- #1 Hornet the Vanguard
97% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Chiptune,Inc.
Windows · Mac
"Reveal all, deceive all." Hornet the Vanguard, a mystery-solving adventure game. Solve mysteries and gather information in the exploration part, and uncover the truth in the deduction part! …The key to the case is always with buddy.
Why similar: Escape Room 29% ★, Visual Novel 10.8%, Hidden Object 9.9%, Point & Click 9.6%, Mystery 9.5%
- #2 Adventure Escape Mysteries
96% matchVery Positive86% of 1,170 reviews2020
Dev: Haiku Games Co
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Play a story-driven room escape game with unique puzzles enjoyed by tens of millions of players. Solve mysteries, puzzle through escape rooms, and find the clue that will crack the case in a critically acclaimed puzzle adventure game!
Why similar: Escape Room 32.3% ★, Detective 12.7%, Point & Click 11.6%, Mystery 8.2%, Puzzle 6.1%
- #3 Secrets of Blackrock Manor - Escape Room
96% matchVery Positive80% of 235 reviews2025
Dev: Biri Biri
Windows
Find the hidden fortune of Blackrock Manor. Discover the truth about the family deaths. In this mysterious Escape room, you will have to solve puzzles to find the hidden vault with the treasure. But you will find much more...
Why similar: Escape Room 33.6% ★, Hidden Object 14.3%, Point & Click 11.1%, Detective 9.8%, Mystery 8%
- #4 Whispers of the Luminaries Part 1
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: VN Heaven
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the truth behind an idol's disappearance, weeks before her debut. Whispers of the Luminaries is a narrative-driven game that blends a classic detective story with the dark side of the idol entertainment industry.
Why similar: Detective 12.9%, Text-Based 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Crime 8.8%, Mystery 8.5%
- #5 Detective Kobayashi - A Visual Novel
94% matchPositive87% of 31 reviews2019
Dev: GenuinePub: Giiku Games
Windows
Take on the role of Detective Kobayashi, the one and only genius detective who has a reputation for solving any case, however dark or difficult...if he isn't playing games at the office or awkwardly hitting on girls, that is.
Why similar: Detective 16.1%, Crime 12%, Point & Click 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Mystery 10.2%
- #6 Last Case
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Berina MPub: Scope Games
Windows
Last case is a realistic escape room game based on a real murder case from the 1950s. Become a detective and solve unique puzzles to uncover the truth about the murders. Do you have what it takes to solve the case?
Why similar: Escape Room 30.7% ★, Hidden Object 15.2%, Detective 11.3%, Point & Click 11.2%, Mystery 9.6%
- #7 These Nights Alone
93% matchPositive82% of 39 reviews2020
Dev: ryArt
Windows
Follow Alice during the investigation about her husband
Why similar: Hidden Object 13.4%, Point & Click 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Visual Novel 12%, Mystery 9.8%
- #8 Staffer Retro : A Supernatural Mystery Quest
91% matchVery Positive90% of 1,235 reviews2026
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows · Mac
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 15.5%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Mystery 9.7%, Text-Based 9.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%
- #9 異住 ~first escape~
92% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: HaraPeko部
Windows
A full-fledged escape game is here by HaraPeko Club! When the girl wakes up, she finds herself in a familiar apartment room. However, the door does not open. In order to get out, the girl starts to explore the room.... Make your choice and witness the end of the story with your own eyes.
Why similar: Escape Room 40.2% ★, Mystery 10.4%, Hidden Object 10.2%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Visual Novel 8.1%
- #10 The Real Face of a VTuber
91% matchVery Positive92% of 340 reviews2026
Dev: 莉莉恩工作室Pub: WhisperGames
Windows
A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber agency, doing their best to uncover the identity of both the killer and VTuber's real face.
Why similar: Detective 16.1%, Dialogue Heavy 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Mystery 9.8%, Crime 9.4%
- #11 夜明けの影法師
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Max Neet Games
Windows
雪山ペンションで起こる殺人事件を阻止するため、 聞き込みとパソコンで情報整理するマルチエンドミステリーADV『夜明けの影法師』!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Dialogue Heavy 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Mystery 11.2%, Logic 8.3%
- #12 The Escape Room Chronicles ep1:The Mysterious KumaDonald's
89% matchPositive81% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: INTENSEPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
Discover items and use your wits to solve puzzles in this mystery! Episode 1: Escape from the Mysterious KumaDonald's!
