- #1 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
97% matchVery Positive94% of 450 reviews2025
Dev: Armonica LLC
Windows
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Detective 26.6%, Visual Novel 15%, Mystery 10.9%, Trains 10.6% ★, Investigation 9.5%
- #2 Red Chat Ritual – TSUMIMI TIME
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tohakusha Inc.
Windows
“Intervene in Tsumimi’s stream” through comments and Mega Chats, then use your deductions to change their fate in this 14-day psychological horror adventure.
Why similar: Investigation 17.9%, Detective 16.2%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Mystery 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
- #3 Five Stages of Pink
96% matchVery Positive98% of 94 reviews2022
Dev: Kaffein
Windows · Mac · Linux
Psychological horror and mystery game about a boy who desperately wants a Normal life in the most abnormal city in the world. Help Timor understand his cruel life in this supernatural city and investigate murders while trying to escape Death. This is a visual novel and point and click game.
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11%, Mystery 10.1%, Point & Click 8%
- #4 Arthur & Susan: Almost Detectives
95% matchPositive97% of 29 reviews2023
Dev: Apexchimps
Windows · Mac · Linux
Arthur and Susan, two inseparable friends solving mysteries together. Fun and cozy indie point&click. Don't miss it!
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Investigation 17.3%, Comedy 11%, Point & Click 9.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%
- #5 FAKEBOOK
94% matchVery Positive91% of 822 reviews2024
Dev: banjihagames
Windows · Mac
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual Social Media! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Investigation 17.9%, Visual Novel 12%, Mystery 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
- #6 Nut City Blues
94% matchVery Positive97% of 408 reviews2023
Dev: looking4stupid
Windows
A comedy-mystery visual novel about Captain Fox, Detective Raccoon and the danger of pineapple pizza.
Why similar: Detective 20.9%, Investigation 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Comedy 10.3%, Point & Click 9.1%
- #7 Star Seeker in: the Secret of the Sorcerous Standoff
93% matchVery Positive100% of 78 reviews2020
Dev: Benedict Ide
Windows · Mac
In this short point 'n' click adventure, you are Star Seeker - a WIZARD solving a WIZARD crime to not get put in WIZARD jail by the WIZ- I mean, PLAIN OLD cops. With a useless detective, countless red herrings, and unique dialogue for every evidence combination... will this case ever be cracked?
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Investigation 19%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Mystery 10.1%, Point & Click 9.2%
- #8 Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NorthLightPixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short pixel-art mystery where you play as Nathan, a private investigator drawn into a curious case. Interrogate suspects, examine clues, and uncover hidden details
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Investigation 19.2%, Point & Click 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.2%
- #9 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
91% matchVery Positive88% of 6,230 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Visual Novel 16.5%, Detective 15.4%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Mystery 11.2%, Horror 6.6%
- #10 Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet
91% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Alperen Torun
Windows · Mac · Linux
As a gothic detective, you solve mysteries with your colorful sidekick. Everyone you meet in this bizarre world has a peculiar disease. A unique talent, or a mere curse? You must get to the bottom of it all. Investigate murders, search for clues and complete the puzzle.
Why similar: Detective 18.7%, Investigation 15.2%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Mystery 8.6%
- #11 Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
90% matchMostly Positive72% of 184 reviews2025
Dev: coly Inc.
Windows · Mac
Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi's first case, the Honjin Murder Mystery. Honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo lay dead in a bed of blood on the night of their wedding. Kosuke Kindaichi searches for the truth about this locked room murder mystery. However...
Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Investigation 17%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Mystery 11.5%
- #12 The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,008 reviews2021
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 19.5%, Investigation 12.6%, Comedy 9.5%, Mystery 9%, Point & Click 8.4%
- #13 Big Ear Detective
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fabula Improviso
Windows · Mac
Ironic point & click adventure where a once brilliant detective quits his trade and lands a job in IT to make a living. But even in the seemingly mundane world of office life, there are secrets to be uncovered. Navigate through puzzles, quirky colleagues, and intrigues to crack corporate mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Investigation 17.8%, Visual Novel 11%, Point & Click 9.2%, Mystery 8.8%
- #14 PepOS - Our Operating System
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: div
Windows
Available today for every citizen of Feagu, a new operating system - built for both your professional and personal use. Browse your email, visit the world wide web, do office tasks, and much more!
Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Comedy 12%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Mystery 10.8%
- #15 Deep Focus
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vitamins
Windows
A mystery adventure game featuring a camera-headed detective and a superpowered girl teaming up to solve crimes. Play as the detective to gather and combine clues, reveal the hidden truth, and tear down fabricated lies.
Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Investigation 23.8%, Mystery 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Point & Click 9.6%
- #16 WHODUNNIT
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Don Attico
Windows
WHODUNNIT is a mystery visual novel following a man who must answer a burning question: who the hell did he hook up with last night?
Why similar: Detective 29.1%, Investigation 20.4%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Mystery 10.4%, Comedy 7.4%
- #17 Among Us Story: On Guard
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Innersloth
Windows · Mac
Live life as a Crewmate in this dangerous narrative adventure through space. As Guard, you're in charge of shipwide security and everything is fine. Until there's a MURDER?! Prove your innocence before the Impostor gets to the rest of the crew... and you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Investigation 17.4%, Mystery 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%
- #18 Linework
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Overlyunderqualified
Windows
Step into a small town in 90s fictional China as a grieving detective. In a place plagued by twisted homicides, the truth hides in the lies. Interrogate unpredictable witnesses, expose their contradictions, and rebuild a suspect’s face from an imperfect memory. Just like yours.
Why similar: Detective 24%, Investigation 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Mystery 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #19 Duppy Detective Tashia
84% matchPositive96% of 45 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 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Investigation 9.7%
- #20 Dead Detective: Zombie Conspiracy
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Interactales
Windows · Mac
Step into the shoes of Margh, an undead private detective, in this hilarious and bizarre adventure that combines classic point-and-click gameplay with an elaborate “deaduction” system. Use your brain (or what’s left of it) to solve strange and unconventional mysteries in a world ruled by zombies.
Why similar: Detective 26.7%, Investigation 16.7%, Comedy 12.5%, Point & Click 11.1%, Story Rich 7%
- #21 Remedy for Personality
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mertvitel & Partners
Windows
Remedy for Personality is a visual novel that blends genres: a comedy horror with elements of detective. Immerse yourself in an atmosphere of mysticism, mystery, and hidden threats, spiced up with a generous dose of witty humor.
Why similar: Detective 15.9%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Investigation 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
- #22 Midnight Saturn
82% matchPositive88% of 40 reviews2026
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows · Mac · Linux
A grizzled private eye in a sci-fi adventure takes a murder case no one else will touch. He’s seen it all before, but nothing’s prepared him for a conspiracy that leads off-world. Something big is about to happen. Whatever it is... it goes live at midnight.
Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Investigation 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Point & Click 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
- #23 Cold Case
82% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: BANJIHAGAMES
Windows · Mac
Enter the burned crime scene and restore 8 cases from the past. The crime scene photos and records have been charred black, but as a cold case investigator, your deduction and forensic skills can reveal what happened. Search by keyword, reconstruct the sequence of events, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Investigation 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Mystery 14.1%, Point & Click 9.4%
- #24 Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,773 reviews2024
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 32.7 hrsMean: 35.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 23.4%, Detective 21.1%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Mystery 11%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #25 Desktop Explorer
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,696 reviews2026
Dev: Recurring Dream
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Investigation 17.1%, Psychological Horror 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Visual Novel 9%
- #26 Detective Mane
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: One Frog Games
Windows · Linux
When items go missing and mysterious occurrences disrupt every day life, Detective Leonardo Mane is on the scene. Investigate, interrogate, accuse and solve the case.
Why similar: Detective 25.6%, Investigation 13.3%, Comedy 12.6%, Mystery 11.5%, Point & Click 9.1%
- #27 Storm the Swan - And the Power of FRIENDSHIP and IMAGINATION
78% matchVery Positive99% of 82 reviews2024
Dev: CatTrigger
Windows · Mac · Linux
Make Cute Animal Friends in this 8-bit Gameboy-inspired adventure! But there's something lurking in the woods, with DARK SECRETS you'll need to uncover!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Investigation 11.3%, Horror 9.3%
- #28 Busty Barrister Barbara
79% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Baller Industries
Windows · Mac
A short visual novel set in Hong Kong where you play as Barbara, a newly minted barrister. This game is quite short, you can probably play through it in about two hours. Features two legal cases, fully voice acted and also has nice music.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Detective 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Investigation 11.9%, Point & Click 11%
- #29 A Salem Witch Trial - Murder Mystery
79% matchMixed66% of 68 reviews2018
Dev: Digital Bento
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 32%
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 21%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Mystery 10.4%
- #30 The Test: Hypothesis Rising
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,928 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Investigation 16.6%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%
- #31 Death Trick: Double Blind
76% matchVery Positive88% of 285 reviews2024
Dev: Citreat StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 17.2%, Investigation 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%
- #32 DESOLATIUM
77% matchMostly Negative28% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: SUPERLUMENPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Linux
DESOLATIUM is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.
