- #1 The Case of the Golden Idol
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,678 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 72.7%, Adventure 27.3%
Why You'll Like It: A detective game that relies on careful observation and the logical organization of evidence to solve complex, multi-layered mysteries.
- #2 We. The Revolution
97% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,450 reviews2019
Dev: PolyslashPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
As a judge of the Revolutionary Tribunal, preside over complicated cases of ordinary citizens, dangerous criminals, and enemies of the revolution in revolutionary Paris. Make judgments, plot political intrigue, and try to not lose your own head!
Why similar: Simulation 66.1%, Adventure 33.9%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes judicial simulator set during the French Revolution where you must balance public opinion, political survival, and justice.
- #3 Papers, Please
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 79,495 reviews2013
Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.
Why similar: Simulation 57.7%, Indie 34.8%, Adventure 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive document-reviewing simulation where you must balance strict border regulations against the human cost of your decisions.
- #4 Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
95% matchVery Positive90% of 15,492 reviews2016
Dev: Osmotic StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences.
Why similar: Simulation 88.4%, Detective 6.3%, Indie 3%, Adventure 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: A surveillance-based simulation that requires you to sift through personal data to decide who is a threat to the state.
- #5 Beholder
94% matchVery Positive92% of 30,706 reviews2016
Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?
Why similar: Simulation 62.2%, Indie 22.4%, Adventure 15.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dystopian management game where you monitor tenants and make moral choices that directly impact their lives and your own survival.
- #6 CorpoNation: The Sorting Process
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 134 reviews2024
Dev: CanteenPub: Playtonic Friends
Windows
Greetings, valued employee. You have been tasked with sorting the Ringo CorpoNation's genetic samples. With the credits that you earn, you can shop, game and pay your bills on time. Rogue workers may try to entice you into betraying your beloved employer, but we know you'll give 110%.
Why similar: Simulation 63.5%, Adventure 36.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dystopian job simulator that captures the soul-crushing, repetitive nature of bureaucratic work within a restrictive political system.
- #7 Do Not Feed the Monkeys
93% matchVery Positive94% of 12,520 reviews2018
Dev: Fictiorama StudiosPub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A digital voyeur simulator where you watch strangers through surveillance cameras. Invade their privacy and witness their most intimate moments, but don’t interact with the subjects – anything could happen if you dare feed the monkeys!
Why similar: Simulation 57.8%, Adventure 26.8%, Indie 15.4%
Why You'll Like It: An observational simulation that forces you to choose between spying on others for profit or intervening in their lives.
- #8 Contraband Police
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 25,155 reviews2023
Dev: Crazy RocksPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Take over the duties of a border guard inspector in a communist country of the 80's. Smuggling, corruption and forgery are the order of the day here. Be vigilant and earn the respect of your superiors.
Why similar: Simulation 54.9%, Detective 33.6%, Indie 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines border inspection and document verification with investigative gameplay in a gritty, politically charged setting.
- #9 Not Tonight 2
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 474 reviews2022
Dev: PanicBarnPub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Immigration Enforcement Case #112: You are under arrest. Unless your friends can cross a broken America, retrieve your identifying documents and stay out of trouble... this is the end of the American dream for you.
Why similar: Simulation 60.7%, Indie 20.2%, Adventure 19.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dystopian simulation that uses document checking and choice-based gameplay to explore political themes.
- #10 Death and Taxes
91% matchVery Positive86% of 8,395 reviews2020
Dev: Placeholder Gameworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In this 2D, short narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job. Your job is to decide which people are going to live or die. The consequences of your choices are yours to bear, while the mystery of your incarnation awaits revelation!
Why similar: Simulation 60%, Adventure 22.3%, Indie 17.7%
Why You'll Like It: A bureaucratic simulation where you play as a Grim Reaper deciding who lives and who dies based on provided files.
- #11 Silicon Dreams | cyberpunk interrogation
90% matchVery Positive94% of 255 reviews2021
Dev: James PattonPub: Clockwork Bird
Windows · Mac · Linux
It’s 2065, and you are an interrogator-model android tasked with rooting out deviants among your own kind. You must probe for lies, monitor and exploit emotional spikes, earn the trust of your subjects, and make the final call: release, or destroy?
