Games Like Kid Detective

Step into the shoes of a rookie police officer. Complete missions, solve mysteries, and rise through the ranks, all while using your detective skills to help your neighbor find her missing cat. Explore an open world full of quests, mini-games, and career choices that lead to multiple endings.

Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Open World 9.6%, RPG 9.4%

A bitter RPG where every enemy has their own unique minigame, and where there are two sides to every soul: Main and Invert!

Why similar: Soundtrack 38.9% ★, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Story Rich 9.9%, RPG 8.5%

A crime-solving mystery game from the perspective of the culprit. You know everything they don't, and the only way to make it back home is to Guilt Trip.

Why similar: Detective 29.4%, Multiple Endings 17%, Mystery 11.6%, RPG 10.1%, Story Rich 8.3%

Open world RPG where every quest is small puzzle.

Why similar: Detective 35.6%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Open World 13.6%, RPG 9.7%, Mystery 7.7%

A short, story-driven, detective-mystery game where you are tasked with solving a deceptively simple break-in case. Meet the citizens of Arcadia Springs, find and follow the clues, make the right choices, and you may unlock a dark secret kept under lock and key.

Why similar: Detective 38.2%, Story Rich 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Mystery 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.6%

Why did the chicken cross the road? Only one squirrel can solve a murder most... fowl. Join Detective Cox as he encounters quirky characters, challenging puzzles, countless mini-games, and a town in disrepair where choices matter but morals don't. Will you be leaving... No Stone Unturned?

Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Funny 10.8%, Mystery 9%

I Am The Prosecutor is a non-linear Visual Novel about defending a cute Tomboy named Sophie where you're given just 30 seconds to make the right choice each time. Help make Sophie's case against her abusive mother and give her much needed closure.

Why similar: Detective 33.4%, Multiple Endings 17%, Choices Matter 15%, Story Rich 10.7%, Visual Novel 8.2%

A shocking murder has rocked the Ironwood Inn. Play as one of four detectives, each with unique interrogation styles. Search for clues, question suspects, and uncover secrets in this high-stakes mystery. Can you solve the case before time runs out?

Why similar: Detective 35.6%, Mystery 17.2%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Story Rich 7.6%

一个以好奇心为驱动力，你可以改写结局的解谜游戏

Why similar: Detective 36.4%, Multiple Endings 18.1%, Mystery 17.9%, RPG 11.9%, Story Rich 10.1%

《爱与命的彼端》是一款悬疑推理AVG。游戏中你将扮演男主角路杰，为拯救恋人许琳，开始一段爱与命的离奇冒险。你即将卷入扑朔迷离的连环杀人案件，也会接触到离奇的民间传说，躲藏在暗处的阴影也注视着你，蠢蠢欲动……你必须依靠自己的推理能力找出真凶，拯救恋人。

Why similar: Detective 45.1%, Multiple Endings 22.2%, Mystery 15.1%, Visual Novel 9.2%, RPG 8.4%

Flint's Hints is an escape-room-like puzzle game where you investigate your surroundings to appease your fussy pet cat, Flint. Search for hints to figure out what he wants and how to give it to him, but be careful with what you investigate. Some things are meant to be left alone and forgotten...

Why similar: Detective 25.6%, Mystery 13.1%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Choices Matter 12%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%

Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.

Why similar: Detective 29.2%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Multiple Endings 13%, RPG 11.5%, Story Rich 11.4%

A comedy-mystery visual novel about Captain Fox, Detective Raccoon and the danger of pineapple pizza.

Why similar: Detective 29.1%, Funny 10.2%, Mystery 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Story Rich 8.9%

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: Detective 56%, Mystery 14.6%, RPG 8.6%, Story Rich 8.5%, Puzzle 8.2%

Explore the underground, customize your party, fight clogs and uncover secrets in this turn based RPG about the lives of funny looking plumbers.

Why similar: Soundtrack 29.8% ★, Funny 10.5%, Story Rich 8.6%, RPG 7.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%

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 34.5%, Multiple Endings 12%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Story Rich 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%

Why similar: Choices Matter 21.6%, Multiple Endings 18.6%, RPG 17.6%, Story Rich 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%

Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 14.1%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Story Rich 11.2%, RPG 9.2%

Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.

Why similar: Detective 32%, Choices Matter 24%, RPG 12.2%, Story Rich 11.3%, Mystery 9.8%

Nonestory is an RPG game that tells the entertaining story of one man who decided to prove his case to everyone to the world.

Why similar: RPG 20.9%, Multiple Endings 20.3%, Choices Matter 20.2%, Funny 17.9%, Story Rich 11.3%

Claude, a high school student, pays a visit to his classmate Emma. He stumbles upon a strange knife in the attic, and both are thrown into an otherworldly realm, haunted by ghosts. Now they must find a way to restore the house to its original form, and seal back the rampaging ghosts.

