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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Singleplayer, Indie, Simulation, Detective.

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Delve into a gripping world of puzzles, true ciphers on an old PalmPilot system. Will you uncover the Crypt Killer’s confession and bring him to justice, or will he escape the law?

Reviews: Very Positive — 98% — of 86 reviews
Released: 2025-03-20
Developer: Petter Malmehed
Publisher: Jösses
Genres: Indie, Simulation, Free To Play
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchVery Positive93% of 5,341 reviews2025
    Dev: Aluba Van+Pub: Spiral Up Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Discover a digital realm shrouded in mystery. Sequel to an award-winning narrative driven hacking simulator puzzle game. Play as an AI assistant in a major corporation. Deploy intricate social engineering tactics and expose hidden truths in a world of ambition and high-tech deception.

    Why similar: Hacking 34.5%, Point & Click 21.3%, Detective 15.8%, Simulation 11%, Mystery 8.8%

  2. #2 Anonymous Hacker Simulator: Prologue
    96% matchVery Positive91% of 1,915 reviews2023
    Dev: SicariusPub: G-DEVS.com
    Windows

    Step into the shoes of a skilled Anonymous hacker and embark on a mission to unveil the truth hidden behind a sinister organization's plans to monitor civilian data and enforce mass surveillance.

    Why similar: Hacking 34.1%, Detective 23.6%, Simulation 22.1%, Immersive Sim 19%, Indie 0.9%

  3. #3 Mainlining
    96% matchMostly Positive77% of 359 reviews2017
    Dev: RebelephantPub: ReadGraves
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    After MI7 has been hacked, your primary goal is to bring a cyber-criminal network to justice. Played entirely from your computer's desktop, Mainlining is a thrilling point and click hacking adventure that features a gripping narrative which will have you hooked from the very first case.

    Why similar: Hacking 44.8%, Point & Click 18.2%, Simulation 17.5%, Puzzle 8.4%, Adventure 4.7%

  4. #4 CaseCracker
    95% matchVery Positive90% of 3,209 reviews2022
    Dev: BlackRobe
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    In order to improve the efficiency of selecting talents, the Chicheng police specially developed a test system-the true detection system, with the black robe company. As a tester, you need to complete the cracking of the case under the rules of the system.

    Why similar: Detective 31.3%, Hacking 31%, Puzzle 12%, Simulation 11.9%, Mystery 6.9%

  5. #5 Greyhat - A Digital Detective Adventure
    94% matchVery Positive91% of 244 reviews2020
    Dev: Limited Games
    Windows

    How far would you go to save your daughter? As an infamous hacker-for-hire you have the skills to steal almost any secret. But when your daughter is taken, will you be able to use these skills to uncover a dark conspiracy that goes further than you could ever imagine?

    Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Hacking 24.8%, Point & Click 21.9%, Puzzle 9.7%, Mystery 7.7%

  6. #6 Hacknet
    93% matchVery Positive94% of 25,824 reviews2015
    Dev: Team Fractal AlligatorPub: Fellow Traveller
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports.

    Why similar: Hacking 78.6%, Detective 8.3%, Simulation 5.3%, Education 3.3%, Atmospheric 1.6%

  7. #7 The Roottrees are Dead
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,749 reviews2025
    Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    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 37.7%, Point & Click 23.1%, Puzzle 14.1%, Mystery 11.8%, Atmospheric 4.6%

  8. #8 After Hours
    94% matchMostly Positive71% of 66 reviews2018
    Dev: Petter Malmehed
    Windows

    Groundbreaking research is encrypted on a computer from the 80's. Look through the computer and search the internet to crack the encryption in this augmented reality puzzle game.

    Why similar: Simulation 64.4%, Adventure 14.6%, Retro 10.5%, Indie 9.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%

  9. #9 For Your Tranquility
    92% matchMixed68% of 190 reviews2023
    Dev: Gamesung Games
    Windows · Mac

    It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.

