60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Investigation, Adventure, Story Rich, Detective.
After crash-landing on a mysterious planet, novice engineer Nova Collins must unravel the secrets of a town's messy past to escape it. Talk your way through this enigmatic place, but beware: ideas manifest as things that can be traded and lost, so don't lose yourself along the way...
Almanac: Detective Agency
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?
Banned Together
A queer mystery game about book banning. Play as Ruby (they/them), a journalism major on a surreal, after-hours adventure to investigate the disappearance of books from their college library.
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 18.4%, Dialogue Heavy 16.6%, Investigation 16.2%, Nonlinear 11%, Mystery 10.1%
A queer mystery game about book banning. Play as Ruby (they/them), a journalism major on a surreal, after-hours adventure to investigate the disappearance of books from their college library.
Why similar: Investigation 17.2%, Nonlinear 17%, LGBTQ+ 16.1%, Mystery 11.5%, Emotional 9%
Follow the story of Blanca Silverurn—a strix entangled in a murder mystery. Explore the Grimstrand campus and learn about its unique magic. Delve into the secrets of students and faculty members. Affect their relationships, including a spicy romance between Blanca and her enigmatic mentor.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 16.6%, Investigation 16.4%, Detective 12.3%, Mystery 10.1%, Nonlinear 9.4%
Demo updated for the Detective Fest! Step into detective Brian Storm’s shoes and unravel a grim 17th-century mystery. Interrogate villagers, gather clues, and piece together the evidence in a deduction system where every secret matters.
Why similar: Detective 16.5%, Nonlinear 14.2%, Investigation 13.3%, Dialogue Heavy 10.9%, Mystery 9.4%
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 23.1%, Dialogue Heavy 20.7%, Mystery 12.6%, Investigation 12.6%, Crime 11%
Kamilia is a story-driven, choices-matter detective mystery. Follow a talented painter who finds himself wrapped up in an unsolved case, as he tries to unveil a hidden truth that has been buried for years.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 16.1%, Detective 16%, Investigation 14.9%, Mystery 12.9%, Emotional 9.8%
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 18.6%, Dialogue Heavy 17.3%, Investigation 14.7%, Nonlinear 12.9%, Mystery 10.4%
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: Dialogue Heavy 22.2%, Detective 21.4%, Investigation 17.6%, Mystery 11.2%, Crime 8.5%
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 19.7%, Mystery 12.6%, Nonlinear 11.2%, Crime 10.8%
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Dialogue Heavy 15.5%, Investigation 11.8%, Mystery 10%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
A completely open-dialog murder mystery.
Why similar: Investigation 20%, Detective 19.7%, Dialogue Heavy 13.8%, Mystery 12.5%, Nonlinear 11.6%
The mysterious death of a girl on the municipal school sports field shook the small town of Sky Cliffs. Haunting days pass, and amid disappearances, paranormal activity, and ghosts, the Teen Detective Club takes on the investigation of these frightening cases.
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Investigation 20.5%, Nonlinear 19.5%, Mystery 8.1%, Side Scroller 7.8%
17-year-old Hope Song returns home from school to find her parents missing. Use Hope’s observant eye as an artist to investigate, piece together clues, and uncover dark secrets beneath her peaceful urban life in this non-linear narrative mystery game.
Why similar: Investigation 15.7%, Detective 15.4%, Nonlinear 15.3%, Mystery 9.6%, Emotional 8%
Play as amateur sleuth Marcella Moon to investigate a cursed black cat statue that has been terrorizing a local theater.
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Investigation 18.7%, Mystery 13.1%, Dialogue Heavy 8.6%, Crime 7.6%
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 20.3%, Investigation 17.9%, Nonlinear 14.9%, Dialogue Heavy 14.2%, Mystery 10.4%
An evidence-based detective game set in rural India. Investigate your friend's disappearance by searching crime scenes, interrogating suspects, and presenting proof to break through lies. Race against time to expose a conspiracy before the 9:45 PM train leaves.
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Investigation 18.3%, Dialogue Heavy 15.9%, Mystery 11.2%, Crime 9.6%
The chart-topping itch.io and Newgrounds indie hit comes to Steam, with a slew of enhancements and new features! Step into court as Nina Aquila, rookie defense attorney in this thrilling VN/adventure game hybrid, and fight for justice in a world where all anime genres exist at once!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 24.9%, Detective 19.3%, Investigation 14.3%, Mystery 10.4%, Crime 9.2%
Can you mix a cocktail while eye-to-eye with a criminal? Find out in Best Served Cold, a murder mystery set in a bustling speakeasy where you serve customers, make friends and enemies, and solve crimes. At the Nightcap bar, prohibition is a killer… and so are some of your customers!
Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Dialogue Heavy 19.8%, Investigation 16.8%, LGBTQ+ 8.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%
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: Dialogue Heavy 26%, Investigation 16%, Detective 15%, LGBTQ+ 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 7.6%
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 25.4%, Investigation 22.8%, Nonlinear 16.4%, Mystery 13%, Crime 10.4%
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 29.8%, Investigation 22.5%, LGBTQ+ 16.7%, Mystery 12.6%, Story Rich 8.5%
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 18%, Investigation 17.1%, Mystery 10.8%, Crime 9%, Emotional 8.5%
A deceptively cozy narrative game about an alchemist that immigrates to a new country and opens an apothecary. Get to know your weird and wonderful community, brew the potions your customers need, and use your words to stir up a country on the brink of change.
Why similar: Investigation 24%, Detective 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Mystery 9.3%, Choices Matter 8.1%
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 23.1%, Investigation 20%, Mystery 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Choices Matter 6.4%
In a world of fairies, a childhood friend suddenly calls Beatrice back to her old hometown. Yet when she arrives, her friend is mysteriously missing.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 28.2%, Detective 20.9%, Investigation 17.6%, Mystery 13.4%, Story Rich 6.8%
Step into a suspenseful murder mystery at a prestigious boarding school. As a new student, you must question AI-driven suspects, uncover secrets, and solve the murder before the police arrive. Your choices determine the outcome—can you find the real killer before it’s too late?
Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Investigation 16.1%, Dialogue Heavy 14.3%, Emotional 9.9%, Mystery 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 cases that are too tough for the local police to crack.
Why similar: Detective 30.6%, Investigation 26.1%, Mystery 14.6%, Dialogue Heavy 9%, Crime 6.4%
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 37%, Investigation 19%, Mystery 13.8%, Crime 10.7%, Story Rich 5.5%
One cold case, four deathbed flashbacks. Every shift in perspective overturns the "truth" you believed. Story-driven, with exploration, deduction, puzzles, and combat. Ready for a mind-bending thrill ride with twists at every turn?
Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Investigation 19.2%, Mystery 12.1%, Crime 10%, Psychological 8.1%
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 20.8%, Investigation 19%, Mystery 11.8%, Crime 9.1%, Interactive Fiction 9%
A mystery game where you investigate a murder by searching the crime scene and interrogating AI-powered NPCs with unique personas.
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Dialogue Heavy 20.3%, Investigation 17.1%, Mystery 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.1%
2D RPG about the brutal daily life of Ray - an artist struggling with addiction, who takes care of her little sister. Look after your condition - no one should know about the addiction. Improve your skills, sell paintings, do everything to ease the withdrawal. Survive and look for a way out.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.8%, Detective 18%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Investigation 13.2%, Emotional 7.9%
After a mysterious and anonymous phone call to the police, Sonia's body was found in an abandoned public toilet. The more we learn about her, the more mysterious this case becomes. Become the detective, investigate her murder and find out who killed Sonia Verninac.
Why similar: Detective 31.5%, Investigation 18%, Mystery 13%, Nonlinear 12.3%, Story Rich 10%
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 20.1%, Investigation 18.3%, Dialogue Heavy 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Mystery 9.8%
[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 24.4%, Investigation 22%, Mystery 19%, Dialogue Heavy 18.3%, Story Rich 6.2%
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 30.4%, Investigation 20.8%, Mystery 17.1%, Story Rich 6.8%, LGBTQ+ 6.1%
A World War II computer. An archive of lost books. A world-changing secret. Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Overboard!, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
Why similar: Investigation 21.9%, Nonlinear 17.5%, Detective 16.9%, Mystery 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 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: Dialogue Heavy 18.5%, Investigation 17.3%, Detective 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Mystery 10%
In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Investigation 16.8%, Mystery 11.9%, Crime 10.5%, Story Rich 7.4%
Resurrected through fusion with the hostile entity K.L.A.R.A., you now owe a debt to the Resistance. Explore crime scenes without quest markers, write your deductions in your own words rather than choosing pre-made answers, and expose lies during intense interrogations.
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Investigation 17.5%, Dialogue Heavy 15.9%, Mystery 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Investigation 22%, Mystery 12.5%, Crime 11.6%, Side Scroller 9.7%
Байкал зовёт. Прошлое возвращается в форме теней, и Андрей должен решить - играть по чужим правилам или переписать сценарий судьбы.