Why similar: Detective 48.9%, Adventure 32.2%, Indie 19%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the nuance of conversation and interrogation, requiring you to read between the lines to uncover the truth.
- #12 The Westport Independent
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 342 reviews2016
Dev: Double Zero One Zero
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 48%
The Westport Independent is a censorship simulator taking place in a post-war country, governed by the recently elected Loyalist Party. As the editor of one of the last independent newspapers in the country, your job is to remove and edit the content of your paper, affecting the people’s opinion of both the rebels and the Loyalist...
Why similar: Simulation 70%, Indie 30%
Why You'll Like It: A censorship simulator where you control a newspaper and decide which stories to publish, directly influencing the political climate.
- #13 Suzerain
86% matchVery Positive93% of 11,527 reviews2020
Dev: Torpor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?
Why similar: Adventure 100%
Why You'll Like It: A deep political simulation that forces you to navigate complex text-based choices and manage the fate of a nation.
- #14 Karma City Police
88% matchMostly Positive78% of 156 reviews2021
Dev: mecagamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Be the new dispatcher at the Karma City Police Station in this narrative-driven pixel adventure. Talk to the victims to discover their needs and fight in a unique pinball-based battle system, as you follow a captivating story with lots of humor and a great soundtrack.
Why similar: Simulation 61.8%, Adventure 38.2%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art police simulation that mixes management elements with a narrative-driven detective story.
- #15 Need to Know
89% matchMixed67% of 296 reviews2018
Dev: Monomyth Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to the Department of Liberty. Ascend the ranks of the NSA-like surveillance agency and decide: will you stand up for privacy, or help create an unstoppable police state? Spy on people’s deepest secrets, pick apart their private lives and decide their fate in this modern surveillance thriller.
Why similar: Simulation 55.9%, Adventure 24.6%, Indie 19.5%
Why You'll Like It: A surveillance-focused simulation that explores privacy and the ethics of monitoring citizens.
- #16 Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure
86% matchVery Positive94% of 4,108 reviews2023
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Staffer Case is a new sort of mystery game, asking players to find clues, arrange them into documents, and point out the contradictions between them to solve a series of murders. Each mystery unraveled leads you closer to the truth lying at the heart of each case!
Why similar: Detective 71.8%, Adventure 28.2%
Why You'll Like It: A detective mystery that emphasizes the organization of case files and logical deduction to uncover the truth.
- #17 Beat Cop
87% matchVery Positive82% of 6,135 reviews2017
Dev: Pixel CrowPub: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A retro, pixel art style adventure in New York, inspired by ’80s cop shows. You are Jack Kelly and you’ve been framed for murder. Now as a regular beat cop you have to find out, who did that. Expect thick crime story, a lot of black humour and all the other things you can find on the streets of Brooklyn.
Why similar: Simulation 39.7%, Adventure 21.8%, Indie 21.5%, Detective 17%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art police simulation that captures the gritty, mundane, and often corrupt nature of street-level law enforcement.
- #18 Back to the Dawn
83% matchVery Positive94% of 10,201 reviews2025
Dev: Metal Head GamesPub: Spiral Up Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.
Why similar: Detective 42.9%, Simulation 24.4%, Adventure 19.1%, Indie 13.5%
Why You'll Like It: A prison life simulation that features detective elements and complex choices that dictate your path to freedom.
- #19 Paper Perjury
84% matchVery Positive89% of 209 reviews2024
Dev: Paper Cat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed. Solve cases and outsmart criminals in a detective story full of lies, confessions, and maybe even a murder or two.
Why similar: Detective 59.8%, Adventure 30.2%, Indie 10%
Why You'll Like It: A detective game that focuses on the legal and procedural aspects of solving cases through evidence and testimony.
- #20 Tell Me Everything
85% matchMixed61% of 72 reviews2018
Dev: LizardFactory
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 34%
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 50.8%, Adventure 29.2%, Indie 20%
Why You'll Like It: An investigation-focused game that uses word-based puzzles to uncover secrets and solve mysteries.
- #21 Tokyo Detectives
84% matchMixed69% of 59 reviews2021
Dev: Rincho Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 59.5%, Adventure 26.7%, Indie 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel-style detective game that focuses on investigation and piecing together clues.
