60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Singleplayer, Mystery, Story Rich.
Find notes and clues that will lead to memories. Change the present by manipulating your past. You must save your childhood friend in order to escape the mansion of memories.
Broken Voyage
Broken Voyage is a detective-focused horror game that takes place on an whaling boat gone silent where the player will solve murders, unweave the strings behind a grander mystery, and resist the allure of a lovecraftian monster!
Abyss Archives
Abyss Archives is a detective mystery game with elements of horror. You play as an investigator sent to a construction site shut down after a supernatural incident. Using old photographs, you trace the memories of the dead and piece together the truth hidden beneath the abyss.
Broken Voyage is a detective-focused horror game that takes place on an whaling boat gone silent where the player will solve murders, unweave the strings behind a grander mystery, and resist the allure of a lovecraftian monster!
Why similar: Time Manipulation 38.5% ★, Detective 27.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Mystery 8.7%, First-Person 6.4%
Abyss Archives is a detective mystery game with elements of horror. You play as an investigator sent to a construction site shut down after a supernatural incident. Using old photographs, you trace the memories of the dead and piece together the truth hidden beneath the abyss.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 37.3% ★, Detective 24.7%, Mystery 14.1%, Story Rich 9%, Puzzle 5.8%
A short, story-driven, detective-mystery game where you are tasked with solving a deceptively simple break-in case. Meet the citizens of Arcadia Springs, find and follow the clues, make the right choices, and you may unlock a dark secret kept under lock and key.
Why similar: Detective 33.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Story Rich 15.5%, Mystery 13.4%, Puzzle 8%
Time flows back and forth in this narrative, open-world cavern, harbouring a young research civilisation in the face of disaster. Embrace environmental clues that add up to an interwoven story of fear, resolve and a constant sense of discovery, defying the laws of time and space.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 26% ★, Detective 18.5%, Mystery 15%, Story Rich 8.8%, Atmospheric 8%
A cart, a manor, and a family that deserves everything coming to it. The hours repeat. Conversations shift. Lies unravel. Explore, observe, and gamble with what you learn to prevent a murder that refuses to stay solved. Just you, your cards, and a house that would rather you stayed ignorant.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 30.6% ★, Detective 28.1%, Mystery 15.9%, Story Rich 9.7%, Puzzle 5.2%
Driven by a rare neurological affliction plaguing his family, Joshua has to recover his memories by exploring parallel realities through déjà vu. Facing the innermost depths of his past – moments both joyous and painful – seems to be the only way to get his life and family back together.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 26.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Detective 15%, Story Rich 7.4%, Action-Adventure 6.8%
Eternal Threads is a single-player, first-person story-driven puzzle game of time manipulation, choice and consequence.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 30.5% ★, Detective 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Mystery 9.7%, Story Rich 7%
“The Robin”tells the story of a school bully who kills a girl named "Robin." Thirteen people involved are kidnapped and embark on a desperate journey to survive. The work revolves around who is behind the black hand and who is responsible for the death of "Robin" these two questions unfold.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Detective 25.1%, Mystery 15.9%, Story Rich 7.7%, Multiple Endings 7.3%
The Sexy Brutale — a never-ending masked ball featuring intrigue, murder and the (quite possibly) occult! Relive the same mysterious day where the guests at the casino mansion are being murdered by the staff over and over again...
Why similar: Time Manipulation 42.5% ★, Detective 20.5%, Mystery 16%, Puzzle 8.1%, Story Rich 7%
It's a story of deception and redemption. You receive a mysterious invitation to a seven days doomsday journey. An expectant interstellar journey has become a doomsday route to the end. There is only one word difference between "victim" and "perpetrator".
Why similar: Detective 26.3%, Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Mystery 16.4%, Story Rich 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
This is a realistic + survival oriented work. The murder of a girl in a ride-hailing service two years ago, brought your 12 fates back together. You wake up in a strange room, and things are getting weird around you. In the fog, not everything you see is the truth. Is everything real or unreal?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28%, Detective 24%, Mystery 15.8%, Story Rich 7.5%, Multiple Endings 7.1%
A complete time-loop detective story set in the 1940s — solve a case before it even happens in a single, self-contained sitting.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 34.2% ★, Detective 23.7%, Mystery 12.6%, Story Rich 6.6%, Puzzle 6.1%
Murder Mystery Stories is a digital detective game featuring 4 unique murder cases. Examine evidence, interrogate witnesses, and uncover the truth. Each case challenges your logic and observation skills in a gripping interactive experience.
