60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Adventure, Singleplayer, Mystery.
GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.
Expelled!
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
Murder by Numbers
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!
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 12.5%, Comic Book 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Detective 10.3%, Hand-drawn 8.9%
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: Detective 18.5%, Dialogue Heavy 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Comic Book 13%, Female Protagonist 8.8%
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: Detective 28.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Historical 13.8%, Investigation 10.9%, Mystery 10.3%
In Thimbleweed Park, a dead body is the least of your problems. Switch between five playable characters to uncover the surreal secrets of this strange town in a modern mystery adventure game from the creators of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion. The deeper you go, the weirder it gets.
Why similar: Detective 25%, Adventure 23.7%, Comedy 20.6%, Puzzle 17.3%, Mystery 9.6%
An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Female Protagonist 14%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Mystery 11.3%
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
Why similar: Detective 54.7%, Mystery 17.6%, Puzzle 13.1%, Historical 12%, Adventure 2.6%
Gods. Romance. Murder. Musical Numbers?! Play as Grace in a world where Greek Gods live in hiding among us. Change your fate as you draw friends, foes & lovers into song using your powers of musical persuasion to unravel the mystery of the Last Muse's death.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Comic Book 15.7%, Hand-drawn 12%, Choices Matter 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 22.5%, Dialogue Heavy 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Visual Novel 8.2%
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
Why similar: Detective 37.6%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Investigation 15.1%, Mystery 12.8%
Join the investigation in Murder Is Game Over, a pixel art point-and-click game where you and Cleo try to solve the murder of a famous game designer. Can you uncover the clues and catch the killer before it's game over?
Why similar: Dark Comedy 23.8%, Detective 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Text-Based 13%, Visual Novel 9%
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: Detective 25.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Investigation 13.3%, Puzzle 10.6%, Mystery 10%
There's been a murder aboard the Reuss Express, and you're the suspects! Prove your innocence in this comedy 'point n' click' murder mystery - packed with twists, laughs, and larger-than-life characters!
Why similar: Detective 38.8%, Comedy 20.1%, Investigation 15.6%, Mystery 14.4%, Adventure 6.8%
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 33%, Dialogue Heavy 17.6%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Puzzle 8.3%, Comedy 8.2%
In this 2D, short narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job. Your job is to decide which people are going to live or die. The consequences of your choices are yours to bear, while the mystery of your incarnation awaits revelation!
Why similar: Dark Comedy 25.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Dialogue Heavy 16%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Choices Matter 13.1%
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 20.9%, Dark Comedy 18.4%, Text-Based 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Comedy 9.9%
Guide Hamlet, Ophelia and Hamlet Sr. to hundreds of hilarious deaths in Ryan North's chooseable-path edition of Shakespeare's Hamlet!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 39.4%, Comedy 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Adventure 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.2%
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Comic Book 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Text-Based 9.2%
A mystery visual novel taking place aboard the underwater train Marine Express. Follow student Ranko Togawa on her quest to find the culprit on the murder of an accompanying teacher... with lots of surprises along the way!
Why similar: Detective 28.7%, Text-Based 12.6%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Comedy 12.1%
Immerse yourself in a dramatic yet charming and witty world of evidence-gathering, deduction and courtroom battles with this double-pack of the adventures of rookie lawyer Ryunosuke.
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Text-Based 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Historical 11%, Visual Novel 10.8%
1872, with a steampunk twist. Phileas Fogg has wagered he can circumnavigate the world in just 80 days. Travel by airship, submarine, mechanical camel, steam-train and more. Race other players and a clock that never stops in TIME Magazine's Game of 2014.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32%, Interactive Fiction 29.9%, Choices Matter 21.5%, Adventure 11.3%, Visual Novel 5.3%
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 27.3%, Dialogue Heavy 22.1%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Comedy 10.1%, Puzzle 9.2%
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline as a clairvoyant investigator in 1941 Borneo. Jump between time and locations to uncover motives and discover what truly happened in the Goodwill tobacco plantation that fateful night on the eve of the WW2 Japanese invasion.
Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Text-Based 10%, Puzzle 9%, Historical 8.5%
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 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Text-Based 11.4%, Female Protagonist 8.1%
When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.
Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Dialogue Heavy 19.8%, Text-Based 15.3%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.1%
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 32.7%, Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Puzzle 12.9%, Mystery 10.8%, Comedy 8.2%
There's only one detective to unravel this murder turned museum heist... and they're the cat's meow. Interrogate a "colorful" cast of suspects until they cough up hairballs... and the truth. Will you wrap up the case in time for an afternoon nap, and make injustice knead its last biscuit?
Why similar: Detective 24%, Dialogue Heavy 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Visual Novel 7.8%
The Zodiac Trial has begun, and everybody's life is on the line! Will these 12 jurors be able to solve the mysteries and cooperate, or will they resort to betrayal, deception, and violence? Get out alive or die, die again!
Why similar: Dark Comedy 19.4%, Detective 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Dialogue Heavy 12.9%, Text-Based 11.5%
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 44.3%, Mystery 14.5%, Puzzle 14%, Investigation 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%
An action novel adventure game in which you instantly judge and understand the contents of multiple conversations displayed simultaneously and continue to make the correct choice. You can experience the wonder of listening to several conversations at once.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 22.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Comic Book 15.2%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Text-Based 11.2%
A steampunk-ish detective adventure from the creator of A Golden Wake and Shardlight! Can you help private investigator Miles Fordham find justice for his clients and track down his partner's killer before his entire world comes apart?
Why similar: Detective 34.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Hand-drawn 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Mystery 12%
Immerse yourself in neon, smoke, and high-stakes legal gambles as a Defense Attorney with uniquely Killer insights in this episodic, diabolically stylish visual novel adventure game.
Why similar: Detective 26.3%, Dialogue Heavy 20.1%, Comic Book 19.2%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.6%
Far Away is a visual novel full of dark humor depicting immersive storylines rather than romantic drama. You will play as Krosa, a typical girl who experiences gang conflicts, crimes, conspiracies, and family grudges in the port city of Bedjan.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Female Protagonist 12.4%
A wild tale of love, death, chickens, and redemption! Chicken Police is a buddy-cop noir adventure with a carefully crafted world, a gritty story, and absurd humor. The game mixes classic adventure games with visual novel-style storytelling, presented in a beak-droppingly unique art style.
Why similar: Detective 30.6%, Dialogue Heavy 22.5%, Dark Comedy 19.4%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Puzzle 7.8%
Role-play as an ancient Chinese constable. Solving cases and bringing criminals to justice is only part of your duty. Every choice leads the story down a different path, and the world itself evolves in response to your actions.
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Historical 15.3%, Dialogue Heavy 12.7%, Text-Based 10.7%, Choices Matter 8.7%
Guide local radio hosts Poe and Munro through six TV-like episodes of supernatural strangeness and sizzling on-screen chemistry. From the creators of The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker and The Shapeshifting Detective.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 27.3%, Detective 25.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Choices Matter 8.3%
Step on board the legendary Orient Express and immerse yourself in the most famous detective suit in a race against the clock to unmask the murderer.
Why similar: Detective 26.4%, Historical 17.8%, Text-Based 15.8%, Investigation 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.2%
Unforeseen Incidents is a classical style interactive mystery set in a beautifully hand-painted world. Join Harper Pendrell and experience a challenging investigation, smart dialog and a rich cast of characters in this thrilling new adventure game.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Detective 17.3%, Comic Book 15.7%, Hand-drawn 14.8%, Puzzle 9%
Negative Nancy is a choose your “no” adventure for people who have had enough. An interactive sitcom where you can only say “no” (or nothing at all). Your choices control the story.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 32%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Comedy 10.9%, Visual Novel 9.8%
A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Dialogue Heavy 20%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Text-Based 14.1%, Choices Matter 10%
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: Detective 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Dialogue Heavy 10.2%, Text-Based 8.7%
Narrative-adventure playing an Agent of Death who must take ONE life that could change the fate of a conflict-torn Nation
Why similar: Dark Comedy 20.8%, Dialogue Heavy 16.9%, Adventure 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Choices Matter 13.1%
This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links guests together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Historical 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
Why similar: Detective 25.4%, Dialogue Heavy 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Choices Matter 10.8%
Solve a sinister murder by spending three reality-shifting nights in a haunted art gallery. An infinitely re-playable murder mystery blending deduction, exploration, puzzles, collectibles and FMV.