- #22 Headliner: NoviNews
82% matchVery Positive89% of 814 reviews2018
Dev: Unbound Creations
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Award-winning adventure where you control the news and its impact on society, your friends and career. Different choices lead to unique combinations of endings. Share your story with the community, and see what the players before you did.
Why similar: Simulation 57.5%, Adventure 25.3%, Indie 17.1%
Why You'll Like It: Allows you to shape public opinion through editorial choices, highlighting the power and responsibility of information control.
- #23 Yes, Your Grace
80% matchVery Positive87% of 13,943 reviews2020
Dev: Brave At NightPub: No More Robots
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
These are troubling times, Your Grace. The petitioners’ petty matters exceed our limited resources, to say nothing of the war. A careful balance must be struck. Your throne awaits.
Why similar: Simulation 63.9%, Indie 36.1%
Why You'll Like It: A management game centered on making difficult moral judgments and resource allocation while ruling a kingdom.
- #24 For Your Tranquility
81% matchMixed68% of 192 reviews2023
Dev: Gamesung Games
Windows · Mac
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 48%, Adventure 26.6%, Indie 25.4%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click detective mystery that emphasizes careful investigation and environmental storytelling.
- #25 Social Credit Simulator
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 101 reviews2022
Dev: Fasu Studio
Windows
In Social Credit Simulator, you make life-altering decisions by assigning social credit scores based on people’s actions and status. Satirizing real-world social rating systems, your choices determine your survival in a dystopian regime.
Why similar: Simulation 71.9%, Indie 28.1%
Why You'll Like It: A political simulation that explores the implications of a society governed by a social credit system through management mechanics.
- #26 JudgeSim
78% matchVery Positive85% of 1,388 reviews2024
Dev: DelusionArt Studio
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Things were worse than ever in Banana Republic, a somber island country. While anarchists roamed the streets, corruption was running deeper due to economic crisis and rising crime rates. Bearing these burdens were "judges" who tried to make things right with honesty...
Why similar: Simulation 72.3%, Indie 27.7%
Why You'll Like It: A text-based simulation that directly puts you in the role of a judge presiding over various criminal cases.
- #27 Noir Syndrome
82% matchMixed67% of 183 reviews2014
Dev: Glass Knuckle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Adventure 38.1%, Indie 31.1%, Detective 30.8%
Why You'll Like It: A detective game with a strong noir atmosphere that relies on procedural investigation and deduction.
- #28 KingSim
79% matchVery Positive84% of 211 reviews2020
Dev: Fuzzy Pixel Game Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Become the King in a story-driven 8-bit style game, where choice matters. And try not to die instantly...
Why similar: Simulation 100%
Why You'll Like It: A management and political simulation that focuses on the consequences of your decisions as a ruler.
- #29 Field Hospital: Dr. Taylor's Story
79% matchVery Positive89% of 109 reviews2020
Dev: Gard Interactive
Windows · Mac
Field Hospital is a text-based bureaucratic detective game about hard decisions. Decide who to treat and whom to refuse. Face consequences. Study patients’ info and read their stories. Investigate the tangled case of Dr. Taylor.
Why similar: Simulation 50.3%, Detective 49.7%
Why You'll Like It: A choice-driven simulation that forces you to make life-or-death decisions in a high-pressure medical environment.
- #30 Trials of Innocence
75% matchVery Positive92% of 1,723 reviews2025
Dev: 猫龙游戏
Windows
Median: 18.7 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 55.7%, Adventure 25.7%, Simulation 18.6%
- #31 Misty Judgment
74% matchVery Positive94% of 1,487 reviews2025
Dev: 次元边界
Windows
This is a suspense reasoning interactive work with real people. You will play the protagonist "Qi Yi", find evidence in a series of murders, piece together the truth, and find the ultimate murderer, all of which will lead you to an unpredictable future.
Why similar: Detective 54.4%, Indie 24%, Adventure 21.6%
- #32 Profession investigator
77% matchVery Positive99% of 107 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: Simulation 44.3%, Adventure 25%, Detective 24.9%, Indie 5.8%
- #33 New Folder
75% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: Evicted Games
Windows
You log on to a computer having no clue of what lies within. Explore its files, solve puzzles to recover missing pieces, and decipher passwords to enter otherwise prohibited folders. As you delve deeper into its content, you’ll find that there is a greater mystery to be solved.