Why similar: Detective 34.6%, Mystery 18.5%, Story Rich 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Atmospheric 8.5%
SU is a 2.5D deduction puzzle game. The submarine Nautilus suffers a mechanical failure during its voyage. Dr. Pierre investigates and finds anomalies in every area. Explore the deep blue depths, follow Dr. Pierre as he unravels the secrets of the Nautilus.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 29.6% ★, Detective 27.7%, Mystery 15.5%, Puzzle 9.8%, Drama 6.7%
A narrative adventure that combines the exploration and investigation of the enigmatic town of Düstenburg and its people, with trials that test your knowledge about the case.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 26.4% ★, Detective 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Mystery 12.5%, Story Rich 8.4%
Body found. Two missing. Detective Malinowski hears what others miss. Noir adventure where sound reveals clues and sketches tell the story. A short case you can finish tonight. Start now.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 31.7% ★, Detective 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Mystery 9.8%, Story Rich 8%
"Internship Detective" is a text adventure game of detective story from the perspective of double female masters. The two heroines Doudou (Intership detective) and Bobo (“big” detective) .
Why similar: Detective 27%, Interactive Fiction 25.4%, Mystery 14.3%, Story Rich 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
Kill the Shadow is a detective game with multiple endings, featuring 2.5D pixel art and semi-open exploration and investigation. Play as Lucas, a former police officer, alongside a mysterious Shadow who can see the “past.” Remember—every choice you make will change the fate of countless characters!
Why similar: Time Manipulation 32.9% ★, Detective 20.9%, Mystery 12.7%, Story Rich 8.7%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
Why similar: Detective 40.3%, Mystery 22.2%, Story Rich 10.3%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Puzzle 8%
This is a suspense game, you are sitting in front of the TV, the news is broadcast: last night a young girl was killed, the body was found in a deep alley. And the girl who was murdered -- you. You are involved in a serial murder, and you are reborn as a female journalist.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.5%, Detective 24.6%, Mystery 16.1%, Story Rich 8.3%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
Crimson Silk is a political detective thriller with a mind-controlling villain. Investigate the assassination of your grandfather. Plunge into a world of complicated law and wild ESP powers. Gather clues, choose sides, jump timelines, and try not to get stuffed with lead.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 30.1% ★, Detective 22.3%, Mystery 16.5%, Story Rich 12.1%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
"True Game" is a work of suspense reasoning. The work tells the story that people in trouble are taken to a closed space and ask to get chips from others through different competitions. This work has a high degree of brain burning, exquisite picture and strong sense of substitution.
Why similar: Detective 26.8%, Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Mystery 15.2%, Story Rich 9.4%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
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 35.8%, Mystery 15.3%, Story Rich 12.6%, Multiple Endings 12%, First-Person 9%
This is a science fiction detective themed visual novel game, where players need to play the role of a "detective", connecting seemingly unrelated events and discovering mysterious truths hidden behind them, Please survive, and walk with your head held high towards the 'perfect ending' you expect.
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Mystery 14.7%, Time Manipulation 12% ★, Drama 10.7%
You're stuck in a time loop ⌛. Whenever you find a dead body, you go back to the past. The only way to escape the loop is to cheat destiny & change the future. Explore the castle and uncover its dark secrets to prevent the next killing.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 40.6% ★, Detective 19.5%, Mystery 13.8%, Story Rich 8.6%, Puzzle 5.1%
A noir narrative puzzle adventure where you manipulate time to investigate a space filled with physically identical characters. Pause, rewind, and fast-forward individual lives, connect fragmented pasts and futures, and uncover the single truth needed to avert impending tragedy.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 31.6% ★, Detective 28.4%, Mystery 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Story Rich 8.5%
Time backtracking secret room decryption game, analyze the character dialogue, find the key to decryption, complete the needs to leave the room. In the end all regret, go back to the past, looking for clues to make up for regret.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 38.6% ★, Detective 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Mystery 8.7%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
Help the cursed souls of Limbo escape their endless time loop in the afterlife. As Kulebra, a newly-deceased snake, witness their grief and guide them toward closure through point-and-click puzzles, light stealth, and empathy-driven boss encounters.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 36.9% ★, Detective 21.8%, Mystery 12.6%, Story Rich 8.9%, Atmospheric 6.8%
The owner of the Golden Rose Manor died mysteriously in the secret room. Everyone in the manor has an alibi, but their speech is full of loopholes... You will go to the crime scene, search for clues, analyze the suspect's statement, make reasonable inferences, reveal the truth of the case!
