
Embark on a 2D mystery and puzzle adventure where you will try to find out what it means to be a real Detective.
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Embark on a 2D mystery and puzzle adventure where you will try to find out what it means to be a real Detective.

Foxlore
Foxlore is a surreal puzzle-adventure game following Filo, a fox who discovers an ancient relic shrouded in mystery and imbued with immeasurable power. Navigate through a world in decay, solve intricate puzzles, and unravel the story that binds the fate of Filo to the powerful relic.

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You play as a tourist trapped in a scam compound. fight to survive, sneak around and seize escape chances. Gather hidden clues, master scam skills reluctantly to survive, meet captives stuck here for various reasons, dig out its dark secrets, and choose between escaping the den or ruling it.
Foxlore is a surreal puzzle-adventure game following Filo, a fox who discovers an ancient relic shrouded in mystery and imbued with immeasurable power. Navigate through a world in decay, solve intricate puzzles, and unravel the story that binds the fate of Filo to the powerful relic.
Why similar: Surreal 23.2%, Exploration 16.7%, Puzzle 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Story Rich 8.7%
You play as a tourist trapped in a scam compound. fight to survive, sneak around and seize escape chances. Gather hidden clues, master scam skills reluctantly to survive, meet captives stuck here for various reasons, dig out its dark secrets, and choose between escaping the den or ruling it.
Why similar: Detective 26.3%, RPG 20%, Crime 17%, Exploration 9.6%, Story Rich 7.9%
2000年,山城市新闻频道的电视画面莫名跳出一则旧广告,而广告的代言人是已经去世的特异功能少年——三眼神童。有传闻三眼神童的亡魂劫持了电视信号。 调查局受命展开调查。随着调查的深入,一个藏在黑暗处的犯罪团伙逐渐浮出水面。
Why similar: RPG 15.2%, Detective 15.1%, Mystery 11.4%, Puzzle 11.3%, Crime 9.8%
A shocking murder has rocked the Ironwood Inn. Play as one of four detectives, each with unique interrogation styles. Search for clues, question suspects, and uncover secrets in this high-stakes mystery. Can you solve the case before time runs out?
Why similar: Detective 31.3%, Crime 25.1%, Mystery 12%, Puzzle 9.8%, Adventure 6.6%
The Road 66 is a 2D pixel art adventure where Kai and childhood friends Sue and Nile hit the road to find the brothers' missing mother. Along Route 66, they’ll encounter talking cats, dancing fire gods, and eerie folklore. Start the engine—adventure awaits!
Why similar: RPG 25.6%, Puzzle 13.9%, Exploration 13.5%, Surreal 12.1%, Adventure 9.4%
Early spring, 1999, Taoyuan Village. In just several days, a series of drowning incidents occurred in the same quaint village. Then, on the night of the fifteenth day, numerous villagers witnessed a woman in red who bore an uncanny resemblance to a lady who had previously met an unjust demise...
Why similar: Detective 29.4%, Crime 17.8%, RPG 14.5%, Mystery 10.1%, Puzzle 9.3%
Based on the escape room board game of the same name. Discover the mystery of Romina Manor as you investigate the disappearance of the Master by searching for clues and solving puzzles in locations like the Parlor, Kitchen or even the Observatory.
Why similar: Detective 32.6%, Crime 22.7%, Mystery 12.6%, Puzzle 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%
《下九泉》是一款国产剧情向解谜游戏。主角孟存真死后魂归地府,成为行走于九泉的实习判官。孟存真从一个因受诅咒而不能入轮回的亡魂展开调查,追寻亡者被诅咒的真相。游戏围绕人性中“贪、嗔、痴、慢、疑”展开5个截然不同的单元故事。不到最后一刻,你永远想不到事件背后令人细思极恐的真相…
Why similar: Surreal 17.4%, RPG 14.4%, Puzzle 11.8%, Mystery 9.5%, Emotional 9.3%
"The Fourth Day Disappeared" is a pixel art detective game. As an intern detective, you're caught in a serial murder case on a train trip. Investigate, gather evidence, interrogate passengers, and connect clues to find the killer.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Crime 21%, RPG 13.9%, Mystery 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
The Wild Detective: The Hound of the Foggy City is a classic detective mystery game. You play as Duke, a private investigator, collecting evidence through investigation and interviews, then using deductive reasoning to solve cases and reveal hidden truths.
