60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Interactive Fiction, Detective, Mystery, Investigation.
You were just the owner of an office, but something piqued your curiosity. Understand what happened to Andy by browsing through his most personal archives and memories. OS: Memories is a short and engaging storyline about the everyday life of a game developer.
New Folder
You log on to a computer having no clue of what lies within. Explore its files, solve puzzles to recover missing pieces, and decipher passwords to enter otherwise prohibited folders. As you delve deeper into its content, you’ll find that there is a greater mystery to be solved.
Case Sealed
You found a new opportunity to save your daughter. The authorities who learned about your situation gave you a job opportunity. You have to be successful in this job, which is your last chance, and save up for your daughter's surgery. Remember, you only have 30 days.
You log on to a computer having no clue of what lies within. Explore its files, solve puzzles to recover missing pieces, and decipher passwords to enter otherwise prohibited folders. As you delve deeper into its content, you’ll find that there is a greater mystery to be solved.
Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Simulation 11.3%, Text-Based 10.4%, Puzzle 10.3%
You found a new opportunity to save your daughter. The authorities who learned about your situation gave you a job opportunity. You have to be successful in this job, which is your last chance, and save up for your daughter's surgery. Remember, you only have 30 days.
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Investigation 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Emotional 8.5%, Puzzle 8%
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 19.8%, Investigation 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Story Rich 8.5%, Text-Based 8.3%
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 18.6%, Detective 17%, Mystery 12.1%, Puzzle 10.8%, Story Rich 9.2%
An aging encrypted terminal. A past deliberately erased. Follow the guidance, solve puzzles one by one, and close in on a buried truth. Who used this computer before you? What happened to them? And now, it is your turn.
Why similar: Investigation 15.5%, Detective 10.9%, Simulation 10.1%, Exploration 10%, Puzzle 9.9%
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: Detective 17.3%, Emotional 14.9%, Investigation 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Story Rich 10.7%
In 2016, a group of ambitious students got together to make the best adventure game ever — but they failed. Discover their story by playing through different builds of their game and reading their development logs.
Why similar: Life Sim 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Simulation 16.8%, Investigation 10.2%, Puzzle 9.6%
The Cold Cases: Remembering Jory is a story rich, investigative mystery game where your only tools are your contacts and the people you can find and get to talk to you. Read through old internet archives, pick out what is important, and solve the mystery of the 10 year old cold case.
Why similar: Detective 17.6%, Investigation 15%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Emotional 9.3%, Text-Based 8%
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: Detective 24%, Investigation 17%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Mystery 11%, Story Rich 8%
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 24.6%, Investigation 18.2%, Puzzle 9.4%, Mystery 8.9%, Story Rich 8.8%
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 19%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Detective 16.6%, Story Rich 10.7%, Exploration 10.1%
Spirits and Secrets is a Bartender Simulator Murder Mystery game set in a medieval fantasy world. Talk to patrons, make their orders, and solve their mysteries by piecing together clues.
Why similar: Detective 24%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Simulation 15.1%, Life Sim 11.4%, Investigation 8.9%
A short, story-driven, detective-mystery game where you are tasked with solving a deceptively simple break-in case. Meet the citizens of Arcadia Springs, find and follow the clues, make the right choices, and you may unlock a dark secret kept under lock and key.
Why similar: Detective 32.1%, Story Rich 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Puzzle 11.3%
Heya! Long time no see. I just have a small -tiny- little favor to ask of you, could you buy me some soup? ...How? Well, that's for you to find out!
Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Investigation 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Simulation 9.3%, Puzzle 9.2%
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 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Investigation 15.3%, Mystery 10.2%, Puzzle 9.2%
Cradlemoor is a cinematic multi-layered narrative game, which casts you as Journalist William Marlowe as he journeys to the Dartmoor village of Cradlemoor to investigate a missing film crew. Cradlemoor features a persistent story across multiple playthroughs and hours of film, files and documents.