Why similar: Simulation 50.6%, Detective 36.4%, Indie 12.9%
- #34 Justice.exe
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 102 reviews2022
Dev: Late Game ClutchPub: Gameclaw Studio
Windows · Mac
Justice.exe is a dialogue-heavy dystopian legal drama in which you defend sentient AI in court. Discover key story elements in dialogue, build your case by studying arguments, and engage the opposing counsel in wits, charisma and skullduggery. Small choices might alter the fate of your clients.
Why similar: Simulation 37.5%, Detective 29.4%, Adventure 17.7%, Indie 15.5%
- #35 You are the Judge!
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 259 reviews2023
Dev: Steel Games
Windows
As a judge of the Kobardde court, solve complex cases inspired by actual events. Your decisions will directly affect people's (and perhaps yours) lives. You may have to make difficult decisions for your family, country, and life. What kind of judge will you be?
Why similar: Simulation 60.6%, Indie 39.4%
- #36 Connected Clue
74% matchVery Positive87% of 118 reviews2026
Dev: Alpheratz Games Pub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Connected Clue is a quarter-view detective adventure game inspired by the atmosphere of 19th-century mystery novels. Gather clues, see through lies, and uncover the identity of the culprit shrouded in secrecy!
Why similar: Detective 43.2%, Simulation 30.5%, Adventure 26.3%
- #37 21 Days
78% matchVery Positive79% of 68 reviews2017
Dev: Hardtalk Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
21 Days is a simulation adventure game in which you experience the life of a Syrian refugee. Though you escaped the war in Syria, your family still has a hard journey ahead of them. Over 21 days, you must manage money, time, hunger and mental status. For yourself, and for the hope of saving your family.
Why similar: Simulation 54.6%, Adventure 24.9%, Indie 20.5%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation game that explores the social and political struggles of a refugee through a series of difficult choices.
- #38 Interrogation Simulator
76% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: Otis MillerPub: Fire Cycle Games
Windows · Linux
Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #39 Palm Cracker
73% matchVery Positive97% of 95 reviews2025
Dev: Petter Malmehed
Windows
Delve into a gripping world of puzzles, true ciphers on an old PalmPilot system. Will you uncover the Crypt Killer’s confession and bring him to justice, or will he escape the law?
Why similar: Simulation 52%, Detective 28%, Adventure 13%, Indie 7%
- #40 Thank You For Your Application
70% matchVery Positive82% of 804 reviews2026
Dev: IceLemonTea Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Thank You for Your Application is a story-driven interview simulation game. After 15 rounds of interviews, you are reassigned as a junior interviewer, tasked with screening candidates’ resumes according to company requirements and issuing the appropriate thank letters.
Why similar: Simulation 51.8%, Indie 48.2%
- #41 奇天烈相談ダイヤル
72% matchVery Positive83% of 338 reviews2024
Dev: 法螺会
Windows · Mac
矛盾を見つけ、相談者の悩みを解決する怪異判定アドベンチャー
Why similar: Simulation 58.9%, Adventure 33%, Indie 8.2%
- #42 Detective Worden
72% matchVery Positive87% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Domestic Black CatPub: Studio Amateur
Windows · Mac
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 70.6%, Indie 29.4%
- #43 Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
71% matchVery Positive92% of 2,886 reviews2021
Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 64.8%, Adventure 35.2%
- #44 The Detective Reaper Invites
73% matchMixed52% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: SHIZU KANO UMIPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Use various cards to solve randomly generated murder cases in this roguelite deduction adventure game. The culprit always lies, and the innocent always tell the truth. Make too many mistakes, and it's back to square one. Put your wits to the test and solve as many cases as you can!
Why similar: Detective 41.8%, Adventure 36.4%, Indie 21.9%
- #45 HEADLINER
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 932 reviews2017
Dev: Unbound Creations
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Short, thought-provoking adventure where you are a News Editor and decide what stories get published, set in a fictional city where most people are genetically modified. Multiple unique endings let you share your story and see what the Headliner before you did.
