60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Mystery, Investigation, Story Rich.
Take the night shift as a judge in Meridian. Examine evidence, manage pressure, issue reasoned rulings, and create precedents that reshape the cases—and consequences—still to come.
Judge SIM
Step into the role of a judge and decide the fate of every case. Listen to witnesses, examine evidence, uncover contradictions, and deliver verdicts that will change lives. Every decision matters in this tense courtroom simulation full of twists.
Accident Investigator Simulator: Black Box
Step into the role of a federal investigator and uncover the truth behind every disaster. Recover black boxes, cross-reference evidence, expose contradictions, and name the real cause before an innocent takes the fall. Every conclusion matters in this tense investigation sim full of twists.
Step into the role of a judge and decide the fate of every case. Listen to witnesses, examine evidence, uncover contradictions, and deliver verdicts that will change lives. Every decision matters in this tense courtroom simulation full of twists.
Why similar: Investigation 16.8%, Detective 16.7%, Mystery 9.3%, Interactive Fiction 7.9%, Noir 5.9%
Step into the role of a federal investigator and uncover the truth behind every disaster. Recover black boxes, cross-reference evidence, expose contradictions, and name the real cause before an innocent takes the fall. Every conclusion matters in this tense investigation sim full of twists.
Why similar: Investigation 19.9%, Detective 19.6%, Mystery 11%, Noir 7.8%, Visual Novel 6.9%
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: Investigation 20.1%, Detective 19.7%, Mystery 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Visual Novel 8.4%
a weird console message appears on your screen should you check it out or shut down the pc the choices are yours but be careful your choices will shift everything
Why similar: Strategy 13.8%, Investigation 13.5%, Detective 13.4%, Simulation 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%
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 24.1%, Investigation 17.3%, Mystery 15.8%, Text-Based 9.5%, Visual Novel 8.9%
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Investigation 21.6%, Mystery 9.6%, Noir 9.2%, Choices Matter 7.9%
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: Investigation 20.7%, Detective 17%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Immersive Sim 8.7%, Text-Based 8%
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: Investigation 33.6%, Detective 28.2%, Mystery 20.8%, Cinematic 7.8%, Puzzle 5%
Takemaru Abiko, creator of “Banshee's Last Cry,” the landmark mystery game that sold over 1 million copies, will release A brand-new game based on “Armchair Detective”. Search through in-game apps and Rescue YOUR sister, Hikari Takizawa, who has suddenly gone missing in Nagano Prefecture.
Why similar: Detective 26.8%, Investigation 26.6%, Mystery 17.2%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Cinematic 8.8%
No criminal has ever been a match for you, and everybody is looking forward to a description of your brilliant deductions. There is just one small problem. One tiny detail that makes it different this time. A mere trifle, really. This time you have no idea who did it.
Why similar: Investigation 20.1%, Detective 19%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Text-Based 10.5%, Mystery 8.6%
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: Investigation 30.4%, Detective 30%, Mystery 14.6%, Noir 9.1%, Visual Novel 5.2%
On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook is a pixel-art, dialogue-driven mystery game. You’re an AI in a taxi, teaming up with a talkative driver on late-night runs to hear bizarre passenger stories, solve cases in secret, and let him play the “great detective.”
Why similar: Detective 26.7%, Investigation 25.4%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Text-Based 9.4%, Mystery 8.5%
Use your psychic powers to read minds and catch an elusive serial killer!
Why similar: Investigation 16.4%, Detective 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Noir 10.7%
Step into a small town in 90s fictional China as a grieving detective. In a place plagued by twisted homicides, the truth hides in the lies. Interrogate unpredictable witnesses, expose their contradictions, and rebuild a suspect’s face from an imperfect memory. Just like yours.
Why similar: Investigation 25.2%, Detective 25.1%, Mystery 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Visual Novel 7.2%
An 80s-style pixel art detective simulator where you interrogate suspects using natural language. Characters respond dynamically as you uncover clues and solve the crime.
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Investigation 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Text-Based 8.7%, Mystery 8.6%
A hard sci-fi murder mystery in space. Scour the bowels of the Ark ship for tactile clues, uncover hidden connections, and unlock the secrets of the sleeping passengers.
Why similar: Investigation 25.2%, Mystery 19.4%, Detective 17.5%, Simulation 15.6%, Strategy 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 26.2%, Investigation 24.4%, Mystery 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%, Noir 6.4%
《迷渡桥》是一款水墨风格的国风悬疑推理游戏，你将扮演牵涉谋逆的罪臣后人宁不移，背负着家族十年的冤屈，在弥留之际踏上迷渡桥，换一个查明真相的机会。调查一桩桩离奇命案，窥见朝堂内的暗流涌动。当迷雾散尽，揭开深埋于王朝的骇人秘密......
