- #1 Lost Wiki: Kozlovka
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 513 reviews2026
Dev: yattytheman
Windows · Linux
Explore a wikipedia-like database and solve a small town mystery in Eastern Europe. Step into the shoes of a journalist in the 90s as you sprawl through articles and uncover the secrets that have been laid in front of you.
Why similar: Conspiracy 25.5% ★, Detective 24.9%, Investigation 20.2%, Mystery 10.5%, Text-Based 5.9%
- #2 City of Voices
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kini Games
Windows
A short Golden Idol-like deduction game about a young girl who is catapulted from her suburban life into the mysterious world of the ancient Maya. Investigate a series of moments frozen in time. Examine clues and solve puzzles to uncover a story full of twists and turns.
Why similar: Conspiracy 28.5% ★, Detective 26.6%, Investigation 21.4%, Mystery 9.4%, Puzzle 6.5%
- #3 W.I.T.S: INITIATION
96% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Rashidi Interactive
Windows
A puzzle game where you are the newest recruit to a government agency dedicated to stopping cyber crimes. You must prove yourself and level up in the system by solving puzzles, at the same time there is a mystery to uncover at the agency. Who can you trust?
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Investigation 26%, Conspiracy 12.6% ★, Text-Based 10.4%, Puzzle 6.7%
- #4 The Ratline
95% matchVery Positive92% of 157 reviews2026
Dev: Owlskip Games
Windows · Mac
A murdered priest. A secret list. Hunt Nazi fugitives across the globe in this gritty 1971 detective thriller. Analyze evidence, follow leads, and make sharp deductions before the trail goes cold. From the creators of Family, Rivals, Conspiracy, Echo Beach and Riley & Rochelle.
Why similar: Detective 32%, Investigation 24.4%, Conspiracy 20.4% ★, Mystery 9.6%, Puzzle 6.6%
- #5 The Honeypot Murders
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Supernormal Games
Windows
Arthur thinks he’s a smart guy. He isn’t. Help him solve puzzles, investigate the town, and uncover the mystery of his friends disappearance in this quirky adventure game inspired by classic cartoons.
Why similar: Conspiracy 25.4% ★, Detective 23.1%, Investigation 19%, Mystery 8.9%, Narration 7.4%
- #6 ギルド探求団へようこそ!
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 740 reviews2026
Dev: ぱるそに工房
Windows
「ギルド探求団へようこそ!」創立から1000日を迎えたギルドの、パーティ情報を復旧させる『推理パズルゲーム』です。過去1000日を振り返りながら、78人の冒険者が、20隊あるパーティのどこに所属していたのかを特定し、どのような結末を迎えたのかを推理で暴きましょう!それでは──良い旅を!
Why similar: Detective 41.8%, Investigation 29%, Mystery 11.6%, Puzzle 10.8%, Adventure 4.1%
- #7 Acolyte
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 62 reviews2022
Dev: SuperstringPub: Pantaloon
Windows
Acolyte is a narrative ARG/Detective game that gives you your own Acolyte; a digital assistant you can talk to freely with unlimited dialogue options. Just like a real conversation.
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Conspiracy 20.7% ★, Investigation 17.3%, Artificial Intelligence 14.6%, Mystery 7%
- #8 The Rise of the Golden Idol
92% matchVery Positive93% of 3,814 reviews2024
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.
Why similar: Conspiracy 28.8% ★, Detective 26.4%, Investigation 22.8%, Mystery 10.2%, Puzzle 6.7%
- #9 TellTale - Casino Murder Case
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: NeruyaPub: Team Detective
Windows
[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 29.3%, Investigation 23%, Mystery 14.2%, Puzzle 9%, Text-Based 7.6%
- #10 Desktop Explorer
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Recurring Dream
Windows · Mac
Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?
Why similar: Detective 19%, Investigation 18.6%, Conspiracy 18.3% ★, Artificial Intelligence 13.9%, Text-Based 7.4%
- #11 The Duke is Dead
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bunk Bed Software, LLC
Windows
The duke is dead! Collect clues, solve puzzles, and use deduction to find the killer. Put your detective skills to the test to unravel the trail of crimes and uncover the truth!
Why similar: Detective 38.6%, Investigation 19%, Conspiracy 17% ★, Mystery 12.4%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #12 Mysteries of Perception
89% matchPositive86% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: 50 Rats Games
Windows · Mac
Mysteries of Perception is a detective game where you will see the same scene through the eyes of different characters. Uncover their secrets by analyzing all the clues. Switch perspectives and learn everything about the artifacts of the Distant and the deaths in their wake. Glory to the Stars!
