60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Mystery, Detective, Adventure.
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.
The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
Dark Nights with Poe and Munro
Guide local radio hosts Poe and Munro through six TV-like episodes of supernatural strangeness and sizzling on-screen chemistry. From the creators of The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker and The Shapeshifting Detective.
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
Why similar: FMV 34.9% ★, Lovecraftian 20.4%, Detective 16.6%, Mystery 7.6%, Story Rich 5.8%
Guide local radio hosts Poe and Munro through six TV-like episodes of supernatural strangeness and sizzling on-screen chemistry. From the creators of The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker and The Shapeshifting Detective.
Why similar: FMV 38% ★, Detective 19.9%, Nonlinear 10.9%, Point & Click 9.8%, Multiple Endings 6.5%
The Shapeshifting Detective is a supernatural murder mystery FMV game where you play as a detective who can shapeshift into other characters, allowing you to unlock secret conversations and private encounters.
Why similar: FMV 58.5% ★, Detective 21.7%, Choices Matter 6.2%, Mystery 6%, Adventure 3.9%
Explore a mysterious hotel and infiltrate a cult in this FMV detective game, featuring a cast from GoT, The Witcher, and more. Every decision counts as you gather clues and question guests. Can you unearth the ominous secrets at The Isle Tide Hotel before it's too late to save your missing daughter?
Why similar: FMV 31.2% ★, Lore-Rich 12.7%, Detective 12.2%, Point & Click 8%, Nonlinear 7.8%
Journey through the psyche… Welcome to the Seaside Hotel, where the final hour of your night shift awaits. Tend to guests, explore their dreams, and lose your sense of Self – time and again. In this dark, labyrinthine adventure, unravel the path to the truth below.
Why similar: Story Rich 31%, Multiple Endings 28.2%, Puzzle 19.6%, Exploration 13.1%, Adventure 8.1%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: FMV 33.5% ★, Detective 19.7%, Point & Click 10.2%, Mystery 6.6%, Choices Matter 6%
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Investigation 22.7%, Mystery 16.6%, Puzzle 10.9%, Story Rich 10.8%, Lore-Rich 9.9%
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: FMV 40.9% ★, Detective 19.2%, Investigation 11%, Mystery 9.8%, Story Rich 6.4%
"Mutes" is a live-action mystery game. From a third-person perspective, you will make critical choices, engage in deductive reasoning to communicate for the protagonist, and perform quick-time reactions to survive a murder mystery.
Why similar: FMV 50.9% ★, Detective 21.3%, Mystery 10.7%, Puzzle 8%, Drama 5.5%
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 28.2%, Walking Simulator 18.6%, Mystery 12.5%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.6%
Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.
Why similar: Nonlinear 20.5%, Walking Simulator 19%, Mystery 13.6%, Investigation 12.9%, Puzzle 10.8%
Unravel the mysteries of death, and find the answers to life.A unique Mystery-Adventure Game:The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story
Why similar: FMV 60.6% ★, Detective 13.9%, Mystery 10.2%, Choices Matter 6.2%, Story Rich 6%
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Investigation 16.2%, Point & Click 14.6%, Mystery 12%, Story Rich 9.4%
Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!
Why similar: FMV 33.3% ★, Detective 19%, Investigation 14.6%, Point & Click 8.2%, Mystery 7.5%
An eccentric FMV murder mystery with a twist: someone has poisoned Uncle Marcus. Uncover the truth in the yearly family quiz and try to save him before it is too late.
Why similar: FMV 42.1% ★, Detective 13.6%, Mystery 7.7%, Choices Matter 6.8%, Drama 6.5%
CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.
Why similar: Detective 22.4%, Investigation 21.2%, Mystery 16%, Puzzle 10.6%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
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: Detective 25.2%, Investigation 23.1%, Mystery 12.8%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, Story Rich 7.7%
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!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 17%, Detective 15.7%, Investigation 12.7%, Lore-Rich 12.4%, Point & Click 8.2%
Solve 3 increasingly intricate murders by examining the evidence -- find the motive, the means, and the opportunity. Use testimonies of the suspects as evidence by examining every detail for contradictions... and signs of sin. Purify the possessed. Purge the daemons.
Why similar: Detective 26.8%, Investigation 22.7%, Nonlinear 16.7%, Point & Click 12.6%, Mystery 8.2%
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: Detective 21.7%, Investigation 16%, Point & Click 15.4%, Mystery 12.1%, Puzzle 9.6%
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 30.4%, Investigation 14%, Mystery 13.6%, Point & Click 11.5%, Story Rich 10.3%
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 26.9%, Investigation 21.8%, Mystery 13.2%, Point & Click 11.7%, Puzzle 7.7%
Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game. It involves searching crime scenes for evidence, combining clues and questioning suspects. Puzzles can have multiple solutions as you guide the protagonist - Detective Will Stanhope - through the story.
Why similar: Detective 29.4%, Point & Click 19%, Investigation 13.9%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
"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 31%, Investigation 13.9%, Lore-Rich 11%, Puzzle 9.4%, Mystery 9.2%
Noir Syndrome is a procedurally generated Detective Murder-Mystery with a new story every time! Featuring slick pixel art animations and a jazzy soundtrack, the player is thrown right in to a highly stylized vision of film noir.
Why similar: Detective 49.7%, Procedural Generation 21.2%, Mystery 14.6%, Adventure 14.5%
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.