Why similar: Detective 42.4%, Puzzle 13.9%, Exploration 9%, RPG 7.9%, Mystery 7.8%
Getting away with murder has never been easy. These three members of a proud and noble family are separated by five centuries, but have in common a vengeful and murderous intent. Plans must be formed, blood must be spilled and evidence must be planted ...
Why similar: Crime 24.5%, Detective 23%, RPG 11%, Puzzle 9%, Surreal 7.5%
收集证据,与多方周旋,揭开真相。 过去与现在交错的案件,沟通型的悬疑冒险游戏。
Why similar: Detective 36.4%, RPG 28.8%, Puzzle 13.4%, Exploration 12.9%, Story Rich 5.8%
Do you believe that parallel worlds really exist? An ordinary college student, Chen Chou, wakes up one day to find himself transported aboard a space research vessel. The strangers on the ship all claim to know him. Could it be that he has crossed over into a parallel world...
Why similar: Detective 32.7%, Crime 23.5%, RPG 11.8%, Puzzle 10.1%, Mystery 9.8%
《兔子侦探》是一款手绘风格的悬疑解谜互动游戏。玩家将扮演兔子侦探,在前往拜访好友时,竟发现对方已意外身亡!案发现场疑点重重,线索错综复杂。玩家将使用时间回溯机制,从现场抽丝剥茧,在正确的时机放置正确的证据,找出杀害受害兔的真凶,洗清自己被迫背负的嫌疑。最终将罪犯绳之以法,并在审讯中揭露其罪行!
Why similar: Detective 48%, Puzzle 16.6%, Mystery 12.6%, RPG 10.1%, Retro 9.1%
Step into a story of mystery, drama and the supernatural as a father searches for his missing son. Solve puzzles, follow clues and uncover the hidden truth.
Why similar: RPG 15.5%, Exploration 12%, Puzzle 11.8%, Story Rich 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
The noir detective game where you can bribe people for puzzle hints.
Why similar: Detective 26.8%, Crime 18.4%, Exploration 12.5%, Puzzle 11.2%, Story Rich 7.3%
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 37.8%, Crime 15%, Mystery 11.2%, Puzzle 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
Solve a murder mystery set in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in this stand-alone detective game. Can you find Lord Russell Gallant’s treasure before it’s too late? The 6th game in the Murder Is Game Over franchise, Murder Is Game Over games can be played in any order.
Why similar: Detective 35.4%, RPG 15.9%, Exploration 12.3%, Puzzle 10.9%, Mystery 10.6%
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 31%, Puzzle 13.6%, RPG 12.6%, Story Rich 10.7%, Exploration 9.9%
Step into The Zodiac Mystery, where a suspense-filled adventure begins! Players are immersed in a complex and bewildering cold case, searching for clues across time and space. Examine crime scenes, review files, and analyze evidence, following the trail concealed within a celestial haze.
Why similar: Detective 26%, Crime 25%, Puzzle 13.9%, Mystery 12.7%, RPG 10.5%
"Alice" silently protected "Philip" who broke into the underworld. She thought that after many tests, she could find the never withering rose symbolizing love and go to the wedding banquet hall. Who would have guessed that their ordeal is not over yet? How will it develop in the end?
Why similar: RPG 18.1%, Detective 15.9%, Puzzle 11.9%, Mystery 11.5%, Emotional 8.7%
A vague invitation, a dizzy carpenter, and wooden ears everywhere...... What happened here, and is there a connection to the strange weather? The one who is about to help to find the truth is a common mushroom coming for money.
Why similar: Surreal 18.8%, Puzzle 17.4%, Detective 17.1%, RPG 10.6%, Fantasy 9.4%
多条故事线,高智商烧脑反转型剧情类RPG游戏,线索伏笔众多。
Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Crime 18.4%, RPG 15.2%, Puzzle 8.9%, Mystery 8.6%
Alice, a Magic Academy student, seeks to stay at the Grand Library but fails to secure a recommendation despite Chelsea’s help. As she leaves in disappointment, an unfamiliar version of the library appears before her…
Why similar: RPG 14.9%, Detective 13.2%, Puzzle 11.5%, Mystery 9.6%, Exploration 9.4%
A keenly dark twist on the traditional murder mystery setting, The Deed is an Adventure/RPG game about getting away with murder. Arran Bruce, the rightful heir to Dunshiel House, returns home to settle a score with his estranged family.
Why similar: Detective 27%, Crime 25.2%, RPG 13.7%, Mystery 7.6%, Story Rich 7.4%
Moving into a close senior's home, but nightmares follow. Terrifying ghostly figures, a senior who seems to be hiding something. What secret lies behind the door that cannot be opened?
