Games Like Marcella Moon: Killer at the Cove

Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to solve the cold case of her father's murder.

Why similar: Detective 13.8%, Old School 12%, Investigation 11.5%, Point & Click 10.8%, Mystery 9.6%

Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a cursed black cat statue that has been terrorizing a local theater.

Why similar: Detective 15.6%, Investigation 12.9%, Point & Click 11.4%, Crime 10.6%, Mystery 10.4%

Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a series of sabotage incidents on the Louisiana bayou.

Why similar: Crime 14.3%, Investigation 14%, Detective 13.6%, Point & Click 11.5%, Mystery 10.9%

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 "howdunnit" cases that are too tough for the local police to crack and uncover a deeper mystery along the way!

Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Investigation 17.9%, Mystery 11.6%, Point & Click 11%, Crime 8.9%

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 20.6%, Investigation 16.5%, Crime 15.1%, Point & Click 11.5%, Mystery 10.8%

The mask of a legendary thief has been stolen. Follow Detective Time in a point-and-click investigation using her watch to witness key moments and uncover who is behind this new wave of robberies. Observe the past. Investigate the present. Uncover the truth.

Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Investigation 16%, Point & Click 15.7%, Crime 14.7%, Mystery 9.2%

Thin Ice is a point and click adventure game set in the beautiful and mysterious town of Sandy Lake Village. Meet curious characters, solve challenging puzzles and uncover what lies beneath the surface of this idyllic setting.

Why similar: Crime 16.6%, Point & Click 13.1%, Investigation 12.2%, Old School 9.6%, Logic 8.9%

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 22.4%, Investigation 15.1%, Crime 13.4%, Mystery 12%, Point & Click 11%

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: Detective 17.8%, Investigation 14.9%, Crime 13.6%, Point & Click 13%, Mystery 10%

Investigate a mysterious case at the old English estate of Ravenhill in this adventure inspired by classic first-person point-&-click games. Explore the mansion and its surroundings, solve puzzles & riddles, and question suspects to find out "what was found at Ravenhill"

Why similar: Detective 17.6%, Investigation 12.6%, Point & Click 12.4%, Mystery 11.3%, Old School 8.5%

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 20.9%, Investigation 17.5%, Point & Click 14.9%, Mystery 10.9%, Old School 10.1%

A prankster is loose at the Harvest Grove autumn festival. Find the culprit before things get out of hand.

Why similar: Detective 17%, Point & Click 14.1%, Mystery 13%, Crime 12.6%, Logic 10%

Step in the shoes of Mr. Holmes or Dr. Watson and venture on a journey filled with intrigue and mystery. Use your logic and teamwork skills in order to solve the mysterious murder which shocked the 19th century London. Play it with a friend on 2 devices with an open voice connection.

Why similar: Crime 16.2%, Detective 15.1%, Point & Click 14%, Investigation 12.2%, Logic 8.7%

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 18.2%, Point & Click 14.1%, Investigation 13.6%, Crime 12.8%, Conspiracy 10.5% ★

A thrilling blend of adventure, mystery, and history! Play as Nancy Drew to uncover the truth behind the theft of a client's heirloom necklace. Solve challenging puzzles, uncover a sinister web of cyber crime, and sleuth through Prague's mysterious streets entwined with medieval legends and alchemy.

Why similar: Detective 19.1%, Investigation 15.7%, Point & Click 12.8%, Mystery 11.8%, Conspiracy 8.2% ★

A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline during the cold war on a globe-trotting adventure following a trail of spies from a quiet English harbour town to a frozen Finnish fishing village and the corridors of an intelligence service rotten at its core.

Why similar: Detective 16.8%, Investigation 14.2%, Crime 11.9%, Point & Click 10.8%, Mystery 9.5%

A true crime detective game where you map suspects, reconstruct timelines, and use deduction to find the truth everyone missed.

Why similar: Investigation 19.6%, Detective 19.5%, Crime 15.7%, Point & Click 12.5%, Mystery 12.3%

A Geoguessr-inspired narrative detective puzzle game set on an alien planet. As the Cartographer, you must gather and examine clues to locate missing archaeologist Abigail Lidari and uncover the fate of an ancient alien civilization.

Why similar: Detective 16.8%, Investigation 16.2%, Crime 13.5%, Conspiracy 12.2% ★, Mystery 12.1%

The Purple Peacock is a 2D point-and-click adventure game where players guide Virgil Russ, in a mysterious quest to find a rare and elusive stamp, the “Purple Peacock”.

Why similar: Point & Click 18.5%, Detective 13%, Conspiracy 11% ★, Investigation 9.7%, Mystery 7.2%

A hand-drawn and story-rich deduction mystery set in 1887. Pearl Lundgren is dead and two men have been arrested for her murder, but the full truth remains to be discovered, and only you can piece it together.

Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Investigation 17.4%, Point & Click 15.6%, Logic 12.5%, Crime 11.3%

Crimson Seer is a fantasy detective puzzle game. Investigate murder scenes frozen in time, gather clues, and deduce motive, method, and location. Use your prophetic visions to uncover sinister elven plots, ancient mysteries, and dark rituals in an underground world.

Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Investigation 16.5%, Crime 14.3%, Mystery 13.4%, Point & Click 9.9%

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 24.6%, Crime 18%, Investigation 17.3%, Mystery 12.5%, Logic 6.8%

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 27.5%, Investigation 18.4%, Mystery 14.6%, Point & Click 9.7%, Logic 9%

It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed. Solve cases and outsmart criminals in a detective story full of lies, confessions, and maybe even a murder or two.

Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Investigation 16.5%, Crime 13.1%, Mystery 10.4%, Point & Click 10.2%

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 33.8%, Crime 17.5%, Investigation 15.3%, Mystery 12.9%, Point & Click 7.3%

Join Connor O'Ryan and his inseparable friend Brian Moloney in a classic Point & Click thriller that will take them from the gloomy streets of Dublin to the sweltering heat of Kenya, where they will become embroiled in a conspiracy hidden in time.

Why similar: Detective 20.5%, Crime 16.9%, Point & Click 16.2%, Mystery 12.8%, Conspiracy 12.8% ★

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 20.1%, Investigation 17.9%, Conspiracy 14.1% ★, Crime 14.1%, Mystery 12.8%

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: Detective 23.4%, Investigation 19.6%, Mystery 13.3%, Point & Click 11.9%, Logic 8%

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 28.2%, Investigation 16.4%, Mystery 15.7%, Point & Click 13.6%, Logic 8.8%

Still Life 2 also now available!

Why similar: Point & Click 25%, Detective 18.6%, Crime 17.6%, Mystery 13.7%, Female Protagonist 7.4%

Jane wakes up in a crypt as a ghost. You are investigating the death of her family together. Seeking and researching evidences. Building an accusation based on them. You have a laboratory to research evidences. Play and get the feeling of being a true Victorian detective.

Why similar: Detective 16.6%, Point & Click 13.4%, Old School 12.3%, Investigation 12.2%, Logic 10.8%

[DEMO available now!] Erased memories, scattered clues. What will you uncover, and what will you leave buried?As an amnesiac detective, investigate crime scenes with limited focus. You can't analyze everything. Strategically choose your leads to shape the case and reclaim your lost past.

Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Investigation 19.9%, Crime 18.1%, Point & Click 14.4%, Mystery 13.2%

A story-driven deduction game set in Okayama, Japan, where everyone has an answer—but you need evidence. Examine evidence and records, cross-reference witness accounts, reconstruct timelines, and separate plausible theories from provable facts across six murder investigations.

Why similar: Detective 25.4%, Crime 22.3%, Mystery 17.4%, Investigation 8.9%, Dialogue Heavy 7.8%

It's a murder mystery. It's an adventure. It's a cruise vacation simulator. It's different each time you play.

Why similar: Detective 17.8%, Investigation 14.8%, Crime 14.6%, Point & Click 10.6%, Mystery 10.5%

Follow detective Carol Reed in this colorful mystery, made with real-life photographs. The game features a classic adventure game interface, plenty of puzzles, and a series of minigames as an integrated part of the story.

Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Point & Click 19.5%, Investigation 18.9%, Mystery 14.3%, Adventure 7.8%

Investigate a replayable Hollywood murder mystery where everyone has something to hide. Question guests, uncover contradictions, and identify the killer before they escape justice.

Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Crime 18.8%, Investigation 16.9%, Mystery 13.8%, Dialogue Heavy 9.2%

Follow amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to Ireland to investigate the disappearance of a famous writer.

Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Investigation 15.1%, Point & Click 14.1%, Mystery 12.9%, Crime 11.9%

An audio deduction game where you have one task: restore a series of lost podcast episodes.

Why similar: Detective 31.8%, Investigation 23.4%, Point & Click 15.4%, Mystery 15%, Puzzle 6.2%

Duke Damian has been murdered! Collect clues, solve puzzles, and deduce the killer. Follow a growing trail of crimes and unravel the conspiracy tying them all together.

Why similar: Detective 29.5%, Mystery 15.6%, Investigation 14.8%, Crime 13.9%, Logic 10.7%

The Wolf is Dead is a murder mystery game. When the Big Bad Wolf is found murdered at a party for his biopic, you're called in. Interrogate suspects, investigate the scene of the crime and use this to travel back in time and reconstruct the events of the evening. Who killed Alexander Wolff?

Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Crime 21%, Mystery 13.7%, Dialogue Heavy 13.1%, Investigation 11.9%

In this short point 'n' click adventure, you are Star Seeker - a WIZARD solving a WIZARD crime to not get put in WIZARD jail by the WIZ- I mean, PLAIN OLD cops. With a useless detective, countless red herrings, and unique dialogue for every evidence combination... will this case ever be cracked?

Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Investigation 18.5%, Crime 16.1%, Point & Click 15%, Mystery 12.5%

"Your job is to write the death certificate." In 1959, a mysterious death awaits inside a grand British manor. Investigate eerie scenes and complete forensic documents, including death certificates and emergency reports. Stylish 1960s detective comic art. Perfect for fans of vintage whodunits.

