- #1 Creepy Cases Teen Detective Club
97% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Tiago Freitas
Windows
The mysterious death of a girl on the municipal school sports field shook the small town of Sky Cliffs. Haunting days pass, and amid disappearances, paranormal activity, and ghosts, the Teen Detective Club takes on the investigation of these frightening cases.
Why similar: Investigation 21.3%, Detective 19.7%, Nonlinear 16.1%, Cartoony 11%, Cartoon 7.1%
- #2 Cyber Traps & The Detective Squad
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Alpha Studios
Windows
Set in a Brazilian school, it is a Point-and-Click game focused on solving puzzles and mysteries concerning the dangers of the digital environment. The plot features anthropomorphic characters inspired by Brazilian fauna, known as the 'Bando Detetive'.
Why similar: Detective 27%, Investigation 10.5%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Cartoony 9.2%, Mystery 8.2%
- #3 Deductopia
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nightwell Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore the scenes, find clues, and sort out people, pets, and belongings in this cozy slice-of-life detective puzzle game. Fans of Duck Detective, Little Problems, and The Case of the Worst Day Ever will enjoy this new deduction game for all ages.
Why similar: Investigation 26.3%, Detective 26.1%, Puzzle 8.2%, Mystery 7.4%, Nonlinear 6.9%
- #4 记忆迷宫 Memory Maze
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Director Liu
Windows · Mac
Memory Maze is a game that breaks away from the traditional maze format—which typically grants a full overview of the map—opting instead to have players explore a pitch-black labyrinth while holding a limited light source, relying solely on their memory to retrace their steps and complete the levels
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 29.2%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Cartoony 9.3%, Top-Down 8.1%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #5 Burden of the Blue
94% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: SandwichBoi
Windows
Explore mysterious worlds, solve puzzles and battle in order to uncover the burdens of the past.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 28.2%, Nonlinear 21%, Action-Adventure 14.6%, Top-Down 13.4%, Exploration 11.3%
- #6 Deep Focus
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vitamins
Windows
Play as a camera-headed detective and partner with a superpowered girl to solve memory manipulation crimes. Gather clues, piece together the truth, and shatter fabricated lies in this unique mystery game.
Why similar: Investigation 28.9%, Detective 27.2%, Cartoony 12.4%, Mystery 12.1%, Puzzle 6.7%
- #7 Elroy and the Aliens
93% matchVery Positive97% of 465 reviews2025
Dev: Motiviti
Windows · Mac · Linux
Slope City, 1993. Talking robots, ancient alien secrets, and a mysterious message from the past. Follow Elroy and Peggie through a portal to find Elroy's father, missing for 18 years. A heartfelt point & click adventure where the puzzles make sense and the story stays with you.
Why similar: Investigation 21.6%, Detective 17.8%, Cartoony 10.4%, Mystery 10.4%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #8 Grayton the Detective
91% 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 24.3%, Detective 20.1%, Cartoony 11.4%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #9 FORKLIFT FLOWERPOT: Botanical Investigator
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Michael Mato
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 22.6%, Detective 19.3%, Cartoony 12.1%, Nonlinear 10.8%, Mystery 9.5%
- #10 Still Lost
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Project571
Windows
Navigate twisting mazes by torchlight in this atmospheric 2D puzzle game. Find your way through 10 handcrafted themes, avoid lurking creatures, and race the clock in Timed Mode. How far can you go before you're still lost?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 33.4%, Action-Adventure 14.6%, Exploration 14%, Top-Down 13.6%, Puzzle 11.3%
- #11 The Case of the Worst Day Ever
89% matchVery Positive97% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Hero Game Co LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A deceptively difficult deduction game about one very unfortunate family. Revisit their worst moments, form your own conclusions, and solve this silly yet challenging mystery.
Why similar: Investigation 24.1%, Detective 21.8%, Mystery 10.5%, Cartoony 9.7%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #12 Restless
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: dags.
Windows
Restless is a detective-style, point-and-click game where you listen to real stories from real people to solve puzzles. Track down spirits, perform divinations, and restore grave sites to bring peace to a mysterious island, all while connecting more deeply with your fellow humans.
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Nonlinear 16.3%, Mystery 16.3%, Investigation 15.9%, Puzzle 10.8%
- #13 ギルド探求団へようこそ!
