60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Adventure, Singleplayer, Detective.
Kill the Shadow is a detective game with multiple endings, featuring 2.5D pixel art and semi-open exploration and investigation. Play as Lucas, a former police officer, alongside a mysterious Shadow who can see the “past.” Remember—every choice you make will change the fate of countless characters!
Murders on the Yangtze River
"Murders on Yangtze River" is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries.
Detective Sherlock: Shadow Stalker
Every character remembers, watches, tests, and may deceive you like a living person. They have emotions, voices, expressions, and buried secrets. Break them with words or evidence — or realize too late that you were only a pawn in their game. A detective game built around truly lifelike NPCs.
"Murders on Yangtze River" is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 39.9%, Mystery 14.3%, Puzzle 12.5%, Story Rich 11.6%, Exploration 7.6%
Every character remembers, watches, tests, and may deceive you like a living person. They have emotions, voices, expressions, and buried secrets. Break them with words or evidence — or realize too late that you were only a pawn in their game. A detective game built around truly lifelike NPCs.
Why similar: Detective 20.5%, Dialogue Heavy 20.2%, Cinematic 14.2%, Mystery 11.2%, Story Rich 7.1%
Immerse yourself in the first-person perspective, cross time and space, solve bizarre cases, save innocent victims, and catch a mysterious killer! You will solve murders, uphold justice, and also gain love. Are you ready? Play the "Game of Fate" that crosses time and space, life and death!
Why similar: Cinematic 23.4%, Mystery 16.7%, Detective 16.4%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Emotional 10.7%
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 31.4%, Mystery 14.2%, Story Rich 13.4%, Puzzle 11.8%, RPG 8.8%
The Rewinder is an adventure puzzle game based on Chinese mythology. You play as Yun, the last known Rewinder, who can communicate with spirits and explore other people's memories to alter the past.
Why similar: Detective 31.2%, Mystery 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Puzzle 11.7%, Story Rich 9.2%
Soulflow is a 2.5D fantasy-detective game that offers a unique experience with its graphic style. In this story-based role play game, players must gather information from others during the day and try to solve the murders in the neighborhood to stay free.
Why similar: Detective 30.5%, Multiple Endings 16.4%, Mystery 12.1%, Story Rich 10.9%, Puzzle 8.8%
A police detective returns to his abandoned hometown, where he must confront his past and an unsolved case draped in shadows. Follow Peter Bennet through a first-person, puzzle-solving game with mild horror elements, and explore the mystery and heavy atmosphere of Westwood Shadows.
Why similar: Detective 30.6%, Emotional 16.2%, Mystery 13.7%, Story Rich 12.4%, Puzzle 11.6%
Kill the Clock is a narrative time-loop mystery adventure where you relive the same week to solve a murder that keeps changing. Customize your character, roll dice to influence story outcomes, and uncover the truth—before time resets again.
Why similar: Detective 33.5%, Mystery 19.8%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Story Rich 9.2%, Adventure 6.8%
In a third-person RPG detective story, set in Bavaria in 1866, the medical student Valentin Schmidt travels to Wolpertshofen, when a sudden death causes turmoil in the village. Use your skills, find clues and question the villagers to stop the murders.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 24.3%, Detective 24.1%, Mystery 13.4%, Multiple Endings 8.5%, Story Rich 6.4%
Step into the role of a shadowed undercover police officer in Dark Eyes, brave an area dominated by vice and crime, where allies and enemies blur. Every smirk, tear, and lie tightens the web of deceit—will you destroy the empire or lose yourself in its shadows?
Why similar: Cinematic 17.7%, 1990's 17.6%, Emotional 16.5%, Multiple Endings 14%, Mystery 13.1%
A thrilling point-and-click adventure game where you play as Di Renjie, ancient China's most famous and gifted investigator, as he tracks a serial killer in the heart of the Tang Dynasty's capital city.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 27.6%, Detective 27.3%, Mystery 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Story Rich 9.4%
Eternal Threads is a single-player, first-person story-driven puzzle game of time manipulation, choice and consequence.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 30.1% ★, Detective 19%, Mystery 10.1%, Emotional 9.9%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
In this detective RPG, you untangle a thick web of intrigues, lies, and secrets that surround a mysterious death. Find the origin of eerie telegraph signals, question the villagers, decipher the strange symbols that are suddenly appearing all over town - and hide from the danger lurking in the moor.