    Why similar: Detective 34.4%, Point & Click 26.9%, Immersive Sim 14.7%, Mystery 10.7%, Adventure 4.1%

  10. #10 Cyber Manhunt
    91% matchVery Positive93% of 15,410 reviews2021
    Dev: Aluba Van+
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Cyber Manhunt is a story-oriented puzzle game focusing on big data, hacking, citizen privacy, and social workers. It focuses on social issues such as cyber violence and privacy breaches.

    Why similar: Hacking 31.8%, Simulation 19.1%, Detective 15.2%, Puzzle 12.8%, Immersive Sim 8.2%

  11. #11 HackHub: Free Trial
    90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 680 reviews2024
    Dev: HotBunnyPub: G-DEVS.com
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 48 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 40%

    Unravel cyber secrets and foil mass surveillance as a skilled hacker in HackHub. Challenge authority, rewrite the rules, and emerge as the ultimate digital rebel.

    Why similar: Hacking 48.8%, Simulation 28.1%, Puzzle 19.4%, 2D 3.3%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  12. #12 HackHub - Ultimate Hacker Simulator
    89% matchVery Positive91% of 446 reviews2026
    Dev: HotBunnyPub: G-DEVS.com
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Unravel cyber secrets and foil mass surveillance as a skilled hacker in Hackhub. Challenge authority, rewrite the rules, and emerge as the ultimate digital rebel.

    Why similar: Hacking 47.5%, Simulation 19.4%, Puzzle 14.7%, Detective 13.2%, 2D 2.6%

  13. #13 Anonymous Hacker Simulator
    89% matchVery Positive86% of 739 reviews2024
    Dev: SicariusPub: G-DEVS.com
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Step into the shoes of a skilled Anonymous hacker and embark on a mission to unveil the truth hidden behind a sinister organization's plans to monitor civilian data and enforce mass surveillance.

    Why similar: Hacking 37.6%, Simulation 22.8%, Detective 19.5%, Immersive Sim 18.7%, Indie 0.9%

  14. #14 Tangle Tower
    87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,973 reviews2019
    Dev: SFB Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    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 39.1%, Point & Click 29.3%, Puzzle 11.4%, Mystery 8.1%, Atmospheric 4.1%

  15. #15 Project DeepWeb
    88% matchVery Positive82% of 129 reviews2020
    Dev: NightCat Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    This is a deep web exploration simulator. Discover hundreds of websites and files around the Web to get to the Silent House and save your friend. Find out creepy stories from the Web and meet its inhabitants. It's showtime!

    Why similar: Hacking 34.4%, Simulation 15.7%, Immersive Sim 14.5%, Puzzle 12.7%, Mystery 7.9%

  16. #16 Hacker Simulator: Free Trial
    86% matchMostly Positive79% of 474 reviews2022
    Dev: Save All Studio
    Windows

    Become a hacker and build your online reputation to the top by discovering a simplified and enjoyable version of real-life hacking methods. Complete contracts, buy new programs, upgrade your computer, crack wifi networks and infiltrate peoples or companies online systems.

    Why similar: Hacking 37.5%, Simulation 33.7%, Detective 19.9%, Adventure 5.4%, Indie 2.5%

  17. #17 Keyword: A Spider's Thread
    86% matchVery Positive82% of 277 reviews2021
    Dev: City From Naught Inc.
    Windows

    Become an investigator in Keyword, a narrative thriller where you’ll depend on skills of logical deduction, hacking, and social engineering to solve challenging puzzles as the only means of finding your missing daughter.

    Why similar: Detective 29.9%, Hacking 23.8%, Immersive Sim 18.8%, Puzzle 11.9%, Mystery 6.9%

  18. #18 Justice.exe
    85% matchMostly Positive71% of 102 reviews2022
    Dev: Late Game ClutchPub: Gameclaw Studio
    Windows · Mac

    Justice.exe is a dialogue-heavy dystopian legal drama in which you defend sentient AI in court. Discover key story elements in dialogue, build your case by studying arguments, and engage the opposing counsel in wits, charisma and skullduggery. Small choices might alter the fate of your clients.

    Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Point & Click 20.9%, Simulation 12.3%, Puzzle 9.2%, Retro 8%

  19. #19 Profession investigator
    84% matchVery Positive99% of 103 reviews2022
    Dev: Indie-Geek
    Windows · Mac

    Profession Investigator is an immersive simulator with a text-based interface in which you have to deal with real criminal cases. The game uses materials from court archives and specialized literature.

    Why similar: Detective 36.5%, Simulation 25.2%, Immersive Sim 15.5%, Puzzle 13.4%, Adventure 7.8%

  20. #20 Unheard - Voices of Crime
    82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 32,839 reviews2019
    Dev: NEXT Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    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 52%, Puzzle 13.9%, Simulation 11.8%, Mystery 10.2%, Point & Click 6.8%

  21. #21 CODE CRACKER 代码破译者
    84% matchVery Positive90% of 160 reviews2019
    Dev: 致意
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Relive nostalgic dream of that golden old age with the retrospective graphic. In this game, you play as a college student who meets diverse characters and solve multiple puzzles together with them. The story unfolds in different ways corresponding to the choices you made along with the gameplay.

    Why similar: Simulation 69.3%, Adventure 19.9%, Indie 10.7%

  22. #22 Connected Clue
    82% matchVery Positive88% of 98 reviews2026
    Dev: Alpheratz Games Pub: CFK Co., Ltd.
    Windows · Mac

    Connected Clue is a quarter-view detective adventure game inspired by the atmosphere of 19th-century mystery novels. Gather clues, see through lies, and uncover the identity of the culprit shrouded in secrecy!

    Why similar: Detective 32.2%, Point & Click 24.8%, Puzzle 11.9%, Simulation 8.8%, Mystery 8.6%

  23. #23 CipherCraft: Cyber Guardian Introduction
    83% matchMixed68% of 94 reviews2024
    Dev: picture4u
    Windows

    Immerse yourself in the strange world of CipherCraft: CGI, where you'll perform repairs, network infiltration, programming, server management, active server administration, and meticulous assembly and cleaning of computer components. Win against an Anonymous hacker who keeps sabotaging the company.

    Why similar: Hacking 40%, Immersive Sim 25.6%, Simulation 18.5%, Education 14%, Indie 1.2%

  24. #24 SIMULACRA 2
    81% matchVery Positive86% of 1,648 reviews2020
    Dev: Kaigan GamesPub: Neon Doctrine
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece the truth together by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media in the follow up to the critically acclaimed SIMULACRA.

    Why similar: Hacking 24.9%, Detective 24%, Point & Click 18.3%, Immersive Sim 15.7%, Simulation 7.5%

  25. #25 Detective Worden
    79% matchVery Positive85% of 54 reviews2025
    Dev: Domestic Black CatPub: Studio Amateur
    Windows · Mac

    As a private detective, you’ll crack word clues left by a mysterious informant, gather evidence, and uncover the truth hidden in the shadows.

    Why similar: Detective 56.7%, Puzzle 39.2%, Indie 3.2%, Singleplayer 0.9%

  26. #26 Yolo Space Hacker
    80% matchVery Positive96% of 214 reviews2020
    Dev: BKNLab
    Windows

    Welcome to our ethical hacker's organisation: we will teach you how to use actual hacker tools (terminal, proxy, reverse shells...) to scan the network, crack passwords, bypass server security and solve the mystery of the Bikini-72 space station.

    Why similar: Hacking 38.9%, Point & Click 21%, Simulation 14.4%, Puzzle 13.2%, Education 9%

  27. #27 Hypnospace Outlaw
    79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,338 reviews2019
    Dev: TendershootPub: No More Robots
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!

    Why similar: Point & Click 27.9%, Detective 23%, Simulation 18.8%, Retro 10.4%, Puzzle 7.4%

  28. #28 Mystery of the Malign
    78% matchVery Positive93% of 76 reviews2025
    Dev: Gameplay Supremacy
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Puzzle 27.9%, Mystery 24.7%, Detective 13.3%, Retro 13.2%, Atmospheric 12.6%

  29. #29 Veritas
    81% matchMostly Positive75% of 51 reviews2020
    Dev: Glitch Games
    Windows

    Uncover the lies. Free your mind. Veritas is a compact narrative puzzle game that asks: what is truth, and does it even matter?