Why similar: Escape Room 42.9% ★, Hidden Object 16%, Investigation 8.7%, Mystery 7.8%, Visual Novel 7.7%
- #13 The Odd Cafe Case Files
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Luma
Windows
Pick up “words” from conversations and combine them with evidence to uncover the truth behind the cases. A former detective turned coffee shop owner takes on a series of baffling cases. As you get closer to the truth, your own “lost memories of the past” begin to unravel—
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.7%, Detective 17.9%, Mystery 13%, Hidden Object 10.7%, Visual Novel 8.7%
- #14 Fragments In Situ: Escape Room
88% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: EIS Games
Windows
Fragments In Situ is a psychological escape room experience about coercion, fractured perception, and the fragile boundary between interpretation and reality. Will you complete every puzzle to solve your past?
Why similar: Escape Room 42% ★, Hidden Object 16.8%, Point & Click 11.5%, Detective 8%, Puzzle 6.8%
- #15 The Escape Room Chronicles ep3:The Southern Resort
87% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: INTENSEPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
Discover items and use your wits to solve puzzles in this mystery! Episode 3: Escape from The Southern Resort!
Why similar: Escape Room 43.1% ★, Hidden Object 16.1%, Investigation 8.8%, Mystery 7.8%, Visual Novel 7.6%
- #16 Detective Dana
86% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Vice Beast
Windows
Detective Dana is a 2D story-rich game about an Arabic police officer investigating murder cases. Investigate the crime scene, interrogate the witnesses, solve the mysteries and uncover the secrets until you catch the criminal!
Why similar: Detective 15.8%, Hidden Object 14.4%, Point & Click 12.7%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Dialogue Heavy 10.2%
- #17 The Escape Room Chronicles ep4:The 24-Hour TV Station
86% match8 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: INTENSEPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
Discover items and use your wits to solve puzzles in this mystery! Episode 4: Escape from the TV station!
Why similar: Escape Room 43.3% ★, Hidden Object 16.1%, Investigation 8.8%, Mystery 7.8%, Point & Click 7.6%
- #18 The Cold Cases: Remembering Jory
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: JasperMarie
Windows
The Cold Cases: Remembering Jory is a story rich, investigative mystery game where your only tools are your contacts and the people you can find and get to talk to you. Read through old internet archives, pick out what is important, and solve the mystery of the 10 year old cold case.
Why similar: Detective 12.6%, Text-Based 10.4%, Dialogue Heavy 10.1%, Mystery 8.9%, Crime 8.6%
- #19 Unsolved Case: Fatal Clue Collector's Edition
84% matchPositive78% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
Solve a series of tough cases, full of personal drama! In the new game series, you have to unravel some of the hardest mysteries using both logic and your intuition!
Why similar: Hidden Object 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Point & Click 13.7%, Detective 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.7%
- #20 Água Suja (Nobody Dies Here)
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: B&B Studios
Windows
An investigation and courtroom visual novel set in the electoral courts of a small Brazilian city. A first-case lawyer, a doctored campaign flyer, and a document with a date that does not add up. Two routes of around eight hours, six endings and a final act.
Why similar: Detective 17.5%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Mystery 11.1%, Point & Click 9.5%, Crime 8.4%
- #21 The Escape Room Chronicles ep2:The Old School Building
83% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: INTENSEPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
Discover items and use your wits to solve puzzles in this mystery! Episode 2: Escape from The Old School Building!
Why similar: Escape Room 44.2% ★, Hidden Object 15.6%, Investigation 8.5%, Mystery 7.8%, Point & Click 7.6%
- #22 100 Doors - Escape from Prison
82% matchMixed66% of 40 reviews2022
Dev: Peaksel
Windows · Mac
This escape logic puzzle game takes you to Megan, a young journalist, who gets trapped inside an old prison and needs all the help she can get to solve brain-teasing logic puzzles. No one finds the prison pleasant, so put yourself in her shoes and help her open all the doors till she's rescued.
Why similar: Escape Room 38.5% ★, Hidden Object 17.6%, Point & Click 12.4%, Logic 10.2%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
- #23 Junko's Part Time Job !!
