60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Mystery, Investigation, Story Rich, Adventure.
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.
The Case of the Golden Idol
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
The Roottrees are Dead
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.
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Detective 17.7%, Investigation 15.9%, Crime 12.1%, Thriller 11.7%, Mystery 10.5%
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 25.8%, Investigation 16.8%, Mystery 14.3%, Logic 8.1%, Puzzle 8%
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Investigation 22.2%, Mystery 17.7%, Puzzle 9.3%, Story Rich 9%, Crime 8.6%
Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.
Why similar: Noir 22.6%, Detective 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Mystery 9.3%, Dark 6.5%
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Investigation 18.3%, Crime 16.3%, Thriller 14.5%, Mystery 10%
Scene Investigators is a hardcore deductive reasoning game for fans of the "true crime" genre. Step into re-created crime scenes, observe closely for pieces of evidence, analyze possible motives behind the crimes, and uncover what truly happened.
Why similar: Investigation 19.6%, Crime 18.8%, Detective 17.8%, Logic 10.6%, Mystery 10.3%
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: Noir 16.7%, Detective 16.6%, Investigation 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Mystery 8.9%
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 21%, Investigation 19.6%, Crime 16.2%, Mystery 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 7.1%
Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?
Why similar: Investigation 22%, Detective 21.7%, Mystery 13.3%, Thriller 8.3%, Story Rich 6.2%
Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Noir 18.6%, Crime 16%, Mystery 9%, Investigation 7.9%
Rainswept takes you on an emotional adventure in a small town shaken by a double shooting. Join Detective Stone and unravel a tangled web of love, relationships, and unresolved trauma in this character-driven murder mystery game.
Why similar: Crime 21.3%, Detective 19.3%, Thriller 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Emotional 7.5%
"Murders on Yangtze River" is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 28.5%, Investigation 14.1%, Mystery 10.2%, Drama 9.3%, Logic 8.9%
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
Why similar: Crime 22.6%, Detective 21.1%, Investigation 19.7%, Mystery 11.5%, Story Rich 7%
Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.
Why similar: Investigation 22.5%, Mystery 17.1%, Drama 11.5%, Puzzle 10.7%, First-Person 8.3%
Unravel a mystery: A game you can read, a book you can play.
Why similar: Noir 19.4%, Detective 14.5%, Investigation 14.5%, Thriller 13.6%, Mystery 12.2%
Mindcop is a non-linear „whodunnit“ detective game. It mixes a story driven adventure with real-time puzzle gaming. As the infamous Mindcop, you can dive into the minds of your suspects to uncover their secrets and unravel their lies.
Why similar: Noir 22.9%, Detective 22.9%, Investigation 14.5%, Mystery 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%
Become an investigator in Keyword, a narrative thriller where you’ll depend on skills of logical deduction, hacking, and social engineering to solve challenging puzzles as the only means of finding your missing daughter.
Why similar: Detective 20%, Crime 13.7%, Thriller 12.1%, Logic 10.1%, Investigation 8.5%
What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?
Why similar: Detective 47.7%, Mystery 16.6%, Puzzle 10.6%, Story Rich 7.1%, Investigation 7.1%
This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.
Why similar: Investigation 20.7%, Thriller 20.1%, Emotional 13.5%, Mystery 10.1%, Dark 9.3%
LumineNight is a story-driven detective adventure. Play as Detective Foster and his daughter to solve a series of murders spanning a decade. Interrogate suspects, infiltrate locations, solve puzzles, and gather evidence from crime scenes. Uncover the dark truth behind these killings.
Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Noir 21.1%, Mystery 13.2%, Investigation 12.4%, Story Rich 7.7%
Uncover high drama in this whodunnit set in a small-town community theater. Gather clues by investigating the sets, casts and backstage crews of 10 theatrical productions, and piece together the story of each deadly crime.
Why similar: Noir 20.1%, Detective 14.5%, Crime 14.4%, Investigation 11.8%, Mystery 9.7%
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.
Why similar: Noir 21.6%, Detective 19.7%, Investigation 15.1%, Mystery 10.1%, Dark 6.6%
A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.