Why similar: RPG 22%, Crime 16.7%, Mystery 12.8%, Puzzle 11.8%, Exploration 10.2%
A garden-themed 2D RPG which tackles the struggle of problem-solving in an uncomfortable and unknown place. Solve and explore your way across this dark landscape to uncover the truth behind your visit, meeting a familiar face to keep you company.
Why similar: Surreal 25.1%, RPG 18.7%, Emotional 14.4%, Retro 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
THE RESTFUL ONE AWAKENS
Why similar: RPG 16.9%, Surreal 15.1%, Music 13.7%, Emotional 10.7%, Exploration 10.4%
This is a first-person, PC-based 3D puzzle game. Gameplay includes exploration, reasoning and interrogation. Ancient Chinese microphobia style, reasoning is more hardcore.
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, RPG 23.6%, Exploration 17%, Puzzle 14.3%, Story Rich 5.8%
You are a detective on a rogue manhunt through the beautiful country of Italy. Gather clues, interview witnesses and uncover dark secrets to solve the case. Follow your own path to the solution in this 1970's noir crime road-trip.
Why similar: Detective 31.4%, Puzzle 11.5%, Mystery 10%, Exploration 9.4%, RPG 7.3%
JENNY LECLUE is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet, mysteries and puzzles to solve across a vibrant, atmospheric world.
Why similar: Detective 25%, Crime 19.1%, Emotional 10.5%, Exploration 9.6%, Puzzle 9.5%
Wynnia is the only child in the sanatorium, spending her days lost in adventurous fantasies. Dr. Kai is a cold, meticulous physician who treats patients and diagnoses difficult cases. Innocent imagination and clinical rationality travel different tracks, yet quietly shape each other.
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, RPG 22.2%, Exploration 17.1%, Puzzle 14.5%, 2D 6.1%
Venture into the abandoned jungle apartment, embody lone survivor Ross, on a gripping adventure. College friends Joanna and Ivan went missing here. You must unravel mysteries room-by-room while evading a lurking killer's attacks. Can you pierce the enigmas and escape unscathed?
Why similar: Detective 26%, Exploration 20.1%, RPG 18.7%, Puzzle 16.9%, Story Rich 6.8%
CONTAINS ALL EPISODES! Follow Watracio Walpurgis, our fresh eggplant FBI agent, in this arc of three chapters that unifies the universe of Celery Emblem’s Jacob Jazz on the ultimate Baobabs Masoleum Grindhouse Edition.
Why similar: Detective 22.4%, Crime 18.4%, Surreal 16%, Exploration 9.7%, RPG 9.3%
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 32.6%, Crime 23.6%, Puzzle 11.7%, Mystery 10.3%, Exploration 10.3%
An otherworldly being has trapped you in their mysterious extradimensional prison. Explore a home ripped from time, activate the signals, and follow them to free that which binds you in this surreal first-person non-linear puzzle game.
Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Surreal 20.8%, Exploration 12.3%, Puzzle 12.1%, Mystery 10.8%
"Murders on Yangtze River" is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 39.1%, Puzzle 14.3%, Exploration 10.2%, Story Rich 9.2%, Mystery 8.3%
A detective themed game where players transform into the son of a famous detective and freely explore crime scenes and question suspects. The producer challenges players' reasoning ability and encourages them to assist the police in solving cases in the fastest way possible!
Why similar: RPG 25.1%, Detective 15.8%, Puzzle 13.8%, Crime 12.2%, Exploration 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 30.6%, Crime 18.2%, Puzzle 14.6%, Mystery 11%, Exploration 8.2%
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 29.2%, RPG 19.1%, Crime 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Story Rich 9.9%
Play as Mona, a modern-day witch who has the ability to “enter” crime scenes through photographs. She uses her ability to help the police with supernatural cases. But what happens when, one day, a case becomes personal and the murderer gets too close?
Why similar: Detective 21%, Crime 20.8%, Puzzle 15.5%, Exploration 15.3%, Adventure 9.4%
This is a terrorist decryption adventure game that took place in 1913.
Why similar: Detective 25.6%, Surreal 18.7%, Puzzle 11%, Exploration 10.8%, Mystery 9.9%
这是一款悬疑推理游戏,并融合了解谜和恐怖元素。您将扮演负责案件的警探Chen,在犯罪现场搜索物证,利用关联系统层层推理,直到找到案件的真相。一艘失踪多年的轮船,竟神秘现身,除了一具死亡多日的尸体,其他船员都不见了,真相需要你来破解
Why similar: RPG 31.6%, Detective 24.6%, Puzzle 15.9%, Exploration 15.4%, Mystery 6.2%
Sift through the evidence to find out who did it.
