60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Mystery, Investigation, Adventure, Story Rich.
17-year-old Hope Song returns home from school to find her parents missing. Use Hope’s observant eye as an artist to investigate, piece together clues, and uncover dark secrets beneath her peaceful urban life in this non-linear narrative mystery game.
Point Zero: Victoria
One cold case, four deathbed flashbacks. Every shift in perspective overturns the "truth" you believed. Story-driven, with exploration, deduction, puzzles, and combat. Ready for a mind-bending thrill ride with twists at every turn?
Open Roads
Long-lost family secrets. Hints of a hidden fortune. And miles to go before they sleep. Tess Devine’s relationship with her mom has never been easy, but they’re about to set out together on a journey into the past that they’ll never forget.
One cold case, four deathbed flashbacks. Every shift in perspective overturns the "truth" you believed. Story-driven, with exploration, deduction, puzzles, and combat. Ready for a mind-bending thrill ride with twists at every turn?
Why similar: Detective 14.2%, Investigation 13.6%, Psychological 10.8%, Mystery 8.5%, Cinematic 7.8%
Long-lost family secrets. Hints of a hidden fortune. And miles to go before they sleep. Tess Devine’s relationship with her mom has never been easy, but they’re about to set out together on a journey into the past that they’ll never forget.
Why similar: Investigation 18%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Cinematic 13%, Detective 12.2%, Emotional 6.6%
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: Noir 16.7%, Detective 13.7%, Investigation 10%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, Psychological 8.5%
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 16.1%, Investigation 14.4%, Noir 14.1%, Nonlinear 12.4%, Logic 8.6%
Байкал зовёт. Прошлое возвращается в форме теней, и Андрей должен решить - играть по чужим правилам или переписать сценарий судьбы.
Why similar: Noir 15.7%, Detective 14.7%, Investigation 13.2%, Nonlinear 10.8%, Psychological 9.7%
A Little Time is a first-person interactive story. You play as a young but determined detective investigating a man's disappearance. You will travel to a variety of locations and pick up clues while experiencing the story, dialogue, and atmospheric visuals.
Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Investigation 16.3%, Cinematic 13.7%, Noir 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
What happens when a video game character is self-aware? Cadulium is a mystery science fiction adventure video game.
Why similar: Noir 16.3%, Detective 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Cinematic 11.1%, Investigation 10.6%
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 17.4%, Detective 14.1%, Investigation 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Emotional 8.6%
A queer mystery game about book banning. Play as Ruby (they/them), a journalism major on a surreal, after-hours adventure to investigate the disappearance of books from their college library.
Why similar: Nonlinear 15.7%, Investigation 15.4%, Mystery 10.2%, Emotional 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%
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: Noir 22.4%, Detective 19.5%, Investigation 17.1%, Mystery 10.9%, Puzzle 6.4%
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 26.4%, Detective 15.6%, Nonlinear 12.9%, Investigation 8.1%, Puzzle 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 20%, Investigation 16.6%, Noir 11.1%, Mystery 10.6%, Nonlinear 9.8%
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 24.5%, Detective 20.3%, Investigation 16.8%, Logic 8.7%, Story Rich 6.6%
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 16.3%, Investigation 15.1%, Noir 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Mystery 9.3%
An EROTIC POINT & CLICK ADVENTURE inspired by the classic detective games of the 90s. Explore, investigate, and form intimate relationships as you uncover the truth behind a town's dark secret.
Why similar: Investigation 13%, Detective 12.9%, Cinematic 11.8%, Psychological 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10%
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: Noir 17.7%, Detective 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Investigation 10.7%, Mystery 8.8%
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 23.8%, Detective 19%, Investigation 16.5%, Mystery 10.7%, Stylized 6.4%
Follow the story of Blanca Silverurn—a strix entangled in a murder mystery. Explore the Grimstrand campus and learn about its unique magic. Delve into the secrets of students and faculty members. Affect their relationships, including a spicy romance between Blanca and her enigmatic mentor.
Why similar: Investigation 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Detective 11.2%, Psychological 9.9%, Mystery 9.2%
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: Investigation 17.7%, Noir 17.4%, Detective 17.2%, Psychological 14.7%, Logic 8.7%
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a cursed black cat statue that has been terrorizing a local theater.
Why similar: Detective 17%, Investigation 15.9%, Psychological 11.2%, Mystery 11.1%, Logic 10.8%
Emma Riley: Dream Detective is a detective game where you must unravel an occult conspiracy spanning the real and dream worlds. Use keen observation to gather clues, carefully interrogate suspects for information, and use your logic and deduction skills to unravel the mystery!
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Investigation 19.5%, Mystery 11.4%, Logic 7.3%, Choices Matter 7%
Body found. Two missing. Detective Malinowski hears what others miss. Noir adventure where sound reveals clues and sketches tell the story. A short case you can finish tonight. Start now.
