60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Investigation, Crime, Story Rich.
As an independent police consultant, you're pulled into the hunt for a serial killer leaving cryptographic ciphers. Play as a detective, analyze crime scenes, and master real decryption methods. Your choices determine if you catch the killer and how many lives are saved.
Echoes of Ash
Detective agency management × superpowered mystery. Former operative Lin Mo rebuilds the Ash Detective Agency in Collins City. Investigate crime scenes, use “Echoes” to recover memory fragments, rebut lies with evidence, dispatch partners for intel, and uncover conspiracy behind your mentor’s death.
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A detective wakes up beside a corpse, and with no memories. The evidence points to him. Everyone thinks he’s the killer. Unravel the truth before time runs out in this hand-drawn detective mystery adventure set in 1990s Thailand, where every memory hides a lie.
Detective agency management × superpowered mystery. Former operative Lin Mo rebuilds the Ash Detective Agency in Collins City. Investigate crime scenes, use “Echoes” to recover memory fragments, rebut lies with evidence, dispatch partners for intel, and uncover conspiracy behind your mentor’s death.
Why similar: Detective 29.5%, Investigation 16.5%, Crime 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Story Rich 6.4%
A detective wakes up beside a corpse, and with no memories. The evidence points to him. Everyone thinks he’s the killer. Unravel the truth before time runs out in this hand-drawn detective mystery adventure set in 1990s Thailand, where every memory hides a lie.
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Crime 13.7%, Investigation 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Noir 9.6%
Use your psychic powers to read minds and catch an elusive serial killer!
Why similar: Detective 16.9%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Crime 13.6%, Noir 13.2%, Investigation 10.6%
A narrative game set in 1943 Belém, legends are vanishing, and the river’s secrets need a detective. Pink, if you will. As a shapeshifting river dolphin detective that turns into human (almost), uncover a noir mystery where folklore, memory, and conspiracy flow beneath the city.
Why similar: Detective 28%, Investigation 15.7%, Noir 15.3%, Crime 12.5%, Choices Matter 5.4%
You wake up locked up in an unknown place with 8 strangers. Who are these people ? Why are you here ? You have a bad feeling. But suddenly, the phone rings, and it's up to you : Will you dare answer and go deeper in this mysterious plot ? Will you reveal the horrible truth... and survive it ?
Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Investigation 16.2%, Assassins 10.6% ★, Crime 10.4%, Visual Novel 8.8%
[DEMO available now!] Erased memories, scattered clues. What will you uncover, and what will you leave buried?As an amnesiac detective, investigate crime scenes with limited focus. You can't analyze everything. Strategically choose your leads to shape the case and reclaim your lost past.
Why similar: Detective 29%, Investigation 18%, Crime 15.6%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Choices Matter 7.9%
Step into the role of a federal investigator and uncover the truth behind every disaster. Recover black boxes, cross-reference evidence, expose contradictions, and name the real cause before an innocent takes the fall. Every conclusion matters in this tense investigation sim full of twists.
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Investigation 15.2%, Noir 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Crime 8.5%
Curtain Call in Flames is a single-player 2D courtroom mystery visual novel set in a traditional Chinese puppet troupe. As defense attorney Bian Bo, investigate a murder, question witnesses, examine evidence, and expose contradictions in court to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 30.3%, Investigation 16.5%, Crime 16.4%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Story Rich 7.5%
A noir detective game where you can bribe or intimidate suspects for extra clues.
Why similar: Detective 25%, Crime 16.5%, Noir 16.4%, Investigation 16.1%, Visual Novel 8.9%
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
Why similar: Detective 25.8%, Investigation 15.6%, Noir 12.8%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Visual Novel 9.4%
A monster-themed deduction game focused on solving brutal murders. Investigate crime scenes by uncovering hidden evidence, analyzing fingerprints, and testing blood samples. Identify the killer, determine the creature responsible, and solve seven thrilling cases
Why similar: Detective 30.7%, Investigation 17.6%, Noir 17.5%, Crime 15.7%, Mystery 6.1%
Mistmoon Falls is an open world murder mystery set in a farm-sim town that's now sans farmer. Question the locals, use tools to uncover clues, form hypotheses, and sift through some sinister goings-on to find the killer.