Why similar: Detective 29.9%, Mystery 16.4%, Multiple Endings 13%, Story Rich 10.1%, Exploration 8.9%
Play as Conrad, the town's executioner. Investigate a mysterious death, gather clues, question suspects and solve puzzles in this classic point-and-click mystery where witchcraft and superstition conceal a far darker truth.
Why similar: Detective 29.3%, Mystery 12.2%, Dialogue Heavy 12%, Puzzle 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 9%
Play as a sharp-witted detective in late 19th-century Leipzig, Germany, in this retro pixel-art point & click adventure. Search for clues, question suspects, and piece together evidence on your deduction board to solve four gripping murder cases.
Why similar: Detective 37.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Story Rich 9.3%, Multiple Endings 8.3%, 1990's 8%
A mysterious murder has shocked the inner city, and as the lead detective, it is your job to catch the real killer. Armed with words and wits, you uncover the secrets and capture the murderer, and make sure justice will be served.
Why similar: Detective 35.1%, Mystery 18.2%, RPG 9.8%, Puzzle 9.3%, Dialogue Heavy 8.5%
LumineNight is a story-driven detective adventure. Play as Detective Foster and his daughter to solve a series of murders spanning a decade. Interrogate suspects, infiltrate locations, solve puzzles, and gather evidence from crime scenes. Uncover the dark truth behind these killings.
Why similar: Detective 36%, Mystery 19%, Story Rich 12.2%, Exploration 9.3%, Puzzle 7.6%
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 37.2%, Mystery 19.2%, 1990's 13%, Puzzle 12%, Story Rich 7.6%
Keep the Lights On is an atmospheric horror game where you step in the shoes of Edmund Rosental, a private detective, who is tasked with investigating an old abbey and the mystery surrounding it. Will he be able to keep the lights on or will he succumb to the darkness
Why similar: Emotional 24.1%, Mystery 20.3%, Adventure 16.8%, Story Rich 10.9%, Puzzle 8.8%
A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.
Why similar: Detective 29.4%, Dialogue Heavy 28.4%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Story Rich 8.2%
Explore a mystical, ever-changing dungeon in this isometric puzzle-adventure game. Master self-transmutation abilities and solve increasingly complex challenges as you uncover the secrets of your past.
Why similar: Mystery 23.9%, Puzzle 17%, Exploration 16.1%, Story Rich 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%
Take on the role of a private investigator in this immersive detective simulator. Solve murders and other crimes in a procedurally generated and persistent city where every NPC lives and breathes their own independent lives. Find the killer quickly… or they will kill again!
Why similar: Detective 61%, Puzzle 11.9%, RPG 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Adventure 5.6%
A dead man hired you to solve his own murder. You have one day. Fourteen suspects. And as many attempts as it takes. A hand-drawn noir mystery set in 1937 Rio de Janeiro, where every suspect has a life, a schedule, and something to hide.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 28% ★, Detective 18%, Dialogue Heavy 15.8%, Mystery 9.2%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.
Why similar: Detective 34.1%, Mystery 16.8%, Puzzle 11.3%, Story Rich 10.9%, Exploration 10.6%
Untangle a gripping conspiracy in this noir-influenced mystery, laced with classic RPG elements. Navigate seedy streets to collect clues, upgrade skills and customize weapons. Brawl in turn-based combat with timed hits & combos, to reveal the dark truth that plagues the city’s core and your sanity.
Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Mystery 11.9%, Retro 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
Help the cursed souls of Limbo escape their endless time loop in the afterlife. As Kulebra, a newly-deceased snake, witness their grief and guide them toward closure through point-and-click puzzles, light stealth, and empathy-driven boss encounters.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 30.5% ★, Detective 20.7%, Emotional 13.1%, Mystery 11%, Story Rich 7.4%
Why Am I Dead At Sea is an adventure game where you solve the mystery of your own murder. As a ghost, you will have to possess people and use them to investigate your surroundings. But in this place no one is who they seem...and everyone has a secret.
