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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 36.1%, Investigation 24.9%, Mystery 12.8%, Point & Click 11.2%, Puzzle 6.1%

A mystery adventure game featuring a camera-headed detective and a superpowered girl teaming up to solve crimes. Play as the detective to gather and combine clues, reveal the hidden truth, and tear down fabricated lies.

Why similar: Detective 35%, Investigation 25.5%, Mystery 13.4%, Point & Click 12.6%, Puzzle 5.1%

A genealogy deduction game set in Republican-era China. Play as a lawyer, search newspapers, case files, letters, and old photos, and follow clues to identify people and uncover family ties. Reconstruct the Chen family tree and uncover the secrets behind your commission.

Why similar: Detective 36.6%, Investigation 25.3%, Mystery 12%, Point & Click 8.2%, Puzzle 6.7%

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 36.7%, Investigation 19.7%, Mystery 14.7%, Point & Click 11.8%, Puzzle 7.8%

Follow detective Carol Reed in this colorful mystery, made with real-life photographs. The game features a classic adventure game interface, plenty of puzzles, and a series of minigames as an integrated part of the story.

Why similar: Detective 33.2%, Investigation 22.3%, Point & Click 16.7%, Mystery 13.4%, Adventure 8.2%

「ギルド探求団へようこそ！」創立から1000日を迎えたギルドの、パーティ情報を復旧させる『推理パズルゲーム』です。過去1000日を振り返りながら、78人の冒険者が、20隊あるパーティのどこに所属していたのかを特定し、どのような結末を迎えたのかを推理で暴きましょう！それでは──良い旅を！

Why similar: Detective 43.1%, Investigation 27.2%, Mystery 13.6%, Puzzle 8.6%, Adventure 5.8%

Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.

Why similar: Detective 46.1%, Investigation 19%, Mystery 12.7%, Point & Click 6.6%, Adventure 5.2%

A gripping detective noir mystery that blends investigation and deduction with a rich, character-driven story. The Murder of Ava Monroe is cozy, twisty, and oozing with atmosphere.

Why similar: Detective 37.1%, Investigation 26.9%, Mystery 13.4%, Point & Click 8.2%, Story Rich 5.3%

Solve a variety of perplexing cases in the sleuthing shoes of Detective Hindsight - who gets help from Phoebe: a young orphaned girl with dreams of being a storyteller and powers to look into the past. Uncover the truth with her sketches done in crayon. The catch? She can't draw very well.

Why similar: Detective 38.1%, Investigation 23.1%, Mystery 14.6%, Point & Click 8.9%, Puzzle 7.1%

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

Why similar: Detective 47.1%, Point & Click 14.7%, Mystery 11.6%, Investigation 8.9%, Adventure 7.9%

A point-and-click deduction game where you unravel complex events. Explore frozen moments in time, analyze the scene, and fill in the blanks. Piece together the who, how, and why behind each curious scenario.

Why similar: Detective 36%, Investigation 30.7%, Mystery 19.6%, Puzzle 6.7%, Adventure 5.7%

Explore historical locations, find and analyse evidence. Unmask the real perpetrator so that justice can be served and the Wrongly Accused can be found innocent. Use problem solving, deduction and critical thinking skills to uncover the truth and maybe even expose a conspiracy in your own time.

Why similar: Detective 33.5%, Investigation 23.3%, Point & Click 12.4%, Mystery 9.8%, Adventure 7.1%

The mask of a legendary thief has been stolen. Follow Detective Time in a point-and-click investigation using her watch to witness key moments and uncover who is behind this new wave of robberies. Observe the past. Investigate the present. Uncover the truth.

Why similar: Detective 31.8%, Investigation 23%, Point & Click 16.5%, Mystery 10.5%, Puzzle 7.7%

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 32.1%, Investigation 24.5%, Mystery 13.3%, Point & Click 10.8%, Puzzle 5.9%

A college radio DJ has vanished, but the school says she withdrew. Search forum posts and confidential records to uncover the people behind anonymous handles. Piece together what happened to Starlingdive in a deduction mystery spanning three connected cases, from college radio to the music industry.

Why similar: Detective 36.7%, Investigation 20.7%, Mystery 13.2%, Point & Click 13%, Puzzle 7.3%

A point-and-click adventure with innovative detective mechanics. Help Ollie, a fledgling reporter on his first day at the Signal & Echo newspaper, to solve the mystery behind a schoolgirl's disappearance. Developed by an ex-journalist.