Why similar: Detective 20%, Investigation 17.7%, Nonlinear 14%, Mystery 8.7%, Dark 7.6%
The night before the wedding, the altar burns down and the wedding planner is injured. The family blames a curse, but she suspects foul play. Play as a college student who goes undercover as her replacement. Can you solve the mystery before the wedding?
Why similar: Investigation 25.3%, Mystery 18.3%, Detective 18.2%, Dialogue Heavy 8.6%, Story Rich 8.3%
What do mirror reflections do once they have no one to repeat after anymore? Play as Iris, quite a sarcastic reflection torn between the urge to unravel the mystery of death of her “prototype” and the need to find her place in a mirrored world.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17%, Investigation 16.4%, Nonlinear 15.8%, Mystery 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
A story-rich detective mystery set in 1930s England. Investigate a murder inside a sprawling manor, interrogate suspicious residents, and make meaningful choices to uncover the truth — before Scotland Yard arrives.
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Dialogue Heavy 18%, Investigation 16.5%, Mystery 10.7%, Crime 9.3%
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 18.3%, Investigation 17.3%, Dialogue Heavy 15.2%, Mystery 10.4%, Crime 8.8%
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 25.1%, Investigation 22.3%, Mystery 15.5%, Side Scroller 15%, Interactive Fiction 8.1%
[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 28.2%, Investigation 25.4%, Mystery 14.7%, Crime 11.4%, Story Rich 7.5%
A folk noir detective horror game. An old time detective trying to find out the truth behind a missing girl in a mysterious place.
Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Investigation 17.8%, Mystery 11%, Dialogue Heavy 9.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%
An EROTIC POINT & CLICK ADVENTURE inspired by the classic detective games of the 90s. Explore, investigate, and form intimate relationships as you uncover the truth behind a town's dark secret.
Why similar: Detective 17.1%, Investigation 17%, Mystery 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, Emotional 9%
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 23.1%, Investigation 23%, Mystery 14.4%, Crime 9%, Dark 6.3%
A new mystery arises from the collision of narrative puzzle games and film noir. Investigate a film set full of catty cast and crew in order to deduce and connect their relationships. Debunk or prove those connections using evidence to unravel the mystery of what occurred and who is responsible!
Why similar: Detective 15.2%, Investigation 14.5%, Nonlinear 13.6%, Mystery 10.7%, LGBTQ+ 10.4%
Within a universe dominated by Artificial Intelligences, you step into the shoes of an AI detective to solve the mystery hidden within the Proxy Bar, a jazz club. You can ask the suspects ANYTHING, but will you ask the right questions?
Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Investigation 20.6%, Dialogue Heavy 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Mystery 14.5%
A mysterious woman comes back from the dead, and the dusty past surfaces. Between a gloomy student girl and a glamorous ex-girlfriend, the clues are intertwined, who is the mastermind behind the scene? Play as a detective heroine in 1935 London, embark on a journey of love and growth.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.2%, Nonlinear 16.3%, Detective 15%, Investigation 12.4%, Mystery 11.7%
10 world-renowned experts are trapped together and must cooperate to survive... until conflicts arise, and they discover the greatest threat to their lives isn't the system they're resisting: it's each other! Discover the truth of who's living a lie in this fully voiced murder mystery adventure.
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, LGBTQ+ 14.9%, Mystery 13%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%, Story Rich 8.2%
A weaponless psychological thriller. Become trapped in the dark simulation within Gabriel’s mind after surviving a deadly plane crash. Run, hide, and piece together your memories to wake from this dystopian nightmare before Protocol 66 is activated.
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Investigation 20.9%, Emotional 9.8%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Mystery 8.3%
A sci-fi VR exploratory puzzle game, The Callisto pushes the boundaries of VR with stunning visuals, dynamic puzzles, and a rich storyline that unfolds piece-by-piece through your own exploration.
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Investigation 17.3%, Dialogue Heavy 14.6%, Mystery 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
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 27.1%, Investigation 25.6%, Mystery 15.1%, Story Rich 8.8%, Choices Matter 6.3%
You lost your memory of nothing but a mundane day. But why do mysterious men keep jamming into your life, all of them pointing to the day you forgot? Find out a hypnotherapy clinic receptionist's memory of an insignificant day in this BL visual novel.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.7%, LGBTQ+ 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Mystery 9.7%, Emotional 8.7%
A puzzle-detective game set in 1990s China: play as a forensic artist, interview witnesses, drag and drop testimony and documents, sketch suspects from clues, and piece together evidence to solve mysterious crimes.
Why similar: Detective 26.7%, Investigation 23.7%, Mystery 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Dialogue Heavy 9.4%