Why similar: Detective 17.8%, Investigation 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Mystery 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #33 Death off the Cuff
78% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: Simon ChristiansenPub: SiChris Productions
Windows
No criminal has ever been a match for you, and everybody is looking forward to a description of your brilliant deductions. There is just one small problem. One tiny detail that makes it different this time. A mere trifle, really. This time you have no idea who did it.
Why similar: Detective 19%, Investigation 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%
- #34 Samuel Sage: The Mystery at Penby Inn
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Seam Entertainment
Windows
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 20.8%, Detective 17.9%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Mystery 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%
- #35 Kindred [High Tide]
74% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2026
Dev: Victoria RafaelianPub: Captain Edge Studios
Windows
In this detective horror visual novel, investigate a seabound anomaly. Explore areas of interest, uncover clues, and piece together evidence before time runs out — and before this mission becomes your last. Choose a side; don't look back.
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Investigation 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Visual Novel 11%, Mystery 10.9%
- #36 Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island
75% matchVery Positive92% of 5,538 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.
Why similar: Detective 22%, Investigation 15.9%, Comedy 12.3%, Mystery 10%, Interactive Fiction 9%
- #37 Frog Detective 3: Corruption at Cowboy County
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,092 reviews2022
Dev: Grace BruxnerPub: worm club
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery in the wild west.
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Investigation 17.9%, Comedy 14%, Mystery 12.1%, Funny 8.3%
- #38 Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
73% matchVery Positive88% of 4,422 reviews2024
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 35.7 hrsMean: 54.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Investigation 19.9%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Mystery 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.8%
- #39 No Recollection
73% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: Jake Platt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel following a boy who awoke in a strange building, with no recollection of where he is, how he arrived, why he’s here, or how to leave. Discover the answers to these mysteries as you search for a way out. Meet a small but colorful cast in your journey, and escape together!
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Mystery 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.6%
- #40 Lilith Was Dead
75% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2021
Dev: Heat Wave Games
Windows · Mac
After being away at college, you meet up with two of your friends at a local movie theatre. What starts out as a simple reunion, quickly unravels to be a gruesome murder mystery with your friend as the victim. It is now your mission to find out who did it, and how in this visual novel style game.
Why similar: Detective 19%, Investigation 18.6%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Mystery 10%
- #41 Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard
73% matchVery Positive95% of 2,194 reviews2019
Dev: Grace BruxnerPub: worm club
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery. Also there's a wizard.
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Investigation 17%, Comedy 11.6%, Mystery 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 10%
- #42 星影の館殺人事件
72% matchVery Positive94% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: 法螺会
Windows · Mac
1935年の洋館を舞台に織り成す、レトロな雰囲気の怪異ホラーミステリーアドベンチャー
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.6%, Detective 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Investigation 10.3%, Mystery 9.3%
- #43 Hawkshaw Case: Truth & Prevention
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hawkshaw Entertainment
Windows
Investigate crime scenes, interrogate witnesses and organize your evidence to catch the culprit. Solve multiple different cases in varying areas and talk to many unique and fun characters. Can you solve it? Come and see.
Why similar: Detective 29.5%, Investigation 24.5%, Visual Novel 19%, Mystery 9.9%, Point & Click 6.9%
- #44 Reflection Link
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Secretive Sheep Games
Windows
Locked inside a facility that erases memory, seven people must recover what they've forgotten to earn their freedom. Explore escape-room puzzles, piece together broken relationships, and uncover the truth behind the sins none of them remember committing in this branching path visual novel.
Why similar: Detective 16.6%, Investigation 13%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Mystery 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #45 Fragmented Memories - Arc One
72% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2022
Dev: PlatomentiPub: YSY Softworks
Windows · Mac
Immerse yourself in the Psychological horror adventure of James Charouz on his way to find his missing wife and uncover the dark secret of his hometown.