Why similar: Conspiracy 27.5% ★, Detective 24.9%, Investigation 19.6%, Mystery 8.8%, Narration 8.5%
- #13 The Operator
89% matchVery Positive92% of 8,099 reviews2024
Dev: Bureau 81
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Conspiracy 25.6% ★, Detective 24.3%, Investigation 20%, Mystery 7.6%, Narration 7.3%
- #14 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 580 reviews2026
Dev: BRANEPub: Surefire.Games
Windows · Mac
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?
Why similar: Conspiracy 29.7% ★, Detective 22.2%, Investigation 18%, Mystery 7.6%, Puzzle 6%
- #15 The USB Stick Found in the Grass
88% matchMostly Negative38% of 204 reviews2021
Dev: Marcin BorkowskiPub: BPP
Windows
A forensic challenge – find out who the owner of the USB stick was and reconstruct their story.
Why similar: Investigation 35.9%, Detective 24.7%, Narration 17.5%, Minimalist 7.2%, Text-Based 6.9%
- #16 Trust No One
86% matchMixed61% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Triomatica Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You'll need to think outside more than just the box. In "Trust No One,” a point-and-click detective adventure, you play as a journalist who tries to unravel a web of secrets about a mysterious AI-company. Explore the nooks and alleyways of Kyiv to discover the identity of your informant.
Why similar: Conspiracy 22.9% ★, Detective 21.9%, Investigation 17.3%, Philosophical 10.8%, Minimalist 8.7%
- #17 Neighborhood Video
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Alex CarlsonPub: Almost Playable Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Crack the case of the missing video store employee in this 3D point and click mystery game by solving escape room puzzles, combing the computer database, and stocking shelves as an undercover detective posing as a cashier during your first weekend at the suspiciously understaffed Neighborhood Video.
Why similar: Detective 28.6%, Investigation 22.8%, Conspiracy 15.9% ★, Mystery 11.6%, Text-Based 9.7%
- #18 Profession investigator
85% matchVery Positive99% of 103 reviews2022
Dev: Indie-Geek
Windows · Mac
Profession Investigator is an immersive simulator with a text-based interface in which you have to deal with real criminal cases. The game uses materials from court archives and specialized literature.
Why similar: Detective 32.8%, Investigation 11.6%, Minimalist 9.9%, Text-Based 9.1%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #19 Eye 4 Eye
84% matchVery Positive98% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: Team Eye 4 EyePub: Yi Dai
Windows
Embark on a mission to unveil the truth behind a missing daughter case. Utilize the search engine to gather clues and uncover the dark secrets of TempleTech. Experience a suspenseful journey through the eyes of Hazel.
Why similar: Detective 29.4%, Investigation 22.7%, Conspiracy 17.3% ★, Mystery 10.6%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #20 The Detective's Apprentice
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: darqwerful
Windows
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 cases that are too tough for the local police to crack.
Why similar: Detective 38.9%, Investigation 28.9%, Mystery 11.6%, Puzzle 8.4%, Adventure 3.9%
- #21 HANGAR 51: Classified Investigation
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lootz Games
Windows
A first-person investigation and detective game. Explore a sealed 1980s bunker, solve puzzles, collect evidence, take photos, and piece together what really happened. Your final report determines the outcome. Follow the protocol. Question everything.
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Investigation 24.5%, Conspiracy 15.4% ★, Mystery 9%, Psychological 8%
- #22 Mr Meal
82% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Pan Gangowski
Windows
You are newly employed agent and you work for an Agency investigating the mysterious Mr Meal. The first day you appeared in your office and right away you got your first mission: find out what is behind all Mr Meal's activities.
Why similar: Conspiracy 25.1% ★, Detective 20.1%, Investigation 17.9%, Minimalist 8%, Narration 8%
- #23 Locator
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Empty Exhibit
Windows
A Geoguessr-inspired detective game set on an alien planet. Pinpoint the exact locations of photos to track down missing archeologist Abigail Lidari. Cross-reference journal entries, decipher cryptic symbols, and uncover the mysteries of an ancient civilization.
Why similar: Conspiracy 27.8% ★, Detective 24.7%, Investigation 23.2%, Mystery 10.8%, Puzzle 7.5%
- #24 Clean
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MyProject5
Windows
Some rooms hide more than just dirt.
