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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 33.7%, Investigation 19.8%, Mystery 19%, Puzzle 7.6%, 1990's 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, this title tasks you with scouring a massive database to solve a complex, multi-layered mystery.

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 20.6% ★, Detective 19.9%, Investigation 16.7%, Mystery 12.5%, Thriller 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game rewards meticulous observation and logical deduction, mirroring the investigative satisfaction found in the seed game.

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% ★, Detective 21.3%, Investigation 17.8%, Mystery 10.9%, Thriller 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: This desktop-based thriller forces you to use various software tools to investigate crimes and uncover hidden secrets.

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 34.3% ★, Investigation 27.2%, Mystery 15.4%, Detective 11.6%, Thriller 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: You act as a journalist investigating a historical conspiracy by organizing documents and connecting leads on a pinboard.

A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.

Why similar: Detective 33.4%, Investigation 31.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Puzzle 7.7%, Story Rich 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This foundational database-investigation game requires you to search through video archives to piece together a fragmented narrative.

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: Investigation 70.7%, Simulation 12.6%, Detective 7%, Mystery 4.2%, Interactive Fiction 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the investigative process of sifting through personal data and digital records to build a case.

Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.

Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Investigation 19%, Mystery 15.3%, Thriller 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: You must navigate a simulated desktop and search through stolen video files to uncover the truth behind a conspiracy.

Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!

Why similar: Detective 30.6%, 1990's 20.9%, Mystery 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Simulation 8%

Why You'll Like It: You explore a 90s-style internet database, hunting for clues and content while soaking in the retro aesthetic.

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: Detective 29.6%, Investigation 28.2%, Mystery 19.4%, Thriller 7.1%, Story Rich 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: This open-ended investigation game relies on you reading notes and documents to solve a cold case in a small town.

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

Why similar: Detective 50.3%, Mystery 27.8%, Puzzle 8.7%, Story Rich 8.3%, Atmospheric 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in deduction that requires you to piece together a massive mystery using only fragmented evidence.

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: Detective 32.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Mystery 15.4%, Text-Based 13.3%, Puzzle 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A desktop-based puzzle game that emphasizes the feeling of navigating a computer interface to find hidden truths.

Take on the role of a private investigator in this immersive detective simulator. Solve murders and other crimes in a procedurally generated and persistent city where every NPC lives and breathes their own independent lives. Find the killer quickly… or they will kill again!

Why similar: Detective 75.1%, Puzzle 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%, RPG 4.1%, Atmospheric 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: This immersive detective simulator allows for deep investigation through the manual collection of digital and physical evidence.

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 28.6% ★, Detective 19.8%, Investigation 16.3%, Mystery 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This title leans heavily into the detective and conspiracy themes while maintaining a focus on investigative puzzles.

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 24.7%, Investigation 16.6%, Mystery 15%, Thriller 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: You must listen to and organize audio evidence to solve crimes, emphasizing the same deductive process as the seed game.

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 27.2%, Investigation 22.6%, Mystery 17.6%, Lore-Rich 6.8%, Puzzle 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: The game focuses on cataloging and researching items in a way that mirrors the archival nature of the seed game.

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 23.8%, Investigation 20%, Mystery 14.8%, Thriller 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: You explore memories as a digital space, requiring the same kind of careful investigation and information synthesis.

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 32%, Investigation 25.4%, Mystery 17%, Conspiracy 13.6% ★, Puzzle 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: This investigation-focused game tasks you with reviewing documents to identify inconsistencies and solve the mystery.

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 22.9%, Pixel Graphics 21.6%, Story Rich 19.5%, Puzzle 18.4%, Indie 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: The bureaucratic, document-heavy gameplay provides a similar feeling of working through official records to find discrepancies.

Unravel a mystery: A game you can read, a book you can play.

Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Investigation 18.4%, Mystery 17.8%, Thriller 11.9%, Text-Based 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A text-heavy, interactive mystery that requires you to pay close attention to every detail in the provided documents.

