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 21.7% ★, Investigation 20.6%, Detective 17%, Mystery 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 7.4%

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

Why similar: Conspiracy 21.7% ★, Investigation 20.4%, Detective 15.8%, 2.5D 12.3%, Mystery 12%

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 25% ★, Investigation 22.5%, Detective 18.8%, Mystery 14.2%, Story Rich 7.1%

Help solve a crime.

Why similar: 2.5D 18.9%, Investigation 16.1%, Detective 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Mystery 9.7%

Unhomely is a retro-inspired first person psychological indie horror game. You play a journalist who has 3 days alone in a reclusive tech CEO's cabin to get the exclusive on his new project and save your career.

Why similar: Investigation 20.2%, Detective 16.4%, Conspiracy 13% ★, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Mystery 8.4%

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%, Detective 22.9%, Conspiracy 18.1% ★, Mystery 14.6%, Atmospheric 5.3%

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 23.9% ★, Investigation 22.7%, Detective 17.6%, Mystery 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 5.6%

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 19.8%, Conspiracy 18.1% ★, Detective 15%, 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 22.2%, Detective 19.3%, Mystery 14.8%, Conspiracy 14.1% ★, Story Rich 8.7%

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 22.4% ★, Investigation 20.1%, Detective 16.4%, Mystery 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.1%

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 19.8%, Conspiracy 15.4% ★, Mystery 12.7%, Detective 10.9%, Horror 9.6%

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 21.1%, Conspiracy 20.7% ★, Detective 17.1%, Mystery 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 8%

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 24.7%, Investigation 22.2%, Mystery 18.7%, Story Rich 7.5%, Atmospheric 6%

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 26.1%, Investigation 25.3%, LGBTQ+ 17.9%, Mystery 14.4%, Story Rich 10.4%

A Geoguessr-inspired detective game set on an alien planet. Pinpoint the exact locations of photos to track down missing archeologist Abigail Lidari. Cross-reference journal entries, decipher cryptic symbols, and uncover the mysteries of an ancient civilization.

Why similar: Conspiracy 23.3% ★, Investigation 23.3%, Detective 16.6%, Mystery 15.4%, Story Rich 5.1%

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 21.9%, Detective 20.1%, Mystery 17.1%, Story Rich 8.8%, Linear 6.8%

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 26.9%, Detective 22%, Mystery 16.2%, Story Rich 9.5%, Atmospheric 6.5%

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 20.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Detective 15.2%, Investigation 11.2%, Mystery 9.4%

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 21.4%, Investigation 19.4%, Mystery 16.9%, Detective 12.8%, Story Rich 10.9%

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 20.2% ★, Investigation 18.1%, Detective 15.7%, Mystery 15.2%, Story Rich 8.8%

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: Investigation 21.6%, Conspiracy 18.7% ★, Detective 17.5%, Mystery 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%

Be forced to expand your knowledge through various mini-games in a timeless limbo. Memorize, Deduce, and survive the suffocating darkness in this atmospheric horror game!

Why similar: Investigation 35.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Horror 12%, Story Rich 12%, Mystery 10.7%

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

Why similar: Investigation 28.2%, Mystery 22.3%, Conspiracy 12.3% ★, Story Rich 12.3%, Atmospheric 9.4%

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 20.8%, LGBTQ+ 15.8%, Detective 15.1%, Conspiracy 13.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 9.5%

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 19.5% ★, Investigation 18.4%, Detective 16%, Mystery 11.2%, Story Rich 7.4%

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: Investigation 22.2%, Conspiracy 21.5% ★, Detective 12.6%, LGBTQ+ 11.3%, Mystery 10.7%

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 24.2%, Detective 20.1%, Horror 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%, RPG 8.7%

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 28.2%, Detective 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Story Rich 10.8%, Stylized 8.7%

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 21.8%, Conspiracy 19.6% ★, Mystery 13.1%, Investigation 12.9%, Horror 12.7%

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 17.6%, Detective 15.4%, Mystery 10.1%, Stylized 9.2%

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 23.9%, Detective 19.5%, Mystery 14.4%, LGBTQ+ 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%

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+ 16.6%, Investigation 16.5%, Detective 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Mystery 11.4%

A Little Time is a first-person interactive story. You play as a young but determined detective investigating a man's disappearance. You will travel to a variety of locations and pick up clues while experiencing the story, dialogue, and atmospheric visuals.

Why similar: Investigation 25%, Detective 20.7%, Mystery 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Story Rich 9.3%

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 20%, Detective 16.9%, Mystery 12.6%, 2.5D 10%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%

Soulflow is a 2.5D fantasy-detective game that offers a unique experience with its graphic style. In this story-based role play game, players must gather information from others during the day and try to solve the murders in the neighborhood to stay free.

Why similar: Investigation 22%, Detective 17.9%, 2.5D 14.9%, Mystery 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%

At the beginning of the 20th century, you awaken in a quiet manor where everyone calls you “Anna”, a maid. But there’s one problem — you’re actually a man. Soon after, a locked-room murder occurs, and the secrets of the manor begin to unfold.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.2%, Investigation 20.8%, Detective 18.6%, Mystery 14.8%, Story Rich 7.4%

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 23.9%, Detective 21.4%, Mystery 15.7%, Horror 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%

FoldLoop is a detective game that emphasizes logical reasoning. To escape the curse of endless cycles, you'll observe the sandbox from a higher dimension, analyze the rulebook, and deduce the secrets of the real world.

Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Investigation 19.3%, Mystery 17.1%, Conspiracy 16.9% ★, Story Rich 9.5%

A first-person investigation and detective game. Explore a sealed 1980s bunker, solve puzzles, collect evidence, take photos, and piece together what really happened. Your final report determines the outcome. Follow the protocol. Question everything.

Why similar: Investigation 26.4%, Detective 18.9%, Conspiracy 13.9% ★, Mystery 13.9%, Horror 5.7%

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 26.8%, Mystery 17.7%, Detective 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Story Rich 9.9%

You play as a tourist trapped in a scam compound. fight to survive, sneak around and seize escape chances. Gather hidden clues, master scam skills reluctantly to survive, meet captives stuck here for various reasons, dig out its dark secrets, and choose between escaping the den or ruling it.

Why similar: Investigation 26.3%, Detective 22.3%, RPG 15.9%, Mystery 12.2%, Story Rich 11.4%

While on a school trip to Jabberwock Island, students are ensnared in Monokuma’s deadly game, forced into mutual killing and Class Trials to expose the culprit. Break through contradictions with high-speed detective action. Includes both a brand-new scenario and the enhanced original!

Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Investigation 18.8%, Mystery 12.9%, LGBTQ+ 12.6%, 2.5D 11.5%

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 27.6% ★, Investigation 20%, Detective 16.6%, Mystery 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%

A struggling content creator goes toe-to-toe with conspiracy and catastrophe in this short, narrative RPG. Adventure to the world of the Soda Kingdom, a plastic paradise that values the brand above all else!

Why similar: Investigation 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Horror 13.5%, RPG 11.3%, Stylized 10.6%

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 28.9%, Detective 20.7%, Mystery 17.4%, Horror 9.2%, Story Rich 8.8%

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: Investigation 24.7%, Detective 20.7%, Conspiracy 18.5% ★, Mystery 17.8%, Story Rich 6.5%

When renowned P.I. Clair V. Is called to a Louisiana town on reports of a ghost, what they find is a mystery cloaked in a nightly calamity. With spirit abilities and the gift of foresight, Clair must loop through futures to uncover the roots of the haunting and stop a curse.

Why similar: Investigation 19%, 2.5D 14.6%, LGBTQ+ 13.9%, Mystery 13.9%, Detective 13%

Investigate the sleepy town of Lakewood as you follow the trail of numerous missing person cases and the mysterious cause of the disappearances. Unravel the secret of Lakewood and try to survive its tightening grip.

Why similar: Investigation 24.2%, Conspiracy 20.2% ★, Mystery 14.7%, Horror 11%, Story Rich 8.1%

In this story-rich detective game, uncover clues through a card-like system to solve a series of bizarre murders. Combine pieces of evidence to build your case against the most likely culprit from within an eclectic cast of unusual characters.

Why similar: Investigation 29.2%, Detective 26.2%, RPG 10.5%, Mystery 10%, Story Rich 9%

To Hell with the Ugly is an adventure game where you play as Rock Bailey, a gorgeous yet shallow young man, who must investigate and fight his way to freedom after being kidnapped. Alternate between turn-based combats and investigation in this film noir adaptation of the novel by Boris Vian.

Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Conspiracy 18% ★, Investigation 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Mystery 8.2%

In Who is the Liar you are Wadson, the only and best detective in town!Use your detective nose to solve the troubles that happen at Madmily Mansion parties.Organize the testimonies of the residents, find the liar of each case and beat this crazy family in their fun minigames!

Why similar: Investigation 22.6%, Conspiracy 21.5% ★, Detective 19.1%, Mystery 13.5%, Story Rich 7.1%

What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?

Why similar: Detective 40.2%, Mystery 19%, RPG 9.5%, Story Rich 8.9%, Investigation 8.2%

Live your Capybara Detective dream in Animal Mystery Crew! Crack every quirky case through peculiar problems and absurdist intrigue. Use evidence and interrogation to solve the different mysteries in the park!

Why similar: Investigation 26%, Detective 22.2%, Mystery 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%, Colorful 7.2%

The Cursed Legacy is a Puzzle Game set in a dark and mysterious atmosphere. Keep calm and solve the riddles to unravel this strange disappearance. But be careful, you're not alone!

Why similar: Investigation 27.9%, Detective 21.5%, Mystery 17.7%, Horror 11%, Atmospheric 7.9%

Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.

Why similar: Investigation 23.1%, Conspiracy 16.8% ★, Detective 14.2%, Mystery 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%

Lones is a single-player adventure. Leave stress behind and live off-grid in the Canadian woods. Investigate and uncover the truth behind a mysterious and peculiar shadow.

Why similar: Investigation 26.6%, Mystery 18.4%, Story Rich 12.5%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Stylized 8.3%

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 23.5%, LGBTQ+ 21.1%, Mystery 16%, Story Rich 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%

Sentenced to life in prison, you’re offered freedom by joining a trial for a new drug. The experiment is simple: enter the room, observe, and identify what has changed. Complete all tasks, and your sentence is commuted. But, the further you go, the more unsettling your reality becomes.

Why similar: Conspiracy 31.2% ★, Investigation 16%, Mystery 15.3%, Horror 13%, Atmospheric 7.9%

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 29.7%, Detective 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Mystery 11.8%, Story Rich 7.6%

A Single-Player Survival Horror Adventure: play as a cast of characters exploring an isolated village haunted by an ancient ritual—but beware, its labyrinthine roads will change each time you lose all your characters.

Why similar: Conspiracy 22.6% ★, Investigation 17.9%, Detective 15.3%, Mystery 10.1%, Stylized 9.2%