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《江华号》是一款国风水墨横版卷轴叙事游戏。1928年，武汉的大街小巷流传着一则“头七夜死者还魂”的诡异消息，引发各界关注。《楚城时报》新人记者虞慧龄奉命前去采访，却误打误撞，被种种谜团指引着登上了一艘名为“江华号”的豪华客轮。在那里，一段不为人知的隐秘往事渐渐浮出水面……

Why similar: Word Game 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Investigation 16.4%, Detective 15.2%, Mystery 8.6%

A story-rich detective mystery set in 1930s England. Investigate a murder inside a sprawling manor, interrogate suspicious residents, and make meaningful choices to uncover the truth — before Scotland Yard arrives.

Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Investigation 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Isometric 11.1%, Conversation 11%

The adventure begins when Ada, a young explorer, receives a mysterious selfie from her sister, who in fact disappeared months ago. ...... The background of the selfie is a mysterious island with blood-red sea water. Ada decides to go out on the sea to look for her sister……

Why similar: Word Game 19.4%, Investigation 17.3%, Detective 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Mystery 11.6%

Within a universe dominated by Artificial Intelligences, you step into the shoes of an AI detective to solve the mystery hidden within the Proxy Bar, a jazz club. You can ask the suspects ANYTHING, but will you ask the right questions?

Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Investigation 19.7%, Mystery 14.1%, Conversation 11.3%

Discover an untold crime story from the mysterious youth of the famous detective Hercule Poirot.

Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Investigation 20.3%, Mystery 14.6%, Isometric 11.8%, Conversation 9.8%

《流言侦探》是一款诡异，烧脑，悬疑推理剧情游戏，在游戏的体验中，玩家自主找出线索，并利用线索，和角色对话后推进故事。严格的推理玩法，玩家将扮演一个神秘的联络者，玩家的选择将影响了解故事的不同侧面。通过和诸多角色的聊天推理出事件一层层真相，找出隐藏的凶手。

Why similar: Word Game 35%, Detective 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Mystery 13.2%, Puzzle 7.7%

This is an AVG game that involves reasoning and decryption. He Zhou has 7 different personalities, which alternate seven days a week. Players will play as a detective and deduce the truth behind the horrifying cases surrounding He Zhou through the diary he left behind.

Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Word Game 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Investigation 13.8%, Mystery 12.9%

"File Tricks" is a visual novel with puzzle solve. It is not only a test of logical thinking and observation, but also a reasoning feast full of suspense and reversal. You need to investigate the crime scene, collect evidence, confront the people involved and finally solve the case.

Why similar: Word Game 34.4%, Detective 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Investigation 7.6%, Puzzle 6.7%

A murder-mystery visual novel about a young man who inherits a charming English hotel. Some would say he’s fortunate, but with a growing list of unexplained disasters and murder, has his luck finally run out?

Why similar: Investigation 23.3%, Detective 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Mystery 15.3%, Exploration 7.6%

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 24.4%, Detective 20.4%, Investigation 18.6%, Mystery 10.2%, Conversation 9.3%

Set in 1970s southern France, you play a rookie private eye tasked to dig out the secrets of a stubborn old man. Think on your feet while you follow your leads : ask questions to witnesses, detect their lies, hypothesize why and finally confront the silent ones running from their past.

Why similar: Detective 18%, Investigation 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Isometric 10.8%, Mystery 10.5%

FILENDS is a dark multiplayer riddle-solving game for 3-7 players. Work together to solve levels filled with murder mysteries and tragic tales. Use environmental clues and real-time chat to uncover the truth. Will you solve the riddles or become a part of them?

Why similar: Detective 26.3%, Investigation 20.9%, Mystery 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Puzzle 9.2%

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 20.4%, Detective 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Nonlinear 11.6%, Mystery 10.8%

Pursue diamond thieves and a trail of cryptic puzzles in this short ‘60s spy adventure. As Agent Epsilon you’ll choose your path as you chat with (or chat up!) suspicious contacts. Deduce the puzzle rules, decode cryptograms and decipher clues as you solve wordplay & logic puzzles across the globe!

Why similar: Detective 22.4%, Investigation 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Mystery 13.1%, Conversation 13.1%

《推理小说的关键一定会出现两次》是一部以日常推理为核心的视觉小说。日常混沌纷乱，而“侦探”独具慧眼。带上你的好奇心吧，去和推理协会一同调查、思考，最终解开一个个轻松却不失有趣的日常之谜。

Why similar: Detective 23.6%, Word Game 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Investigation 11.4%, Mystery 9.4%

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 25.6%, Mystery 18.9%, Detective 18.3%, Exploration 9.2%, Puzzle 8.8%

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 cases that are too tough for the local police to crack.

