60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Investigation, Mystery, Singleplayer.
Investigate a little girl's disappearance at a rundown trailer park. Play as Detective Partridge and cross examine three suspects to find the truth with fully freeform interrogation. Type anything and ask anything you want.
Wasabi
Every day, a new corpse turns up in this quiet town. Every day, a new suspect emerges. And every day, that cave looms larger, more ominously. Amidst gory crime scenes and suffocating interrogations, only one thing will lead you to the truth: wasabi.
Eyes Wide Open
Work for a dystopian Inspection Bureau, Determine whether the subjects are humans or not, Uncover secrets, Endure psychological horrors and reach your work quota - or else.
Every day, a new corpse turns up in this quiet town. Every day, a new suspect emerges. And every day, that cave looms larger, more ominously. Amidst gory crime scenes and suffocating interrogations, only one thing will lead you to the truth: wasabi.
Why similar: Cult 28.2% ★, Detective 20.5%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Investigation 10.6%, Mystery 8%
Work for a dystopian Inspection Bureau, Determine whether the subjects are humans or not, Uncover secrets, Endure psychological horrors and reach your work quota - or else.
Why similar: Cult 27.8% ★, Detective 14.1%, Conspiracy 13.9% ★, Investigation 11.8%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
Dark Memories is an episodic psychological horror game based on road thriller, slasher, and survival thriller genres. You are currently viewing the prologue episode of the Dark Memories anthology.
Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Investigation 16%, Crime 13%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Mystery 8.6%
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: Detective 25.1%, Investigation 20.3%, Conspiracy 18.2% ★, Crime 12.4%, Mystery 11%
A mystery adventure game where you investigate 3D evidence and uncover the truth behind each case through the clues left behind.
Why similar: Detective 27.8%, Investigation 23.5%, Crime 18.5%, Mystery 14%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
After foreseeing your own death, an unknown colour grants you ten more days to live and the power of Mind-Intrusion. Investigate mysteries and intrude into the minds of locals. When the ten days are up, will you hold on to your sanity and humanity, or become a living mutation?
Why similar: Investigation 25.6%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Mystery 14.3%, Detective 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.4%
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 27.2%, Investigation 19.4%, Crime 12.9%, Conspiracy 10.9% ★, Mystery 10.5%
For every action, there is a reaction... For every choice, a result... Dive deep into your subconscious as you wander the halls of The Testing Chamber & join hundreds of thousands of other players in one of the biggest & most successful social experiments ever performed.
Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Investigation 20.1%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Mystery 10.3%
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 32.6%, Investigation 20.1%, Crime 13.6%, Mystery 12%, Conspiracy 10% ★
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: Detective 22.4%, Investigation 16.2%, Conspiracy 15.4% ★, Mystery 11.5%, Crime 9.3%
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 45.2%, Investigation 18.7%, Crime 16.4%, Mystery 11.9%, Adventure 4.7%
The Lawyer - Episode 1: The White Bag is the first part of an episodic adventure game which combines gripping crime story with classic courtroom drama. Immerse yourself into a world set in early 90’s in which you gather (or fabricate!) evidence, deduct and run fierce courtroom battles.
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Conspiracy 15.5% ★, Investigation 15.4%, Crime 13.4%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
A psychological horror crime experience featuring Story mode and Anomaly mode. Where time is your only weapon.. travel back through fractured moments to stop a brutal crime before it happens uncover the truth, alter the outcome, and face the consequences of changing fate in a haunting reality.
Why similar: Detective 38.3%, Crime 24%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 7.7%, Horror 7.3%
Confined to a woodland cabin in the 1906 Rockies, your only way to solve a family massacre is by letters. The one responsible is already on the move — silence and madness claim your contacts, and you may be next. He will find you, and death resets the world; only your notebook carries on.
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Investigation 18.4%, Mystery 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Crime 9%
Black File is a story-driven detective simulator set in Istanbul. Investigate crime scenes, inspect evidence, connect clues, interrogate suspects, and uncover the truth behind a file that should have stayed closed.
Why similar: Detective 30.1%, Investigation 21.4%, Mystery 10.6%, Conspiracy 9.9% ★, Crime 9.2%
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: Detective 30.2%, Investigation 22.7%, Conspiracy 21.5% ★, Mystery 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%
In Bound by Bones, a supernatural horror experience, you are trapped in the space between life and death—forced to uncover and destroy the cursed remains of violent spirits before they consume you. The only way to survive is to find their scattered bones… and burn them.
