60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Detective, Mystery, Investigation.
Can you solve a murder with nothing but your wits, your cocktail shaker, and your silver tongue? In this bartending mystery game, your customers are the key. So long as the liquor flows, so does the conversation - but who has the answers you seek, and who has blood on their hands?
Veils of the Past
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.
BLACKMIND: Psychic Social Simulator
Use your psychic powers to read minds and catch an elusive serial killer!
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: Narrative 13.7% ★, Noir 12.5%, Detective 11%, Crime 8.5%, Investigation 8.2%
Use your psychic powers to read minds and catch an elusive serial killer!
Why similar: Noir 13.8%, Crime 12.3%, Detective 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Visual Novel 10%
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 14.3%, Investigation 11.9%, Crime 11.7%, Narrative 10.5% ★, Noir 9%
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
Why similar: Detective 15.9%, Noir 12.8%, Investigation 12.7%, Choices Matter 8.3%, Crime 7.6%
GRAYWOOD is a 1950s crime comic-inspired graphic adventure. Investigate crime scenes, craft your own lines of questioning, and organize your findings on your corkboard all while navigating a morally-testing narrative. Respect the law, follow your conscience, or abuse your power to save your family.
Why similar: Noir 15.6%, Detective 14.8%, Narrative 14.6% ★, Crime 13%, Investigation 9.4%
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 14.4%, Noir 12.9%, Crime 12%, Dialogue Heavy 11.1%, Investigation 10.4%
Play as Captain Grégoire Lefèbvre and investigate the murder of a controversial country priest in this gripping historical detective thriller.
Why similar: Detective 13.6%, Noir 12.9%, Crime 11%, Dialogue Heavy 9.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
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 19.4%, Noir 17.1%, Investigation 14.4%, Crime 12.2%, Dialogue Heavy 8.6%
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 13.9%, Noir 13.1%, Crime 13%, Investigation 10.9%, Dialogue Heavy 9.6%
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 13.2%, Investigation 13.2%, Crime 12.5%, Dialogue Heavy 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 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: Noir 14.3%, Detective 13.3%, Investigation 11.5%, Crime 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 7.5%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Noir 18%, Detective 17.1%, Crime 15.8%, Investigation 14.6%, Mystery 7.6%
Uncover the truth behind an idol's disappearance, weeks before her debut. Whispers of the Luminaries is a narrative-driven game that blends a classic detective story with the dark side of the idol entertainment industry.
Why similar: Narrative 16% ★, Detective 14.3%, Crime 13.5%, Investigation 11%, Visual Novel 7.7%
Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?
Why similar: Detective 20%, Noir 13.2%, Crime 12.3%, Dialogue Heavy 10.1%, Point & Click 9.9%
In a world where the fae-touched fall prey to a sinister killer, only a Faeologist can uncover the truth. A dark academia murder mystery visual novel with supernatural cases, interactive investigation, romanceable characters, and multiple endings, set in the roaring 1920s New York.
Why similar: Detective 14.5%, Noir 13.5%, Narrative 12.7% ★, Investigation 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%
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 18.9%, Investigation 15.1%, Noir 13.9%, Crime 8.6%, Dialogue Heavy 8.4%
A turn-based Clue-inspired detective game where you get to solve a murder mystery by interrogating paintings.
Why similar: Noir 15.4%, Detective 13.2%, Dialogue Heavy 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9%
[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: Detective 20.8%, Investigation 17%, Crime 15.7%, Point & Click 9.6%, Mystery 9%
The star magician of Morgan’s Traveling Circus is missing, but the show must go on! In this non-linear detective visual novel, unravel the mystery from two different perspectives as you learn the varying stories of an entire circus of performers, each with their own lives... and their own secrets.