Why similar: Noir 20.6%, Detective 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Investigation 11%, Psychological 10.7%
A folk noir detective horror game. An old time detective trying to find out the truth behind a missing girl in a mysterious place.
Why similar: Noir 20.9%, Detective 15%, Investigation 13.9%, Psychological 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
[Grill'd] is a dinner party detective game played from the first-person perspective of a royal investigator. Trapped in a mansion located in the estate of a fallen aristocrat, collect clues about the cases, connect them to one another, and interrogate the suspect to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 21%, Investigation 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Logic 11.6%, Female Protagonist 8.3%
A fake therapist loses her magic and must face real patients with nothing but words. Manage appointments, money, and emotional collapse in a narrative RPG about lies, deduction, and cognitive dissonance. Are lies your weapon... or your redemption?
Why similar: Psychological 14.5%, Detective 14.2%, Investigation 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Choices Matter 8.3%
Lose yourself in Phoenix Springs – a modern point-and-click set in a mysterious neo-noir world. It begins with an investigation: find your brother Leo. You already know where it ends.
Why similar: Noir 20.7%, Detective 15.4%, Cinematic 11.5%, Investigation 11.4%, Mystery 9.9%
BLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad!
Why similar: Noir 18.2%, Detective 12.9%, Investigation 11.6%, Logic 8.6%, Emotional 7.9%
The Lighthouse is a uniquely crafted thriller with glimpses into psychotic, alternate dimensions. Private Investigator James Irvine finds himself lured into a haunting, neo-noir world in search of a missing young woman, named Lily Beaumont.
Why similar: Noir 17.8%, Investigation 13.2%, Psychological 12.9%, Detective 12.8%, Emotional 10.2%
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 24.8%, Investigation 16.7%, Mystery 13.7%, Logic 8.4%, Puzzle 8.4%
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 22.1%, Investigation 16.9%, Nonlinear 12.4%, Mystery 11.6%, Logic 9.6%
A psychological mystery where every clue reshapes reality. Unravel the link between a vanished woman and your missing sister, only to discover four entirely different truths, each revealing a new world, a new enemy, and the price of remembering.
Why similar: Noir 20.7%, Nonlinear 12.6%, Detective 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Psychological 9.2%
Cradlemoor is a cinematic multi-layered narrative game, which casts you as Journalist William Marlowe as he journeys to the Dartmoor village of Cradlemoor to investigate a missing film crew. Cradlemoor features a persistent story across multiple playthroughs and hours of film, files and documents.
Why similar: Investigation 15.6%, Detective 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Cinematic 10%, Psychological 9%
After crash-landing on a mysterious planet, novice engineer Nova Collins must unravel the secrets of a town's messy past to escape it. Talk your way through this enigmatic place, but beware: ideas manifest as things that can be traded and lost, so don't lose yourself along the way...
Why similar: Investigation 15.7%, Detective 15.4%, Nonlinear 15.4%, Mystery 9.6%, Emotional 8%
Explore the settlement, gather clues, interact with its inhabitants, and uncover a conspiracy. Your actions shape your relationships with the locals – will they help you, or deceive you? Your choices will determine whether the protagonist can escape, or if his tragic fate will repeat itself again.
Why similar: Detective 17%, Investigation 15.4%, Noir 14.5%, Nonlinear 14%, Choices Matter 7.6%
This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links guests together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!
Why similar: Noir 19.1%, Investigation 13.9%, Cinematic 12.4%, Detective 12.3%, Mystery 11.1%
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
Why similar: Detective 19%, Noir 18.5%, Investigation 16.9%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
Unravel a thread of mystery and memory as you progress your way through the atmospheric halls of a dazzlingly large, long-deserted labyrinth. Explore the vistas of spectacular rooms and the hidden challenges within. Do you have what it takes to find what lies at the labyrinth's centre?
Why similar: Cinematic 15.2%, Logic 11.9%, Mystery 11.5%, Emotional 9%, Puzzle 7.4%
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: Noir 21.2%, Detective 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Investigation 8.6%, Logic 8.4%
"Stella: into the Shadow" is a dark mystical story. When Stella's friend disappears, her life transforms into a detective mystery. Working at a nightclub, forging new connections, and uncovering the city's secrets will force her to reevaluate everything: from those around her to her very self.
Why similar: Detective 17.7%, Investigation 17%, Noir 15.5%, Psychological 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
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 24.1%, Investigation 22.3%, Noir 16.5%, Mystery 11.5%, Logic 6.5%
You found a new opportunity to save your daughter. The authorities who learned about your situation gave you a job opportunity. You have to be successful in this job, which is your last chance, and save up for your daughter's surgery. Remember, you only have 30 days.