Why similar: Detective 36.3%, Crime 34%, Mystery 15.4%, Puzzle 13.2%, Singleplayer 1.1%
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 47.7%, Crime 20.8%, Mystery 10.2%, Puzzle 8.5%, Adventure 6%
A Chinese tomb-raiding action-puzzle game featuring teammate recruitment and tomb plundering.
Why similar: RPG 28.6%, Detective 18.5%, Puzzle 14%, Exploration 13.4%, Adventure 10.6%
《栖云异梦》是一款由叙事驱动的指向点击冒险解谜游戏。在一次午后,主角方哲收到了一个包裹,其中的线索竟指向失踪多年的母亲。循环的梦魇、惊悚的哨音、多年前的来信...方哲为了解开真相踏上了一段奇异的冒险。剧场中的魅影、不为人知的密室、诡异的古村,梦境与现实交错,指引他步步逼近真相......
Why similar: Detective 25.4%, Puzzle 11.9%, RPG 11.7%, Exploration 11.5%, Mystery 9%
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 39.3%, Puzzle 13%, Mystery 11.7%, Crime 10.2%, Exploration 9.3%
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 26.1%, Crime 22.2%, RPG 10.8%, Puzzle 9.9%, Mystery 8.8%
In this surreal afterlife deduction game by CnD Games, play as Zhuge Liang—the East's legendary mastermind. Face off against Sherlock Holmes in the Underworld Olympics and unravel a deadly closed-circle mystery trapped within a snowed-in mountain lodge!
Why similar: Detective 38.5%, RPG 21.7%, Exploration 9.1%, Puzzle 7.7%, Fantasy 6.9%
A private investigator, tracking a missing person, uncovers a conspiracy between humans and androids and a secret that could change everything. Neon Hearts City is a retro point-and-click adventure that thrusts you into a grungy cyberpunk city of the future.
Why similar: Detective 26.4%, Crime 16.7%, Exploration 11.2%, Puzzle 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
Join the famous Detective Doyle to solve a series of murder cases in this captivating hidden object, adventure game.
Why similar: Detective 28%, Crime 23.3%, Puzzle 10.5%, RPG 10%, Exploration 9.3%
Figure out what happened, explore fascinating yet almost surreal landscapes and enjoy the thrilling storytelling. Collect pieces of the story while freely floating through related environments and immerse yourself into an intriguing story filled with blood and murder unlike you have ever seen before
Why similar: Detective 28.8%, Crime 25.3%, Surreal 19%, Mystery 9.4%, Exploration 9.4%
You are a professor who forged pacts with otherworldly entities to save your daughter. Dive into the memories of others, alter reality, and use your new supernatural abilities to uncover the truth in this dark point-and-click thriller.
Why similar: Detective 32.9%, Puzzle 8.9%, Emotional 8.8%, Story Rich 8.8%, Adventure 8.3%
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: Detective 30.5%, Crime 25.3%, Puzzle 10.4%, Mystery 9.6%, RPG 7.5%
An Action-RPG game where you can recruit characters from all over the world as you go on adventures and explore new areas.
Why similar: RPG 20%, Detective 18.9%, Exploration 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, 2D 7.9%
A wandering soul mistakenly enters a world of strange tales and odd rules. Beware! This place is fraught with danger. To complete reincarnation, you must toe the line. Any soul that dares to go against the system will face correction. Will you comply—or defy?
Why similar: Surreal 17.3%, Puzzle 14.8%, RPG 12.8%, Mystery 11%, Fantasy 10.7%
This new Sherlock Holmes game sends us to 19th Century London where Arséne Lupin, a young French burglar with an impressive track record, has just challenged Scotland Yard and the most famous of detectives - Sherlock Holmes.
Why similar: Detective 42.2%, RPG 27.2%, Adventure 13.2%, Puzzle 9.3%, Mystery 8.1%
「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 46.6%, Puzzle 16.7%, Mystery 11.9%, Fantasy 9.2%, Adventure 7.1%
Vasilisa a young beautiful girl, abused by her step-mother and step-sisters is forced to face Baba Yaga the human eating evil witch living in the woods. Could she get back home safely? collect items to solve puzzles you face along the journey and find the solution of textual based puzzles.
Why similar: RPG 30.7%, Puzzle 16.5%, Exploration 16%, Adventure 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%