Why similar: Mystery 27.3%, RPG 19.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Story Rich 13%, Adventure 11.9%
As a private detective, you’ll crack word clues left by a mysterious informant, gather evidence, and uncover the truth hidden in the shadows.
Why similar: Detective 28.6%, 1980s 23.7%, Puzzle 17.4%, Casual 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.
Why similar: Detective 33.1%, Emotional 15.7%, Cinematic 15.7%, Story Rich 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.4%
Memories are malleable and changing them will modify the present. Tackle mind-bending puzzles that rely on altering your own recollections to shape the future.
Why similar: Detective 36%, Dialogue Heavy 34.2%, Emotional 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Adventure 3.7%
A private investigator, tracking a missing person, uncovers a conspiracy between humans and androids and a secret that could change everything. Neon Hearts City is a retro point-and-click adventure that thrusts you into a grungy cyberpunk city of the future.
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, 1990's 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Puzzle 9.4%, Mystery 8.7%
It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.
Why similar: Detective 40.9%, Mystery 22.1%, Multiple Endings 7.8%, Story Rich 7.5%, Adventure 6.7%
Explore a mysterious world as the protagonist in this short adventure game with pixel graphics.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 28.6%, Multiple Endings 15%, Story Rich 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Exploration 9.2%
Mr. Shadow is a 2D graphic adventure game. The player uses a simple point and click interface to solve diverse puzzles. Enter a surreal and dark world inhabited by shadows.
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.
Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Mystery 13.2%, 1980s 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Story Rich 8.9%
The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.
Why similar: Detective 32%, Mystery 14.6%, Multiple Endings 13%, RPG 12.4%, Story Rich 12%
古风悬疑推理AVG《再见断刀》——在与世隔绝的山庄之中，接二连三地发生了骇人命案。只有通过细致入微的调查，抽丝剥茧的推理，才能定一个是非清白，还一个天理公道。 然而，在逐渐浮出水面的真相之下，似乎还有暗流涌动……
Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Mystery 13.4%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Emotional 13.1%, Retro 9.9%
Step into the role of a faceless detective investigating creatures from Slavic folklore. Explore dialogue-driven mysteries, solve puzzles, and uncover post-Soviet occult secrets in a pixel art housing block full of bizarre residents and hidden truths
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Story Rich 13.9%, Emotional 12.6%, Puzzle 11.9%
Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.
Why similar: Detective 30.2%, Mystery 15.9%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Story Rich 11.4%, RPG 10.3%
In"FLAM EVAW ", you will continue to embody the community detective Maple Kurosawa, using your powerful detective and hacker skills to embark on a journey of investigation against the Rainbow Crime Organization with several female assistants of different styles.
Why similar: Detective 28.8%, Cinematic 19.9%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Story Rich 9.6%, Emotional 8.3%
Your next job awaits in Karisvale, detective. Will you fulfill your duty? Or become lost in the mystery... Explore a retro top-down world, question its citizens, and collect hidden items to uncover Karisvale's dark secret.
Why similar: Detective 32.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Exploration 11.7%, RPG 11.4%, Mystery 10.3%
Revisit and repeat the final moments of China's turn of the century in this narrative puzzle adventure. Play a 6th-grade student and greet classmates, explore secrets, play mini-4WD, or just wander around town. Make your choices to create a perfect day for everyone!
Why similar: 1990's 17.9%, Emotional 17.8%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, Retro 10.8%, Story Rich 10.6%
In The Shadows is a puzzle platformer where lights scare away shadows monsters that transform into everyday objects you can use to your own advantage. Confront your fears, solve puzzles, find secrets!
Why similar: 1980s 28.3%, Emotional 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Puzzle 11.5%, Mystery 10.9%
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 39.9%, Mystery 20.8%, Story Rich 11.9%, Puzzle 9.7%, 2D 5.9%
Noir Syndrome is a procedurally generated Detective Murder-Mystery with a new story every time! Featuring slick pixel art animations and a jazzy soundtrack, the player is thrown right in to a highly stylized vision of film noir.