Why similar: Noir 18.5%, Crime 15.6%, Detective 14.8%, Thriller 11.7%, Investigation 10.9%
This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links guests together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!
Why similar: Noir 19.5%, Crime 16.2%, Investigation 14.2%, Detective 13.4%, Mystery 11.7%
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: Noir 25.2%, Detective 23.9%, Crime 23.1%, Mystery 9.9%, Puzzle 6.6%
Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.
Why similar: Detective 25%, Thriller 23%, Emotional 12.6%, Drama 11.3%, Dark 10.1%
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: Noir 22.1%, Detective 19%, Investigation 15.4%, Mystery 10.3%, Crime 6.7%
Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.
Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Crime 21%, Mystery 13.6%, Logic 10.7%, Thriller 10.7%
This is a suspense reasoning interactive work with real people. You will play the protagonist "Qi Yi", find evidence in a series of murders, piece together the truth, and find the ultimate murderer, all of which will lead you to an unpredictable future.
Why similar: Detective 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Crime 15.1%, Investigation 11.8%, Mystery 11.5%
It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Crime 27.3%, Mystery 15.6%, Investigation 12.2%, Story Rich 4.8%
Uncover the mystery of Thalassa, a first-person psychological drama set under the sea. Ill-fate has fallen on your former crew and friends and it’s up to you to find answers onboard the wreckage. Experience the melancholic underwater journey of human stories facing life and loss.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Emotional 16.1%, Detective 10.2%, First-Person 9.8%, Atmospheric 7.9%
Dry Drowning is a psychological investigative visual novel set in a futuristic dystopian city. Follow the story of Mordred Foley, unscrupulous private detective haunted by his dark past, and look into a series of macabre serial killings inspired by Greek mythology.
Why similar: Noir 21.1%, Investigation 15%, Detective 14.2%, Thriller 13.4%, Mystery 9.8%
Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!
Why similar: Crime 21.5%, Detective 19.9%, Investigation 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Mystery 9.4%
Immerse yourself in the first-person perspective, cross time and space, solve bizarre cases, save innocent victims, and catch a mysterious killer! You will solve murders, uphold justice, and also gain love. Are you ready? Play the "Game of Fate" that crosses time and space, life and death!
Why similar: Mystery 17.3%, Detective 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Emotional 11.5%, Logic 10.4%
Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.
Why similar: Investigation 15.9%, Mystery 13.3%, Emotional 12.2%, Logic 11.9%, Puzzle 10%
Staffer Case is a new sort of mystery game, asking players to find clues, arrange them into documents, and point out the contradictions between them to solve a series of murders. Each mystery unraveled leads you closer to the truth lying at the heart of each case!
Why similar: Detective 25.4%, Crime 19.5%, Thriller 12.2%, Mystery 11.4%, Drama 8%
The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Why similar: Detective 30.4%, Sci-fi 17.2%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Story Rich 11.2%, First-Person 10.3%
Connected Clue is a quarter-view detective adventure game inspired by the atmosphere of 19th-century mystery novels. Gather clues, see through lies, and uncover the identity of the culprit shrouded in secrecy!
Why similar: Crime 18.6%, Detective 17%, Noir 14.3%, Investigation 13.6%, Drama 8.8%
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
Why similar: Detective 39.4%, Mystery 20.5%, Puzzle 9.1%, Story Rich 8.1%, Noir 6.9%
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Detective 32.9%, Mystery 15.2%, Story Rich 13%, Drama 12.9%, Puzzle 11.6%
An eternally snowbound town. An inescapable time loop. A group of travelers trapped between memory and truth…You will embody Mo Shi, the amnesiac protagonist, stepping into this enigmatic town known as the "Singularity" , partner with the protagonist to solve murder cases and expose the killer.
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Investigation 13.8%, Logic 12.7%, Mystery 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%
Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.
Why similar: Detective 15.2%, Crime 15.2%, Thriller 13.5%, Investigation 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 9%
As a private detective, you’ll crack word clues left by a mysterious informant, gather evidence, and uncover the truth hidden in the shadows.
