60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Mystery, Adventure, Story Rich, Detective.
The Tesla Mystery is a puzzle-driven adventure game. Join the journey of investigation in a Paris infused with steampunk and Art Nouveau styles. Nikola Tesla, mastermind behind the Science Conference, has vanished under mysterious circumstances. Now, and uncover the truth hidden in the city...
The House of Tesla: Definitive Edition
Solve intricate puzzles to activate Nikola Tesla's creations, restore Wardenclyffe Tower, and unlock hidden devices in his New York lab. Explore the Chicago World's Fair in this mind-bending puzzle adventure.
Mohism: Battle of Words
Mohism: Battle of Words is a detective game set in the world of wuxia. The game follows Zhang Xiaochen, investigates unsolved cases and comes into his own as a hero. He must rely on his wits and razor-sharp tongue to best his opponents, find the culprit and ensure justice prevails!
Solve intricate puzzles to activate Nikola Tesla's creations, restore Wardenclyffe Tower, and unlock hidden devices in his New York lab. Explore the Chicago World's Fair in this mind-bending puzzle adventure.
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Investigation 21.4%, Point & Click 16.2%, Mystery 13.4%, Linear 10.1%
Mohism: Battle of Words is a detective game set in the world of wuxia. The game follows Zhang Xiaochen, investigates unsolved cases and comes into his own as a hero. He must rely on his wits and razor-sharp tongue to best his opponents, find the culprit and ensure justice prevails!
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Investigation 18.9%, Visual Novel 16%, Mystery 11.5%, Puzzle 8.6%
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Detective 33%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Mystery 14.4%, Investigation 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%
Something has been taken. Enter a new Grid and forge alliances via visual novel gameplay, uncovering truths through Identity Disc puzzles. Make critical decisions and plot your own course in a world without a creator.
Why similar: Detective 25.4%, Visual Novel 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Mystery 12.4%, Investigation 11%
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: Word Game 22%, Detective 17.4%, Investigation 17.2%, Text-Based 11.3%, Mystery 8.5%
5% of murder cases remain unsolved... it's time to open up these cases and confront the supernatural with forensic science! Solve cases by analyzing evidence and consulting with specialists. Enter a world that artfully blends 2D illustration and real-life visuals!
Why similar: Detective 15.1%, Investigation 13.3%, Text-Based 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Point & Click 8.8%
An intricate mystery visual novel. Search text, piece together clues, and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events within the sealed tower.
Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Investigation 17.7%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Mystery 13.8%, Text-Based 12.1%
An anime-inspired supernatural detective game. Uncover the identities and powers of your adversaries using a conspiracy board full of evidence.
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Investigation 18.8%, Point & Click 11.1%, Mystery 10.4%, Visual Novel 9.7%
Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Investigation 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Mystery 9.5%
“The Agency” is an episodic mystery kinetic novel. In a fictional dystopic sci-fi steampunk world still recovering from the destruction of a recent global war; a young man travels to the Imperial capital city to seek better fortunes for himself.
Why similar: Steampunk 33.8% ★, Detective 17.5%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Mystery 9.2%, Anime 8.4%
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 22.6%, Investigation 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Point & Click 15.9%, Puzzle 8.3%
Submachine is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure game. You find yourself in a vast network of desolate locations containing puzzles, secrets, notes and items to collect to help you along the way. Follow the story of a banished lighthouse keeper to discover his descent into ruins.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.6%, Steampunk 20.6% ★, Hand-drawn 19.4%, Puzzle 13.1%, Mystery 12.4%
Everybody are missing in a town. Find the answers of town mystery in a point and click adventure game with escape the room mechanics
Why similar: Detective 26.7%, Investigation 22.4%, Point & Click 18.9%, Mystery 14.9%, Puzzle 11.2%
LumineNight is a story-driven detective adventure. Play as Detective Foster and his daughter to solve a series of murders spanning a decade. Interrogate suspects, infiltrate locations, solve puzzles, and gather evidence from crime scenes. Uncover the dark truth behind these killings.
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Investigation 11.8%, Mystery 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Point & Click 10.5%
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 29.1%, Investigation 18.8%, Mystery 14.9%, Point & Click 13.5%, Puzzle 9.8%
A detective narrative puzzler without pre-set options! Raise your questions at will, and an AI-host will answer only with 'yes' or 'no.' Drive the investigation with your curiosity; the path to solving the mystery lies in questions you ask. Can you dig out the truth through your questions?
