60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Mystery, Investigation, Crime.
Investigate a replayable Hollywood murder mystery where everyone has something to hide. Question guests, uncover contradictions, and identify the killer before they escape justice.
Ashes of Holloway Bay
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.
Marcella Moon: Curse of the Black Cat
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a cursed black cat statue that has been terrorizing a local theater.
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 21.7%, Crime 19%, Investigation 16%, Mystery 11.9%, Thriller 7.2%
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a cursed black cat statue that has been terrorizing a local theater.
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Investigation 15.1%, Crime 13.3%, Mystery 12.4%, Logic 7.5%
Istanbul, after midnight. Black File is a noir detective game: investigate crime scenes, examine evidence in 3D — rotate it, zoom in, read the back — then use what you find to break a suspect's story.
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Investigation 17.2%, Mystery 11.4%, Crime 10.3%, Noir 10%
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 23.2%, Investigation 17.2%, Crime 15.3%, Noir 12.9%, Mystery 12.9%
10 EPISODES. 8 HOURS+ OF GAMEPLAY. HUMOR, CHOICES, MULTIPLE ENDINGS. PROFILING, INTERROGATIONS AND INVESTIGATION. Play as a young FBI agent in New Orleans: search scenes, interrogate and profile suspects. Make choices that shape a branching story mixing offbeat humor with a gripping crime thriller.
Why similar: Detective 15.2%, Crime 15.1%, Investigation 13.1%, Dialogue Heavy 10.3%, Thriller 7.9%
A detective wakes up beside a corpse, and with no memories. The evidence points to him. Everyone thinks he’s the killer. Unravel the truth before time runs out in this hand-drawn detective mystery adventure set in 1990s Thailand, where every memory hides a lie.
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Crime 17%, Investigation 13.7%, Mystery 10.6%, Thriller 9.7%
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 24.9%, Crime 19.5%, Investigation 17.6%, Mystery 12.9%, Dialogue Heavy 6.4%
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to solve the cold case of her father's murder.
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Investigation 14.5%, Mystery 12.2%, Crime 11.4%, Dialogue Heavy 10.8%
A story-driven deduction game set in Okayama, Japan, where everyone has an answer—but you need evidence. Examine evidence and records, cross-reference witness accounts, reconstruct timelines, and separate plausible theories from provable facts across six murder investigations.
Why similar: Detective 25%, Crime 23.6%, Mystery 17.5%, Dialogue Heavy 8.9%, Investigation 8.8%
Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.
Why similar: Detective 16.8%, Crime 16.2%, Investigation 14.3%, Noir 10.5%, Mystery 10.5%
Sound Agent is a narrative puzzle game where you solve cold cases by listening. Use the sound device to rewind to crime scenes, listen to the sounds at the scene, and uncover truths hidden in plain sound.
Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Crime 16.9%, Mystery 14.6%, Dialogue Heavy 13.7%, Thriller 13.6%
A monster-themed deduction game focused on solving brutal murders. Investigate crime scenes by uncovering hidden evidence, analyzing fingerprints, and testing blood samples. Identify the killer, determine the creature responsible, and solve seven thrilling cases
Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Investigation 18.5%, Crime 18.5%, Noir 14.2%, Mystery 14.1%
Truth hides in the details. Investigate crime scenes, photograph evidence, analyze case files, and search the police database. Connect clues on the detective board, return to locations when something does not add up, and identify the culprit in each standalone case.
Why similar: Crime 21%, Detective 19.9%, Investigation 18.2%, Noir 10.3%, Psychological 9.2%
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline during the cold war on a globe-trotting adventure following a trail of spies from a quiet English harbour town to a frozen Finnish fishing village and the corridors of an intelligence service rotten at its core.
Why similar: Detective 18.1%, Investigation 15.4%, Crime 13.8%, Mystery 10.5%, Noir 8.8%
Explore Silhouette: Chapter One - A First-Person, Story-Driven Mystery Adventure. Assume the role of Jim Grayson, an unwavering homicide detective hot on the trail of a disturbing serial killer with confusing motives.
Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Crime 19.7%, Investigation 15.9%, Mystery 11.6%, Thriller 10.5%
A psychological detective thriller. Everyone has already decided who did it. You don't have to. Investigate a double death, question everyone who loved them, and discover how much you can trust your own mind.
Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Crime 16.3%, Investigation 16%, Mystery 11.6%, Thriller 9.3%
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 28.4%, Investigation 21.7%, Mystery 14.2%, Crime 11.5%, Logic 6.8%
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 23.9%, Investigation 18.6%, Crime 16.5%, Mystery 12.3%, Noir 9.8%
Crime never rests... but thankfully, neither does Detective Bass! Put on your detective hat and help Detective Bass get to the bottom of a robbery, in this witty, narrative-driven detective game!
