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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Mystery, Detective, Investigation, Crime.

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The camera doesn’t lie, but the truth isn’t always obvious. Photograph traces, gather evidence, link clues on the board, search police databases for key info, and identify the culprit and the next attack site. Each case is a standalone mystery waiting to be solved.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 76% — of 37 reviews
Released: 2025-11-04
Developer: Paper Lynx Games
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Simulation
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchVery Positive96% of 327 reviews2025
    Dev: Indoor SunglassesPub: PLAYISM
    Windows

    Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.

    Why similar: Crime 18.4%, Detective 17.2%, Investigation 16.5%, Noir 16.1%, Logic 7.7%

  2. #2 The Flower Collectors
    96% matchVery Positive82% of 163 reviews2020
    Dev: Mi'pu'mi Games GmbH
    Windows

    Barcelona, 1977. An ex-cop in a wheelchair witnesses a murder, and teams up with a young ambitious journalist to bring the truth to light. With camera, binoculars and transmitter in hand, uncover the town’s secrets from your balcony in this soul-searching detective mystery.

    Why similar: Crime 20.1%, Detective 19.8%, Investigation 17.5%, Noir 17.1%, Adventure 7.9%

  3. #3 Dahlia View
    96% matchVery Positive85% of 361 reviews2021
    Dev: White Paper Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%

    A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.

    Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Noir 18%, Crime 16.6%, Investigation 13.3%, Psychological 11.3%

  4. #4 Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
    95% matchVery Positive81% of 385 reviews2024
    Dev: The Wild GentlemenPub: Joystick Ventures
    Windows

    A wild tale of conspiracy, loss, friendship, and... chickens?! Two rooster detectives are about to venture into the insect underworld to uncover a worldwide conspiracy, while also battling their inherent demons in this animal noir adventure satire.

    Why similar: Crime 19.4%, Noir 17.6%, Detective 17.5%, Investigation 16.2%, Stylized 7.9%

  5. #5 Silhouette: Chapter One
    94% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2016
    Dev: Apeirogon Games
    Windows

    Explore Silhouette: Chapter One - A First-Person, Story-Driven Mystery Adventure. Assume the role of Jim Grayson, an unwavering homicide detective hot on the trail of a disturbing serial killer with confusing motives.

    Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Crime 21.7%, Investigation 17.9%, Noir 11.7%, Mystery 6.1%

  6. #6 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story
    93% matchMostly Positive71% of 129 reviews2023
    Dev: SenAm GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows

    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: Crime 21.5%, Detective 20.1%, Noir 20%, Investigation 18.4%, Mystery 6.1%

  7. #7 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
    92% matchMostly Positive79% of 660 reviews2026
    Dev: BRANEPub: Surefire.Games
    Windows · Mac

    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 21.5%, Investigation 20.3%, Noir 17.7%, Logic 9.5%, Mystery 6.5%

  8. #8 Murder In Tehran's Alleys 1933
    94% matchMixed48% of 21 reviews2017
    Dev: RSK EntertainmentPub: Strategy First
    Windows

    This is a series about brutal murders and innocent children killed by cruel and vicious devils riddled with terrifying violence and a mystery for which no end seems to exist. In such gloomy despair, detective Afshar is the only one who has to try to solve this serial killing case in one of the most loyal adventure games to the classic...

    Why similar: Crime 37.7%, Noir 34.4%, Mystery 9.3%, Point & Click 8.8%, Adventure 7.8%

  9. #9 Murder Mystery Machine
    91% matchMixed54% of 173 reviews2021
    Dev: Blazing GriffinPub: Microids
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    Join the District Crime Agency in this isometric, modern noir deduction thriller. Explore crime scenes in complex dioramas, organize your evidence effectively, and blur the lines between right and wrong to present your case. Do you have what it takes to be a real detective?

    Why similar: Crime 27.5%, Detective 26.2%, Noir 22.6%, Mystery 6.2%, Adventure 4.5%

  10. #10 26 Moves: The Queen's Plot
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Danari Games
    Windows

    Silence is a luxury you don't have. Unravel a dark noir point-and-click mystery where justice and revenge blur. You have exactly 26 moves to reach the end. In this psychological duel, are you the master of your own fate, or just a pawn in someone else’s game?