Why similar: Detective 31.9%, Investigation 24.3%, Point & Click 15.1%, Mystery 12%, Puzzle 6.7%

Explore the mist-shrouded town of Rose Harbor in an atmospheric point-and-click puzzle adventure. Collect and use unusual items, unravel riddles, solve handcrafted puzzles, and follow the tangled clues behind a celebrated rose gardener’s mysterious disappearance.

Why similar: Investigation 23.3%, Detective 23.3%, Point & Click 19.2%, Mystery 15%, Puzzle 8.3%

Pick up your magnifying glass as writer-turned-detective Penelope Pendrick in this first-person point and click mystery adventure! Three people have suddenly vanished from the sleepy town of Carlisle. Follow the clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles to end this case - before it ends you.

Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Mystery 19.5%, Point & Click 18.5%, Investigation 16.1%, Adventure 7%

[DEMO available now!] Erased memories, scattered clues. What will you uncover, and what will you leave buried?As an amnesiac detective, investigate crime scenes with limited focus. You can't analyze everything. Strategically choose your leads to shape the case and reclaim your lost past.

Why similar: Detective 34.6%, Investigation 25.1%, Mystery 13.3%, Point & Click 13.3%, Puzzle 5.1%

A gripping point-and-click adventure – inspired by the real treasure hunt on Oak Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. Unravel a web of murder, myth, and forgotten history. Some secrets are better left buried.

Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Investigation 24.1%, Point & Click 15.8%, Mystery 14.2%, Puzzle 7.2%

一款以清末民初的上海为时代背景的社会派推理游戏。你在一台历史悬案核查终端前接手这项任务：为墙中无名遗骸重建家族谱系。翻阅泛黄的婚书、讣告与老照片，看清旧秩序崩塌之际每个人的选择与挣扎。

Why similar: Detective 37.3%, Investigation 24.3%, Mystery 12.5%, Point & Click 8.7%, Puzzle 7.5%

Investigate a series of murders at an abandoned school, examine evidence, connect clues, and reconstruct each crime. In this 2D psychological mystery adventure, every answer points to the dating sim heroine you trusted most—but is she truly the killer?

Why similar: Detective 33.6%, Investigation 24.8%, Mystery 16.4%, Point & Click 8.5%, Puzzle 6.7%

Gather information on social media in-game to take down every last boss in this deduction-based puzzle adventure game inspired by Return of the Obra Dinn. It's release day for the latest entry in a legendary action game series, and you need to beat it. Fun is secondary, victory is all.

Why similar: Detective 37.4%, Investigation 23.6%, Point & Click 9.6%, Mystery 8%, Puzzle 7.2%

A mystery detective game where you investigate a disappearance, search for clues, solve puzzles, question suspects, and uncover the truth before time runs out.

Why similar: Detective 39.5%, Investigation 28.7%, Mystery 14.6%, Puzzle 10.2%, Adventure 6.3%

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 34.5%, Investigation 25.1%, Mystery 13%, Point & Click 12.8%, Puzzle 6.7%

A point & click mystery adventure game set in 1920s Southeast England. Assume the role of Dr. Doyle, gather clues, interrogate witnesses, make assumptions, reach conclusions, decide the guilty party and solve the mystery of the cloche hat.

Why similar: Detective 35.9%, Point & Click 19.5%, Mystery 17%, Adventure 9.7%, Puzzle 8.1%

Something strange happened in the old manor, but the Pond's premier puzzle-solver is here to uncover the truth. In this ribbiting and cozy mystery, explore the grounds, journey into the past, and unearth the secrets buried at Marsh Manor.

Why similar: Detective 42.1%, Investigation 30.1%, Mystery 15%, Puzzle 10.4%, Indie 1.3%

Step into a gripping medieval political thriller where intrigue, betrayal, and power struggles shape your fate. As a ghostly detective, you’ll uncover conspiracies, navigate a web of deception and unravel a larger mystery tied to your own demise

Why similar: Detective 39.9%, Investigation 19.1%, Mystery 13.6%, Point & Click 12.9%, Puzzle 8.1%

Investigate crime scenes, interrogate witnesses and organize your evidence to catch the culprit. Solve multiple different cases in varying areas and talk to many unique and fun characters. Can you solve it? Come and see.