    Why similar: Point & Click 40.3%, Puzzle 18.1%, Mystery 12.7%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Retro 6.7%

  30. #30 Malware
    77% matchVery Positive89% of 1,164 reviews2024
    Dev: Odd Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    Malware lurks where you least expect it. Unscrupulous software vendors have hidden traps inside legitimate installers — can you spot them all and keep your computer clean?

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  31. #31 SIMULACRA
    78% matchVery Positive90% of 4,596 reviews2017
    Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.

    Why similar: Detective 28.1%, Point & Click 22.7%, Immersive Sim 17.6%, Simulation 10.3%, Puzzle 8.9%

  32. #32 Krypta FM
    75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,929 reviews2024
    Dev: Under The Sink Studio
    Windows

    Can you solve the mystery of the Beast of Gozdary?

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  33. #33 The Operator
    75% matchVery Positive92% of 8,099 reviews2024
    Dev: Bureau 81
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.

    Why similar: Detective 30.3%, Immersive Sim 17%, Point & Click 16.6%, Simulation 11%, Puzzle 10.3%

  34. #34 Interrogation Simulator
    77% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2022
    Dev: Otis MillerPub: Fire Cycle Games
    Windows · Linux

    Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.

    Why similar: Point & Click 33.8%, Immersive Sim 29.6%, Puzzle 16.9%, Simulation 14.6%, 2D 5.2%

  35. #35 Escape Lala 2 - Retro Point and Click Adventure
    76% matchVery Positive99% of 155 reviews2019
    Dev: DuckbearLab
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Our beloved princess is missing… What happened? Discover the world of Escape Lala 2, solve mysteries, uncover secrets and bring back peace and order to the world.

    Why similar: Point & Click 37.1%, Puzzle 13.6%, Retro 12.6%, Adventure 9%, Mystery 7.7%

  36. #36 Neon Hearts City
    73% matchVery Positive84% of 50 reviews2025
    Dev: Cosmic VoidPub: Dionous Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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 31.4%, Point & Click 29.3%, Puzzle 12.9%, Mystery 6%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%

  37. #37 Hack RUN
    76% matchVery Positive84% of 230 reviews2015
    Dev: i273 LLC
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 39%

    Ever wanted to be a hacker? Hack your way into the heart of a mysterious organization to uncover their secrets. Hack RUN® is a game which uses 'old school' command prompts (like DOS or UNIX) that simulate a real operating system. Learn the commands of each system to help you navigate through your adventure.

    Why similar: Hacking 52.7%, Simulation 37.7%, Adventure 9.6%

  38. #38 Hold Me Still
    73% matchVery Positive84% of 56 reviews2025
    Dev: Zeroshade123
    Windows

    "Hold Me Still" is a point-and-click puzzle mystery game where you investigate your friend's disappearance by exploring their house, collecting clues, solving puzzles, and uncovering the truth.

    Why similar: Point & Click 48.1%, Puzzle 21.2%, Adventure 9.2%, Mystery 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%

  39. #39 The Case of the Golden Idol
    71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,171 reviews2022
    Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    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 35.6%, Point & Click 24.2%, Puzzle 11.9%, Mystery 11.9%, Atmospheric 4.7%

  40. #40 Simulation world
    74% matchVery Positive86% of 56 reviews2021
    Dev: 007berd
    Windows

    Simulation World - This is a puzzle, story and open world. Feel the vanilla atmosphere as you progress through the puzzles. Rescue the simulation from a virus that wants to destroy the computer world

    Why similar: Point & Click 49.7%, Puzzle 26.2%, Adventure 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, 2D 7.1%

  41. #41 last seen online
    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,052 reviews2024
    Dev: Sochin Studio
    Windows · Mac

    Look through someone else’s computer. Inspired by early “escape room” flash games.

