- #1 Strix and Scholar
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TJ Hoarfrost
Windows
Follow the story of Blanca Silverurn—a strix entangled in a murder mystery. Explore the Grimstrand campus and learn about its unique magic. Delve into the secrets of students and faculty members. Affect their relationships, including a spicy romance between Blanca and her enigmatic mentor.
Why similar: Investigation 15.2%, Mystery 13.5%, Choices Matter 12.2%, 2.5D 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
- #2 Kamilia
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RQ play
Windows · Mac
Kamilia is a story-driven, choices-matter detective mystery. Follow a talented painter who finds himself wrapped up in an unsolved case, as he tries to unveil a hidden truth that has been buried for years.
Why similar: Choices Matter 16.1%, Mystery 15.9%, Investigation 12.2%, Detective 11.5%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #3 Relics of Wayne: Greymoor
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blackroot GamesPub: TinyHat Studios
Windows · Mac
An EROTIC POINT & CLICK ADVENTURE inspired by the classic detective games of the 90s. Explore, investigate, and form intimate relationships as you uncover the truth behind a town's dark secret.
Why similar: 2.5D 14.6%, Investigation 12.8%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Mystery 12.1%, Detective 11%
- #4 Xochi's Apothecary
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Single Effect Studios
Windows · Mac
A deceptively cozy narrative game about an alchemist that immigrates to a new country and opens an apothecary. Get to know your weird and wonderful community, brew the potions your customers need, and use your words to stir up a country on the brink of change.
Why similar: Investigation 19.6%, Choices Matter 16%, Detective 14.6%, Mystery 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
- #5 Iterations
76% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Meg GravattPub: IntelliTect
Windows
Help solve a crime.
Why similar: 2.5D 24.4%, Investigation 12.8%, Detective 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Mystery 10.5%
- #6 Vivian Wade: Danger Down The Aisle
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Michelley Studio
Windows
The night before the wedding, the altar burns down and the wedding planner is injured. The family blames a curse, but she suspects foul play. Play as a college student who goes undercover as her replacement. Can you solve the mystery before the wedding?
Why similar: Mystery 20.5%, Investigation 20.3%, Detective 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #7 Detective Agency: Murder at the Manor
75% matchMixed58% of 24 reviews2022
Dev: 吉祥如意工作室
Windows
The owner of the Golden Rose Manor died mysteriously in the secret room. Everyone in the manor has an alibi, but their speech is full of loopholes... You will go to the crime scene, search for clues, analyze the suspect's statement, make reasonable inferences, reveal the truth of the case!
Why similar: Detective 14.2%, Investigation 13.8%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Mystery 11.9%, Exploration 8.7%
- #8 Alex Hill: Whispers at White Oak Inn
70% matchVery Positive94% of 372 reviews2025
Dev: hannahontrek
Windows · Mac
A young woman died near the White Oak Inn. Now, her spirit is roaming around, and an employee is receiving strange letters. What dark secrets wait to be found? The clock is ticking and you, as Alex Hill, must uncover the truth before it’s too late.
Why similar: 2.5D 19%, Detective 17.5%, Mystery 17.5%, Investigation 10.3%, Exploration 9.9%
- #9 Project Judgement
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chibeob Games
Windows
Project Judgement is a detective adventure game where the story progresses as you follow the quest. Become the detective Cain who lost his memory and travel around each city to solve the case and reach the truth of the past.
Why similar: 2.5D 17.4%, Investigation 16.5%, Detective 15.4%, Mystery 13.5%, Choices Matter 11.6%
- #10 Soulflow
72% matchMixed53% of 90 reviews2022
Dev: Bluespy StudiosPub: Next in Game
Windows
Soulflow is a 2.5D fantasy-detective game that offers a unique experience with its graphic style. In this story-based role play game, players must gather information from others during the day and try to solve the murders in the neighborhood to stay free.
Why similar: 2.5D 17.2%, Investigation 15.6%, Detective 14.2%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Mystery 9.6%
- #11 Nowhere New
72% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: Space Girl Studios
Windows · Mac
After crash-landing on a mysterious planet, novice engineer Nova Collins must unravel the secrets of a town's messy past to escape it. Talk your way through this enigmatic place, but beware: ideas manifest as things that can be traded and lost, so don't lose yourself along the way...