Why similar: Detective 21%, Crime 20.3%, Investigation 15%, Noir 13.8%, Mystery 11.7%
A true crime detective game where you map suspects, reconstruct timelines, and use deduction to find the truth everyone missed.
Why similar: Investigation 21.4%, Detective 21.2%, Crime 18.2%, Mystery 13.7%, Logic 7.1%
The greatest detective in São Paolo is dead, and you are the prime suspect in his death. Investigate the detective's past cases, unravel the web of mysteries that binds the great city, and prove your innocence. Enigmatic letters, hidden secrets, and one certainty: Every story has two sides.
Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Investigation 17.9%, Noir 15%, Crime 9.1%, Mystery 8.1%
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a series of sabotage incidents on the Louisiana bayou.
Why similar: Crime 19.6%, Investigation 17.9%, Detective 17.3%, Mystery 14.1%, Logic 6.6%
An evidence-based detective game set in rural India. Investigate your friend's disappearance by searching crime scenes, interrogating suspects, and presenting proof to break through lies. Race against time to expose a conspiracy before the 9:45 PM train leaves.
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Crime 18.4%, Investigation 16.2%, Mystery 11.6%, Thriller 11.2%
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
Why similar: Detective 17.7%, Crime 15.5%, Investigation 11.5%, Noir 11%, Mystery 10.6%
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 24.6%, Crime 22.8%, Dialogue Heavy 15.3%, Mystery 14.1%, Investigation 12.1%
A psychological horror detective simulation set in Rainier Falls in 2005. Uncover the truth behind Adele's death by finding contradictions in the case files. Are you brilliant enough to expose the suspects' lies in a single attempt? Because you only get one chance to make an arrest.
Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Crime 21.7%, Investigation 19.6%, Mystery 12.9%, Thriller 11.9%
Play as Captain Grégoire Lefèbvre and investigate the murder of a controversial country priest in this gripping historical detective thriller.
Why similar: Detective 17.8%, Crime 14.9%, Investigation 11.1%, Noir 10.5%, Dialogue Heavy 10.1%
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 25.8%, Investigation 17.6%, Crime 16.6%, Mystery 14.1%, Logic 7.2%
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: Detective 17.1%, Crime 16.7%, Investigation 16.7%, Dialogue Heavy 11%, Mystery 11%
Can you solve a murder with only your wits, cocktail shaker, and silver tongue? Last Night Last Call is a narrative detective game where you mix cocktails, interrogate suspects, gather clues, and shape relationships to solve five murders. Every customer has something to hide.
Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Crime 16.7%, Investigation 14.6%, Dialogue Heavy 11.1%, Noir 10%
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 24.6%, Investigation 20.1%, Mystery 16.9%, Crime 13.3%, Thriller 8.5%
A luxury cruise takes an unexpected turn when a passenger is gruesomely turned into fillet - and it's up to Detective Bass to deliver some justice in this short narrative-driven detective game!
Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Crime 18.5%, Investigation 14%, Noir 12.1%, Mystery 11.5%
In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.
Why similar: Detective 30.2%, Crime 23.2%, Noir 13.9%, Investigation 11.4%, Mystery 8.4%
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 29.5%, Investigation 19.9%, Mystery 16%, Crime 9.8%, Thriller 8.7%
A grounded detective mystery set in the most dangerous place in America: a 1997 public high school.
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Investigation 16%, Crime 14.5%, Mystery 11.5%, Noir 10.1%
A cinematic mystery visual novel about a vanished woman. You're the detective on the case. Twelve years ago, your sister disappeared the same way. Four investigations lead to four different answers about what really happened — and none of them is the wrong one. The truth is whichever one you find.
Why similar: Detective 15.6%, Crime 12.5%, Investigation 11.4%, Noir 11.1%, Dialogue Heavy 9.5%
A point-and-click mystery game. Search for the truth in 26 days, playing as two different characters, in a town during 1907.
Why similar: Detective 16.8%, Crime 16.8%, Noir 14.8%, Investigation 14.2%, Mystery 12.5%
Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller with narrative adventure elements and unsettling details. Join Detective Bennett on his final case and uncover dark secrets in a world where reality bends and sanity wavers.
Why similar: Crime 19.3%, Detective 18.3%, Investigation 14.4%, Mystery 11.7%, Thriller 9.5%
Mistmoon Falls is an open world murder mystery set in a farm-sim town that's now sans farmer. Question the locals, use tools to uncover clues, form hypotheses, and sift through some sinister goings-on to find the killer.