Why similar: Word Game 26.2%, Detective 24.9%, Mystery 11.5%, Point & Click 10.6%, Puzzle 9%
Welcome to the Museum! Machinika Museum is a mystery game where you discover beautiful and mysterious machines of extra-terrestrial origins in an atmospheric galaxy-spanning 3D puzzle game. Will you be able to understand their stories and discover what happened to their previous owner?
Why similar: Investigation 29.4%, Point & Click 25.7%, Mystery 21.5%, Puzzle 15.6%, Story Rich 7.8%
A steampunk-ish detective adventure from the creator of A Golden Wake and Shardlight! Can you help private investigator Miles Fordham find justice for his clients and track down his partner's killer before his entire world comes apart?
Why similar: Detective 27%, Point & Click 17.9%, Mystery 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%
Mysterious phenomena from space. A researcher's fatal accident. Cryptic codes engraved on an unknown material. Together with your brilliant sister-in-law, you must unravel a mystery that could determine the fate of Earth. A sci-fi mystery visual novel of discovery and suspense.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.1%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Investigation 15.8%, Mystery 13%, Anime 11.8%
A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.
Become the greatest detective of all time in The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, a twisting, turning investigation game set in a faithfully-reproduced London of 1898. As Sherlock Holmes, you must find clues, interrogate suspects and unveil a mystery in a story full of twists!
Why similar: Detective 45.1%, Point & Click 19.4%, Mystery 13.4%, Puzzle 9.9%, Investigation 9.4%
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 24.7%, Investigation 19.5%, Text-Based 15.3%, Point & Click 14.3%, Mystery 10.9%
Unravel a mystery: A game you can read, a book you can play.
Why similar: Detective 16.2%, Investigation 16%, Text-Based 14.9%, Mystery 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%
Play as Tristan and solve puzzles to recover human consciousnesses in the year 2071. Investigate environments, uncover secrets, and make choices that affect the ending. Explore a neon-noir world with a low poly aesthetic inspired by the 90s.
Why similar: Point & Click 19%, Text-Based 18.4%, Detective 16.4%, Investigation 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%
Immerse yourself in a dramatic yet charming and witty world of evidence-gathering, deduction and courtroom battles with this double-pack of the adventures of rookie lawyer Ryunosuke.
Why similar: Steampunk 22.2% ★, Detective 18.1%, Text-Based 13.8%, Visual Novel 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%
Follow Detective Butler and his sidekick Gilligan as they solve a locked-room murder during a haunted cruise ship's maiden voyage. Can you solve the mystery before Detective Butler reveals the answer?
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Investigation 17.5%, Text-Based 16.7%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Mystery 11.6%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Investigation 20.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Text-Based 10.9%, Mystery 10.7%
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Investigation 35.4%, Mystery 26.4%, Puzzle 16.4%, Story Rich 13.1%, Detective 8.7%
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 26.1%, Investigation 22.5%, Mystery 16%, Point & Click 12.6%, Puzzle 11%
Enter The House of Da Vinci, a new must-try 3D puzzle adventure game. Solve mechanical puzzles, discover hidden objects, escape from rooms and dive into the authentic atmosphere of the Renaissance. Use all your wits to find out what's behind your master's disappearance.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.8%, Mystery 22.2%, Detective 16.5%, Puzzle 14.5%, Investigation 10.9%
The Star Named EOS is a story-rich puzzle adventure built around photography. Recreate compositions of past photos to uncover the truth of a family mystery. Experience a harmonious mixture of beautiful hand-drawn art and engaging puzzles on a journey of reminiscence.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Hand-drawn 18.8%, Anime 18.2%, Puzzle 12.4%
Step on board the legendary Orient Express and immerse yourself in the most famous detective suit in a race against the clock to unmask the murderer.
Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Text-Based 17.1%, Investigation 15.2%, Point & Click 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.2%
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 24%, Investigation 20.9%, Mystery 14.6%, Text-Based 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%
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 22.4%, Point & Click 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Mystery 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.7%
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 29.8%, Point & Click 16.8%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Mystery 10.1%, Investigation 9.5%
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: Visual Novel 18.2%, Detective 17.5%, Text-Based 16.6%, Mystery 13.8%, Point & Click 9.5%
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 20.3%, Text-Based 14.3%, Point & Click 13.6%, Investigation 12.4%, Hand-drawn 7.8%
Marlon's Mystery will test your skills as an investigator. Join Abby Marlon to solve the riddles in this captivating mystery and hidden object game. Embark on an enigmatic adventure and discover the darkest secrets of the Taylor family.