Why similar: Choices Matter 24.3%, Multiple Endings 23.4%, RPG 15.6%, Story Rich 13.3%, Puzzle 7.9%

Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 14.4%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Story Rich 10.4%, Mystery 9.5%

Go ahead and take on this psychological point and click puzzle adventure. Uncover the truth behind Jim’s shady past, his current mental illness and his peerless journey to vanquish a madman!

Why similar: Detective 25%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Mystery 9.5%, Story Rich 9%, Funny 8.9%

Play as Bow, a teen who moves to High School Hills—where dreams and nightmares merge with reality. After your mother mysteriously vanishes, you're caught in a quest that spans two worlds. Encounter real-time combat, puzzles, and a choice-driven story in this top-down, pixel-art adventure.

Why similar: Soundtrack 42.9% ★, Choices Matter 17.2%, Story Rich 12.9%, RPG 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%

Death Inn Ⅱ- The Immortal Is Coming is a horror puzzle. The film crew is in a castle to finish, What is the mystery behind the mysterious death of a leading actress in a castle? Was it a homicide or was there more to it? It's a foggy castle, but none of the truth is buried forever.

Why similar: Detective 33.6%, RPG 16.7%, Mystery 15.5%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Visual Novel 10.5%

You will explore a mysterious world with the little fairy, Sir Leonardo. An adventure awaits where you'll meet companions, fight wicked enemies, and uncover the secrets of a world in crisis. The end of the story is in your hands.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 17.5%, Choices Matter 17.3%, Top-Down 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Mystery 10.6%

Set in school life, “Who is the Criminal” is a text-based adventure game featuring comedian and inference elements. With inquiring suspects and debating with “evildoers”, he gathers pieces of puzzles and reveals what truly happens in every incident.

Why similar: Detective 31.1%, Memes 12.8%, Mystery 11.8%, Funny 10%, Story Rich 9.6%

Apopia: Sugar Coated Tale is a comedic adventure with dark mysteries. Help young girl Mai to find her way home. Progress by solving puzzles and outsmarting enemies in minigames. Make friends and foes with talking animals. Unravel the mystery of Mai’s identity from her dark and blurry memories.

Why similar: Soundtrack 42.4% ★, Mystery 13.5%, Funny 13.4%, Story Rich 11.4%, Puzzle 6.1%

Explore a misty 90's small town where every choice you make unravels a dark, haunting mystery. Investigate clues, manage tense relationships, and face the consequences of your actions in this psychological horror visual novel that may leave you questioning your own sanity.

Why similar: Soundtrack 30.7% ★, Detective 22.8%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Choices Matter 8.2%, Mystery 7.1%

FALLSAGA! The journey of Marcel in search of a legendary waterfall!

Why similar: Multiple Endings 23.2%, Choices Matter 19.7%, Story Rich 15.2%, RPG 14.3%, Funny 8.1%

This is a murder mystery visual novel where you take the role of the detective. Search for clues, make discoveries, and talk to other characters to find out what is truly going on on the Murder Express.

Why similar: Detective 47.1%, Mystery 15.3%, Story Rich 10.9%, Visual Novel 9%, Funny 7.1%

Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game. It involves searching crime scenes for evidence, combining clues and questioning suspects. Puzzles can have multiple solutions as you guide the protagonist - Detective Will Stanhope - through the story.

Why similar: Detective 34.8%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Multiple Endings 16.5%, Story Rich 8.7%, Mystery 7.7%

A story about friendship, the internet, and creation that plays with your heartstrings.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 15.9%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Funny 11.6%, Story Rich 9.9%, Top-Down 9.3%

A detective who accidentally unsealed the monsters must find the man-eating monster before the deadline. Humans are afraid of monsters, but they were also made by themselves.

Why similar: Detective 34.9%, Multiple Endings 16.3%, Mystery 14.2%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Story Rich 9.3%

Dive into "Homewords," a captivating, story-driven RPG without any combat. Explore Orbtüse with Zoë, a rude child, as you skillfully interrupt and guide her through conversations. Use the power of words to overcome conflicts, unravel mysteries, and help Zoë learn the art of empathy.

Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Funny 13%, Memes 12.4%, Story Rich 11.1%, Choices Matter 10.2%

Ghostlight Melancholia is a retro horror first person mystery solving game, where you find out what connects the four ghostlights, the evil that is after them and the secrets behind it all.

Why similar: Soundtrack 26.8% ★, Detective 26.7%, Mystery 13.2%, Story Rich 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%

Point of Collapse is a story-driven RPG set in an alternate Russian Empire. You will take on the role of a false detective, caught in the heart of madness and intrigue in the deep Russian countryside. Choices will be made at every turn, and don't expect easy answers.

Why similar: Detective 31.1%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Top-Down 11.4%, RPG 11.3%

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: Detective 33.5%, Mystery 15%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Story Rich 6.1%

The year is 840. Use your detective skills to weed out and banish the succubi terrorizing the citizens of Damaros and uncover the truth behind the recent spike in succubus victims, or become a corrupt tyrant who abuses his power, or even side with the succubi to terrorize the city.