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,091 reviews2026
Dev: ぱるそに工房
Windows
「ギルド探求団へようこそ!」創立から1000日を迎えたギルドの、パーティ情報を復旧させる『推理パズルゲーム』です。過去1000日を振り返りながら、78人の冒険者が、20隊あるパーティのどこに所属していたのかを特定し、どのような結末を迎えたのかを推理で暴きましょう!それでは──良い旅を!
Why similar: Detective 33.8%, Investigation 31.7%, Mystery 13%, Puzzle 11.6%, Adventure 6%
- #14 The Last Slava
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dibidus Games
Windows
Become a trickster detective embarking on an Eastern European adventure full of spatial puzzles. Observe your relatives’ loops, sabotage them, and piece the story together at a grandiose feast. Solve a mystery while pranking your family!
Why similar: Investigation 27.5%, Detective 17%, Puzzle 12.5%, Nonlinear 11.4%, Mystery 9.8%
- #15 A Town Called Happenstance
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sole Rebel Soul
Windows
Save the programmer, save the world! Help freelance detective Carter Montague by pointing & clicking (or rather pointing & dragging) to track down a missing developer and stop an evil corporation from holding the entire world hostage!
Why similar: Investigation 20.5%, Detective 19.8%, Cartoony 16%, Cartoon 10.5%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #16 Ahack Adventure 2: Quest For The Ciggy
86% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: QSHV
Windows
A retro-inspired action-adventure game with a focus on exploration and nonlinearity, Ahack Adventure 2 provides a journey through nine increasingly harrowing dungeons, and many genuine secrets to find!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 26.1%, Nonlinear 25.2%, Action-Adventure 17.2%, Exploration 11.3%, Top-Down 7.5%
- #17 Mens Rea
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mens Rea DeveloperPub: Mens Rea Publisher
Windows · Linux
A completely open-dialog murder mystery.
Why similar: Investigation 24.7%, Detective 20.7%, Nonlinear 11.4%, Mystery 11.3%, Exploration 9.2%
- #18 Slimy Dude
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: itsRR00tt
Windows
Slimy Dude is a hand-drawn action-adventure where you play as a soldier, running from kingdom to kingdom against forces greater simply to escape his past. You will meet new allies, become stronger, uncover secrets and explore new environments.
Why similar: Detective 16.9%, Action-Adventure 16.7%, Investigation 15.3%, Hand-drawn 12%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #19 VAGRIENT
84% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Andrew "VAGRIENT" BrayPub: Andrew VAGRIENT Bray
Windows
Play as an Armlys alien named Vagrient in this evolving sci-fi action/adventure game, featuring RPG elements. It's full of exploration, combat, character progression, puzzle solving and obstacle clearing!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 21.1%, Nonlinear 16.1%, Top-Down 12.6%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Exploration 8.3%
- #20 Embers Of Spiritflame
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Simon Hytte
Windows
Embers of Spiritflame is an Emotional Point & Click detective adventure about the exploration of an old abandoned house. Inside, You go through comic book-inspired levels and begin to uncover why everyone is missing. View events and memories of the place and piece the story together.
Why similar: Investigation 19.8%, Detective 19.2%, Cartoony 11.8%, Mystery 10%, Cartoon 7.7%
- #21 MeiQi 2023
82% matchPositive82% of 38 reviews2023
Dev: QZQ Studio
Windows
This collection is the latest collection of the MeiQi Series, which will include the S09E06 and the 10thSeason.
Why similar: Investigation 19%, Detective 17.1%, Nonlinear 14.5%, 1990's 10.6%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #22 Buy Me Some Soup
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: weekend
Windows
Heya! Long time no see. I just have a small -tiny- little favor to ask of you, could you buy me some soup? ...How? Well, that's for you to find out!
Why similar: Investigation 23%, Detective 19.4%, Nonlinear 16.9%, 1990's 9.7%, Mystery 8.8%
- #23 I'M YOUR HOST
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Calligram Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
An audio deduction game where you have one task: restore a series of lost podcast episodes.
Why similar: Detective 34.3%, Investigation 33.4%, Mystery 13.7%, Puzzle 8.6%, Adventure 5.2%
- #24 Detective Hindsight
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Broccoli Bunny Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Solve a variety of perplexing cases in the sleuthing shoes of Detective Hindsight - who gets help from Phoebe: a young orphaned girl with dreams of being a storyteller and powers to look into the past. Uncover the truth with her sketches done in crayon. The catch? She can't draw very well.
