60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Investigation, Mystery, Conspiracy.
Mysteries of Perception is a detective game where you will see the same scene through the eyes of different characters. Uncover their secrets by analyzing all the clues. Switch perspectives and learn everything about the artifacts of the Distant and the deaths in their wake. Glory to the Stars!
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Play as Lloyd Arch, the young private detective known for being total dick, and unravel the mystery of the Black Scar Serial Killer in this visual novel adventure, but remember that the truth tends to hurt the most.
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You're an Inquisitor following a trail of death. A cult is at work, your predecessor has vanished, and the region teeters on the edge of chaos. Find the truth. Uphold the Inquisition. Do not fail.
Play as Lloyd Arch, the young private detective known for being total dick, and unravel the mystery of the Black Scar Serial Killer in this visual novel adventure, but remember that the truth tends to hurt the most.
Why similar: Detective 16%, Conspiracy 15.9% ★, Investigation 13.6%, Crime 13.2%, Dystopian 11.6%
You're an Inquisitor following a trail of death. A cult is at work, your predecessor has vanished, and the region teeters on the edge of chaos. Find the truth. Uphold the Inquisition. Do not fail.
Why similar: Conspiracy 21.2% ★, Detective 17.8%, Investigation 13.6%, Mystery 8.3%, Crime 7.5%
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: Conspiracy 26.6% ★, Detective 19.6%, Investigation 17.4%, Crime 11.7%, Mystery 11.1%
A murdered priest. A secret list. Hunt Nazi fugitives across the globe in this gritty 1971 detective thriller. Analyze evidence, follow leads, and make sharp deductions before the trail goes cold. From the creators of Family, Rivals, Conspiracy, Echo Beach and Riley & Rochelle.
Why similar: Detective 25.6%, Investigation 20.8%, Conspiracy 20.6% ★, Mystery 11.1%, Puzzle 4.9%
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: Conspiracy 22.2% ★, Detective 18.5%, Investigation 15.6%, Mystery 10.3%, Crime 9.7%
Explore a wikipedia-like database and solve a small town mystery in Eastern Europe. Step into the shoes of a journalist in the 90s as you sprawl through articles and uncover the secrets that have been laid in front of you.
Why similar: Conspiracy 26.8% ★, Detective 22.5%, Investigation 18%, Mystery 13.4%, Thriller 7.5%
A short Golden Idol-like deduction game about a young girl who is catapulted from her suburban life into the mysterious world of the ancient Maya. Investigate a series of moments frozen in time. Examine clues and solve puzzles to uncover a story full of twists and turns.
Why similar: Conspiracy 31% ★, Detective 23.2%, Investigation 19.1%, Mystery 12.1%, Puzzle 5.3%
Duke Damian has been murdered! Collect clues, solve puzzles, and deduce the killer. Follow a growing trail of crimes and unravel the conspiracy tying them all together.
Why similar: Detective 30.2%, Conspiracy 16.6% ★, Investigation 15.1%, Mystery 14.3%, Crime 12.1%
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: Conspiracy 25.4% ★, Detective 19.6%, Investigation 16.4%, Crime 11.8%, Mystery 8.8%
Play as Blissville’s lone switchboard operator in this atmospheric, story-rich mystery. From your dimly lit station, connect calls, listen in, and uncover the secrets that bind the townsfolk—and the darkness beneath their polite masquerade.
Why similar: Conspiracy 26.1% ★, Detective 17.5%, Crime 14.2%, Investigation 13.1%, Mystery 11.9%
A Geoguessr-inspired narrative detective puzzle game set on an alien planet. As the Cartographer, you must gather and examine clues to locate missing archaeologist Abigail Lidari and uncover the fate of an ancient alien civilization.
Why similar: Conspiracy 26.4% ★, Detective 18.8%, Investigation 18%, Crime 12.7%, Mystery 12%
Arthur thinks he’s a smart guy. He isn’t. Help him solve puzzles, investigate the town, and uncover the mystery of his friends disappearance in this quirky adventure game inspired by classic cartoons.
Why similar: Conspiracy 26.5% ★, Detective 19.4%, Investigation 16.3%, Mystery 11%, Thriller 9.2%
Okay, Pedro is AWOL, and you have to get this LAN Party set up at the Game Store for the session later. Connect cables, install software, and solve puzzles all while you and the gang uncover the mystery of your missing friend.