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: dokiDebug
Windows
"Your choices have always mattered, please don't forget that." - A creepy-cute otome visual novel where you follow a loyal group of friends' descent into anomalies, magical girls and more! ♡
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Hidden Object 14%, Point & Click 10.5%, Text-Based 10.2%, Visual Novel 9.5%
- #24 Last Night Last Call
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rogueside
Windows · Mac
Can you solve a murder with only your wits, cocktail shaker, and silver tongue? Last Night Last Call is a narrative detective game where you mix cocktails, interrogate suspects, gather clues, and shape relationships to solve five murders. Every customer has something to hide.
Why similar: Detective 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Dialogue Heavy 10.4%, Point & Click 9%, Visual Novel 8.8%
- #25 The Girl Who Wasn't There
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 1564 Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ranko and her friend Astrid must investigate the vanishing of a girl from their school. Learn about the secrets of St. Joachim to find her, but be cautious! A bad step may lead you towards an ugly end...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Detective 15.7%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Text-Based 12.4%, Female Protagonist 9.6%
- #26 Homebound: Escape Room
79% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Hard Shark Games
Windows
In Homebound, you awaken in a locked house filled with cryptic clues and hidden dangers. Every object hides a secret, every sound a warning. Can you uncover the truth and escape before it's too late?
Why similar: Escape Room 43.8% ★, Hidden Object 15.1%, Point & Click 11.3%, Detective 8.5%, Mystery 7.1%
- #27 Palindrome Syndrome: Escape Room
80% matchVery Positive82% of 554 reviews2020
Dev: mc2games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
You wake up in a spaceship with no memories. In this escape room with a sci-fi setting you will have to investigate your past solving different puzzles. Will you be able to discover what happened to you and how did you get there?
Why similar: Escape Room 37.6% ★, Hidden Object 16.6%, Point & Click 13.3%, Mystery 9.2%, Investigation 7.6%
- #28 Paper Perjury
78% matchVery Positive89% of 235 reviews2024
Dev: Paper Cat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 17.5%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Point & Click 9.8%, Mystery 9.4%
- #29 100 Doors Game - Escape from School
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,154 reviews2020
Dev: Peaksel
Windows · Mac
A girl named Mia is locked inside a school. Help her escape by solving puzzles and riddles, as well as finding hidden objects along the way that open the doors of every single room she finds herself trapped in.
Why similar: Escape Room 41.2% ★, Hidden Object 17.7%, Point & Click 13.4%, Logic 9.7%, Female Protagonist 9.3%
- #30 Detective Ridelle
77% matchVery Positive99% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: PuzzLab
Windows
Detective Ridelle is a cozy murder mystery game featuring escape room style puzzles. Find clues, interrogate suspects, solve the mystery - before it's too late.
Why similar: Escape Room 33.5% ★, Detective 15.8%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Mystery 9.7%, Female Protagonist 8.4%
- #31 Tokyo Detectives
78% matchMixed69% of 59 reviews2021
Dev: Rincho Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 19%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Crime 11.5%, Mystery 10.7%, Text-Based 9.7%
- #32 Memary: Memory of the nameless one
76% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: AstralSeal
Windows
The mysterious cat offer help to guide you. The room with puzzle awaits you and when you solve it, you will regain your memory. To reclaim your identity, you choose to follow mysterious cat and solve all puzzle in the rooms of question.
Why similar: Escape Room 33.7% ★, Visual Novel 10.3%, Text-Based 10.3%, Mystery 8%, Logic 7.1%
- #33 The Wishing Stone
77% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2021
Dev: Dream Nyght Studio
Windows · Mac
A visual novel and point-and-click puzzle adventure game with challenging puzzles, a touching story, and multiple endings. In a world that deviates from reality, it's up to you to discover the truth and Ailsa's forgotten memory. Her fate is in your hands!
Why similar: Hidden Object 15%, Point & Click 12.9%, Visual Novel 12%, Text-Based 11.1%, Mystery 10.2%
- #34 Comet Angel
75% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Cross Couloir
Windows · Mac · Linux
Comet Angel is a sci-fi yuri narrative adventure with point and click puzzles. Join teenagers Izzy and Nat on an emotional journey of self-discovery and acceptance as they make humanity's first-ever alien contact.
Why similar: Point & Click 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Text-Based 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Romance 10.1%
- #35 Nine in Flight
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shook Loose
Windows
An absurdist mystery for only the most hard-boiled interim junior detectives.