Why similar: Detective 31%, Investigation 27.4%, Mystery 13.9%, Puzzle 9.8%, Exploration 6.8%
- #25 Emma Riley: Dream Detective
79% 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 28.6%, Detective 25.8%, Mystery 12.5%, Puzzle 8%, Exploration 6.9%
- #26 Ice Slider
78% matchNo user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Shining Watermelon Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ice Slider is a game by Shining Watermelon Studios where you play as a hiker named Rob who enters Icy Cave. A cave with a Gauntlet of Ice Puzzles, in which he has to complete to exit. Play as Rob as he goes through this gauntlet of puzzles. Each Level
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 34.3%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, Exploration 14.2%, Top-Down 11.9%, Puzzle 11.6%
- #27 Mysteries of Old Tokyo
77% matchNo user reviews97% of 38 reviews2026
Dev: Bolerosoft
Windows · Linux
Save the Imperial Capital from supernatural invasion in a 90s-style adventure that uses real deduction and research skills. Explore Tokyo, snap photos and analyse evidence for 40+ landmarks, from prehistory to the present. Confront a cast of wandering spirits to separate truth from fiction.
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Nonlinear 19.1%, Investigation 16.1%, Exploration 9.7%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #28 Monstrous Molecules
81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: Digital Dream Labs
Windows · Mac
Gregory and Victoria were on the verge of a breakthrough. Alas, their experiment has opened a series of portals and it's up to them to use their knowledge of chemistry to end the madness. Will they be able to overcome the hoards of monsters or find themselves the victims of an experiment gone awry?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 40.6%, Action-Adventure 16.6%, Exploration 13%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #29 The Knowledge of Hermit
79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: James H. Van der MeulenPub: Trash Vomit Studios
Windows
A puzzle solving, dungeon crawling, action adventure, role playing game.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 22.5%, Nonlinear 17.6%, Cartoony 12.1%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Top-Down 11.1%
- #30 In a Detective's Mind
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Justo DiasPub: Justo Dias
Windows
In a Detective's Mind is an investigation game that seeks to put you in the role of a detective, who needs to solve cases and deal with obscure problems from his past.
Why similar: Detective 34.4%, Investigation 31.8%, Top-Down 12.6%, Mystery 8.9%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #31 The Will of Our Fathers
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: David M Tippy
Windows
The Will of Our Fathers is a top-down 2D action-exploration game with an old-school design philosophy. Explore a large, interconnected world full of traps and treasure, delve into challenging and mysterious dungeons, and uncover secret schemes against The Will of Our Fathers.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 25.4%, Nonlinear 20.7%, Top-Down 14.8%, Exploration 12.3%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
- #32 The Witch's Realm
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shannon Kirby
Windows
Escape and explore a mystery puzzle adventure where you must manage sanity, solve challenges, and uncover the dark secrets of a cursed town. Navigate eerie environments, find hidden objects, and survive the witch's realm.
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Investigation 16.8%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, 1990's 10%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #33 A Case of Fraud
73% matchVery Positive98% of 437 reviews2025
Dev: Hesperus Games
Windows · Mac
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: Investigation 28.4%, Detective 26.8%, Nonlinear 16%, Mystery 11.8%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #34 Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit
76% matchVery Positive81% of 476 reviews2022
Dev: Tag of JoyPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Legends of the past come back to life in this charming point-and-click adventure. Pack your bags and journey with Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit through modern day Europe to uncover the conspiracy behind a cursed relic and the secrets of the King who was never crowned.
Why similar: Detective 20%, Investigation 13.7%, Cartoony 12.9%, Mystery 12.1%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #35 All Possible Suspects
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Johann Anton Myburgh
Windows
A point-and-click deduction game where you unravel complex events. Explore frozen moments in time, analyze the scene, and fill in the blanks. Piece together the who, how, and why behind each curious scenario.
Why similar: Investigation 36.5%, Detective 29.4%, Mystery 18.7%, Puzzle 9.3%, Adventure 6%
- #36 The Roottrees are Dead
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,122 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 24.5%, Mystery 14.9%, Puzzle 11.3%, 1990's 9%
- #37 Cross Country Case
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Space Cat StudioPub: Microwavebread
Windows
You are a detective on a rogue manhunt through the beautiful country of Italy. Gather clues, interview witnesses and uncover dark secrets to solve the case. Follow your own path to the solution in this 1970's noir crime road-trip.