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: Story Rich 37.3%, Pixel Graphics 24.7%, Simulation 20.7%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Indie 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: You must monitor digital feeds and cross-reference information to uncover the secrets of the subjects you are watching.

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 27.3%, Investigation 22.7%, Mystery 16.9%, Lore-Rich 7.3%, Story Rich 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This mystery game features a dark, puzzle-heavy approach to investigation that rewards curious players.

Replica is an interactive novel game played through a cellphone and social media. The insane experience of peeping into someone's private life through a cellphone will transform you into the state's greatest patriot.

Why similar: Mystery 31.3%, Puzzle 24.3%, Pixel Graphics 19.1%, Story Rich 19%, Indie 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game uses a phone interface to force you to dig through private data and messages to solve a mystery.

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 20.1%, Investigation 18.5%, Conspiracy 17.8% ★, Thriller 12.1%, Mystery 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: This thriller emphasizes exploration and investigation, capturing a similar sense of uncovering a hidden story.

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 24.1%, Mystery 17.9%, Thriller 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Text-Based 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: The atmospheric, mystery-driven narrative provides a similar investigative experience set in a small, secretive town.

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 26.3% ★, Detective 22.3%, Investigation 19.7%, Mystery 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A direct follow-up to the deduction-heavy gameplay that makes the original a perfect match for fans of the seed game.

Detective visual novel about mysteries of rural Russian town in 90-s, anime style.

Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Conspiracy 20.3% ★, Investigation 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, 1990's 9%

Why You'll Like It: The 90s setting and visual-novel style make it a strong thematic match for the seed game's journalist-in-the-90s premise.

Staffer Retro is a mystery adventure game where you uncover past incidents related to ‘Mana’, the source of supernatural powers. Gather information through dialogue and exploration, and piece together clues found in documents to guide the choices of Verita Retro, the protagonist.

Why similar: Detective 28%, Investigation 17.9%, Mystery 15.8%, Thriller 13.6%, Text-Based 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This detective-focused visual novel uses a retro aesthetic to deliver a compelling mystery investigation.

Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?

Why similar: Detective 22.8%, Investigation 20.2%, Mystery 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Text-Based 10.3%

10 CDs, 10 passwords. Find hidden messages, text, numbers to unlock next CD to continue your steganography puzzle journey.

Why similar: Detective 30.2%, Mystery 26.1%, 1990's 15%, Puzzle 11.2%, Text-Based 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: The retro, 90s-inspired aesthetic and puzzle-based mystery align perfectly with the seed game's vibe.

Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.9%, Story Rich 25.8%, Text-Based 16.8%, Simulation 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the specific 90s digital nostalgia and text-based interaction style found in the seed game.

You're a detective. Investigate the haunting events surrounding the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend. Explore an old safehouse for clues, deduce keywords and reveal redacted words as you search Ann's digital journal, and piece together your case report as this unfortunate story unfolds.

Why similar: Detective 27.9%, Investigation 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Text-Based 11.2%, Mystery 6.9%

Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.

Why similar: Investigation 26%, Mystery 23.7%, Conspiracy 14.4% ★, Story Rich 9%, Puzzle 8.8%

In 1921: a kidnapping, a revolution... Investigate and uncover the truth behind a dark, mysterious story.

Why similar: Detective 32.5%, Investigation 19.3%, Mystery 18.4%, Text-Based 9.3%, Story Rich 7.4%

Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual Social Media! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.

Why similar: Investigation 25.6%, Mystery 19.9%, Detective 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Text-Based 10.4%

Identify how every participant in the death game died, and submit your report.

Why similar: Mystery 37.4%, Investigation 22.7%, Puzzle 13.3%, Story Rich 12.8%, Text-Based 9.2%

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 29.8%, Investigation 27.9%, Mystery 16.8%, Text-Based 11.5%, Puzzle 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: This word-game-based investigation requires you to analyze text to uncover secrets, mirroring the seed game's core loop.