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Mystery 12.6%, Story Rich 9.3%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
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 31.6%, Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Mystery 18%, Puzzle 10.3%, Story Rich 7.8%
一位总是能露出温柔笑容的金发修女，将众人联系。白发女子总是无言。［想 知 道 你 父 母 的 下 落 吗 ？准 备 好 ］浅冰背后，为何会有寒意深藏？战斗，悬疑，治愈，推理，剧情持续反转，不断的匿名威胁，绑架，真相到底是……
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Mystery 16.9%, Story Rich 8.7%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
This is a decryption class of interactive novel. One accident, two suicides. In order to prevent more innocent lives from being killed, you will be assigned to lurk on campus with your partner and find out the suspicious in different criminal cases.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.8%, Detective 21.3%, Mystery 15.5%, Story Rich 11.1%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
Brinkmanship is a first person sci-fi mystery about greed, manipulation, and trust. As a spaceborne colonist 20 years into your voyage you’ve just discovered that your ship has secretly altered its heading. Your parents give you a gun. The ship goes into lockdown. What do you do? Who will you trust?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.7%, Detective 26.5%, First-Person 9.7%, Mystery 9.1%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
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 37.6%, Mystery 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Puzzle 9.8%, Story Rich 8.8%
An immersive storytelling experience that gives you the freedom to roam and explore a large and mysterious building at your own pace while an interwoven narrative plays out around you. Rewind time and watch each story from every angle.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 31% ★, Interactive Fiction 27.2%, Atmospheric 10%, First-Person 7.7%, Story Rich 6.7%
The Magnificent Trufflepigs is a first-person, metal-detecting narrative game. It combines laid-back detecting and exploration with a dramatic story, all set in a beautiful English countryside. It’s a game about trying to find something.
Why similar: Mystery 25.6%, Story Rich 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Atmospheric 15.7%, First-Person 15.7%
A sci-fi narrative visual novel focused on historical intervention, espionage, mind games, and tactical choices. You will play as a life scientist sent from the future, holding the key to the fate of two timelines. You must decide which future deserves to exist.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 34.1% ★, Detective 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Mystery 10.9%, Story Rich 7.6%
[Grill'd] is a dinner party detective game played from the first-person perspective of a royal investigator. Trapped in a mansion located in the estate of a fallen aristocrat, collect clues about the cases, connect them to one another, and interrogate the suspect to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 31.7%, Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Mystery 11.6%, First-Person 10.9%, Story Rich 8.9%
Death Code is a battle royale genre. It tells the story of Lin Mohuai, a female protagonist with amnesia, who wakes up to find herself involved in an eight-person battle royale game. Everyone is given a code, and the way to win is to kill the player whose number is plus one.
Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Mystery 17.2%, Story Rich 10.3%, Multiple Endings 10%
A psychological suspense VN set in 19th-century Sicily. Follow a judge who receives anonymous letters predicting the truth behind each case—and is dragged into a series of rigged trials. Behind the flawless testimonies lies the cold truth of those who rule the city.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.2%, Mystery 21%, Story Rich 13.1%, Detective 10.7%, RPG 4.8%
The "Meiqi" series is a plot-oriented puzzle game. This collection is the beginning of the Meiqi Series, including all 6 episodes of the first season, namely Meiqi/Tingting/Sifeng/Aiguo/Cuilan/Jasmine, This is the entrance to the little universe of Sun Meiqi's mysterious case.
Why similar: Detective 30.5%, Mystery 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Story Rich 10.8%, Puzzle 8.7%
Long-lost family secrets. Hints of a hidden fortune. And miles to go before they sleep. Tess Devine’s relationship with her mom has never been easy, but they’re about to set out together on a journey into the past that they’ll never forget.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.6%, Detective 20.8%, Story Rich 12.5%, Mystery 8.5%, First-Person 8.2%
A Little Time is a first-person interactive story. You play as a young but determined detective investigating a man's disappearance. You will travel to a variety of locations and pick up clues while experiencing the story, dialogue, and atmospheric visuals.
Why similar: Detective 28%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Mystery 16.6%, Story Rich 10.5%, First-Person 7.4%
Seoyeon Yu, a former police officer, works as a private investigator for a rich family. However, during her investigation, she discovers evidence linking them to her husband's death. Using her ability to see people's guilt, she begins an investigation to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Detective 32.8%, Interactive Fiction 28.3%, Mystery 18.4%, Story Rich 9.3%, Drama 6.4%
《栖云异梦》是一款由叙事驱动的指向点击冒险解谜游戏。在一次午后，主角方哲收到了一个包裹，其中的线索竟指向失踪多年的母亲。循环的梦魇、惊悚的哨音、多年前的来信...方哲为了解开真相踏上了一段奇异的冒险。剧场中的魅影、不为人知的密室、诡异的古村，梦境与现实交错，指引他步步逼近真相......