Why similar: Indie 36.3%, Adventure 35.3%, Simulation 28.4%
- #46 Debtors' Club
71% matchMixed68% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: mecagames
Windows
Be the tax collector of a shady city hall in this narrative-driven resource management game. Talk to debtors, manage a team, make difficult choices, and challenge the city's moral decay. It's their money, but it's your job.
Why similar: Simulation 53%, Adventure 26.4%, Indie 20.6%
- #47 초동수사 - 증언/증거 추리게임
70% matchVery Positive80% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: leeroom shin
Windows · Mac
A time-limited investigation mystery game where you uncover the truth using only evidence and testimony.
Why similar: Simulation 47.2%, Adventure 27.2%, Detective 19%, Indie 6.6%
- #48 Cyber Manhunt
69% matchVery Positive93% of 15,550 reviews2021
Dev: Aluba Van+Pub: 摸鱼游戏
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Cyber Manhunt is a story-oriented puzzle game focusing on big data, hacking, citizen privacy, and social workers. It focuses on social issues such as cyber violence and privacy breaches.
Why similar: Simulation 63.3%, Detective 19.6%, Indie 17.1%
- #49 CaseCracker3
68% matchVery Positive88% of 383 reviews2026
Dev: BlackRobe
Windows · Mac
Confronted with fragmented narratives and deceptive persons of interest, you must isolate crucial evidence. Shatter logical loopholes from testimonies and reconstruct the crime scene from subtle clues. Can you survive this immersive battle of wits?
Why similar: Detective 40.8%, Simulation 39.8%, Adventure 19.4%
- #50 Inspector Waffles
69% matchVery Positive95% of 292 reviews2021
Dev: Goloso Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Murder. Nothin’ nice about it. In this old school detective adventure, step into the boots of whip-smart Inspector Waffles and travel the city to track hidden clues, interrogate shady suspects, and unravel a dangerous mystery. But be warned: curiosity killed the cat...
Why similar: Detective 56.2%, Adventure 24.8%, Indie 19%
- #51 Interrogation: You will be deceived
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 381 reviews2019
Dev: Critique GamingPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
As a detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means?
Why similar: Detective 100%
- #52 A Case of Fraud
66% matchVery Positive98% of 437 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 61.6%, Adventure 21.1%, Indie 17.3%
- #53 Murder Is Game Over
69% matchVery Positive96% of 57 reviews2022
Dev: HitherYon Games
Windows
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 100%
- #54 Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders
67% matchVery Positive85% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: Homo Narrans Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 49.7%, Adventure 35.4%, Indie 14.8%
- #55 The Occult Detective
67% matchMostly Positive70% of 330 reviews2025
Dev: Battlecry Studio
Windows
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 56.2%, Adventure 29%, Indie 14.8%
- #56 Doki Doki AI Interrogation
67% matchVery Positive82% of 509 reviews2024
Dev: YAMADA
Windows · Mac
A short interrogation game taking full advantage of ChatGPT! You are tasked with interrogating the suspect [AI] of a murder case as an [excellent police officer]. How you choose to interrogate the suspect is up to you. How the AI reacts is rendered in real-time through ChatGPT.
Why similar: Detective 47.7%, Simulation 27%, Adventure 25.3%
- #57 The Real Face of a VTuber
65% matchVery Positive92% of 318 reviews2026
Dev: 莉莉恩工作室Pub: WhisperGames
Windows
A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber agency, doing their best to uncover the identity of both the killer and VTuber's real face.
Why similar: Detective 54.6%, Adventure 30%, Indie 15.4%
- #58 French Crime Detective Game
68% matchVery Positive88% of 60 reviews2021
Dev: Rakame 7
Windows
The French government entrusts citizens to solve criminal cases over the internet. French Crime is a realistic and immersive criminal investigation game.
Why similar: Detective 68.5%, Adventure 31.5%
- #59 The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,975 reviews2021
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
Why similar: Detective 69.8%, Adventure 30.2%
- #60 Beholder: Conductor
63% matchVery Positive91% of 4,605 reviews2025
Dev: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A Beholder series spin-off. Become a conductor of the Determination Bringer train: monitor passengers, report incidents, and carry out important Ministry assignments — whose level of secrecy depends only on your loyalty. And remember: mission success is very important to you!
Why similar: Simulation 70.5%, Indie 29.5%