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Crime 16.9%, Investigation 13.9%, Dialogue Heavy 12.6%, Mystery 11.5%
Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Play as the great detective and track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul…
Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Crime 20.5%, Investigation 13.3%, Mystery 12.5%, Thriller 12%
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 36.5%, Crime 20.2%, Investigation 16.7%, Mystery 14.2%, Story Rich 4.3%
An investigation and courtroom visual novel set in the electoral courts of a small Brazilian city. A first-case lawyer, a doctored campaign flyer, and a document with a date that does not add up. Two routes of around eight hours, six endings and a final act.
Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Investigation 18.6%, Crime 16.6%, Mystery 13.9%, Dialogue Heavy 8.6%
A mystery psychological thriller visual novel set in 2000. Follow a serial murder case through the eyes of three characters: the woman, the man, and the detective. With live-action backgrounds and silhouetted characters, every choice branches the story, and one wrong move means game over.
Why similar: Crime 21.8%, Detective 20.7%, Investigation 12.7%, Thriller 11.8%, Mystery 9.6%
Joe Kowalski Chronicles: Murder in a flat is a dark neo noir point and click adventure game where you start as a police detective Joe Kowalski and try to solve a murder that happened in Joe's neighborhood.
Why similar: Crime 18.3%, Detective 18.3%, Investigation 13.4%, Noir 13%, Mystery 10.7%
Demo updated for the Detective Fest! Step into detective Brian Storm’s shoes and unravel a grim 17th-century mystery. Interrogate villagers, gather clues, and piece together the evidence in a deduction system where every secret matters.
Why similar: Crime 18.9%, Detective 18.3%, Investigation 13.2%, Mystery 10.9%, Thriller 10.2%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Crime 21.3%, Investigation 18.7%, Noir 14.6%, Mystery 12.3%
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 19.9%, Crime 18.9%, Investigation 16.9%, Mystery 12.5%, Psychological 8.2%
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 25.6%, Investigation 20.6%, Crime 20.1%, Mystery 13.7%, Logic 8.1%
A mystery adventure game where you investigate 3D evidence and uncover the truth behind each case through the clues left behind.
Why similar: Crime 23.7%, Detective 23.2%, Investigation 21.7%, Mystery 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 5.1%
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: Detective 20.9%, Investigation 16.5%, Crime 15.2%, Mystery 11.2%, Dialogue Heavy 10.1%
Hauma is a deduction visual novel set in Munich. Discover a conspiracy amongst the upper echelons of society alongside former detective Judith, while visiting real locations in a comic-inspired look.
Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Crime 17.8%, Investigation 14.2%, Noir 10.8%, Dialogue Heavy 10.7%
A desktop-detective mystery where you’re tasked with investigating an unsolved murder. Scour case files and use logic and deduction to discover the truth of a thrilling story.
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Crime 16.7%, Investigation 15.8%, Mystery 12.3%, Thriller 9.6%
Murder Mystery Mayhem AI is a single-player detective game set in a stylish 1920s world of secrets, suspicion, and social intrigue. Talk freely to a colorful cast of cunning suspects, gather clues, uncover motives, and deduce who among them is the killer.
Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Crime 16.5%, Investigation 16.1%, Mystery 11.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11.5%
Private Eye is a detective game where you play as Hakeem trying to solve the murder case of Amir. The wealthy heir Amir kept strange company, is one of them his murderer? Explore, investigate, solve puzzles, and find discrepancies to unravel his mysterious death.
Why similar: Detective 20.5%, Crime 17.4%, Investigation 16.8%, Mystery 12.2%, Noir 8%
Winchester, 1906. Arabella Ravencroft is dead, and nine suspects are trapped inside a mansion. You are Inspector Hartwell. Combine clues to forge facts, break their lies, and solve the case. The story doesn't unlock with keys or puzzles. It unlocks through what you can prove.
Why similar: Investigation 17.6%, Crime 15.3%, Noir 14.6%, Dialogue Heavy 11.6%, Detective 11.4%
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 22.6%, Investigation 14.6%, Crime 14.4%, Mystery 12.8%, Thriller 12.6%
As an independent police consultant, you're pulled into the hunt for a serial killer leaving cryptographic ciphers. Play as a detective, analyze crime scenes, and master real decryption methods. Your choices determine if you catch the killer and how many lives are saved.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Crime 17.7%, Investigation 16.5%, Thriller 9.8%, Noir 9.2%
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: Crime 21.8%, Detective 20.4%, Investigation 13.9%, Thriller 13.5%, Mystery 12.4%
You're an insurance investigator. Review evidence, spot fraud, make decisions. Every case is a puzzle — approve, reject, or negotiate. Limited energy, a ticking clock, and your reputation on the line
Why similar: Detective 24.8%, Crime 20.1%, Investigation 14.4%, Dialogue Heavy 14.1%, Mystery 12.7%
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 25.2%, Investigation 20.2%, Crime 19.7%, Mystery 11.8%, Point & Click 8.3%
