Games Like Marcella Moon: Secret on the Hill

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

Why similar: Detective 14.4%, Investigation 14.1%, Point & Click 11.9%, Mystery 11.6%, Crime 10.8%

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 26.5%, Investigation 19.2%, Mystery 13.1%, Point & Click 12.1%, Puzzle 8.2%

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 23.9%, Point & Click 17.8%, Investigation 16.9%, Mystery 13.4%, Adventure 8.8%

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 21.9%, Point & Click 16.8%, Investigation 16.7%, Crime 11.4%, Mystery 10.1%

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 22.2%, Investigation 15.5%, Crime 12.9%, Mystery 12.1%, Point & Click 9.4%

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

Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Investigation 18.9%, Mystery 12.6%, Point & Click 12.3%, Crime 11.2%

A time-traveling killer is taking out the Gray family, one by one.

Why similar: Point & Click 17%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Detective 13.2%, Investigation 10.9%, Puzzle 9.3%

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

Why similar: Detective 30.1%, Investigation 21.2%, Mystery 14.3%, Point & Click 14.3%, Puzzle 8.1%

A sci-fi detective game where you interrogate the brain scans of crime victims. Uncover the hidden truth behind the dystopian regime by any means necessary.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Detective 17.5%, Point & Click 16.2%, Investigation 13.5%, Puzzle 9.1%

Still Life 2 also now available!

Why similar: Point & Click 24.1%, Detective 18.4%, Mystery 13.6%, Crime 12.3%, Female Protagonist 10.4%

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 24.5%, Mystery 17%, Crime 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Puzzle 9.4%

This is an original orthodox detective mystery game. The player suddenly takes possession of Roran, who hopes to report to the academy. You must investigate and deduce the truth behind a series of bizarre incidents that obstruct his journey, helping him successfully reach the academy.

Why similar: Detective 24.8%, Investigation 15.9%, Mystery 12.5%, Crime 11%, Point & Click 9.2%

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 27.6%, Mystery 15.5%, Investigation 15.3%, Point & Click 13%, Puzzle 10.8%

How Far Would You Go to Escape the Past? Step into a story filled with danger, intrigue, and complicated relationships in Midnight in Salem, the new 3D mystery adventure with detective Nancy Drew. Time is short, and you, as Nancy Drew, must solve the mystery before the clock strikes midnight.

Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Point & Click 15.7%, Mystery 15.5%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Puzzle 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 33.9%, Investigation 14.7%, Mystery 13.1%, Crime 12.5%, Point & Click 7.2%

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 24.6%, Investigation 15.9%, Mystery 13.3%, Point & Click 11.8%, Crime 10.5%

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

Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Investigation 15.3%, Point & Click 13.9%, Mystery 13%, Crime 9.4%

Embark on a thrilling point-and-click road adventure across Europe. Travel through mesmerizing locations, solve puzzles and survive chilling threats while following the legendary Amber Road. Will you have the wits to uncover the mystery behind the enigmatic artifact – the Sun stone?

Why similar: Point & Click 19.6%, Investigation 17.4%, Detective 16.8%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Puzzle 10.6%

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 16.9%, Investigation 12.8%, Mystery 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Female Protagonist 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 19.2%, Point & Click 13.3%, Investigation 13.1%, Mystery 12.4%, Female Protagonist 8.8%

Something dangerous prowls the streets... Can you find out what's targeting young men in Paris?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Point & Click 16.4%, Detective 14.4%, Investigation 11.4%, Adventure 9.8%

A 1998-set deduction game. Trawl a period internet for documents, photographs, and dead ends, then correct the official record: who really wrote, played, drew, or built it. An anthology of credit fraud, set straight one careful search at a time.

Why similar: Detective 26.7%, Investigation 19.6%, Mystery 13.4%, Point & Click 12.5%, Puzzle 8.4%

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

Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Point & Click 15%, Mystery 14.3%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Crime 9.8%

Pendle Tower was once a lavish high-rise hotel, but a new renovation has awakened a long-dormant secret within its foreboding halls.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Point & Click 16.2%, Detective 14.5%, Investigation 11.5%, Adventure 9.5%

Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.

Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Investigation 18.5%, Crime 13.7%, Mystery 12.1%, Point & Click 8.7%

A psychological horror detective simulation set in Rainier Falls in 2005. Uncover the truth behind Adele's death by finding contradictions in the case files. Are you brilliant enough to expose the suspects' lies in a single attempt? Because you only get one chance to make an arrest.

Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Investigation 18.1%, Crime 14%, Mystery 12.4%, Point & Click 9.9%

It’s the opportunity of several lifetimes when the intrepid Master Detective finds themselves in the body of their greatest rival!

Why similar: Point & Click 18.4%, Detective 17.8%, Investigation 13.6%, Puzzle 10.5%, Adventure 10.4%

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 19.6%, Mystery 19.6%, Detective 17.6%, Investigation 12.2%, Puzzle 7.9%

Take on the role of Detective Kobayashi, the one and only genius detective who has a reputation for solving any case, however dark or difficult...if he isn't playing games at the office or awkwardly hitting on girls, that is.

Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Crime 15.3%, Point & Click 13.2%, Mystery 12.4%, Investigation 11.7%

Are you ready, detective? Step into a tale of mystery, intrigue, deceit, and murder!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Detective 15.6%, Point & Click 14.9%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Puzzle 10%

A gripping point-and-click adventure – inspired by the real treasure hunt on Oak Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. Unravel a web of murder, myth, and forgotten history. Some secrets are better left buried.

Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Investigation 18.1%, Point & Click 16.6%, Mystery 14.1%, Puzzle 9.3%

Created with indie comic artist Graham Annable's unique narrative and visual sensibilities, delivered with the distinctive Telltale storytelling style, Puzzle Agent is sure to challenge, thrill and engage in more ways than you can shake a cryptogram at!

Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Point & Click 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Mystery 14.1%, Puzzle 12.1%

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: Detective 26%, Investigation 19.3%, Point & Click 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Crime 9.7%

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 21.1%, Investigation 16.5%, Point & Click 13.9%, Mystery 13.1%, Female Protagonist 9.8%

Where is Grandpa? and why has his beach bar been closed for more than 2 years? An adventure full of puzzles and mystery begins! Explore, discover all the clues and read them correctly in order to advance. Let yourself be enveloped by a story of intrigue set on a beach.

Why similar: Investigation 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Mystery 17.3%, Puzzle 14.8%, Point & Click 13.3%

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: Detective 15%, Investigation 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Point & Click 12.1%, Crime 10.9%

Infiltrate a Carnevale of Criminals in Italy!

Why similar: Detective 16.8%, Point & Click 13.8%, Mystery 12.9%, Investigation 11%, Crime 10.3%

Explore different locations, talk to characters, collect evidence, and draw your own conclusions about who, how, and why is behind what happened.

Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Point & Click 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Mystery 12.4%, Puzzle 10.7%

[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 25.4%, Investigation 19.4%, Point & Click 14.4%, Mystery 13.6%, Crime 13.2%

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 25.9%, Investigation 17.4%, Crime 13.5%, Mystery 13.4%, Puzzle 7.3%

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 24.6%, Investigation 18.8%, Point & Click 13.5%, Mystery 13%, Crime 12.8%

Enter the burned crime scene and restore 8 cases from the past. The crime scene photos and records have been charred black, but as a cold case investigator, your deduction and forensic skills can reveal what happened. Search by keyword, reconstruct the sequence of events, and uncover the truth.

Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Mystery 16.8%, Point & Click 14.3%, Investigation 13.3%, Text-Based 12.1%

When Eden struggles to find direction after a devastating loss, Crossroads and bartender Mistress Eve appear just in the nick of time! Eden's love of fairy tales and legends makes these three spine-tingling fables the perfect way to set them on the right path. So, are you up to the challenge?

Why similar: Point & Click 18.4%, Detective 17.2%, Investigation 13.6%, Puzzle 10.9%, Adventure 10.5%

They're just beneath the surface... Can you recover an ancient underwater artifact in time?

Why similar: Point & Click 19.3%, Detective 17%, Investigation 12.8%, Puzzle 11.1%, Adventure 11%

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 36%, Point & Click 16.6%, Mystery 12.4%, Puzzle 9.3%, Adventure 9.1%

Can you rescue your daughter from her puppet look-alike?

Why similar: Point & Click 19.1%, Detective 16.5%, Investigation 13.7%, Puzzle 11%, Adventure 10.3%

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 23.9%, Investigation 19.2%, Point & Click 16.7%, Mystery 12.6%, Puzzle 9.2%

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 18.1%, Investigation 13.2%, Crime 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Mystery 9.7%

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 23.2%, Investigation 16.7%, Mystery 11.2%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Point & Click 10.6%

Homicide detective Ralph is distraught when his trusted, reliable partner goes missing around the same time strange killings begin to take place. While solving the case, Ralph is paired up with an impish rookie he can't get along with.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Detective 15.2%, Point & Click 14.5%, Crime 12%, Investigation 11.1%

A young woman died near the White Oak Inn. Now, her spirit is roaming around, and an employee is receiving strange letters. What dark secrets wait to be found? The clock is ticking and you, as Alex Hill, must uncover the truth before it’s too late.

Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Point & Click 14.1%, Mystery 13.7%, Crime 9.5%, Investigation 9.2%

Dive into a cold case of murder and betrayal at a lighthouse!

Why similar: Point & Click 19.1%, Detective 16.6%, Investigation 13.1%, Puzzle 11%, Adventure 10.6%

Ironic point & click adventure where a once brilliant detective quits his trade and lands a job in IT to make a living. But even in the seemingly mundane world of office life, there are secrets to be uncovered. Navigate through puzzles, quirky colleagues, and intrigues to crack corporate mysteries.

Why similar: Detective 22.4%, Investigation 16.5%, Point & Click 14.6%, Mystery 10.9%, Text-Based 9.7%

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

Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Investigation 14.6%, Point & Click 14%, Mystery 12.8%, Female Protagonist 8.7%

戏班内扑朔迷离的死亡，步步紧逼的幕后黑手，封闭剧场内的死亡倒计时，案件主角的生命和救赎都取决于你的决断。当第一桩案件尘埃落定，你以为可以回到现实世界时，轮回之路才刚刚开始……

Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Investigation 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Crime 14.3%, Point & Click 12%

A mystery adventure game where you investigate 3D evidence and uncover the truth behind each case through the clues left behind.

Why similar: Detective 22.8%, Investigation 20.3%, Mystery 16.9%, Crime 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%

The chart-topping itch.io and Newgrounds indie hit comes to Steam, with a slew of enhancements and new features! Step into court as Nina Aquila, rookie defense attorney in this thrilling VN/adventure game hybrid, and fight for justice in a world where all anime genres exist at once!

Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Investigation 13.3%, Crime 12.9%, Mystery 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%

Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Play as the great detective and track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul…

Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Crime 13.6%, Investigation 12.6%, Mystery 12.4%, Point & Click 10%