Why similar: Detective 13.4%, Crime 12.2%, Dialogue Heavy 10.9%, Investigation 10%, Interactive Fiction 9%
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 21.2%, Crime 16.1%, Investigation 15.3%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Mystery 8.8%
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 19.1%, Crime 14.9%, Dialogue Heavy 13%, Investigation 11.3%, Mystery 7.8%
Paris, 1888. In this detective visual novel inspired by Ace Attorney and Golden Idol, play as a matchmaker-detective striving to keep her marriage agency open. Meet colourful characters, uncover their secrets, and spread love throughout the city!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 14.5%, Detective 13.5%, Investigation 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Point & Click 8.3%
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 16.1%, Crime 14.2%, Investigation 12%, Noir 11.5%, Visual Novel 8%
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: Detective 18.2%, Dialogue Heavy 15.6%, Investigation 13.6%, Crime 13.4%, Visual Novel 10.9%
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: Detective 13.8%, Investigation 11.7%, Dialogue Heavy 11.5%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Mystery 9.3%
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: Noir 14.7%, Detective 13.6%, Crime 12.8%, Investigation 11.3%, Dialogue Heavy 8.2%
Detective Dana is a 2D story-rich game about an Arabic police officer investigating murder cases. Investigate the crime scene, interrogate the witnesses, solve the mysteries and uncover the secrets until you catch the criminal!
Why similar: Detective 17.8%, Noir 13.7%, Crime 12.1%, Dialogue Heavy 11%, Point & Click 9.6%
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: Noir 13.6%, Detective 13%, Crime 12.1%, Investigation 9.9%, Dialogue Heavy 9.4%
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: Detective 17.9%, Investigation 14.7%, Noir 13.3%, Crime 8.7%, Visual Novel 8.3%
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 21%, Crime 13.7%, Investigation 13.4%, Noir 11.8%, Visual Novel 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 15.7%, Investigation 13.1%, Crime 12.8%, Noir 11.3%, Dialogue Heavy 11%
Step into a suspenseful murder mystery at a prestigious boarding school. As a new student, you must question AI-driven suspects, uncover secrets, and solve the murder before the police arrive. Your choices determine the outcome—can you find the real killer before it’s too late?
Why similar: Detective 14.7%, Investigation 11.8%, Narrative 11.4% ★, Crime 11.3%, Dialogue Heavy 9.5%
Investigate a replayable Hollywood murder mystery where everyone has something to hide. Question guests, uncover contradictions, and identify the killer before they escape justice.
Why similar: Detective 17.7%, Crime 16.8%, Investigation 14.8%, Dialogue Heavy 10.9%, Noir 10%
Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.
Why similar: Detective 16.9%, Crime 13.6%, Investigation 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Dialogue Heavy 9.4%
Jack Beckham is found dead, hanging in his apartment alone. Police rule it a suicide. His father, refusing to accept the conclusion, hires you to investigate. Delve into the clues left behind in his apartment to discover what really happened.
Why similar: Noir 19.8%, Detective 19.2%, Narrative 15.8% ★, Investigation 15.1%, Mystery 9%
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 20.6%, Crime 17.5%, Investigation 15.5%, Noir 9.4%, Mystery 9%
A grounded detective mystery set in the most dangerous place in America: a 1997 public high school.
Why similar: Detective 16.4%, Investigation 13.6%, Noir 13.5%, Crime 11.7%, Point & Click 8.2%
Байкал зовёт. Прошлое возвращается в форме теней, и Андрей должен решить - играть по чужим правилам или переписать сценарий судьбы.
Why similar: Detective 15.6%, Noir 13.7%, Investigation 12.6%, Romance 8.5%, Visual Novel 8.5%
A Case of Distrust is a narrative mystery from 1924 San Francisco. Play as private investigator Phyllis Cadence Malone in this historical 2D adventure game.