Why similar: Detective 23.1%, Crime 13.7%, Noir 12.8%, Investigation 12.6%, Visual Novel 8%
A mystery psychological thriller visual novel set in 2000. Follow a serial murder case through the eyes of three characters: the woman, the man, and the detective. With live-action backgrounds and silhouetted characters, every choice branches the story, and one wrong move means game over.
Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Crime 17.6%, Thriller 11.6%, Investigation 11.4%, Noir 9%
Mohism: Battle of Words is a detective game set in the world of wuxia. The game follows Zhang Xiaochen, investigates unsolved cases and comes into his own as a hero. He must rely on his wits and razor-sharp tongue to best his opponents, find the culprit and ensure justice prevails!
Why similar: Detective 26.7%, Investigation 15.1%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Crime 14%, Story Rich 7.1%
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 24.1%, Crime 15.6%, Investigation 15.3%, Thriller 11.5%, Choices Matter 8.8%
Criminal Expert is a detective video game that puts you under the pressure of inexorably passing time. The story contains multiple selection paths, and you ultimately decide how it ends.
Why similar: Detective 25.5%, Crime 18.1%, Investigation 16.3%, FMV 11.1% ★, Thriller 11%
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 29.8%, Crime 18.1%, Investigation 16.9%, Noir 8.5%, Thriller 8.3%
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 43.9%, Crime 16.8%, Investigation 15.4%, Mystery 6%, Story Rich 5.2%
Mary is a mystery and investigation game, in which you are a private detective who has been called to solve a case of a massacre in a bar. Collect all the clues and find an answer to all the mysteries of this case!
Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Crime 17.2%, Investigation 15.7%, Noir 14.1%, Assassins 8% ★
Can you solve a murder with nothing but your wits, your cocktail shaker, and your silver tongue? In this bartending mystery game, your customers are the key. So long as the liquor flows, so does the conversation - but who has the answers you seek, and who has blood on their hands?
Why similar: Detective 21%, Crime 13.7%, Investigation 13.4%, Noir 11.8%, Visual Novel 9.6%
This classic-style mystery adventure game, inspired by the Famicom Detective Club series and illustrated by Famitsu's legend Kiyokazu Arai, will take you on a suspenseful journey through the beautiful landscapes of Ise-Shima.
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Crime 16.6%, Investigation 14.3%, Visual Novel 14%, Choices Matter 7.6%
The greatest detective in São Paolo is dead, and you are the prime suspect in his death. Investigate the detective's past cases, unravel the web of mysteries that binds the great city, and prove your innocence. Enigmatic letters, hidden secrets, and one certainty: Every story has two sides.
Why similar: Detective 30.4%, Noir 18.7%, Investigation 17.2%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Story Rich 7.9%
Investigate a replayable Hollywood murder mystery where everyone has something to hide. Question guests, uncover contradictions, and identify the killer before they escape justice.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Crime 17.7%, Investigation 16.6%, Thriller 9.8%, Noir 9.1%
In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.
Why similar: Detective 37.1%, Crime 19.7%, Noir 17.1%, Investigation 10.7%, Story Rich 5.6%
Reflections in Amber is a mystical detective visual novel. Investigate a mysterious death in a remote village alongside Detective Redbreast, who battles the weight of depression. Use an old supernatural camera to uncover hidden paths. Shape the course of the story with your choices!
Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Noir 13.6%, Assassins 12.2% ★, Visual Novel 10.9%, Crime 10.8%
A gripping detective noir mystery that blends investigation and deduction with a rich, character-driven story. The Murder of Ava Monroe is cozy, twisty, and oozing with atmosphere.
Why similar: Detective 35.7%, Investigation 22%, Noir 12.6%, Story Rich 8.7%, Visual Novel 7.7%
Gather evidence, interview suspects and send your case to trial. Have you got what it takes to be Tokyo's top detective?
