60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Mystery, Investigation, Detective, Puzzle.
A Geoguessr-inspired narrative detective puzzle game set on an alien planet. As the Cartographer, you must gather and examine clues to locate missing archaeologist Abigail Lidari and uncover the fate of an ancient alien civilization.
The Rise of the Golden Idol
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.
A Case of Fraud
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.
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 22.1% ★, Investigation 16.9%, Detective 15.9%, Mystery 11.2%, Crime 10.6%
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 19.9%, Investigation 19%, Crime 13.7%, Mystery 11.5%, Conspiracy 10% ★
As a young private investigator trainee in 2006, you dive into the early internet - social profiles, websites, photos, and archived news - to uncover the truth behind Emily Parker’s death, ruled as an accident after a late-night gathering
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Investigation 17.2%, Conspiracy 12.5% ★, Mystery 12.5%, Crime 12%
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 26.3% ★, Detective 19.3%, Investigation 19%, Mystery 12.4%, Puzzle 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: Conspiracy 19.7% ★, Investigation 16.3%, Detective 16.1%, Mystery 11%, Crime 9.4%
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 17.9%, Investigation 17.5%, Conspiracy 16.3% ★, Mystery 13.1%, Crime 12%
You're an Inquisitor following a trail of death. A cult is at work, your predecessor has vanished, and the region teeters on the edge of chaos. Find the truth. Uphold the Inquisition. Do not fail.
Why similar: Conspiracy 19.9% ★, Detective 16.4%, Investigation 15%, Mystery 9.4%, Crime 7.7%
A 2D point-and-click mystery set in the wild 1990s of Slovakia and Czechia. As two young reporters, follow a dead straw man, missing files, locked doors, and paper trails into a case that was never meant to be opened.
Why similar: Conspiracy 17.4% ★, Detective 17.4%, Investigation 17.4%, Crime 12.6%, Mystery 10.8%
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 23.4%, Investigation 22.7%, Conspiracy 19.2% ★, Mystery 12.5%, Puzzle 6%
Duke Damian has been murdered! Collect clues, solve puzzles, and deduce the killer. Follow a growing trail of crimes and unravel the conspiracy tying them all together.
Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Investigation 15.3%, Mystery 14.9%, Conspiracy 14.3% ★, Crime 11.4%
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 25.5%, Investigation 23.1%, Mystery 13.7%, Crime 9.1%, Logic 7.4%
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 31.7%, Investigation 17.1%, Crime 15.4%, Mystery 13.3%, Puzzle 5.1%
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 25.9%, Investigation 20.6%, Mystery 15.1%, Puzzle 7.8%, Crime 7.6%
The mask of a legendary thief has been stolen. Follow Detective Time in a point-and-click investigation using her watch to witness key moments and uncover who is behind this new wave of robberies. Observe the past. Investigate the present. Uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Investigation 20.3%, Crime 14.7%, Mystery 10.7%, Puzzle 8.4%
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a murder in a coastal California town.
Why similar: Detective 16.8%, Investigation 16.2%, Crime 13.5%, Conspiracy 12.2% ★, Mystery 12.1%
"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: Conspiracy 16.5% ★, Investigation 15%, Detective 14.7%, Crime 13.8%, Mystery 9.9%
Play as Conrad, the town's executioner. Investigate a mysterious death, gather clues, question suspects and solve puzzles in this classic point-and-click mystery where witchcraft and superstition conceal a far darker truth.
Why similar: Conspiracy 20.5% ★, Detective 18.1%, Investigation 16.1%, Crime 12%, Mystery 9%
A hand-drawn and story-rich deduction mystery set in 1887. Pearl Lundgren is dead and two men have been arrested for her murder, but the full truth remains to be discovered, and only you can piece it together.
Why similar: Detective 20.5%, Investigation 19.7%, Crime 10.1%, Logic 9.7%, Historical 9.3%
Slip into the role of a detective and find out why a seemingly peaceful village suddenly has to hold a funeral every other day. To solve the mysteries, act as the perpetrator and simulate the crimes. Left completely to your own devices, it’s up to you to prove your ingenuity and wit.