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Investigation 14.5%, Mystery 14%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Visual Novel 8.9%
Something has been taken. Enter a new Grid and forge alliances via visual novel gameplay, uncovering truths through Identity Disc puzzles. Make critical decisions and plot your own course in a world without a creator.
Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Mystery 13.1%, Investigation 12.6%, Visual Novel 10%, Noir 9.7%
A mystery game where you investigate a murder by searching the crime scene and interrogating AI-powered NPCs with unique personas.
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Investigation 19.9%, Mystery 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Simulation 8.2%
A text-driven noir murder mystery where you literally read the room. Search for clues in the text, photograph evidence, and interrogate suspects to solve the murder of fashion icon Margot Voss.
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Investigation 26.6%, Mystery 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Noir 9.4%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Investigation 24.8%, Detective 23.5%, Noir 13.1%, Mystery 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%
Detective agency management × superpowered mystery. Former operative Lin Mo rebuilds the Ash Detective Agency in Collins City. Investigate crime scenes, use “Echoes” to recover memory fragments, rebut lies with evidence, dispatch partners for intel, and uncover conspiracy behind your mentor’s death.
Why similar: Detective 29%, Investigation 26.6%, Mystery 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Noir 4.2%
Step into the shoes of a detective in the first realistic VR investigation game! Explore 1980s New Orleans and solve a captivating murder mystery. Interrogate suspects, each with their own motives, and use your deduction skills to reconstruct the events and reach a conclusive resolution.
Why similar: Investigation 22.5%, Detective 20.8%, Mystery 9%, Simulation 8.4%, Cinematic 7.8%
You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...
Why similar: Investigation 21.1%, Detective 19.5%, Mystery 11.1%, Visual Novel 8.2%, Simulation 7.8%
Rumor Reporter is a Golden Age whodunit mystery. Play as senior reporter Veronica Chase as you explore Greyhaven Island in the Celtic Sea, 1920s. Choose where to investigate, who to question, and what to publish. Your report shapes public opinion, drives arrests, and changes the island’s future.
Why similar: Investigation 25.1%, Detective 25%, Mystery 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%, Choices Matter 7.3%
The night before the wedding, the altar burns down and the wedding planner is injured. The family blames a curse, but she suspects foul play. Play as a college student who goes undercover as her replacement. Can you solve the mystery before the wedding?
Why similar: Investigation 28.9%, Mystery 18.5%, Detective 18.4%, Simulation 8.5%, Puzzle 6.1%
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: Investigation 22.2%, Detective 19.6%, Mystery 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Text-Based 8.8%
A deceptively cozy narrative game about an alchemist that immigrates to a new country and opens an apothecary. Get to know your weird and wonderful community, brew the potions your customers need, and use your words to stir up a country on the brink of change.
Why similar: Investigation 29%, Detective 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Mystery 10%, Choices Matter 8.2%
Ironic point & click adventure where a once brilliant detective quits his trade and lands a job in IT to make a living. But even in the seemingly mundane world of office life, there are secrets to be uncovered. Navigate through puzzles, quirky colleagues, and intrigues to crack corporate mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Investigation 23.9%, Mystery 11.5%, Text-Based 8.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%
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: Investigation 23.1%, Detective 18.8%, Mystery 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Text-Based 7.9%
Olivia Harrow was found dead in her Harborview Tower apartment. The police ruled it an accident. A slip, a fall, a tragic head injury. Case closed. But not everyone is convinced... You've been hired as a private investigator to find out the truth. Can you crack the case?
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Investigation 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Mystery 10%, Visual Novel 9.3%
「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 37.4%, Investigation 33%, Mystery 16.3%, Puzzle 7.1%, Adventure 5.2%
Six witnesses, six suspects, and thousands of discoverable lines of dialog. You're the fantasy detective on the case of a stolen magical artifact, and in order to determine the truth you'll have to cross examine, interrogate, and reference all your resources to catch the thief before time runs out.
Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Investigation 25.6%, Mystery 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Visual Novel 6.7%
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: Investigation 32.1%, Detective 31.5%, Mystery 16.2%, Visual Novel 8.9%, Puzzle 4.4%
You make every interaction with her feel like coincidence. You know her far more than she could ever imagine. But you don't seem to realize, a butterfliy don't usually fly into the net on their own.
Why similar: Investigation 18.8%, Detective 15.1%, Mystery 14%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Visual Novel 11.1%
Kamilia is a story-driven, choices-matter detective mystery. Follow a talented painter who finds himself wrapped up in an unsolved case, as he tries to unveil a hidden truth that has been buried for years.
Why similar: Investigation 19.7%, Detective 18.8%, Mystery 15.1%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%
This is an AVG game that involves reasoning and decryption. He Zhou has 7 different personalities, which alternate seven days a week. Players will play as a detective and deduce the truth behind the horrifying cases surrounding He Zhou through the diary he left behind.