Why similar: Detective 16.5%, Crime 16.2%, Investigation 14%, Point & Click 10.7%, Mystery 10.1%

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 21.5%, Investigation 16.9%, Crime 14.6%, Mystery 12.1%, Dialogue Heavy 11.6%

Join the Spooky Crew and uncover the secret of the Mask of the Mysterium in this point and click adventure game. An encounter with a masked figure leads the crew to investigate the secrets of a local museum.

Why similar: Crime 15.4%, Detective 15.1%, Investigation 14.2%, Point & Click 12.4%, Dialogue Heavy 10.2%

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 23.2%, Investigation 19.1%, Conspiracy 16.1% ★, Mystery 13.5%, Point & Click 11.9%

Based on the escape room board game of the same name. Discover the mystery of Romina Manor as you investigate the disappearance of the Master by searching for clues and solving puzzles in locations like the Parlor, Kitchen or even the Observatory.

Why similar: Detective 26.9%, Crime 22.3%, Mystery 18.5%, Point & Click 8.3%, Old School 7.2%

Find clues, question witnesses, and debate stubborn opponents to piece together a grand political conspiracy and solve a string of mysterious murders. Discover the detailed world of Libertia as you unravel a web of lies by pulling on the thread of truth!

Why similar: Detective 18%, Crime 11.9%, Mystery 11.8%, Point & Click 10.9%, Conspiracy 10.6% ★

Hauma is a deduction visual novel set in Munich. Discover a conspiracy amongst the upper echelons of society alongside former detective Judith, while visiting real locations in a comic-inspired look.

Why similar: Detective 16.5%, Crime 14.9%, Investigation 13.3%, Conspiracy 11% ★, Point & Click 9.7%

Istanbul, after midnight. Black File is a noir detective game: investigate crime scenes, examine evidence in 3D — rotate it, zoom in, read the back — then use what you find to break a suspect's story.

Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Investigation 18.1%, Point & Click 12.7%, Mystery 11.9%, Crime 10.2%

A hardcore deductive reasoning game for fans of the “true crime” genre. Only by unraveling the logic and grasping at the motivations behind each case can the crimes be completely solved. Perfect as a social-style mystery fiction.

Why similar: Investigation 21%, Detective 20.4%, Crime 19.5%, Logic 12.9%, Mystery 12.2%

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 17.8%, Investigation 14.1%, Mystery 13.3%, Conspiracy 11.9% ★, Crime 10.6%

The further into the forest the more fantastic things you will see. Do not be afraid of what you do not know or understand. Try to remember the oldest fairy tales about creatures that live deeply in a forest. Be bold enough to face something unusual in a classical English village!

Why similar: Crime 16.8%, Detective 15.3%, Investigation 13.9%, Point & Click 11.2%, Mystery 10%

The second part of the detective saga! Help Amanda find the stolen masterpiece in France. Explore mysterious locations, find hidden objects and solve puzzles. The Collector's Edition includes 20 mini-games and additional locations!

Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Crime 15.7%, Point & Click 12.4%, Investigation 12.4%, Conspiracy 9.5% ★

Play as Blissville’s lone switchboard operator in this atmospheric, story-rich mystery. From your dimly lit station, connect calls, listen in, and uncover the secrets that bind the townsfolk—and the darkness beneath their polite masquerade.

Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Crime 16.7%, Conspiracy 13.5% ★, Mystery 13.2%, Investigation 13.1%

"A detective’s intuition alone cannot solve a case. Examine the scene carefully." Sanitecty is a 2D detective adventure set across various locations, from high-speed trains to hotels. Carefully investigate scenes and connect evidence to reveal the truth.

Why similar: Detective 31%, Point & Click 18.5%, Crime 13.7%, Dialogue Heavy 10.5%, Mystery 8.8%

Explore mid 20th century Europe as an ex-OSS operative using quick wits, problem solving abilities and gritty charm to duck and weave his way between cultists, crazy Frenchmen and dangerous killers! Based on point & click classics, Trouble Hunter Chronicles revitalizes the genre for the modern era.

Why similar: Detective 16.3%, Point & Click 14.1%, Investigation 13.7%, Conspiracy 12.3% ★, Mystery 10.9%

Become Aaron Drake and experience the thrill of the hunt as you interrogate suspects, spot contradictions, and corner killers across three murder cases — alongside a rookie partner who is trying her very best.

Why similar: Detective 19.1%, Crime 17.3%, Investigation 12.2%, Point & Click 10.8%, Mystery 10.8%

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: Detective 17.6%, Conspiracy 15.2% ★, Investigation 14.5%, Point & Click 11.4%, Mystery 9.9%

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: Detective 18.6%, Investigation 14.5%, Point & Click 12.6%, Mystery 11.5%, Conspiracy 10.1% ★

Pick up your magnifying glass as writer-turned-detective Penelope Pendrick in this first-person point and click mystery adventure! Three people have suddenly vanished from the sleepy town of Carlisle. Follow the clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles to end this case - before it ends you.

Why similar: Point & Click 20.8%, Mystery 20.1%, Detective 18.3%, Investigation 13.2%, Old School 9.2%