    Why similar: Point & Click 36.4%, Puzzle 30.4%, Simulation 29.4%, Indie 2.8%, Singleplayer 1.1%

  42. #42 GET OUT!
    72% matchVery Positive93% of 444 reviews2021
    Dev: Milpitians
    Windows

    A 2D noir, point and click game where you uncover clues and solve puzzles in a world of espionage and international intrigue.

    Why similar: Point & Click 59.1%, Puzzle 27.5%, Education 6.7%, 2D 6.4%, Singleplayer 0.3%

  43. #43 Metaphobia
    73% matchVery Positive85% of 487 reviews2020
    Dev: Digital Mosaic Games
    Windows

    Metaphobia is an investigative mystery game in the style of classic 1990’s point-and-click adventures. Take control of Richard Elmstat in his journey to solve his father's murder.

    Why similar: Point & Click 60.6%, Mystery 19%, Adventure 11%, Indie 5%, Pixel Graphics 4.5%

  44. #44 Free Will
    69% matchVery Positive97% of 323 reviews2024
    Dev: Kipps In A BoxPub: Meowdy
    Windows

    Free Will is a 2D psychological puzzle RPG where the puzzles happen outside of the game. Dig deep into the system code to fix the corruption, and uncover information that might be better off hidden.

    Why similar: Puzzle 56.7%, Mystery 13.7%, 2D 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Indie 9%

  45. #45 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
    69% matchMostly Positive79% of 580 reviews2026
    Dev: BRANEPub: Surefire.Games
    Windows · Mac

    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 35.3%, Point & Click 27.6%, Puzzle 12.9%, Mystery 10.6%, Adventure 5.9%

  46. #46 DROP - System Breach
    71% matchVery Positive88% of 181 reviews2023
    Dev: Etherfield StudioPub: MicroProse Software
    Windows · Mac

    Welcome to DROP, a fast-paced action-strategy hacking simulator. Ready to hack your way to fame and fortune while avoiding getting caught? Use stealth and cunning to maneuver between the ongoing power struggle of corporations and factions to control the fragmented networks in the city.

    Why similar: Hacking 43.4%, Simulation 17.5%, Puzzle 13.4%, Atmospheric 6.7%, Linear 6.3%

  47. #47 Déjà Vu: MacVenture Series
    74% matchMixed64% of 73 reviews2015
    Dev: Zojoi
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    Relive the original MacVenture Series version of Déjà Vu! Play through the Mac and Apple IIGS versions and discover a classic detective mystery adventure.

    Why similar: Detective 37.9%, Point & Click 33.6%, Adventure 11.2%, Mystery 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 4.4%

  48. #48 Murder Mystery Machine
    72% matchMixed54% of 172 reviews2021
    Dev: Blazing GriffinPub: Microids
    Windows

    Join the District Crime Agency in this isometric, modern noir deduction thriller. Explore crime scenes in complex dioramas, organize your evidence effectively, and blur the lines between right and wrong to present your case. Do you have what it takes to be a real detective?

    Why similar: Detective 38.9%, Point & Click 25.9%, Puzzle 13%, Mystery 9.1%, Adventure 5.8%

  49. #49 Gumshoe Detective Agency: The First Case
    68% matchMostly Positive77% of 52 reviews2025
    Dev: Birdy Interactive
    Windows

    A missing person case straight out of 1995. Search the early internet, dig through emails and dusty floppy discs, and uncover the secrets behind the disappearance of Victoria Mason.

    Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Point & Click 20.7%, Immersive Sim 14.1%, Simulation 11.4%, Puzzle 9.4%

  50. #50 Mind Diver
    66% matchVery Positive97% of 307 reviews2025
    Dev: Indoor SunglassesPub: PLAYISM
    Windows

    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 48.8%, Puzzle 17.9%, Mystery 15.9%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Adventure 5.1%

  51. #51 Legal Dungeon
    70% matchMostly Positive78% of 581 reviews2019
    Dev: Somi
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Legal Dungeon is a game about organizing Police Investigation Documents. The player must review and provide an Investigation Verdict on reports ranging from petty theft to murder, in eight different criminal cases. Weigh the value of people’s lives to unlock all the collectables.