Why similar: Detective 16%, Escape Room 14.2% ★, Point & Click 11%, Mystery 10%, Visual Novel 10%
- #36 Emma Riley: Dream Detective
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Star Fort Games
Windows
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 18.6%, Mystery 12%, Point & Click 11.3%, Hidden Object 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%
- #37 The Final Rescue: Escape Room
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nexondeck
Windows · Mac
The world is plagued by a deadly virus. You are the last human to survive in what is left of the city, and perhaps even the world. Your only mission is to find a way to reverse the effects of the virus.
Why similar: Escape Room 40.5% ★, Mystery 13.9%, Point & Click 12.9%, Puzzle 10.4%, Detective 10.3%
- #38 Little Locked Rooms
73% matchVery Positive87% of 150 reviews2024
Dev: riolucci
Windows · Linux
Grab your magnifying glass and peek inside a series of tiny dioramas filled with crimes and carefully crafted mysteries! Think outside the box and solve them all in this new brand of detective game!
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Mystery 12%, Text-Based 11.7%, Anime 7.9%
- #39 Cold Case
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: BANJIHAGAMES
Windows · Mac
Enter the burned crime scene and restore 8 cases from the past. The crime scene photos and records have been charred black, but as a cold case investigator, your deduction and forensic skills can reveal what happened. Search by keyword, reconstruct the sequence of events, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 19.1%, Text-Based 14.9%, Mystery 14.5%, Point & Click 13.6%, Visual Novel 13%
- #40 Royal Romances: Battle of the Woods Collector's Edition
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2022
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
It's time to make your choice! Experience a new fantasy world, full of adventure and romance! Go through the first four episodes of the story and wait for more games!
Why similar: Hidden Object 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Point & Click 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Detective 12.4%
- #41 The House of Da Vinci 3
72% matchVery Positive89% of 1,392 reviews2022
Dev: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The grand finale to The House of Da Vinci trilogy is here! Solve numerous new puzzles and mind benders and explore new mystifying locations of ravishing beauty.
Why similar: Escape Room 27.6% ★, Hidden Object 15.7%, Point & Click 12.2%, Detective 11.9%, Mystery 10.1%
- #42 Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
71% matchVery Positive88% of 4,492 reviews2024
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 35.7 hrsMean: 54.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 19%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Mystery 10.1%, Crime 9.1%
- #43 Move 78
73% matchVery Positive92% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: Michael Josephs
Windows
Uncover the mystery behind each of the group's hidden motives and lost memories. What brings them together? What happened to the outside world, and who is The Botfly Killer that haunts their nightmares?
Why similar: Escape Room 36.3% ★, Detective 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Mystery 7.6%
- #44 Mystery of Myths: Whisper of Depth Collector's Edition
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows · Mac
Uncover impossible deaths in a hidden object adventure filled with myth, mystery, and puzzles. Explore eerie locations and face a legend rising from the deep!
Why similar: Hidden Object 22%, Detective 16.7%, Point & Click 15.4%, Escape Room 13.1% ★, Puzzle 7.9%
- #45 White Rats
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zlobster
Windows · Mac · Linux
White Rats is a visual novel about survival, memory, and betrayal inside an abandoned science facility. Make your choice, uncover the truth — or become part of the experiment.
Why similar: Escape Room 23.8% ★, Hidden Object 13.9%, Detective 12.3%, Point & Click 10.3%, Visual Novel 9.7%
- #46 Artificial Nexus
71% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Too Many Teeth Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Susan has woken up in a strange, coffin-like device, with no memory of who or where she is. Uncover the answers in this visual novel as you solve puzzles to escape in a stunning sci-fi mystery investigation!
Why similar: Point & Click 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Hidden Object 11%, Dialogue Heavy 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #47 The Hallway - Escape Room
70% matchPositive94% of 36 reviews2023
Dev: uqGames
Windows · Mac
“The Hallway - Escape Room” is a story-based single player puzzle adventure game that will take you on a mind-bending journey to uncover the mysteries of a long-forgotten civilisation and their gods discovered during an expedition. Will you face them?