Why similar: Investigation 26.3%, Detective 25.9%, Mystery 12.4%, Puzzle 9.1%, Exploration 7.2%
- #38 Detective Dunkadoo
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Goosewing Creative
Windows
To ensure your career doesn't end sooner than the apocalypse, work hard to collect "Well-Done Stamps" and save your performance review!
Why similar: Investigation 26%, Detective 24.2%, Cartoony 11.4%, Mystery 8.6%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #39 Grimfield Mystery
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nachon LabPub: Ogre Pixel
Windows
Grimfield Mystery is a Mysterious Action Adventure about a lost boy with a magic floating hand!
Why similar: Cartoony 23.7%, Mystery 19.9%, Exploration 13.4%, Cartoon 10.4%, Action-Adventure 9.1%
- #40 Huckleberry Fields Forever
74% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Enoznal LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mystery! Intrigue! Adventure! Explore the great destinations of the world as you stalk a master thief to the far corners of the globe. Huckleberry Fields Forever is a unique blend of precision platforming, procedurally generated content, and open-world adventure.
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Investigation 17.3%, Cartoony 12.4%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Mystery 10.9%
- #41 EDMUND PUZZLE AND THE MYSTERY OF THE SACRED RELICS
73% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Fish Journey XR
Windows
Mystery. Adventure. Time travel. Get ready to embark on an epic adventure through time and space in Edmund Puzzle and the Mysteries of the Sacred Relics. In a world full of dangers and mysteries, every minute counts to save humanity from a mysterious and extremely dangerous enemy.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 20.8%, Investigation 15%, Detective 15%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #42 The Detective's Apprentice
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: darqwerful
Windows
Step into the shoes of Clementine "Cleo" Ace, an apprentice to her aunt, the world renowned detective, Maya Lynch. From heists to murders, use your deduction skills to solve cases that are too tough for the local police to crack.
Why similar: Investigation 32.2%, Detective 32.2%, Mystery 13.3%, Puzzle 9.2%, Adventure 5.8%
- #43 Run From Mummies
70% matchPositive100% of 39 reviews2024
Dev: Lost Turnip, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Don't stop running in this high intensity dungeon crawler! Dive deeper into the pyramid and overcome the dangers lurking around every corner. But beware... the pharaoh himself is entombed deep within.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 28.1%, Cartoony 13.4%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, Top-Down 12.3%, Exploration 9.5%
- #44 Baderna: Um Conto de Barro
72% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Baião Estúdio de Jogos
Windows
Enfrente a baderna com sua multidão de bonecos de barro! "Baderna: Um Conto de Barro" é um jogo de ação e aventura ambientado no universo mágico dos bonecos de barro nordestinos. Ajude Cleiton a salvar seu vilarejo dos bonecos corrompidos em fases insanamente desafiadoras!
Why similar: Cartoony 18.8%, Action-Adventure 15.9%, Top-Down 11.8%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Exploration 11.2%
- #45 TellTale - Casino Murder Case
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: NeruyaPub: Team Detective
Windows
[Telltale - Casino Murder] is a full-voice indie mystery game with the youngest lawyer, Kang Ho-yeon, who reveals the truth of the casino murder case and achieves innocence at trial.
Why similar: Investigation 26.6%, Detective 25.2%, Mystery 16.9%, Puzzle 10.3%, Adventure 7.8%
- #46 Rainbow Billy: The Book of Fears
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Manavoid
Windows
Billy is back for an investigative adventure in Summer camp. Unravel mysterious events in this colorful journey as campers’ worries manifest as Fearlings. Explore the camp, investigate its secrets, and confront those fears through clever puzzles.
Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Cartoony 18.8%, Investigation 18.5%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #47 Wild East: The Straw Man
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: David Zacik
Windows · Mac
A 2D point-and-click mystery set in the wild 1990s of Slovakia and Czechia. As two young reporters, follow a dead straw man, missing files, locked doors, and paper trails into a case that was never meant to be opened.