Why similar: Detective 37.8%, RPG 22.3%, Adventure 13.9%, Mystery 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%
THIEF’S SHELTER is a 3D Point and Click Psychological Adventure where the world mirrors a crumbling mind. Nothing stays still, and even your own thoughts can’t be trusted.
Why similar: Detective 36.7%, Cinematic 15%, Story Rich 12%, Puzzle 11.6%, Exploration 10.3%
Dive into the immersive world of Retrace the Light, a captivating 2.5D action-adventure game centered around the "Spatial Retracing" feature. Assume the role of an Enforcer working for a super AI in a futuristic world, exploring the depths of human consciousness and healing their emotional wounds.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 42.9% ★, Multiple Endings 14%, Exploration 11.7%, Puzzle 11.6%, RPG 10.1%
Join the investigation in Murder Is Game Over, a pixel art point-and-click game where you and Cleo try to solve the murder of a famous game designer. Can you uncover the clues and catch the killer before it's game over?
Why similar: Detective 36%, Puzzle 15%, Exploration 14.9%, Story Rich 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%
A steampunk-ish detective adventure from the creator of A Golden Wake and Shardlight! Can you help private investigator Miles Fordham find justice for his clients and track down his partner's killer before his entire world comes apart?
Why similar: Detective 33.7%, Mystery 18.4%, Retro 12.2%, Story Rich 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Why similar: Story Rich 21.3%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Multiple Endings 16.3%, Puzzle 13.6%, Exploration 6.5%
Two souls are drawn into a mysterious otherworld—and torn apart. In a realm filled with danger and restless spirits, each searches for the other while uncovering hidden truths. A suspenseful multi-ending adventure where every choice shapes their fate.
Why similar: Mystery 20.4%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, RPG 14%, Puzzle 11.6%, Story Rich 11.4%
A police detective returns to his abandoned hometown, where he must confront his past and an unsolved case draped in shadows. Follow Peter Bennet through a first-person, puzzle-solving horror game, and sample the mystery and heavy atmosphere of Westwood Shadows.
Why similar: Detective 32.4%, Story Rich 24.9%, Puzzle 21.5%, Adventure 11.7%, Singleplayer 6.9%
Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!
Why similar: Detective 27.9%, Dialogue Heavy 25.9%, Mystery 11.3%, Puzzle 9.6%, Exploration 8.9%
Dive into a world of mystery and wonder in Shattered Dimension. As an unexpected investigator, you're plunged into a labyrinthine plot filled with enigmatic puzzles and intriguing characters.Uncover hidden truths by engaging in conversations and following the intricate web of relationships.
Why similar: Adventure 22%, Puzzle 19.8%, Casual 19.1%, Story Rich 18.3%, Exploration 12.5%
A Pulp Adventure Thriller - A murdered drifter awakens. Alive again, seconds before his death. Hunted and haunted, help him untangle a mad web of conspiracy in this fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ride.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 34.5% ★, 1990's 17.1%, Mystery 16.6%, Story Rich 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Mystery 27.4%, Puzzle 15.8%, Story Rich 15.3%, Exploration 12.1%, Retro 10.6%
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
Why similar: Detective 27.6%, Dialogue Heavy 26.3%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Story Rich 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 9%
Mohism: Battle of Words is a detective game set in the world of wuxia. The game follows Zhang Xiaochen, investigates unsolved cases and comes into his own as a hero. He must rely on his wits and razor-sharp tongue to best his opponents, find the culprit and ensure justice prevails!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 29.3%, Detective 28.4%, Mystery 14%, Puzzle 9.8%, Story Rich 9.5%
3D Escape Room: Detective Story is an immersive 3D puzzle game that takes you to 1930s London. In the game, you play as an insightful private detective, searching for clues in realistic 3D environments, solving intricate puzzles and mini-games, and cracking bizarre cases.
Why similar: Mystery 25%, Puzzle 15.9%, 1980s 12.5%, Exploration 11.7%, 3D 11.3%
A private-eye must deceive a rich family into revealing their darkest secrets, before the killer amongst them silences everyone.
Why similar: Detective 31.7%, Dialogue Heavy 29.9%, Mystery 11.8%, RPG 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