Why similar: Conspiracy 19.9% ★, Detective 17.6%, Crime 16.4%, Investigation 14.4%, Mystery 11%
Play as Conrad, the town's executioner. Investigate a mysterious death, gather clues, question suspects and solve puzzles in this classic point-and-click mystery where witchcraft and superstition conceal a far darker truth.
Why similar: Conspiracy 23.1% ★, Detective 20.8%, Investigation 15.5%, Crime 12.4%, Mystery 8.4%
As a young private investigator trainee in 2006, you dive into the early internet - social profiles, websites, photos, and archived news - to uncover the truth behind Emily Parker’s death, ruled as an accident after a late-night gathering
Why similar: Detective 26.8%, Investigation 18.1%, Conspiracy 15.5% ★, Crime 13.5%, Mystery 12.8%
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: Conspiracy 21.2% ★, Detective 19.8%, Investigation 16.8%, Crime 11.1%, Mystery 10.9%
Abyss Archives is a detective mystery game with elements of horror. You play as an investigator sent to a construction site shut down after a supernatural incident. Using old photographs, you trace the memories of the dead and piece together the truth hidden beneath the abyss.
Why similar: Detective 25.4%, Investigation 17.1%, Time Manipulation 16.3% ★, Mystery 12.9%, Conspiracy 7.8% ★
Investigate a forgotten town as a detective trapped in a time loop. Turn your photographs into evidence. Exploit the loop to track your suspects, manipulate their schedules and uncover the truth behind a plane crash.
Why similar: Conspiracy 21.8% ★, Detective 15.8%, Investigation 13.3%, Crime 13%, Time Manipulation 11% ★
The Lawyer - Episode 1: The White Bag is the first part of an episodic adventure game which combines gripping crime story with classic courtroom drama. Immerse yourself into a world set in early 90’s in which you gather (or fabricate!) evidence, deduct and run fierce courtroom battles.
Why similar: Conspiracy 24% ★, Detective 16.5%, Investigation 13.9%, Crime 13.4%, Thriller 8.8%
COSMIC SEANCE is an investigation game where you play as the Royal Medium of an endangered kingdom. Your mission: summon cosmic entities through séances to extract the truth that can save it. Trade sanity for truth, decipher the labyrinth of their words... or die.
Why similar: Conspiracy 27.7% ★, Detective 27.1%, Investigation 20.8%, Puzzle 6%, Mystery 5%
A 2D point-and-click mystery set in the wild 1990s of Slovakia and Czechia. As two young reporters, follow a dead straw man, missing files, locked doors, and paper trails into a case that was never meant to be opened.
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Conspiracy 21.1% ★, Investigation 17.9%, Crime 13.9%, Mystery 10.8%
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 26.1%, Investigation 20.8%, Crime 16.2%, Conspiracy 12.8% ★, Mystery 12.2%
Crimson Seer is a fantasy detective puzzle game. Investigate murder scenes frozen in time, gather clues, and deduce motive, method, and location. Use your prophetic visions to uncover sinister elven plots, ancient mysteries, and dark rituals in an underground world.
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Conspiracy 20.2% ★, Investigation 18.4%, Crime 13.6%, Mystery 13.5%
A young man is interviewed by the police only to turn up dead a week later. 3 years have passed, a special agent from Santa Fe navigates the police database in order to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Conspiracy 20.8% ★, Detective 19.3%, Crime 12.8%, Investigation 11.6%, Mystery 10.8%
[DEMO available now!] Erased memories, scattered clues. What will you uncover, and what will you leave buried?As an amnesiac detective, investigate crime scenes with limited focus. You can't analyze everything. Strategically choose your leads to shape the case and reclaim your lost past.
Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Investigation 21.9%, Crime 16.9%, Mystery 13.1%, Visual Novel 6.4%
Istanbul, after midnight. Black File is a noir detective game: investigate crime scenes, examine evidence in 3D — rotate it, zoom in, read the back — then use what you find to break a suspect's story.
Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Investigation 19.6%, Conspiracy 15.5% ★, Mystery 11.5%, Crime 9.3%
Curtain Call in Flames is a single-player 2D courtroom mystery visual novel set in a traditional Chinese puppet troupe. As defense attorney Bian Bo, investigate a murder, question witnesses, examine evidence, and expose contradictions in court to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 28.2%, Investigation 19.7%, Crime 17.4%, Mystery 12.8%, Visual Novel 7.4%
"Your job is to write the death certificate." In 1959, a mysterious death awaits inside a grand British manor. Investigate eerie scenes and complete forensic documents, including death certificates and emergency reports. Stylish 1960s detective comic art. Perfect for fans of vintage whodunits.