Why similar: Detective 32%, Investigation 27.5%, Mystery 15.7%, Puzzle 7.5%, Conversation 5.9%

[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: Detective 25%, Investigation 22.6%, Mystery 19.9%, Conversation 11.7%, Puzzle 8.3%

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: Investigation 18%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Detective 16.9%, Conversation 12%, Mystery 10.6%

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 32.4%, Investigation 24.5%, Mystery 17.3%, Puzzle 8.4%, Exploration 6.8%

「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 37%, Investigation 29.7%, Mystery 16.9%, Puzzle 10.4%, 2D 3.5%

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. Start now.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.6%, Detective 24.8%, Investigation 19.3%, Mystery 10.8%, Crime 10.1%

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 35.8%, Investigation 28.3%, Mystery 11%, Top-Down 8.5%, Crime 6.2%

"Hold on!" A court battle game set in ancient China's Song Dynasty! In the government office of Lin'an County during the Song Dynasty of ancient China, many bizarre murder cases occurred! The protagonist engages in intense court battles with the county captain of Lin'an to find the real culprit!

Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Word Game 21.3%, Investigation 19.8%, Mystery 13.8%, Puzzle 7.7%

Hercule Poirot is back in a brand-new adventure, set in the heart of London.

Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Investigation 21.9%, Mystery 14.1%, Conversation 14%, Isometric 12.4%

The first light novel-style immersive detective game's here! A dentist dead in a double-locked room seems like a suicide, but unexplained contradictions connect different truths. Each investigation and puzzles are up to you. But wait, what's wrong with this suspicious "assistant" following?!

Why similar: Word Game 21.9%, Detective 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Investigation 11.7%, Mystery 9.8%

Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi's first case, the Honjin Murder Mystery. Honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo lay dead in a bed of blood on the night of their wedding. Kosuke Kindaichi searches for the truth about this locked room murder mystery. However...

Why similar: Detective 23%, Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Investigation 21%, Mystery 15.9%, Puzzle 7.4%

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 33.1%, Investigation 19.7%, Mystery 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Puzzle 9.3%

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 21.8%, Investigation 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Exploration 8.3%, Mystery 7.8%

你在一栋被完全封锁的公寓里觉醒，但是除了自己的化名以外对自己的过去一无所知。神秘的幕后黑手逼迫这所公寓里所有人自相残杀，而你以及这所公寓乃至整个世界真正的真相是什么？

Why similar: Word Game 32.5%, Detective 31.1%, Investigation 24.7%, Puzzle 10.4%, Indie 1%

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 24.5%, Investigation 19.8%, Mystery 15.7%, Conversation 11.7%, Puzzle 7.3%

Follow the story of Blanca Silverurn—a strix entangled in a murder mystery. Explore the Grimstrand campus and learn about its unique magic. Delve into the secrets of students and faculty members. Affect their relationships, including a spicy romance between Blanca and her enigmatic mentor.

Why similar: Investigation 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Mystery 14.5%, Conversation 13.9%, Detective 12.3%

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 28.3%, Investigation 25.6%, Mystery 14.8%, Nonlinear 11.3%, Puzzle 7.4%

Something strange happened in the old manor, but the Pond's premier puzzle-solver is here to uncover the truth. In this ribbiting and cozy mystery, explore the grounds, journey into the past, and unearth the secrets buried at Marsh Manor.

Why similar: Detective 34.4%, Investigation 30.7%, Mystery 16.9%, Puzzle 11.7%, Casual 5.6%

Demo updated for the Detective Fest! Step into detective Brian Storm’s shoes and unravel a grim 17th-century mystery. Interrogate villagers, gather clues, and piece together the evidence in a deduction system where every secret matters.

Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Investigation 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Mystery 11.8%, Nonlinear 10.7%

Investigate the country of Vera Cruz in this journalistic first-person adventure! Solve puzzles, take photos of clues and report news exposing the horrific truths behind General Galba and his bizarre government!

Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Investigation 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Mystery 12.8%, Conversation 10%

After crash-landing on a mysterious planet, novice engineer Nova Collins must unravel the secrets of a town's messy past to escape it. Talk your way through this enigmatic place, but beware: ideas manifest as things that can be traded and lost, so don't lose yourself along the way...

