- #1 The Final Print
97% matchPositive87% of 39 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: Detective 16.5%, Crime 13.5%, Historical 11.9%, Noir 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
- #2 Critical Interrogator: Messiah Hunt
96% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Benedict King
Windows
Seven murders in motion by a killer calling himself the Messiah. Interrogate witnesses, spot contradictions in their testimonies, and build a criminal profile piece by piece in this detective thriller where every word is evidence.
Why similar: Detective 15.1%, Noir 14%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Point & Click 9.8%, Crime 9.1%
- #3 Detective Bass in Fish out of Water
96% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Team Grouper
Windows
A luxury cruise takes an unexpected turn when a passenger is gruesomely turned into fillet - and it's up to Detective Bass to deliver some justice in this short narrative-driven detective game!
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Crime 14.5%, Noir 13.8%, Investigation 12.7%, Conversation 9.5%
- #4 Cold Case: The Red Dress Murder
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nessie Games
Windows
A desktop-detective mystery where you’re tasked with investigating an unsolved murder. Scour case files and use logic and deduction to discover the truth of a thrilling story.
Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Investigation 18.8%, Crime 13.4%, Noir 10.6%, Mystery 10.6%
- #5 Signal & Echo: Iris is Missing (demo)
94% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2022
Dev: Kini Games
Windows
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 21.9%, Investigation 18.7%, Point & Click 13.1%, Mystery 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 6.5%
- #6 Mistmoon Falls
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: portmantoga
Windows · Mac
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 17.8%, Crime 13.4%, Investigation 12.8%, Noir 12.7%, Conversation 12.6%
- #7 The Detective's Apprentice
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: darqwerful
Windows
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 27%, Investigation 21%, Mystery 11.8%, Point & Click 10.6%, Crime 9.6%
- #8 Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders
92% matchVery Positive86% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: Homo Narrans Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as a sharp-witted detective in late 19th-century Leipzig, Germany, in this retro pixel-art point & click adventure. Search for clues, question suspects, and piece together evidence on your deduction board to solve four gripping murder cases.
Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Crime 15.5%, Investigation 15.1%, Historical 12.7%, Point & Click 12.5%
- #9 Detective Bass 2: The Case of the Stolen Pearls
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Team Grouper
Windows · Mac · Linux
Crime never rests... but thankfully, neither does Detective Bass! Put on your detective hat and help Detective Bass get to the bottom of a robbery, in this witty, narrative-driven detective game!
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Crime 17%, Noir 16.8%, Investigation 14.5%, Conversation 11.5%
- #10 Spooky Crew: Mask of the Mysterium
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Matt Sanderson
Windows
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: Detective 14.4%, Investigation 13.8%, Crime 13.8%, Conversation 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 12%
- #11 Chronique des Silencieux
90% matchMostly Positive74% of 35 reviews2024
Dev: Pierre Feuille StudioPub: Zugalu Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 15.8%, Investigation 13.6%, Crime 12.9%, Historical 10.3%, Conversation 10%
- #12 Death Trick: Double Blind
89% matchVery Positive88% of 269 reviews2024
Dev: Misty Mountain StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The star magician of Morgan’s Traveling Circus is missing, but the show must go on! In this non-linear detective visual novel, unravel the mystery from two different perspectives as you learn the varying stories of an entire circus of performers, each with their own lives... and their own secrets.
Why similar: Detective 15.8%, Crime 12.9%, Investigation 11.7%, Conversation 11.7%, Historical 11.5%
- #13 Private Eye: The Young Heir
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lucky 7 Studios
Windows
Private Eye is a detective game where you play as Hakeem trying to solve the murder case of Amir. The wealthy heir Amir kept strange company, is one of them his murderer? Explore, investigate, solve puzzles, and find discrepancies to unravel his mysterious death.
Why similar: Detective 19.2%, Investigation 16%, Crime 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Mystery 10%
- #14 The Roottrees are Dead
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,749 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 26.9%, Investigation 16.9%, Mystery 14%, Point & Click 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 7.1%
- #15 Detective Kobayashi - A Visual Novel
89% matchPositive87% of 31 reviews2019
Dev: GenuinePub: Giiku Games
Windows
Take on the role of Detective Kobayashi, the one and only genius detective who has a reputation for solving any case, however dark or difficult...if he isn't playing games at the office or awkwardly hitting on girls, that is.
