60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Story Rich, Investigation, Mystery.
Past Memos is a detective game set in the foggy atmosphere of 90s New York. As a former detective, you strive to clear your name while solving dark cases and uncovering the secrets of a mysterious past.
Grill'd: The Vanishing
[Grill'd] is a dinner party detective game played from the first-person perspective of a royal investigator. Trapped in a mansion located in the estate of a fallen aristocrat, collect clues about the cases, connect them to one another, and interrogate the suspect to uncover the truth.
The Roottrees are Dead
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.
[Grill'd] is a dinner party detective game played from the first-person perspective of a royal investigator. Trapped in a mansion located in the estate of a fallen aristocrat, collect clues about the cases, connect them to one another, and interrogate the suspect to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Investigation 15%, First-Person 9.2%, Adventure 9.1%
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 31.5%, Mystery 17.2%, Investigation 17.2%, 1990's 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 7.1%
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: Detective 20.9%, Time Management 17.3%, Investigation 15.9%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
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 21%, Detective 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Exploration 8.1%, Story Rich 8%
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 22.7%, Investigation 21%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Mystery 10%
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 21.1%, Detective 19%, Mystery 18.6%, Multiple Endings 7.8%, Exploration 7.1%
After a mysterious and anonymous phone call to the police, Sonia's body was found in an abandoned public toilet. The more we learn about her, the more mysterious this case becomes. Become the detective, investigate her murder and find out who killed Sonia Verninac.
Why similar: Detective 33.6%, Investigation 15.3%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Mystery 13.5%, Story Rich 8.8%
Welcome to the mysterious village of "Folk Show"! This is a domestic plot-oriented micro-horror game that will take you into a rural story full of suspense and thriller.
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Investigation 16.2%, Mystery 15.6%, Open World 12.1%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
Inescapable: No Rules, No Rescue is a social thriller set in a tropical island resort: you’ve been kidnapped and forced to participate in a twisted reality TV show with 10 strangers. At the end of their stay, they’ll each receive $500,000... If they survive.
Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Investigation 15.4%, Time Management 15.2%, Mystery 11.8%, Survival 11.4%
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: Detective 25.3%, Investigation 21.8%, Mystery 15.5%, Open World 8.3%, Exploration 6.7%
One cold case, four deathbed flashbacks. Every shift in perspective overturns the "truth" you believed. Story-driven, with exploration, deduction, puzzles, and combat. Ready for a mind-bending thrill ride with twists at every turn?
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Investigation 17%, Mystery 13.1%, 1990's 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%
An exploration-driven mystery set on quarantined Scottish islands, where you investigate abandoned settlements, uncover hidden clues, and reveal the truth behind a decades-old government seal.
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, Mystery 19.5%, Investigation 16.9%, Adventure 9.7%, Exploration 8.9%
Northern Canada, 1970. A strange blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake. Step into the shoes of a detective to explore the eerie village, investigate surreal events, and battle the elements to survive. Kona is a chilly interactive tale you won't soon forget.
Why similar: Detective 30.4%, Survival 19.1%, Open World 12.2%, First-Person 7.3%, Exploration 6.7%
Follow detective Carol Reed in this colorful mystery, made with real-life photographs. The game features a classic adventure game interface, plenty of puzzles, and a series of minigames as an integrated part of the story.
Why similar: Detective 31%, Investigation 20.5%, Mystery 16.4%, Adventure 9.8%, Exploration 6.1%
A powerless, FAKE therapist facing raw truth. Balance financial pressure and patients' collapse in this narrative RPG. Use speechcraft and the "Mind Reading Spell" to dive into minds and shatter cognitive dissonance. Are lies your weapon... or redemption?
Why similar: Detective 19.6%, Time Management 17.5%, Investigation 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
Borneo: A Jungle Nightmare is a 3D horror adventure game, with the direction and the original script by Ruggero Deodato. Take control of different characters in a desperate expedition to the virgin jungles of Borneo.
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Investigation 14.5%, 1990's 11.6%, Mystery 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
A puzzle-detective game set in 1990s China: play as a forensic artist, interview witnesses, drag and drop testimony and documents, sketch suspects from clues, and piece together evidence to solve mysterious crimes.
Why similar: Detective 28%, Investigation 19.8%, Mystery 15%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, 1990's 8.6%
Explore & embrace SONDER, a first-person exploration game set within an asteroid in which time flows back and forth, harbouring a vibrant paradise and a communal civilisation doomed by an imminent flood.
Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Mystery 15.1%, Investigation 13.4%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Open World 8%
Enter a small town filled with mysteries to help Andrew Connor solve one of his own. Work your way through the past and help put it, and the people involved, to rest for good. Just remember to be careful, danger could be hidden around any corner.
Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Exploration 10.3%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Investigation 8.5%
Transmission in Progress is a detective game located in a sound powered world, playing in the shoes of Inres, a forensic detective falsely accused of murder. You must tap into several different audio channels to determine the real suspect of the crimes you were falsely accused of.
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Time Management 20.2%, Investigation 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
Children have been vanishing while playing with the brand new Room2Room handheld gaming system. You have been contracted to monitor playtest sessions, document any unwanted quirks, and help young testers play safely.
Why similar: 1990's 19.2%, Investigation 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Mystery 11.5%, Exploration 6.7%
Northern Québec, 1970. A bizarre mist —the Brume— is disconnecting a rural mining village from its quiet reality. Step into the shoes of Detective Carl Faubert as he unfolds the mysteries haunting the region while battling for his own survival.
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Investigation 18.7%, Mystery 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Exploration 6.9%
Play as Kenneth, a private detective, and Blue, a runaway searching for answers. Explore the megacity of Republica in a semi-open world, solve criminal cases, make decisive moral choices, and uncover the truth behind Blue’s past.
Why similar: Detective 23%, Investigation 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Mystery 11.2%
Vampires infiltrate the nightclub queue. You are the bouncer. Check documents, observe suspicious behavior, and use tools to decide who gets in and who stays outside, but the final decision is always yours.
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 15%, 1990's 14.9%, Investigation 13.9%, Mystery 9.9%
The Occultist is a first-person narrative thriller. You play as Alan Rebels, a paranormal investigator who travels to an abandoned British island after his father's disappearance. Explore Godstone island, face supernatural entities, and uncover long-buried occult rituals.
Why similar: Detective 27.8%, Investigation 21.8%, Quick-Time Events 16.3% ★, Mystery 9.5%, Story Rich 5.4%
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: Detective 26.3%, Investigation 19.5%, Mystery 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Story Rich 7.3%
Read between the lies in this first-person mystery puzzle game. You are the last librarian in Britain. Identify books. Recommend them. Ban them. Burn them. Uncover a catalogue of secrets and lost stories buried between the pages.
Why similar: Investigation 20.9%, Detective 20.3%, Mystery 17.5%, Adventure 7.5%, Story Rich 7.5%
Live the story of Nelson Santana, a man who returns to his homeland seeking his own past. Face your biggest fears in this journey of psychological horror set in the country side of Brazil.Survive the deafening silence...Welcome to Santa Cecília.
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Survival 13.5%, Mystery 12.6%, 1990's 12.5%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
Rumor Reporter is a Golden Age whodunit mystery. Play as senior reporter Veronica Chase as you explore Greyhaven Island in the Celtic Sea, 1920s. Choose where to investigate, who to question, and what to publish. Your report shapes public opinion, drives arrests, and changes the island’s future.
Why similar: Detective 28%, Investigation 19.9%, Mystery 16.9%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%
Survive, Thrive, and Escape from a mysterious island! Explore ancient Sci-Fi temples, navigate deadly traps and mechanisms, uncover an engaging narrative, unlock new abilities, collect artifacts, and discover all of Insula Mystica's secrets!
Why similar: Survival 20.3%, Mystery 14.7%, Investigation 12.9%, Exploration 8.8%, Story Rich 8.6%
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 22.3%, Investigation 17%, 1990's 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Mystery 11.7%
Backrooms: Found Footage is a single-player horror game where you are the main character trying to survive the Backrooms. Curiosity wins and you decide to explore this weird place that you got trapped in. What could go wrong?
Why similar: 1990's 16.3%, Investigation 14.2%, Exploration 10.4%, Adventure 10.1%, Mystery 10%
A 7-year-old boy has vanished inside his own home. Find him and uncover what happened beneath its walls, while evading the Yōkai that have claimed this place as their own.
Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Investigation 13.6%, Adventure 9.3%, Mystery 9.2%
Investigate the country of Vera Cruz in this journalistic first-person adventure! Solve puzzles, take photos of clues and report news exposing the horrific truths behind General Galba and his bizarre government!
Why similar: Detective 27%, Investigation 18.5%, Mystery 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9%
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 27.8%, Investigation 20.3%, Mystery 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, 1990's 9.5%
1990s: Windswept mining town Linshan, dependent on fading coal mines, worshipped a mountain god’s stele. After it cracked and oozed brown liquid, a strange illness spread. Lin Tianqing returned for his sick father, uneasy as the eerie town neared, having overheard whispers.
Why similar: Detective 22.5%, 1990's 14.3%, Mystery 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Investigation 11.7%
A mystery game where you investigate a murder by searching the crime scene and interrogating AI-powered NPCs with unique personas.
Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Investigation 16%, Mystery 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Multiple Endings 6.8%
You're a detective. Investigate the haunting events surrounding the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend. Explore an old safehouse for clues, deduce keywords and reveal redacted words as you search Ann's digital journal, and piece together your case report as this unfortunate story unfolds.
Why similar: Detective 27.7%, Investigation 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, 1990's 10.1%, Story Rich 7.2%
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 27.6%, Investigation 19.5%, Mystery 15.5%, Story Rich 7.6%, First-Person 7.4%
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
Why similar: Detective 44.1%, Investigation 18%, Mystery 16%, Adventure 6.4%, Story Rich 5.4%
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 28.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Investigation 13.1%, 1990's 10.1%, Mystery 8.5%
The owner of the Golden Rose Manor died mysteriously in the secret room. Everyone in the manor has an alibi, but their speech is full of loopholes... You will go to the crime scene, search for clues, analyze the suspect's statement, make reasonable inferences, reveal the truth of the case!
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Investigation 15.6%, Mystery 11.7%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
Who Did It? Is a detective puzzle-game. Your job is to read the given case files to find out who the murderer is! Do you have what it takes to master all cases and close them all for good?
Why similar: Detective 30.5%, Time Management 23.8%, Investigation 19%, Mystery 16.7%, Story Rich 6.5%
In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.
Why similar: Detective 28.7%, Investigation 15.6%, Mystery 13.5%, Open World 12%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
Imagined Leviathans is a narrative survival game set in a frozen British village. Explore the countryside and unite the survivors to face down your Leviathans together.
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Mystery 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Open World 9%, Story Rich 7.8%
Your mother disappeared 15 years ago, a mystery surrounds a hospital, and you live in seclusion in the apartment directly across the street. Use your computer to retrace the last clues left by your mother and try to solve this mystery.
Why similar: Detective 30.3%, 1990's 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Mystery 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
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: Detective 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Adventure 9.8%, Investigation 9.6%, Mystery 9.5%
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 24.3%, Investigation 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, 1990's 12.6%, Mystery 8.3%
Encounters is an open-world, Exploration game about hunting for aliens and cryptids
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Investigation 14.1%, Exploration 12.1%, Open World 11.9%, Mystery 9.4%
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 30.2%, Investigation 20.8%, Mystery 16.3%, Inventory Management 6.9%, Story Rich 6.8%
Within a universe dominated by Artificial Intelligences, you step into the shoes of an AI detective to solve the mystery hidden within the Proxy Bar, a jazz club. You can ask the suspects ANYTHING, but will you ask the right questions?
Why similar: Detective 30.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Investigation 18.7%, Mystery 16%, Exploration 4.9%
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: Detective 28.3%, Investigation 19.5%, Mystery 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Multiple Endings 10%
Play detective in this heart-gripping cyberpunk adventure where every dark corner of this intricate vertical city is yours to explore. Interrogate witnesses, investigate murders and even enjoy hotpots! Every choice shapes the outcome, leading you closer to the truth, or deeper into the shadows.
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Investigation 15.3%, Mystery 15%, Open World 11%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
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 23.6%, Investigation 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, 1990's 15.2%, Mystery 12%
Crack the case of the missing video store employee in this 3D point and click mystery game by solving escape room puzzles, combing the computer database, and stocking shelves as an undercover detective posing as a cashier during your first weekend at the suspiciously understaffed Neighborhood Video.
Why similar: Detective 27.7%, Investigation 20.2%, Mystery 17.6%, 1990's 17.2%, Adventure 5.2%
Escape and explore a mystery puzzle adventure where you must manage sanity, solve challenges, and uncover the dark secrets of a cursed town. Navigate eerie environments, find hidden objects, and survive the witch's realm.
Why similar: Detective 26.8%, 1990's 15.2%, Investigation 13.5%, Mystery 11.5%, Exploration 6.9%
A narrative noir thriller set in Kyoto. Detective Thomas Bennett investigates the disappearance of a British agent, only to collide with the Yakuza, a shadowy conspiracy, and a truth that should never surface.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Detective 18.8%, Mystery 11.5%, Adventure 9.7%, Simulation 8.7%
Truth is not singular. Gather the evidence, build your own scenario, and experience the outcome.
Why similar: Detective 26.7%, Investigation 18.7%, Mystery 14.2%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Story Rich 6.9%
Private Eye is a detective game where you play as Hakeem trying to solve the murder case of Amir. The wealthy heir Amir kept strange company, is one of them his murderer? Explore, investigate, solve puzzles, and find discrepancies to unravel his mysterious death.
Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Investigation 18.4%, Mystery 14%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
Experience a tense, first-person psychological horror where survival means facing the unknown. Unravel a chilling story of a secret government project through atmospheric exploration, and mind-bending puzzles.
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, 1990's 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Investigation 12.5%, Exploration 7.5%
