60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Singleplayer, Puzzle, Detective, Mystery.
In an alternate post-war divided city, players take on the role of Detective Lucas. Use your eloquence, intelligence, the ability to rewind time (or even violence) to investigate and deduce various bizarre cases, unraveling a shocking secret behind them. Justice or love? The decision is yours.
Weird Cinema
If you were put in a horror movie, would you survive? Play multiple roles in various classic horror films. Try to survive in horror films by decrypting and fighting
MeiQi 2022
At the end of 1990, there was a murder in Changzhuang community. Both mother and son were killed. The case is full of doubts. According to the clues, you plan to visit the murder scene alone at night, search for evidence, obtain clues, and crack the truth.
If you were put in a horror movie, would you survive? Play multiple roles in various classic horror films. Try to survive in horror films by decrypting and fighting
Why similar: 1980s 14%, Cinematic 13.5%, 1990's 11%, Retro 9.1%, Mystery 8.2%
At the end of 1990, there was a murder in Changzhuang community. Both mother and son were killed. The case is full of doubts. According to the clues, you plan to visit the murder scene alone at night, search for evidence, obtain clues, and crack the truth.
Why similar: 1980s 17.8%, Detective 17.6%, 1990's 14.1%, Mystery 10.4%, Puzzle 7.9%
Find notes and clues that will lead to memories. Change the present by manipulating your past. You must save your childhood friend in order to escape the mansion of memories.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 33.2% ★, Detective 20.6%, Mystery 12.7%, Story Rich 8.6%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
A cart, a manor, and a family that deserves everything coming to it. The hours repeat. Conversations shift. Lies unravel. Explore, observe, and gamble with what you learn to prevent a murder that refuses to stay solved. Just you, your cards, and a house that would rather you stayed ignorant.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Time Manipulation 25.3% ★, Mystery 13.7%, Exploration 8.7%, Story Rich 7.9%
You work the late shift at Echo's Inc reviewing bodycam footage of employees that vanished. Tonight it's Melvin's tape. You press play and suddenly you're not watching anymore. You're him. Living his last shift.
Why similar: Cinematic 18.2%, 1980s 17.7%, Detective 17%, Dialogue Heavy 9.1%, Puzzle 8.6%
Set in early 1900s Ottoman Istanbul, this suspenseful horror game follows detective Halil as he investigates a mansion rumored to be haunted by supernatural forces. Walking the fine line between reality and illusion, Halil is determined to uncover the dark truth lurking in the shadows.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 27.7% ★, Cinematic 12.5%, Detective 12.5%, Puzzle 8.6%, Emotional 7.6%
10 CDs, 10 passwords. Find hidden messages, text, numbers to unlock next CD to continue your steganography puzzle journey.
Why similar: Detective 20.2%, 1990's 18.8%, Mystery 16%, Retro 12.1%, Puzzle 10.7%
A narrative adventure that combines the exploration and investigation of the enigmatic town of Düstenburg and its people, with trials that test your knowledge about the case.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 20.5% ★, Detective 19.8%, Dialogue Heavy 19.4%, Cinematic 11.6%, Mystery 10.2%
A complete time-loop detective story set in the 1940s — solve a case before it even happens in a single, self-contained sitting.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 27.6% ★, Detective 21.5%, Dialogue Heavy 15.4%, Mystery 10.6%, Puzzle 7%
A heroic journey through time making friends along the way. Starting in the 1990s and launching yourself into the past and future. Full of nostalgic trips backwards and hopeful tomorrows. A love letter to the best JRPGs from the SNES era.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 41.2% ★, 1980s 16.8%, 1990's 11.4%, RPG 10.5%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
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: Dialogue Heavy 18.5%, Detective 18%, Mystery 13.9%, Emotional 12.6%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
The game is about finding 20 clowns who have wandered into a castle! There are a total of 100 characters in this game! Experience not only the search for clowns, but also what kind of characters live in the game world.
Why similar: Cinematic 19.7%, 1980s 17.3%, Detective 16.6%, Dialogue Heavy 15.8%, Exploration 11.4%
A first-person psychological horror game where you explore Joe's house and psyche after his accident, solve clues while trying to escape the house, and attempt to uncover the underlying issue behind Joe's mental state.
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Cinematic 13.7%, Emotional 13.5%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, 1990's 11.5%
Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo is a multi-ending mystery adventure game. A group of boys and girls who have lost their memories gather in a “Tokyo” that is both familiar and unfamiliar. They must trace their lost memories to escape the bizarre labyrinths. Are they prepared to confront their “true selves”?
Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Dialogue Heavy 19.9%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Mystery 8.7%, Emotional 8.7%
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 34%, Story Rich 13.5%, Mystery 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Puzzle 10.1%
Step into the shoes of Bjorn, a man with a troubled past. One day, he meets a woman who resembles one of Bjorn's childhood friends who disappeared, and also shares the same name - Leyla. Is she his long-lost friend or someone else?
Why similar: 1980s 18.1%, Emotional 16.2%, Cinematic 15.7%, Detective 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
1990s: Windswept mining town Linshan, dependent on fading coal mines, worshipped a mountain god’s stele. After it cracked and oozed brown liquid, a strange illness spread. Lin Tianqing returned for his sick father, uneasy as the eerie town neared, having overheard whispers.
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Cinematic 13.4%, 1990's 13.3%, Mystery 12.4%, Multiple Endings 10%
Detective vintage game. Ask questions, search for clues, and items. Objects can tell stories too. In your notebook, you will mark who is lying and who is telling the truth.
Why similar: Detective 32.5%, 1980s 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Retro 9%, Story Rich 5.5%
《兔子侦探》是一款手绘风格的悬疑解谜互动游戏。玩家将扮演兔子侦探，在前往拜访好友时，竟发现对方已意外身亡！案发现场疑点重重，线索错综复杂。玩家将使用时间回溯机制，从现场抽丝剥茧，在正确的时机放置正确的证据，找出杀害受害兔的真凶，洗清自己被迫背负的嫌疑。最终将罪犯绳之以法，并在审讯中揭露其罪行！
Why similar: Detective 43.4%, Mystery 19%, Retro 13.3%, Puzzle 13%, RPG 6.3%
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 28.2% ★, Detective 17.8%, Dialogue Heavy 15.9%, Mystery 9.1%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
You were just the owner of an office, but something piqued your curiosity. Understand what happened to Andy by browsing through his most personal archives and memories. OS: Memories is a short and engaging storyline about the everyday life of a game developer.
Why similar: Detective 20.5%, Emotional 13.5%, Dialogue Heavy 10.8%, Story Rich 9.1%, Mystery 8.6%
「ナカノ人格移植研究所」は、周回型ミステリー2Dアドベンチャーゲームです。 それぞれの周回でプレイヤーが憑依する対象の登場人物を選択することで、その登場人物を主人公としてストーリーを進めながら謎を解き明かします。 プレイヤーは本ゲームの中で 4 つのパートを行き来しながらストーリーを進めます。 ノベルパートでは、クリックしながら物語を読み進めます。 探索パートでは、画面上のアイテムをクリックしながら物語を読み進めます。 移動パートでは、再度ビューでプレイヤーを操作し、船の中を探索します。 会議パートでは、他のパートで集めた手がかりを利用して他の登場人物と会話します。
Why similar: Detective 18.7%, Time Manipulation 17.3% ★, Dialogue Heavy 14.2%, Mystery 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
You have only days to pay off the debt on your newly bought mansion. Search for hidden treasure, solve puzzles, and whatever you do — Do not miss your wife's calls. Missing just one could end it all.
Why similar: Cinematic 17.8%, RPG 15.5%, Puzzle 10.8%, Emotional 9.6%, Exploration 9.1%
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 28.4%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, Mystery 14.9%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%, RPG 11.1%
[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: Detective 26.3%, Dialogue Heavy 20%, Mystery 19.6%, Puzzle 9.8%, Adventure 7.9%
SU is a 2.5D deduction puzzle game. The submarine Nautilus suffers a mechanical failure during its voyage. Dr. Pierre investigates and finds anomalies in every area. Explore the deep blue depths, follow Dr. Pierre as he unravels the secrets of the Nautilus.
Why similar: Detective 27%, Time Manipulation 25.6% ★, Mystery 14%, Puzzle 12.2%, Exploration 9.1%
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 30.8% ★, Detective 20.5%, Emotional 13.3%, Mystery 11%, Story Rich 7.3%
This is an adventure plot game in the pixel style of kesulu. Follow the tourists described by Lovecraft to have an incredible Cave Adventure. In the depths of darkness, there are eyes staring at you
Why similar: 1980s 16.6%, Detective 13.1%, 1990's 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
This collection is the latest collection of the MeiQi Series, which will include the S09E06 and the 10thSeason.
Why similar: 1980s 20.7%, Detective 19.2%, 1990's 15.5%, Mystery 11.3%, Puzzle 9.4%
The "Meiqi" series is a plot-oriented puzzle game. This collection is the beginning of the Meiqi Series, including all 6 episodes of the first season, namely Meiqi/Tingting/Sifeng/Aiguo/Cuilan/Jasmine, This is the entrance to the little universe of Sun Meiqi's mysterious case.
