60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Story Rich, Mystery, Investigation.
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 26.7%, Investigation 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Mystery 9.2%, Adventure 8.9%
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 32.7%, Mystery 17.3%, Investigation 16.9%, 1990's 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 6.6%
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 21%, Time Management 17.2%, Investigation 15.8%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
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 20.9%, Detective 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Exploration 8.1%, Story Rich 8.1%
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 22.8%, Investigation 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Mystery 10%
Six witnesses, six suspects, and thousands of discoverable lines of dialog. You're the fantasy detective on the case of a stolen magical artifact, and in order to determine the truth you'll have to cross examine, interrogate, and reference all your resources to catch the thief before time runs out.
Why similar: Detective 27.9%, Investigation 18.3%, Time Management 15.7%, Mystery 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%
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%, Detective 19.1%, Mystery 18.6%, Multiple Endings 7.8%, Exploration 7.2%
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 33.7%, Investigation 15.2%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Mystery 13.5%, Story Rich 8.8%
After foreseeing your own death, an unknown colour grants you ten more days to live and the power of Mind-Intrusion. Investigate mysteries and intrude into the minds of locals. When the ten days are up, will you hold on to your sanity and humanity, or become a living mutation?
Why similar: Investigation 23%, Mystery 18.1%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Detective 11.8%, Story Rich 10.7%
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 16.1%, Mystery 15.6%, Open World 12.3%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
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 25.5%, Investigation 21.7%, Mystery 15.5%, Open World 8.3%, Exploration 6.7%
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 15.1%, Mystery 11.7%, Survival 11.4%
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 16.9%, Mystery 13.1%, 1990's 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%
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 20.4%, Mystery 16.3%, Adventure 10%, Exploration 6.1%
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 30.2%, Survival 19.2%, Open World 12.3%, First-Person 7.2%, Exploration 6.7%
A 1998-set deduction game. Trawl a period internet for documents, photographs, and dead ends, then correct the official record: who really wrote, played, drew, or built it. An anthology of credit fraud, set straight one careful search at a time.
Why similar: Detective 32.9%, Investigation 22.4%, Mystery 15.4%, 1990's 12.8%, Story Rich 5.8%
A fake therapist loses her magic and must face real patients with nothing but words. Manage appointments, money, and emotional collapse in a narrative RPG about lies, deduction, and cognitive dissonance. Are lies your weapon... or your redemption?
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Time Management 17.4%, Investigation 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
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%
Step into a small town in 90s fictional China as a grieving detective. In a place plagued by twisted homicides, the truth hides in the lies. Interrogate unpredictable witnesses, expose their contradictions, and rebuild a suspect’s face from an imperfect memory. Just like yours.
Why similar: Detective 28.1%, Investigation 19.7%, Mystery 15%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, 1990's 8.6%
Time flows back and forth in this narrative, open-world cavern, harbouring a young research civilisation in the face of disaster. Embrace environmental clues that add up to an interwoven story of fear, resolve and a constant sense of discovery, defying the laws of time and space.
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Mystery 15.1%, Investigation 13.3%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Open World 8.1%
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 25.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, 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 21.6%, Time Management 20.1%, Investigation 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
An audio deduction game where you have one task: restore a series of lost podcast episodes.
Why similar: Detective 39.2%, Investigation 25.7%, Mystery 17.5%, Adventure 6.1%, Story Rich 5.7%
A grounded detective mystery set in the most dangerous place in America: a 1997 public high school.
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Investigation 16.9%, Mystery 12.7%, 1990's 12.3%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
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 18.6%, Mystery 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, 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 23.1%, Investigation 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Mystery 11.2%
A mystery adventure game where you investigate 3D evidence and uncover the truth behind each case through the clues left behind.
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Investigation 22.4%, Mystery 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Adventure 6.8%
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 27.9%, Investigation 21.6%, Quick-Time Events 16.3% ★, Mystery 9.5%, Story Rich 5.4%
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%
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 12.5%, 1990's 12.4%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
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 28.3%, Investigation 20.2%, Mystery 18%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, 1990's 9.1%
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 20.4%, Mystery 14.7%, Investigation 12.8%, Exploration 8.8%, Story Rich 8.7%
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 26.4%, Investigation 19.4%, Mystery 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Story Rich 7.3%
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 28.1%, Investigation 19.8%, Mystery 16.8%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%
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 18.3%, Investigation 13.5%, Adventure 9.4%, Survival 9.2%
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 29%, Investigation 14.9%, Mystery 13.7%, Time Management 9.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%
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 27.1%, Investigation 18.4%, Mystery 13%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9%
A mystery game where you investigate a murder by searching the crime scene and interrogating AI-powered NPCs with unique personas.
Why similar: Detective 24.8%, Investigation 15.9%, Mystery 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Multiple Endings 6.8%
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 44.2%, Investigation 17.8%, Mystery 15.9%, Adventure 6.5%, Story Rich 5.4%
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 16.1%, Investigation 14%, Exploration 10.5%, Adventure 10.2%, Mystery 9.9%
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 22.2%, Investigation 17.6%, 1990's 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Mystery 11.9%
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 19.4%, Mystery 15.5%, Story Rich 7.7%, First-Person 7.4%
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 27.9%, Investigation 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, 1990's 10.1%, Story Rich 7.2%
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 13.7%, Investigation 13.1%, 1990's 10%, Mystery 8.5%
Investigate a little girl's disappearance at a rundown trailer park. Play as Detective Partridge and cross examine three suspects to find the truth with fully freeform interrogation. Type anything and ask anything you want.
Why similar: Detective 28.9%, Investigation 18.8%, Mystery 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11%
Apparatus Inspector is a retro OS horror simulation where you are locked underground evaluating synthetic AI robots for anomalies. Chat with infected bots, execute commands, deliver judgement, and hide from physical threats to survive your 7-day shift.
Why similar: Detective 30.6%, 1990's 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Simulation 7.7%, Multiple Endings 7.1%
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 30.6%, Time Management 23.6%, Investigation 19%, Mystery 16.7%, Story Rich 6.5%
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 23.5%, Investigation 15.6%, Mystery 11.7%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
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 20.6%, Adventure 10%, Investigation 9.5%, Mystery 9.5%
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 15.5%, Mystery 13.4%, Open World 12.1%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
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 30.4%, 1990's 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Mystery 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
Encounters is an open-world, Exploration game about hunting for aliens and cryptids
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Investigation 14%, Open World 12.1%, Exploration 12.1%, Mystery 9.3%
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 24.4%, Investigation 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, 1990's 12.6%, Mystery 8.3%
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 30.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Investigation 18.6%, Mystery 16%, Exploration 4.9%
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 15.2%, Mystery 15%, Open World 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
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 28.4%, Investigation 19.4%, Mystery 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Multiple Endings 10%
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 30.3%, Investigation 20.8%, Mystery 16.3%, Story Rich 6.8%, Inventory Management 6.8%
In 1921: a kidnapping, a revolution... Investigate and uncover the truth behind a dark, mysterious story.
Why similar: Detective 30.9%, Mystery 18.8%, Investigation 15.9%, Exploration 8.3%, Story Rich 7.2%
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 23.7%, Investigation 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, 1990's 15.2%, Mystery 12%
A psychological detective thriller. Everyone has already decided who did it. You don't have to. Investigate a double death, question everyone who loved them, and discover how much you can trust your own mind.
Why similar: Detective 26.8%, Investigation 18.6%, Mystery 14.2%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Story Rich 6.9%