    Why similar: Simulation 52.3%, Detective 27.9%, Adventure 12.8%, Indie 7%

  52. #52 Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders
    67% matchVery Positive86% of 100 reviews2025
    Dev: Homo Narrans Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Play as a sharp-witted detective in late 19th-century Leipzig, Germany, in this retro pixel-art point & click adventure. Search for clues, question suspects, and piece together evidence on your deduction board to solve four gripping murder cases.

    Why similar: Detective 36.4%, Point & Click 35.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%, 2D 5.6%, Adventure 5.5%

  53. #53 Shadows of Doubt
    65% matchVery Positive83% of 17,129 reviews2024
    Dev: ColePowered GamesPub: Fireshine Games
    Windows
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Take on the role of a private investigator in this immersive detective simulator. Solve murders and other crimes in a procedurally generated and persistent city where every NPC lives and breathes their own independent lives. Find the killer quickly… or they will kill again!

    Why similar: Detective 42.7%, Immersive Sim 26.4%, Hacking 10.2%, Puzzle 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 3.1%

  54. #54 Dingir OS
    66% matchVery Positive82% of 57 reviews2025
    Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
    Windows

    Congratulations, you've found Dingir OS — an operating system that lets you glimpse into the darkest corners of the internet. Browse forbidden websites, investigate lethal files, and immerse yourself in the world of digital legends. (We are not responsible for anything that may happen to you.)

    Why similar: Detective 34.2%, Point & Click 28.7%, Simulation 15.5%, Puzzle 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 4.7%

  55. #55 Parker & Lane: Criminal Justice
    71% matchMixed57% of 74 reviews2018
    Dev: Big Blue StudiosPub: GameHouse
    Windows · Mac

    Are you ready to solve the case and bring a criminal to justice?

    Why similar: Detective 59.5%, Simulation 31.2%, Adventure 9.3%

  56. #56 A Case of Fraud
    64% matchVery Positive98% of 365 reviews2025
    Dev: Hesperus Games
    Windows · Mac

    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 39.8%, Point & Click 26.3%, Puzzle 12.9%, Mystery 11.1%, Adventure 2.9%

  57. #57 3D Escape Room: Detective Story
    67% matchMostly Positive71% of 118 reviews2025
    Dev: Shenzhen Zhonglian Interactive Technology Co.,Ltd
    Windows

    3D Escape Room: Detective Story is an immersive 3D puzzle game that takes you to 1930s London. In the game, you play as an insightful private detective, searching for clues in realistic 3D environments, solving intricate puzzles and mini-games, and cracking bizarre cases.

    Why similar: Point & Click 41.1%, Puzzle 20.4%, Mystery 16.3%, Atmospheric 6.9%, Adventure 6.5%

  58. #58 VirtuaVerse
    67% matchVery Positive83% of 1,098 reviews2020
    Dev: Theta DivisionPub: Blood Music
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    VirtuaVerse is a challenging old school cyberpunk point & click adventure set in a future not so far away narrating tales of technomancers, AVR graffiti writers, hacker groups, tribes of cryptoshamans, digital archeology, epic cyberwars and virtual reality debauchery.

    Why similar: Point & Click 40.8%, Puzzle 12.2%, Retro 11.9%, Mystery 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%

  59. #59 Access Denied: Escape
    66% matchVery Positive91% of 276 reviews2023
    Dev: Stately Snail
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Access Denied: Escape is a puzzle game where you have to hack data vaults and interact with various devices to escape.

    Why similar: Puzzle 26.2%, Mystery 23.4%, Hacking 17.9%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Linear 8.2%

  60. #60 A Hand With Many Fingers
    67% matchVery Positive86% of 491 reviews2020
    Dev: Colestia
    Windows

    Unravel a real conspiracy from deep within the CIA’s archives. Search classified documents and follow new leads in this non-linear investigative thriller.

    Why similar: Detective 44.3%, Mystery 29.7%, Adventure 15.9%, Indie 10.2%

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