Why similar: Conspiracy 19.7% ★, Detective 18.1%, Investigation 15.3%, Crime 15.1%, Mystery 9.9%
As an independent police consultant, you're pulled into the hunt for a serial killer leaving cryptographic ciphers. Play as a detective, analyze crime scenes, and master real decryption methods. Your choices determine if you catch the killer and how many lives are saved.
Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Investigation 17%, Crime 14.5%, Thriller 8.8%, Visual Novel 6.9%
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
Why similar: Conspiracy 22.9% ★, Detective 19%, Investigation 17.2%, Mystery 10.5%, Thriller 7.4%
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: Conspiracy 23.2% ★, Detective 18%, Investigation 14.5%, Crime 13.8%, Mystery 9.1%
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 32%, Investigation 21.3%, Mystery 15.2%, Crime 8.4%, Thriller 8.1%
Immerse yourself in a chilling, interactive cold-case investigation. Review crime scene photos, decrypt restricted hard drives, compare evidence, and deliver your final report in Ashes of Holloway Bay, a dark, atmospheric detective experience where every detail matters.
Why similar: Detective 26.7%, Investigation 19.5%, Crime 18.5%, Mystery 12.9%, Thriller 7.6%
Unravel a real conspiracy from deep within the CIA’s archives. Search classified documents and follow new leads in this non-linear investigative thriller.
Why similar: Conspiracy 38.4% ★, Investigation 26.5%, Mystery 13.2%, Detective 11.3%, Thriller 9.1%
A noir adventure beyond time and space. The city of cosmic beings is under threat in two parallel realities - one where the Big Bang was never fired, the other exploding in color and sin. It’s up to you to solve the mysteries of the Bigger Bang in this follow up to the award-winning Genesis Noir.
Why similar: Conspiracy 23.3% ★, Detective 18.5%, Investigation 14.9%, Crime 13.5%, Mystery 9.2%
Embark on a mission to unveil the truth behind a missing daughter case. Utilize the search engine to gather clues and uncover the dark secrets of TempleTech. Experience a suspenseful journey through the eyes of Hazel.
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Investigation 19.4%, Conspiracy 18% ★, Mystery 13%, Dystopian 8.6%
Detective agency management × superpowered mystery. Former operative Lin Mo rebuilds the Ash Detective Agency in Collins City. Investigate crime scenes, use “Echoes” to recover memory fragments, rebut lies with evidence, dispatch partners for intel, and uncover conspiracy behind your mentor’s death.
Why similar: Detective 29.5%, Investigation 21.2%, Crime 14.7%, Mystery 11.4%, Visual Novel 7.5%
Truth Beneath the Shadows – A detective game where players unravel hidden mysteries by connecting clues to expose a secret organization. Every piece of evidence brings you closer to the dark truth lurking in the shadows.
Why similar: Conspiracy 27.2% ★, Detective 18%, Crime 10.8%, Investigation 8.9%, Mystery 8.6%
The noir detective game where you can bribe people for puzzle hints.
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Crime 16.5%, Investigation 15.9%, Thriller 11.3%, Mystery 9.6%
DynastyDetective is a visual Novel-style mystery story game set in the fictional Joseon Dynasty where monsters appear.
Why similar: Conspiracy 25% ★, Detective 20.1%, Investigation 15.3%, Mystery 10.3%, Crime 10%
A monster-themed deduction game focused on solving brutal murders. Investigate crime scenes by uncovering hidden evidence, analyzing fingerprints, and testing blood samples. Identify the killer, determine the creature responsible, and solve seven thrilling cases
Why similar: Detective 28.8%, Investigation 21.2%, Crime 16.8%, Mystery 14.3%, Noir 6.8%
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
Why similar: Investigation 24.7%, Detective 23.3%, Crime 19.2%, Mystery 13.1%, Visual Novel 7.1%
A supernatural mystery where perspective informs reality. Guide agents from the Eventide Agency through paranormal investigations across a neon-soaked cityscape. Explore, collect clues, and interpret the evidence to uncover the facts of each case and expose a deeper truth.