Why similar: Noir 13.7%, Detective 13.6%, Investigation 11.4%, Narrative 10.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 8.9%
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 21%, Noir 20.8%, Investigation 15.7%, Crime 7.6%, Visual Novel 7.2%
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 19.7%, Noir 16.6%, Crime 15.2%, Investigation 12.1%, Dialogue Heavy 9.8%
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 22.9%, Investigation 16.9%, Crime 14%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Mystery 8.1%
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 22%, Noir 20.3%, Investigation 16.7%, Crime 15.8%, Mystery 10%
Take on the role of Detective Kobayashi, the one and only genius detective who has a reputation for solving any case, however dark or difficult...if he isn't playing games at the office or awkwardly hitting on girls, that is.
Why similar: Crime 19.5%, Detective 19.1%, Investigation 11%, Point & Click 9.4%, Visual Novel 9%
1986, Tornado Alley, USA… Go undercover as Boulder, an agent infiltrating the notorious religious cult known as the Bahnsen Knights. Face off against occultists, biblical storms, and an enigmatic car salesman turned preacher as you investigate the disappearance of a fellow agent and close friend.
Why similar: Narrative 21% ★, Detective 13.1%, Dialogue Heavy 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%
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 18.4%, Detective 17.4%, Narrative 16.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Choices Matter 9.3%
A mystery game where you investigate a murder by searching the crime scene and interrogating AI-powered NPCs with unique personas.
Why similar: Detective 17.3%, Dialogue Heavy 13.8%, Investigation 12.8%, Mystery 9.2%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
Detective Trent is a narrative-driven mystery game inspired by Trent’s Last Case. Investigate crime scenes, interrogate suspects, and uncover the truth through evidence and dialogue. Your reasoning shapes the case, leading to multiple outcomes and endings.
Why similar: Crime 16%, Detective 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Investigation 12.2%, Visual Novel 9.8%
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: Noir 20.3%, Detective 14.3%, Crime 13.8%, Investigation 12.3%, Point & Click 10.6%
Noir gamebook, now fully in English. 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.
Why similar: Noir 17.6%, Detective 16.1%, Crime 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Investigation 10.4%
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 16.2%, Investigation 14%, Noir 12.7%, Crime 11.9%, Dialogue Heavy 8.5%
Scour police records. Antagonize your suspects. Comb through a disturbing crime scene. You'll stop at nothing to expose the truth. Ring of Fire is a search-based detective noir puzzler with a mature narrative set in the hyper-stylized streets of New London.
Why similar: Noir 15.4%, Detective 14.1%, Investigation 13.1%, Crime 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 7.7%
Gather evidence, interview suspects and send your case to trial. Have you got what it takes to be Tokyo's top detective?
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Crime 18.3%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Mystery 9%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%
"Your job is to write the death certificate." In 1959, a mysterious death awaits inside a grand British manor. Investigate eerie scenes and complete forensic documents, including death certificates and emergency reports. Stylish 1960s detective comic art. Perfect for fans of vintage whodunits.
Why similar: Crime 14.9%, Detective 14.6%, Narrative 14.5% ★, Investigation 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.1%
Tails Noir is a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
Why similar: Narrative 15.4% ★, Detective 13.4%, Noir 13.2%, Dialogue Heavy 11.1%, Investigation 10.8%
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 19.6%, Noir 14.9%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%
A short pixel-art mystery where you play as Nathan, a private investigator drawn into a curious case. Interrogate suspects, examine clues, and uncover hidden details
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Investigation 17%, Narrative 13.8% ★, Point & Click 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Detective 17.3%, Investigation 15%, Narrative 11.8% ★, Crime 11%, Mystery 8.7%
Set in 1970s southern France, you play a rookie private eye tasked to dig out the secrets of a stubborn old man. Think on your feet while you follow your leads : ask questions to witnesses, detect their lies, hypothesize why and finally confront the silent ones running from their past.
Why similar: Detective 14.7%, Crime 13.2%, Investigation 12.7%, Dialogue Heavy 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%
Play as a noir detective in a dark, seductive world — investigate the Blood Moon case while making choices, uncovering secrets, and indulging in explicit encounters.
Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Crime 13.3%, Noir 13.1%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Mystery 8.8%