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: Detective 20.5%, Conspiracy 20.1% ★, Investigation 16.7%, Mystery 14.6%, Thriller 12.1%

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 28%, Investigation 22.6%, Conspiracy 19.5% ★, Mystery 13.8%, Puzzle 4.8%

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 29.2%, Text-Based 17%, Story Rich 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Puzzle 10%

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 32%, Investigation 29.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Story Rich 8.1%, Puzzle 7.6%

An anime-inspired supernatural detective game. Uncover the identities and powers of your adversaries using a conspiracy board full of evidence.

Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Conspiracy 22.8% ★, Investigation 20.7%, Mystery 13.9%, Lore-Rich 6.6%

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 37%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Investigation 13.3%, Text-Based 12.2%, Simulation 8.6%

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 32.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Detective 10.8%, Story Rich 9.6%, Mystery 8.1%

A desk investigation game set in a fictional 1970 communist state. Every morning, a new evidence bag arrives. Intercepted letters, coded messages, wiretap recordings. Somewhere in that paper trail is a network of names. Cross-reference. Decipher. Identify. Then decide what to do with what you know.

Why similar: Detective 26%, Investigation 21.2%, Mystery 18.4%, Story Rich 7.8%, Lore-Rich 7.2%

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 28.1%, Investigation 21%, Mystery 14.3%, Text-Based 10.3%, 1990's 9.4%

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 35.4%, Mystery 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, 1990's 10%, Puzzle 8.2%

Read the evidence. Run the forensics. Question suspects in your own words, they lie, crack, or lawyer up. Accuse the wrong person, and Internal Affairs comes after you.

Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Investigation 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Mystery 12.5%, Text-Based 12.3%

Clock in at TEREBRO INC. for the night shift in 1986. Protect the company's legacy as Risk Assessment Data Processor. Equipped with era-specific technology, navigate through obscured narratives to shape the company's future.

Why similar: Conspiracy 33% ★, Mystery 18.2%, Thriller 10.9%, Investigation 10.5%, Story Rich 7.6%

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 28.3%, Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Story Rich 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Lore-Rich 10.1%

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: Detective 25.5%, Conspiracy 24.5% ★, Investigation 18.8%, Mystery 11.6%, Puzzle 5.8%

Search, dig deeper, and search again. Can you reach the end of the truth?

Why similar: Investigation 59.4%, Text-Based 16.6%, Lore-Rich 10.4%, Story Rich 6.9%, Simulation 5.7%

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%, Investigation 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Mystery 9.6%, 1990's 7.3%

A young man is interviewed by the police only to turn up dead a week later. 3 years have passed, a special agent from Santa Fe navigates the police database in order to solve the mystery.

Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Conspiracy 20.3% ★, Mystery 13.8%, Investigation 13%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%

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 38.6%, Investigation 30.6%, Old School 7.3%, Story Rich 7.1%, Pixel Graphics 7%

The Wild Case is a 2D first-person point-and-click adventure. In this story-focused adventure, players meet a cast of colorful characters, experience mysterious encounters, and solve puzzles to progress through the game.

Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Investigation 16.5%, Text-Based 11.8%, Mystery 11.6%, Thriller 11.3%

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 31.8%, Mystery 14%, Investigation 12.7%, Thriller 12.3%, Puzzle 7.9%

Officer Jia has vanished, leaving a classified message pointing to the CaseCracker 2.0 system. Tear through suspects' alibis, look beyond the text, and extract hidden threads from seemingly unrelated intel. Will you find the ultimate truth, or a trap?

Why similar: Conspiracy 27.6% ★, Detective 27.1%, Mystery 16.2%, Text-Based 12.1%, Story Rich 6.6%

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 33.2% ★, Detective 27.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Story Rich 7.1%, Puzzle 6.3%

Hearing noises? Seeing things? Call Home Safety Hotline! Our operators are standing by, waiting to give you the answers you need to protect your home from all manner of pests and household hazards.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Text-Based 20.7%, 1990's 18.8%, Mystery 17.9%, Lore-Rich 9.1%

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 33.7%, Investigation 23.9%, Mystery 18.3%, Puzzle 7.4%, Story Rich 7.3%