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Investigation 17.3%, Supernatural 12.8%, Mystery 12.5%, Conspiracy 11.1% ★
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 40%, Investigation 18.1%, Crime 17.4%, Mystery 13.6%, Puzzle 4.8%
A murder-mystery visual novel about a young man who inherits a charming English hotel. Some would say he’s fortunate, but with a growing list of unexplained disasters and murder, has his luck finally run out?
Why similar: Investigation 21.4%, Detective 19.2%, Crime 14.5%, Mystery 14.2%, Supernatural 11.7%
A teacher wakes to an empty lecture hall where time stands still. Each loop reveals fragments of truth through questions, memories, and whispers of the past. The only way out is to remember what should have never been forgotten.
Why similar: Detective 23%, Investigation 17.7%, Supernatural 11.4%, Conspiracy 11.3% ★, Thriller 10.5%
Tails Noir is a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
Why similar: Conspiracy 22.4% ★, Detective 17.4%, Dystopian 14.8%, Investigation 13.5%, Supernatural 9%
Investigate murders across parallel universes in a hand-drawn detective puzzle game inspired by Ottoman medieval art. Gather clues, identify suspects, and reconstruct events to uncover a mystery spanning multiple realities.
Why similar: Conspiracy 27.9% ★, Detective 23.8%, Investigation 18.7%, Crime 8.1%, Puzzle 7%
In a Detective's Mind is an investigation game that seeks to put you in the role of a detective, who needs to solve cases and deal with obscure problems from his past.
Why similar: Detective 36.7%, Investigation 25.6%, Crime 14.9%, Mystery 10.1%, Story Rich 8.8%
Point-and-click adventure game with a thrilling, Native American-inspired narrative. Use your wit to solve fun and challenging puzzles as you explore and interact with the townsfolk of Birchwood Hollow and the Native reservation. Secrets will be uncovered, and truths revealed, as the leaves fall.
Why similar: Detective 20.5%, Investigation 15.8%, Crime 12.4%, Supernatural 12.3%, Mystery 11.8%
A mystery psychological thriller visual novel set in 2000. Follow a serial murder case through the eyes of three characters: the woman, the man, and the detective. With live-action backgrounds and silhouetted characters, every choice branches the story, and one wrong move means game over.
Why similar: Detective 23%, Crime 19.1%, Investigation 14%, Thriller 11.2%, Mystery 9.4%
A psychological horror detective simulation set in Rainier Falls in 2005. Uncover the truth behind Adele's death by finding contradictions in the case files. Are you brilliant enough to expose the suspects' lies in a single attempt? Because you only get one chance to make an arrest.
Why similar: Detective 29%, Investigation 22.2%, Crime 19.6%, Mystery 13%, Thriller 11.7%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Investigation 20.6%, Crime 18.8%, Mystery 12.1%, Noir 6.7%
Join Connor O'Ryan and his inseparable friend Brian Moloney in a classic Point & Click thriller that will take them from the gloomy streets of Dublin to the sweltering heat of Kenya, where they will become embroiled in a conspiracy hidden in time.
Why similar: Conspiracy 29.8% ★, Detective 24.8%, Crime 17.3%, Mystery 13.8%, Story Rich 6.6%
Your friend is missing in the Australian outback and you must find her. Search the Internet for clues, solve mysterious puzzles and uncover the conspiracy of the vanishing hikers of Golden Valley.
Why similar: Conspiracy 26.3% ★, Detective 20.5%, Investigation 16.2%, Mystery 13.7%, Crime 10.3%
After Death is a police horror videogame based on real events, where the fate of Bisman is in your hands. Prosecutor Bisman is murdered, next to his body there is only his ghost, without memories, wanting to solve the mystery of his own death. Meanwhile, the Reaper is on the prowl...
Why similar: Conspiracy 26.5% ★, Detective 15.9%, Crime 15.3%, Investigation 11.7%, Mystery 6.6%
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 "howdunnit" cases that are too tough for the local police to crack and uncover a deeper mystery along the way!
Why similar: Detective 33.7%, Investigation 25.5%, Mystery 14.8%, Crime 10.8%, Puzzle 6.8%
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: Conspiracy 33.9% ★, Detective 20.4%, Investigation 16.8%, Mystery 10.3%, Puzzle 5.2%
A fading seaside town, a dark secret lurking beneath the waves, and a plot that will test your powers of deduction... Use logic, observation and your trusty notebook to untangle your way to the truth in this puzzling mystery.
Why similar: Detective 26.4%, Conspiracy 26.3% ★, Mystery 16.2%, Investigation 13.6%, Puzzle 9.1%