    Why similar: Noir 19.1%, Crime 16.1%, Detective 14.6%, Investigation 13.9%, Psychological 13.1%

  11. #11 Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale
    90% matchMostly Positive78% of 406 reviews2023
    Dev: Active Fungus Studios
    Windows · Linux

    In a third-person RPG detective story, set in Bavaria in 1866, the medical student Valentin Schmidt travels to Wolpertshofen, when a sudden death causes turmoil in the village. Use your skills, find clues and question the villagers to stop the murders.

    Why similar: Crime 38.5%, Detective 23.6%, Investigation 17.6%, Mystery 7.6%, Atmospheric 5.8%

  12. #12 Mythargia
    89% matchVery Positive90% of 62 reviews2023
    Dev: RunByCoffeePub: Bonus Stage Publishing
    Windows · Linux

    You are a journalist in search of your breakthrough story. A promising lead takes you to the abandoned island of Mythargia where you have to discover its buried history connecting two different dimensions.

    Why similar: Noir 28.6%, Investigation 28.1%, Psychological 15.1%, Dark 7.6%, Mystery 6.1%

  13. #13 The Final Print
    89% matchPositive88% of 40 reviews2025
    Dev: Dummy DetectivesPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
    Windows

    You're a journalist investigating a suspicious case during the Harlem riots. Take pictures of evidence, gather information by interrogating people, and put it all together in an article to show people the truth.

    Why similar: Crime 19.7%, Detective 19.2%, Noir 15.4%, Investigation 12.4%, Logic 6.5%

  14. #14 Conscience
    88% matchVery Positive94% of 171 reviews2024
    Dev: Bowker Studios
    Windows

    Jack Beckham is found dead, hanging in his apartment alone. Police rule it a suicide. His father, refusing to accept the conclusion, hires you to investigate. Delve into the clues left behind in his apartment to discover what really happened.

    Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Noir 21.2%, Investigation 19.4%, Crime 8.6%, Mystery 6.9%

  15. #15 Mary
    86% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2024
    Dev: Pinster Games
    Windows

    Mary is a mystery and investigation game, in which you are a private detective who has been called to solve a case of a massacre in a bar. Collect all the clues and find an answer to all the mysteries of this case!

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  16. #16 Marcella Moon: Curse of the Black Cat
    87% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
    Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Investigation 18.6%, Crime 15.9%, Psychological 12.5%, Logic 9.7%

  17. #17 Obscura
    86% matchMixed68% of 19 reviews2025
    Dev: NomadsPub: IIM Digital School
    Windows

    Obscura is a first-person investigation game where, you play a medium who must solve cold cases by interacting with various elements and performing rituals. Learn about their past to understand their motives and crack the case. Please understand that the game will features sensitive topics.

    Why similar: Crime 24.4%, Detective 19.2%, Investigation 18%, Logic 8.7%, First-Person 6.7%

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    85% matchMixed50% of 14 reviews2025
    Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
    Windows

    Test your detective instincts across three challenging cases. No hints, no help—just you, your intuition, and your ability to piece together the truth. Can you solve the mystery?

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    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Cigarras & Cigarros
    Windows

    The greatest detective in São Paolo is dead, and you are the prime suspect in his death. Investigate the detective's past cases, unravel the web of mysteries that binds the great city, and prove your innocence. Enigmatic letters, hidden secrets, and one certainty: Every story has two sides.

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    Windows

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    83% matchPositive89% of 37 reviews2024
    Dev: Cloud Colony Games
    Windows

    In 1991 Ruth Choi was murdered, it was whittled down to 6 suspects, but the case was never solved. Watch interviews, go through evidence and build your case. A game where you are never told who the killer is, unless you convict them. Use your own deductive skills to find out, who killed Ruth Choi.

    Why similar: Crime 31.2%, Detective 26.8%, Investigation 10%, Logic 7.1%, First-Person 7.1%

  22. #22 Ashes of Holloway Bay
    82% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
    Dev: Cold Case Inc
    Windows

    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.

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  23. #23 Thomas Ireham in Crimson Spotlight
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Rebecca AhmedPub: Sagewing Studio
    Windows

    A complete time-loop detective story set in the 1940s — solve a case before it even happens in a single, self-contained sitting.

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    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lucky 7 Studios
    Windows

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    Why similar: Detective 20%, Crime 18.7%, Investigation 18.4%, Noir 11.6%, Logic 8%

  25. #25 Scene Investigators
    80% matchMostly Positive75% of 992 reviews2023
    Dev: EQ Studios
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    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 24.1%, Crime 23.3%, Detective 20.7%, Logic 10.4%, Mystery 6.7%

  26. #26 L.A. Noire
    81% matchVery Positive86% of 36,273 reviews2011
    Dev: Team BondiPub: Rockstar Games
    Windows
    Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.

