60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Adventure, Mystery, Puzzle.
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.
The Roottrees are Dead
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.
The Case of the Golden Idol
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.
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 31.2%, Investigation 20.1%, Mystery 19.5%, Puzzle 7.4%, 1990's 7.1%
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 21.4% ★, Detective 18.7%, Investigation 16.5%, Mystery 12.5%, Thriller 8.6%
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 24.2% ★, Detective 19.6%, Investigation 17.2%, Mystery 10.8%, Thriller 9.6%
Step into the role of a faceless detective investigating creatures from Slavic folklore. Explore dialogue-driven mysteries, solve puzzles, and uncover post-Soviet occult secrets in a pixel art housing block full of bizarre residents and hidden truths
Why similar: Detective 31%, Text-Based 19.3%, Story Rich 14%, Puzzle 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Investigation 25.8%, Mystery 23.7%, Conspiracy 14.8% ★, Story Rich 9.1%, Puzzle 8.5%
Detective visual novel about mysteries of rural Russian town in 90-s, anime style.
Why similar: Detective 24%, Conspiracy 22.5% ★, Investigation 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, 1990's 10%
Unravel a mystery: A game you can read, a book you can play.
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Investigation 17.9%, Mystery 17.4%, Thriller 11.9%, Text-Based 10.5%
Players will enter the Town of Dusk, built on the eve of Empire of Japan's defeat in World War II, along with other characters. Avoid being killed by other characters! Find the mastermind behind the scenes, unravel all the conspiracies, and uncover the truth! Ultimately escape the Town of Dusk!
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Mystery 18%, Thriller 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Text-Based 10.7%
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual SNS! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Investigation 25.2%, Mystery 19.7%, Detective 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Text-Based 10.7%
Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?
Why similar: Investigation 27.7%, Detective 27.7%, Mystery 19.3%, Thriller 7.4%, Story Rich 6.9%
A missing person case straight out of 1995. Search the early internet, dig through emails and dusty floppy discs, and uncover the secrets behind the disappearance of Victoria Mason.
Why similar: Detective 34%, Mystery 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, 1990's 10.5%, Puzzle 8%
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?
Why similar: Conspiracy 29.6% ★, Detective 18.8%, Investigation 16.3%, Mystery 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
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 35.7% ★, Investigation 26.4%, Mystery 14.9%, Detective 11.1%, Thriller 9.9%
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
Why similar: Detective 25.8%, Investigation 22.9%, Mystery 17.1%, Lore-Rich 7.8%, Story Rich 7%
Profession Investigator is an immersive simulator with a text-based interface in which you have to deal with real criminal cases. The game uses materials from court archives and specialized literature.
Why similar: Detective 34.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Investigation 13.1%, Text-Based 12.1%, Simulation 8.8%
Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.
Why similar: Detective 22.8%, Investigation 20%, Mystery 14.9%, Thriller 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Detective 30.8%, Mystery 29.8%, Text-Based 18.3%, Story Rich 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
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 28.7%, Investigation 28.3%, Mystery 17.1%, Text-Based 11.7%, Puzzle 5.4%
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 35.9%, Investigation 30%, Old School 7.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%, Story Rich 7.1%
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 26.8%, Investigation 21.1%, Mystery 14.4%, Text-Based 10.4%, 1990's 9.9%
You'll need to think outside more than just the box. In "Trust No One,” a point-and-click detective adventure, you play as a journalist who tries to unravel a web of secrets about a mysterious AI-company. Explore the nooks and alleyways of Kyiv to discover the identity of your informant.
Why similar: Conspiracy 33.1% ★, Detective 27%, Investigation 22.8%, Story Rich 7.9%, Puzzle 7.2%
A psychological interactive novel about a floppy disk with a mysterious program. Help Elliot cope with his mental issues and uncover the secret of the floppy disk.
Why similar: Text-Based 28%, Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Story Rich 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Lore-Rich 10.2%
You are a journalist in search of your breakthrough story. A promising lead takes you to the abandoned island of Mythargia where you have to discover its buried history connecting two different dimensions.