Why similar: Investigation 15.6%, Mystery 13.3%, Detective 13.3%, Nonlinear 11.9%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #12 FORKLIFT FLOWERPOT: Botanical Investigator
69% 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: Investigation 18.1%, 2.5D 17.8%, Detective 15.7%, Mystery 14.5%, Nonlinear 8.8%
- #13 Alone in the crowd
69% matchPositive93% of 41 reviews2024
Dev: Machine Nun
Windows · Mac
Settled on a dystopian future, Alone in the Crowd is a humorous puzzle simulation investigative thriller, where you use a weird variety of gadgets to satisfy this mysterious, self proclaimed friendly AI character.
Why similar: Investigation 16.5%, Detective 14.3%, 2.5D 14.3%, Mystery 12.9%, Choices Matter 11.6%
- #14 Reports from Vera Cruz
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Monkey Suits
Windows
Investigate the country of Vera Cruz in this journalistic first-person adventure! Solve puzzles, take photos of clues and report news exposing the horrific truths behind General Galba and his bizarre government!
Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Investigation 17.3%, Mystery 14%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #15 Banned Together
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unquiet Games
Windows · Mac
A queer mystery game about book banning. Play as Ruby (they/them), a journalism major on a surreal, after-hours adventure to investigate the disappearance of books from their college library.
Why similar: Investigation 17.1%, Mystery 15.9%, Nonlinear 13.6%, Story Rich 10.5%, Choices Matter 10%
- #16 The Last Reunion
68% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: 제이게임즈
Windows
A mystery game where you investigate a murder by searching the crime scene and interrogating AI-powered NPCs with unique personas.
Why similar: Mystery 16.6%, Detective 16.1%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Investigation 15.2%, Conversation 8.6%
- #17 Washed Upon A Murder
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Skyline Studios Games
Windows
After washing onto a private island, you soon find yourself in the middle of a murder mystery puzzle. The worst part? Everyone thinks you've dunnit! Will you be able to prove Detective Sal's innocence? Find clues, spot contradictions and solve puzzles to discover the truth and find the real killer.
Why similar: 2.5D 24.3%, Detective 18.1%, Mystery 13.4%, Investigation 11.9%, Conversation 9.8%
- #18 Whispers of Prague: The Executioner's Last Cut
67% matchPositive96% of 48 reviews2024
Dev: Shader Mess
Windows
Classic first-person point-and-click adventure game set in contemporary Prague. As a programmer and treasure hunter, you embark on a long journey to uncover the secrets of the infamous Executioner. Your task will be complicated by a sect of fanatic cultists and your own unexplained heritage.
Why similar: Choices Matter 20.5%, Mystery 17.7%, Nonlinear 16.1%, Investigation 12.6%, Story Rich 11.7%
- #19 Murder in Crayontopia
66% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Purple Basil Games
Windows · Linux
Grab your crayons and delve into the world of Crayontopia in this murder mystery visual novel. Become an adept or inept detective as you gather evidence, get to know your fellow crayon-lovers, and seek to uncover the colorful secrets behind the murders that plague this seemingly perfect world.
Why similar: Investigation 17.5%, Detective 15.8%, Mystery 15.5%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #20 Grayton the Detective
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Incidental Minds
Windows · Mac · Linux
Grayton the Detective is a narrative adventure game about a homeless man who once lived in wealth and comfort, now showers with a kettle, and solves petty mysteries on the streets of Cleveland. However, with the disappearance of mysterious Golden Spoon, everything may change.
Why similar: Investigation 19.8%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Detective 16.6%, Story Rich 10.1%, Mystery 7.2%
- #21 Open Roads
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 315 reviews2024
Dev: Open Roads TeamPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Long-lost family secrets. Hints of a hidden fortune. And miles to go before they sleep. Tess Devine’s relationship with her mom has never been easy, but they’re about to set out together on a journey into the past that they’ll never forget.
Why similar: Investigation 21.7%, Detective 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Story Rich 11.5%, Exploration 10.3%
- #22 Circus Saboteur
66% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: No Sequels Cooperative
Windows
A hand-illustrated visual mystery adventure that can be beaten in one sitting.
Why similar: Investigation 16.7%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Nonlinear 13%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Detective 8.7%
- #23 A Study in Blue
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Relate Games
Windows
Play as Kenneth, a private detective, and Blue, a runaway searching for answers. Explore the megacity of Republica in a semi-open world, solve criminal cases, make decisive moral choices, and uncover the truth behind Blue’s past.