Why similar: Investigation 20.2%, Detective 19.8%, Conversation 13.2%, Mystery 12.6%, Nonlinear 11.7%

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 32.2%, Investigation 22.5%, Mystery 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Puzzle 9.7%

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 27.2%, Investigation 25.9%, Mystery 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Puzzle 7.9%

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 23.7%, Investigation 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Mystery 13.1%, Conversation 9.7%

The Big Hollow: 1982 is a tightly focused 2D animated murder mystery. A serial killer’s dumping ground is exposed in a small truck stop town. Find details in the evidence, interpret criminal behaviors and prove your worth to the FBI’s new Behavioral Science Unit as new detective Desmond.

Why similar: Detective 30.5%, Investigation 26.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Mystery 8.6%, Crime 5.6%

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 31.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Mystery 14.9%, Investigation 11%, Crime 8.4%

Go undercover as a ballroom dance teacher on a cruise ship full of wacky murder suspects. Create dance routines to uncover their dark secrets, follow the leads, and combine clues to find who killed the head scientist of the Bolero Chocolate Company.

Why similar: Detective 29.7%, Investigation 25.3%, Mystery 16.2%, Puzzle 7.2%, Interactive Fiction 6.5%

1년 전, 여중생 한 명이 흔적도 없이 사라진다. 그녀의 흔적을 찾기 위해 사건의 담당 형사는 여중생의 동급생이었던 6명의 학생을 심문하게 되는데...

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Detective 20%, Conversation 12.3%, Investigation 11.6%, Mystery 8.5%

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 26.8%, Detective 26.2%, Mystery 13.9%, Crime 9.1%, Puzzle 8.5%

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 27.2%, Investigation 25.3%, Mystery 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Puzzle 7.2%

A sci-fi VR exploratory puzzle game, The Callisto pushes the boundaries of VR with stunning visuals, dynamic puzzles, and a rich storyline that unfolds piece-by-piece through your own exploration.

Why similar: Detective 19.2%, Investigation 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Mystery 12%, Conversation 9.7%

Play as a 1950s reporter investigating crimes by using your word building skills to interview, interrogate, convince, deceive & debate your way to a solution! Draw letters tiles onto a rack, then place them on the board to make a word that connects with those already placed to advance the plot.

Why similar: Word Game 24.8%, Detective 18.2%, Investigation 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Mystery 10.7%

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: Detective 23.2%, Investigation 20.6%, Mystery 12.2%, Nonlinear 10.5%, Conversation 10.2%

In this third installment of the popular RHEM series of intricate pure-puzzle first-person adventure games, the adventures of brothers Kales and Zetais continue in the mysterious land of RHEM.

Why similar: Investigation 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Mystery 19.6%, Exploration 13.9%, Puzzle 12.4%

Mistmoon Falls is an open world murder mystery set in a farm-sim town that's now sans farmer. Question the locals, use tools to uncover clues, form hypotheses, and sift through some sinister goings-on to find the killer.

Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Investigation 17.9%, Conversation 13.2%, Mystery 12.9%, Nonlinear 9.6%

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 27.4%, Investigation 22.8%, Mystery 14.7%, Conversation 10.3%, Puzzle 8.7%

《阴阳错》是一款发生在中国本土题材民俗恐怖悬疑解谜游戏。故事发生在香港，一位意外失去生命的民间道士与一位丢失配枪的女刑警成为搭档。破解红磡五人连环杀人案，并找到丢失的配枪和肉身，随着受害者数量增加，调查的深入，案件的真相却变得扑朔迷离……一个丢失配枪的女警、一个意外死亡的半仙，一个嫁为人妻的女子，一场有关成仙的阴谋，正慢慢浮出水面。

Why similar: Word Game 28.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Detective 18.4%, Exploration 11.9%, Puzzle 8.4%

A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.

Why similar: Detective 25.4%, Investigation 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Mystery 13.8%, Crime 8.1%

A short, choice-based narrative game about solving mysteries through time loops. Death is not the end, but another beginning. This time, can I survive?

Why similar: Word Game 30.8%, Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Detective 23.7%, Exploration 6.9%, Mystery 6.3%

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 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Investigation 16.8%, Mystery 12%, Conversation 10%

In this stop-motion inspired adventure, play as detective Ambroise Niflette in the thrilling investigation of the search for the stolen bell in a mysterious village.

Why similar: Detective 22%, Investigation 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Mystery 12.1%, Nonlinear 11.9%