Why similar: Investigation 38.6%, Mystery 18.2%, Thriller 10.5%, Puzzle 9.2%, Dark 6.3%
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 27.2% ★, Detective 21.2%, Investigation 19.6%, Mystery 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 5.4%
Siberian Way is a detective thriller novel. Follow the dark non-linear story and decide how it can end! For all fans of snowy Siberia, Murder on the Orient Express and twisted plots, seasoned with mysticism.
Why similar: Detective 33.3%, Investigation 28.8%, Text-Based 14.8%, Story Rich 8.7%, Dark 8.4%
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 30.9%, Investigation 25.8%, Mystery 17.3%, Conspiracy 14.2% ★, Puzzle 6.3%
The 1st chapter of mystic trans-media adventure with the atmosphere of Eastern Europe of the last century. After completing the 1st chapter, each player can influence the further plot of the game chapters/short films/visual novel.The plot in your hands...
Why similar: Detective 49.1%, 1990's 20%, Puzzle 11%, Story Rich 8.3%, Atmospheric 6.3%
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 20.1% ★, Detective 18.8%, Investigation 16.2%, Mystery 14.1%, Thriller 12%
Heaven Does Not Respond is a psychological and analog horror game set in an alternate 2005 timeline. Play as an intelligence agent, exploring a retro computer interface to decipher secret files, watch mysterious videos, and uncover the dark secrets behind a young man's death.
Why similar: Detective 30.9%, Investigation 29.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Story Rich 8.3%, Puzzle 7.5%
Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.
Why similar: Text-Based 31.8%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Detective 10.1%, Story Rich 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.
Why similar: Detective 34.5%, Mystery 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Story Rich 8.9%, Puzzle 8.3%
This is a deep web exploration simulator. Discover hundreds of websites and files around the Web to get to the Silent House and save your friend. Find out creepy stories from the Web and meet its inhabitants. It's showtime!
Why similar: Mystery 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Puzzle 12.5%, Story Rich 12.1%, Simulation 9%
Congratulations, you've found Dingir OS — an operating system that lets you glimpse into the darkest corners of the internet. Browse forbidden websites, investigate lethal files, and immerse yourself in the world of digital legends. (We are not responsible for anything that may happen to you.)
Why similar: Conspiracy 34.2% ★, Detective 26.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Story Rich 7.2%, Puzzle 6.1%
Ashwood Creek, 1985. A child disappears without a trace. A local policeman is drawn into a national park, seeking the truth. Mysterious radio signals beckon him further and further. Investigate, survive and face the unknown in Radiolight— an '80s thriller by solo dev Krystof Knesl.
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Investigation 18.3%, Conspiracy 18.3% ★, Thriller 12.3%, Mystery 12%
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 27%, Investigation 22%, Conspiracy 20.2% ★, Mystery 14.3%, Puzzle 4.8%
"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 36.3%, Investigation 17.8%, Mystery 14.8%, Story Rich 8.4%, Puzzle 8.2%
Uncover high drama in this whodunnit set in a small-town community theater. Gather clues by investigating the sets, casts and backstage crews of 10 theatrical productions, and piece together the story of each deadly crime.
Why similar: Conspiracy 23.4% ★, Detective 22.9%, Investigation 18.4%, Mystery 17.4%, Puzzle 7.6%
You play as a postman, sorting mail for the five intriguing residents of a remote island. Pick up on their peculiar habits, discover their secrets without opening the envelopes, and try to save this peaceful haven from its fate!
Why similar: Investigation 20.1%, Detective 18.5%, Mystery 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Text-Based 11%
Can you solve the mystery of the Beast of Gozdary?
Why similar: Detective 37.4%, Mystery 22.2%, Story Rich 13.5%, Lore-Rich 12.2%, Atmospheric 7.7%
A point-and-click adventure with innovative detective mechanics. Help Ollie, a fledgling reporter on his first day at the Signal & Echo newspaper, to solve the mystery behind a schoolgirl's disappearance. Developed by an ex-journalist.
Why similar: Detective 29.5%, Investigation 25.9%, Mystery 16.5%, Story Rich 6.8%, Puzzle 6.8%
Become an investigator in Keyword, a narrative thriller where you’ll depend on skills of logical deduction, hacking, and social engineering to solve challenging puzzles as the only means of finding your missing daughter.