Why similar: Detective 17.8%, Investigation 17%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Logic 11.2%, Choices Matter 7.5%
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
Why similar: Noir 25.6%, Detective 22.8%, Investigation 19.2%, Mystery 12.5%, Atmospheric 6.3%
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 18.8%, Investigation 17.5%, Noir 12.9%, Mystery 12.3%, Psychological 9.3%
“I hope she’s ok” is a single-player first-person atmospheric mystery inspired by Nordic folklore. Set around a beautiful lakeside cabin in the heart of Finland during the midsummer solstice, the idyllic scene takes a turn for the worse when you discover that your friend is missing.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Psychological 11.1%, Mystery 10.6%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.8%
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 25.5%, Detective 14.7%, Investigation 14%, Psychological 13.9%, Mystery 10.6%
Restless is a detective-style, point-and-click game where you listen to real stories from real people to solve puzzles. Track down spirits, perform divinations, and restore grave sites to bring peace to a mysterious island, all while connecting more deeply with your fellow humans.
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Mystery 16.8%, Nonlinear 16.2%, Investigation 12.1%, Choices Matter 10.7%
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: Noir 18.8%, Detective 17.3%, Investigation 13.8%, Nonlinear 12.5%, Mystery 9.7%
Play as Kenneth, a private detective, and Blue, a runaway searching for answers. Explore the megacity of Republica in a semi-open world, solve criminal cases, make decisive moral choices, and uncover the truth behind Blue’s past.
Why similar: Detective 17.1%, Noir 16.9%, Investigation 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Choices Matter 8.9%
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 24.6%, Investigation 22.4%, Mystery 12.9%, Logic 12.9%, Noir 11.4%
Your friend is missing in the Australian outback and you must find her. Search the Internet for clues, solve mysterious puzzles and uncover the conspiracy of the vanishing hikers of Golden Valley.
Why similar: Detective 16%, Investigation 14.3%, Mystery 11.7%, Psychological 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%
Become private detective Dennis Monroe, a relentless investigator driven to catch the infamous "Epiphany Killer," a shadowy figure who has haunted the city for over twenty years. Every clue draws you closer to the truth, but danger lurks behind every revelation.
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Cinematic 16.5%, Noir 14.9%, Investigation 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
Amsterdam, 1988. A dead body in the Red Light District, the Dutch capital of sex and drugs, is a washed-up detective’s one shot at redemption. Explore the seedy underbelly of Europe’s most notorious city, solve complex puzzles, and crack the case while experiencing Amsterdam at its worst.
Why similar: Noir 19.2%, Detective 17.1%, Investigation 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Mystery 10.3%
Embark on a mission to unveil the truth behind a missing daughter case. Utilize the search engine to gather clues and uncover the dark secrets of TempleTech. Experience a suspenseful journey through the eyes of Hazel.
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Investigation 18%, Mystery 11.7%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Puzzle 6.9%
A true crime detective game where you map suspects, reconstruct timelines, and use deduction to find the truth everyone missed.
Why similar: Investigation 22.1%, Detective 19.3%, Mystery 12%, Nonlinear 10.5%, Logic 10.1%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Noir 25.2%, Detective 19.6%, Investigation 18.5%, Mystery 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%
Elara is a dark, narrative-driven visual novel where players investigate a corporate death, navigate manipulation and power dynamics, and make choices that lead to multiple endings.
Why similar: Noir 16.9%, Psychological 14.6%, Cinematic 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Detective 11%
Lost & Found is an adventure-mystery game where you return townsfolk’s lost belongings & uncover personal stories behind each item. It features a hybrid animation style that blends 2D, 3D, pixel art, & more. Gather clues, investigate locals, & ensure every lost belonging ends up in the right hands.
Why similar: Investigation 14.7%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Mystery 12.5%, Detective 12.5%, Nonlinear 11.6%
Save the Imperial Capital from supernatural invasion in a 90s-style adventure that uses real deduction and research skills. Explore Tokyo, snap photos and analyse evidence for 40+ landmarks, from prehistory to the present. Confront a cast of wandering spirits to separate truth from fiction.
Why similar: Detective 19.1%, Nonlinear 18.3%, Investigation 11.8%, Logic 10.9%, Stylized 7.4%
A 20 minute story about a mysterious ghost and an even more mysterious journalist.
Why similar: Investigation 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Cinematic 12.5%, Mystery 12.2%, Female Protagonist 10.8%
In this hand-drawn RPG, you play as Joe, a young man attending a dinner party with his new girlfriend. What he doesn't know is that every decision he makes, no matter how small, will have its consequence...
Why similar: Noir 22%, Choices Matter 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Cinematic 9.5%, Emotional 8.6%