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Text-Based 16.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Point & Click 12.1%, Mystery 11.5%
Machinika: Atlas is an indie puzzle game and is the direct sequel to Machinika: Museum, you play as a museum researcher who just land on Atlas. Will you unravel the mysteries of the alien vessel? Solve cryptic puzzles to find out what happened!
Why similar: Point & Click 29.4%, Investigation 27.2%, Mystery 21%, Puzzle 17%, Linear 5.4%
A mystery visual novel taking place aboard the underwater train Marine Express. Follow student Ranko Togawa on her quest to find the culprit on the murder of an accompanying teacher... with lots of surprises along the way!
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Investigation 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Text-Based 13.2%, Mystery 11.3%
A Case of Distrust is a narrative mystery from 1924 San Francisco. Play as private investigator Phyllis Cadence Malone in this historical 2D adventure game.
Why similar: Detective 19.1%, Investigation 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Point & Click 11.1%
Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.
Why similar: Steampunk 34.3% ★, Investigation 20.8%, Mystery 14.8%, Point & Click 12.3%, Puzzle 10.8%
The star magician of Morgan’s Traveling Circus is missing, but the show must go on! In this non-linear detective visual novel, unravel the mystery from two different perspectives as you learn the varying stories of an entire circus of performers, each with their own lives... and their own secrets.
Why similar: Detective 17.3%, Investigation 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Point & Click 11.2%
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: Detective 17.8%, Investigation 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Point & Click 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%
Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!
Why similar: Detective 19%, Investigation 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Cartoony 8.5%
"Dichotomy Illusion" is a Shin Honkaku mystery visual novel that combines real-world entertainment elements with physical locations, utilizing ACGN (Anime, Comics, Games, Novels) subculture knowledge to solve criminal cases and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Word Game 36.9%, Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Simulation 10.2%, Hand-drawn 9.1%
In the not so distant past, the Isle of Abbot underwent a mysterious evacuation event. Delve into the secrets of this unsettling place and elicit the girls' tragic fate. An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.8%, Mystery 18.5%, Anime 16.9%, Story Rich 7.7%
A murder-mystery visual novel following 12 strangers with mysterious pasts. Make arguments and identify the murderer, but don't lose sight of the ultimate goal of eliminating the Game Master.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.4%, Anime 21.7%, Puzzle 20.8%, Linear 10.2%, Text-Based 9.1%
Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Mystery 14.3%, Text-Based 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%
Become Jules Verne and adventure into the dangers that hide in Hemera, a fantastic parallel world built from his own imagination. Explore, solve puzzles and unlock the most coveted secret of the mighty Atlantis.
Why similar: Steampunk 53% ★, Interactive Fiction 21%, Puzzle 8.7%, Point & Click 8.1%, Story Rich 7%
Staffer Case is a new sort of mystery game, asking players to find clues, arrange them into documents, and point out the contradictions between them to solve a series of murders. Each mystery unraveled leads you closer to the truth lying at the heart of each case!
Why similar: Detective 28.5%, Text-Based 16.2%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Mystery 11.9%, Cartoony 10%
Haven Moon will transport you to a mysterious world where you have to explore abandoned islands and solve their secrets to find a treasure. In this Myst-like game inspired by Jules Verne’s universe, use your senses and intelligence to find your way through secret passages and curious machinery.
Why similar: Steampunk 34.2% ★, Investigation 15.7%, Point & Click 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Mystery 11.7%
Detective visual novel about mysteries of rural Russian town in 90-s, anime style.
Why similar: Word Game 21%, Detective 18.7%, Investigation 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Visual Novel 11%
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 22.1%, Word Game 17.5%, Text-Based 15.6%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Mystery 12.5%
Shanghai Summer is an adventure game set in the millennium. Our protagonist, Baichuan, goes through a series of "anomalies" over the length of twelve days. In his pursuit of the truth, he found that his hopes and regrets from the past finally seem to converge. Will he be able to "fix" it for good?
Why similar: Word Game 20%, Investigation 14.4%, Text-Based 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
Intruder In Antiquonia is a narrative mystery adventure that will immerse you in the Internet-hostile town of Antiquonia. Sarah does not remember who she is and how she got there. Help her solve the mysteries of her past while exploring beautiful hand-drawn environments.
Why similar: Detective 20.5%, Investigation 16.5%, Point & Click 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Mystery 11.1%
When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Investigation 20.5%, Text-Based 18.1%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Mystery 10.5%
Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.
Why similar: Steampunk 32% ★, Detective 17.7%, Investigation 13.7%, Point & Click 13.3%, Mystery 10%
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Investigation 14.9%, Text-Based 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Hand-drawn 8.6%