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Crime 19.8%, Investigation 12.2%, Point & Click 11%, Mystery 10.7%
- #16 Marcella Moon: Saboteurs on the River
87% 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: Investigation 17.8%, Detective 16.9%, Crime 16.7%, Mystery 12%, Point & Click 12%
- #17 Chains of Judgment
86% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: ChaniMK
Windows · Mac · Linux
Homicide detective Ralph is distraught when his trusted, reliable partner goes missing around the same time strange killings begin to take place. While solving the case, Ralph is paired up with an impish rookie he can't get along with.
Why similar: Crime 15.7%, Detective 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Point & Click 12.3%, Investigation 11.7%
- #18 The Case of the Golden Idol
85% 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 18.7%, Investigation 16.2%, Crime 11%, Mystery 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%
- #19 Trials of Innocence
83% matchVery Positive92% of 1,556 reviews2025
Dev: 猫龙游戏
Windows
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 19.5%, Crime 14.3%, Investigation 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Conversation 10%
- #20 A Death in the Red Light
84% matchMixed68% of 47 reviews2024
Dev: Mystery City Games BVPub: indie.io
Windows
Amsterdam, 1988. A dead body in the Red Light District, the Dutch capital of sex and drugs, is a washed-up detective’s one shot at redemption. Explore the seedy underbelly of Europe’s most notorious city, solve complex puzzles, and crack the case while experiencing Amsterdam at its worst.
Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Investigation 16.1%, Noir 13.6%, Crime 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
- #21 Man of Nollyn
82% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: Slater Chae
Windows
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Detective 21%, Investigation 17.9%, Crime 17.7%, Noir 17.6%, Mystery 10.2%
- #22 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
84% matchVery Positive89% of 7,723 reviews2014
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
Why similar: Detective 34.7%, Crime 16.9%, Investigation 16.1%, Mystery 11.8%, Point & Click 6.3%
- #23 Marcella Moon: Four Are Watching
82% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to solve the cold case of her father's murder.
Why similar: Detective 17.7%, Investigation 15.1%, Conversation 12.3%, Point & Click 11.6%, Mystery 11%
- #24 Major's Heart
81% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Dormouse
Windows
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: Detective 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Investigation 15.3%, Point & Click 14.7%, Conversation 10.2%
- #25 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story - Prologue
81% matchPositive96% of 23 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: Detective 17.1%, Crime 14.4%, Investigation 13.3%, Noir 12.7%, Conversation 10.9%
- #26 Neon Hearts City
80% matchVery Positive84% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Cosmic VoidPub: Dionous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 18.9%, Investigation 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Crime 13.4%, Point & Click 12.3%
- #27 The Rise of the Golden Idol
79% matchVery Positive93% of 3,814 reviews2024
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 20.4%, Investigation 18.4%, Crime 13.6%, Mystery 11.6%, Historical 8.6%
- #28 A Case of Fraud
77% matchVery Positive98% of 365 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.
Why similar: Detective 24.8%, Investigation 20.2%, Crime 16.9%, Mystery 11.5%, Point & Click 11.4%
- #29 Tangle Tower
79% 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 24.6%, Crime 13.9%, Noir 13.1%, Point & Click 12.8%, Conversation 11.5%
- #30 Max Sterling PI: The Grady Case
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Saint Cloud Studios
Windows
In this classic Investigative Mystery game, you are hired to find the truth behind Mr. Grady's untimely death. Explore 40+ areas, compile a multitude of evidence, and interview over 30 unique characters to assist you in your search for answers. Do YOU have what it takes to crack the case?
Why similar: Detective 17.7%, Investigation 14.3%, Noir 12.9%, Conversation 11%, Mystery 10.1%
- #31 The Posthumous Investigation
77% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Mother Gaia StudioPub: CriticalLeap
Windows · Mac
Brás Cubas is dead, and he wants you to find out why. Explore a noir-drenched 1937 Rio de Janeiro in this time-loop murder mystery. Relive the same day, manipulate characters, and uncover secrets in a game where death is the client and time is your only weapon.
