Games Like Oblivistar

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 21% ★, Investigation 20.6%, Detective 17.9%, Mystery 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 7.4%

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 20.6% ★, Investigation 18.4%, Detective 15.3%, Mystery 12.3%, 2.5D 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 24.9% ★, Investigation 22.3%, Detective 18.9%, Mystery 14.1%, Story Rich 7.1%

An exploration game about knowledge and discovery. Change the seasons, investigate plants, and discover secrets about the world to stop an ecological disaster.

Why similar: Conspiracy 21.6% ★, Investigation 20.3%, Detective 16%, 2.5D 12.4%, Mystery 12%

Help solve a crime.

Why similar: 2.5D 19%, Investigation 16%, Detective 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Mystery 9.7%

You're the kingdom's Medium. Summon old cosmic gods, beings that don't lie, but don't speak plainly. Ask. Interpret their visions. Every answer brings you closer to the truth. Every vision drags you one step closer to madness.

Why similar: Investigation 24%, Conspiracy 21.9% ★, Detective 21.7%, Horror 9.5%, Mystery 5.8%

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: Investigation 26.6%, Detective 22.9%, Conspiracy 18.1% ★, Mystery 14.2%, Atmospheric 5.2%

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: Investigation 22%, Detective 20.6%, Conspiracy 19.1% ★, Mystery 10.8%, Story Rich 5%

Become a trickster detective embarking on an Eastern European adventure full of spatial puzzles. Observe your relatives’ loops, sabotage them, and piece the story together at a grandiose feast. Solve a mystery while pranking your family!

Why similar: Investigation 24.7%, 2.5D 15.5%, Detective 14.1%, Mystery 12.3%, Story Rich 10.3%

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 23.8% ★, Investigation 22.6%, Detective 17.7%, Mystery 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 5.5%

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 19.3% ★, Investigation 17.3%, Detective 15.3%, Mystery 14.6%, Story Rich 8.5%

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: Investigation 19.7%, Conspiracy 17.9% ★, Detective 15.1%, Mystery 12%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%

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: Investigation 22%, Detective 19.5%, Mystery 14.8%, Conspiracy 14.1% ★, Story Rich 8.8%

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: Investigation 19.5%, Detective 17.7%, Mystery 14%, Conspiracy 8.6% ★, Horror 8%

Uncover the terrifying truth behind the Blackwood conspiracy in this first-person psychological horror. Use emerging psychic powers to solve deep, environmental puzzles and survive the secrets of Project GENESIS.

Why similar: Investigation 19.6%, Conspiracy 15.3% ★, Mystery 12.7%, Detective 11%, Horror 9.8%

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: Investigation 21.5%, Detective 19.1%, Conspiracy 14.2% ★, Mystery 13.8%, Story Rich 7.6%

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 26.1%, Investigation 22.1%, Mystery 18.5%, Story Rich 7.2%, LGBTQ+ 6.2%

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: Investigation 21%, Conspiracy 20.5% ★, Detective 17.4%, Mystery 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 7.9%

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 26.2%, Investigation 25.2%, LGBTQ+ 18.1%, Mystery 14.5%, Story Rich 10%

Explore the settlement, gather clues, interact with its inhabitants, and uncover a conspiracy. Your actions shape your relationships with the locals – will they help you, or deceive you? Your choices will determine whether the protagonist can escape, or if his tragic fate will repeat itself again.

Why similar: Investigation 20.3%, Conspiracy 18.3% ★, Detective 17.7%, 2.5D 12.2%, Story Rich 8.3%

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 23.2% ★, Investigation 23.1%, Detective 16.8%, Mystery 15.4%, Story Rich 5.2%

《枫叶》是一款以南海市时代疑案为背景的中式恐怖悬疑解谜游戏。故事横跨三个年代，你将通过新人警察宋逸平的视角，从一桩看似普通的寺庙杀人案入手，逐步揭开一宗尘封数十年的冤案真相。当正义与程序、真相与代价纠缠不清，你能否在迷雾中找到那一片染血的枫叶？

Why similar: Conspiracy 16.2% ★, Detective 15.2%, Mystery 14.9%, Horror 14.4%, Investigation 13.1%

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: Investigation 26.6%, Detective 22.1%, Mystery 16.1%, Story Rich 9.6%, Conspiracy 6.4% ★

Blackhall takes place in the 1970s and lets you explore a remote underground shelter that became home to an isolated community. The facility, long abandoned and left to deteriorate, still shows traces of the people who lived there and the society they built.