Why similar: Detective 15.3%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Investigation 14.9%, Mystery 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%
- #24 Emma Riley: Dream Detective
66% 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: Investigation 21.9%, Detective 20%, Mystery 18%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #25 Detective Fantasia DX
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Teo Chhim
Windows · Mac
A corpse has been found on the beach! Explore a summery island to gather clues and uncover the truth in this mystery game, Detective Fantasia DX!
Why similar: 2.5D 15.7%, Investigation 15%, Detective 13.9%, Mystery 12.1%, Nonlinear 10.7%
- #26 Sunset Inferno
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Treasured Trash
Windows
Sunset Inferno is a choice-driven narrative adventure where you are a Recycler: a machine built to hunt war deserters. But a targeted explosion shatters your programming. Find the saboteur before your makers decide you've learned too much.
Why similar: Choices Matter 20.1%, Mystery 17.9%, Investigation 14.3%, Story Rich 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%
- #27 Обо: Шоу Теней
63% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Julliet Pub: Julliet Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
Байкал зовёт. Прошлое возвращается в форме теней, и Андрей должен решить - играть по чужим правилам или переписать сценарий судьбы.
Why similar: Investigation 15.8%, Detective 15.4%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Mystery 10.9%, Nonlinear 10.1%
- #28 Mistmoon Falls
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: portmantoga
Windows · Mac
Mistmoon Falls is an open world murder mystery set in a farm-sim town that's now sans farmer. Question the locals, use tools to uncover clues, form hypotheses, and sift through some sinister goings-on to find the killer.
Why similar: Detective 16.1%, Investigation 14.7%, Mystery 14.5%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Nonlinear 10.4%
- #29 Rumor Reporter
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Greyhaven Craft
Windows
Rumor Reporter is a Golden Age whodunit mystery. Play as senior reporter Veronica Chase as you explore Greyhaven Island in the Celtic Sea, 1920s. Choose where to investigate, who to question, and what to publish. Your report shapes public opinion, drives arrests, and changes the island’s future.
Why similar: Investigation 19.6%, Mystery 19.1%, Detective 19%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #30 Window Of Perspectives
64% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Orange Hourglass_GamesPub: This was once revealed to me in a dream
Windows
Play as a contractor for a mysterious organization in a new mystery point and click. You're tasked to review tapes and complete reports about strange situations. Find clues, connect dots, choose what you want to believe and influence the world.
Why similar: Investigation 17.2%, 2.5D 17.1%, Detective 14.5%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #31 Okinawa Journal
63% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Miga Games
Windows
A point-and-click mystery game set during the summer of 2000 in the mysterious landscapes of Okinawa. You play as Kami, a guardian angel tasked with guiding Haruki, a struggling journalist, as he delves into the baffling disappearance of a beloved actress.
Why similar: Investigation 17%, Choices Matter 16.9%, Nonlinear 13.6%, Mystery 13%, Story Rich 12.1%
- #32 Private Eye: The Young Heir
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lucky 7 Studios
Windows
Private Eye is a detective game where you play as Hakeem trying to solve the murder case of Amir. The wealthy heir Amir kept strange company, is one of them his murderer? Explore, investigate, solve puzzles, and find discrepancies to unravel his mysterious death.
Why similar: Investigation 17.8%, Detective 16.8%, Mystery 15.4%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #33 Clue: Murder By Death
63% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Cocodrolo Games
Windows · Mac
A story-rich detective mystery set in 1930s England. Investigate a murder inside a sprawling manor, interrogate suspicious residents, and make meaningful choices to uncover the truth — before Scotland Yard arrives.
Why similar: Investigation 15.3%, Detective 15.1%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Mystery 13.9%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #34 CHERI BLANC : Mystery Shelter
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: STUDIO WILLS
Windows
9 kids who wake up in a mysterious shelter with lost memory. Investigate the signs of intruders and murders and discuss them with your colleagues to move towards the truth! Listen to everyone's statements and use your counter-arguments to uncover the truth behind someone's lies!
Why similar: Choices Matter 17.1%, Investigation 16.6%, Story Rich 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #35 Inescapable: No Rules, No Rescue
65% matchMixed41% of 61 reviews2023
Dev: Dreamloop GamesPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Inescapable: No Rules, No Rescue is a social thriller set in a tropical island resort: you’ve been kidnapped and forced to participate in a twisted reality TV show with 10 strangers. At the end of their stay, they’ll each receive $500,000... If they survive.
Why similar: Investigation 16.2%, 2.5D 15.1%, Detective 14.7%, Mystery 14%, Choices Matter 11.9%
- #36 Oblivistar
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: gurmpii
Windows
Oblivistar is a story-driven adventure game where you will help solve a mystery that sinks into the place you call home.