Why similar: Detective 29.2%, Investigation 23.9%, Philosophical 14.8%, Psychological 10%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #25 Murder In Complex
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Khalil HammoudaPub: AKM Games
Windows
Investigate a murder inside a building as a detective. Interrogate AI-powered residents, uncover hidden evidence, and analyze clues with your team. Every case is unique, with randomized stories and dynamic suspects. Can you catch the real killer?
Why similar: Detective 29.4%, Investigation 23.9%, Artificial Intelligence 11.7%, Mystery 9.7%, Narration 9%
- #26 A Hand With Many Fingers
81% matchVery Positive86% of 491 reviews2020
Dev: Colestia
Windows
Unravel a real conspiracy from deep within the CIA’s archives. Search classified documents and follow new leads in this non-linear investigative thriller.
Why similar: Conspiracy 38.2% ★, Investigation 31.1%, Detective 13.9%, Mystery 10.7%, Adventure 4%
- #27 Demons' Timeline
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DigitalCats
Windows
Cyber Detective L solves Paradoxes—bizarre incidents by supernatural Demons—via the social media giant Parrotter. The Cyber Detective Squad, L and his Demon partner Nyasuteria, wield elite hacking and psychic powers to take on the final Paradox investigation.
Why similar: Detective 27%, Investigation 21.8%, Text-Based 12.2%, Mystery 11.7%, Psychological 7%
- #28 My Own Murder
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unseen InteractivePub: Abiding Bridge
Windows
After yet another night of brooding over his wife's murder, Detective Edgar receives a mysterious letter. A music star asks to investigate her own murder. Interrogate the suspects, search for clues and find out what happened. Will you be able to unravel the truth from the lies?
Why similar: Detective 30.3%, Investigation 21.9%, Narration 15.5%, Conversation 10%, Mystery 8.6%
- #29 Nancy Drew®: Mystery of the Seven Keys™
78% matchMixed56% of 326 reviews2024
Dev: HeR Interactive
Windows · Mac
A thrilling blend of adventure, mystery, and history! Play as Nancy Drew to uncover the truth behind the theft of a client's heirloom necklace. Solve challenging puzzles, uncover a sinister web of cyber crime, and sleuth through Prague's mysterious streets entwined with medieval legends and alchemy.
Why similar: Detective 29.1%, Investigation 23.4%, Conspiracy 19.4% ★, Mystery 10.9%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #30 FORKLIFT FLOWERPOT: Botanical Investigator
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Michael MatoPub: Too Much Tomato
Windows
An exploration game about knowledge and discovery. Change between seasons, investigate plants, and discover secrets about the world to stop an ecological disaster.
Why similar: Conspiracy 29.8% ★, Detective 27%, Investigation 23.4%, Mystery 9.6%, Puzzle 6.8%
- #31 A Case of Fraud
75% matchVery Positive98% of 365 reviews2025
Dev: Hesperus Games
Windows · Mac
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 34.5%, Investigation 27%, Conspiracy 13.5% ★, Mystery 11%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #32 The Marsh Manor Mystery
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: castergrams
Windows · Mac
Something strange happened in the old manor, but the Pond's premier puzzle-solver is here to uncover the truth. In this ribbiting and cozy mystery, explore the grounds, journey into the past, and unearth the secrets buried at Marsh Manor.
Why similar: Detective 41.6%, Investigation 32%, Puzzle 13%, Mystery 12.4%, Indie 1%
- #33 Crimson Seer
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Meridian Malice
Windows
Crimson Seer is a fantasy detective puzzle game. Investigate murder scenes frozen in time, gather clues, and deduce motive, method, and location. Use your prophetic visions to uncover sinister elven plots, ancient mysteries, and dark rituals in an underground world.
Why similar: Detective 29.4%, Investigation 23.5%, Conspiracy 21.1% ★, Mystery 11.9%, Puzzle 7.5%
- #34 Conspiracy Simulator
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Daniel JosephPub: Subconscious Games
Windows
Investigate like it's 1993. Hunt clues on VHS tapes, shortwave radio, and the early internet. Pin evidence to your board, connect the strings, and publish theories for cash and followers. Just try not to lose your mind.
Why similar: Conspiracy 33.2% ★, Investigation 21.6%, Detective 17.8%, Psychological 9.8%, Mystery 7.2%
- #35 On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 373 Studio
Windows
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 34.6%, Investigation 25.6%, Text-Based 10.4%, Puzzle 9%, Mystery 6.9%
- #36 Call of the Golden Valley
74% matchPositive88% of 41 reviews2025
Dev: O'Saurus Studios
Windows · Mac
Your friend is missing in the Australian outback and you must find her. Search the Internet for clues, solve mysterious puzzles and uncover the conspiracy of the vanishing hikers of Golden Valley.