Why similar: Detective 39.5%, Investigation 28.5%, Mystery 11.6%, Point & Click 9.8%, Puzzle 7.5%

Can you uncover the truth behind your uncle’s dangerous past?

Why similar: Detective 33%, Investigation 21.2%, Point & Click 16%, Mystery 10.8%, Adventure 9.6%

Dive into a decade of secrets, mysterious characters and their inexplicable deaths - in the shadow of the darkest time in human history. Investigate crimes, decode documents, collect clues and solve riddles - one word at a time. The deeper you read, the less any of it seems to be an accident.

Why similar: Detective 34.5%, Investigation 23.4%, Point & Click 14.1%, Mystery 10.2%, Puzzle 6.4%

This new Sherlock Holmes game sends us to 19th Century London where Arséne Lupin, a young French burglar with an impressive track record, has just challenged Scotland Yard and the most famous of detectives - Sherlock Holmes.

Why similar: Detective 43.7%, Point & Click 15.4%, Investigation 12.4%, Adventure 12.1%, Mystery 10.9%

In an investigation where the thieves are not necessarily the ones you think they are, follow the clues, question the suspects, and get to the truth by avoiding false leads. But beware, some people are not ready to give up so easily.

Why similar: Detective 37.2%, Investigation 33.2%, Point & Click 15.5%, Mystery 7%, Adventure 5.9%

Who Did It? Is a detective puzzle-game. Your job is to read the given case files to find out who the murderer is! Do you have what it takes to master all cases and close them all for good?

Why similar: Detective 35%, Investigation 22.1%, Mystery 14.6%, Point & Click 13.8%, Puzzle 7.4%

A short Golden Idol-like deduction game about a young girl who is catapulted from her suburban life into the mysterious world of the ancient Maya. Investigate a series of moments frozen in time. Examine clues and solve puzzles to uncover a story full of twists and turns.

Why similar: Detective 33.3%, Investigation 24.9%, Mystery 14%, Point & Click 11.3%, Puzzle 6.4%

A true crime detective game where you map suspects, reconstruct timelines, and use deduction to find the truth everyone missed.

Why similar: Detective 30.6%, Investigation 27.9%, Mystery 14%, Point & Click 13%, Puzzle 4.9%

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 38.9%, Investigation 28.8%, Mystery 13.6%, Adventure 6.3%, Puzzle 6.2%

This is an original orthodox detective mystery game. The player suddenly takes possession of Roran, who hopes to report to the academy. You must investigate and deduce the truth behind a series of bizarre incidents that obstruct his journey, helping him successfully reach the academy.

Why similar: Detective 37.7%, Investigation 22.9%, Mystery 13.6%, Point & Click 9.5%, Puzzle 7.5%

A 1998-set deduction game. Trawl a period internet for documents, photographs, and dead ends, then correct the official record: who really wrote, played, drew, or built it. An anthology of credit fraud, set straight one careful search at a time.

Why similar: Detective 32.3%, Investigation 24%, Mystery 12.9%, Point & Click 12.9%, Puzzle 6.5%

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 36.9%, Investigation 22.6%, Mystery 14.3%, Point & Click 12%, Puzzle 7%

A hand-drawn and story-rich deduction mystery set in 1887. Pearl Lundgren is dead and two men have been arrested for her murder, but the full truth remains to be discovered, and only you can piece it together.

Why similar: Detective 33.1%, Investigation 24.2%, Point & Click 15.8%, Puzzle 8.9%, Mystery 6.7%

Explore the scenes, find clues, and sort out people, pets, and belongings in this cozy slice-of-life detective puzzle game. Fans of Duck Detective, Little Problems, and The Case of the Worst Day Ever will enjoy this new deduction game for all ages.

Why similar: Detective 41.1%, Investigation 28.6%, Mystery 9.9%, Point & Click 8%, Puzzle 7.7%

A mysterious invitation promises rare treasures but exposes dark secrets!

Why similar: Detective 28.5%, Investigation 20.8%, Point & Click 16.8%, Mystery 10.6%, Adventure 9.1%

In 1921: a kidnapping, a revolution... Investigate and uncover the truth behind a dark, mysterious story.