Why similar: Detective 27.7%, 1980s 22.8%, Mystery 15.9%, Puzzle 10%, Story Rich 8.5%
Lose yourself in a dreamlike journey through memory, time, and friendship. Step into the story of Arina and Frendt as you guide them across surreal islands built from cherished childhood moments. With time in your hands and wonder at your feet, explore an evocative world reimagined for VR.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 37.4% ★, Emotional 12.5%, 1980s 10.6%, Story Rich 9.8%, Puzzle 9.3%
In the infamous haunted building "Changrong Tower," security guard Li Cheng has come to understand the true nature of ghosts and their purposes. This time, he embarks on another adventure to help vengeful spirits, driven by a desire to uphold his deepest values.
Why similar: 1980s 16.6%, Cinematic 15.8%, Detective 13.8%, 1990's 12.8%, Emotional 9.4%
Explore & embrace SONDER, a first-person exploration game set within an asteroid in which time flows back and forth, harbouring a vibrant paradise and a communal civilisation doomed by an imminent flood.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 24.4% ★, Detective 19.6%, Mystery 14.7%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Story Rich 8.1%
Tails Noir Preludes is a post-noir narrative adventure with branching choices. It is an intertwined series of vignettes about change, circumstance, and consequence. Guide four characters through formative moments in their lives in a dystopian Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 32%, Detective 17.6%, Emotional 12.4%, Mystery 7.1%, Story Rich 6.9%
Driven by a rare neurological affliction plaguing his family, Joshua has to recover his memories by exploring parallel realities through déjà vu. Facing the innermost depths of his past – moments both joyous and painful – seems to be the only way to get his life and family back together.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 24.9% ★, Detective 16%, Cinematic 14.6%, Emotional 12%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
The famous detective Sarako Imai (Sherlock-chan) takes on a difficult case! Sherlock-chan and Watson-kun are on a comfort trip. Can they solve a murder case at a winter spa resort? A murder mystery with a challenge to the player.
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Mystery 16.4%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, 1990's 12.2%, Story Rich 8.7%
Collect new clues and solve new cases in the latest game in the "Meiqi" series. The new chapter "Story" takes place after the pendulum case. Liu Qingchun mustered the courage to walk into Wang Yong's house.
Why similar: 1980s 17.4%, 1990's 13%, Detective 12.2%, RPG 11.8%, Puzzle 11.6%
继《栖云异梦》系列前两作的好评之后，第三作《栖云异梦3：溯源》将以解谜加轻度文字RPG的形式，带来更深刻的情感体验与更精妙的叙事设计。这一次，玩家将只身进入赤乌神的游戏场，调查十几年前的考古队员失踪大案，揭开方哲父母死亡的缘由。隐藏在真相之下的究竟是饱含恨意的贪婪？还是跨越生死的羁绊？
Why similar: Detective 27.9%, Cinematic 13.8%, Puzzle 10.3%, Emotional 8.3%, Story Rich 8.3%
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 27.3%, Mystery 13.2%, 1980s 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Story Rich 8.9%
One cold case, four deathbed flashbacks. Every shift in perspective overturns the "truth" you believed. Story-driven, with exploration, deduction, puzzles, and combat. Ready for a mind-bending thrill ride with twists at every turn?
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Mystery 13.3%, 1990's 11.9%, Cinematic 11.7%, Emotional 8.8%
The world has been swallowed into the grey void of time and space. The only key to the winding puzzle - a time-controling pocket-watch - lies in the hands of a clockmaker Father. The watch creates a mysterious barrier between the Father and his estranged Daughter.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 38.2% ★, Emotional 14.2%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Puzzle 7.7%, Retro 7%
You're stuck in a time loop – and you have five minutes to stop it.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 31.7% ★, Dialogue Heavy 20.2%, Mystery 9.8%, Emotional 9.7%, Story Rich 7%
Time backtracking secret room decryption game, analyze the character dialogue, find the key to decryption, complete the needs to leave the room. In the end all regret, go back to the past, looking for clues to make up for regret.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 33.1% ★, Detective 16.8%, Emotional 13.5%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Mystery 7.8%
There You Are is an exploratory narrative game that features stop-motion-inspired graphic design and two endings from your choices and actions.
Why similar: Cinematic 22.6%, 1990's 15%, Emotional 12.8%, Puzzle 12.2%, Exploration 10.5%
Take on the role of a private detective who, intercepted by a MOSSAD spy on the city of Buenos Aires in 1952, is drawn into a dangerous odyssey against exiles from the Third Reich and the inminent threat of a new and unprecedented weapon of mass destruction.