Why similar: Conspiracy 24.7% ★, Detective 23.9%, Investigation 18.5%, Mystery 10.9%, Psychological 9%
- #37 Unheard - Voices of Crime
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 32,839 reviews2019
Dev: NEXT Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 57.4%, Mystery 12.8%, Puzzle 11.4%, Investigation 7.9%, Simulation 4.9%
- #38 The Case of the Golden Idol
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,171 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 27.2%, Conspiracy 26.6% ★, Investigation 22.6%, Mystery 10.3%, Puzzle 6.8%
- #39 Cracks Where the Light Gets In
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Highland Boundary
Windows · Mac
You've been confined your whole life. Peering through cracks and eavesdropping passes the time, but it won't change the world. Until a foreign military threatens your home and forces you to act. Solve a cozy and fiendish detective-mystery, making logical deductions from limited perspectives.
Why similar: Detective 46.5%, Investigation 17.2%, Puzzle 11.6%, Mystery 8.1%, Minimalist 7.6%
- #40 Unhomely
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio 8-Track
Windows
Unhomely is a retro-inspired first person psychological indie horror game. You play a journalist who has 3 days alone in a reclusive tech CEO's cabin to get the exclusive on his new project and save your career.
Why similar: Detective 27.7%, Investigation 23%, Conspiracy 17.7% ★, Psychological 9.1%, Puzzle 8%
- #41 Legends of Murder Collection
74% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Softdisk PublishingPub: Ziggurat
Windows
When a murder is committed under mysterious and supernatural circumstances, the Inspector arrives on the scene, ready to interrogate witnesses, decipher riddles, and fend off attackers seeking their next victim. Ready your spyglass and sword as you take on these two murder mystery RPGs.
Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Conspiracy 20.9% ★, Investigation 16.8%, Minimalist 10.6%, Text-Based 10%
- #42 Logic Grid Puzzle
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RapidAnt
Windows
Logic Grid Puzzle is a multilingual story-driven logical deduction game in which you have to discover the whole story by using partially given facts.A pleasant yet challenging recreation for lovers of logical games and mystery-solving games.Are you ready for the challenge?
Why similar: Detective 29.7%, Investigation 24.5%, Minimalist 11.3%, Text-Based 10.6%, Mystery 9.6%
- #43 Emma Riley: Dream Detective
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Star Fort Games
Windows
Emma Riley: Dream Detective is a detective game where you must unravel an occult conspiracy spanning the real and dream worlds. Use keen observation to gather clues, carefully interrogate suspects for information, and use your logic and deduction skills to unravel the mystery!
Why similar: Detective 34.5%, Investigation 28.4%, Mystery 12%, Conspiracy 8.2% ★, Puzzle 8%
- #44 Epigraph
71% matchVery Positive92% of 258 reviews2024
Dev: Matthew Brown
Windows
Epigraph is a short, challenging, language decipherment puzzle game.
Why similar: Detective 37.6%, Investigation 27.3%, Puzzle 12.3%, Mystery 10.8%, Text-Based 8.9%
- #45 Detective Hindsight
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Broccoli Bunny Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 41.6%, Investigation 27.2%, Mystery 13.5%, Puzzle 9.9%, Adventure 3.1%
- #46 FoldLoop
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Keyhole Studio
Windows
FoldLoop is a detective game that emphasizes logical reasoning. To escape the curse of endless cycles, you'll observe the sandbox from a higher dimension, analyze the rulebook, and deduce the secrets of the real world.
Why similar: Detective 31.2%, Conspiracy 20.1% ★, Investigation 19.2%, Mystery 11.9%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #47 Embers Of Spiritflame
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Simon Hytte
Windows
Embers of Spiritflame is an Emotional Point & Click detective adventure about the exploration of an old abandoned house. Inside, You go through comic book-inspired levels and begin to uncover why everyone is missing. View events and memories of the place and piece the story together.
Why similar: Detective 26.3%, Conspiracy 22.2% ★, Investigation 20.2%, Mystery 10%, Conversation 7.7%
- #48 L'affaire est dans le sac
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 22 reviews2023
Dev: Jean-Marc VanbalberghePub: Association Let's Develop Change
Windows
In an investigation where the thieves are not necessarily the ones you think they are, follow the clues, question the suspects, and get to the truth by avoiding false leads. But beware, some people are not ready to give up so easily.