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Crime 19.3%, Investigation 17.7%, Mystery 13.5%, Logic 8.8%
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: Conspiracy 17.9% ★, Investigation 15.1%, Detective 15%, Crime 12.3%, Mystery 9.6%
A noir adventure beyond time and space. The city of cosmic beings is under threat in two parallel realities - one where the Big Bang was never fired, the other exploding in color and sin. It’s up to you to solve the mysteries of the Bigger Bang in this follow up to the award-winning Genesis Noir.
Why similar: Conspiracy 19.5% ★, Detective 15.2%, Investigation 14.6%, Crime 12.4%, Mystery 9.3%
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 24% ★, Detective 15.7%, Crime 14.2%, Investigation 14.1%, Mystery 13.2%
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: Investigation 22%, Detective 22%, Mystery 13.8%, Conspiracy 6.6% ★, Puzzle 6.5%
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 21.3% ★, Detective 16.3%, Investigation 15.4%, Mystery 13.4%, Crime 9.1%
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 19.6%, Investigation 19.2%, Conspiracy 16.6% ★, Mystery 13.3%, Puzzle 7.2%
A true crime detective game where you map suspects, reconstruct timelines, and use deduction to find the truth everyone missed.
Why similar: Investigation 23.8%, Detective 19.8%, Crime 15%, Mystery 13.8%, Logic 8.1%
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 20.2%, Conspiracy 16.5% ★, Investigation 15.1%, Mystery 13.9%, Logic 9.2%
Explore historical locations, find and analyse evidence. Unmask the real perpetrator so that justice can be served and the Wrongly Accused can be found innocent. Use problem solving, deduction and critical thinking skills to uncover the truth and maybe even expose a conspiracy in your own time.
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Investigation 21.4%, Mystery 10.4%, Puzzle 8%, Historical 7.4%
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Investigation 23.3%, Mystery 19.2%, Conspiracy 12.7% ★, Puzzle 9.9%, Crime 6.9%
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 24.3%, Investigation 20.4%, Crime 16.8%, Mystery 13.6%, Puzzle 6.1%
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 24.3% ★, Investigation 18.4%, Detective 18.4%, Crime 12.4%, Mystery 10.2%
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 33.2% ★, Investigation 26.9%, Mystery 13.8%, Historical 12.6%, Detective 9.6%
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 26.3% ★, Detective 18.8%, Investigation 18%, Crime 12.7%, Mystery 12%
[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 24.4%, Investigation 23.3%, Crime 16.8%, Mystery 14.3%, Point & Click 6.6%
A hardcore deductive reasoning game for fans of the “true crime” genre. Only by unraveling the logic and grasping at the motivations behind each case can the crimes be completely solved. Perfect as a social-style mystery fiction.
Why similar: Investigation 23.9%, Detective 19.5%, Crime 17.6%, Mystery 12.9%, Logic 10.1%
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 28.3% ★, Detective 16.7%, Investigation 16.5%, Mystery 10.4%, Logic 7.5%
An audio deduction game where you have one task: restore a series of lost podcast episodes.
Why similar: Detective 31.2%, Investigation 27.4%, Mystery 16.2%, Puzzle 7.5%, Point & Click 7.1%
Twelve guests at a Chicago hotel plot to steal millions in jewels. Stop them before midnight strikes.
Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Conspiracy 15.4% ★, Investigation 14.5%, Crime 12.3%, Mystery 8.9%
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a series of sabotage incidents on the Louisiana bayou.
Why similar: Investigation 20.5%, Detective 16.7%, Crime 16.6%, Mystery 14.6%, Logic 7.6%
A 1998-set deduction game. Trawl a period internet for documents, photographs, and dead ends, then correct the official record: who really wrote, played, drew, or built it. An anthology of credit fraud, set straight one careful search at a time.
Why similar: Detective 26.9%, Investigation 24.5%, Mystery 14.7%, Historical 8.5%, Puzzle 7.5%
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 27.7% ★, Detective 22.5%, Investigation 21.5%, Mystery 16.7%, Puzzle 5.7%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Investigation 19.6%, Mystery 17.5%, Puzzle 9.8%, Logic 7.3%
The hidden game society is a digital escape room experience. You have been invited to be a member of this mysterious club. You will find yourself alone and trapped in this curious board game-themed room full of atmosphere. Use your wit and deduction skills to find a way out.
