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Games Like MMM: Murder Most Misfortunate

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Mystery, Adventure, Visual Novel, Detective.

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A gruesome murder interrupts an evening party at a secluded mansion and you are the prime suspect! Explore the mansion, search for clues, and interrogate the other guests as you strive to unmask the killer in this open-ended mystery.

Reviews: Very Positive — 82% — of 124 reviews
Released: 2017-05-01
Developer: Michael Long
Publisher: Foolish Mortals Games
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Median playtime: 3.2 hrs
Mean playtime: 3.3 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 82%

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    96% matchMixed54% of 172 reviews2021
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    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: Adventure 31.4%, Mystery 29.7%, Indie 28.7%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Singleplayer 2.5%

  3. #3 Murder on the Marine Express
    96% matchVery Positive94% of 78 reviews2021
    Dev: 1564 Studio
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    Why similar: Visual Novel 37.1%, Mystery 26%, Story Rich 13.3%, Adventure 10%, Casual 8.5%

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    94% matchVery Positive95% of 59 reviews2025
    Dev: Wegenbartho Games
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    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: Visual Novel 38.6%, Mystery 29.8%, Story Rich 15.5%, Adventure 13.2%, Singleplayer 2.9%

  5. #5 Murder Mystery Adventure
    95% matchMostly Negative28% of 86 reviews2016
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    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 99%

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    Why similar: Adventure 58.9%, Indie 41.1%

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    94% matchVery Positive81% of 72 reviews2018
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    Episode 1 and 2 of the award winning murder mystery, visual novel adventure in which you become the Honourable Miss Phryne Fisher, the glamorous and stylish detective!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 30.1%, Adventure 23.9%, Casual 18.5%, Indie 16%, Story Rich 11.4%

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    93% matchVery Positive97% of 65 reviews2020
    Dev: orange
    Windows · Mac

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 34.2%, Adventure 32.6%, Mystery 30.8%, Singleplayer 2.4%

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    92% matchMixed70% of 57 reviews2021
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    91% matchVery Positive99% of 87 reviews2024
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    90% matchVery Positive85% of 67 reviews2025
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    89% matchVery Positive82% of 307 reviews2017
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    86% matchVery Positive90% of 479 reviews2024
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  15. #15 Marlon’s Mystery: The darkside of crime
    87% matchVery Positive88% of 73 reviews2023
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    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%

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    82% matchVery Positive93% of 4,378 reviews2020
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