate the suspect is up to you. How the AI reacts is rendered in real-time through ChatGPT.

    Why similar: Detective 26.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Investigation 15.3%, Mystery 9.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%

  42. #42 The Roottrees are Dead
    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,219 reviews2025
    Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    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 27.2%, Point & Click 17.2%, Investigation 16.5%, Mystery 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%

  43. #43 Murder Mystery Machine
    75% matchMixed55% of 179 reviews2021
    Dev: Blazing GriffinPub: Microids
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    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: Crime 30.8%, Detective 27.5%, Point & Click 19.4%, Mystery 10%, Adventure 7.8%

  44. #44 Murder On Space Station 52
    72% matchVery Positive98% of 50 reviews2024
    Dev: Made From StringsPub: Dionous Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Trapped on a space station with the Keychain Killer you must unravel this mystery, or it will be your last. Collect evidence, interrogate suspects and solve puzzles to stand a chance.

    Why similar: Detective 29.1%, Point & Click 25.5%, Mystery 12.7%, Stylized 9.4%, Adventure 6.8%

  45. #45 Field Hospital: Dr. Taylor's Story
    73% matchVery Positive89% of 112 reviews2020
    Dev: Gard Interactive
    Windows · Mac

    Field Hospital is a text-based bureaucratic detective game about hard decisions. Decide who to treat and whom to refuse. Face consequences. Study patients’ info and read their stories. Investigate the tangled case of Dr. Taylor.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Detective 15.6%, Point & Click 15%, Text-Based 11.6%, Investigation 10.5%

  46. #46 DETECTIVE - Rainy night
    70% matchMostly Positive74% of 97 reviews2025
    Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
    Windows

    Detective Rainy Night is a narrative adventure with elements of deduction. Violent crimes, mature stories, and a touch of psychological horror await you at the Motel Holiday. Grab a pencil and paper because solving this case won’t be easy.

    Why similar: Crime 23%, Detective 19.5%, Immersive Sim 15.8%, Point & Click 12.4%, Mystery 9.8%

  47. #47 Telling Lies
    73% matchMixed63% of 1,325 reviews2019
    Dev: Sam BarlowPub: Annapurna Interactive
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.

    Why similar: Crime 18.2%, Detective 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Investigation 12.9%, Point & Click 12.4%

  48. #48 The Murder Hotel
    69% matchVery Positive93% of 73 reviews2025
    Dev: Wegenbartho Games
    Windows

    Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.

    Why similar: Crime 20.6%, Detective 20%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Immersive Sim 13.3%, Text-Based 10.7%

  49. #49 Death and Taxes
    70% matchVery Positive86% of 8,579 reviews2020
    Dev: Placeholder Gameworks
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    In this 2D, short narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job. Your job is to decide which people are going to live or die. The consequences of your choices are yours to bear, while the mystery of your incarnation awaits revelation!

    Why similar: Point & Click 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Simulation 11.1%, Story Rich 6%

  50. #50 Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator
    67% matchVery Positive93% of 5,705 reviews2025
    Dev: Aluba Van+Pub: Spiral Up Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Discover a digital realm shrouded in mystery. Sequel to an award-winning narrative driven hacking simulator puzzle game. Play as an AI assistant in a major corporation. Deploy intricate social engineering tactics and expose hidden truths in a world of ambition and high-tech deception.

    Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Point & Click 20%, Investigation 19.2%, Mystery 10.8%, Simulation 6.8%

  51. #51 Mute
    67% matchVery Positive96% of 126 reviews2026
    Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
    Windows · Mac

    "Mutes" is a live-action mystery game. From a third-person perspective, you will make critical choices, engage in deductive reasoning to communicate for the protagonist, and perform quick-time reactions to survive a murder mystery.

    Why similar: Detective 28%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Immersive Sim 17%, Simulation 15%, Mystery 14.7%

  52. #52 The Detective Reaper Invites
    71% matchMixed52% of 77 reviews2024
    Dev: SHIZU KANO UMIPub: PLAYISM
    Windows

    Use various cards to solve randomly generated murder cases in this roguelite deduction adventure game. The culprit always lies, and the innocent always tell the truth. Make too many mistakes, and it's back to square one. Put your wits to the test and solve as many cases as you can!

    Why similar: Text-Based 26%, Detective 22.1%, Investigation 19.1%, Point & Click 11.8%, Adventure 8%

  53. #53 Mystery of the Malign
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 82 reviews2025
    Dev: Gameplay Supremacy
    Windows

    Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.

    Why similar: Investigation 30.3%, Mystery 21.5%, Crime 13.9%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Story Rich 9.1%

  54. #54 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
    70% matchVery Positive82% of 620 reviews2017
    Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!

    Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Dark 12.8%, Mystery 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%

  55. #55 THE EDITOR
    69% matchVery Positive90% of 70 reviews2023
    Dev: DECATREE GAMES
    Windows

    NEWSPAPER EDITING ADVENTURE. "In 1996, a congressman was murdered...The prime suspect is a congressman's aide. As the suspicious article was published the story begins" Play the role of editor-in-chief of a newspaper. You become the editor of a newspaper and write a front-page article every day.

    Why similar: Point & Click 24.8%, Immersive Sim 22.7%, Simulation 13.3%, Mystery 9.1%, Adventure 7.3%

  56. #56 Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
    68% matchVery Positive92% of 2,977 reviews2021
    Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    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 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Detective 18.1%, Text-Based 15.5%, Investigation 12.9%

  57. #57 SIMULACRA
    68% matchVery Positive90% of 4,689 reviews2017
    Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.

    Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Point & Click 20.4%, Immersive Sim 18.9%, Simulation 8.2%, Mystery 8%

  58. #58 Sinheritance
    66% matchVery Positive93% of 56 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 19.3%, Investigation 16.7%, Point & Click 16%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Mystery 9.8%

  59. #59 What Awaits, Aleksey?
    66% matchVery Positive84% of 57 reviews2026
    Dev: JKBC
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A desk investigation game set in a fictional 1970 communist state. Every morning, a new evidence bag arrives. Intercepted letters, coded messages, wiretap recordings. Somewhere in that paper trail is a network of names. Cross-reference. Decipher. Identify. Then decide what to do with what you know.

    Why similar: Point & Click 21.6%, Detective 20.7%, Investigation 17.5%, Mystery 11.8%, Dark 10.6%

  60. #60 SIMULACRA 2
    68% matchVery Positive86% of 1,691 reviews2020
    Dev: Kaigan GamesPub: Soft Source
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece the truth together by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media in the follow up to the critically acclaimed SIMULACRA.

    Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Immersive Sim 20.4%, Point & Click 19.7%, Text-Based 19.4%, Simulation 7.2%

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