Why similar: Detective 26.9%, Investigation 21.4%, Mystery 11.4%, Puzzle 8.5%, Logic 8.3%
The Fifth Bell is a premium 2D point-and-click mystery adventure set in 1994 Europe. Investigate hidden mechanisms, decode historical clues, and stop a forbidden instrument before it is awakened.
Why similar: Detective 15.7%, Investigation 15%, Puzzle 9.2%, Point & Click 8.8%, Conspiracy 8.7% ★
Amsterdam, 1988. A dead body in the Red Light District, the Dutch capital of sex and drugs, is a washed-up detective’s one shot at redemption. Explore the seedy underbelly of Europe’s most notorious city, solve complex puzzles, and crack the case while experiencing Amsterdam at its worst.
Why similar: Conspiracy 20.2% ★, Investigation 18.8%, Detective 18.6%, Mystery 12.6%, Crime 11.6%
The second part of the detective saga! Help Amanda find the stolen masterpiece in France. Explore mysterious locations, find hidden objects and solve puzzles. The Collector's Edition includes 20 mini-games and additional locations!
Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Conspiracy 18.1% ★, Crime 14.4%, Investigation 14.3%, Mystery 8.5%
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a cursed black cat statue that has been terrorizing a local theater.
Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Investigation 19.3%, Mystery 14.4%, Crime 12.5%, Logic 9.8%
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 21.2% ★, Detective 16.2%, Investigation 15.6%, Crime 13.8%, Mystery 10.1%
Solve the case of a stolen antique statuette with detective Amanda. Explore picturesque Amsterdam locations, solve clever puzzles, and enjoy hidden object scenes. Immerse yourself in a detective adventure!
Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Conspiracy 18.1% ★, Crime 11.4%, Investigation 9.7%, Mystery 8.9%
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 23.9%, Investigation 20.9%, Crime 18.5%, Mystery 14.2%, Puzzle 5.3%
Okay, Pedro is AWOL, and you have to get this LAN Party set up at the Game Store for the session later. Connect cables, install software, and solve puzzles all while you and the gang uncover the mystery of your missing friend.
Why similar: Conspiracy 19.5% ★, Crime 17.6%, Detective 16.9%, Investigation 16.6%, Mystery 13%
You are the Lawspeaker, a defender of justice. Decode local rituals. Seek the truth. Dismantle conspiracies to save the innocent from execution. Put an end to the deception by revealing the mystery of the Sacred King in this deduction puzzle game.
Why similar: Conspiracy 31.4% ★, Detective 19.6%, Mystery 15.3%, Investigation 10.4%, Puzzle 9.1%
"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 29.1%, Investigation 16.2%, Mystery 12.1%, Puzzle 9.7%, Historical 9.4%
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 23.1%, Investigation 21.5%, Conspiracy 14.5% ★, Mystery 13%, Crime 9.5%
Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Investigation 17.4%, Conspiracy 17% ★, Crime 17%, Mystery 10%
Explore mid 20th century Europe as an ex-OSS operative using quick wits, problem solving abilities and gritty charm to duck and weave his way between cultists, crazy Frenchmen and dangerous killers! Based on point & click classics, Trouble Hunter Chronicles revitalizes the genre for the modern era.
Why similar: Conspiracy 23.9% ★, Investigation 16%, Detective 16%, Mystery 11.8%, Historical 8.9%
A narrative detective game about solving mysteries through investigation, evidence, and conversation. Question suspects in your own words, photograph clues, and piece together the truth in a town full of secrets. Who is lying, and what are they hiding?
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Investigation 20.1%, Conspiracy 16.4% ★, Crime 13.8%, Mystery 13.3%
From a single bone to a name and the truth. A forensic mystery adventure where every case starts with the evidence. Search crime scenes, analyze bones, outwit lying witnesses, and close all 7 cases with your brilliant colleagues — plus 5 minigames and one very good dog. Hand-drawn comic-book style.
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Crime 18.8%, Investigation 18.8%, Mystery 14.4%, Science 8.5%
A fading seaside town, a dark secret lurking beneath the waves, and a plot that will test your powers of deduction... Use logic, observation and your trusty notebook to untangle your way to the truth in this puzzling mystery.
Why similar: Conspiracy 22.9% ★, Detective 22.6%, Mystery 17%, Investigation 13.8%, Puzzle 10.5%