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Investigation 16.8%, Mystery 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Visual Novel 9.5%
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Detective 32.7%, Mystery 15.9%, Investigation 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
A procedural mystery game where you play as a detective racing against time to solve a murder case. As toxic gas slowly shrinks the map, find hidden clues and freely interrogate suspects with open-ended questioning. Manage your investigation under increasing pressure in a challenge against time.
Why similar: Investigation 24.8%, Detective 16.1%, Mystery 14%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Choices Matter 7.5%
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 27.3%, Mystery 21%, Investigation 16.9%, Strategy 11.8%, Choices Matter 8.7%
[Telltale - Casino Murder] is a full-voice indie mystery game with the youngest lawyer, Kang Ho-yeon, who reveals the truth of the casino murder case and achieves innocence at trial.
Why similar: Investigation 26%, Detective 25.6%, Mystery 19.8%, Text-Based 7.7%, Adventure 6.3%
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: Investigation 25.1%, Detective 23.5%, Mystery 14.2%, Noir 8.8%, Immersive Sim 6.9%
A noir graphic adventure where your mind is your greatest enemy. Investigate crimes from the slums of Saltmire to the heights of Greyledge. Interrogate suspects and manage your clues in this 1980s cinematic remake. Play the free demo and wishlist now!
Why similar: Investigation 20.3%, Detective 18.9%, Noir 10.9%, Mystery 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
An audio deduction game where you have one task: restore a series of lost podcast episodes.
Why similar: Detective 36.7%, Investigation 34.3%, Mystery 16.9%, Puzzle 5.2%, Adventure 4.5%
Join a serial killer enthusiast group to solve the town's recent murders in this mystery visual novel adventure, featuring point-and-click and text-based investigation and a detailed story.
Why similar: Investigation 23.1%, Detective 17.1%, Mystery 14%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Visual Novel 11.1%
A narrative game set in 1943 Belém, legends are vanishing, and the river’s secrets need a detective. Pink, if you will. As a shapeshifting river dolphin detective that turns into human (almost), uncover a noir mystery where folklore, memory, and conspiracy flow beneath the city.
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Investigation 26.1%, Mystery 14.8%, Noir 13.3%, Choices Matter 4.7%
For every action, there is a reaction... For every choice, a result... Dive deep into your subconscious as you wander the halls of The Testing Chamber & join hundreds of thousands of other players in one of the biggest & most successful social experiments ever performed.
Why similar: Investigation 25.1%, Detective 22%, Mystery 13.2%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Simulation 9.2%
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: Investigation 25.6%, Detective 24.4%, Mystery 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Cinematic 10.2%
[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: Investigation 29.5%, Detective 29.1%, Mystery 15.1%, Visual Novel 9.2%, Choices Matter 6.9%
Every story ever written has an alternate world that coexists with ours. When a large number of parallel universes are suddenly destroyed, Billie Beetleneck sets off on his hardest case yet in this interactive visual novel.
Why similar: Investigation 25.9%, Detective 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Mystery 12.3%, Visual Novel 10%
A short, choose your own adventure detective experience, where your choices matter.
Why similar: Investigation 23.2%, Detective 22.4%, Mystery 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Simulation 7.1%
In this detective horror visual novel, investigate a seabound anomaly. Explore areas of interest, uncover clues, and piece together evidence before time runs out — and before this mission becomes your last. Choose a side; don't look back.
Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Investigation 24.7%, Mystery 14%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Visual Novel 7.8%
Noir gamebook. A magnate vanishes from an office locked from the inside: 4 trails, 780 choices, 11 endings, and no luck to save you. 85% of runs end in death or arrest. You die; the case goes on — the dossier doesn't forget. Originally written in Brazilian Portuguese.
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Investigation 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Noir 12.2%, Mystery 11.7%
In AUREX, a city where every citizen's emotions are controlled, you are SOLDA, a rookie special investigator. Armed with an emotion scanner that reads what suspects try to hide, catch the tremor behind every lie, piece the clues together, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Investigation 25.6%, Mystery 17%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Noir 8.7%
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 28%, Simulation 15.5%, Investigation 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Text-Based 9.1%
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
Why similar: Investigation 31.8%, Detective 23.6%, Mystery 14.5%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Text-Based 8%
Explore a wikipedia-like database and solve a small town mystery in Eastern Europe. Step into the shoes of a journalist in the 90s as you sprawl through articles and uncover the secrets that have been laid in front of you.
Why similar: Investigation 27%, Detective 26.5%, Mystery 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Text-Based 7.1%
A suspense visual novel replete with life-or-death situations, puzzles and six different endings. Make your own decisions, solve riddles and reach the truth about the disappearance of the world's leading geneticist - and your best friend.
Why similar: Investigation 22.3%, Detective 21%, Noir 9.3%, Simulation 8.6%, Visual Novel 8.5%
Anime courtroom murder mystery, set in the corporate world. Cross-examine executives, collect evidence, and correct misstatements one contradiction at a time.
Why similar: Investigation 29.4%, Detective 28.2%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Strategy 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
