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

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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.

Reviews: Very Positive — 100% — of 58 reviews
Released: 2026-03-15
Developer: Crucible Juice Games
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac

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    Why similar: Noir 21.5%, Detective 13.3%, Point & Click 12.9%, Cats 10.2%, Mystery 5.8%

  2. #2 Inspector Waffles
    96% matchVery Positive95% of 289 reviews2021
    Dev: Goloso Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Murder. Nothin’ nice about it. In this old school detective adventure, step into the boots of whip-smart Inspector Waffles and travel the city to track hidden clues, interrogate shady suspects, and unravel a dangerous mystery. But be warned: curiosity killed the cat...

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  3. #3 Tangle Tower
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,973 reviews2019
    Dev: SFB Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    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 18%, Noir 16.5%, Point & Click 14.1%, Crime 11.9%, Mystery 7.7%

  4. #4 Detective Grimoire
    95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,328 reviews2014
    Dev: SFB Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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  5. #5 The Case of the Golden Idol
    93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,171 reviews2022
    Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    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 15.7%, Conspiracy 15.3%, Investigation 12.9%, Point & Click 11.2%, Crime 10.8%

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    94% matchMostly Positive80% of 79 reviews2020
    Dev: Crisp App Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%

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    92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,842 reviews2025
    Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows · Mac
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    Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!

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    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,749 reviews2025
    Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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  9. #9 Murder Mystery Machine
    94% matchMixed54% of 172 reviews2021
    Dev: Blazing GriffinPub: Microids
    Windows

    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?

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  10. #10 LumineNight
    91% matchVery Positive90% of 479 reviews2024
    Dev: Spickasoft
    Windows

    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.

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  11. #11 Strange Horticulture
    90% matchVery Positive95% of 15,145 reviews2022
    Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.

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  12. #12 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
    89% matchMostly Positive79% of 580 reviews2026
    Dev: BRANEPub: Surefire.Games
    Windows · Mac

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  13. #13 Connected Clue
    89% matchVery Positive88% of 98 reviews2026
    Dev: Alpheratz Games Pub: CFK Co., Ltd.
    Windows · Mac

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    87% matchVery Positive93% of 1,115 reviews2024
    Dev: Robust GamesPub: Chucklefish
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%

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  15. #15 Murder Is Game Over
    88% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2022
    Dev: HitherYon Games
    Windows

    Join the investigation in Murder Is Game Over, a pixel art point-and-click game where you and Cleo try to solve the murder of a famous game designer. Can you uncover the clues and catch the killer before it's game over?

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    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.

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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%

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    Windows

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    The Wild Case is a 2D first-person point-and-click adventure. In this story-focused adventure, players meet a cast of colorful characters, experience mysterious encounters, and solve puzzles to progress through the game.

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  23. #23 Murder by Numbers
    82% matchVery Positive84% of 1,650 reviews2020
    Dev: MediatonicPub: The Irregular Corporation
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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    80% matchVery Positive95% of 59 reviews2025
    Dev: Wegenbartho Games
    Windows

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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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    Windows · Mac

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    Windows

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    81% matchMixed68% of 190 reviews2023
    Dev: Gamesung Games
    Windows · Mac

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    Windows · Mac

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    Windows · Mac

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    79% matchVery Positive88% of 1,038 reviews2018
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    77% matchVery Positive96% of 365 reviews2022
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    76% matchVery Positive86% of 152 reviews2025
    Dev: Masala Games Private Limited
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  34. #34 Murders on the Yangtze River
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,376 reviews2024
    Dev: OMEGAMES STUDIO
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%

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  35. #35 Blacksad: Under the Skin
    77% matchVery Positive84% of 6,719 reviews2019
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    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%

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  36. #36 Cat Detective Albert Wilde
    74% matchVery Positive94% of 159 reviews2025
    Dev: beyondthosehills
    Windows

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    73% matchVery Positive94% of 980 reviews2024
    Dev: HiKing Mind StudioPub: Second Maze
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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    75% matchVery Positive89% of 132 reviews2024
    Dev: riolucci
    Windows · Linux

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    74% matchVery Positive95% of 94 reviews2025
    Dev: 100 Cozy Games
    Windows

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    75% matchVery Positive88% of 834 reviews2021
    Dev: Kiary Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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    73% matchVery Positive93% of 82 reviews2023
    Dev: GentFish
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    71% matchVery Positive88% of 190 reviews2024
    Dev: Paper Cat Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed. Solve cases and outsmart criminals in a detective story full of lies, confessions, and maybe even a murder or two.