Why similar: Detective 41.3%, Investigation 14.3%, Puzzle 13.5%, Mystery 12.3%, Choices Matter 12.2%
Follow Detective Butler and his sidekick Gilligan as they solve a locked-room murder during a haunted cruise ship's maiden voyage. Can you solve the mystery before Detective Butler reveals the answer?
Why similar: Detective 33%, Text-Based 21.1%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Mystery 12.4%, Investigation 12.1%
A bonkers time-loop tragicomedy murder mystery thriller featuring multiple casualties and a suspicious cat, from the creator of To the Moon & Finding Paradise.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.2%, Comedy 26.3%, Mystery 18.8%, Adventure 11%, 2D 6.8%
A lighthearted game about love and murder.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 21.2%, Dialogue Heavy 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Comedy 9.1%, Hand-drawn 9%
In Afterparty, you are Milo and Lola, recently deceased best buds who suddenly find themselves staring down an eternity in Hell. But there's a loophole: outdrink Satan and he'll grant you re-entry to Earth.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 25.9%, Dialogue Heavy 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Comedy 11.3%
Stretch your legs, clean your whiskers, and dive into Nine Noir Lives. Enjoy a "point-and-lick" comedy-noir adventure, full of humour, crazy characters, and intriguing locations. Solve challenging puzzles and answer the immortal question: how many things need to be licked to solve a murder in this town?
Why similar: Detective 33.2%, Comedy 17.5%, Hand-drawn 14.8%, Puzzle 9.7%, Dialogue Heavy 9.4%
Do you like adventure, comedy, and dime store detective novels? Then boy have we got the game for you! Join Voodoo Detective in a hand-drawn, point-and-click noir where you’ll pit your wits and hoodoo know-how against a sinister evil that’s taken root on beautiful Zo Wanga Isle.
Why similar: Detective 25.8%, Dialogue Heavy 17.6%, Hand-drawn 15.7%, Comedy 11.4%, Investigation 9.3%
Join the ladies of Kawaii Island for a Wet 'n' Wild vacation! Enjoy casual gameplay, build relationships, unlock special outfits, and explore each girl's unique story with fully voiced and animated artwork!
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.4%, Comedy 45.1%, 2D 8.5%
It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed. Solve cases and outsmart criminals in a detective story full of lies, confessions, and maybe even a murder or two.
Why similar: Detective 34.1%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Investigation 11.7%, Mystery 9.6%
JENNY LECLUE is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet, mysteries and puzzles to solve across a vibrant, atmospheric world.
Why similar: Detective 36.9%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Mystery 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Puzzle 11.7%
Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.
Why similar: Text-Based 30.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Detective 7.6%
《江华号》是一款国风水墨横版卷轴叙事游戏。1928年，武汉的大街小巷流传着一则“头七夜死者还魂”的诡异消息，引发各界关注。《楚城时报》新人记者虞慧龄奉命前去采访，却误打误撞，被种种谜团指引着登上了一艘名为“江华号”的豪华客轮。在那里，一段不为人知的隐秘往事渐渐浮出水面……
Why similar: Detective 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Historical 13.7%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Dialogue Heavy 8.5%
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 19.8%, Comic Book 14.8%, Dialogue Heavy 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
Something has been taken. Enter a new Grid and forge alliances via visual novel gameplay, uncovering truths through Identity Disc puzzles. Make critical decisions and plot your own course in a world without a creator.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Hand-drawn 9.3%
A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.
Why similar: Detective 21.1%, Dialogue Heavy 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Investigation 9.1%
Hustle your way across ‘90s America as a runaway teen con artist. Choose how to make your scratch as you don disguises, pick pockets, and rip people off in this comedic crime-filled adventure. Experience the totally rad '90s in all its plaid and payphone glory!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 24%, Hand-drawn 16.8%, Comedy 16.2%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Choices Matter 12.3%
Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!
Why similar: Detective 38.9%, Interactive Fiction 24%, Investigation 14.2%, Mystery 11.4%, Puzzle 7.4%