Why similar: 2.5D 21.4%, Investigation 19.4%, Mystery 16.9%, Detective 12.8%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #37 Samuel Sage: The Mystery at Penby Inn
64% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Seam Entertainment
Windows
A murder-mystery visual novel about a young man who inherits a charming English hotel. Some would say he’s fortunate, but with a growing list of unexplained disasters and murder, has his luck finally run out?
Why similar: Investigation 20.9%, Mystery 18.8%, Detective 14.4%, Story Rich 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
- #38 Spooky Crew: Mask of the Mysterium
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Matt Sanderson
Windows
Join the Spooky Crew and uncover the secret of the Mask of the Mysterium in this point and click adventure game. An encounter with a masked figure leads the crew to investigate the secrets of a local museum.
Why similar: Investigation 15.8%, Detective 12.9%, Mystery 12.7%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10%
- #39 Mens Rea
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mens Rea DeveloperPub: Mens Rea Publisher
Windows · Linux
A completely open-dialog murder mystery.
Why similar: Investigation 19.8%, Mystery 17.3%, Detective 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Exploration 9.8%
- #40 Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit
61% matchVery Positive98% of 430 reviews2025
Dev: Default Cube Games
Windows · Mac
Pick up your magnifying glass as writer-turned-detective Penelope Pendrick in this first-person point and click mystery adventure! Three people have suddenly vanished from the sleepy town of Carlisle. Follow the clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles to end this case - before it ends you.
Why similar: Mystery 27.8%, Detective 15.9%, Investigation 15.1%, Story Rich 13.8%, Adventure 9.8%
- #41 The Restricted Index
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ursa Minus
Windows
Read between the lies in this first-person mystery puzzle game. You are the last librarian in Britain. Identify books. Recommend them. Ban them. Burn them. Uncover a catalogue of secrets and lost stories buried between the pages.
Why similar: Investigation 21.1%, Mystery 20.2%, Detective 14%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #42 A Bad Christmas Story
61% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: S&J Games
Windows · Mac
Christmas lights, winter snow, and a serial killer on the loose. Follow a gifted detective through a twisted holiday night in this story-driven, interactive horror game. Your choices determine who lives, and who dies. Can you outsmart the killer?
Why similar: Choices Matter 23.8%, Investigation 15.2%, Detective 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Story Rich 12.1%
- #43 Back to the Dawn
60% matchVery Positive95% of 9,787 reviews2025
Dev: Metal Head GamesPub: Spiral Up Games
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 22.7 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: Choices Matter 19.4%, Detective 18.8%, Investigation 13.9%, Story Rich 13.4%, Mystery 11.4%
- #44 The Funnel
63% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bronzeman Studio
Windows
Assemble gear boxes, meet your crew, escape the factory. The Funnel is a short and replayable narrative puzzle game where you may help or betray any of the people you meet. But be careful, the Funnel is watching...
Why similar: 2.5D 24.9%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Exploration 9.4%, Story Rich 8%
- #45 Escape Everlit
62% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: lantao studio
Windows
A narrative-driven sci-fi mystery. Switch between four playable protagonists trapped in an island mansion to explore, investigate, piece together clues from their mysterious past, and uncover the truth behind their predicament.
Why similar: Investigation 17.8%, Mystery 16.8%, 2.5D 15%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Story Rich 12%
- #46 Give up the Ghost
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Either/Or Collective
Windows · Mac
Become the Overseer, unravel an apocalyptic conspiracy, and attempt to heal the wound at the heart of the world.
Why similar: Investigation 20.5%, Choices Matter 18%, Mystery 14.6%, Story Rich 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
- #47 Flower in Us
60% matchVery Positive94% of 391 reviews2025
Dev: ChalkseagullPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Flower in Us is a short, story-driven mystery adventure that invites players to unravel hidden secrets.
Why similar: Investigation 20.4%, Choices Matter 17.3%, Mystery 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Conversation 9.3%
- #48 Aim to Capture
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mystery Jam Games
Windows
A horror visual novel where you take on the role of a spy delving into the memories of others to find dirt on a sinister biocorporation. Not for children or the easily disturbed.
Why similar: Choices Matter 14.7%, Investigation 14.6%, Mystery 14.5%, Detective 12.3%, Nonlinear 9.7%
- #49 Bleu
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sam Penberthy
Windows
After a mysterious and anonymous phone call to the police, Sonia's body was found in an abandoned public toilet. The more we learn about her, the more mysterious this case becomes. Become the detective, investigate her murder and find out who killed Sonia Verninac.
Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Mystery 16.8%, Investigation 16.7%, Story Rich 13.3%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #50 The Outer Islands
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cris Robson
Windows
An exploration-driven mystery set on quarantined Scottish islands, where you investigate abandoned settlements, uncover hidden clues, and reveal the truth behind a decades-old government seal.
Why similar: Mystery 23.8%, Investigation 18.1%, Detective 17.1%, Story Rich 13.1%, Adventure 12%
- #51 RHEM III SE
64% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2021
Dev: Knut MüllerPub: Runesoft GmbH
Windows
In this third installment of the popular RHEM series of intricate pure-puzzle first-person adventure games, the adventures of brothers Kales and Zetais continue in the mysterious land of RHEM.
Why similar: Mystery 22.4%, Investigation 19.8%, Choices Matter 15.8%, Adventure 14.6%, Exploration 13.6%
- #52 Devi : A light in the dark
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flying Robot Studios
Windows
An evidence-based detective game set in rural India. Investigate your friend's disappearance by searching crime scenes, interrogating suspects, and presenting proof to break through lies. Race against time to expose a conspiracy before the 9:45 PM train leaves.
Why similar: Investigation 18.2%, Detective 17%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Mystery 15.6%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #53 Pentiment
61% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,008 reviews2022
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.
Why similar: Investigation 18.3%, Mystery 13.1%, Detective 12.6%, Story Rich 10.2%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #54 Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
58% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,492 reviews2025
Dev: Happy Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
You are the one and only Duck Detective, a depressed and recently divorced duck who must quack the case. Inspect evidence, make de-duck-tions, and solve this no-murder mystery!
Why similar: Investigation 22.9%, Detective 21.3%, Mystery 15.4%, 2.5D 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 7.6%
- #55 Kindred [High Tide]
59% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: Victoria RafaelianPub: Captain Edge Studios
Windows
In this detective horror visual novel, investigate a seabound anomaly. Explore areas of interest, uncover clues, and piece together evidence before time runs out — and before this mission becomes your last. Choose a side; don't look back.
Why similar: Investigation 19.7%, Detective 19.7%, Mystery 17.6%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
- #56 Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing
59% matchVery Positive90% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Active Fungus Studios
Windows · Linux
In this detective RPG, you untangle a thick web of intrigues, lies, and secrets that surround a mysterious death. Find the origin of eerie telegraph signals, question the villagers, decipher the strange symbols that are suddenly appearing all over town - and hide from the danger lurking in the moor.
Why similar: Investigation 16.2%, Detective 15.3%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Mystery 14.3%, Nonlinear 11.7%
- #57 I hope she's ok
63% matchPositive85% of 47 reviews2020
Dev: inkakamu
Windows
“I hope she’s ok” is a single-player first-person atmospheric mystery inspired by Nordic folklore. Set around a beautiful lakeside cabin in the heart of Finland during the midsummer solstice, the idyllic scene takes a turn for the worse when you discover that your friend is missing.
Why similar: Choices Matter 18.2%, Mystery 16.5%, Story Rich 10%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Investigation 9.2%
- #58 52Hertz
58% matchVery Positive88% of 102 reviews2026
Dev: Moonlit Apple
Windows
An eternally snowbound town. An inescapable time loop. A group of travelers trapped between memory and truth…You will embody Mo Shi, the amnesiac protagonist, stepping into this enigmatic town known as the "Singularity" , partner with the protagonist to solve murder cases and expose the killer.
Why similar: Detective 17.5%, Mystery 16.1%, Investigation 14.1%, Story Rich 9.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%
- #59 Resonant Dusk
59% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Verdite Interactive
Windows
Unravel the secrets of the Bariton mansion! Take on the mantle of detective in the role of Lucas Usher, and solve the riddles plaguing the ghosts of those left behind! Uncover their secrets and help them find salvation … or damnation.
Why similar: Detective 17.3%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Exploration 11.5%, Investigation 8.7%
- #60 The Case of Arcadia Springs
59% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: K-20 Studios
Windows · Mac
A short, story-driven, detective-mystery game where you are tasked with solving a deceptively simple break-in case. Meet the citizens of Arcadia Springs, find and follow the clues, make the right choices, and you may unlock a dark secret kept under lock and key.
Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Story Rich 18.6%, Mystery 16.8%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%