Why similar: Investigation 28.6%, Detective 26.7%, Mystery 11.9%, 1990's 8.9%, Adventure 6%
- #48 Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse
71% matchVery Positive89% of 2,815 reviews2013
Dev: Revolution Software Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
From multi-award winning Revolution Software comes the latest explosive episode in this classic series. Playing as intrepid American George Stobbart and sassy French journalist Nico Collard, you find yourself on the trail of a stolen painting – and a murderous conspiracy...
Why similar: Investigation 20.3%, Detective 14.9%, 1990's 13.1%, Cartoony 12.7%, Hand-drawn 8.4%
- #49 The House of Toys
68% matchVery Positive91% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Old School Bros
Windows
The House of Toys is a horror game in which the player ventures into an old mansion filled with seemingly harmless toys. His mission is to explore each room, searching for clues to discover which of the toys is cursed. To free the soul trapped in this toy, the player must solve intricate puzzles.
Why similar: Investigation 28.5%, Cartoony 15.6%, 1990's 11.8%, Puzzle 10%, Horror 7.5%
- #50 Nowhere
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Midnight Forge LTD
Windows
Nowhere is a Nordic inspired Narrative Mystery/Horror game. Telling the tale of what happened to the Norse Gods after Ragnarok when their worship ended. Nowhere features a unique blend of realistic detective gameplay and survival horror in Nordic aesthetics.
Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Investigation 17.4%, Nonlinear 15.3%, Mystery 11.2%, Action-Adventure 10.5%
- #51 The Golden Girl Case
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StickyLabs
Windows · Mac
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 28.8%, Investigation 25.7%, Nonlinear 14.5%, Mystery 13%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #52 Vivian Wade: Danger Down The Aisle
68% matchNo user reviews2026
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: Investigation 30.5%, Detective 18.7%, Mystery 16.2%, Puzzle 11%, Exploration 9.7%
- #53 Azrael
69% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: Kraken Games
Windows
Azrael is a first-person Detective/Horror Game in which you play as a detective capable of reliving crime scenes. Explore different environments, find clues and try to find out who is the serial killer in a murder case among a group of friends.
Why similar: Detective 32.1%, Investigation 28.2%, Puzzle 10.1%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, Exploration 8.8%
- #54 The Murder of Ava Monroe
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BUNKWORKS
Windows · Mac
A gripping detective noir mystery that blends investigation and deduction with a rich, character-driven story. The Murder of Ava Monroe is cozy, twisty, and oozing with atmosphere.
Why similar: Investigation 33.6%, Detective 31.9%, Mystery 13.4%, Story Rich 7.8%, Puzzle 6.6%
- #55 The Painscreek Killings
69% matchVery Positive91% of 6,162 reviews2017
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 31%, Detective 24.4%, Mystery 13.2%, Exploration 8.9%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #56 Delver's Dawn
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nyokidoki
Windows
Explore a new cryptic and dangerous world every month. Uncover secret paths, find useful equipment and let the rest of the community know about your findings.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 28.4%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, Cartoony 13.1%, Exploration 12.1%, Nonlinear 9.3%
- #57 The Big Hollow: 1982
65% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2026
Dev: Krams DesignPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Can you think like a killer? In this short murder mystery find details in evidence, interpret criminal behaviors and prove your worth to the FBI as new detective Desmond.
Why similar: Investigation 30.5%, Detective 29.7%, Cartoony 12.2%, Mystery 7.1%, Cartoon 6.5%
- #58 Amatsuko
64% matchVery Positive91% of 143 reviews2025
Dev: ArnauPub: Companyia Catalana d'Orient
Windows
A knowledge-based progression game. Explore and solve the strange misteries of the interconnected fantasy worlds trapped inside an esoteric book and discover the roots of a terrible evil. No stats, no log, no savefiles. Only pure knowledge is your progress.
Why similar: Nonlinear 19.8%, Mystery 17.6%, Exploration 14.4%, Investigation 13.2%, Puzzle 11.3%
- #59 Edicts of the Truthsinger: The Orb of Artemagus
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Triple Cerberus Studios
Windows
Six witnesses, six suspects, and thousands of discoverable lines of dialog. You're the fantasy detective on the case of a stolen magical artifact, and in order to determine the truth you'll have to cross examine, interrogate, and reference all your resources to catch the thief before time runs out.
Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Investigation 26.8%, Mystery 12.6%, Nonlinear 9.2%, Puzzle 8.4%