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Mystery 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Drama 11.5%, Story Rich 11.1%
The Wild Detective: The Hound of the Foggy City is a classic detective mystery game. You play as Duke, a private investigator, collecting evidence through investigation and interviews, then using deductive reasoning to solve cases and reveal hidden truths.
Why similar: Detective 44.5%, Mystery 14.8%, Drama 13.3%, Story Rich 10.5%, Puzzle 10%
Set in early 1900s Ottoman Istanbul, this suspenseful horror game follows detective Halil as he investigates a mansion rumored to be haunted by supernatural forces. Walking the fine line between reality and illusion, Halil is determined to uncover the dark truth lurking in the shadows.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 39.1% ★, Detective 15.6%, First-Person 9.2%, Puzzle 8.5%, Mystery 8.1%
Most of your actions have been taken away. In each time loop, slide the mouse to kill monsters, crack the puzzles locked by knowledge, and explore the hidden paths! Go deeper in a limited time and discover the truth of the world.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 44.7% ★, Detective 26.9%, Story Rich 10.3%, Cartoony 7.7%, Puzzle 6.8%
A short, atmospheric space adventure. Use an imaging system and your own deduction skills to investigate Asteroid M-12 with minimal color and report your findings.
Why similar: Detective 43.9%, Mystery 23.3%, Puzzle 6.9%, Atmospheric 6.8%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
Gather evidence, interview suspects and send your case to trial. Have you got what it takes to be Tokyo's top detective?
Why similar: Detective 35.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Mystery 16.9%, Story Rich 11.9%, Drama 5.9%
Ezrebeth is an old, bitter recluse who finds herself constantly invaded by her peculiar relatives during the winter holidays. Oh, and she's stuck in a time loop! Investigate, interview and cross-reference as you attempt to figure out what's going on in this surreal visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Mystery 16.7%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Story Rich 9%
NUTS is a single-player walking simulator surveillance mystery. Record the squirrels, report your findings, and piece together what’s really going on in Melmoth Forest.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 26.3% ★, Detective 23.4%, Mystery 13.4%, Story Rich 9.5%, Atmospheric 7.8%
A dead man hired you to solve his own murder. You have one day. Fourteen suspects. And as many attempts as it takes. A hand-drawn noir mystery set in 1937 Rio de Janeiro, where every suspect has a life, a schedule, and something to hide.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 37.3% ★, Detective 20.8%, Mystery 11.5%, Story Rich 8%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline as a clairvoyant investigator in 1941 Borneo. Jump between time and locations to uncover motives and discover what truly happened in the Goodwill tobacco plantation that fateful night on the eve of the WW2 Japanese invasion.
Why similar: Detective 35.7%, Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Story Rich 10.9%, Puzzle 10.4%, Atmospheric 7.5%
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, the classic puzzle-solving mystery adventure directed by Ace Attorney creator Shu Takumi, is back! This long-awaited HD remaster features upgraded visuals and sound and new gallery content.
Why similar: Detective 35.2%, Mystery 24.1%, Story Rich 14.9%, Puzzle 12.2%, Action-Adventure 7%
《迷渡桥》是一款水墨风格的国风悬疑推理游戏，你将扮演牵涉谋逆的罪臣后人宁不移，背负着家族十年的冤屈，在弥留之际踏上迷渡桥，换一个查明真相的机会。调查一桩桩离奇命案，窥见朝堂内的暗流涌动。当迷雾散尽，揭开深埋于王朝的骇人秘密......
Why similar: Detective 32.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Mystery 17.7%, Story Rich 10.7%, Puzzle 8.3%
Explore a cozy point-and-click mystery where your only way to escape is by manipulating time. Shift between different times of the same day, find clues and items to escape the Great Ebony Clock’s Time Prison. You never thought you’d be so happy to see Monday.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 54.4% ★, Mystery 17.3%, Story Rich 10.1%, Multiple Endings 7.3%, Atmospheric 4.6%
Spy through cracks. Solve deductions. Save your country. You’re an outsider observing clues and characters through the walls and floorboards of an alpine shack. Become entangled in the mystery: a recluse who shapes a revolution.
Why similar: Detective 43.9%, Story Rich 14.3%, Mystery 12.8%, First-Person 10.8%, Puzzle 10.5%
Step into a gripping medieval political thriller where intrigue, betrayal, and power struggles shape your fate. As a ghostly detective, you’ll uncover conspiracies, navigate a web of deception and unravel a larger mystery tied to your own demise
Why similar: Detective 38.3%, Mystery 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Puzzle 9.4%, Drama 8.9%