Why similar: Noir 39.2%, Detective 27.5%, Puzzle 15.7%, Logic 13.6%, Indie 2.6%
Paris, 1894. Class differences and pervasive racism finally lead to a tragedy. A year later you find yourself on trial, accused of a brutal murder. How far will you go to exonerate yourself? Will you lie? Manipulate the evidence? Frame others? Act insane? Confess? Your imagination is the limit.
Why similar: Crime 17.5%, Detective 16.9%, Thriller 13.2%, Mystery 9.2%, Drama 8.3%
THIEF’S SHELTER is a 3D Point and Click Psychological Adventure where the world mirrors a crumbling mind. Nothing stays still, and even your own thoughts can’t be trusted.
Why similar: Detective 25.6%, Investigation 22.6%, Dark 10.1%, Story Rich 7.7%, Puzzle 7.6%
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 23.8%, Investigation 20.1%, Crime 18.8%, Mystery 11.7%, Logic 10.2%
You're a Stardiver on a mission. Descend into the depths of an underwater world filled with wonder, mysteries, and peril. Discover the story behind the abandoned base. Explore this submerged planet and learn its history.
Why similar: Investigation 27.4%, Mystery 19.7%, Sci-fi 15%, Story Rich 10.5%, Atmospheric 9.3%
Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory.
Why similar: Mystery 17.2%, Emotional 11.9%, Drama 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Dark 11%
A Pulp Adventure Thriller - A murdered drifter awakens. Alive again, seconds before his death. Hunted and haunted, help him untangle a mad web of conspiracy in this fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ride.
Why similar: Noir 22.7%, Investigation 19.5%, Thriller 18.2%, Mystery 11.7%, Sci-fi 8.3%
Lacuna: Prologue tasks you – CDI agent Neil Conrad – with investigating the murder of a high-profile victim whose death could plunge the solar system into war. Solve the first in a series of cases that lead you ever deeper into the conspiracy at the core of this captivating 2D sci-fi noir adventure.
Why similar: Noir 23.6%, Detective 19%, Crime 19%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Investigation 10.7%
Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!
Why similar: Investigation 19.2%, Detective 19.2%, Crime 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Logic 9.3%
Play as Tristan and solve puzzles to recover human consciousnesses in the year 2071. Investigate environments, uncover secrets, and make choices that affect the ending. Explore a neon-noir world with a low poly aesthetic inspired by the 90s.
Why similar: Noir 27.5%, Detective 12.8%, Investigation 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Sci-fi 8.4%
Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.
Why similar: Crime 33.2%, Investigation 27%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Puzzle 10%, Story Rich 8.1%
Detective Rainy Night is a narrative adventure with elements of deduction. Violent crimes, mature stories, and a touch of psychological horror await you at the Motel Holiday. Grab a pencil and paper because solving this case won’t be easy.
Why similar: Crime 24.3%, Detective 23.7%, Mystery 13.7%, Sci-fi 9.6%, First-Person 7.1%
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 14.1%, Noir 12.8%, Thriller 12.7%, Investigation 12.6%, Drama 6.7%
Explore disturbing corners of the human psyche. Delve into a dimension of nightmares, the occult and a tense psychological world created in classic Lovecraftian style. As police detective Howard E. Loreid, you are tasked to solve the murder of Clark Field, a wealthy man involved in the occult.
Why similar: Detective 43.6%, Puzzle 16.9%, Adventure 12.5%, Atmospheric 11.9%, First-Person 8.7%
Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.
Why similar: Investigation 23.7%, Mystery 22.9%, First-Person 14.4%, Exploration 11.9%, Atmospheric 11.7%
In the quiet of conscience and shadows of sin, four souls find themselves entwined in crimes involving a woman. In this narrative puzzle game, you don the sacred robe of a priest, hear the confessions of sinners, uncover secrets, seek the truth behind their crimes and deliver the final judgment.
Why similar: Crime 28.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Mystery 15.7%, Puzzle 9.4%, Story Rich 8.6%
Jessika committed suicide, and it’s up to you to find out why she did what she did by prying into her digital past. What at first seems to be a job like any other quickly develops into a dark drama with twists and turns.
Why similar: Crime 19.3%, Detective 17.2%, Thriller 14%, Mystery 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%