Why similar: Escape Room 41% ★, Hidden Object 16%, Point & Click 12%, Investigation 8.2%, Mystery 7.8%
- #48 Angelic Agency: Soul Salvation Unit
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YOKUNIKU
Windows
A mystery adventure featuring a public security duo and supernatural cases. Unravel the truth behind the otherworldly "Ghosturbance Cases"!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Mystery 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Point & Click 13.7%, Detective 13.2%
- #49 L'Agence - The Hearts of Paris
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 1888 Studio
Windows
Paris, 1888. In this detective visual novel inspired by Ace Attorney and Golden Idol, play as a matchmaker-detective striving to keep her marriage agency open. Meet colourful characters, uncover their secrets, and spread love throughout the city!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 14.5%, Detective 12.9%, Point & Click 11.9%, Visual Novel 11%, Mystery 9.9%
- #50 Pineapple Legend
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: zebra3dPub: Sukuratchi
Windows
Find the Golden Pineapple and the crimes against the Mayans. In Pineapple Legend, solve investigations with amusing and humorous situations. Explore the city of Takitani: investigate, solve puzzles, collect cards, equip accessories, fish, garden, fight in the arena, and increase your affinity!!!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Detective 13%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Text-Based 9.6%, Crime 9.3%
- #51 The Wonderland Killings
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Themisian
Windows · Mac
The Magic Circle is excited to welcome you to a truly wondrous experience. Relax by bonding with your fellow Guests! Then investigate and argue over their murders! In this Danganronpa-inspired Visual Novel, your mystery-solving skills will truly be put to the test. Please, enjoy your stay.
Why similar: Detective 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Dialogue Heavy 9.8%, Point & Click 9.1%, Romance 8.7%
- #52 Recovery Phrase
69% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: WeDidIt
Windows
Uncover hidden words, piece together clues, and think beyond the game screen to unravel mysteries. Every challenge pushes the boundaries of your creativity, demanding you to use both in-game elements and real-world insights. Each step brings you closer to decoding the Recovery Phrase.
Why similar: Escape Room 26% ★, Detective 16.5%, Hidden Object 15.2%, Text-Based 12.3%, Mystery 10.8%
- #53 Mind Echoes: Remnants of the Past Collector's Edition
68% matchMixed40% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows
Uncover hidden secrets in a haunted medieval park! Solve puzzles, find clues, and escape a ghostly knight in this thrilling hidden object adventure.
Why similar: Hidden Object 19.1%, Detective 16.7%, Point & Click 14.5%, Escape Room 12.5% ★, Crime 8.5%
- #54 Missing Hearts: Сrimson Cruise Collector's Edition
67% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Do Games Limited
Windows · Mac
Uncover secrets aboard a cursed cruise! Solve hidden object puzzles, face vampires, and decide the fate of every soul on Fortune’s Dream!
Why similar: Escape Room 25.6% ★, Hidden Object 14.2%, Detective 12.6%, Point & Click 10.7%, Crime 8.9%
- #55 The Detective's Apprentice
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: darqwerful
Windows
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 23.2%, Point & Click 12.9%, Mystery 12.8%, Investigation 10.2%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #56 Friendly Facade
67% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2023
Dev: Emergence
Windows
In this visual novel, Maggie Crane and 15 others are invited to partake in the Isolated Society Study, where they must forge a peaceful society while attempting to outsmart each other in complex challenges. Just as the study is about to conclude, the Golding Foundation introduces a sinister twist.
Why similar: Detective 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Mystery 13.5%, Female Protagonist 10.4%
- #57 Deja Vu Collector's Edition
68% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: AlikArt
Windows · Mac · Linux
Young American seeking his girlfriend who has gone missing in a backwater Russian city where it seems nothing much has changed since Soviet times
Why similar: Hidden Object 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Point & Click 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Detective 11.1%
- #58 Fateful End: True Case Files
68% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: GenuinePub: Giiku Games
Windows
Solve your own murder in this thrilling true crime adventure game. You've come face-to-face with your fate and someone close to you is going to kill you...unless you find out who it is before the time runs out!
Why similar: Detective 15.1%, Point & Click 13.8%, Mystery 10.9%, Crime 10.6%, Text-Based 10.6%
- #59 No Case Should Remain Unsolved
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,733 reviews2024
Dev: Somi
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.
Why similar: Point & Click 12.8%, Text-Based 12.3%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Detective 12%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
- #60 Escape Yourself
67% matchMostly Positive70% of 27 reviews2022
Dev: ElbenCraft
Windows
You will take on the role of Danny Bent, a boy who wakes up in a train car. Without memories and without knowing why he is there, he soon realizes that something strange is going on. Can you solve all the puzzles? Of discovering the truth? Will you be able to escape?
Why similar: Escape Room 37.2% ★, Hidden Object 15.4%, Point & Click 12.9%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Puzzle 6.5%