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Investigation 16.6%, Lovecraftian 12.8%, Point & Click 11.2%, Mystery 10.6%
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 52.3%, Mystery 25.5%, Story Rich 17.1%, Adventure 5.1%
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: Lovecraftian 33.4%, Detective 30.5%, Drama 11.3%, Story Rich 11.2%, Multiple Endings 7%
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: Detective 24.5%, Investigation 20.8%, Point & Click 12.7%, Mystery 11.1%, Story Rich 8.7%
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: Detective 45%, Point & Click 19.2%, Mystery 15.5%, Puzzle 12.9%, Adventure 7.4%
In this immersive sci-fi thriller, you will experience the atmosphere of classic 3D games as you solve puzzles, follow an intriguing non-linear storyline, and engage in battles with monsters.
Why similar: Mystery 22%, Story Rich 17.6%, Multiple Endings 17.4%, Puzzle 16.5%, Exploration 11.6%
A story rich narrative puzzle game in which an artist comes to terms with their grief. Explore an infinitely recursive world of strange fractal beauty and solve mind-bending puzzles. Confront the ineffable and chat with your cat in a search for meaning and hope.
Why similar: Puzzle 28%, Mystery 22.1%, Story Rich 19.9%, Exploration 18.2%, Adventure 11.8%
The Sexy Brutale — a never-ending masked ball featuring intrigue, murder and the (quite possibly) occult! Relive the same mysterious day where the guests at the casino mansion are being murdered by the staff over and over again...
Why similar: Detective 37.6%, Mystery 22.6%, Puzzle 17.7%, Story Rich 10.8%, Adventure 6.4%
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: FMV 45.1% ★, Lore-Rich 14.3%, Detective 11.4%, Mystery 9.8%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
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: Detective 28.1%, Investigation 22.6%, Mystery 13.5%, Drama 9.8%, Story Rich 9.3%
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 29.4%, Investigation 22.6%, Point & Click 18.3%, Choices Matter 8.2%, Story Rich 7.2%
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?
Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Walking Simulator 19.1%, Point & Click 16.5%, Puzzle 11.1%, Story Rich 9.1%
A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece the truth together by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media in the follow up to the critically acclaimed SIMULACRA.
Why similar: FMV 40.5% ★, Detective 23.4%, Point & Click 11.4%, Story Rich 6.8%, Choices Matter 6.5%
Inner Voices is a dark, non-linear adventure game with a pinch of horror, inspired by works of H. P. Lovecraft and E. A. Poe. Find your way through a procedurally generated maze of rooms and solve the mystery of your past.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.6%, Procedural Generation 14.4%, Walking Simulator 10.1%, Story Rich 8.8%, Choices Matter 8.8%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Mystery 18%, Drama 15.1%, Story Rich 12.4%, Point & Click 11.7%
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.
Why similar: Mystery 42.4%, Story Rich 29%, Adventure 28.6%
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 31.9%, Investigation 18.8%, Mystery 14.6%, Point & Click 12.5%, Puzzle 10.2%
She Sees Red is a mature, hard-boiled interactive thriller. When someone is killed inside a nightclub, an experienced detective vows to put the murderer behind bars. Make choices that affect the narrative and experience several different endings in this blood-red interactive movie.
Why similar: FMV 55.7% ★, Choices Matter 14.1%, Detective 12.3%, Multiple Endings 7.6%, Story Rich 6.6%
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 41.8%, Investigation 18.2%, Mystery 12.5%, Point & Click 7%, Puzzle 6.2%
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: Detective 32.5%, Walking Simulator 19.1%, Mystery 13.6%, Puzzle 10.5%, Story Rich 10.3%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Lore-Rich 16.2%, Nonlinear 15.5%, Point & Click 12.5%, Puzzle 7.3%
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: Detective 26.1%, Investigation 20.7%, Point & Click 13.1%, Mystery 11.6%, Drama 10%
"DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...
Why similar: Detective 29.6%, Mystery 13.8%, Story Rich 11.5%, Puzzle 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.5%
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: Investigation 41.5%, Point & Click 26.3%, Puzzle 17.6%, Story Rich 14.7%
A slow burn walking sim with an interactive soundtrack and horror vibes. You explore abstract locations and create your own unique sound for each of them by moving around and using Monoliths.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.5%, Lovecraftian 17.9%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Exploration 8.8%, Mystery 8.1%
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 32.3%, Point & Click 16.1%, Mystery 14.8%, Investigation 12.6%, Choices Matter 10.1%
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: Detective 27.2%, Walking Simulator 16.4%, Mystery 12.3%, Drama 11%, Choices Matter 9.4%
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 38.9%, Mystery 14.5%, Story Rich 10.9%, Drama 10.1%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
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: Detective 33%, Investigation 29.9%, Mystery 11.7%, Puzzle 11.5%, Story Rich 10.7%
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 35.7%, Point & Click 17.1%, Mystery 10.9%, Investigation 10.5%, Puzzle 9%
Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.3%, Investigation 18.2%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Mystery 12.1%, Puzzle 9%
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 19.9%, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Mystery 13.8%, Point & Click 10.8%, Puzzle 10.8%
When a murdered family is discovered in 17th Century Salem, at the height of a witch hysteria, people start to suspect something supernatural to blame. An atmospheric murder mystery. Connect the evidence and see if you can deduce the secrets behind the mystery.
Why similar: Detective 40.5%, Mystery 19.1%, Point & Click 15.6%, Story Rich 14%, Adventure 10.8%
Experience a nerve-racking Lovecraftian adventure, rebuilt from the ground up with modern graphics and gameplay. Become Sherlock Holmes, and find yourself at the heart of the terrifying Cthulhu Mythos as you investigate a series of mysterious disappearances in Europe and the US.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.4%, Detective 24.9%, Investigation 14.9%, Mystery 10.8%, Story Rich 8.3%
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: Detective 41.5%, Mystery 19.9%, Point & Click 15.5%, Puzzle 9.4%, Exploration 8.5%