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    71% matchVery Positive99% of 87 reviews2024
    Dev: PuzzLab
    Windows

    Detective Ridelle is a cozy murder mystery game featuring escape room style puzzles. Find clues, interrogate suspects, solve the mystery - before it's too late.

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    72% matchVery Positive87% of 1,353 reviews2019
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    Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%

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    68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,163 reviews2025
    Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%

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    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,922 reviews2021
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%

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  47. #47 The Operator
    68% matchVery Positive92% of 8,099 reviews2024
    Dev: Bureau 81
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    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.

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    72% matchMostly Positive71% of 90 reviews2024
    Dev: SWDTech Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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  49. #49 Cats and the Other Lives
    69% matchVery Positive91% of 1,492 reviews2022
    Dev: Cultic Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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    70% matchMostly Positive79% of 82 reviews2025
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  51. #51 Detective From The Crypt
    71% matchVery Positive94% of 146 reviews2021
    Dev: BOV
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    Jane wakes up in a crypt as a ghost. You are investigating the death of her family together. Seeking and researching evidences. Building an accusation based on them. You have a laboratory to research evidences. Play and get the feeling of being a true Victorian detective.

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  52. #52 Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island
    69% matchVery Positive92% of 5,442 reviews2018
    Dev: Grace BruxnerPub: worm club
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 42 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 29%

    You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery.

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  53. #53 HER TREES : THE PUZZLE HOUSE
    67% matchVery Positive95% of 559 reviews2024
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    67% matchVery Positive94% of 162 reviews2025
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    Windows · Mac

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  55. #55 Murderous Muses
    69% matchMixed68% of 78 reviews2023
    Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Solve a sinister murder by spending three reality-shifting nights in a haunted art gallery. An infinitely re-playable murder mystery blending deduction, exploration, puzzles, collectibles and FMV.

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  56. #56 Frog Detective 3: Corruption at Cowboy County
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,041 reviews2022
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    Windows · Mac
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    You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery in the wild west.

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  57. #57 DAEMON MASQUERADE
    65% matchVery Positive96% of 420 reviews2024
    Dev: Callum Page
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    An anime-inspired supernatural detective game. Uncover the identities and powers of your adversaries using a conspiracy board full of evidence.

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    68% matchMostly Positive73% of 124 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: Noir 18.9%, Conspiracy 13.2%, Detective 12.8%, Crime 12.7%, Investigation 10%

  59. #59 Chicken Police - Paint it RED!
    66% matchVery Positive95% of 2,490 reviews2020
    Dev: The Wild GentlemenPub: HandyGames
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    A wild tale of love, death, chickens, and redemption! Chicken Police is a buddy-cop noir adventure with a carefully crafted world, a gritty story, and absurd humor. The game mixes classic adventure games with visual novel-style storytelling, presented in a beak-droppingly unique art style.

    Why similar: Noir 24.8%, Detective 16.4%, Crime 16.3%, Cats 13.6%, Point & Click 13.1%

  60. #60 Willy Morgan and the Curse of Bone Town
    67% matchVery Positive89% of 547 reviews2020
    Dev: imaginarylab
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    A letter from 10 years ago, an intricate web of lies to unravel and a mystery to solve. Explore an unconventional town of pirates, dive into the past, collect items and look for clues to help Willy find out what happened to his father...

    Why similar: Point & Click 20.6%, Investigation 16.2%, Mystery 13%, Cartoony 11.1%, Puzzle 10%

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