60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Investigation, Mystery, Adventure.
Investigate a murder at Grimwick’s harvest festival in this hand-drawn point-and-click mystery. Question suspicious locals, collect clues, use items, and uncover the truth behind a town that insists there was no murder.
Wild East: The Straw Man
1993, just after Czechoslovakia split in two. Play as reporter Marek and investigate the death of a company director in name only. In Prague, journalist Eva pursues a case of her own. Explore locations, read documents, and uncover where their cases meet in a classic 2D point-and-click mystery.
The Mystery of Oak Island
A gripping point-and-click adventure – inspired by the real treasure hunt on Oak Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. Unravel a web of murder, myth, and forgotten history. Some secrets are better left buried.
1993, just after Czechoslovakia split in two. Play as reporter Marek and investigate the death of a company director in name only. In Prague, journalist Eva pursues a case of her own. Explore locations, read documents, and uncover where their cases meet in a classic 2D point-and-click mystery.
Why similar: Detective 18%, Investigation 15.7%, Point & Click 11.8%, Crime 10.4%, Dialogue Heavy 9.9%
A gripping point-and-click adventure – inspired by the real treasure hunt on Oak Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. Unravel a web of murder, myth, and forgotten history. Some secrets are better left buried.
Why similar: Investigation 18.1%, Detective 16.9%, Point & Click 13.9%, Mystery 12.2%, Hand-drawn 7.3%
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: Detective 15.4%, Investigation 13.1%, Point & Click 12.9%, Crime 12.6%, Dialogue Heavy 9.9%
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 26.9%, Investigation 21.4%, Mystery 12.6%, Point & Click 11.2%, Crime 7.7%
The mask of a legendary thief has been stolen. Follow Detective Time in a point-and-click investigation using her watch to witness key moments and uncover who is behind this new wave of robberies. Observe the past. Investigate the present. Uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 22.3%, Investigation 18.6%, Point & Click 15.6%, Crime 12.3%, Mystery 9.7%
Solve cozy, crafty whodunits. Puzzle your way through nine unique investigations – and use your noggin to make intelligent deductions. Explore the evidence, scrutinize statements, and connect the dots.
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Investigation 19.6%, Cozy 18.5%, Crime 11.8%, Mystery 10.7%
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 24.7%, Investigation 18.1%, Crime 13.7%, Mystery 12%, Dialogue Heavy 7.5%
The Wolf is Dead is a murder mystery game. When the Big Bad Wolf is found murdered at a party for his biopic, you're called in. Interrogate suspects, investigate the scene of the crime and use this to travel back in time and reconstruct the events of the evening. Who killed Alexander Wolff?
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Dialogue Heavy 17.1%, Crime 15.3%, Mystery 12.6%, Investigation 12%
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 23.9%, Point & Click 13.4%, Dialogue Heavy 11.9%, Crime 10.8%, Mystery 8.8%
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 17.8%, Detective 16.8%, Point & Click 12.9%, Dialogue Heavy 11.9%, Hand-drawn 9.7%
An audio deduction game where you have one task: restore a series of lost podcast episodes.
Why similar: Detective 31.4%, Investigation 24.2%, Mystery 14.1%, Point & Click 13.6%, Adventure 4.7%
Dive into a decade of secrets, mysterious characters and their inexplicable deaths - in the shadow of the darkest time in human history. Investigate crimes, decode documents, collect clues and solve riddles - one word at a time. The deeper you read, the less any of it seems to be an accident.
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Investigation 18.4%, Point & Click 13%, Crime 10.3%, Mystery 9.2%
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 34.5%, Investigation 16.4%, Crime 13.5%, Mystery 12.6%, Point & Click 6.7%
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 16.2%, Investigation 14.3%, Dialogue Heavy 10.9%, Crime 10.6%, Point & Click 9.6%
Grayton the Detective is a narrative adventure game about a homeless man who once lived in wealth and comfort, now showers with a kettle, and solves petty mysteries on the streets of Cleveland. However, with the disappearance of mysterious Golden Spoon, everything may change.
Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Investigation 19.3%, Point & Click 13.5%, Hand-drawn 11%, Story Rich 5.8%
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 14.9%, Investigation 14.7%, Dialogue Heavy 13.7%, Crime 11.5%, Point & Click 11%
Investigate a mysterious case at the old English estate of Ravenhill in this adventure inspired by classic first-person point-&-click games. Explore the mansion and its surroundings, solve puzzles & riddles, and question suspects to find out "what was found at Ravenhill"
Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Investigation 14.8%, Point & Click 12.5%, Dialogue Heavy 12.2%, Mystery 12.1%
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 23.9%, Investigation 18.3%, Crime 14.8%, Mystery 12.3%, Point & Click 9.3%
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a series of sabotage incidents on the Louisiana bayou.