Why similar: Conspiracy 20.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Detective 15.3%, Investigation 11.1%, Mystery 9.3%

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: Investigation 21.7%, Detective 20.2%, Mystery 17%, Story Rich 8.9%, Linear 6.9%

Olivia Herrera's closest friend Kyle went missing at a frat house two years ago. A party at that frat house is her chance to investigate what happened to him, and get to the bottom of a strange connection she shares with her former group of friends.

Why similar: Investigation 18.8%, Conspiracy 18.1% ★, LGBTQ+ 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Stylized 8.3%

You are the Lawspeaker, a defender of justice. Decode local rituals. Seek the truth. Dismantle conspiracies to save the innocent from execution. Put an end to the deception by revealing the mystery of the Sacred King in this deduction puzzle game.

Why similar: Conspiracy 28.3% ★, Detective 18.3%, Mystery 16.6%, Investigation 11.6%, Adventure 5.7%

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 26.3% ★, Investigation 19%, Detective 16%, Mystery 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%

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 25.6%, Detective 17.5%, Mystery 16.9%, Story Rich 8.6%, Interactive Fiction 7.8%

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 23.9%, Investigation 23.1%, Mystery 16.3%, Conspiracy 13.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 6.5%

Uncover Sabotage, Conspiracy and Counter-Revolution in this cyberpunk detective mystery. Using a mind-probing interface, you explore and act within memories, collect facts, meet agents of change and enormous corporations. Build your case against a person torn between idealism and turmoil.

Why similar: Conspiracy 22.1% ★, Investigation 20.1%, Detective 12.6%, LGBTQ+ 12.1%, Mystery 11.4%

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: Investigation 21.5%, Conspiracy 18.6% ★, Detective 17.7%, Mystery 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%

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: Investigation 22.9%, Detective 19.1%, Conspiracy 18.5% ★, Mystery 13.7%, Story Rich 7.7%

Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.

Why similar: Investigation 28%, Mystery 22.3%, Story Rich 12.4%, Conspiracy 12.2% ★, Atmospheric 9.3%

An audio deduction game where you have one task: restore a series of lost podcast episodes.

Why similar: Investigation 32.1%, Detective 30.5%, Mystery 18.4%, Story Rich 7.2%, Atmospheric 4.1%

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: Investigation 20.5%, LGBTQ+ 16.2%, Detective 15.1%, Conspiracy 13.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 9.4%

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: Conspiracy 17.4% ★, Detective 15.8%, Investigation 15.5%, Mystery 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%

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 23.5%, Investigation 19.4%, Mystery 17%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Story Rich 10%

A college radio DJ has vanished, but the school says she withdrew. Search forum posts and confidential records to uncover the people behind anonymous handles. Piece together what happened to Starlingdive in a deduction mystery spanning three connected cases, from college radio to the music industry.

Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Investigation 23%, Conspiracy 19.5% ★, Mystery 16.5%, Story Rich 7.5%

Lost & Found is an adventure-mystery game where you return townsfolk’s lost belongings & uncover personal stories behind each item. It features a hybrid animation style that blends 2D, 3D, pixel art, & more. Gather clues, investigate locals, & ensure every lost belonging ends up in the right hands.

Why similar: 2.5D 21.5%, Investigation 19.2%, Mystery 16.9%, Detective 12.9%, Story Rich 11.1%

Long-lost family secrets. Hints of a hidden fortune. And miles to go before they sleep. Tess Devine’s relationship with her mom has never been easy, but they’re about to set out together on a journey into the past that they’ll never forget.

Why similar: Investigation 28%, Detective 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Story Rich 10.9%, Stylized 8.3%

Explore a quarantined island chain and an automated hospital abandoned for twenty years. Investigate a returning signal, read the evidence left behind, solve mechanical systems, and evade machines that still believe they have patients.