Why similar: Detective 34%, Crime 18.7%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Investigation 8%, Story Rich 7.9%
A dark noir detective story starring a not-so-bright pug. Combine clues, build chains of deductions, and solve a murder — even if your reasoning isn’t always… impressive.
Why similar: Detective 38.3%, Noir 15.3%, Visual Novel 13%, Crime 9.5%, Mystery 6.7%
A detective vanished. An office locked from the inside. You were his last appointment. Investigate every corner and uncover what Dean Archer hid. A noir point & click adventure in a city that prefers not to look.
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Noir 16.8%, Assassins 12.5% ★, Crime 12%, Investigation 11.2%
Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Play as the great detective and track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul…
Why similar: Detective 29.6%, Crime 17.4%, Investigation 12.5%, Thriller 12.4%, Choices Matter 7.2%
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 24.7%, Investigation 15.6%, Crime 14.5%, Noir 9.7%, Choices Matter 8.6%
Explore Silhouette: Chapter One - A First-Person, Story-Driven Mystery Adventure. Assume the role of Jim Grayson, an unwavering homicide detective hot on the trail of a disturbing serial killer with confusing motives.
Why similar: Detective 27.9%, Crime 17.5%, Investigation 15.7%, Thriller 11.3%, Noir 10.1%
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 28.2%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Noir 13.3%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Investigation 9%
USSR, 1952. A psychological thriller visual novel about the still-unsolved Case No. 17, inspired by real events. Search for the murderer inside a Soviet psychiatric hospital, make choices with irreversible consequences — and don’t trust the past. Don’t trust anyone. Not even yourself.
Why similar: Detective 22.4%, Investigation 14.7%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Thriller 12.9%, Choices Matter 9.6%
Take on the role of Detective Kobayashi, the one and only genius detective who has a reputation for solving any case, however dark or difficult...if he isn't playing games at the office or awkwardly hitting on girls, that is.
Why similar: Detective 28.2%, Crime 20.6%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Investigation 12.3%, Mystery 5.7%
A young man is interviewed by the police only to turn up dead a week later. 3 years have passed, a special agent from Santa Fe navigates the police database in order to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Detective 22.9%, Crime 13.3%, Noir 11.3%, Investigation 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.2%
A psychological horror detective simulation set in Rainier Falls in 2005. Uncover the truth behind Adele's death by finding contradictions in the case files. Are you brilliant enough to expose the suspects' lies in a single attempt? Because you only get one chance to make an arrest.
Why similar: Detective 32.1%, Investigation 19.1%, Crime 19%, Thriller 12.7%, Choices Matter 6.4%
The Lawyer - Episode 1: The White Bag is the first part of an episodic adventure game which combines gripping crime story with classic courtroom drama. Immerse yourself into a world set in early 90’s in which you gather (or fabricate!) evidence, deduct and run fierce courtroom battles.
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Crime 14.2%, Investigation 13.1%, Thriller 10.4%, Visual Novel 10.2%
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline during the cold war on a globe-trotting adventure following a trail of spies from a quiet English harbour town to a frozen Finnish fishing village and the corridors of an intelligence service rotten at its core.
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Investigation 15.5%, Crime 12.5%, Noir 11.6%, Visual Novel 8.3%
San Francisco is shaken by a chain of horrible murders. You are the only one that can bring to justice a masked arsonist calling himself the Plague Doctor. Are you strong enough to face the challenge?
Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Crime 16.4%, Noir 14.4%, Investigation 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.2%
A noir graphic adventure where your mind is your greatest enemy. Investigate crimes from the slums of Saltmire to the heights of Greyledge. Interrogate suspects and manage your clues in this 1980s cinematic remake. Play the free demo and wishlist now!
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Noir 14.4%, Investigation 14.1%, Crime 12.9%, Visual Novel 9.8%
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Investigation 21.8%, Crime 19.1%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Story Rich 7.3%
A cinematic mystery visual novel about a vanished woman. You're the detective on the case. Twelve years ago, your sister disappeared the same way. Four investigations lead to four different answers about what really happened — and none of them is the wrong one. The truth is whichever one you find.
Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Noir 13.9%, Investigation 11%, Crime 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.3%
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 31.9%, Crime 14%, Noir 13.1%, Visual Novel 11%, Investigation 7.7%
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 22.4%, Crime 15%, Investigation 14.7%, Noir 14.1%, Thriller 11.1%
GRAYWOOD is a 1950s crime comic-inspired graphic adventure. Investigate crime scenes, craft your own lines of questioning, and organize your findings on your corkboard all while navigating a morally-testing narrative. Respect the law, follow your conscience, or abuse your power to save your family.
Why similar: Detective 26.1%, Noir 17%, Crime 16.3%, Investigation 12.4%, Choices Matter 7.9%
Enter another person’s memories and search for clues to identify the culprit. Together with former police officer John Victor, solve the case assigned for his career advancement.
Why similar: Detective 30.9%, Investigation 19.5%, Thriller 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.3%
Investigate the mysterious death of an unidentified young woman, in this shocking psychological thriller kinetic novel.
Why similar: Detective 28.1%, Noir 14.5%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Thriller 13.8%, Investigation 12.9%
In AUREX, a city where every citizen's emotions are controlled, you are SOLDA, a rookie special investigator. Armed with an emotion scanner that reads what suspects try to hide, catch the tremor behind every lie, piece the clues together, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 30.8%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Investigation 17.7%, Noir 11.5%, Story Rich 8%
Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
Why similar: Detective 30.7%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Investigation 18.1%, Crime 15.3%, Story Rich 6.4%
THE MAIN POST - is a visual novel, which takes place in a USSR. You play as a military man who is being taken on a mission to a closed city in the USSR. You will have to reveal all the secrets of this place.
Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Crime 18.1%, Investigation 13.8%, Thriller 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%
A grounded detective mystery set in the most dangerous place in America: a 1997 public high school.
Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Investigation 15.7%, Noir 12.8%, Crime 12.7%, Thriller 8.2%
Istanbul, after midnight. Black File is a noir detective game: investigate crime scenes, examine evidence in 3D — rotate it, zoom in, read the back — then use what you find to break a suspect's story.
Why similar: Detective 30.4%, Investigation 18.3%, Noir 13.9%, Crime 9.8%, Thriller 6%
On Air! Taxi Detective Casebook is a pixel-art, dialogue-driven mystery game. You’re an AI in a taxi, teaming up with a talkative driver on late-night runs to hear bizarre passenger stories, solve cases in secret, and let him play the “great detective.”
Why similar: Detective 33.1%, Investigation 19.2%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Story Rich 7.2%
A dead man hired you to solve his own murder. You have one day. Fourteen suspects. And as many attempts as it takes. A hand-drawn noir mystery set in 1937 Rio de Janeiro, where every suspect has a life, a schedule, and something to hide.
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Crime 13.7%, Noir 13.4%, Investigation 11.9%, Visual Novel 9%
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 32.4%, Investigation 20.1%, Crime 19.1%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Mystery 5.8%
An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.
Why similar: Detective 26.5%, Crime 17.9%, Investigation 16.4%, FMV 12.2% ★, Choices Matter 8.9%
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 29.9%, Crime 19.6%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Investigation 9.4%
You're a journalist investigating a suspicious case during the Harlem riots. Take pictures of evidence, gather information by interrogating people, and put it all together in an article to show people the truth.
Why similar: Detective 26.3%, Crime 17%, Noir 14.3%, Investigation 11.6%, Choices Matter 7.3%
The Wolf is Dead is a murder mystery game. When the Big Bad Wolf is found murdered at a party for his biopic, you're called in. Interrogate suspects, investigate the scene of the crime and use this to travel back in time and reconstruct the events of the evening. Who killed Alexander Wolff?
Why similar: Detective 32.4%, Crime 20.7%, Investigation 12.2%, Choices Matter 6.8%, Dialogue Heavy 6.7%