Why similar: Investigation 17%, Detective 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Mystery 10%
- #46 Wonderful Body Wanted
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: mitchaPub: Oyashiro.dev
Windows · Mac · Linux
A distracted student arrives for his internship at a girls' boarding school in the small town of Chudnogorsk. After a series of failures, Andrey finds out about a series of disappearances in this mysterious place. And that he himself is bound to disappear.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Detective 17.4%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Mystery 14.2%, Story Rich 8%
- #47 Friendly Facade
71% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2023
Dev: Emergence
Windows
In this visual novel, Maggie Crane and 15 others are invited to partake in the Isolated Society Study, where they must forge a peaceful society while attempting to outsmart each other in complex challenges. Just as the study is about to conclude, the Golding Foundation introduces a sinister twist.
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Mystery 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #48 Loco Motive
68% matchVery Positive93% of 1,237 reviews2024
Dev: Robust GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
There's been a murder aboard the Reuss Express, and you're the suspects! Prove your innocence in this comedy 'point n' click' murder mystery - packed with twists, laughs, and larger-than-life characters!
Why similar: Trains 21.7% ★, Detective 16%, Investigation 14.8%, Comedy 8.5%, Mystery 8.3%
- #49 Curtain Call in Flames
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gamescun
Windows
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 27.7%, Investigation 20.3%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Mystery 11.6%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #50 DELETE AFTER READING
70% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2023
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows · Mac
Turn on your ghost detector and join your new pals in a funny, thrilling, and lovingly-presented interactive text adventure. Brain-teasing puzzles, a cartoon visual style, and engaging audio design - Delete After Reading weaves a delightful interactive tale.
Why similar: Detective 18%, Investigation 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Mystery 9.6%
- #51 Emma Riley: Dream Detective
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Star Fort Games
Windows
Emma Riley: Dream Detective is a detective game where you must unravel an occult conspiracy spanning the real and dream worlds. Use keen observation to gather clues, carefully interrogate suspects for information, and use your logic and deduction skills to unravel the mystery!
Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Investigation 22.6%, Mystery 12.1%, Point & Click 8.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8%
- #52 The Last Night of Olivia Harrow
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cipher & Clue
Windows
Olivia Harrow was found dead in her Harborview Tower apartment. The police ruled it an accident. A slip, a fall, a tragic head injury. Case closed. But not everyone is convinced... You've been hired as a private investigator to find out the truth. Can you crack the case?
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Investigation 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%
- #53 The Beresford family
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Dreamlight Games Studios SL
Windows
What happened on the night of July 20, 1824? The Beresford family was sleeping unaware that an ancient evil was about to resurface. An ancient evil that brought upon them a curse whose echoes resonate to this day.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Detective 13.7%, Mystery 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%
- #54 Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle, Chapter IV: "Sacred Feathers"
67% matchPositive97% of 32 reviews2025
Dev: Tanuki-sama Studios
Windows · Linux
NINA AQUILA is back for her brightest, boldest, most magical adventure yet!
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Investigation 18.1%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Comedy 7.2%
- #55 HoloTrials: Case Covered
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VTAC GamesPub: holo Indie
Windows
A graffiti mocking the Student Council President appears on the walls, and your best friend is the prime suspect! Play as a student detective in HoloTrials: Case Covered. Investigate the high school campus, face off against your rivals, and clear her name in this legal mystery.
Why similar: Detective 29.1%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Investigation 15.2%, Mystery 13.3%, Funny 5.7%
- #56 Private Psychic
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pazazz!
Windows
Private Psychic is a narrative investigation game about weird ghosts and the fear of the future.Play as Maple, a Psychic launching her own paranormal detective agency, but who is so afraid of the future that she can't predict it anymore (which is a real problem for a psychic...).
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Detective 11.2%, Point & Click 10.3%
- #57 Jill O' Lantern: Final Cut
67% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Screen Savor Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Find the clues to make a time bending turnabout in this off the rails visual novel about murder, mayhem, and a thicc pumpkin girl with a machete.
Why similar: Detective 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Visual Novel 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Point & Click 10.3%
- #58 Detective Grimoire
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,547 reviews2014
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Investigation 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Point & Click 9.6%, Comedy 8.1%
- #59 ELISSA :Body in the bedroom
67% 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 21.2%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Investigation 11%, Mystery 11%
- #60 Rumor Reporter
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Greyhaven Craft
Windows
Rumor Reporter is a Golden Age whodunit mystery. Play as senior reporter Veronica Chase as you explore Greyhaven Island in the Celtic Sea, 1920s. Choose where to investigate, who to question, and what to publish. Your report shapes public opinion, drives arrests, and changes the island’s future.
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Investigation 20.3%, Mystery 12.8%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%