Why similar: Detective 19.1%, Investigation 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Emotional 12.1%, Story Rich 8.8%
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: Detective 20.2%, Investigation 18.2%, Mystery 10.5%, Puzzle 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 10%
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: Detective 21.5%, Investigation 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Emotional 11.6%, Story Rich 7.4%
[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 17.2%, Mystery 13.4%, Puzzle 10.7%, Dialogue Heavy 8.8%
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 19.2%, Investigation 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Text-Based 9.2%, Puzzle 8.2%
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 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Investigation 12.1%, Mystery 7.7%, Simulation 7.5%
You are a detective on a rogue manhunt through the beautiful country of Italy. Gather clues, interview witnesses and uncover dark secrets to solve the case. Follow your own path to the solution in this 1970's noir crime road-trip.
Why similar: Detective 25.8%, Investigation 17.5%, Mystery 10.1%, Puzzle 9.7%, Story Rich 8.5%
A completely open-dialog murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Investigation 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Mystery 9.6%, Exploration 9.4%
Wota (otaku) Culture x Life Sim x Mystery: A Slice-of-Life Mystery Adventure Game—Manage your time, build friendships, and unravel the truth behind a series of incidents while navigating daily life inside Hohsen's idol wota world.
Why similar: Life Sim 23.1%, Investigation 15%, Detective 14.6%, Story Rich 11.2%, Dialogue Heavy 9.3%
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 25.5%, Investigation 13%, Simulation 10.9%, Dialogue Heavy 10.2%, Puzzle 10.1%
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 31.7%, Investigation 16.3%, Puzzle 12.4%, Mystery 12.2%, Story Rich 8%
Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.
Why similar: Investigation 18.1%, Detective 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Puzzle 9.5%, Emotional 9.4%
A bakery falls to arson and a city falls to chaos. With the harmony between human and dragon crumbling, can Rimentus solve the Mystery of Caketropolis before his kind face exile?
Why similar: Investigation 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Detective 12.9%, Story Rich 9.6%, Puzzle 8.7%
A private investigator, tracking a missing person, uncovers a conspiracy between humans and androids and a secret that could change everything. Neon Hearts City is a retro point-and-click adventure that thrusts you into a grungy cyberpunk city of the future.
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Investigation 15.6%, Puzzle 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
在城市打拼的你，意外接手了奶奶留下来的餐馆。因此回到了童年生活过的家乡，自己去感受这个乡村世界带来的愉快体验。
Why similar: Life Sim 32.7%, Emotional 15.9%, Simulation 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Atmospheric 9.1%
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 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Investigation 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Exploration 8.8%
The Mournmore Killings a story-driven, deduction based mystery game where you step into the shoes of a detective trying to solve the enigmatic riddles left behind by a serial killer.
Why similar: Detective 31.7%, Mystery 11.6%, Puzzle 10%, Story Rich 9.8%, Emotional 9.3%
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 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Investigation 14.7%, Text-Based 11.9%, Dialogue Heavy 9.2%
GRAFTAGE is a solarpunk hacking game where a bug has turned an office building into a cage. As you hack the corrupted machines through puzzles within their allotted runtimes, you bring the trapped denizens of the office building one step closer to freedom with each win you make against the virus.
Why similar: Life Sim 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Emotional 12.6%, Simulation 11.9%, Investigation 11.1%
Build a life that keeps moving around you. Create your character, work, study, manage money, find a home and form relationships as families grow, careers change, neighbourhoods evolve and thousands of choices shape what happens next.
Why similar: Life Sim 27.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Simulation 16.3%, Emotional 12.9%, Casual 9.4%
An 80s-style pixel art detective simulator where you interrogate suspects using natural language. Characters respond dynamically as you uncover clues and solve the crime.
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Investigation 13.5%, Text-Based 9.6%, Simulation 9.3%
Tails Noir Preludes is a post-noir narrative adventure with branching choices. It is an intertwined series of vignettes about change, circumstance, and consequence. Guide four characters through formative moments in their lives in a dystopian Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.
Why similar: Detective 16.7%, Emotional 14.5%, Dialogue Heavy 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Story Rich 8.1%
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 20.6%, Investigation 14.2%, Emotional 12.5%, Mystery 8.8%, Dialogue Heavy 8.7%
Dig into the truth hidden in the artist's strange paintings through the puzzle.
Why similar: Detective 28.3%, Simulation 25%, Puzzle 16.2%, Exploration 13%, Dialogue Heavy 11.6%
Sound Agent is a narrative puzzle game where you solve cold cases by listening. Use the sound device to rewind to crime scenes, listen to the sounds at the scene, and uncover truths hidden in plain sound.
Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Puzzle 12.7%, Mystery 11.4%, Dialogue Heavy 11.2%, 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: Detective 25%, Investigation 17.4%, Mystery 10.2%, Story Rich 10.1%, Puzzle 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: Detective 25.6%, Investigation 18.3%, Life Sim 15.9%, Story Rich 11.7%, Exploration 8.5%
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 27.9%, Investigation 13.9%, Mystery 13%, Text-Based 11.8%, Story Rich 7.4%
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 29.4%, Mystery 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Puzzle 11.2%, Investigation 9.1%
Where there is sky and sea, there is a story. Experience the "slow life" of your dreams on a southern island!
Why similar: Life Sim 37.5%, Simulation 22.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Exploration 12%, Story Rich 7.8%
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 27.5%, Investigation 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Mystery 10.2%, Story Rich 8.8%
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: Detective 17.7%, Investigation 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Story Rich 8.9%, Mystery 8.1%
Go undercover as a ballroom dance teacher on a cruise ship full of wacky murder suspects. Create dance routines to uncover their dark secrets, follow the leads, and combine clues to find who killed the head scientist of the Bolero Chocolate Company.
Why similar: Detective 29.3%, Investigation 19.2%, Story Rich 11.8%, Mystery 10.9%, Puzzle 9.3%
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: Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Detective 21.3%, Investigation 15.1%, Puzzle 11%, Dialogue Heavy 7.8%
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 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Puzzle 12.3%, Exploration 10.4%, Mystery 9.8%
Something strange happened in the old manor, but the Pond's premier puzzle-solver is here to uncover the truth. In this ribbiting and cozy mystery, explore the grounds, journey into the past, and unearth the secrets buried at Marsh Manor.
Why similar: Detective 34.5%, Investigation 23.9%, Puzzle 15.4%, Casual 13.7%, Mystery 11.7%
You'd think that after 20+ cases, there'd be no crime left in Twin Lakes - but that's not how crime works, rookie. Six new mind-melting mysteries await Detective McQueen and Officer Dooley - just as soon as they get the mustard out of Dooley's gun.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Detective 16.4%, Exploration 12%, Puzzle 11%, Text-Based 9.9%
Take the night shift as a judge in Meridian. Examine evidence, manage pressure, issue reasoned rulings, and create precedents that reshape the cases—and consequences—still to come.
Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Investigation 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Simulation 12.5%, Mystery 10.6%
Awakening in a frigid room with an empty pill bottle, she’s forgotten something vital. Trapped between a monochrome bedroom and distorted dreams, she must face anxiety and depression... Break mental shackles and find the light in this psychological puzzle adventure！
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Life Sim 16.4%, Emotional 15.3%, Detective 13.7%, Story Rich 11.2%
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Investigation 21%, Mystery 14.7%, Puzzle 13.6%, Story Rich 13.6%, Exploration 10.8%
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 22.4%, Investigation 16.3%, Life Sim 13.3%, Story Rich 9%, Interactive Fiction 9%
A colourful narrative adventure game. You're one of the first sheep to attend university. Roam the campus, attend lectures by day and enjoy friend-time at night. Discover campus truths, and sniff out secrets. Live the life of a campus sheep, but beware: not everybody wants to see a sheep graduate!
Why similar: Life Sim 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Emotional 15.2%, Story Rich 9.7%, Simulation 9.1%
Become a Crime Scene Investigator, gather evidence, and connect not obvious facts which will lead you to solve the crime and find the guilty! Don't let criminals get more innocent victims!
Why similar: Detective 22%, Life Sim 21.3%, Investigation 15.9%, Puzzle 9.4%, Exploration 9.1%
A comedic detective visual novel in a noir style. Try on an old raincoat, arm yourself with a half-eaten éclair, and set out to find the Mayor's stolen wig! Read dialogue, make choices, and try not to lead the investigation down a dead end before the Sausage Baron takes over the city.
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Life Sim 21.8%, Investigation 17.9%, Exploration 11.9%, Puzzle 10.9%
Set on a mysterious magical island, you will befriend toy characters through free-form chatting conversations powered by a cutting-edge deep learning AI. Help your new friends out, and guide them through their journey of growth and discovery!
Why similar: Emotional 21.8%, Life Sim 18.6%, Dialogue Heavy 15.8%, Simulation 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%