Why similar: Investigation 18.4%, Detective 17.2%, Crime 13.7%, Mystery 13.1%, Point & Click 13%
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 23%, Investigation 18.8%, Mystery 11.2%, Point & Click 11.2%, Dialogue Heavy 10.1%
A true crime detective game where you map suspects, reconstruct timelines, and use deduction to find the truth everyone missed.
Why similar: Investigation 22.3%, Detective 21.2%, Crime 12.9%, Mystery 12.8%, Point & Click 12.2%
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 16.3%, Dialogue Heavy 13%, Investigation 12.5%, Crime 10.8%, Point & Click 10.4%
[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 25.5%, Investigation 21.3%, Crime 14.1%, Point & Click 13.2%, Mystery 12.9%
An absurdist mystery for only the most hard-boiled interim junior detectives.
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Dark Humor 13.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11.9%, Mystery 10.9%, Point & Click 10.7%
Can you think like a killer? In this short murder mystery find details in evidence, interpret criminal behaviors and prove your worth to the FBI as new detective Desmond.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Investigation 21.3%, Point & Click 13.5%, Crime 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 7.6%
Cracking cases isn’t elementary when you're Dumb Sherlock, the world’s dumbest detective and last living descendant of the brilliant original Sherlock. Inspect, interrogate, beat puzzles and minigames and solve a hilarious whodunit mystery in this charmingly handcrafted 2D point-and-click adventure!
Why similar: Detective 21%, Investigation 16.3%, Point & Click 13.9%, Cozy 10.9%, Mystery 10.6%
Everyone blames the baboon. Somebody has to check. A deadpan deduction mystery in a South African Karoo dorp: five cases, one meerkat detective, a notebook full of clues, and one final choice that decides what the town remembers.
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Cozy 16.3%, Investigation 14.9%, Point & Click 11.8%, Mystery 11.3%
A story-driven deduction game set in Okayama, Japan, where everyone has an answer—but you need evidence. Examine evidence and records, cross-reference witness accounts, reconstruct timelines, and separate plausible theories from provable facts across six murder investigations.
Why similar: Detective 26%, Crime 17.4%, Mystery 17%, Dialogue Heavy 10.9%, Investigation 9.5%
You are the new night librarian at Ashwood. Shelve the impossible returns, answer notes left by a patron who appears in no register, and piece together what the library remembers. A short, atmospheric mystery told over five nights and twenty-two puzzles.
Why similar: Cozy 25.5%, Detective 20.5%, Mystery 14.6%, Investigation 13.5%, Point & Click 10.3%
From a single bone to a name — and the truth. A mystery adventure set in a forensic anthropology lab. Read the bones, search the scenes with your colleagues, run the experiments, and close in on the killer. Seven names waiting, 14 forensic tasks turned into play, and one very good dog.
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Investigation 16.1%, Crime 11.7%, Mystery 11.1%, Dialogue Heavy 10.1%
Follow detective Carol Reed in this colorful mystery, made with real-life photographs. The game features a classic adventure game interface, plenty of puzzles, and a series of minigames as an integrated part of the story.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Investigation 20.2%, Point & Click 17.8%, Mystery 13.9%, Adventure 8.2%
Mohism: Battle of Words is a detective game set in the world of wuxia. The game follows Zhang Xiaochen, investigates unsolved cases and comes into his own as a hero. He must rely on his wits and razor-sharp tongue to best his opponents, find the culprit and ensure justice prevails!
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Investigation 17.9%, Crime 12.6%, Mystery 11.9%, Dialogue Heavy 11.3%
Turtle Soup World – lateral-thinking mystery game. Each chapter: one strange case. Explore, inspect, question NPCs, ask the host Yes/No/Both questions to find the truth. Works with local LLM or API.
Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Investigation 15%, Dialogue Heavy 14.7%, Mystery 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 7.5%
Embers of Spiritflame is an Emotional Point & Click detective adventure about the exploration of an old abandoned house. Inside, you go through comic book-inspired levels and begin to uncover why everyone is missing. View events and memories of the place and piece the story together.
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Investigation 15%, Dialogue Heavy 13.1%, Point & Click 11.2%, Mystery 10.9%
A hand-drawn and story-rich deduction mystery set in 1887. Pearl Lundgren is dead and two men have been arrested for her murder, but the full truth remains to be discovered, and only you can piece it together.
Why similar: Detective 23%, Investigation 19.4%, Point & Click 14.9%, Crime 9.1%, Hand-drawn 8.6%
A point and click ghost story, set in a Victorian mortuary. A haunting story with a fully voiced cast of characters. Featuring hand painted locations and characters in 4K resolution.
Why similar: Point & Click 16.2%, Dark Humor 14.2%, Investigation 12.4%, Hand-drawn 9.7%, Detective 8.3%
A mystery adventure game where you investigate 3D evidence and uncover the truth behind each case through the clues left behind.