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  27. #27 Point Zero: Victoria
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: RosyGame
    Windows · Mac

    One cold case, four deathbed flashbacks. Every shift in perspective overturns the "truth" you believed. Story-driven, with exploration, deduction, puzzles, and combat. Ready for a mind-bending thrill ride with twists at every turn?

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  28. #28 A Case of Fraud
    77% matchVery Positive98% of 404 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.

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  29. #29 DEAR SUSPECT
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ELEGISTS STUDIO
    Windows

    Confined to a woodland cabin in the 1906 Rockies, your only way to solve a family massacre is by letters. The one responsible is already on the move — silence and madness claim your contacts, and you may be next. He will find you, and death resets the world; only your notebook carries on.

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    79% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2020
    Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Crime 22.3%, Investigation 21%, Detective 18%, Logic 8%, Mystery 7.7%

  31. #31 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
    78% matchVery Positive89% of 7,813 reviews2014
    Dev: Frogwares
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Nessie Games
    Windows

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    75% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2026
    Dev: Slater Chae
    Windows

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    74% matchVery Positive88% of 112 reviews2026
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    Windows · Mac

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  35. #35 Criminal Archives: City on Fire Collector's Edition
    77% matchPositive88% of 40 reviews2021
    Dev: Do Games Limited
    Windows

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  36. #36 An Exercise in Mortality - Chapter I
    76% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: darqwerful
    Windows

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    Why similar: Detective 30.5%, Investigation 26.3%, Crime 13.6%, Logic 8.6%, Mystery 8%

  38. #38 The Ratline
    72% matchVery Positive90% of 252 reviews2026
    Dev: Owlskip Games
    Windows · Mac

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  39. #39 Murder Mystery Mayhem AI
    73% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
    Dev: AI Media Design
    Windows

    Murder Mystery Mayhem AI is a single-player detective game set in a stylish 1920s world of secrets, suspicion, and social intrigue. Talk freely to a colorful cast of cunning suspects, gather clues, uncover motives, and deduce who among them is the killer.

    Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Crime 18.2%, Investigation 18.2%, Noir 13%, Logic 6.3%

  40. #40 Do You Want More!?
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Reno GT Young
    Windows

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    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Cosy Entertainment
    Windows

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    73% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Team Grouper
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Why similar: Crime 24.1%, Detective 22.6%, Noir 22%, Investigation 18.2%, Mystery 6.6%

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    72% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    Why similar: Detective 25.6%, Investigation 22.4%, Noir 22.2%, Mystery 7.8%, Retro 5.8%

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    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: InterStudioPub: Awaken Realms
    Windows

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    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Bushmonkey GamesPub: Surefire.Games
    Windows · Mac

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    Why similar: Detective 20%, Investigation 19.2%, Crime 16.8%, Noir 14.5%, Logic 7%

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    71% matchMixed47% of 17 reviews2024
    Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
    Windows

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    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Iron Noir Soft
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,392 reviews2025
    Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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  49. #49 Bleu
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Sam Penberthy
    Windows

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  50. #50 Marcella Moon: Four Are Watching
    69% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2024
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    Windows

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    69% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2024
    Dev: Do Games Limited
    Windows

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    68% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2024
    Dev: Do Games Limited
    Windows

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  53. #53 Aberration
    70% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2022
    Dev: TiernanGames
    Windows

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    69% matchMostly Positive76% of 33 reviews2022
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    Windows

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    68% matchVery Positive83% of 6,816 reviews2019
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    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%

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  56. #56 Death at Sycamore Hall
    67% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows · Mac

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    67% matchNo user reviews2026
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  58. #58 Criminal Archives: Blade of Deceit Collector's Edition
    66% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2024
    Dev: Do Games Limited
    Windows

    A judge's body is discovered with a clean cut across his jugular, setting the stage for an intense puzzle of motives and clues.

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  59. #59 The Wild Case
    67% matchVery Positive87% of 252 reviews2021
    Dev: Specialbit Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%

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    66% match9 user reviews33% of 9 reviews2025
    Dev: WeSummonDemons!
    Windows

    Dread: The Cold Case: First-person psychological horror blending investigation and intense melee combat. Scavenge, improvise, and survive using everything at your disposal against unimaginable horrors.

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