Why similar: Detective 30.6%, Mystery 14.2%, Investigation 12.8%, Thriller 12.8%, Story Rich 7.9%
"Chernobyl: Origins" - is a quest game with psychological horror elements. You have to solve a lot of puzzles to find out the terrible secret of the catastrophe at the nuclear power plant. The game will take you to 1986, to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
Why similar: Mystery 28.1%, Interactive Fiction 25%, Puzzle 12.6%, Dark 11.7%, Story Rich 10.2%
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.
Why similar: Detective 32%, Investigation 24.3%, Mystery 18.5%, Story Rich 7.6%, Puzzle 7.4%
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 25.3%, Investigation 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Mystery 9.7%, 1990's 7.7%
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 29.3%, Investigation 24.5%, Mystery 19.6%, Puzzle 7.4%, Dark 5.9%
A forensic challenge – find out who the owner of the USB stick was and reconstruct their story.
Why similar: Investigation 44.6%, Detective 28.7%, Text-Based 10.1%, Narration 8%, Puzzle 6.4%
Immerse yourself in the winter forest and help a lost soul to find a piece of itself. What is awaiting you there.. or who?
Why similar: Detective 40.7%, Thriller 25.2%, Story Rich 12.1%, Dark 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
An anime-inspired supernatural detective game. Uncover the identities and powers of your adversaries using a conspiracy board full of evidence.
Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Conspiracy 23.9% ★, Investigation 20.7%, Mystery 14%, Lore-Rich 6.7%
Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.
Why similar: Conspiracy 33.2% ★, Mystery 28.4%, Investigation 25.6%, Atmospheric 6.3%, Story Rich 5.8%
This is a text-based adventure puzzle game, where you must struggle to survive in a world filled with ghosts and urban legends. While collecting clues, you'll uncover the truth behind the world and find the way out. The game features a wealth of levels, unconventional rules, and a touch of horror.
Why similar: Investigation 46.1%, Puzzle 16.4%, Story Rich 15.9%, Text-Based 12.9%, 1990's 7.1%
Untangle a gripping conspiracy in this noir-influenced mystery, laced with classic RPG elements. Navigate seedy streets to collect clues, upgrade skills and customize weapons. Brawl in turn-based combat with timed hits & combos, to reveal the dark truth that plagues the city’s core and your sanity.
Why similar: Detective 43.6%, Mystery 26%, Story Rich 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, RPG 6.1%
Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory.
Why similar: Mystery 37%, Story Rich 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Dark 9.8%, Narration 9.6%
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 49%, Mystery 19.2%, Puzzle 8.3%, Investigation 7.2%, Story Rich 6.3%
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: Investigation 32.6%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Text-Based 15.3%, Puzzle 9.4%, Story Rich 8.6%
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 43.2%, Mystery 22.6%, Story Rich 14.7%, Puzzle 11.7%, RPG 4.5%
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 23.5%, Conspiracy 22.5% ★, Detective 20.1%, Mystery 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%
Explore the intertwined fates of humans and youkai in this interactive fiction. As an unwitting protagonist, enter the sealed realm of Gensokyo to investigate a series of bizarre murders. Unearth ancient secrets and witness a gripping saga hidden for millennia.
Why similar: Detective 30%, Mystery 20.7%, Text-Based 13.3%, Lore-Rich 9.7%, Investigation 9.2%
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
Why similar: Mystery 41.9%, Puzzle 25.2%, Pixel Graphics 19.3%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Indie 3.4%
Follow the meaning is a surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure. Join detective Paul Trilby as he works to unravel the mysteries of a peculiar town, seemingly ruled by the local Hospital. Over the wall and behind tightly shut gates, a dark secret lies in wait…
Why similar: Detective 30%, Mystery 22%, Investigation 20.8%, Puzzle 11%, Story Rich 7.9%
Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?
Why similar: Detective 45.2%, Mystery 18.8%, Investigation 14.4%, Story Rich 8.6%, Puzzle 8.4%