Why similar: Investigation 26%, Mystery 17.3%, Conspiracy 15.7% ★, Detective 13.4%, Atmospheric 7.5%

Six witnesses, six suspects, and thousands of discoverable lines of dialog. You're the fantasy detective on the case of a stolen magical artifact, and in order to determine the truth you'll have to cross examine, interrogate, and reference all your resources to catch the thief before time runs out.

Why similar: Investigation 24.6%, Detective 23.3%, Mystery 16.1%, LGBTQ+ 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 11%

A secluded mountain resort, 10 friends, 1 murderer. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you solve various mysteries throughout the night. Will you be able to reach the truth and uncover the culprit’s identity? Or will your deductions lead you to blame someone completely innocent...?

Why similar: Investigation 23.6%, Detective 19.5%, LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Mystery 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%

A text-driven noir murder mystery where you literally read the room. Search for clues in the text, photograph evidence, and interrogate suspects to solve the murder of fashion icon Margot Voss.

Why similar: Investigation 26.2%, Detective 23.8%, Mystery 15.3%, LGBTQ+ 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%

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 21.8% ★, Investigation 20.5%, Detective 18.6%, Mystery 12.3%, Story Rich 8.2%

Blue Bird Land is an AVG with horror and puzzle elements. There are 2 episodes, including 6 endings and four chapters. In each chapter, the form of the game is unique and different from others. Let’s follow the alluring characters, addicted to the dangerous amusement park!

Why similar: Investigation 24%, Detective 20.2%, Horror 11.6%, RPG 8.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%

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 21.7%, Conspiracy 21.3% ★, Mystery 19.1%, Investigation 16%, Story Rich 9.7%

《REWIND》 is a hardcore text-based detective puzzle game containing nearly a hundred clues. Players need to carefully examine and deduce the clues to find the answer to the case.

Why similar: Investigation 26.4%, Detective 23.4%, Mystery 18.3%, 2.5D 12%, RPG 10.8%

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: Investigation 25%, Detective 22.4%, Mystery 14.7%, Conspiracy 13.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 6.4%

Detective Red July must stop a serial killer who patterns his murders after optical illusions in this mystery visual novel set in the world of Methods.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Detective 16.4%, Investigation 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Mystery 11.4%

explore the forbidden planet, uncover the dark secrets. first-person exploration game.

Why similar: Investigation 26.5%, Mystery 17.1%, Horror 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Linear 7.9%

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: Investigation 28.8%, Detective 20.9%, Mystery 17.3%, Horror 9.4%, Story Rich 8.7%

Discover Aliorbis, a world where magic and science, chaos and order, are two sides of the same coin. But remember: you're not this world's hero.

Why similar: Investigation 17.2%, 2.5D 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Story Rich 10.2%, Mystery 9.8%

Go to an abandoned village to find your missing brother. Explore the objects that come in your way. Solve the terrible mystery of this mysterious place.

Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Conspiracy 19.5% ★, Mystery 13.1%, Horror 12.9%, Investigation 12.8%

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: Investigation 19.8%, Detective 17.1%, Mystery 12.6%, 2.5D 10%, Horror 9.4%

Population 812. Current residents: none. Dinner is still on the tables, the bridge out is flooded, and the aerosol factory on the hill is running with nobody inside it. A pixel-art Sierra-style mystery: 26 scenes, 14 puzzle systems, three endings. One rainy night.

Why similar: Conspiracy 21.2% ★, Investigation 20.3%, Detective 19.7%, Mystery 12.1%, Stylized 8.5%

Petrichor is a first person horror game inspired by Outer Wilds. Other older games inspired us for the graphics. You are in a cabin in the woods, some strange things are happening here.

Why similar: Conspiracy 23.2% ★, Investigation 17.5%, Detective 15.6%, Mystery 10.1%, Stylized 8.8%

Spring break at Briarwood College turns lethal when a student is found dead on campus. Journalism major Chandler Chase finds himself caught in a murder investigation he never asked to be part of. Interrogate suspects, solve puzzles, and unravel a conspiracy someone is desperate to keep hidden.

Why similar: Detective 22.4%, Investigation 21.8%, 2.5D 16.6%, Mystery 13.1%, Story Rich 9.8%

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: Investigation 23.7%, Detective 21.6%, Mystery 15.6%, Horror 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%