Why similar: Detective 37.7%, Investigation 36.2%, Text-Based 7.4%, Mystery 5.9%, Narration 5.9%
- #49 a permanent echo
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Three More Years
Windows · Mac
Uncover Sabotage, Conspiracy and Counter-Revolution in this cyberpunk detective mystery. Using a mind-probing interface, you explore and act within memories, collect facts, meet agents of change and enormous corporations. Build your case against a person torn between idealism and turmoil.
Why similar: Conspiracy 26% ★, Investigation 22.5%, Detective 19%, Philosophical 13.7%, Mystery 7.6%
- #50 Big Ear Detective
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fabula Improviso
Windows · Mac
Ironic point & click adventure where a once brilliant detective quits his trade and lands a job in IT to make a living. But even in the seemingly mundane world of office life, there are secrets to be uncovered. Navigate through puzzles, quirky colleagues, and intrigues to crack corporate mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 32.5%, Investigation 24.5%, Text-Based 9.7%, Mystery 9.5%, Narration 9%
- #51 Artificial: Proxy Bar
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HinaGames
Windows
Within a universe dominated by Artificial Intelligences, you step into the shoes of an AI detective to solve the mystery hidden within the Proxy Bar, a jazz club. You can ask the suspects ANYTHING, but will you ask the right questions?
Why similar: Detective 34.5%, Investigation 23.4%, Artificial Intelligence 20.2%, Mystery 11.8%, Conversation 8.2%
- #52 Dynasty Detective
67% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: COSDOTS
Windows
DynastyDetective is a visual Novel-style mystery story game set in the fictional Joseon Dynasty where monsters appear.
Why similar: Conspiracy 26.1% ★, Detective 26.1%, Investigation 19.6%, Mystery 9.1%, Conversation 7.1%
- #53 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
69% matchVery Positive89% of 7,723 reviews2014
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 51.5%, Investigation 22.9%, Mystery 12%, Puzzle 6.6%, Adventure 4.2%
- #54 Death off the Cuff
69% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Simon ChristiansenPub: SiChris Productions
Windows
No criminal has ever been a match for you, and everybody is looking forward to a description of your brilliant deductions. There is just one small problem. One tiny detail that makes it different this time. A mere trifle, really. This time you have no idea who did it.
Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Investigation 21.1%, Text-Based 12.2%, Conversation 8.2%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #55 Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,367 reviews2021
Dev: Blazing GriffinPub: Microids
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Discover an untold crime story from the mysterious youth of the famous detective Hercule Poirot.
Why similar: Detective 38.6%, Investigation 23.9%, Mystery 12.1%, Narration 10.8%, Conversation 7.1%
- #56 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 124 reviews2023
Dev: SenAm GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
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: Conspiracy 24.7% ★, Detective 23.9%, Investigation 18.9%, Mystery 8.3%, Narration 6.8%
- #57 Binarycurse
68% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Potatomouse
Windows
This is a password game that decrypts hidden information by finding it. You need to be very careful to find the password to solve the puzzle. It is a very difficult game!
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Minimalist 14.4%, Simulation 12.2%, Puzzle 11.5%, Clicker 10.2%
- #58 A Town Called Happenstance
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sole Rebel Soul
Windows
Save the programmer, save the world! Help freelance detective Carter Montague by pointing & clicking (or rather pointing & dragging) to track down a missing developer and stop an evil corporation from holding the entire world hostage!
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Investigation 21.6%, Conspiracy 20.2% ★, Puzzle 9.2%, Mystery 8.1%
- #59 Regex Game
66% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: ZeroBitCode
Windows · Mac · Linux
Regular Expressions (Regex) are a powerful text pattern-matching tool used for searching, replacing, and validating strings. The game wraps Regex into text-based puzzle, allowing players to gradually master regular expressions as they progress through levels.
Why similar: Programming 33.2% ★, Detective 30.4%, Philosophical 9.4%, Puzzle 9.4%, Minimalist 8.7%
- #60 Hello Operator
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Leapfrog Studio LLC
Windows · Mac
Play as Blissville’s lone switchboard operator in this atmospheric, story-rich mystery. From your dimly lit station, connect calls, listen in, and uncover the secrets that bind the townsfolk—and the darkness beneath their polite masquerade.
Why similar: Conspiracy 28.1% ★, Detective 21.9%, Investigation 14.7%, Mystery 13.5%, Simulation 9.6%