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Cinematic 13.3%, Mystery 12.4%, 1990's 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
Solve an impossible murder case in the far-flung future in this VR & Non-VR investigation action adventure! Multi-awarded title DYSCHRONIA: Chronos Alternate - Dual Edition contains all three episodes from the acclaimed trilogy.
Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Cinematic 15.9%, Mystery 11.9%, Emotional 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
Phil Alone is a horror/puzzle game based on old Escape The Room games. Try solve this huge puzzle with a lot of different endings.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 28.8% ★, Dialogue Heavy 21.5%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Puzzle 8.5%, RPG 7.8%
A retro point-and-click adventure set in a 1980s high school, where a wisecracking teen investigates a missing friend, dodges bullies, and uncovers a bizarre conspiracy lurking in the halls.
Why similar: Puzzle 12%, Mystery 11.4%, 1980s 10.7%, Story Rich 10.4%, Exploration 10.1%
The Wolf is Dead is a murder mystery game. When the Big Bad Wolf is found murdered at a party for his biopic, you're called in. Interrogate suspects, investigate the scene of the crime and use this to travel back in time and reconstruct the events of the evening. Who killed Alexander Wolff?
Why similar: Detective 29.7%, Dialogue Heavy 27.2%, Mystery 15.6%, Puzzle 9.3%, Story Rich 7%
We will step into the shoes of a young druid who will be called upon by her tribe to undertake an important mission. After some events in her village, she will have to leave behind the safety of the forest and venture into a world full of dangers. The fate of the grove will be in her hands.
Why similar: 1980s 19.2%, 1990's 15.3%, Dialogue Heavy 14.1%, Detective 11.9%, Retro 8.6%
A first-person perspective mystery puzzle-solving game where players immerse themselves in the role of characters involved in each episode's abnormal event to uncover the truth. The plan is to release 1 episodes per month, totaling 6 episodes per season.
Why similar: Detective 29%, Cinematic 18.9%, Mystery 17.3%, Puzzle 9.7%, Exploration 7.8%
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 33.3%, Mystery 21.6%, Multiple Endings 15.9%, RPG 12.3%, Story Rich 9.8%
The Sexy Brutale — a never-ending masked ball featuring intrigue, murder and the (quite possibly) occult! Relive the same mysterious day where the guests at the casino mansion are being murdered by the staff over and over again...
Why similar: Time Manipulation 39.6% ★, Detective 21.6%, Mystery 15.6%, Puzzle 10.7%, Story Rich 6.4%
Unravel the lies and uncover the hidden truth within the repeating seven days. A Loop × Mystery × Exploration ADV
Why similar: Time Manipulation 23% ★, Detective 22.2%, Dialogue Heavy 16.1%, Multiple Endings 8.5%, Exploration 7.5%
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 AI NPCs.
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Dialogue Heavy 19.8%, Cinematic 14.7%, Mystery 11.1%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
An old case closed due to lack of evidence resurfaces in 1993. Play as a dismissed detective, investigate the case, gather evidence, solve the mystery, and uncover the truth. Bringing justice to the town of Ridgemour and ending the uncertainty is in your hands.
Why similar: Detective 31.3%, 1990's 12.8%, Cinematic 11%, Story Rich 9.8%, Puzzle 8.1%
PISO 6 is a first-person psychological horror game with a low-poly aesthetic. After his father’s death, Tomás returns to the apartment where he grew up. What seemed like a simple search for a will turns into a nightmare that pulls him back into the past.
Why similar: 1990's 22.1%, Retro 14.2%, Cinematic 12.5%, Puzzle 12.2%, Story Rich 7.8%
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 24%, 1990's 16.3%, Mystery 12.5%, Emotional 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 8%
The chart-topping itch.io and Newgrounds indie hit comes to Steam, with a slew of enhancements and new features! Step into court as Nina Aquila, rookie defense attorney in this thrilling VN/adventure game hybrid, and fight for justice in a world where all anime genres exist at once!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 30.9%, Detective 23.5%, Mystery 12.1%, Cinematic 9.5%, Story Rich 8%
A narrative AVG focused on everyday mysteries from the lives of elementary school students. The two protagonists encounter ordinary yet unusual incidents at school, and through investigation and deduction, players uncover the truth together with them.
Why similar: Detective 30.6%, Dialogue Heavy 14.9%, Mystery 14.5%, RPG 8.8%, Adventure 7.1%