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Investigation 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Mystery 8.2%
Forget Her is a survival psychological horror game where you explore a haunted house, uncover chilling secrets, solve the mystery, and perform a deadly ritual or run.. Can you survive Alison’s ghost and discover the truth?
Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Investigation 14.3%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Crime 12.3%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
Explore this haunted mansion as a detective, discover chilling secrets with your UV flashlight and fight to stay sane before the mannequins gets you.
Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Crime 17.5%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Investigation 15.1%, Horror 9%
After being away at college, you meet up with two of your friends at a local movie theatre. What starts out as a simple reunion, quickly unravels to be a gruesome murder mystery with your friend as the victim. It is now your mission to find out who did it, and how in this visual novel style game.
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Investigation 20%, Crime 17.1%, Mystery 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
Shadowless is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a creepy house marked by tragedy, where dark entities and the past haunt you. Defenseless, you face a nightmare that consumes you before you can escape.
Why similar: Detective 21%, Investigation 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Multiple Endings 9%
You wake up locked up in an unknown place with 8 strangers. Who are these people ? Why are you here ? You have a bad feeling. But suddenly, the phone rings, and it's up to you : Will you dare answer and go deeper in this mysterious plot ? Will you reveal the horrible truth... and survive it ?
Why similar: Detective 26.3%, Investigation 22.2%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Mystery 12.4%, Crime 11.4%
Dark Memories is an episodic psychological horror game based on road thriller, slasher, and survival thriller genres. You are currently viewing the second episode of the Dark Memories anthology.
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Investigation 19.4%, Mystery 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Walking Simulator 9.3%
Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller with narrative adventure elements and unsettling details. Join Detective Bennett on his final case and uncover dark secrets in a world where reality bends and sanity wavers.
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Investigation 16.7%, Crime 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Mystery 10.1%
Detective Reiji Tokisaka is back to face down a mystery that spans decades, if not centuries. With the aftermath of his last case weighing on his soul and a long-silent cult resurgent, can he solve the crime—or will it become his curse?
Why similar: Cult 31.2% ★, Detective 20.8%, Investigation 15.2%, Conspiracy 12.1% ★, Crime 7.7%
A psychological horror experience where you reshape reality with graffiti. As an artist who has lost their memory, paint the walls, open hidden passages, and escape the dark labyrinth of your mind.
Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Investigation 20.6%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Mystery 10.6%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
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 28.9%, Investigation 20.1%, Mystery 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 9%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
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: Detective 26%, Investigation 19.3%, Crime 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Mystery 10.4%
After Lights Out is a first person psychological horror game. Players will explore a terrifying house that keeps changing in the dark. Use the lights to solve the puzzles and uncover the hidden truth in the room.
Why similar: Detective 33%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Mystery 12%, Horror 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
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 34.6%, Investigation 22.1%, Crime 17.7%, Mystery 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 5.5%
Go to an abandoned village to find your missing brother. Explore the objects that come in your way. Solve the terrible mystery of this mysterious place.
Why similar: Detective 30.3%, Conspiracy 14.6% ★, Investigation 11.2%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Mystery 9.7%
“Intervene in Tsumimi’s stream” through comments and Mega Chats, then use your deductions to change their fate in this 14-day psychological horror adventure.
Why similar: Detective 22.8%, Investigation 22%, Mystery 13%, Horror 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
You're an insurance investigator. Review evidence, spot fraud, make decisions. Every case is a puzzle — approve, reject, or negotiate. Limited energy, a ticking clock, and your reputation on the line
Why similar: Detective 31.1%, Crime 16.4%, Investigation 16.3%, Mystery 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 7.6%
The coiling chains of obsession that began with The Shell now threaten to strangle Detective Reiji Tokisaka in the third and final entry in the trilogy. As old friends and foes rise up for one last confrontation, can anyone break the cycle—and can Reiji's heart ever be set free?
Why similar: Cult 28.2% ★, Detective 18.9%, Investigation 14.5%, Conspiracy 12.3% ★, Crime 11.8%
A closed-off ghost town, and the unsolved bizarre serial murders that once occurred there. A “daily life collapse” suspense × death game novel ADV that depicts the obsessive love and revenge of 11 people whose lives were irrevocably shattered by that horrific incident.