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Investigation 21.9%, Crime 16.3%, Mystery 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 5.8%
It’s the 1920s and the world’s foremost detective is about to embark on his most challenging case yet. Thankfully, in this world that’s not quite like our own, there’s nobody better to crack the case than the great detective and gentleman giraffe, Lord Winklebottom.
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Investigation 15.1%, Crime 13.2%, Point & Click 13.2%, Mystery 10.4%
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 28.5%, Investigation 23.9%, Mystery 14.3%, Point & Click 13.8%, Story Rich 6.7%
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 18.9%, Point & Click 16%, Investigation 16%, Dialogue Heavy 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
An investigation and courtroom visual novel set in the electoral courts of a small Brazilian city. A first-case lawyer, a doctored campaign flyer, and a document with a date that does not add up. Two routes of around eight hours, six endings and a final act.
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Investigation 18.9%, Mystery 12.8%, Crime 11.5%, Dialogue Heavy 10%
Investigate a replayable Hollywood murder mystery where everyone has something to hide. Question guests, uncover contradictions, and identify the killer before they escape justice.
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Investigation 18.3%, Crime 14.8%, Mystery 13.6%, Dialogue Heavy 13%
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a cursed black cat statue that has been terrorizing a local theater.
Why similar: Detective 20.5%, Investigation 17.7%, Point & Click 13.4%, Mystery 13%, Crime 10.5%
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 18.1%, Investigation 14.5%, Crime 12.3%, Dialogue Heavy 12.3%, Mystery 9.2%
Just in Crime is a detective video game in which you play a detective dog and a wizard cat. With a twist; you are able to travel back in time and examine the crime scene a few seconds before it happened.
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Investigation 17.3%, Point & Click 11.1%, Mystery 10.7%, Dialogue Heavy 9.7%
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 29.5%, Investigation 20.7%, Mystery 15%, Point & Click 9.3%, Crime 6.9%
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 29.9%, Investigation 18.5%, Mystery 15.8%, Point & Click 12.9%, Puzzle 5.4%
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 20.3%, Dialogue Heavy 15.5%, Point & Click 13.1%, Investigation 13%, Crime 11.7%
An impossible locked-room murder: Captain Mortuga lies dead beside an ancient cauldron aboard the world’s strangest submarine, crewed by sketchy suspects. A handcrafted point-and-click with sharp humour and tricky puzzles. Dive into the next mystery from the creators of Tangle Tower & Crow Country.
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Investigation 13.2%, Crime 11.4%, Dialogue Heavy 11.1%, Point & Click 10.3%
A narrative detective game about solving mysteries through investigation, evidence, and conversation. Question suspects in your own words, photograph clues, and piece together the truth in a town full of secrets. Who is lying, and what are they hiding?
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Investigation 18.1%, Dialogue Heavy 16.2%, Mystery 11.9%, Crime 11.4%
You're an insurance investigator. Review evidence, spot fraud, make decisions. Every case is a puzzle — approve, reject, or negotiate. Limited energy, a ticking clock, and your reputation on the line
Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Dialogue Heavy 16.1%, Investigation 14.5%, Crime 13.8%, Mystery 11.5%
A 1998-set deduction game. Trawl a period internet for documents, photographs, and dead ends, then correct the official record: who really wrote, played, drew, or built it. An anthology of credit fraud, set straight one careful search at a time.
Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Investigation 19.9%, Crime 14.1%, Point & Click 12.5%, Mystery 12.2%
Investigate a series of murders at an abandoned school, examine evidence, connect clues, and reconstruct each crime. In this 2D psychological mystery adventure, every answer points to the dating sim heroine you trusted most—but is she truly the killer?
Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Investigation 21.2%, Mystery 16%, Crime 9.5%, Point & Click 8.5%
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 25.5%, Investigation 21.4%, Crime 14.2%, Point & Click 12.8%, Mystery 12.8%
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 19.8%, Dialogue Heavy 15%, Investigation 14.6%, Crime 12%, Mystery 10.8%
Created with indie comic artist Graham Annable's unique narrative and visual sensibilities, delivered with the distinctive Telltale storytelling style, Puzzle Agent is sure to challenge, thrill and engage in more ways than you can shake a cryptogram at!
Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Point & Click 16.4%, Mystery 13.8%, Dark Humor 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 9%
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 24.5%, Investigation 21.5%, Point & Click 15.6%, Mystery 12.2%, Story Rich 5.7%
Explore different locations, talk to characters, collect evidence, and draw your own conclusions about who, how, and why is behind what happened.
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Point & Click 17.6%, Mystery 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Investigation 8.2%
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 26.7%, Investigation 18.9%, Mystery 13.6%, Crime 12.1%, Point & Click 11.7%
One hundred detectives compete against each other in a crime-solving competition.
Why similar: Detective 17.2%, Investigation 15.5%, Dark Humor 13.4%, Crime 10.8%, Mystery 9.7%