Why similar: Detective 17%, Noir 14%, Investigation 13.9%, Conversation 11.1%, Historical 10.5%
- #32 Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet
78% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: Escape Pod
Windows
Step in the shoes of Mr. Holmes or Dr. Watson and venture on a journey filled with intrigue and mystery. Use your logic and teamwork skills in order to solve the mysterious murder which shocked the 19th century London. Play it with a friend on 2 devices with an open voice connection.
Why similar: Crime 16.9%, Detective 16.7%, Investigation 13.8%, Point & Click 13.1%, Conversation 10.1%
- #33 Duppy Detective Tashia
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Spritewrench
Windows
Help Tashia unravel the case of a heinous murder and find her cell phone in this point & click, mystery adventure based on Caribbean folklore!
Why similar: Detective 16.3%, Crime 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Conversation 12.6%, Point & Click 10.7%
- #34 Impirical Evidence
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Match Head Studio
Windows
A comedy adventure game featuring classic inventory based puzzles. Arthur is a skeptic who dedicated his life to denying the paranormal. Murray is the electric Imp he accidentally summoned. Now Arthur must solve mysteries while bound to the very evidence of the supernatural itself.
Why similar: Investigation 16.4%, Detective 12.4%, Conversation 12.4%, Point & Click 12.1%, Noir 11.4%
- #35 Puzzle Spy International
73% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Travel-Friendly Cake
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 21%, Investigation 16.1%, Conversation 14.8%, Mystery 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%
- #36 Detective Bureau
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Endless Thyme
Windows
Play as a detective and solve multiple cases by interrogating individuals tied to the case through voice-based conversations. Powered by generative AI, every individual responds with unique, context-driven replies, helping you piece together the evidence to crack the case.
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Investigation 18.4%, Conversation 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Crime 10.8%
- #37 Inspector Javert and the Oath of Blood
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Budget Versailles Games
Windows · Mac
An adventure mystery game set in the world of Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables.A game for people who:Like to solve mysteriesEnjoy exploring beautiful pixel art environmentsWant their dialogue choices and moral decisions to matterAre fans of Les Mis!
Why similar: Detective 16.8%, Crime 16.7%, Investigation 15.7%, Historical 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
- #38 Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders
75% matchVery Positive89% of 1,264 reviews2019
Dev: Nupixo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A thrilling point-and-click adventure game where you play as Di Renjie, ancient China's most famous and gifted investigator, as he tracks a serial killer in the heart of the Tang Dynasty's capital city.
Why similar: Detective 17.5%, Investigation 14.4%, Historical 14%, Conversation 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12%
- #39 Connected Clue
72% matchVery Positive88% of 98 reviews2026
Dev: Alpheratz Games Pub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac
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: Detective 17.8%, Crime 16.8%, Investigation 13.7%, Noir 10.6%, Point & Click 9.5%
- #40 JACK: 1 % BATTERY - A Detective Thriller
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: JD Detective Thrillers Studio
Windows
Experience a race against time written by a former forensic investigation expert. As detective JACK, you are the last hope to rescue the US President's kidnapped daughter. With only 1% battery left on her phone, use authentic detective techniques to find her before the screen goes black.
Why similar: Noir 18.5%, Detective 17.9%, Crime 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Text-Based 9.4%
- #41 The Big Hollow: 1982
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Krams DesignPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
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 27.2%, Investigation 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Crime 13.2%, Point & Click 13.1%
- #42 FILENDS
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MFI GAMES
Windows
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 24.9%, Investigation 17.9%, Mystery 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Logic 9.7%
- #43 Marcella Moon: Secret on the Hill
74% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2020
Dev: Hidden Ocean Games
Windows
Follow amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to Ireland to investigate the disappearance of a famous writer.
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Investigation 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Point & Click 12.4%, Mystery 12.1%
- #44 TellTale - Casino Murder Case
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: NeruyaPub: Team Detective
Windows
[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 23.4%, Investigation 19.1%, Mystery 16.6%, Conversation 13.3%, Logic 8%
- #45 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 580 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 17.5%, Investigation 14.8%, Noir 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Point & Click 9.6%
- #46 Beware of the Cartographer!