Why similar: Detective 26.7%, Investigation 14.9%, Crime 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
One cold case, four deathbed flashbacks. Every shift in perspective overturns the "truth" you believed. Story-driven, with exploration, deduction, puzzles, and combat. Ready for a mind-bending thrill ride with twists at every turn?
Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Investigation 19.8%, Crime 15.9%, Mystery 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 7.5%
Blackhall takes place in the 1970s and lets you explore a remote underground shelter that became home to an isolated community. The facility, long abandoned and left to deteriorate, still shows traces of the people who lived there and the society they built.
Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Conspiracy 16% ★, Investigation 10.3%, Adventure 7.4%
The Silver Case – the debut title from world-renowned developer SUDA51 has been fully remastered and localized to English for the first time ever!
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Investigation 19.4%, Crime 17.6%, Mystery 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
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 39.3%, Investigation 18.2%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Crime 12.2%, Mystery 11.4%
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: Detective 26%, Investigation 20.1%, Conspiracy 16.6% ★, Crime 11.2%, Mystery 11.1%
Test your detective instincts across three challenging cases. No hints, no help—just you, your intuition, and your ability to piece together the truth. Can you solve the mystery?
Why similar: Investigation 23.3%, Detective 23.3%, Crime 20.7%, Mystery 11.6%, Walking Simulator 8%
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: Detective 30.8%, Investigation 22.5%, Conspiracy 19.9% ★, Mystery 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%
A call. A secluded mansion cloaked in mystery. A family with deadly secrets. Federal investigator Scott Watkins answers a tip about a missing woman but what he uncovers inside the Monteiroz estate will change everything. Who can you trust? What really happened here How far will you go for the truth?
Why similar: Detective 28.9%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Crime 11.3%, Investigation 10.7%, Mystery 10.6%
You and a group of friends decide to go on a camping trip in the Darkwood Forest, It starts off smoothly, but unforeseen events occur. and it’s only a matter of time before the true horror reveals itself.
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Investigation 17.6%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Horror 9%
Survive in a haunted colonial mansion in Bengal. Complete daily chores to keep order by day, then face supernatural anomalies at night. Explore, uncover secrets, and fight for your sanity in this first-person survival horror experience.
Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Investigation 19.4%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Horror 9.2%
Step into a small town in 90s fictional China as a grieving detective. In a place plagued by twisted homicides, the truth hides in the lies. Interrogate unpredictable witnesses, expose their contradictions, and rebuild a suspect’s face from an imperfect memory. Just like yours.
Why similar: Detective 31.8%, Investigation 22.9%, Mystery 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.7%
You're a cop checking an abandoned barn. Simple assignment. But the longer you're there, the less you can trust what you see — or yourself. A first-person psychological anomaly horror experience built around paranoia and perception.
Why similar: Investigation 20.7%, Detective 18.1%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Crime 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
A psychological detective thriller. Everyone has already decided who did it. You don't have to. Investigate a double death, question everyone who loved them, and discover how much you can trust your own mind.
Why similar: Detective 27.9%, Investigation 19.9%, Crime 14.6%, Mystery 10.8%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
The 3rd installment in the Case Files series. An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.
Why similar: Detective 27.1%, Investigation 21%, Crime 18.1%, Mystery 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
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: Detective 30%, Investigation 21%, Mystery 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
Desktop mystery: you're journalist Max Drascher, reopening Jory Michener's 2016 disappearance for a GlimmerTV documentary. Email, web searches, social feeds, phone calls. Every clue lives on your machine. Evansburg would rather you let it rest.
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Investigation 20.2%, Crime 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Mystery 9.9%
Help solve a crime.
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Crime 17.7%, Investigation 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Mystery 8.4%
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 32.9%, Investigation 22%, Crime 18.8%, Mystery 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%
You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Investigation 18.7%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Psychological Horror 11%, Mystery 9.6%
A narrative game set in 1943 Belém, legends are vanishing, and the river’s secrets need a detective. Pink, if you will. As a shapeshifting river dolphin detective that turns into human (almost), uncover a noir mystery where folklore, memory, and conspiracy flow beneath the city.
Why similar: Detective 33.9%, Investigation 22.4%, Crime 14.4%, Mystery 12.5%, Multiple Endings 6.7%
Unhomely is a retro-inspired first person psychological indie horror game. You play a journalist who has 3 days alone in a reclusive tech CEO's cabin to get the exclusive on his new project and save your career.
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Investigation 18.7%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Mystery 9.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%
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 18.4%, Investigation 16.2%, Mystery 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