Why similar: Detective 29.1%, Choices Matter 19.9%, Multiple Endings 18.1%, Mystery 15.2%, Story Rich 7.6%

A top-down detective adventure with point-and-click mechanics, inspired by classic Game Boy games. Follow Waffles in his first days as an inspector who wants to prove to everyone that he is more than just a rookie. But beware… Your future worst enemy is hiding in the shadows.

Why similar: Detective 31.7%, Funny 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Top-Down 11.1%, Mystery 10.9%

UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 18.5%, Choices Matter 17.6%, Funny 12.9%, Story Rich 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%

Elena and 7 familiar faces are trapped in a room, and the only way out is to choose one person to die. Navigate social relationships and gain trust to steer the spotlight away from you, or else they just might decide you should be the one on the chopping block.

Why similar: Choices Matter 22.7%, Detective 19.8%, Multiple Endings 18.9%, Mystery 17.2%, Visual Novel 8.8%

Escape a time loop as an overworked office employee by solving cryptic puzzles with alternate reality game elements.

Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Top-Down 9.4%, Story Rich 7.7%

In a creaky old tavern, in a forgotten corner of the video-game universe, a storm is raging. An anonymous caller suggests that there is a murder plot. Six video game protagonists are the only plausible suspects...

Why similar: Mystery 17.4%, Story Rich 14.9%, Funny 10.7%, Memes 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.9%

This is an RPG adventure game that combines puzzle solving and role-playing elements. Players will take on the role of a high school student who, in addition to his busy academic schedule, explores a mysterious world hidden in his computer.

Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Choices Matter 15%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Story Rich 10.4%, RPG 10.3%

It's a story of deception and redemption. You receive a mysterious invitation to a seven days doomsday journey. An expectant interstellar journey has become a doomsday route to the end. There is only one word difference between "victim" and "perpetrator".

Why similar: Detective 33.9%, Multiple Endings 16.6%, Mystery 14.8%, Story Rich 10.8%, RPG 9.6%

The award-winning point-and-click adventure returns in the Director's Cut with an extended story, additional puzzles, and new areas to explore. Witness the rise of an iconic detective as you uncover a dark and sinister truth hiding behind the calm exterior of a small rural town.

Why similar: Detective 29.2%, Soundtrack 17.8% ★, Mystery 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Story Rich 8.3%

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 32.2%, Mystery 16.1%, Story Rich 11.8%, Funny 9.9%, Visual Novel 8.6%

"Internship Detective" is a text adventure game of detective story from the perspective of double female masters. The two heroines Doudou (Intership detective) and Bobo (“big” detective) .

Why similar: Detective 34.1%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Mystery 12.7%, RPG 10.9%, Story Rich 10.8%

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: Detective 31.5%, Multiple Endings 15.8%, Mystery 11.4%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Visual Novel 8.2%

Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.

Why similar: Detective 37.2%, Mystery 16.2%, Story Rich 12.5%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.5%

~ ~ A Comedic Mystery Visual Novel with Relationship Building ~ ~ Play as a paranormal investigator hired by the paranormal to investigate! Search for a headless horseman's missing head before the night is over.

Why similar: Memes 16.3%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Funny 10.2%, RPG 10.2%

The culprit is—the maid. And the protagonist. your mission is to strike down six unsuspecting guests, one by one. But beware—you must never be suspected before your plan is complete. To escape suspicion, engage in heated debates and refute your opponents. Hide your true identity at all costs.

Why similar: Detective 40.6%, Mystery 19.7%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Funny 8.5%, Visual Novel 7.5%

An atmospheric pixel adventure game, the combat system of which is inspired by jrpg games, and the exploration of the world and solving some puzzles is tied to the mechanics of the Point and Click genre. Immerse yourself in a dark story of loss, meaninglessness and pain.

Why similar: Soundtrack 38.7% ★, Story Rich 11.6%, RPG 10%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Choices Matter 9.2%

A point and click puzzle adventure game set across multiple time periods. Discover and enjoy this strange and surreal story about a mysterious letter, a missing professor and a confusing mansion. With more than a hundred items, locations and objects to investigate, can you solve the mystery?

Why similar: Detective 27.6%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Funny 11%, Top-Down 9.6%

A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.

Why similar: Detective 37.6%, Story Rich 15.1%, Mystery 13%, Visual Novel 10.1%, RPG 9.3%

"Fried Chicken Nuggets and Angels" is a text based adventure game with the theme of a detective story. The killer "Rooster" who killed six innocent girls has committed a new crime.Fortunately, at the scene of the seventh homicide, the police found important clues pointing to the murderer...

Why similar: Detective 39.9%, Mystery 15.8%, Story Rich 11%, Multiple Endings 8%, Visual Novel 7.4%

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 33.9%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Mystery 13.4%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Story Rich 8.5%

Play as five human heroes in this pacifist 2D RPG taking place in a world where some friendly (and not so friendly) angels conduct balance and harmony together... and where your only instruments for fighting are words and melodies.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 19.4%, Choices Matter 18.6%, Story Rich 13%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, RPG 10.7%