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tohu Bohu Games
Windows
Map a mysterious land during the Age of Enlightenment. Draw the border between two warring kingdoms. Meet the locals. Juggle their demands with the requirements of your mission. Ethical dilemmas, secret plots, strange phenomena… will you be able to bring peace back to the land?
Why similar: Investigation 18.4%, Detective 17.9%, Point & Click 12.7%, Historical 12.5%, Conversation 11.8%
- #47 Detective Dana
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Vice Beast
Windows
Detective Dana is a 2D story-rich game about an Arabic police officer investigating murder cases. Investigate the crime scene, interrogate the witnesses, solve the mysteries and uncover the secrets until you catch the criminal!
Why similar: Detective 22%, Crime 13.6%, Noir 13.4%, Conversation 12.5%, Point & Click 12.5%
- #48 Hauma - A Detective Noir Story
70% 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: Detective 16.9%, Noir 14.5%, Crime 14.4%, Investigation 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
- #49 Dark City Trouble Nights
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Grey Hair Studio
Windows
DARK CITY TROUBLE NIGHTS es un videojuego de ROL narrativo con toma de decisiones. Toma el papel de Chad Simons, detective privado. Tu comportamiento decidirá el final de tu historia en Dark City, ¿podrás resolver el caso, y salir con vida?
Why similar: Crime 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Detective 16.4%, Investigation 13.5%, RPG 8.8%
- #50 The False Culprit
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: HwachaPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
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 19.6%, Detective 17.8%, Conversation 13.2%, Point & Click 12.8%, Crime 11.2%
- #51 For Your Tranquility
70% matchMixed68% of 190 reviews2023
Dev: Gamesung Games
Windows · Mac
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 23.6%, Crime 19.7%, Point & Click 12.8%, Mystery 12.3%, Investigation 9.8%
- #52 Who Killed Mr. White?
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: notagamestudio
Windows
A turn-based Clue-inspired detective game where you get to solve a murder mystery by interrogating paintings.
Why similar: Detective 16.4%, Noir 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Conversation 11.7%, Point & Click 10.6%
- #53 Midnight Files
67% matchPositive81% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: Paper Lynx Games
Windows
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.
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Crime 18.9%, Investigation 18.9%, Noir 13.5%, Logic 6.5%
- #54 Detective Hindsight
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Broccoli Bunny Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 30.2%, Investigation 20.6%, Mystery 14.3%, Point & Click 8.9%, Crime 8.8%
- #55 Thomas Ireham in Crimson Spotlight
67% 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.
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Investigation 16.6%, Crime 13.2%, Noir 11.8%, Conversation 11%
- #56 Trails and Traces: The Tomb of Thomas Tew
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Because Because Games
Windows
A classic point-and-click adventure game full of puzzles and humor!
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Conversation 14%, Crime 12.5%, Point & Click 11.4%
- #57 26 Moves: The Queen's Plot
67% 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 19.3%, Detective 17.1%, Crime 15%, Investigation 14.6%, Point & Click 13.5%
- #58 雾尽时分
68% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: 济沧海工作室Pub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
戏班内扑朔迷离的死亡,步步紧逼的幕后黑手,封闭剧场内的死亡倒计时,案件主角的生命和救赎都取决于你的决断。当第一桩案件尘埃落定,你以为可以回到现实世界时,轮回之路才刚刚开始……
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Crime 19.3%, Investigation 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Point & Click 10.5%
- #59 Heaven Does Not Respond
64% matchVery Positive93% of 348 reviews2026
Dev: Rise Studios
Windows
Heaven Does Not Respond is a psychological and analog horror game set in an alternate 2005 timeline. Play as an intelligence agent, exploring a retro computer interface to decipher secret files, watch mysterious videos, and uncover the dark secrets behind a young man's death.
Why similar: Detective 16.9%, Investigation 15.9%, Crime 15.6%, Conversation 11.2%, Point & Click 10.1%
- #60 ELISSA :Body in the bedroom
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KANUE
Windows · Mac
Detective novelist MEL Gideon, whose career is facing difficulties, receives a strange letter claiming someone is in trouble and needs her help. Intrigued, she decides to investigate. As she digs deeper, she starts to realize that her past is far more complicated than she ever imagined...
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Point & Click 13.6%, Mystery 11.6%, Investigation 10.5%