Why similar: Detective 37%, Investigation 20.1%, Mystery 14.9%, Puzzle 7.7%, Point & Click 5.9%

Embark on a thrilling point-and-click road adventure across Europe. Travel through mesmerizing locations, solve puzzles and survive chilling threats while following the legendary Amber Road. Will you have the wits to uncover the mystery behind the enigmatic artifact – the Sun stone?

Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Investigation 25%, Point & Click 20.1%, Puzzle 8.8%, Mystery 6.9%

Make your choices. Find your path.

Why similar: Detective 28.6%, Investigation 20.9%, Point & Click 18.1%, Mystery 10.7%, Adventure 9.8%

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 38%, Investigation 24.3%, Mystery 14%, Point & Click 6.5%, Puzzle 5.9%

How Far Would You Go to Escape the Past? Step into a story filled with danger, intrigue, and complicated relationships in Midnight in Salem, the new 3D mystery adventure with detective Nancy Drew. Time is short, and you, as Nancy Drew, must solve the mystery before the clock strikes midnight.

Why similar: Detective 39.8%, Mystery 16.9%, Point & Click 16.2%, Puzzle 7.8%, Adventure 7.2%

Uncover the identity of a mysterious woman with a message from the past!

Why similar: Detective 33.4%, Investigation 19.9%, Point & Click 16.7%, Mystery 11.9%, Adventure 8.5%

The hidden game society is a digital escape room experience. You have been invited to be a member of this mysterious club. You will find yourself alone and trapped in this curious board game-themed room full of atmosphere. Use your wit and deduction skills to find a way out.

Why similar: Detective 40.8%, Investigation 24.8%, Mystery 11.3%, Puzzle 8%, Point & Click 7.8%

WHODUNNIT is a mystery visual novel following a man who must answer a burning question: who the hell did he hook up with last night?

Why similar: Detective 42.4%, Investigation 25.9%, Mystery 13.3%, Point & Click 8.7%, Story Rich 5.6%

A noir detective game played at your desk. Read evidence photos, CCTV footage and records, compare fingerprints and voices, and fill in the suspect matrix yourself before you accuse anyone. Juggle action points, fees and deadlines across eight cases as a criminal organization closes in.

Why similar: Detective 36%, Investigation 25.2%, Mystery 13.1%, Point & Click 12.1%, Puzzle 6.4%

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

Why similar: Detective 39.4%, Investigation 15.5%, Point & Click 15.1%, Adventure 12.6%, Mystery 11.4%

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 35.8%, Investigation 23.9%, Mystery 14%, Point & Click 10.3%, Puzzle 4.9%

Can you think like a killer? In this short murder mystery find details in evidence, interpret criminal behaviors and prove your worth to the FBI as new detective Desmond.

Why similar: Detective 39.1%, Investigation 27.6%, Point & Click 14.9%, Mystery 8.1%, Adventure 4.3%

Spring break at Briarwood College turns lethal when a student is found dead on campus. Journalism major Chandler Chase finds himself caught in a murder investigation he never asked to be part of. Interrogate suspects, solve puzzles, and unravel a conspiracy someone is desperate to keep hidden.

Why similar: Detective 34.1%, Investigation 21%, Point & Click 14.5%, Mystery 11.3%, Puzzle 6.5%

You are the one and only Duck Detective, a depressed and recently divorced duck who must quack the case. Inspect evidence, make de-duck-tions, and solve this no-murder mystery!

Why similar: Detective 35.9%, Investigation 26.6%, Mystery 11.7%, Point & Click 10.8%, Adventure 5%

Tape Detective is a text-based mystery puzzle game. Collect dialogue fragments on cassette tapes and replay them to challenge witness testimonies, uncover the truth behind a mysterious cold case, and track down every suspect.

Why similar: Detective 33.1%, Investigation 24.3%, Point & Click 12.9%, Mystery 11.7%, Puzzle 6.7%

A thrilling blend of adventure, mystery, and history! Play as Nancy Drew to uncover the truth behind the theft of a client's heirloom necklace. Solve challenging puzzles, uncover a sinister web of cyber crime, and sleuth through Prague's mysterious streets entwined with medieval legends and alchemy.

Why similar: Detective 31.6%, Investigation 23.6%, Mystery 14.1%, Point & Click 14.1%, Puzzle 7.2%